New Mod: A World at War - September 1, 1939
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 3:43 am
Files are here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7wz0vr4frdcul ... 9.zip?dl=0
Here is a personal modification to the 1939 Campaign.
I hope you enjoy the changes - any feedback is welcome!
DECISION EVENTS ADDED
Chinese Communist Hundred Regiments Offensive. This Chinese decision in the summer of 1940 will generate additional Chinese partisan attacks and an additional Communist Chinese corps will be formed.
Italian Mobile Corps Formation. If the Italian decision is yes in April of 1941, an Italian unit will deploy as a corps instead of a cavalry corps.
Japanese Operation Ichi-Go. This Japanese decision in 1944 will provide for additional Japanese units in China or will deploy those additional units to Burma.
Continue the German implementation of Plan Z. If the German decision is yes in 1939, the full historical plan will be executed, but the cost is significant.
Organize German Luftwaffe Field Corps. If the German decision is yes in 1942, additional corps will deploy.
Deployment of German V2 rockets. If the German decision is yes in 1942, German rockets will deploy that will impact UK morale.
Indian Army aircraft and armor reinforcements. This DE replaces the Indian units in the PQ. If the UK decision is yes, then the Indian ground and air units will deploy. However, if the decision is no, the UK will have additional MPPs.
Indian III Corps deployment. This UK decision will determine if the Indian III Corps is deployed to Egypt or Malaya.
Change USA cruiser construction to light aircraft carriers. This USA decision will determine if Carriers or Light Cruisers will be deployed. Of course, deployment of the historical carriers will cost additional MPPs.
Deploy USA bombers in a maritime role. This USA decision early in its entry into the war will provide for aircraft to counter expected German U-boat operations off the US east coast or form the lead heavy bomber contingent in England.
Divert USA aircraft enroute to China to US Forces in the Pacific. This USA decision will keep expected aircraft reinforcements flowing to China or will divert these to Australia.
USA to reform the Chinese Army. An USA expenditure a MPPs will form additional corps for the Chinese.
USSR to form the Polish First and Second Armies as Polish country units. This modifies the current DE to fire when Warsaw is liberated by the Red Army or Polish Army (see Polish uprising below).
USSR actions in Sinkiang, China. Should China surrender this DE will provide the USSR with choices regarding intervention in the western most Chinese province.
Once Poland is liberated by the Red Army the USSR can decide if the liberated territories will be formed into a Polish independent state or a soviet socialist republic within the USSR.
OTHER EVENTS ADDED
Austria regains territorial independence once Germany surrenders.
Chinese Nationalist blockade of Chinese Communists territories reflects the historical tensions.
Czechoslovakia regains territorial independence once Germany surrenders.
Enhanced Germany reactions to Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa.
Impacts to the belligerent navies after the German invasion of Norway. UK and German ship units will be deployed in 1939 depending on the German decision to invade Norway.
Indochina late war changes provide for a partisan and pop-ups,
Polish uprising and establishment of Polish Government in Warsaw. When the Red Army approaches Warsaw a Polish Home army will appear and liberate Poland.
Thailand switches sides to align to historical events.
EDITS
Communist China starts 1939 as an active mirror.
The country of Mengjiang is added to the map in 1939 as a Japanese mirror.
Mongolia country edits include activation at the start of 1939 and a modified build pool of cavalry units.
Japanese battle cruisers are deployed, replacing the corresponding battleship units in 1939.
USA edits include additional artillery technology, more mechanized and more escort carrier units in the build pool.
USSR mechanized units are replaced by light tanks.
PQ modifications are made to include some historical ship construction. For future campaign games planned I’ll continue to add to the PQs naval units that are under construction. A note, it was interesting to discover just how many light cruisers the UK constructed during the war – close to what the Americans had commissioned.
The builds of Turkey, Spain and Sweden are beefed up to make them more attractive allies.
In an effort to add some flexibility for smaller land hexes, especially in the Pacific, I made USA and Japanese division units available.
I removed the Sudan Platt and the South African Smutt HQs from the map and replaced them with the UK Platt HQ at Kartum. In testing it provided for some interesting options and lent a historical flavor.
The second South African corps is replaced with a Kenyan corps.
Additional country builds (and historical unit/ship names) are provided that align to WW2 history.
I wanted to explore how commandos and smaller scale amphibious operations required conventional support, so I added UK, USA and Canadian elite units in the PQ. The Canadians are labeled as the 2nd Infantry Division of Dieppe Raid fame.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7wz0vr4frdcul ... 9.zip?dl=0
Here is a personal modification to the 1939 Campaign.
I hope you enjoy the changes - any feedback is welcome!
DECISION EVENTS ADDED
Chinese Communist Hundred Regiments Offensive. This Chinese decision in the summer of 1940 will generate additional Chinese partisan attacks and an additional Communist Chinese corps will be formed.
Italian Mobile Corps Formation. If the Italian decision is yes in April of 1941, an Italian unit will deploy as a corps instead of a cavalry corps.
Japanese Operation Ichi-Go. This Japanese decision in 1944 will provide for additional Japanese units in China or will deploy those additional units to Burma.
Continue the German implementation of Plan Z. If the German decision is yes in 1939, the full historical plan will be executed, but the cost is significant.
Organize German Luftwaffe Field Corps. If the German decision is yes in 1942, additional corps will deploy.
Deployment of German V2 rockets. If the German decision is yes in 1942, German rockets will deploy that will impact UK morale.
Indian Army aircraft and armor reinforcements. This DE replaces the Indian units in the PQ. If the UK decision is yes, then the Indian ground and air units will deploy. However, if the decision is no, the UK will have additional MPPs.
Indian III Corps deployment. This UK decision will determine if the Indian III Corps is deployed to Egypt or Malaya.
Change USA cruiser construction to light aircraft carriers. This USA decision will determine if Carriers or Light Cruisers will be deployed. Of course, deployment of the historical carriers will cost additional MPPs.
Deploy USA bombers in a maritime role. This USA decision early in its entry into the war will provide for aircraft to counter expected German U-boat operations off the US east coast or form the lead heavy bomber contingent in England.
Divert USA aircraft enroute to China to US Forces in the Pacific. This USA decision will keep expected aircraft reinforcements flowing to China or will divert these to Australia.
USA to reform the Chinese Army. An USA expenditure a MPPs will form additional corps for the Chinese.
USSR to form the Polish First and Second Armies as Polish country units. This modifies the current DE to fire when Warsaw is liberated by the Red Army or Polish Army (see Polish uprising below).
USSR actions in Sinkiang, China. Should China surrender this DE will provide the USSR with choices regarding intervention in the western most Chinese province.
Once Poland is liberated by the Red Army the USSR can decide if the liberated territories will be formed into a Polish independent state or a soviet socialist republic within the USSR.
OTHER EVENTS ADDED
Austria regains territorial independence once Germany surrenders.
Chinese Nationalist blockade of Chinese Communists territories reflects the historical tensions.
Czechoslovakia regains territorial independence once Germany surrenders.
Enhanced Germany reactions to Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa.
Impacts to the belligerent navies after the German invasion of Norway. UK and German ship units will be deployed in 1939 depending on the German decision to invade Norway.
Indochina late war changes provide for a partisan and pop-ups,
Polish uprising and establishment of Polish Government in Warsaw. When the Red Army approaches Warsaw a Polish Home army will appear and liberate Poland.
Thailand switches sides to align to historical events.
EDITS
Communist China starts 1939 as an active mirror.
The country of Mengjiang is added to the map in 1939 as a Japanese mirror.
Mongolia country edits include activation at the start of 1939 and a modified build pool of cavalry units.
Japanese battle cruisers are deployed, replacing the corresponding battleship units in 1939.
USA edits include additional artillery technology, more mechanized and more escort carrier units in the build pool.
USSR mechanized units are replaced by light tanks.
PQ modifications are made to include some historical ship construction. For future campaign games planned I’ll continue to add to the PQs naval units that are under construction. A note, it was interesting to discover just how many light cruisers the UK constructed during the war – close to what the Americans had commissioned.
The builds of Turkey, Spain and Sweden are beefed up to make them more attractive allies.
In an effort to add some flexibility for smaller land hexes, especially in the Pacific, I made USA and Japanese division units available.
I removed the Sudan Platt and the South African Smutt HQs from the map and replaced them with the UK Platt HQ at Kartum. In testing it provided for some interesting options and lent a historical flavor.
The second South African corps is replaced with a Kenyan corps.
Additional country builds (and historical unit/ship names) are provided that align to WW2 history.
I wanted to explore how commandos and smaller scale amphibious operations required conventional support, so I added UK, USA and Canadian elite units in the PQ. The Canadians are labeled as the 2nd Infantry Division of Dieppe Raid fame.