U.S. Entry in WaW33

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ORIGINAL: tweber

Another rule that should be imported from WiF is different production increase for different powers or a change in garrison ratios. If Germany and japan do not attack Russia and China, even if the garrison between Germany and Russia lowers to 1:1 in 1942 it would be possible for both power to increase their advantege against the West, soviets and china thanks to they production advantage. Germany produces more than Russia so that it will be possible for Berlin to prevent a declaration of war from Moscow. The Axis may wait to attack till 1950 or later when they have used all their manpower and upgraded all their units to the highest research level.
To balance this there should be 2 ways IMHO:
1) keep decreasing german garrison values. x4 in 1940, x2 in 1941, x1 in 1942, x0,5 in 1943.
2) increase russian production from 1942 more than german, so that the soviets will be able to balance the garrison.

In such a way the best timing for the barbarossa would be in 1941 or 1942, but not later ...

The garrison multiple for Germany does decrease over time, so this does happen in the current scenario.

True, but it stops at a 1:1 ratio in 1942, assuming the US isn't in the war. If the Germans want to, they could stuff the border with enough forces to prevent the Russians from declaring war. If the multiple dropped down to 0.5 in 1942, then it would make this a tougher thing to do.

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The "answer" to picking of neutrals is to make them worthless - Spain would ahve been a massive drain on Germany had it entered the war or been invaded - it imported all its oil from the USA and much of its food was imported too - Franco's price for entry was 900,000 tons of oil and 200,000 of food IIRC (amongst other things)- so Spain should simply not give any production to either side.

Same with Turkey.

Same with Greece and Yugoslavia for that matter - they were invaded for strategic reasons, not because they would give a significant boost to Axis production!