Figures...  small comic book stores get their shippments on Thursday before release(seven days early)?  But FMG that purchased 85 copies has to wait till Monday???  BS+++++++

That is some major bullish, well w/e even if it takes a little longer FMG, still glad to support you guys and what you are doing, thanks and keep up the work, can't wait for your Italian minis to be released! 

Clearly these 2 Canadians are younger and argue over small irrelevant topics. We as Canadians are finally recognised on the board, it doesn't matter how largely we are represented, just that we are there at all. Be grateful. 

pretty please with sprinkles on top, i wanna see the setup so bad 

Ahh man this is going to be awesome. Cant wait for setup photos

If Germany had occupied the Middle East, I'm not sure Germany would have been able to recruit the local population to its cause (assuming Germany was inclined to try doing so in the first place).  During the early days of Operation Barbarossa, some of the population groups in the western Soviet Union briefly entertained the hope that the Germans might prove to be more agreeable rulers than Joseph Stalin.  The SS and the Gestapo soon came along and dispelled that particular notion.  Germany was able to raise a certain number of troops in the various countries it occupied, but even with the help of collaborationist governments like those of Vichy France the forces asssembled in this manner were relatively small.

Similarly, the Japanese were never able to capitalize very much on the anti-British (and anti-French and anti-Dutch) sentiments that existed in the Far East.  When Japan marched into one country after another in 1941-1942, it tried to market its conquests as a campaign for the liberation of Asia from white European colonial oppression.  The conquered locals soon realized that they'd simply traded one kind of foreign imperialism for another, and that life under Japanese occupation was no picnic.  Even Thailand, which was nominally an ally of Japan, was squeezed in a way which convinced pretty much everyone except the country's top leadership that the proper response was to resist rather than collaborate.  Japan also made efforts to cultivate the Indian nationalist movement, but apart from getting some support here and there from people like Subhas Chandra Bose it never got anywhere near to provoking a serious uprising against British rule.

In the Soviet Union, anti-communist sentiment was strong enough that nearly 1 million Soviet citizens joined Germany's army. Had Germany actually been in a position to feed the people in the territories it conquered--which it was not--the number of people who joined might have been significantly larger. You also raised a good point about the heavy-fronthandedness of the occupation effort--a heavy handedness which may have been due at least in part to the desire to suppress Soviet partisans and guerrilla warfare.

In the scenario I have hypothesized, Germany would have ruled its Middle Eastern colonies with a light touch, with an eye toward winning over as large a percentage of the local population as possible. Cooperation with local leaders would have been paramount. Obtaining adequate food supplies would also have been critical--if necessary by advancing southward along the Nile.

wich "nearly 1 million Soviet citizens joined Germany's army" are you talking about,please?

They were affectionately called Hiwis by the Germans, and like the other post said they made up a ridiculous amount of manpower for the German army on the Ostfront. They were used a lot for labour duties, better to work a Hiwi to death than a soldier of the Third Reich, their thinking not mine. Another reason for using the Hiwis was already evident by the end of 1941, In 1939, only 19,000 German soldiers had been killed; and in all the campaigns of 1940, German losses had totalled no more than 83,000-serious enough, indeed, but not irreplaceable. In 1941, however, 357,000 German troops were reported killed or missing in action, over 300,000 on the Ostfront. From 22 June 1941 onwards, at least two-thirds of the German Armed Forces were always engaged on the Ostfront.

But will they be the Italy brown that I am used to seeing? Thiers are greyish. AND sold out....

They aren't for sale yet, and im not sure if they will come in colour or not.

For anneversairy edition. maybe in the future I can get my hands on some unique Italian units.

http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/field-marshal-games-accesories/field-marshal-combat-units-1/field-marshal-combat-units.html


Enjoy, they are awesome 

6 inf is kind of a lot for just one territory (even if it is the capital).

Japan starts with eight infantry in Pac 40. In terms of Revised or 42, six is a ton, but for the 40 games, it's reasonable. I imagine Germany will start with like 10.

But it's France, they were next to dead after the low countries fell.

Not necessarily. They still had quite a number of soldiers available at their disposal. It's just that the best elements of the Army was sent up to Belgium and was floored, with the remnants escaping at Dunkirk.

By best elements do you mean, like machinery or more highly trained soldiers.

Both I do believe.

I cant wait to see your Luftwaffe

Sounds like a really fun game Larry was playing, like Spacey said not everyone does the ol'J1 D.O.W. I personally dont, makes the game more unpredictable.  

I myself am 18, nice to see diversity though in the community 

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First off, their game sounds really neat and I'd love to watch!   Sounds like Russia is a real challenge, and that Japan has been poorly played.

Now the possible downsides to the Europe version:

• the UK seems weak in Africa and at sea - just as I feared. After 8 turns they have not stabilised Africa or got more fleet together than 1 carrier and a cruiser???!!!
• the Italians seem a little...er...uber strong?  I really can't see how a country that should be earning about 6 IPCs per turn can hold off the UK and US in the Med.

Eargerly awaiting more playtesting updates from Larry though 

Lozza007

Larry said that the Germans were doing a good job of keeping the RN at bay, so dont worry too much. And he said that the Italians owned a good chunk of Africa, plus they were sending units through Iran! Thats pretty clear to me that they have just been played well. Also he said there was going to be a showdown soon in North Africa...

No, there are no pics for them yet unfortunately.

That size is almost the same as a Warhammer match. Add charts, dices, money (sacked from old games  ) and similar stuff, and you have the same size. Interesting coincidence

You ever play Warhammer Funcioneta?

First thing I will do is ship all pre-orders (I will get it a few days before release  )

Then I will open it and set up the Global game...  Then I will sit staring at it for hours in all it glory thinking of all the possibilities.

Yay im one of those pre-orders! I'll just focus on G1 strategy no doubt.