INVASION AMERIKAThe Axis invasion of North AmericaVersion 1.21 1. UNIT COLORS 1.1. ALLIED NATIONS - U.S. - White/Black on Green
- U.S. - White/Blue on Green
- U.S. - Lt Green on Green
- U.S. (Nat'l Gd) - Brown on Green
- U.S. (Marines) - Blk on Green
- U.S. (Armor) - Red on Green
- U.S. (Mountain) - Tan on Green
- U.S. (Paratroop) - Green on Green
- U.S. (Calvary) - Red/Grey on Green
- U.S. (Air) Wht/Blue on Green
- U.S. (Navy) Wht/Blue on Green
- U.S. (Cuban) - Blue/Wht on Green
- U.S. (Panama) - Blk/Wht on Green
- U.S. (Partisan) - Red/Yellow on White
- Militia - Red/Yellow on White
- Texas Rangers - Blue/Gray on White
- Zapatista Rebels - Yellow on Yellow
- Honduran British - Blue/Red on Tan
- Jamaica - Black/Red on Tan
- Free French (Belize) - Wht/Red on Blue
- Free French (Haitian) - Wht/Blue on Blue
- Canada - White/Tan on Tan
- Canada (West) - White/Blue on Tan
- Canada (Armor) - White/Red on Tan
- Canada (Air) - White/Green on Tan
1.2. AXIS NATIONS - German - Black on Grey
- German - White/Black on Grey
- German - Grey/Black on Grey
- German (Mtn) - White/Blue on Grey
- German (Armor) - Red on Grey
- German (SS) - Black on Black
- German (Air) - White/Black on Grey
- German (Navy) - Black/White on Grey
- German (Rail) - Grey/White on Grey
- German (MP) - Blue/White on Black
- Japan - Red/White on Red
- Mexico - Yellow/Red on Tan
- Italy - Green/White on Grey
- Romanian - Red/White on Blue
- Hungarian - Blk/Yel on Blue
- Nicaraguan - Green/Black on Tan
- Brazil - Grey/White on Red
- Colombian - Grey/Black on White
- C.S.A. - Grey on Black
- Vichy - Dk Blue on Lt Blue
- Quebec Nat'l - White on Blue
2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS - *** IMPORTANT!!! If EITHER player is HUMAN and does NOT want the computer to have THEATER OPTION CONTROL, you MUST SELECT the "ALLOW HUMAN CONTROL" THEATER OPTION ON TURN 1.
- Colombia, Honduras, Belize, Jamaica and Haiti start neutral and will not become active unless an enemy force moves next to one of their units or they are attacked.
- Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Belize, Jamaica and Haiti will withdraw their forces if their respective capitals are captured. For Brazil, Caracas is considered their capital.
- Brazil can become pro-Axis active anytime after Turn 2 at a cost of +10 Soviet Entry.
- Japan can become pro-Axis active anytime after Turn 12 at a cost of +30 Soviet Entry.
- Anytime after Turn 14, the Zapatista Rebels may revolt and become active.
- Destruction of Allied naval units will result in an increase of supply and (sometimes) replacements for the Axis, a decrease in Axis supply and (sometimes) replacements will result if there is an Allied naval victory. The greater the naval unit strength defeated, the greater the reward.
- Allied forces will suffer shock effect for up to the first ten game turns.
- The loss of President Kennedy will have a negative, short-term, effect on Allied supply (morale.)
3. Background The following timeline lists what has transpired across the globe and shows the events that have brought war to the United States. - 1931 - Winston Churchill is run over by a car in New York City and dies the next day.
- 1936 - F.D.R. decides not to seek re-election due to health concerns. Joseph Kennedy wins the U.S. Presidential election on an isolationist's platform.
- 1939 Sept -- Germany conquers Poland. The Soviet Union moves into the Baltic States, Eastern Poland and Moldavia in accordance with the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
- 1939 Dec -- Soviet Union and Japan clash near the Manchurian border.
- 1940 Apr -- Germany invades and conquers Denmark and Norway.
- 1940 May -- Germany invades France and the Low Countries. Adolph Hitler denies Herman Goering's request to allow the Luftwaffe to destroy the trapped Allied troops around Dunkirk; the German army does the job.
- 1940 June -- Italy declares war on France and England. Germany conquers France and captures the entire French fleet intact.
- 1940 July -- Under intense pressure from Hitler, Franco's Spain joins the Axis and occupies Gibraltar after a brief fight with the British garrison.
- 1940 Aug -- German air blitz over England destroys the RAF.
- 1940 Sept -- Germany invades England with the help of the Italian Fleet. Italians move into Alexandria, Egypt.
- 1940 Nov -- With the captures of London, Bristol and Birmingham, England surrenders. Chamberlain leads the German controlled English government. The remaining RAF planes flee to Canada with a few HMS ships departing to Australia. The remaining fleet is either captured or scuttled by their Captains. President Kennedy narrowly wins re-elections, proclaims "...the U.S. will spend its money on welfare and not weapons".
- 1941 Jan -- Europe endures the harshest winter thus far this century. First signs of civil unrest in Siberian cities as people begin to starve. Pro-Nazi coup in Brazil. New Brazilian government requests German intervention to help restore peace. American threats to enforce the Monroe doctrine fall on deaf ears and America is powerless to stop the Germans.
- 1941 Feb - First German troops disembark at Rio de Janeiro. Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria join the Axis.
- 1941 Mar -- Germany and Italy invade and conquer Yugoslavia and Greece.
- 1941 Apr -- German troops March into Baghdad. U.S. reinforces Panama.
- 1941 May -- Australia takes over the role as head of the Commonwealth in the Pacific. British troops in the Pacific are now under Australian control.
- 1941 June -- Germany occupies Iceland and the Azores.
- 1941 Oct -- Soviet civil unrest now spreads throughout the country. Stalin looks for ways to feed the masses.
- 1941 Nov -- Stalin begins crackdown on military for failing to put down the now nationwide riots. Stalin is assassinated. A military government is installed with pro-West leanings.
- 1941 Dec -- First U.S. humanitarian aid shipments arrive in Murmansk, Leningrad and Vladivostok. Kennedy signs the "Christmas" Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler in Berlin. The American President is quoted as saying "Worldwide peace is just around the corner".
- 1942 Jan -- Japan launches surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and destroys several Battleships but misses the U.S. carrier fleet which was away on maneuvers. U.S. supply convoy headed for Vladivostok is destroyed, presumably by Japanese subs. U.S. initiates mobilization and draft.
- 1942 Feb -- Russia invades Sakhalin Island and Manchuria. Japan occupies Wake and Midway Island. Invasion force headed for the Philippines is re-routed to Manchuria. Commonwealth declares war on Japan.
- 1942 Apr -- Japanese air attacks on Russian armored columns have a devastating effect. U.S. sends more troops to the Philippines. U.S. transfers portion of Atlantic fleet to Pearl Harbor. Canada also sends some of its Atlantic fleet to assist Australia. Australia occupies French Indo-China. Coming to the aid of its new Japanese ally, Germany occupies Newfoundland with no resistance. Russia, unable to sustain its offensive signs an armistice with Japan. The US places its two active WWI remnant infantry divisions on alert.
- 1942 May -- With the added French and Italian fleets, Germany invades the United States.
- 1941 Jan -- Europe endures the harshest winter thus far this century. First signs of civil unrest in Siberian cities as people begin to starve. Pro-Nazi coup in Brazil. New Brazilian government requests German intervention to help restore peace. American threats to enforce the Monroe doctrine fall on deaf ears and America is powerless to stop the Germans.
- 1941 Feb -- German troops disembark at Rio de Janeiro. Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria join the Axis.
- 1941 Mar -- Germany and Italy invade and conquer Yugoslavia and Greece.
- 1941 Apr -- German troops March into Baghdad.
- 1941 May -- Australia takes over the role as head of the Commonwealth in the Pacific. British troops in the Pacific are now under Australian control.
- 1941 June -- Germany occupies Iceland and the Azores.
- 1941 Oct -- Soviet civil unrest now spreads throughout the country. Stalin looks for ways to feed the masses.
- 1941 Nov -- Stalin begins crackdown on military for failing to put down the now nationwide riots. Stalin is assassinated. Military government is installed with pro-West leanings. U.S. reinforces Panama.
- 1941 Dec -- First U.S. humanitarian aid shipments arrive in Murmansk, Leningrad and Vladivostok. Kennedy signs the "Christmas" Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler in Berlin. The American President is quoted as saying "Worldwide peace is just around the corner".
- 1942 Jan -- Japan launches surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and destroys several Battleships but misses the U.S. carrier fleet that was away on maneuvers. U.S. supply ships headed for Vladivostok are destroyed by Japanese subs. U.S. initiates mobilization and draft.
- 1942 Feb -- Russia invades Sakhalin Island and Manchuria. Japan occupies Wake and Midway Island. Invasion force headed for the Philippines is re-routed to Manchuria. Commonwealth declares war on Japan.
- 1942 Apr -- Japanese air attacks on Russian armored columns have a devastating effect. U.S. sends more troops to the Philippines. U.S. transfers portion of Atlantic fleet to Pearl Harbor. Canada also sends some of it's Atlantic fleet to assist Australia. Australia occupies French Indo-China. Coming to the aid of its new Japanese ally, Germany occupies Newfoundland with no resistance. Russia, unable to sustain its offensive signs an armistice with Japan. The US places it's two active WWI remnant infantry divisions on alert.
- 1942 May -- With the added French and Italian fleets, Germany invades the United States.
4. GAME NOTES For detailed game rules, notes, designer notes and acknowledgements, please refer to the Word document that was attached to this scenario. |
