Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports

This Global 1943 game has been one of the most intense. It is also the first time since 1996 that we play by e-mail.

We’ve seen a great Naval Battle in the Pacific, as well as multiple Massive Offensive Operations on the Eastern Front.

The Fighter units that were moved to Rostov in Early 1946 are UK Fighter units (Spitfire).
Those Fighter units come from India - and are on their way to Moscow.

The German Air Units in Belarus are:

• 2 x Heinkel 111 Bombers
• 4 x Messerschmitt Me 262 Jet Fighters
• 7 x Messerschmitt Bf 109 Fighters

Talk about Balance Of Play: No. 3 Game Report, Global 1943:

• The German Army & Luftwaffe are ready to launch the Final Assault on Moscow.
  A succesfull Operation Typhoon will end the War with an Axis Victory.

• The Allies have a combined IPC Level at 188 IPC.
  1 more IPC in favor of the Allies - and the Allies win the War.

The attached pictures at the Global 1943 Expansion, Revised pg. 1 show the actual Historical Military & Political Situation in Late 1942 - Early 1943

Please refer to the Global 1943 Expansion, Revised thread for further questions & comments concerning Global 1943 rules etc.

Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Early 1947 (round 9):

This is the last post in the No. 3 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Keld Rasmussen

Germany, Early 1947:
Purchase New Units:

Combat Movement:
Germany launches Operation Typhoon - the attack on Moscow:
This picture shows the opposing forces:

Germany launches a counter offensive against US & UK forces in Normandy:
This picture shows the opposing forces:

A few other German small scale counter attacks are also launched - see later pictures during Non-Combat Movement.

Result of the German Operation Typhoon:

Result of the German counter attack in Normandy:

Non-Combat Movement:

Situation around the Moscow area:

Situation around the Normandy area:

Germany has captured Moscow.

The Allies have no chance of re-capturing Moscow.

Even though The Allies were extremely close to win the War economically (the Allies had a combined IPC level at 188 IPC at the end of Late 1946), Germany has won a Military Victory and has defeated the enemy on the battlefield.

Both sides have fought with skill and determination - but in the end, The Axis have won the War.

Global 1940, No. 5 Game Report: Round Late 1943 (round 7):

This is the only post in the Global 1940 No. 5 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Dark Knight

From Early 1940, Germany launched a Massive U-Boat Offensive in The Battle Of The Atlantic.
This offensive continued during the entire War, with a continued high U-Boat production.

The fighting on the Eastern Front was clearly marked by the massive German U-Boat production, since the reinforcements on the Eastern Front were scarce.

Nonetheless the German Army Group North & Army Group South were doing progress - slowly but surely - deeper into Soviet territory.

The Soviet Union defended their frontlines with 1st & 2nd Tank Armies, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Army Corps - and an almost unlimited amount of Red Army Conscription Infantry units - slowing down the German offensive.

Japan wiped out the last Chinese forces in Early 1942 - and kept pressure on the US Navy in the Pacific, forcing a complete withdrawal of all US Naval units.

United States declared War on Japan in Late 1941 - fortified the Philippines - and started a build up in the Atlantic to counter the German U-Boats of the Kriegsmarine.

United Kingdom was surrounded by German Wolf Packs - and almost starved out.
No Large Scale Offensive was ever launched by United Kingdom anywhere during the War.
India was fighting with its back against the wall - and was threatened in Early 1943 from the West by a German breakthrough in the Middle East.

ANZAC fought bravely - but alone without support from either United States or United Kingdom.

The Allied Nations seemed to fall apart - with no chance of getting a foothold in either the Pacific or Europe.

Late 1943:
Germany takes over Italy.
On the Eastern Front Germany launches an all-out offensive from North to South.
The Middle East and Mediterranian are secured by superior German forces.
Gibraltar is captured by German Panzer units in an amphibious assault - to cut off the US Navy from using the Naval Base.

The German Luftwaffe is strengthened on a massive scale for a future attack on the US Navy in the Second Battle of The Atlantic.

Japan is launching attacks deep into the Pacific - reaching out as far as Johnston & Line Islands.

The Allied forces are retreating on all fronts.

In the Early 1943 Germany and Japan are close to an Economic Victory - with superior Military Forces.

With no hope for any improvement in the military situation, the Allies have no option but to surrender in Early 1943.

@barnee

True:

1. Soviet Tank Mass Production: 3 Tank units = 12 IPC
2. 2 extra Tank units = 10 IPC
3. Soviet Tank Mass Production (12 IPC) + 2 Tank units (10 IPC) is combined with Total War Production - and therefore gives 1 additional Tank unit for free.
4. Total War Tank Production: 6 Tank units = 25 IPC
5. Total Tank Production: 12 Tank units = 47 IPC

I believe that the 50 IPC mentioned was an anomaly…

@barnee
Is it possible that you can post pictures from TripleA with the Starting Setup ?

Then it would be possible to compare our pictures from the Game Board Setup at pg 1 in this thread - which makes it easier to spot any flaws.

@barnee

Both could be nice, since the Global 1943 Setup is part of any G43 game anyway:+1:

Global 1940, No. 6 Game Report: Round Early 1944 (round 8):

This is the only post in the Global 1940 No. 6 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Butch Cassidy

From Early 1940, Germany launched a Limited U-Boat Offensive in The Battle Of The Atlantic.
This offensive continued until Early 1943, when the Allies gradually got the upper hand in the Battle of The Atlantic.

In Late 1943 Germany takes over Italy.

The Axis powers waged a War of Attrition against the Allies.

On the Eastern Front, Soviet and German troops were constantly attacking each other - and slowly but surely, the Soviet Armed Forces were simply worn down.

In the Pacific, the Allies fortified multiple islands, which made them costly for Japan to capture.

Early 1944:
Germany:
Germany starts Mass Production of Panzer units.

A major reorganization is initiated by the Germans on the Eastern Front, in the preparation for the Late 1944 Offensive.

Waffen-SS Armies are the backbone of the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front, and step by step they advance on Moscow.

The Soviet Union:
The Soviets are facing difficult odds - and start running out of manpower, with no other options than retreat on all fronts.

Japan:
After capturing all of China, Japanese troops attack the Soviet Union - opening op The Second Front in a coordinated offensive operation with the German offensive on the Eastern Front.

A large Naval assult is succesfully launched against Midway, in order to prevent the US Navy from any major offensive in the Pacific.

United States:
In an attempt to destroy the Japanese Navy, the US Naval Task Force succesfully attacks the Japanese Carrier Fleet around Midway.
After a few rounds of combat, the US Forces withdraw in order to save their own fleet from a Japanese counterattack.

In the Atlantic, US Forces have a foothold in Northern Africa and Gibraltar - and the US Navy is dominating the Atlantic.

United Kingdom.
Hampered by succesfull German U-Boat attacks, the UK economy is down to around 30 IPC in each round.

UK forces can no longer build up on a massive scale and are forced to defensive operations only.

In Early 1944 the overall Military and Economic Situation is hopeless for the Allies - and the Allies have no other option than to surrender to the Axis.