RetroFuhrerMeister's Global 1942 Setup

@CWO:

@Ryuzaki_Lawliet:

YOUNG GRASSHOPPER’s HOUSE RULES BONUS
If his house rules are used, I recommend buying WWI1914 UK pieces for UK Pacific. For the pieces (If you decide to use French pieces instead for UK Pacific, then use the Ottoman pieces from WWI1914 for France):
Mechanized Infantry: Use a Tank, shave off the top
Fighters: Use a Fighter, cut off the bottom wings
Tactical Bombers: Use a Fighter, cut off the top wings
Strategic Bombers: Use a Fighter, cut off the spinner spiral and wheels
Destroyers: Use a Cruiser, shave off top back armament, and cut the back tip off
Aircraft Carriers: Use a Battleship, shave off the top, and cut the frontal tip off

For people to get a better idea of the results before they start cutting up their sculpts, could you post a picture of the pieces you’ve modified in the manner you’ve described?  Thanks in advance.

I will as soon as I get things unpacked at my place. I recently moved, and forgot to label what is what. I have a bad habit of forgetting to do things sometimes.

I apologize to anyone who might be waiting, if I could say anything else, you guys don’t have to even consider doing this yet, but I will post the images in a about a week. Just give me some time, I kind of got a hectic work schedule that slows things down.

I decided to use some of my regular 1914 pieces and edit them.

Left to right: Fighter, Tactical Bomber, Strategic Bomber, Mechanized Infantry, Destroyer, Aircraft Carrier

The carrier itself is unfinished, but the idea is to smooth out most of the bottom, I simply don’t have time to do this, and I’m not the most careful person.

Updated my 1942 setup chart a bit, also skimmed text down on it to make setup adjustments easier.

EDIT (Bonus):

French National Objectives

Remove the Liberation Objective regarding the France territory.

National Integration: +6 IPCs to France if they control all of their original territory.
Revitalized Morale and Prestige: +1 IPCs each, per originally German and Italian territory.

Also…

Liberation: If a capital is liberated, for the first time only, place up to 10 IPCs worth of units for the Allies, and 20 for the Axis, on the capital territory of the original controller.

New Version:

Less units and less clutter, stronger Germany, China, ANZAC, and United States. USSR nerfed a bit, along with Japan and Italy.

SOVIET UNION-30 IPCs

Russia: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tanks, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 2 AAGuns, Major Factory, Airbase
Novgorod: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 2 AAGuns, Minor Factory, Airbase, Seabase
Volgograd: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Tactical Bomber, Minor Factory,
Archangel: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank
Karelia: 2 Infantry
Vyborg: 1 Infantry
Vologda: 1 Infantry
Tambov: 1 Infantry
Caucasus: 2 Infantry
Samara: 1 Infantry
Kazakhstan: 1 Infantry
Novosibirsk: 2 Infantry
Urals: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 3 Mechanized Infantry, 3 Tanks
Timguska: 1 Infantry
Evenkiyskiy: 1 Infantry
Yenisey: 2 Infantry
Yakut S.S.R.: 1 Infantry
Buryatia: 2 Infantry
Sakha: 4 Infantry, 2 AAGuns
Amur: 2 Infantry
Siberia: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank
Soviet Far East: 1 Infantry
Northwest Persia: Control Marker
Persia: 1 Tank, Control Marker
Eastern Persia: Control Marker
Iraq: 1 Mechanized Infantry, Control Marker
Sea Zone 5: 1 Destroyer
Sea Zone 115: 1 Submarine, 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 127: 1 Submarine

JAPAN-48 IPCs

Japan: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, 2 Fighters, 2 Tactical Bomber, 2 Strategic Bomber, 3 AAGuns, Major Factory, Airbase, Seabase
Korea: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber
Okinawa: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Iwo Jima: 1 Infantry, 1 Tactical Bomber
Formosa: 1 Fighter
Caroline Islands: 1 Infantry, 1 AAGun, Airbase, Seabase
Paulau Island: 1 Infantry
Siam: 4 Infantry
Manchuria: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 AAGun, Control Marker
Jehol: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Control Marker
Shantung: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Control Marker
Kiangsu: 2 Infantry, 4 Artillery, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, Control Marker
Kiangsi: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Control Marker
Kwangsi: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Control Marker
French Indo China: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Control Marker
Malaya: 1 Infantry, 2 Fighters, Seabase, Control Marker
Borneo: 1 Infantry, Control Marker
Gilbert Islands: 1 Infantry, Airbase, Control Marker
New Britain: Control Marker
Solomon Islands: 1 Infantry, Airbase
Guam: Airbase, Control Marker
Wake Island: Airbase, Control Marker
Philippines: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Airbase, Seabase, Control Marker
Sumatra: 1 Infantry, 1 AAGun, Control Marker
Java: 1 Infantry, 1 AAGun, Control Marker
Celebes: 1 Infantry, Control Marker
Dutch New Guinea: Control Marker
New Guinea: 1 Infantry, Control Marker
Sea Zone 6: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 19: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruisers, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 20: 1 Battleship, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 24: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 33: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber
Sea Zone 36: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 42: 1 Battleship, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber

UNITED STATES-52 IPCs

Eastern United States: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber 2 AAGuns, Major Factory, Airbase, Seabase
Central United States: 2 Infantry, 4 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Strategic Bomber, Major Factory
Western United States: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 2 AAGuns, Major Factory, Airbase, Seabase
Alaska: 1 Infantry
Hawaiian Islands: 2 Infantry, 2 Fighters, Airbase, Seabase
Midway: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 AAGun, Airbase
Eire: 1 Strategic Bomber, Control Marker
Brazil: 2 Infantry, Control Marker
Sea Zone 10: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 25: 1 Battleship, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber
Sea Zone 26: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 29: 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber
Sea Zone 64: 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 101: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport

CHINA-12 IPCs

Yunnan: 4 Infantry
Szechwan: 2 Infantry
Hunan: 2 Infantry
Kweichow: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, 2 AAGuns
Hopei: 1 Infantry
Shensi: 1 Infantry
Suiyuyan: 4 Infantry

GERMANY-51 IPCs

Germany: 6 Infantry, 3 Artillery, 2 Tanks, 2 Strategic Bombers, 2 AAGuns, Major Factory
Western Germany: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 2 Tanks, 1 Fighters, 2 Tactical Bombers, 2 AAGuns, Major Factory, Airbase, Seabase
Greater Southern Germany: 4 Infantry
Poland: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tactical Bomber
Slovakia Hungary: 2 Mechanized Infantry, 2 Tanks
Romania: 2 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter
Holland Belgium: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter
Denmark: 2 Infantry
Norway: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Libya: 1 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank
Bulgaria: 1 Infantry, Control Marker
Finland: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, Control Marker
France: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 2 Tactical Bomber, 1 AAGun, Minor Factory, Airbase, Control Marker
Normandy Bordeaux: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 AAGun, Minor Factory, Seabase, Control Marker
Baltic States: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 1 Fighter, Control Marker
Eastern Poland: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, Control Marker
Bessarabia: 1 Infantry, Control Marker
Belarus: 3 Infantry, Control Marker
Western Ukraine: 1 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank, Control Marker
Ukraine: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, Minor Factory, Control Marker
Smolensk: 2 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank, Control Marker
Bryansk: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Tactical Bomber Control Marker
Rostov: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Control Marker
Morocco: 2 Infantry, Control Marker
Sea Zone 90: 1 Submarines
Sea Zone 104: 2 Submarines
Sea Zone 107: 2 Submarines
Sea Zone 112: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 113: 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 114: 1 Destroyer
Sea Zone 118: 2 Submarines
Sea Zone 124: 1 Submarine

UNITED KINGDOM-29 IPCs Europe-10 IPCs Pacific

United Kingdom: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 1 Strategic Bomber, 3 AAGuns, Major Factory, Airbase, Seabase
India: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mechanized Infantry 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 3 AAGuns, Major Factory, Airbase, Seabase
Scotland: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 AAGun, Airbase
Iceland: Airbase
Quebec: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, Minor Factory
New Brunswick Nova Scotia: Seabase
Gibraltar: 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 AAGun, Seabase
Malta: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 AAGun
Alexandria: 1 Infantry
Egypt: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 1 AAGun, Seabase
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: 1 Infantry
Union of South Africa: 2 Infantry, Minor Factory, Seabase
West India: 2 Infantry
Burma: 2 Infantry
Shan State: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter
Kwangtung: 2 Infantry, Seabase
Tobruk: 1 Mechanized Infantry 1 Tank, Control Marker
Ethiopia: Control Marker
Italian Somaliland: Control Marker
Suriname: Control Marker
Sea Zone 39: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 71: 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 92: 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 96: 1 Cruiser, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Tactical Bomber
Sea Zone 98: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 106: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 109: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 110: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 111: 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 1 Transport

ITALY-18 IPCs

Southern Italy: 6 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 2 AAGuns, Minor Factory, Airbase, Seabase
Northern Italy: 2 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Strategic Bomber, 2 AAGun, Major Factory
Albania: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank
Libya: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter
Sicily: 1 Infantry
Sardinia: 1 Infantry
Western Ukraine: 1 Infantry
Rostov: 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank
Yugoslavia: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Control Marker
Greece: 1 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, Control Marker
Crete: 1 Tactical Bomber, Control Marker
Southern France: 1 Infantry, Minor Factory, Seabase, Control Marker
Tunisia: 1 Infantry, Control Marker
Algeria: 1 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, Control Marker
Sea Zone 93: 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 94: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 95: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 97: 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 99: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer

ANZAC-10 IPCs

New South Wales: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 2 AAGuns, Minor Factory, Seabase
Queensland: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Airbase, Seabase
New Zealand: 1 Infantry, 2 Fighters, Airbase, Seabase
Western Australia: 1 Infantry
Shan State: 2 Infantry
Egypt: 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Tank
Tobruk: 2 Infantry
Sea Zone 39: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 54: 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 62: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 63: 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber
Sea Zone 98: 1 Destroyer

FRANCE-0 IPCs

French Equatorial Africa: 3 Infantry
Syria: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank
United Kingdom: 1 Infantry, 3 Fighters
Sea Zone 72: 1 Destroyer
Sea Zone 82: 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 110: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 119: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser

@Charles:

I’m rollin’! 1940 VARIATIONS ARE MY FAVORITE! I CANNOT wait.

P.S. if you disappoint me you have done a terrible job. When it comes to 1940 variations for setup I take everything.

Well I have played with the setups, but not exactly an expert player, so don’t be surprised about balance issues.

The only one I had any opportunity of playing with other players was the last one I posted, that one is the only one I’m sure is nearly perfectly balanced

@Young:

I’m gonna sticky this thread for further observation and testing from members… it’s nice to have more setup options (if it’s good).

Well the only setup I’m sure of is good is the latest 1942 setup, the 1940 ones I have yet to get any real players to test out (I’m not the best A&A player, so sometimes I miss stuff), I had posted a Triple A version of the 1940 Global setup I made, but it’s never got any attention. I do intend to redo it, and make it more interesting (New turn sequence, a Triple A version included).

When the new setup is ready, I’ll delete all but my 1942 setups. I will put this on the original post, under spoilers to prevent too much text from flooding the screen.

@Young:

Well, it’s a sticky thread now so it should get a little attention… make your changes but keep the first couple of posts clean as it’s the first thing members will see. let us know when they’re updated to your satisfaction so we can start taking them seriously. I really like the work and thought put into your setups and that’s why I stuck it… but you should finalize them as soon as possible.

I’m going to post it tomorrow.

@Charles:

Some questions: I copied over your 1940 before you deleted it. Should I bother playing it? 2 You have 3 1942 setups. I am assuming the one that replaced the 1940 is the same as the last one. Should I not bother playing the 1942 setup with a lot of pieces? (2nd one) last question: can I play your 1942 without those special French rules?

Only the latest 1942 setup has been tested, and yes, the French rules are only optional. The 1940 setup is no longer supported.

The new 1940 game however will include new rules that have to be followed through for the setup it comes with (national objectives, three new units, and a new turn order), this one will take me some time, tomorrow was not a good estimate of time given I was called in for a series of days to work. Probably 2-3 weeks on that.

@Charles:

I noticed for the latest 1942 you don’t specify different setups for standalone Europe or Pacific. Is this true? Btw which 1942 should I Play?

The latest one is good (older ones were Allied favored), I do plan for separate setups soon.

EDIT: Posted them. They are on the original post.

@Charles:

Excellent game!  Me and my bros will he playing it a little until Friday. Very nice (particularly the historical Eastern Front) but two things bother me. Russia holds Persia and Iraq. Why? The UK really had them and it is a nice place for UK factory. I understand that it does give Russia a nice boost.
France. I am all for them but three riggers in England vs one UK fighter?  Really?
Other than that great game. I feel it is balanced. Thanks a lot! Keep up the good workroom!

The Persian and Iraq territories under Soviet control was to represent allied support to the USSR, also Persia is more within the Soviet sphere of influence than the British one. Iraq easily could of gone either way, look at how the cold war turned out.

The French fighters represent the exiled allied forces in the UK that heavily aided in Britain’s defense during 1940. Particularly the Polish and French pilots (who performed better on average than their British counterparts, not to take away credit from the British), also, the British have technically 6 air units on or around the British isles, so it’s not really a big deal for the numbers sake.

EDIT: The airbases in Gilbert Islands and Solomon are not supposed to be there, I also forgot to put the Japanese control marker in the setup, apologies to you. I also forgot Japan control Aleutian Islands. I made the changes to the chart, again sorry. (The errors were due to myself, when copying over the old setup [which was to save time] and making the necessary changes, that I forgot to remove some stuff, this is also why sometimes you see “1 cruisers” or “2 tank” rather than the grammatically correct terms, again I fixed these just now)

I hope you will enjoy the upcoming 1940 setup and rules.