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[AA50] — 1940 Setup with France & aligned Neutrals. "G40 Lite," anyone?

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Hi all, my first draft map for an AA50 1940 + France Setup (v0.5) is ready to rock. G40 Lite, anybody?

This idea was born and first discused two years ago in my “[AA50/Anniversary] Modular Map Overlays” thread. Becuase this is a whole new kettle of fish, however, I am splitting this realease off into it’s own thread for further discussion, new rules, setup charts (oof), and of course playtesting/refinement.

Backstory:
My indomitable son-- lover of the color blue and Axis and Allies— and therefore of France, bless his mistaken 8yo heart— has worked his way up to playing Anniversary with me. He grieves for the neglected G40 French soldiers sitting in their box. And so, I’ve atempted to tackle the addition of France and the creation of a plausible Middle-weight 1940 setup that includes the French Empire and his precious blue troops.

Project Objectives:
Placate my child and get some blue units and TTs on the map. K.I.S.S. Add choices/fun, but maintain middle-weight status. Maintain loose tether to historical reality… meaning I need more or less 1940 borders.
To pull this off on an AA50 map, I need two things:
France-related map & rules updates Non-France 1940-related map & rules updates (aligned neutrals + dispossing various powers of their 1941-42 territorial gains)
Rules additions:

This is a Middle-weight map, so we need some Very Simple Rules™ for the inexorable fall of Paris and the subsequent creation of Free France
– I like GW36’s dieroll mechanic wherein you roll for TT + contents and individual ships to see what happens: Vichy, Free French, or Scuttle (for ships).
– For our middle-weight case here, “Vichy France” simply becomes German
– For Free French, the UK can command ala the US command of China.

In my first attempt to satisfy the above criteria, I present: v0.5!!

G40 Lite v0.5 contains:

The French Empire, c. ~spring 1940:
France proper split into Northern (capital) and Southern (becomes Vichy) France Six discrete French African colonies and protectorates
– Morocco
– Algeria
– French West, Central, and Equatorial Africa (which gets RC and becomes capital of Free France)
– Madagascar Syria (maybe relevant with pro-axis Iraq next door?) French Indochina (Frenchified; remains ahistorically merged with Thailand; no game-reason to split them) French Guiana (maybe relevant now that we have a VC-posessing pro-allied Brazil?) New Caledonia in the South Pacific …mostly for flavor/possible IPC balance
Lots of other changes to create viable 1940 setup:
Addition of Albania Addition of British Guinana (Suriname) Splitting Iraq (2, pro-Axis) off from Trans-Jordan (0, UK) IPC-ifying of many “True” (or game-functionally true) Neutrals:
– Sweden
– Turkey
– Saudi Arabia
– Spain
– Argentina Chile
– Afganistan
– South American amalgamations
– Angola
– Mozambique Addition of “Impassible” to a few important regions:
– Sahara
– Himalaya
– Mongolia (functionally)
– Switzerland (functionally) De-possessifying of various “Aligned” Neutrals:
– Finland (pro-axis)
– Romania Bulgaria (pro-axis)
– Iraq (pro-axis)
– Brazil (pro-allies; drops to 2 IPC, a Neutral VC? Whaaat?)
– Yugoslavia (pro-allies) (no more “Balkans”)
– Greece (pro-allies)
– Persia (pro-allies)
– Eire (pro-allies)
And finally, a totally unrelated change that actually belons in this thread:
In China, split off “Jehol” (1, Japan-occupied, China Roundel) from Manchuria (3)
…and probably many others I’ve forgotten.

Below are a couple preview images as well as the link to the full file.

AA50_1940_West.png

AA50_1940_East.png

Full Size Download (v0.5):
https://www.mediafire.com/view/eyjoqlytf4ag9k3/AA50_1940ed_v0.5.png/file
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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 1
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History
Round: 1 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians Combat - Russians Non Combat Move - Russians 3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Northern Belarus 2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Northern Belarus 6 infantry moved from Leningrad to Northern Belarus 2 aaGuns moved from Leningrad to Northern Belarus 1 artillery moved from Leningrad to Northern Belarus 1 infantry moved from Southern Belarus to Northern Belarus 2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine 3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Northern Belarus 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Stalingrad to Kursk 1 infantry moved from Archangel to Leningrad 3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Leningrad 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk 1 aaGun moved from Sakha to Siberia 3 infantry moved from Amur to Sakha 3 infantry moved from Buryatia to Sakha 3 infantry moved from Siberia to Sakha 1 infantry moved from Southern Caucasus to Northern Caucasus 1 submarine moved from 130 Sea Zone to 128 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Leningrad 1 infantry moved from Karelia to Vyborg 1 infantry moved from Karelia to Archangel Place Units - Russians 3 infantry placed in Ukraine 3 infantry placed in Leningrad 3 infantry placed in Siberia 3 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 46 PUs; end with 46 PUs
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TGC (CP) vs Ragnell804 (Entente), 1914 balanced

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@Ragnell804

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Round: 5 Actions - AustroHungarians Purchase Units - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians buy 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - AustroHungarians 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Moscow 4 infantry moved from Galicia to Ukraine 2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Tatarstan 1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Vienna 5 artilleries, 1 fighter and 16 infantry moved from Ukraine to Moscow 2 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste Combat - AustroHungarians Battle in Tatarstan AustroHungarians attack with 2 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 2 infantry in Tatarstan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Tatarstan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Tatarstan AustroHungarians win, taking Tatarstan from Russians with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Moscow AustroHungarians attack with 5 artilleries, 1 fighter and 17 infantry Russians defend with 14 artilleries, 1 factory and 16 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 5 artilleries, 1 fighter and 17 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 7/23 hits, 10.17 expected hits Russians roll dice for 14 artilleries and 16 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 15/30 hits, 15.00 expected hits 15 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Moscow 7 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Moscow Russians and AustroHungarians reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is -24 Casualties for AustroHungarians: 15 infantry Casualties for Russians: 7 infantry Combat Move - AustroHungarians Place Units - AustroHungarians 12 infantry placed in Vienna Turn Complete - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians collect 39 PUs; end with 41 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Russians regular : -0.50 AustroHungarians regular : -2.83
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L25 BM4 Ghostglider (Axis) vs Avner (Allies+18)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 1
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History
Round: 1 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland Italians take British Somaliland from British 1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone 1 armour and 1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux 2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux 2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone Combat - Italians Battle in Trans-Jordan Battle in 96 Sea Zone Italians attack with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine British defend with 1 submarine Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 6 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 6 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the British lost in 96 Sea Zone Italians win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine Casualties for British: 1 submarine Battle in Alexandria Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry British defend with 1 infantry Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 0/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Alexandria Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Alexandria, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Alexandria 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Alexandria Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in Normandy Bordeaux Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.17 expected hits French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the French and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux Italians win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Italians 2 fighters moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany 1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy 1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk 1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to France 2 infantry moved from Albania to Bulgaria 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia Place Units - Italians 1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Italians Italians collect 12 PUs; end with 15 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : -0.67 Italians regular : -2.33 British regular : 1.50
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L25 Avner (L+9) vs Surfer (X) BM4

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triplea_41938_2rus.tsvg

Game History
Round: 2 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Russians Non Combat Move - Russians 2 aaGuns and 18 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R. 3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk 2 infantry moved from Rostov to Ukraine 3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus 6 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 8 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus 1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Russia 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Russia 1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Russia 1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus 1 cruiser moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone Place Units - Russians 3 infantry placed in Ukraine 9 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 39 PUs
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[AA50/Anniversary] Modular Map Overlays - Splitting Australia, the Balkans, and Sea Zones; adding Cairo, Malaya, Singapore, Rio, Cape Town, Recruitment Centers and tons more!

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Alright, my first draft map for an AA50 1940 + France Setup (v0.5) is ready to rock. G40 Lite, anybody?

Becuase this is a whole new kettle of fish I will split this one off into it’s own thread for further discussion, new rules, setup charts (oof), and of course playtesting/refinement. The idea was born and first discussed here, however, so I’ll leave the inital release preview and the link to v0.5 below.

Details for v0.5:

The French Empire, c. ~spring 1940:
France proper split into Northern (capital) and Southern (becomes Vichy) France Six discrete French African colonies and protectorates
– Morocco
– Algeria
– French West, Central, and Equatorial Africa (which gets RC and becomes capital of Free France)
– Madagascar Syria (maybe relevant with pro-axis Iraq next door?) French Indochina (Frenchified; remains ahistorically merged with Thailand; no game-reason to split them) French Guiana (maybe relevant now that we have a VC-posessing pro-allied Brazil?) New Caledonia in the South Pacific …mostly for flavor/possible IPC balance
Lots of other changes to create viable 1940 setup:
Addition of Albania Addition of British Guinana (Suriname) Splitting Iraq (2, pro-Axis) off from Trans-Jordan (0, UK) IPC-ifying of many “True” (or game-functionally true) Neutrals:
– Sweden
– Turkey
– Saudi Arabia
– Spain
– Argentina Chile
– Afganistan
– South American amalgamations
– Angola
– Mozambique De-possessifying of various “Aligned” Neutrals:
– Finland (pro-axis)
– Romania Bulgaria (pro-axis)
– Iraq (pro-axis)
– Brazil (pro-allies; drops to 2 IPC, a Neutral VC? Whaaat?)
– Yugoslavia (pro-allies) (no more “Balkans”)
– Greece (pro-allies)
– Persia (pro-allies)
– Eire (pro-allies)
And finally, some unrelated changes that potentially improve any AA50 setup (and therefore actually belong in this thread):
In China, split off “Jehol” (1, Japan-occupied, China Roundel) from Manchuria (3) Addition of “Impassible” to a few important regions:
– Sahara
– Himalaya
– Mongolia (functionally)
– Switzerland (functionally) …and probably many other changes I’ve forgotten.
Below are a couple preview images as well as the link to the full file.

AA50_1940_West.png

AA50_1940_East.png

Full Size Download (v0.5):
https://www.mediafire.com/view/eyjoqlytf4ag9k3/AA50_1940ed_v0.5.png/file

Discussion thread here! https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/41968
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@captainwalker Srbbthiyghtbuiu light this that . Funny!

Just a mistake .i could have held it and held you at bay . All I needed was another warship or two in SZ6 to cover my fleet.
Have been too concerned with a can opening move through the DEI and have a very unhappy wife , with work , wanting to stop . She hates being in the kitchen now and wants us to sell soon as possible.
Is a worry for me .
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PTV - regularkid (Axis +8) vs mikawagunichi (Allies)

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@regularkid Please let me know if you would permit an edit of the Russian sub from 113 to 94.