Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports

Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Late 1944 (round 4):

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Axis: The Captain
Allies: Keld Rasmussen

Germany, Late 1944:
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In Late 1944, German Paratroopers, Waffen-SS Paratroopers and Wehrmacht units captured several territories on the Eastern Front as well as the Middle East.

German Panzer units captured Egypt.

A massive re-organization took place in Eastern & Western Europe - and Army Group North has been reinforced in order to withstand an expected Soviet Counter Offensive.

A massive build up of the German Luftwaffe with Me 262 Jetfighter units also takes place.
The German Strategic Plan is to eliminate all Allied Invasion Forces - in a Massive Counter Offensive.
This counter offensive will be carried out by 3rd Panzer Army, Luftwaffe & Wehrmacht units from all over Western & Southern Europe.

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- Total Income: 131 IPC

Soviet Union, Late 1944:
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The remnants of the Soviet 2nd Army Group attacked the German Waffen-SS Paratrooper unit in Stalingrad (Volgograd) - but suffered total losses and failed to capture Stalingrad.

The Soviet 2nd Army Corps in Archangel attacked together with strong Soviet Tank and Guard units, the German Army Group North in Novgorod.

The attack collapsed due to severe German resistance, and all Soviet forces were destroyed during the attack.

The Soviet 1st Army Group attacked German Army Group Center in Romania.
Both sides suffered massive casualties and the Soviets took control of Romania after eliminating the last German Waffen-SS units of Army Group Center.

Soviet Infantry units in the Far East are withdrawing to prevent destruction from an anticipated Japanese offensive.

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- Total Income: 47 IPC

Japan, Late 1944:
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• All of China has been captured.
• The Soviet Eastern Territories are now under Japanese control.
• Japanese Tank units have swept deep into the Soviet Hinterland, and captured Urals - eliminating the Soviet Free Tank Unit for Russia’s next turn.

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- Total Income: 94 IPC

United States, Late 1944:
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United States launches an amphibious assault and capture Normandy. The US 1st Tank Army is the Backbone of the US Forces in Normandy.

Small scale attacks are launched in the Pacific.

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- Total Income: 107 IPC

United Kingdom, Late 1944:
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United Kingdom launches an attack against German held Trans-Jordan - but fails to capture the territory.

British 1st Tank Army together with multiple other units are all transported to Normandy, to strengthen the Allied Beachhead.

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- Total Income: 57 IPC

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Yes - the plan is to upgrade the Waffen-SS Panzer unit in Berlin to a Heavy Waffen-SS Panzer E-100 unit.

The re-organization of the Waffen-SS units & Waffen-SS Armies must be initiated, since multiple Waffen-SS units were lost in combat on the Eastern Front.

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Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Early 1945 (round 5):

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Axis: The Captain
Allies: Keld Rasmussen

Germany, Early 1945:
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Germany has started to build up new Waffen-SS units in Berlin - among those new Waffen-SS units is the 1st Heavy Waffen-SS E-100 Panzer Unit.

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The German Counter-Attack in Normandy before Combat begins.

The result after Combat. The German Counter-Attack has simply wiped out all Allied Invasion Forces.

The 3rd Panzer Army is now the Backbone of the German Coastal Defense Force in Normandy.

In Novgorod the German defense has been reinforced with Infantry units, flown in by Air Transport units from Western Germany.

The 1st Waffen-SS Army is assemblet in Novgorod - Waffen-SS Panzer units from Berlin was moved by Strategic Rail Movement to Novgorod to link up with the Waffen-SS Panzer unit and Waffen-SS Oberst Gruppenführer unit that survived the Soviet Late 1944 Offensive.

In Romania, the remnants of the Soviet 1st Army Group was eliminated, and the German Army has now stabilized the entire Eastern Front.

German Armies in Early 1945:

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• 1st Waffen-SS Army (Novgorod)
• 1st Panzer Army (Belarus)
• 3rd Panzer Army (Normandy)

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- Total Income: 127 IPC

Soviet Union, Early 1945:
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Soviet units launch small scale attacks - including Rocket units - on the Southern part of the Eastern Front.

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Japanese Tank units are out of reach of any Soviet counter attack.

A withdrawal of Infantry units in the Far East is initiated.

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The Soviet 1st Tank Army is now reformed in Moscow.

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- Total Income: 30 IPC

Japan, Early 1945:
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- Total Income: 97 IPC

United States, Early 1945:
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- Total Income: 114 IPC

United Kingdom, Early 1945:
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- Total Income: 64 IPC

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Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Late 1945 (round 6):

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Axis: The Captain
Allies: Keld Rasmussen

Germany, Late 1945:
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Multiple Waffen-SS units are purchased.

These Waffen-SS units are now replacing the Regular Units in Berlin.

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Small scale attacks - and re-organization on the Eastern Front.

The situation in the Middle East is hopeless for the Germans. No reinforcements have been able to get through.

In Western Europe, the German Armed Forces are re-organized and are backed up by a massive German Luftwaffe.

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- Total Income: 99 IPC

Soviet Union, Late 1945:
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9 Soviet Guard Infantry units: attack at “2”, defend at “3”, move 2. A strong boost to the Soviet defenses.

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- Total Income: 21 IPC

Japan, Late 1945:
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Japanese troops eliminate the last remaining Soviet Infantry units in the Far East - the Road to Moscow is now open, with no Soviet forces to halt the Imperial Japanese Army.

Japanese Tank units push forward towards India - no matter the cost.

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The Imperial Japanese Navy is reinforced with both Air & Naval units.
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- Total Income: 92 IPC

United States, Late 1945
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US Forces are landing in Italy - capturing both Rome and Northern Italy.

The US Mediterranian Transport Fleet is most likely going to be eliminated by the German Luftwaffe during the anticipated German counter attack.

US Invasion Forces in Norway push forward into the Northern Part of the Soviet Union in a relief effort to help the Russians.

In Asia, US Assault Troops liberate Kiangsu - with the Japanese Minor Industrial Complex being lost as a consequence.

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- Total Income: 122 IPC

United Kingdom, Late 1945
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The Middle East is cleared of enemy controlled territories.

Offensive operations are launched against Japanese held territories & islands in Asia and the Pacific.

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- Total Income: 69 IPC

The end of Late 1945 has come.

The outcome of the War is unpredictable at this point.

• The Soviet Union’s economy is suffering from the loss of multiple territories. Both the Japanese and German Armed Forces are pushing forward towards Moscow.
  The Soviets must hold out - and maybe even launch small scale attacks against the weakest points in the Axis frontlines.
• Germany is an enormous War Machine.
  The build up of Germany’s Waffen-SS Armies is once again completed - and these Waffen-SS Armies are the backbone of the German Army.
  On the Eastern Front, German units are still fighting the Soviets - and no decisive blow has yet been accomplished. But slowly, the Soviets are being pushed back towards their Capital, Moscow.
  In the South and the West, German troops are exposed to continous attacks from strong Allied Forces.
• Japanese troops have captured China and invaded USSR. And the fight against the British troops from India is still ongoing.
  In the Pacific, the Allies are jumping from one island to another - and there is no way to stop them at this point.
  Japan must consider it’s Naval Strategy and try to outmaneuver & destroy parts of the Allied Fleets.
• United States units are on the offensive on all fronts. The Mass Production of ships, planes and tanks is beginning to influence the balance of the War.
• United Kingdom is attacking the Japanese units in Asia & the Pacific - securing the Middle East - and building up for a renewed offensive in Western Europe.

Since Early 1943, both the Axis and the Allies have launched Massive Offensive Operations with loss in men and materiel on an immense scale.

Now, at the doorstep to Early 1946, the War is entering its final stage.
The outcome hangs in the balance - and it all depends on the Overall Strategy on both sides.

Truely, this is a Highly Balanced War - a War of Attrition.