Global 1940, No. 16 Game Report:
This is the only post in the No. 16 Game Report.
Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Keld Rasmussen
Germany:
As part of a Combined Axis Strategic Plan - where the Strategic Objective is to either capture London or weaken the United Kingdom Economy on a massive scale - Germany prepares for Sea Lion in Early 1940.
Landing Craft units are mass produced and the Luftwaffe is transfered to the Western Europe sphere in order to support Sea Lion.
Soviet Union:
As part of the Combined Allied Strategic Plan - where the Strategic Objective is to win the War by Economic Victory in Late 1941 or Early 1942 - the Soviet Union are preparing for an attack against Korea and Manchuria as well as an Airborne Assault on Norway and Finland.
Japan:
Japanese forces are preparing for a Soviet Invasion in the North - and are fighting heavily in China.
Preparations are made for an assault against either India, South Pacific islands or Australia.
United States:
A Heavy Build Up of naval and land forces in both the Atlantic and the Pacific is ready for attack in Late 1941.
China:
Chinese forces are fighting with skill and determination - and the Chinese troops are able to withstand the Japanese attacks and keep them occupied to prevent a massive attack against the British forces in India.
United Kingdom:
Since the Soviet Union and United States are not able to launch any attacks against Europe until Late 1941, the British forces must try to capture as many islands as possible in the Pacific.
Supported by ANZAC forces, the United Kingdom launches their attack against Japanese forces in the Pacific in Early 1941.
In Europe, the United Kingdom is under heavy pressure from German and Italian forces now that it seems obvious that Sea Lion is being prepared.
More than 75 % of the British IPC are spend to defend London. This means that India and Africa only receive minimum reinforcements.
Italy:
From Early 1940 Italy mass produces Landing Craft units as part of the preparations for Sea Lion.
Late 1941:
At the end of Late 1941 - after France’s turn is over - the Allies have a Combined IPC Level at 185 IPC.
This is as close to Economic Victory as the Allies will ever come.
The cost for getting this far has had an impact on the Allied War Production that gives the initiative to the Axis - and from then on, the initiative stays on the Axis side.
Early 1942:
The Axis:
An invasion of United Kingdom is not possible due to a heavy British build up of troopes in London.
Germany and Italy launches attacks across Africa, the Middle East and the Soviet Union.
Rapidly, the United Kingdom Economy is starting to collapse - reaching an IPC Level at 23 IPC in Early 1943.
In the Pacific, Asia and Soviet Union, Japan launches massive attacks and rapidly decreases all Allied economies.
In Late 1943 Germany takes over Italy, even though Italy has 53 IPC in their bank.
This brings the German Total IPC Cash Economy to 193 IPC.
By Early 1944, the Allied logistics and War production has collapsed.
These pictures show the Military and Economic Stituation in Early 1944 at the beginning of Germany’s turn:
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