That’s a better idea, especially since Japan is usually somewhat stretched to the limits on their declaration of war on the US.
Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports
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China CH1 has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report.
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@victoryfirst Or as Chesty Puller would say " this isn’t a retreat, were attacking backwards" lol
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United Kingdom UK1 has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report.
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@the-captain what are the 4 blue based Infantry units in JPN ? Paras ?
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@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
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Italy (ITA1) has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report:
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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 RasmussenGermany, 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.
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Egypt is captured by Infantry units - supported by the Kriegsmarine.
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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
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Thank you!
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Nice! So close to economic victory!
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Germany is doing great. 💪🏻
Also nice to see the flight standards on the German bombers in Greece.
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@the-captain nice report. Should Germany get Italy’s 3 bucks for Advanced Production ?
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@cornelis-post said in Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Report Thread:
Also nice to see the flight standards on the German bombers in Greece.
Looks amazing.I think those are Air Transports in Greece. Yes they do look nice :)
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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.
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@barnee
Yes - Germany gets the Italian Advancved Production Capacity income of 3 IPC. -
Yea - Germany is an enormous War Machine at this point.
But the lack of German Infantry units on the Eastern Front is noticeable.
At this point, the Soviets have more Infantry, Artillery and Tank units on the Eastern Front than Germany.
The Waffen-SS Armies and German Tank Armies are facing a massive task.
In Early 1944, Germany and Japan must coordinate the fight against the Soviets.
Japan needs to open op the Second Front against Russia in order to:- Take off some pressure from the Germans
- Boost Japans National Income Level
We’ll see what The Allies come up with in Early 1944 and Late 1944.
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Question.
Russia cannot go into China unless at war with Japan ?
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That’s true.
If the Soviets would send fx. some Infantry units into an original Chinese territory - in order to reinforce the Chinese defense, this would also act as a Declaration of War against Japan.
In Early 1944, the Declaration of War IPC Penalty for Russia and Japan is 2 IPC - so the first Nation to violate the Non-Agression Treaty would not suffer any major IPC loss.
In other words, the economic aspect is no longer an issue, concerning violation of the Non-Agression Treaty.
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@the-captain said in Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Report Thread:
That’s true.
If the Soviets would send fx. some Infantry units into an original Chinese territory - in order to reinforce the Chinese defense, this would also act as a Declaration of War against Japan.
In Early 1944, the Declaration of War IPC Penalty for Russia and Japan is 2 IPC - so the first Nation to violate the Non-Agression Treaty would not suffer any major IPC loss.
In other words, the economic aspect is no longer an issue, concerning violation of the Non-Agression Treaty.
So you don’t feel this is to low of a penalty ? I’m assuming this is based on when Russia and Japan fought at end of war ?
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What’s going on in the gap in Eastern Poland?
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Yeah, it decreased by one every half year.