Lots of talk has been put on the table about a WW2-era World Map, but it's finally time to put speculation to rest and have a civilised discussion about it. This will be made much easier with the 1939 globe I recently got for Christmas.
First off, the playable countries.
But then I thought about the most simple solution: don't balance it. It could be just like the Blitzkrieg 1939 Europe map, but much larger. This would be a bad solution, I think, for why would someone play as, say, Greece when they could play as the much stronger British Empire? And this would also mean that Germany is much less powerful than in any WW2 scenario ever.
Third, colonies complicate things: at least, things like Manchukuo and the Philippine Islands do. Manchukuo was a Japanese "colony" which was really just a puppet state under the control of the Japanese Empire. The Philippines were an American colony under control of the United States (General Douglas MacArthur), so the question is: do we allow them to be part of their respective ruling countries, or do we let the have their independence? I think they should belong to their historic rulers in 1939. This goes for French, Dutch, and British Guyana, and all other colonies as well.
What do you think? Make suggestions! (By the way, this took me a long time to put together)
First off, the playable countries.
- British Empire (!)
- French Empire (!)
- Germany (!)
- Italy (!)
- Spain
- Portugal
- Union of South Africa and Southwest Africa
- Arabia
- Persia
- Nationalist China
- Japan (!)
- United States of America (!)
- Canada
- Australia
- Dutch Empire
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (!)
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Tibet
- Sinkian
- Belgium
- Finland
- Sweden
- Columbia
- New Zealand
- Greece
- Yugoslavia
- Rumania
- Siam (Thailand)
- Mongolia
But then I thought about the most simple solution: don't balance it. It could be just like the Blitzkrieg 1939 Europe map, but much larger. This would be a bad solution, I think, for why would someone play as, say, Greece when they could play as the much stronger British Empire? And this would also mean that Germany is much less powerful than in any WW2 scenario ever.
Third, colonies complicate things: at least, things like Manchukuo and the Philippine Islands do. Manchukuo was a Japanese "colony" which was really just a puppet state under the control of the Japanese Empire. The Philippines were an American colony under control of the United States (General Douglas MacArthur), so the question is: do we allow them to be part of their respective ruling countries, or do we let the have their independence? I think they should belong to their historic rulers in 1939. This goes for French, Dutch, and British Guyana, and all other colonies as well.
What do you think? Make suggestions! (By the way, this took me a long time to put together)
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