[Global 1940] 2nd Revised Setup For France

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Since the beginning of the game takes place after Dunkirk, the French infantry in London represent the evacuated French forces. This also explains why there are so few British units by that point, as well as the small amount of French forces remaining in Paris.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato Oh I did not know that my setup is before that. Well what is the fighter for and shouldn’t there be units beside Infantry there? Didn’t they evacuate tanks and artillery.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato Makes sense now there should be no added units to France if Dunkirk has happened. There should be one UK Infantry added still. I think if that’s the case there should be some French transports in the Atlantic. And a French Artillery or so in London.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Very little equipment was evacuated at Dunkirk, it was mostly soldiers.

Not sure about the fighter. It could represent the Free French Air Forces, but it doesn’t seem like they were large enough in this stage of the war to warrant a fighter (they definitely weren’t 1/3 of the RAF defending the British Isles at the time).

The smaller additions make sense.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato I agree. I think there should be 2 French Infantry in London. What do you think about a French Mech Infantry in London Instead of Fighter? Fighters are worth of 10 IPC’s So a Mech is 4 and There where French armor units in Algeria so I think a Tank would be nice because most players fly the plane down to help those three guys out but they will have a tank instead. And that would make up for the Fighter being removed. How does that sound? Any more Ideas. Maybe Just a 2 Infantry In Indochina and a Destroyer in the sea zone? And a airfield and naval base there to help Japan.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato Maybe the French Fighter represents the other pilots from the other countries. That fought in the battle of Britain.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Those sound like great ideas! I don’t think a tank in Algeria would work though, North Africa had very little heavy equipment, certainly not enough to be represented at this scale. Maybe an artillery? If not the fighter, I don’t think there should be more French units in London. We should definitely have a transport somewhere. Either sea zone 110 or 93.

Yeah, that French fighter could simply represent the vast numbers of non-British pilots flying for the Allies at the time.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato said in [Global 1940] 2nd Revised Setup For France:

I’m sorry, I did not understand what you meant by “The smaller additions make sense.” Could you explain?

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@FranceNeedsMorePower

I was referring to adding 1 UK infantry in France (could also be Normandy Bordeaux) and a French transport somewhere, both of which I think are good ideas.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato I think 110 would be good. And 1 French Artillery added to Algeria. Plus 2 French guys and a destroyer in Indochina sounds good 1 Infantry for French army men the other for Vietnam army men.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato I think the UK tank in France and the artillery should be moved to Normandy. I’m not sure if this is a good idea or not what do you think. And the Infantry in Normandy. This makes it possible for a counter attack on round 1 UK and France round 1 with the transport transporting two guys. I think the French fighter should now be UK maybe or just completely removed.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato How do you feel about Units in Indochina?

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@FranceNeedsMorePower

I agree. I don’t think the Second BEF made it that far inland.

I really like adding units to Indochina and the adjacent sea zone.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato Whats a BEF?

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato How about a French Infantry in Egypt? There’s Anzac, There should only be one Anzac Infantry, and the other French maybe what you think.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@FranceNeedsMorePower

British Expeditionary Force. I was referring to the real life formation.

I don’t think we should add a French infantry, they didn’t really exist there at the time. I’d like to imagine that the infantry in Syria, when moved down to Egypt, would represent the historical Free French forces in Egypt.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato Makes sense. I feel there should be a bonus if the Allies capture Normandy. 6 IPC’s of French material placed and if southern France is liberated 3 IPC’s of French material. What do you think about that. Also I like the idea of artillery in Algeria so the French also have a small offensive. Maybe a Mech Infantry in West Africa ideas on that?

[Tamer of Beasts]

@FranceNeedsMorePower I’ve enjoyed reading this thread. I like the idea of adding even just 1 UK infantry to Normandy, but I am not so sure about adding to Paris. That territory is designed to fall G1 or else the game is wildly altered, and I think that while making France a little bulkier isn’t bad, it needs to be done elsewhere. I like adding the following from what you two have said:

• 1 UK inf. to Normandy,
• 1 or French inf. to Indochina
• 1 French destroyer in SZ 36 next to Indochina
  1 French transport in SZ 105, right off the coast of Bordeaux. This is undefended, but to take it out the Axis need to spare a ship or plane sorely needed elsewhere in round 1.

[Tamer of Beasts]

@FranceNeedsMorePower Italy already is shafted in this game. Adding Allied units to Africa is just one more nail in the coffin and makes that theater even more unbalanced, IMHO.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@SuperbattleshipYamato

Key Changes

British Forces moved to Normandy and one UK infantry added.

One French Transport added to sea zone 110.

2 Infantry in Indochina and a Destroyer in adjacent sea zone.

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