Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports

@barnee
The German Army did not retreat on the Eastern Front - it was merely a Re-group Movement - to shorten the frontlines.

The German plan for the Late 1943 Summer Offensive on the Eastern Front will bring the initiative back to the Germans.

All Waffen-SS Armies are fully equipped, 1st and 2nd Panzer Armies are operating at full strength - and 3 German Army Groups are intact and ready to fight some of the most decisive battles of World War II.

The plan is to trap the Soviet Armies should they advance on the Eastern Front - and simply wear them out by continuous attacks from multiple directions.

Remember that the German War Economy at this time of the War is extremely powerful, compared to that of the Soviet Union.

Wait and see…:relaxed:

China CH1 has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report.

United Kingdom UK1 has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report.

@barnee
Yes - Paratrooper units are colored with a blue base - this is the same blue base for all Nations.

We use Humbrol Paint Colors. A Conversion Table is available at Humbrol to find identical colors from other producers like Revell, Tamiya, Vallejo etc.

All types of Infantry units are color coded with the base in the same color:

• Infantry: Light Green, no. 120
• Elite Infantry: Beige Green, no. 90
• Specialized Infantry: Waffen-SS, Soviet Guard, US Marines, British Commando: Steel Grey, no. 87
• Paratrooper: Blue, no. 25

Italy (ITA1) has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report:

Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Late 1943 (round 2):

To make this Game Report more managable, we’ll post a new thread for each round.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Keld Rasmussen

Germany, Late 1943:
Germany initiates: Take Over of Italy:

Germany, Purchase New Units:
20 Infantry (and get 2 Infantry from Total War rule) + 5 Panzer (and get 1 Panzer from Total War rule) + 2 Air Transport + 1 Escort:

German Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:

• Germany launches a massive offensive against Caucasus. The purpose is to open up the southern part of the Eastern Front and thereby force the Soviet Union to allocate massive forces to encounter the threat from Army Group South.
  It is most likely that Army Group South will be cut off and encircled - but the Luftwaffe will be able to reinforce Army Group South in order to hold out.

• A massive Airborne Assault is successfully launched from Southern Italy - against Syria and Trans-Jordan with Luftwaffe Paratroopers and Waffen-SS Paratroopers.

• Egypt is captured by Infantry units - supported by the Kriegsmarine.

• In the Western Europe sphere, German troops are preparing a warm welcome for the Allied Invasion Forces.

Germany, Place New Units:

Germany, Collect Income:

• 15 IPC: Novgorod, Volgograd, Caucasus
• 5 IPC: 1 German landbased unit in Egypt
• 5 IPC: Denmark & Norway
• 5 IPC: Mediterranian Ocean (Italian National Bonus Objective)
• 5 IPC: Southern France, Greece, Egypt (Italian National Bonus Objective)
• 12 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
• 3 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity (Italian)
• 72 IPC: National Income Level
• Total income: 122
  IPC
  

Soviet Union, Late 1943:
Soviet Union, purchase:

Soviet Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:

Soviet Union, Place New Units:

Soviet, Collect Income:

• 5 IPC: National Bonus Objective (sz 125 & Archangel)
• 30 IPC: National Income Level
  
  Total: 35 IPC

Japan, Late 1943:
Japan, purchase new units:

Japan, Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:
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Japan, Place New Units:

Japan also placed 3 Tank units in Shantung and 3 Tank units in Kiangsu.
Japan, Collect Income:

• 8 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
• 69 IPC: National Income Level
• Losses from Convoy Disruption: 3 IPC
• Total income: 74 IPC
  

United States, Late 1943:
United States, Purchase New Units:

Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:

Note:
The US 1st Tank Army is active in Morocco - not as a Desert Army - but as a full Tank Army.

US, Place New Units:


United States, Collect Income:

• 20 IPC: National Objective Bonus Income
• 14 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
• 55 IPC: National Income Level
• Total income: 89 IPC

China, Late 1943:
China, Purchase New Units:

Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:

Place New Units:

Collect Income:

United Kingdom, Late 1943:
Purchase units:

Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:

Place New Units:

Collect Income:

• 6 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
• 58 IPC: National Income Level
  - Total: 64 IPC

Germany has all of its 3 Army Groups facing strong Soviet forces.

• Army Group North in Novgorod is facing strong Soviet forces from Archangel
• Army Group Center in Bessarabia is facing a massive Soviet 2nd Army Group from Western Ukraine
• Army Group South is encircled - and confronted by the Soviet 1st Army Group from Volgograd

A Soviet breakthrough on the Central Eastern Front could be imminent.

The German Army must reorganize its forces the entire Eastern Front - and hold out long enough for reinforcements to reach the frontlines.

Soon - United States and United Kingdom will most likely launch an invasion on a massive scale in the Western Europe sphere.

Since all German Armies are engaged in fierce combat on the Eastern Front, a German counter attack in Western Europe depends on the support from the Luftwaffe.

@barnee
Yes - Germany gets the Italian Advancved Production Capacity income of 3 IPC.