Ragnarök - (Back to) 4 Player Global War

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CW - Production

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CW - Setup (with Reserves)

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France - Setup

The French deploy along the Maginot Line, with a small force to discourage Italy invading.

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You have 6 players participating?

That's a hat doffing right there. [&o]

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Japan - Setup (Northern)

The Japanese forces arrive in bulk in China

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Japan - Setup (Southern)

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Germany - Setup

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Sept/Oct '39 - Axis Impulse #1

Weather: Fine (all areas)
Initiative: Axis +2

Refusing the head the warnings of the western powers, Germany declares war on Poland. Concerns in Congress grow as the United States adds a chit to the Ge/It pool

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Axis #1 - Polish Setup

The Poles scramble their forces as German forces invade. Poland aligns to the Commonwealth, and prepares to weather the assault.

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Axis #1 - Sept/Oct '39

Crossing over the border, the Luftwaffe begins bombing runs, successfully disorganizing the Poles in Lodz and Warsaw

(didn't take a photo of the resolution, but everyone got disorganized)

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Sept/Oct '39 Axis #1 - Land Combat

Not wasting any time, Polish forces begin to be overwhelmed.

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Sept/Oct '39 Axis #1 - Land Combat (continued)

But, proving that they aren't going quietly into the night, the Poles make the germans fight for every bit of land. From hell's heart indeed ...

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Sept/Oct '39 Axis #1 - Reorganization

Annoyed by this turn of events, the Germans re-organize their forces, getting ready to make a push on Warsaw itself.

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(turns out I had the ground strikes screen shotted, just not in the right place)

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(and more ouch)

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Sept/Oct '39 Axis #1 - Japanese Ground Strikes

Meanwhile, a world awhile, Japan takes a combined, and advances on China. Fortunately, the Japanese pilots are not as good as their German counterparts.

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Sept/Oct '39 Axis #1 - Japanese Land Combat

A Chinese Calvary unit though is not so lucky as the Japanese deploy to southern China.

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Sept/Oct 1939 - Axis #1 - Aftermath

Germany managed to also capture the Polish convoy, but the destroyer managed to flee to the safety of the British isles.

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Sept/Oct 1939 - Allies #2 - DOW

With that in hand, the Commonwealth and France declare war on Germany. Germany calls out its reserves, and the US condemns this turn with a chit leaving the Ge/It pool.

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Sept/Oct 1939 - Allies #2 - Impulse Selection

CW: Combined
French: Naval
USA: Combined
China: Land
USSR: Combined