Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports

Global 1943, No. 6 Game Report: Round Late 1945:

This is the third post in the Global 1943 No. 6 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Butch Cassidy

In Late 1944 the Allies attack all Strict Neutral Territories - in an attempt to increase their IPC Level.

Most attacks are succesfull but it takes well into Early 1945 before all Strict Neutral Territories in South America are captured.

Mongolia is now Axis friendly - and Japan takes over the Mongolian Infantry units - and launches attacks all over the Soviet Far East - bringing the Soviet economy down to a dangerously low IPC Level.

In Late 1945 the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS units are once again on the offensive on the Eastern Front - pushing back the Soviets towards Moscow.

The Allies have by now got a foothold in Europe - and have also re-captured several islands in the Pacific.

Japanese forces break through the Soviet defenses along the border to China - and the Soviet defense in the Far East simply collapses under the strain from continous Japanese attacks.

This is the situation in Late 1945:

More will follow soon…

Global 1943, No. 6 Game Report: Round Early 1946:

This is the 4th post in the Global 1943 No. 6 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Butch Cassidy

In Late 1945, France is liberated by US forces - and the French receives 4 Infantry units in Paris.
During this maneuver all original French territories under Allied control are returned to France - strengthening the French economy - but reducing the US and UK economies as well.

In Early 1946, German Army Group South attacks India - in an attempt to destroy as many UK forces as possible.

On the Eastern Front the German Army Group North has reached the outskirts of Moscow and captured Bryansk as well as several Soviet territories in southern Russia.

On the Western Front, German Army Group Centre is supported by a massive amount of German Wehrmacht Infantry units - and is positioned in Northen Italy.

Army Group South is eliminated in the attack on India - but the door is now open for Japan to capture India - bringing an end to UK reinforcements in Asia.

An overwhelming number of Japanese Tank forces overrun and capture India.

The Allies are making slow progress in the Pacific - but are constantly exposed to Japanese counter attacks.

The balance of the War is still unpredictable - even at this time late in the War.

US forces are supported by massive reinforcements in France and Spain coming from across the Atlantic.

The Soviets have a massive stronghold in Moscow - and even though the Soviet economy has almost totally collapsed, Germany must defend its own borders in Europe, due to the massive US Army and UK Air Force.

This is the situation in Early 1946:

More will follow soon…

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Japan made an attack against Urals at the end of Late 1945 - eliminating 7 Soviet Tank units.

This attack put an end to the Soviet Free Tank unit.

The Soviets have no option at this point to re-capture - and hold on to - Urals.

Global 1943, No. 6 Game Report: Round Late 1946:

This is the 5th post in the Global 1943 No. 6 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Butch Cassidy

The following pictures show the German Purchase, Combat Movement, Non-Combat Movement - and Place New Units in Late 1946.

Note that Germany has once again created Army Group South.

By now, Germany has 3 complete Army Groups:

• Army Group North on the Eastern Front
• Army Group South in Germany
• Army Group Centre in Western Germany

All three German Army Groups are massively supported Infantry units, Panzer units and Luftwaffe units.

Germany is now organizing a new Strategic Plan for the defense of Western Front - and a massive counter attack deep into Western & Southern Europe.

We are now waiting for the Soviets to complete their turn.

And then Japan will reveal a new Strategy for the coming battles in Asia and the Pacific.

German Purchase:

German Combat Movement:

German Non-Combat Movement & Place New Units, including a re-organization of Army Group Centre - and creation of Army Group South:

The economic situation after Germany’s turn:

More will follow soon…

Tomorrow from 09.15 CET the Global 1943 No. 6 Game will be finished.

The Allies (Butch Cassidy) are preparing their final Strategic Plan - it will begin with Russia’s turn in Late 1946.

The Germans are at the Gates of Moscow.

The Allies have liberated most of Western Europe.

Japan dominates Asia and most of the Pacific.

The game is extremely well balanced - and the outcome is unpredictable.

The Game Report will be attached to this thread asap.

Global 1943, No. 6 Game Report: Round Late 1947 and Late 1948:

This is the 6th and last post in the Global 1943 No. 6 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Butch Cassidy

The following pictures show the situation in Late 1947 and Late 1948:
The quality of some pictures are not satisfactory - sorry for that.

Late 1947 - Germany attacks Moscow:

Result of Operation Typhoon:

Game is over with the fall of Moscow, since the Allies have no options left to re-capture Moscow before the end of this round.

We agreed to continue the game for two more rounds, since the US had built up a large attack force in France.

USA attacks Berlin in Late 1948:

Result of The Battle of Berlin:

After more than 10 rounds of impressively balanced game, the War finally ends with an overwhelming victory for the Axis.

This game clearly shows that the Global 1943 Expansion is truly one of the most balanced Axis & Allies games available.

Global 1943, No. 7 Game Report: Round Late 1944

This is the only post in the Global 1943 No. 7 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: Dark Knight
Allies: The Captain

In Early 1943 Germany attacked Caucasus - and formed Army Group South during Non-Combat Movement.

A Soviet counter-attack eliminated Army Group South and pushed the Eastern Front further West.

In the Atlantic & European sphere the Allies gradually got a foothold in Europe and cleared the Atlantic from German U-Boat units.

In Asia and the Pacific, Japan attacked Chinese units on a massive scale and reinforced the Navy.

By Late 1943 and Early 1944 the German defense on the Eastern Front began to collapse under the pressure from massive Soviet attacks.

German Army Group Centre was trying to hold the line in Eastern Poland to prevent a total collapse of the Eastern Front.

But with US forces capturing Italy, Balkans and South Eastern Europe, the German situation became severely unstable.

In the Pacific rapid Allied offensive operations captured most islands - and UK forces from India counter-attacked deep into Chinese territories.

In a desperate attempt to reverse the situation, Japan attacked in the Soviet Far East - but stiff Soviet resistance effectively halted the Japanese offensive, bringing an end to further Japanese expansion.

The following pictures show the situation in Late 1944:

With a combined Allied IPC Level of more than 200 IPC, the War ended with an Allied Economic Victory at the end of Late 1944.

Concerning the planning of Global 1943 Strategy - and how to win the Global 1943 game, players should take the following into account:

• Study the Global 1943 SetUp carefully by setting up your game with all game pieces
• “Play” the Global 1943 game with your self for at least 2 rounds - and repeat this “Playing The Game” sequence a couple of times until you feel comfortable with troop movements etc.
  This will give you a picture of how you must re-organize your troop positions
• Plan a Global 1943 Strategy according to your experience with those play tests that you perform with yourself.
• Play test your Global 1943 Strategy with another Axis & Allies player - and adjust your strategy based on the game results.

Remember:
Whether you win or lose the game does not depend on how well you know the rules.
It is simply a matter of how well you can “read” the game as the game progresses - and react accordingly to the situation as the game progresses.

Our experience shows that even a new player can defeat an experienced player - simply by reacting correctly to the situation during the game.

You must be able to know when to purchase Paratrooper units - and when to mass produce Infantry, Panzer, Air units etc.

The best advice we can give is to carefully study the multiple Game Reports on this thread - and use those Game Reports as inspiration for your strategy.