Global War AAR in Pictures

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Started with the latest version, MWiF 2.1.4.

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Optional Rules Used.

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If necessary, will house rule the uncoded optional rule, "USSR Japan Compulsory Peace."

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Scrapped Units.

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Italy (Setup & Early Game Strategy)

Assuming proper weather after the initial axis impulse in Sep/Oct 1939, Italy plans on an early entry into the war with a DOW on both the CW and France.


Mussolini plans on total war with the Western Allies from the start. Not, initially, for any spoils in Europe, but for what he can grab in Africa and the Med depending on what the CW decides to defend. The Regina Marina sets up in La Spezia with plans to seize control of the Western and Eastern Med as soon as hostilities open with the Western Allies. In Trieste, the Italians have Grzaiani, Mech and Inf division with the necessary naval transport to get them to Africa as soon as possible.

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Balbo is deployed to Western Libya with orders to capture Tunisia.

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East Africa - British and French Somaliland look inviting to the Italians.

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The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and more. The CW will not be diverted from its primary objective, which is the defense of Western Europe. The CW plans to put into the North Sea Gort's HQ, 6-6 mech, 7-4 mot and a 6-4 mot corps. At most Gort and two corps can be deployed to France. However, the CW will not do this immediately. They will leave this force at sea for as long as possible to counter any weak move by the Germans into Denmark, the Netherlands or even Belgium. If the Germans plan to invade any of these countries on the first turn then they are going to have to do this in strength, to include the capture of both Rotterdam and Amsterdam on the impulse they invade the Netherlands or suffer British intervention.

The CW 2nd Infantry division will by transported by CA either to North Africa, East Africa or India depended upon which theater has the greatest need.

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CW Setup, Gibraltar and Malta.

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Egypt. The Italian force in Triest, Italy (Grazbni, 5-5 mech, 1-3 inf division) could easily be moved to Eastern Libya and threaten Egypt. Wavell in on alert.

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CW, East Africa. The CW would certainly like to beef up its defense in British Somaliland and Aden but don't have enough ground forces to go around during setup so these two areas are, initially, left without any ground troops.

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CW Setup, India and Burma. The early threat to these two countries comes from Partisans. So while the loss of a resource in India to partisans is bad, the loss of Calcutta, Bombay or Delhi can be difficult to catastrophic.

I once loss Bombay to partisan and vowed never to let that happen again. The major problem is that there is no place even remotely close to Bombay to deploy or rail troops into in order to retake the city. Bombay is isolated and if taken by partisans is a MAJOR pain to retake.

Looks like the CW 4th infantry division currently in England is headed for Bombay as soon as the war starts.

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CW enemy partisan numbers and probabilities.

The chance for partisans in India while low is not insignificant. That's why I feel a garrison in Bombay on turn 1 is a must.

Moving to Malaya, even though the odds are really low (1%), the cost if a partisan appears is catastrophic.

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CW Setup, Malaya. The cost of a partisan appearing in Malaya would be the loss of Singapore, which would also be a major pain to retake and could result in the loss of any ships return to base there during the turn the partisan appeared. I feel that the garrison of Singapore during setup or on the first turn is also a must for the CW player.

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CW CP setup. See tm.asp?m=4021965 for critique and discussion on this setup.

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CW CP Setup, idle resources.

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CW CP Setup, convoyed resources.

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Setup, Southern China, Nationalist China & Japan. Japan have their eyes set on capturing the two Chinese RPs in southern China. This is where Japan's major effort will (initially) be. That is, in southern China and against the Nationalist.

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Setup, Southern China. Japan's setup expanded.

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Setup, Japan. Yamamoto, 2 marine corps, mil and two divisions are ready for immediate deployment to China to help in the fight there.