A Competitive GW (Solo) Scenario by the Numbers.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn.

Unoiled & Isolated/Disorganzied.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn.

Army/Corps breakdown.

Gemini AI - During World War II, "Rat Transport" (known in Japanese as Nezumi Yusō — 鼠輸送) was the term used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for night-time supply and reinforcement runs using fast warships—primarily destroyers—to deliver troops and supplies to island garrisons while evading Allied air and naval superiority.

The Allies famously called this operational tactic the Tokyo Express.

(1) The broken down 3rd inf div will use "RAT Transport" to either Manchuria or possibly Jp controlled Chinese coastal hex.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn.

Final Production.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn.

Siam Completely Conquered by CW.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn.

Economics Summary/Production.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn. Global Map.

Control.

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Units.

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Active Axis.

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Active Allied.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn.

Victory Totals/Score.

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Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn.

Key Fronts (Eastern & Western) Reports & Analysis.

(1) OKH is trying to apply rigor to allocation of land & air reinforcements to fronts; specifically between the Eastern & Western Fronts.
(2) Germany land unit allocation ratios look favorable equal on both key fronts (i.e., 1.7 units, 1.7 to 1.9 in LCF).
(3) So diving up land reinforcements equally between the two fronts seems to make the most sense.
(4) For air strength, German is at an equal air-to-air (i.e., fighter) deficit on both fronts; but not bad at 0.94.
(5) So fighter reinforcements deploy equally between the fronts.
(6) In TAC, Germany has a significant advantage (1.5) on the Eastern Front and a disadvantage (0.8) on the Western Front.
(7) So, the lions share of TAC air to the Western Front.
(8) Now of course, these ratios will change as allied reinforcements also show up.
(9) Let me know what you think about this analysis and especially how I might improve it!

German (& Italian) Land & Air Allocation (Current).

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Allied Land & Air Allocation (Current).

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German (& Italian) / Allied Ratios (Current).

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Start of Turn.

Reinforcements.

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Axis.

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Democratic Allied.

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communist Allied.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Start of Turn.

Resource Lending

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Start of Turn.

(Pre) Initiative.
(1) This turn (July/August) will be a long turn with fine weather across Western, Eastern Europe, Central, Northern China & China Sea.
(2) The axis hold the initiative advantage at Axis +2, with the allies winning ties.
(3) Both sides (axis & allies) & all 8 major powers want the initiative and to move first.
(4) Given that the axis are willing to reroll (allies can't), the axis have an overall 83.8% chance of winning the initiative and moving first.
(5) The axis have a 64% chance of winning it without having to request a reroll (i.e., on the first roll).
(6) The allies have only a 16.2% of winning the initiative and moving first.
(7) The "exact" calculation for axis win % is 64% (win out right on 1st roll w/Axis+2, Allies win tie) + 36% (lose first roll & request reroll) x 55% (win reroll at Axis+1, Allies win tie) = 64% + 36% x 55% = 83.8%

Voting.

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Weather Forecast.

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Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Start of Turn.

Initiative.
(1) The allies hit the 1-in-6 set of rolls that give them the initiative and allows them to move first.
(2) This harkens me back to my Avalon Hill 3rd Reich days ... "the axis make a critical 1:1 attack and roll a D6 = 5".

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