Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports

[The Captain]

Global 1940, No. 21 Game Report:

Players:
Axis: Dark Knight
Allies: The Captain

Early 1940 to Late 1942:
Germany:
Mass Production of U-Boat units to rule the Atlantic and the Med.
Gradually building up 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Waffen-SS Armies as well as 1st, 2nd and 3rd Panzer Armies - of which 75 % were fighting on the Eastern Front.

Luftwaffe was highly active & effective - but suffered heavy casualties - with no reinforcements to come.

Soviet Union:
The Soviet Strategic Plan included an offensive operation in Africa.
1st Soviet Army Corps captured Iraq in Late 1941 - and pushed on towards Italian controlled territories in Eastern & Northern Africa - with reinforcements coming in by Air Transport units.

Italy attacked the Soviet Union in Early 1941 - followed up by a massive German invasion in Late 1941.

Japan:
A successful and massive Japanese offensive captured all of China by Late 1941 - eliminating all Chinese resistance.

In Early 1942 & Late 1942 Japan successfuly reorganized the Army, Airforce and Navy - and prepared for an attack in both the Pacific and against India.

United States:
The US Strategic Plan was to gradually put an increasing pressure on the Axis Powers - in both the Pacific and European theatres.

By Late 1942, all original US territories and islands were under US control - and US troopes had landed in Northern Africa.

United Kingdom:
All moneys islands in the Pacific were under UK control - this was important due to the heavy IPC losses inflicted by German U-Boat convoy disruptions.

Early 1943 to Early 1944:
The economic situation was stabil for both the Axis and the Allies.

But the ecomy was gradually getting advantageous to the Allies, since the Soviets managed to halt the German invasion on the Eastern Front - and the Allies were able to defend the islands in the Pacific.

India was captures by Japan in Early 1944 - but the cost was enormous for Japan.

The Soviets launched a massive offensive on the Eastern Front - pushing back the Germans.
In Africa, the Soviets skillfully captures most Italian controlled territories - bring up the Soviet IPC level on a massive scale.

Tanks, Tanks and more Tanks were mass produced in Russia - and the Germans were forced to retreat all over the Eastern Front.

Late 1944:
Germany prepared a defensive line on the Eastern Front from Novgorod in the North to Bessarabia in the South.

The Soviets launched an offensive into Belarus and Archangel - with the purpose to encircle the German units in Novgorod and threaten the entire German front.
The backbone of the Soviet forces were the 1st Soviet Army Group - supported heavily by 18 independant Tank units.

Soviet Tank and Infantry units attacked deep into Chinese territories - forcing the Japanese units to drive North to counter the new threat.

Allied troops heavily outnumbered the Japanese in the Pacific - with more than 3 times the number of Infantry and Fighter units defending all Pacific islands.

US and UK troops continously landed in Western Europe - and the 1st US Tank Army pushed throug the Middle East towards India.

North Africa was dominated by Soviet, French, US, UK and ANZAC units.

An Axis defeat was inevitable - and the Axis surrendered in Late 1944.

Please refer to the IPC Tracking Chart attached below.

The military situation by the beginning of Late 1944:

A few detailed situation photos:

[Trout]

@barnee Good Morning. I am chiming in very late on this but confirmed that essentially the Allies lost due to the emotional health of the US Navy leadership in the Pacific and the UK Army/Air Force leadership in India being irreparably damaged. So we had a new HRE victory condition kick in which was Axis Psychological Victory because the Allied Generals and Admirals on one side of the board were sitting in their HQ rooms sucking their thumbs. Unclear if victory due to outstanding psyops is an official way to win but that’s what happened. Congratulations to Barnee for being the first to win HRE by virtue of outstanding tactical prowess which destroyed all of the Allied Strategic Plans in a way that demoralized them beyond repair 👍

This is in response to Game 5 between Barnee and myself posted in Fall 2025

[Trout]

Global 1940, Game Report:

Global 1940 two-player game conducted with Triple A which ended yesterday as follows"

Players:
Axis: Trout
Allies: Barnee

Germany captured all French territories and was able to reduce the UK navy in the Atlantic to one destroyer, one transport, and one cruiser at the close of Early 1940. UK had a very strong counterpunch which reduced the Regia Marina to just its SZ 95 fleet in addition to destroying the Italian Army in Ethiopia and sinking the German battleship in the North Atlantic. In Asia, Japan’s Strategic Plan called for an initial focus on turning China completely yellow which did happen by the end of Fall 1941.
The very effective UK1 turn caused Germany to scrap its initial Strategic Planning and instead conduct Luftwaffe air raids in the Mediterranean, launch the Bismarck from Kiel and the Graf Zeppelin from Marseilles all in Late 1940 in order to replenish the surface assets of the Kriegsmarine and try to stave off utter early destruction of its Italian neighbor.
In the Pacific, Japan opened hostilities with the Western Allies in Fall 1941 with successful attacks on Philippines, Hong Kong, and FIC.
Meanwhile, the Soviet Union decided to re-write history and instead conducted a surprise attack on Germany in Fall 1941. The Soviet Union would remain strong all game as the Nazis never were able to push into Soviet territory past E. Poland for the entire game.
Japan captured all DEI in Fall 1942 and that extra boost to their economy would contribute to them having a strong position in Asia and the Pacific for the rest of the game although the vital Allied locations of India, Queensland, Midway/Wake/Hawaii remained in Allied hands for its entirety.
If there was a turning point in the game, it may have been the year 1943 in the Mediterranean. In the Fall of 1942, the USA made their first strong Atlantic moves with the USN moving into SZ 91 in force and capturing Morocco as well. The Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe however were able to destroy that USN Main Fleet in Spring 1943. Germany had sustained heavy losses in that battle so it took over the Italian government in Spring 1944 which allowed them to use all Axis forces to recapture Morocco that had a strong combined US/UK contingent of land and air forces and boost their income substantially.
After that, Germany focused on rebuilding the Luftwaffe and landing a large force in Syria for a planned conquest of the Middle East. However, the Allies responded in strength and the Axis were never able to advance past Syria. The war dragged on for a few years afterwards at close to a stalemate. The Axis had firm control of the Mediterranean and Japan maintained a strong position on land in Asia as well as on the high seas in the South Pacific. Meanwhile the Soviet Union remained in a strong position and the Allies never relinquished Egypt, India or the Middle East besides Syria. In addition, Japan was never strong enough to start pushing into the US Pacific territories other than Philippines and Guam.
To break the stalemate, Germany in the Spring of 1947 relocated the entire Luftwaffe to Western Germany which by that time included four jet fighters and both Heavy Bombers, withdrew forces from Syria and invested all IPC resources in transport production at Kiel. The UK was caught unprepared and a successful Sea Lion attack ended the game in the Fall of 1947.
Photos to follow from Barnee in next few days if not later today.

[The Captain]

The Global 1940, No. 21 Game Report has been updated.