New WWII Scenario in the works

[Hobbes]

Nice units... but I'm not sure if I'll use all of them, but thank you

Use 'em or not, I like makin' them. So here's a few more!
Left to Right: Alaskan Infantry, Coastal Gun Turret, Militia.

[Hobbes]

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[DarthVeda]

I also found the M2A4 might be a good choice for existing U.S. tank (of which, 365 were built).

[Case]

The M3 Stuart/Honey light tank was also in service I think.

[klesh]

Told ya you should make a thread about this!

Excellent units Hobbes! You work very fast! I especially like the Ami's in their sandbags. I recognize the units and its great to see them get a little protection. The Texans are a nasty bunch aren't they.

Cal,

If you are using multiple events files etc like we talked about, you could always throw a 'Play as Canadians' version of events and rules. You could just have stats changes, production changes etc, to make the original have more of a playable game for the Knucks up there. A tweak to event text with a Canadian feel to it and viola! Canadian playable.

-FMK.

[Case]

I (briefly) worked on a similar sounding scenario a while ago. I supect that this will be of no use to you, but here's all I did on it (about half the American and Canadian cities placed). The maps pretty good - I got it off Mercator's site from memory.

[Cal]

Originally posted by Case
The maps pretty good - I got it off Mercator's site from memory.

Hey, this is the exact same map I'm using! Amazing. A lot of the cities you placed I've placed in the same locations, with a few exceptions.
I've already got all the city placement done. I've been advised that the order of the important stuff should be:
1. Techs
2. City Improvements
3. Units
...so I'm working on the tech tree now.

[ravagon]

Just my 2 cents (= 1 cent USD).

2 things
- 1) The early war production/development came about with the US being relatively secure wrt actual invasion, henceforth giving them time to build up industry/designs etc. In a campaign such as you're suggesting those may both be much more curtailed (ie: No Mustang?) and older designs more mass-produced, with the US seeing the UK go down in 1940.

- 2) German influence was fairly strong in many South/Central American countries (Argentina particularly). With a decisive win in Europe (Don't know if you're including Barbarossa/USSR or not?) that influence could have been increased to the extent that said countries were willing to take part in the actual invasion or at least to serve as staging grounds - requiring a land war on 2 fronts for the US (really tightening the thumbscrews here ).

[Cal]

Originally posted by ravagon
Just my 2 cents (= 1 cent USD).

2 things
- 1) The early war production/development came about with the US being relatively secure wrt actual invasion, henceforth giving them time to build up industry/designs etc. In a campaign such as you're suggesting those may both be much more curtailed (ie: No Mustang?) and older designs more mass-produced, with the US seeing the UK go down in 1940.

Either that, or they'll get really smart with new designs...
Say... that gives me a great idea! Thank you!

- 2) German influence was fairly strong in many South/Central American countries (Argentina particularly). With a decisive win in Europe (Don't know if you're including Barbarossa/USSR or not?)

The soviets don't have a civ to represent them, so any action on the Soviet-German border will be off-screen. I'm not sure exactly what will happen yet, but Barbarossa will not begin June 22nd 1941.

Your comments give me some great ideas for how to manipulate the tech tree! Thank you.
I won't say exactly how though... people that post all their good ideas once they get them have a bigger tendency to "burn out".

[Dr. Nick]

Actually, German influence in Argentina was anchored to the top notch government officials. The wealthier families were all drooling anglo-philes.

[Jimmywax]

Militia's

Just a word of advice, you need to have some major partison activity in Montana if it is over run by the Germans. I will admit that not all of us are crazy, but we all own guns (legal or otherwise). During the 1940's this was even more true, minus the crazies.

[Grothgar]

Using Steel Panthers WaW which is all about WW2 so it has so much more info than SP3 i came up with this.

From Jan 1940 these are the tanks the US used.

M1917: 30cal TMG
M1917A1: 37mm Gun
M2A4: 37mm Gun, 30cal AAMG, 30cal CMG, 30cal BMG

and thats it until the M3 and M4's come in unfortunately. I mean those tanks will be outclassed by a Panzer III.

Also in the US arsenal at the time were.

40mm AA Guns
3inch AA Guns (Also could be doubled as an AT Gun)
155mm Howitzers along with all the smaller sizes
37mm AT Gun.

And then you have infantry lol
Doesnt look good. Give me some dates to look up and ill give you all the information that Steel Panthers World At War has

[kobayashi]

US tank designs

I think this will help.

This site contains every damn thing the US army ever built or even contemplated. Scroll down on the left and find the US flag.

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/

[Leonidas]

After France fell in 1940, the French waffled on what they were going to do with their fleet, so Churchill ordered the Royal navy to sink it. Historical fact.

Churchill also advised that if the UK was defeated, then the British fleet had orders to sail to Canada. Historical fact.

So here's something interesting for your scenario:

1) Since Canada is about to fall, then have Canada transfer this Royal fleet to America.

2) Canada built a lot of the planes, etc used in Britain, so have Canadian partisans carry on the fight in America. They could appear via "events" and bring with them British tanks, planes, guns, etc.

3) I'm not sure if you'll have ocean in your scenario, but Hitler planned on building the "Z" force - made up of 6 Superbattleships (like the Japanese Yamato), carriers, cruisers, destroyers, troop ships, etc. (another historical fact). So it might be possible to have a naval battle between German and British ships (now being used by Americans). Or the Americans could use these ships plus their own navy to haress the Germans along coastal cities as they prepare to meet the invasion of their own homeland.

Just a few thoughts for you

[Case]

That's one hell of a good site. I recomend that you read the entry on New Zealands 'Bob Semple' tank
(to quote: "it had a crew of 8 men. 8 men? I can understand 5, but 8? 5 were probably soldiers, 1 was a shop steward, another fended off the birds trying to roost, and the last took out the trash once a day and waved to the people.")
hey, the Kiwi's are beating us in the cricket, so I've got to find some area where I can still mock them

Kobi, have you considered putting out a document with all the links that you use?