Right now he's the Axis versus me as the Allies. We might have a third player join us, assuming we can talk him into getting the same app we're using for chat.
This thread is just for the Allies, so Ronnie won't be poking his head in here, but the rest of you can get an idea of what I'm thinking during the game, the Allied planning, and how I react to events in the game.
Setup
Pictures
Let's start with some pictures and notes showing the Allied setup.
US Setup
Nothing special here. Nimitz and the guns are set up to go to the Pacific - the ART to support operations, the pink AT gun to help defend a key hex or two.
USSR Setup
Far East: This setup is hopefully going to keep the Japanese honest. If Ronnie sends Terauchi and a few units into China to really try to stick it to the Chinese, then I'll probably invade Manchuria to distract him. Otherwise, I'll eventually send Zhukov west and replace Siberians with crappier normal infantry to send them west, too.
Europe: Evenly split between north and south of the Pripets.
Arctic: Submarines start in Murmansk for use once the USSR is at war - I'm hoping to be sneaky with them.
China Setup
Quite a bit more aggressive than the setup in my AAR game, although I still leave Changsha empty.
Commonwealth Setup
Nothing too fancy here, although I already regret not putting the LND2 in reserve. The freely-placed INF corps and gun both go to Egypt.
France Setup
Nothing too fancy here, although with the Italians set up for aggression in the Med, I don't expect to bring home units from Algeria or Syria.
