Briefing
WAR IN THE WEST Version 2.0 Best played as 2 player. May be played as either Axis or Allied Player verses computer. 1. Note My earlier attempt to present this scenerio was flawed. There was a major computer glitch, that could not be overcome by re-editing the scenerio. The 2.0 version has been completely redone and is in essence a whole new scenerio. There have been many changes to this scenerio: France and Italian forces are no longer Corp size, but every Division that participated is now presented. The FFE (French Forces in Exile, i.e., Free French) Naval and the Vichy Naval units are now separated into two catagories. 2. Introduction This scenerio depicts the struggle between the Western Allies and the Axis. There is no Eastern Front presented here. The scenerio is based on the Divisional level, but Brigades and Regimental units are also present. All Air Units are presented as Wing/Group Level and Naval units are Capital Ships and Destroyers are at Flotilla/Squadron level. This Scenerio is huge (over 1000 units presented for both Allied and Axis) and uses only the OPART 300 system of play. As the German player you will face Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, France, England, Greece, Yugoslavia and finally America. The OOB for the Scandanavian sequence is based upon Brigade/Regiment/Battalion level. {The OOB for both sides is based upon Eric Nygaard's excellent Weserubung scenerio.} This will be a very difficult operation for the Axis player. There will be limited sea-lift capability and your re-inforcements will be piecemeal during the course of play. 3. Forces 3.1. Withdraw POLAND: Polish forces are removed from play 2 turns after the fall of Warsaw. DENMARK: Danish forces are removed the turn following the fall of Kobenhaven. NORWAY: All Norweigian forces remain for 8 turns after the fall of Oslo. BEF, FEF TO NOWAY: The forces begin withdrawing after Narvik and Trondheim are captured. HOLLAND: Dutch forces are withdrawn from play the turn after Amsterdam falls. BELGIUM: Belgium's forces are withdrawn 2 turns after the fall of Antwerp. FRANCE: French forces will remain for 2 turns after the declaration of Paris as an Open City. YUGOSLAVIA: Yugoslav forces are with drawn 4 turns after the capture of Belgrade. GREECE: Greek forces are withdrawn from play 2 turns after the fall of Athens. ITALY: Italian froces are with drawn 4 turns after Allied forces land in Sicily. ALL Other forces will not be withdrawn from play and will remain for the duration of play. Certain units will be reconstituted (i.e., certain British, German, American, and Commonwealth). No Captial ships, or fortress units. 3.2. OOB The OOB for the German player may be a bit confusing. The inner color will change during each sequence of events. This is to present the entire German order of battle for each of the major German offensives. The background color for German units will differ. Poland offensive: Black and white over grey. Scandinavian offensive: Grey and black over grey. French offensive: Purple and white over grey. Balkans offensive: White and blue over grey. All units remaining after the Barbarossa offensive date will be White and Black over grey. All units will be withdrawn during the course of play by the editor and the German player has no power over these sequence of events. This represents the transfer of units to the Eastern Front. German Z-Plan naval units might arrive during the course of play. Turns 30, 75, 110, 130, 160, 190, 220 and 260 are the key turns in which these forces might arrive. The chances of these forces really appearing are from 50% decreasing down as time goes on. 4. GROUND RULES {1.} All German ground units which are earmarked for a certain theater by their Formation may not leave that theater. ( An example of this would be 48 Infanterie which is earmarked for Belgium on turn 227. This unit must remain in Belgium). {2.} Only units which have their parent Formation as Germany may be deployed to another theater as reinforcements. {3.} Bulgarian and Ustase Units must remain within five hexes of their original appearance hex. {4.} Italian Units may appear in any country where there is either a German or an Italian Army HQ present. Italian units may be used to invade England, if the Axis player so chooses. {5.} As earlier stated, German Units earmarked or France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Italy, and Yugoslavia must remain in that country. If destroyed and later reappear as replacement units, they must re-deploy as close to that country as they are able. 5. Special units There are some off colored naval units from Poland, Norway, and Holland. These units will not be removed from play during the Axis invasion of their countries. These are units that were able to escape from German forces and later sided with the Allies at a later date. If they are destroyed by the German palyer, they will not reappear. Gary Skaar

Briefing

WAR IN THE WEST

Version 2.0

Best played as 2 player. May be played as either Axis or Allied Player verses computer.

1. Note

My earlier attempt to present this scenerio was flawed. There was a major computer glitch, that could not be overcome by re-editing the scenerio.
The 2.0 version has been completely redone and is in essence a whole new scenerio.

There have been many changes to this scenerio:

France and Italian forces are no longer Corp size, but every Division that participated is now presented.
The FFE (French Forces in Exile, i.e., Free French) Naval and the Vichy Naval units are now separated into two catagories.

2. Introduction

This scenerio depicts the struggle between the Western Allies and the Axis. There is no Eastern Front presented here. The scenerio is based on the Divisional level, but Brigades and Regimental units are also present.
All Air Units are presented as Wing/Group Level and Naval units are Capital Ships and Destroyers are at Flotilla/Squadron level.
This Scenerio is huge (over 1000 units presented for both Allied and Axis) and uses only the OPART 300 system of play.

As the German player you will face Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, France, England, Greece, Yugoslavia and finally America.

The OOB for the Scandanavian sequence is based upon Brigade/Regiment/Battalion level. {The OOB for both sides is based upon Eric Nygaard's excellent Weserubung scenerio.}

This will be a very difficult operation for the Axis player. There will be limited sea-lift capability and your re-inforcements will be piecemeal during the course of play.

3. Forces

3.1. Withdraw

POLAND: Polish forces are removed from play 2 turns after the fall of Warsaw.
DENMARK: Danish forces are removed the turn following the fall of Kobenhaven.
NORWAY: All Norweigian forces remain for 8 turns after the fall of Oslo.
BEF, FEF TO NOWAY: The forces begin withdrawing after Narvik and Trondheim are captured.
HOLLAND: Dutch forces are withdrawn from play the turn after Amsterdam falls.
BELGIUM: Belgium's forces are withdrawn 2 turns after the fall of Antwerp.
FRANCE: French forces will remain for 2 turns after the declaration of Paris as an Open City.
YUGOSLAVIA: Yugoslav forces are with drawn 4 turns after the capture of Belgrade.
GREECE: Greek forces are withdrawn from play 2 turns after the fall of Athens.
ITALY: Italian froces are with drawn 4 turns after Allied forces land in Sicily.

ALL Other forces will not be withdrawn from play and will remain for the duration of play. Certain units will be reconstituted (i.e., certain British, German, American, and Commonwealth). No Captial ships, or fortress units.

3.2. OOB

The OOB for the German player may be a bit confusing. The inner color will change during each sequence of events. This is to present the entire German order of battle for each of the major German offensives.
The background color for German units will differ.

Poland offensive: Black and white over grey.
Scandinavian offensive: Grey and black over grey.
French offensive: Purple and white over grey.
Balkans offensive: White and blue over grey.

All units remaining after the Barbarossa offensive date will be White and Black over grey.

All units will be withdrawn during the course of play by the editor and the German player has no power over these sequence of events. This represents the transfer of units to the Eastern Front.
German Z-Plan naval units might arrive during the course of play. Turns 30, 75, 110, 130, 160, 190, 220 and 260 are the key turns in which these forces might arrive. The chances of these forces really appearing are from 50% decreasing down as time goes on.

4. GROUND RULES

{1.} All German ground units which are earmarked for a certain theater by their Formation may not leave that theater. ( An example of this would be 48 Infanterie which is earmarked for Belgium on turn 227. This unit must remain in Belgium).
{2.} Only units which have their parent Formation as Germany may be deployed to another theater as reinforcements.
{3.} Bulgarian and Ustase Units must remain within five hexes of their original appearance hex.
{4.} Italian Units may appear in any country where there is either a German or an Italian Army HQ present. Italian units may be used to invade England, if the Axis player so chooses.
{5.} As earlier stated, German Units earmarked or France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Italy, and Yugoslavia must remain in that country. If destroyed and later reappear as replacement units, they must re-deploy as close to that country as they are able.

5. Special units

There are some off colored naval units from Poland, Norway, and Holland. These units will not be removed from play during the Axis invasion of their countries. These are units that were able to escape from German forces and later sided with the Allies at a later date. If they are destroyed by the German palyer, they will not reappear.

Gary Skaar