New National Production & National Objectives Chart

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

The battleboard is complete. It is designed to be printed on 8.5" x 11" and is the same size as the first National Production chart I made. If you notice any errors please let me know.

The full High resolution version can be downloaded here:
http://www.mediafire.com/i/?k2jzwymxzny

I am also working on a diplomacy/corrected setup cards which will fit inside each power’s unit box.

[MaherC]

looks awesome.  only issue I have is calling heavy bombers strategic bombers.  don’t fix it for me, we don’t use these :)

we WOULD use fleet markers :)  I can’t find my key for illustrator 4…

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

@MaherC:

looks awesome.  only issue I have is calling heavy bombers strategic bombers.  don’t fix it for me, we don’t use these :)

we WOULD use fleet markers :)   I can’t find my key for illustrator 4…

Officially Bombers have had their name changed to “Strategic Bombers” in Pacific 1940. I am also not a fan of the name change but used it so the chart would be consistent with the rulebook.

I didn’t use Illustrator to create this. I used PowerPoint.

What exacty would a fleet marker look like? Like the marshaling cards from AAR or Task force tokens and cards from AAP? I’m a bit unsure what you want.

[BadSpeller]

@MaherC:

looks awesome.  only issue I have is calling heavy bombers strategic bombers.  don’t fix it for me, we don’t use these :)

Please do not call these ‘heavy bombers’, for this is a Tech in AA50 and might be a Tech in 1940 Global.

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

@BadSpeller:

Please do not call these ‘heavy bombers’, for this is a Tech in AA50 and might be a Tech in 1940 Global.

The name will stay “strategic bombers” since thats what they are called in the official rulebook.

[Woodstock]

Bob. First off, awesome work.

But….and this proves you really are fitted to work at WoTC :P …there’s a typo on the new battleboard!

Causality zone? Or Casualty zone?

[miragehunter]

Bob thanks for all your hard work.  When do you think you will be able to get out the setup political cards?  I’m sure they will look awesome!

[allboxcars]

@Woodstock:

Causality zone? Or Casualty zone?

Both.
Hey just cuz you’re dead doesn’t mean you’re not to blame.

[Krieghund]

This is really awsome work, Bob!  There is one small thing, however.  I noticed that you’re calling Dutch New Guinea, New Guinea, New Britain and the Solomons “Dutch West Indies” collectively.  The Dutch West Indies are actually in the Caribbean.  A more accurate name would be Melanesia, although Melanesia also includes New Hebrides and Fiji.  Perhaps “Western Melanesia” or “Greater Melanesia” would work?

[KH Stuka]

Dutch East-Indies?

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

Thanks for the error checks guys. I will get correct updated cards out soon. As with any project some errors are expected hopefully between us well catch all the errors.@Krieghund:

This is really awsome work, Bob!  There is one small thing, however.  I noticed that you’re calling Dutch New Guinea, New Guinea, New Britain and the Solomons “Dutch West Indies” collectively.  The Dutch West Indies are actually in the Caribbean.  A more accurate name would be Melanesia, although Melanesia also includes New Hebrides and Fiji.  Perhaps “Western Melanesia” or “Greater Melanesia” would work?

Great work krieg. I knew that “Dutch West Indies” was technically incorrect but I couldn’t think of a better name. After looking at a map of Melanesia I will update the cards to say “Western Melanesia” since this is geographically correct.

[Xayd74]

@Krieghund:

This is really awsome work, Bob!  There is one small thing, however.  I noticed that you’re calling Dutch New Guinea, New Guinea, New Britain and the Solomons “Dutch West Indies” collectively.  The Dutch West Indies are actually in the Caribbean.  A more accurate name would be Melanesia, although Melanesia also includes New Hebrides and Fiji.  Perhaps “Western Melanesia” or “Greater Melanesia” would work?

That’s probably my fault. I called it DWI in my custom NPC because I needed a quickie acronym to fit in the graphic. Originally, I was just planning on using the chart myself, but then decided to upload it for other folks. I knew it made no sense to call it “west” indies since they’re east of the east indies, but originally I wasnt overly concerned about naming accuracy since it was just supposed to be for personal use.

[MaherC]

bob, looking for something about maybe the size of 4-6 kamakazi markers that can take the place of large groups of surface ships for all parties involved.  right now we just write numbers on the backs of the round country markers, but that’s a little ghetto :)

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

I have just uploaded the new corrected charts. YOU CAN FIND THE SCREENSHOTS AND DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE NEW CHARTS IN THE FIRST ENTRY TO THIS FORM LOCATED ON THE FIRST PAGE. All new updates will be posted in the same location.

Thanks to everyone who helped me find the errors. If you notice any other errors please let me know so i can fix them.

I am now working on creating the diplomacy/setup cards for each nation. These will take longer than the previous charts that i worked on so be patient. I expect to be done in a few days.

[Hellmet]

Bob, the battle board is stunning!!  Is Causality (an actual word in Physics and relates to cause & affect) going to be changed to Casualty (a person who is killed or injured)?  If so, I will wait until you post the corrected file before I have it laminated.  Thanks again for an excellent piece of work.

EDIT - SORRY, this got posted AFTER Bob’s post.

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

@Hellmet:

Bob, the battle board is stunning!!  Is Causality (an actual word in Physics and relates to cause & affect) going to be changed to Casualty (a person who is killed or injured)?  If so, I will wait until you post the corrected file before I have it laminated.  Thanks again for an excellent piece of work.

That error has already been fixed. Go to the first entry on this thread (page 1) to download the new updated battleboard. (Actually all three charts have been updated. The National Production & National Objectives charts now refer to “Dutch East Indies” as “Western Melanesia” since that is the correct geographical name for this area. Thanks krieg)

[allboxcars]

Hey Bob, what is that avatar of yours?

I thought the only FMG naval sculpt they had out was the Aircraft Carrier?

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

Its the Italian Battleship. This immage was released months ago. you can see the full sized picture at the bottom of this page:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=13894.630

[allboxcars]

@Bob_A_Mickelson:

Its the Italian Battleship. This immage was released months ago. you can see the full sized picture at the bottom of this page:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=13894.630

Awesome!  Thanks!
Missed it entirely.
The way that threads progressing I find it really needs a separate thread of those photos and really only those photos.

[Variable]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for an amazing job! I printed everything out last night on glossy photo paper. I’m working on mounting it to some black foamcore using a spray adhesive today. I’ll get some pics up when I’m done. So far, the boards look awesome!