Toaw Scenario: World War

Briefing
World War Best played as Axis Player or in PBEM 1. STRATEGY As the Axis player, you will need to follow the headlines as they will tell you when the next Fuhrer Directive is issued. All Allied forces will be in place after the Directive is issued. CASE WHITE: Poland- turn 1. OPERATION WESERUBUNG: Norway, Denmark- turn 32. CASE YELLOW: France and Low Countries- Turn 37. MARITA-MERKUR: Yugoslavia and Greece- Turn 84 OPERATION BARBAROSA: USSR- Turn 95. 2. OOB The OOB as described here is within as close to the limits of TOAW-COW as is possible. Ships are built as fleets, and air units are built as per theater of operation, or as air fleets. The OOB is somewhat speculative, but as true to the original OOB's as is possible. Many thanks to the following sites for their info on OOB's: Geocities.com/kumbayaaa/armedforces.html Feldgrau.com Sunsite.unc.edu/hyperwar Geocities.com/dangrecu Wfrgames.com/patches.htm Books.stonebooks.com/armies Freeport-tech.com/wwii 2.1. Germany Well what can you say about Germany's OOB? It was so very fluid according to the details of war and there is a mess of Nazi's to contend with! 2.2. Italy Their Army becomes active just prior to their involvement in France. Italian East Africa will be active as of Turn 1. It is up to the Axis player to decide what units will be committed to the East. (Historically it was the 8th Army, 2, 35, and 2nd Alpini Corps) 2.3. Japan Standby! There is a possibility that this force could kick some... well, you know. The Japanese forces will not become active until 7 Dec. 1941. Then all units will become active. Only a few will become active prior to 7 Dec. 2.4. Axis minor Becomes active prior to attack on USSR and Bulgaria may only participate with the Axis in the Greek and Yugoslavian Campaign. (Bulgaria must remain static...after all they had no real role in the Axis Alliance, did they?) Finland will be invaded by the USSR on turn 13. It is up to the Finnish player to make sure that Helsinki does not fall. If it does, there will be no Finnish forces available to participate in the "Continuation War". Initial forces will be removed on turn 29. New forces will appear on turn 96. 2.5. Iraq Yes even Iraq will side with the Axis if Jerusalem is occupied. 2.6. Baltic States Even though the three Baltic States were never politically aligned with Germany, they did eventually contribute to the Axis war effort against the USSR. For this reason alone they are placed on the Axis roster. Eventually German units will be built from the deceased Baltic States units. 2.7. Turkey and Spain Spain will become active if Gibraltar is captured. Only the Corp at the Canary Islands will be active. When France falls, Tangier will be be occupied by a Spanish Corp. Turkey will become active shortly after Moscow falls. The 1st Army (actually a defense mechanism) will become active on turn 150. 2.8. Vichy France Historically Vichy France took no part in the Axis Alliance until the British attacked the Mediterrian Fleet at Oran. Because of this, if the Allies ever attack the Vichy Fleet at Oran, which will appear shortly after the Fall of France, all Vichy units will become active members of the Axis if the Axis player is to place one unit, Corp size or larger, in the country where the Vichy units are. These countries are Algeria, Tunisia, Morrocco, the Levant States. The only units that are exempt from this rule is the Vichy units in the Far East (Indochine). 2.9. British/ Commonwealth All UK armies are as faithfully represented as is possible (No real hard data on this yet, and the Armies represented are according to what data I do have). BEF/1st Army and 2nd Army are all differently colored from the rest of the British units. This is in case England is occupied. (If England was occupied would Churchill have really ordered the 8th, 9th, 11th, and 14th Armies to surrender? I think not!) 2.10. France, Low countries OOB is as faithful as possible. ( Not even I could represent every little detail. It's just impossible!!!) They become active on May 10, 1940. 2.11. America All forces will deploy on the coast of the Theater of assignment. (Much travel if you don't like it!!) All ETO Corps are built as 1 Armor XX and 2 Inf XX but given Mech Infantry designations. PTO Corps are pure infantry. The USAAF is huge and a force to be reckoned with! (The Army isn't a weinie either.) 2.12. USSR Will attack Baltic States and Finland (in 1940 and 1939 respectively) then these armies will cease. New units will be deployed prior to Barbarossa. Army is huge! And will continue to build as the Guards Army is developed. The Lend Lease Air Force has the ability to really tie up the Luftwaffe and IJAF. Army of the Far East may not attack Japanese forces unless provoked. 2.13. NEUTRALS There is a 40% chance that Sweden will side with the Allies if Norway is invaded. Portugal will side with the Allies if and when Spain joins the Axis. Iran will declare itself an Ally when any Allied unit occupies Tehran. 3. Notes It has been my intent to fully reproduce the Second World War in as much detail and as true to the historical record as any "game" can. I have learned a lot about each of the countries here represented, and much about the problems they faced in the largest conflict mankind has ever been involved in. I hope that my contribution to the gaming community will be apprecited as well as enjoyed for many years to come. So please feel free to contact me and tell me how this scenerio is. 4. Acknowledgement Thanks to Kuzma for the playtesting and input he and his friends have given me. Many thanks to Greg Fisher for the USSR OOB ideas, his British/CW OOB, as well as his help on the map. Gary Skaar

The OOB as described here is within as close to the limits of TOAW-COW as is possible. Ships are built as fleets, and air units are built as per theater of operation, or as air fleets.

The OOB is somewhat speculative, but as true to the original OOB's as is possible.

Many thanks to the following sites for their info on OOB's:

Geocities.com/kumbayaaa/armedforces.html
Feldgrau.com
Sunsite.unc.edu/hyperwar
Geocities.com/dangrecu
Wfrgames.com/patches.htm
Books.stonebooks.com/armies
Freeport-tech.com/wwii

2.1. Germany

Well what can you say about Germany's OOB? It was so very fluid according to the details of war and there is a mess of Nazi's to contend with!

2.2. Italy

Their Army becomes active just prior to their involvement in France. Italian East Africa will be active as of Turn 1.
It is up to the Axis player to decide what units will be committed to the East. (Historically it was the 8th Army, 2, 35, and 2nd Alpini Corps)

2.3. Japan

Standby! There is a possibility that this force could kick some... well, you know. The Japanese forces will not become active until 7 Dec. 1941. Then all units will become active. Only a few will become active prior to 7 Dec.

2.4. Axis minor

Becomes active prior to attack on USSR and Bulgaria may only participate with the Axis in the Greek and Yugoslavian Campaign. (Bulgaria must remain static...after all they had no real role in the Axis Alliance, did they?)
Finland will be invaded by the USSR on turn 13. It is up to the Finnish player to make sure that Helsinki does not fall. If it does, there will be no Finnish forces available to participate in the "Continuation War". Initial forces will be removed on turn 29. New forces will appear on turn 96.

2.5. Iraq

Yes even Iraq will side with the Axis if Jerusalem is occupied.

2.6. Baltic States

Even though the three Baltic States were never politically aligned with Germany, they did eventually contribute to the Axis war effort against the USSR. For this reason alone they are placed on the Axis roster. Eventually German units will be built from the deceased Baltic States units.

2.7. Turkey and Spain

Spain will become active if Gibraltar is captured. Only the Corp at the Canary Islands will be active. When France falls, Tangier will be be occupied by a Spanish Corp.

Turkey will become active shortly after Moscow falls. The 1st Army (actually a defense mechanism) will become active on turn 150.

2.8. Vichy France

Historically Vichy France took no part in the Axis Alliance until the British attacked the Mediterrian Fleet at Oran. Because of this, if the Allies ever attack the Vichy Fleet at Oran, which will appear shortly after the Fall of France, all Vichy units will become active members of the Axis if the Axis player is to place one unit, Corp size or larger, in the country where the Vichy units are. These countries are Algeria, Tunisia, Morrocco, the Levant States. The only units that are exempt from this rule is the Vichy units in the Far East (Indochine).

2.9. British/ Commonwealth

All UK armies are as faithfully represented as is possible (No real hard data on this yet, and the Armies represented are according to what data I do have). BEF/1st Army and 2nd Army are all differently colored from the rest of the British units. This is in case England is occupied. (If England was occupied would Churchill have really ordered the 8th, 9th, 11th, and 14th Armies to surrender? I think not!)

2.10. France, Low countries

OOB is as faithful as possible. ( Not even I could represent every little detail. It's just impossible!!!) They become active on May 10, 1940.

2.11. America

All forces will deploy on the coast of the Theater of assignment. (Much travel if you don't like it!!)

All ETO Corps are built as 1 Armor XX and 2 Inf XX but given Mech Infantry designations.

PTO Corps are pure infantry. The USAAF is huge and a force to be reckoned with! (The Army isn't a weinie either.)

2.12. USSR

Will attack Baltic States and Finland (in 1940 and 1939 respectively) then these armies will cease. New units will be deployed prior to Barbarossa. Army is huge! And will continue to build as the Guards Army is developed. The Lend Lease Air Force has the ability to really tie up the Luftwaffe and IJAF.
Army of the Far East may not attack Japanese forces unless provoked.

2.13. NEUTRALS

There is a 40% chance that Sweden will side with the Allies if Norway is invaded.

Portugal will side with the Allies if and when Spain joins the Axis.

Iran will declare itself an Ally when any Allied unit occupies Tehran.