Who cares about the numbers or the historical timeline?
We all know that the game is essentially anachronous and abstract. Trying to figure out a correct ratio between turns and dates is pointless. The best we’re ever going to get is a loose approximation anyway, so it might as well be designed around the gameplay.
-The Germans should have had a battleship in sz 5 to make their naval game more fun, especially in 1941, and even more especially because the Regia Marina is no longer under German control. I don’t like specific rules that only effect a single unit, battle, or territory on the board. Germany should just have a battleship straight up, for good gameplay.
-The Italians should have started in East Africa, so we could give them the extra ipc, and to make that part of the map more interesting in 1941. They should control Greece and Yugoslavia for basically the same reason.
-Brazil should be under American control, so that the South American continent isn’t completely irrelevant. Though honestly if you’re going to let them control Brazil, then why not Colombia as well?
Also, while I’m at it… units should not have been co-located in the same territory at the beginning of the game (Libya/UK). Why break with tradition on that after all this time? We could have just as easily given Germany another transport, or some more tanks in Algeria. Or better yet, why not put an extra space in Africa? Oh well, map changes are beyond us at this point.
To be completely blunt, the Anniversary Edition has made me re-evaluate many aspects of this game, which I used to think were intentional, but which now seem rather arbitrary. The distribution of IPCs across the board primarily, but also other stuff as well. The ratio of units to real world armies, the relationship between factories and production, the map projection itself, and the various rationales for including some territories but leaving others out. Basically just a lot of things which I used to accept as dogmatic, because of some grand design necessity, but which now seem open to question.
Oh yeah and you didn’t mention Finland for 41, but who cares right? :-D