Message: 1
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:51:43 +0200
From: marcello mugnai <marce@mail.fol.it>
Subject: GR: WIFFE/DODIII: a new world is possible
This is the
complete (for what i recall correctly) report of our last DODIII + WIFFE game
in Firenze,
ENG repair rule.
No Polif, Patif, AiF and Leader units. DOD III with reactionary join in and
secondary options. House rule: we throw 3 dices for land combat and we get the
middle result. We use the 1d10 combat
tables.
Starrings:
Francesco is the
evil nazi
Marco for fascists
and japs
Massimo and Enrico
share the democracies
Marcello (your
guide) as the commies around the world
Set-up:
Commonwealth and Us have a very bad navy and start with -1 in the PE. A huge
amount of ships have to be repaired by all the navies. Has usual, the italian
army is in Africa.
J/F 1936 M/A 1936
M/J 1936 J/A 1936 S/O 1936
N/D 1936 J/F 1937 M/A 1937 M/J 1937
J/A 1937 S/O 1937 N/D 1937
J/F 1938 M/A 1938 M/J 1938
J/A 1938 S/O 1938 N/D 1938 J/F 1939 M/A 1939
M/J 1939 J/A 1939 S/O 1939
N/D 1939 J/F 1940 M/A 1940
M/J 1940 J/A 1940
Politics: Adolf
decides that is time to "globalize" the world, and begins with
Renania. Mussolini wants to give his help. The result is a coup in Spain, and it
succed! Government change in the iberian peninsula, who now is watching fine to
the fascist powers. Winston is orrified by this spanish "volt-face",
and tries to bring them towards the democracy. A Spanish-English alliance is
signed. France is worried too, but for now plays a 0(g) to increase bid points.
Stalin has something else to thing about european trouble. He find out some
traitors! A huge purge hits the red army. In Japan there's a big political
change too. General Tojo takes over. FDR understand the wind is changing, and
convince the senate to reconsider the neutrality act. Us PE raises.
Military: no
action due to bad weather, with blizzard even in Mediterranean zone.
Politics: The
Commonwealth is first and sign another alliance with Spain, moving the minor
closer the democracy.
The germans come
second and play a 0(g).
The french place a
coup cell, option 0(c).
Germany bids high
for two options:
first: he try to
break an alliance CW-Spain, but fails.
Second: he place a
coup cell somewhere.
Military affairs:
the italians attack in Etiopia, killing a corp, but many italians die in the
offensive.
The Us are worried
about the diplomatic trial beetween Axis and CW in Spain, and decides to
guarantee the spanish people from any
aggression.
Germany plays a
0(g) and ends the turn.
More italian
attacks.
Germany wants to
show that they care about the spanish people too, and guarantee Spain.
The yankees
propose a treaty to the Commonwealth, and an happy Chamberlain agrees.
Stalin asks the
turks to use the Istanbul red factory (5 year plan doesn't go right...).
The italians play
the 0(g)
Military: more
italians attack, more ethiopians die.
Germany plays a
0(g).
Il Duce guarantees
Spain.
The french held their
1936 elections.
Japan plays a 0(g)
and roll out.
The new Us
president is a repubblican! FDR fails! The american are more isolated from the
rest of the world.
Germany bids high
for 3 options:
Adolf announces a
new policy for the Reich: more democracy! (IPO 1) Ribbentrop goes to Spain and
break an alliance beetween spanish and Brits.
Speer increases
German production.
The turn ends.
Military: finally
Adis Abeba falls.
Adolf try to
convince the spanish to break any relations with The Commonwealth, but the
answer is "no". Italy gear up, followed by Japan and Comonwealth.
Russian and
japanese military forces are facing in Siberia. Rumors of an imminent war!
France, feared by the
german gear up, increases its military production, followed by the americans.
Molotov and Konoye
meet in Vladivostok for a talk peace, and the result is a pact and an economic
agreement for Russia and Japan. Soviet forces are railed to Europe, while the
samurai march to the chinese border.
Germany first for
a 0(g).
Il Duce asks the
turks for an economic agreement. Two resources for Italy.
France proposes a
pact to the Commonwealth, and Chamberlain say yes.
Stalin is tired of
arms race, and signs the Naval Treaty.
Adolf now goes
back to Spain and finally break the Spanish-Commonwealth alliance. Then he asks
for two resources.
Repubblican Spain
is almost fascist now.
Italy plays a
0(g).
Russian spies go
to Spain, but are repulsed by a coup cell.
Japan buys another
coup cell (guess where?)
Germany plays a
0(g).
Russia plays a
0(g).
Italy signs an
economic agreement with Sweden; italian merchant ships sail
to the Baltic sea.
Japan plays a
0(g).
Germany signs an
alliance with Rumania.
The Duma approves
another 5 years plan (russian gear up)
Italians and
japanese 0(g)ed.
The yankees
increase their production.
The commies don't
want to be second, and go for another 5 years plan (for a total of 10 years
plan).
Gear up even for
Commonwealth.
Germany needs more
rescources, and makes an economic agreements with Yugoslavia.
Commonwealth first
again calls the elections (IPO 10)
Germany breaks the
Ussr-Yugoslavia alliance. The minor is actived and enters the neutral hex.
The world seems
very quite, but all of a sudden, Japan declares war on the NEI, and debarks on
Batavia.
France bids very
high and finally calls the elections.
Commonwealth signs
and alliance with Belgium.
Russia 0(g).
Japan plays his
war card.
The world,
astonished, looks at the madness growing. Adolf declares war on Belgium, and,
because of the new alliance, the Commonwealth enters the war against the nazi!
This doesn't save the minor, that is immediatly conquered.
Because of low Us
entry, the axis powers DOW some vital minors. Japan now has the oil, and
Germany gets importants hexes for the war on the west.
But now the Us
entry is growing...
Russia is first and
plays the 0(g), and then roll out. The commies rule the world policy! But the
world is not interested in words. Facts! That's what the public needs. The new
fact is the Germany DOW on Netherlands.
Amsterdam is
conquered almost immediatly. The CW doesn't DOW Japan for the aggression of the
NEI (casus belli), so it gets -1 to the Political Efectivness.
The russian keeps
ruling the policy. They asks for the red factory in Madrid first and then
guarantee the iberic country. Spain is moved towards
the communist
zone.
FDR asks the
senate to approve a new production plan (gear up) and then signs the London
naval treaty.
Japan seems very
disappointed because CW didn't DOW, so they attack the british empire! The
imperial debarks their marines in Malaya and Australia.
Singapore falls
quickly, and the japanese enlist enthusiastic.
In Europe the
german army seems ready for an attack. Frence is waiting for a sad destiny. The
country didn't have the opportunity to gear up or play any political role, and
is very weak.
The senate vetoes
the neutrality act. FDR seems very weak now, but the public is more interested
in the world facts. People speak about the fascist aggressions.
Japan plays his
war card.
Germany too plays
the war card (even as secondary option).
Italy gear up. As
secondary option he plays the credit card! Most of the country are in debt, and
must pay interests. The Us must pay 5 money
points!
Russia plays the
0(g).
The commonwealth
plays the war card.
This was a very long
political turn. Military spoken, the english didn't seems very happy. They are
attacked by the Kreigsmarine in the Atlantic,
losing several
merchant ships, while in the Pacific the japanese advance deeper in Australia.
The samurai take Melbourne, and arrive at the gates of Canberra.
Germany and Japan
increase their military production.
The senate vetoes
the neutrality act again! People in the Us speak about a war against the
fascists powers. Shops owned by japanese and german immigrates are attacked by
the crowd in NY and LA.
The italians meet
an agreements with the greeks, getting a resource.
The japanese keep
massing troops near Canberra, and debark even in India.
The Royal Navy
moves from the indian sub-continent avoiding the Japanese navy.
Adolf demands the
Sudetenland, and Praga, isolated, must give in.
As secondary
option, Germany plays a war card. At his first impulse, Germany DOW France.
The political turn
is ended by the russians with a 0(g).
Germany enters
almost immediatly the french home land, thanks to surprise and a well-prepared
offensive (chit). But l'armée stands. Holes in the
defensive line are immediatly filled with units from the african colonies.
Canberra falls,
and more japanese corps are debarked in india. The japs seems unstoppable. FDR
at the senate asks the americans to help the
British people.
The us government decides to help Churchill reparing british ships (gift of
destroyers).
The fleet is
relocate to Pearl Harbour.
The italians
propose a pact to Adolf. Der Furher takes his time and prefer to kill the rest
of Czechoslovakia first. As secondary option he meets il Duce (option 0(f)).
Commonwealth and
Russia plays a 0(g).
In Europe the
weather is bad, and the germans cannot attack everywhere, but keep advancing in
France. The japanese move and fight indian corps in the center of the country,
arriving at the gates of Bombay. Other corps debark in Auckland. That's too
much for the americans, and the senate approve the liberation act: war against
Germany and Japan.
Germany plays the
0(g)
Commonwealth
propose a pact to the United States.
The senate
approves the war and then (secondary options) the president signs the pact with
the brits.
Italy and Russia
play the 0(g).
The americans begin
moving the fleet to south Pacific, where the japanese are moving units and
debark in Auckland. Yankee corps arrive in Wellington, but they're killed by
the japanese marines coming from Australia. But the american revenge is coming.
In Europe the germans cannot advance because of bad weather.
The japanese gear
up.
Germany breaks the
alliance Spain-Cw.
In the Pacific the
japanese brings more corps in India, but the american fleet debarks the marines
in Truk, breaking the supply line to the fleet in south Pacific. More british
ships are coming from Europe to fight the japanese in the Indian ocean. It's
pretty clear the allied command is going
for a "japan
first" attack.
Russia guarantee
Sweden, and the scandinavian country enters the communist ideology.
Adolf reply with
an alliance with Spain first, and then joining in the country. The Repubblicans
declares war on France and Commonwealth.
Commonwealth gear
up.
France finally
plays the elections.
In Europe the good
season is coming, and the german tanks are coming too, direction Paris. More
attacks bring the germans inside the hexagone.
Spanish corps are
mainly placed on the Pyrenees, but an army moves from Tangiers and takes Rabat.
The strong british garrison in Gibraltar reply taking an undefended Cadiz.
In the Pacific the
wind is changed, in just one turn. The american Fleet control the ocean, and
debarks in Batavia. Immediatly the japanese Marine lands in the oil field,
saving the resources; but the suppy line to Japan is out of order.
The Russian bids
very high for 3 options.
In Stockolm, King
Gustav signs another alliance with Stalin. The scandinavian people believe in
socialism and are ready to follow the russians in the adventure.
As secondary
option, the League of Nations is called and Molotov asks for more credit. The
League says yes and the Swiss bank opens another account.
Second option: the
communism need more weapons, and the Duma approves another gear up.
As secondary
option, Stalin declares that is time to spread the communism in the world: war
to Japan, Persia and Finland.
Third option: Mao
says that will follow Stalin, and orders his comerades to attacks the evil
nationalists, starting the chinese civil war (Russian
option 6).
As secondary
option, Sweden join in the communist crusade.
The world is
schocked by all these declarations. The fascist side doesn't seem very worried,
but the americans says that Ussr will come after Japan (but Patton is not yet a
general).
Germany and Japan
plays the 0(g).
Italy declares war
on France.
Military phase.
The communists begin their moves. Sweden sky division debarks in Finland, while
the russian and sweden forces meet in undefended Petsamo. Teheran falls and
Persia enters the wounderful world of Socialism.
The ChiCom kills
the first nationalist corp in north China. Red cavalry takes an undefended
Cheng-Tu capturing an oil.
The germans
finally break the french line and take Paris. Il Supermarina hunts french ships
almost everywhere, but the fleet manages to escape and relocate in african
territories. Italian corps debark and take Algiers and later Damascus, moving
towards the syrian-iraqui border.
The allied reply
reinforcing Gibraltar and attacking the spanish troops.
The french counter
attack and take Bilbao.
In the Pacific,
the japanese try to put in supply the units over seas, and there are several
clashes with the british fleet, but the americans have
other plans:
debark in Tokyo. Desperatly, the japanese immediatly recall some corps to their
home country, and with a big amount of luck, several transports arrive in
Nagoya. The allied are disappointed because the fleet didn't catch the japs.
In the Atlantic
the german fleet hunts for the brits, and sinks a large amount of merchants.
The Commonwealth
plays a 0(g).
Germany offers a
major pact to Italy.
As secondary
option, he forces the Vichy surrender of France.
Italy plays the
DOW card to France. As secondary option he accepts the pact with Germany.
Japan and Russia
play the 0(g)
The Us try to
offer a pact to China, but then he roll out.
We roll for Vichy,
and all the territotories oversea join the new government. No Free France!
Military actions: The
Sweden corps attack in Suomi, and the results is a bloody fight with heavy loss
on both sides. The russian, OTOH, clear the finns with their tanks.
The ChiCom kills
two nationalist corps. One of them is Chiang, that is immedialtly shot.
German corps are
railed in south Spain. The italians DOW Iraq and "liberate" Bagdad.
In the Pacific the
situation is very bad for the japs. The americans move to north and take
Sapporo, and later debark in Fukuoka. Few japanese corps defend their mother land
in the center of the country, but they don't have any support.
At this point we
decide to stop the game. It's clear that Japan will fall in the turn, and the
allied fleet will move to Europe. As russian, I could
DOW Germany, but I
tried to reech and agreement with Francesco (the Nazi-Soviet pact), while the
allied asked him to join the anti-communism crusade. The game could be still
open, but we prefered to stop and start another one. That was pity, since i was
ready for the Patton campaign (in 1940).
The axis players
went for an aggressive game (Japan DOW Nei and CW in 1938), and the americans
were able to DOW the axis very early (1940).
Marco played a
very bad strategies, losing Truk and Batavia almost immediatly. As Russian i
joined Sweden, and Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were in the communism ideology, and
with the nationalist chinese in big trouble. I guess i was in a good position,
with many units, no enemy that could manace my country and many minors ready to
join my side.
By all.
marce
hex W0622
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