Regarding the Russian convoy; does Finland have access to the Arctic? I drew several lines meeting at a point here to deny Finland this outlet, but also to prevent a Norway-USSR border. One point you might consider is the effect of winter freezing: Archangel was the main port for Soviet aid, but in winter it was icebound so Murmansk was used, necessitating a longer rail journey through Karelia.
++++dude this is not going to have complicated rules which bog down the game
Any particular reason for dividing Italy?
+++++++ yes actually… no mountainous territories are viable for sea invasion for more than X amount of units. now the allies have to attack the south first.
Nigeria is in the wrong place. It should be in the south-west part of FEA.
++++++++++ its fine where it is.
The Inner Mongolia territory also includes the Shensi and Shansi provinces, which were the principle CCP controlled areas. Certainly the KMT had no influence north of Szechuan, this is why I give these areas to the Soviet controlled CCP.
+++++++++++China is still China and the nationalists in 1939 had the upper hand. Im not making 2 Chinas thank you.
I agree that R de O should become Western Sahara, as linking FWA with Algeria makes it an important territory at last. Germany will have to consider using it to move land units from Algeria to FWA to by-pass the Egypt bottleneck, otherwise lose Africa south of the sahara. But is it worth driving Spain into the Allied camp?
+++++Under AARHE axis units can move into and thru the Sahara with limitations. Thus the point is moot.
The Pacific island territories are worth reviewing, for example Okinawa is too far east and would be better as the Marianas. It’s crucial here to calculate aircraft movement limits, as this was the main consideration in assessing the real value of these islands as bases from which to bomb Japan.
++++++++ this is a matter of playability and limited sea zones. The game needs to keep a minimal ideas to keep it fun.
I would definately add
Burma
Mexico
Trans-Jordan/Iraq
Venezuela
Trans-jordan is not Iraq in this map. It may look that way but that because i dont want too small little territories. Persia on this map includes Iraq and Iran.
I dont want too many oil rigs on the map. All those you mentioned were considered, but they : 1) were not as developed in 1939 requiring a MAJOR oil center or 2) are not influential to play.
Possibly Venezuela