Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports

Germany has all of its 3 Army Groups facing strong Soviet forces.

• Army Group North in Novgorod is facing strong Soviet forces from Archangel
• Army Group Center in Bessarabia is facing a massive Soviet 2nd Army Group from Western Ukraine
• Army Group South is encircled - and confronted by the Soviet 1st Army Group from Volgograd

A Soviet breakthrough on the Central Eastern Front could be imminent.

The German Army must reorganize its forces the entire Eastern Front - and hold out long enough for reinforcements to reach the frontlines.

Soon - United States and United Kingdom will most likely launch an invasion on a massive scale in the Western Europe sphere.

Since all German Armies are engaged in fierce combat on the Eastern Front, a German counter attack in Western Europe depends on the support from the Luftwaffe.

@barnee
Yes - Germany gets the Italian Advancved Production Capacity income of 3 IPC.

@cornelis-post

Yea - Germany is an enormous War Machine at this point.

But the lack of German Infantry units on the Eastern Front is noticeable.

At this point, the Soviets have more Infantry, Artillery and Tank units on the Eastern Front than Germany.

The Waffen-SS Armies and German Tank Armies are facing a massive task.

In Early 1944, Germany and Japan must coordinate the fight against the Soviets.
Japan needs to open op the Second Front against Russia in order to:

• Take off some pressure from the Germans
• Boost Japans National Income Level

We’ll see what The Allies come up with in Early 1944 and Late 1944.

@general-6-stars

That’s true.

If the Soviets would send fx. some Infantry units into an original Chinese territory - in order to reinforce the Chinese defense, this would also act as a Declaration of War against Japan.

In Early 1944, the Declaration of War IPC Penalty for Russia and Japan is 2 IPC - so the first Nation to violate the Non-Agression Treaty would not suffer any major IPC loss.

In other words, the economic aspect is no longer an issue, concerning violation of the Non-Agression Treaty.

The Global 1943 Revised Set Up Charts are available with the complete Global 1943 Rulebook - at the thread:

• Global 1943 Expansion, Revised

@general-6-stars

We will release: Explained, Global 1943 Expansion in the same way as we do with the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.

We expect to start this thread in Early 2023.

Concerning the IPC Penalty for violating the Non-Agression Pact between Japan & Soviet Union:

• After the signing of the Non-Agression Pact, Japan & the Soviet Union knew that any violation could have catastrophic consequences for both sides.
  The IPC Penalty in the early stages of the game is therefore high.

• As the War progressed, it seemed more likely that Japan and the Soviet Union would eventually end up in a conflict.
  The IPC Penalty is gradually decreased to reflect the Historic reality, since both Nations both mentally and physically prepared for the conflict.

We have play tested the IPC Penalty in multiple ways. The final result is the rule that we have incorporated in the Global 1943 Rulebook.

The Soviet Union (R2) has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Late 1943 (round 2).

Japan (J2) has been added to the Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Late 1943 (round 2)