Reverse 4-player AAR.

[AllenK]

As a parallel to the original game, we've decided to swap sides and start another using the same set of optional rules.

Mayhemizer will be controlling France, USSR and Communist China, while I shall play CWE, USA and Nationalist China.

A reminder of the optional rules.

[AllenK]

Initial Lend-Lease selection.

[warspite1]

Great I shall be following this.... oh no hold on, I'm playing in this one....[:D]

[brian brian]

CWE = CommonWealth Empire, methinks. That's the Churchillian spirit!

[Klydon]

Looking forward to seeing this one as well.

Thanks guys for at least keeping me coming back to the WIF forums since little else seems to be going on in terms of improving the game to the point that I want to mess around with it again.

[AllenK]

US puts all 3 entry chits in Ge/It and scraps the units below.

[warspite1]

warspite1 = Germany
Orm = Italy/Japan

[Orm]

And the same two house rules:
-USSR - Japan pact (Basically playing the normal rules but without markers so based upon Garrison ratios. No attack in '39, and needs 2:1 in '40 for Japan or USSR to declare war).
-Only strategic bombing allowed as a night mission (all other missions must be performed by day).

And the added standing order that no submarines will be included in port strikes. Until cancelled, that is.

And a understanding that no strategic bombers 'teleport' behind a fighter screen. The details of this house rule have yet to be decided. Partly because it has not yet become an issue.

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

warspite1 = Germany
Orm = Italy/Japan

Excellent.

US deploys fleets to Norfolk and San Diego. All land units - INF, ART, AT gun and ENG (as all bar one are motorized and the non-motorized Inf Div was a compulsory placement) go to East Coast . A good draw on CVP's sees a decent one on each of the CV's. The Hudson is drawn over the Catalina and goes to the West Coast along with the other air (B-18, P-40 and P-36).

[Mayhemizer_slith]

USSR scraps one fighter and naval bomber.

USSR set up in Europe indicates peaceful military exercise.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Siberia. Troops are just training in woods and mountains.

[Jagdtiger14]

Do you plan on having separate side peanut gallery threads for this game too?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes, otherwise I will be confused.

[Orm]

-USSR - Japan pact (Basically playing the normal rules but without markers so based upon Garrison ratios. No attack in '39, and needs 2:1 in '40 for Japan or USSR to declare war).

For clarification and my memory.

To break the pact you need 2:1 but the defensive garrison value is modified depending on year. So in reality the value needed is as follows.

4:1 in '40
2:1 in '41
1:1 in '42
2:3 in '43
1:2 in '44 and '45

[AllenK]

Sounds about right.

[Orm]

Italy scraps a few units.

[Orm]

Not much to say about the placement of the Italian border patrol.

[AllenK]

CW scraps.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

France scraps

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Set up in France.