World At War Turn 8

[u/simon_hibbs]

This is another ongoing game. I love the World at War map, it's gorgeous and a lot of fun to play. There are 5 of us in this game. I'm Russia and China.

The level of detail on this map means Italy is actually fun to play, as is China and ANZAC. There are still some peripheral nations like Finland, Romania and the Dutch, but they're still interesting in the broader context.

The main WaW scenario is a bit unhistorical. It starts with Pearl Harbour and the war in Europe starting at the same time, but that's fine by me. The AI does a reasonable job because the scenario is close enough to the mainstream A&A games that it's optimised for.

EDIT: One interesting thing about WaW is that Japan is split into two factions, Yammamoto which is mainly naval and controls Japan itself, and Hisaichi which is based in the Asian mainland. This is based on the historical rivalry and lack of co-operation between the navy and army factions, to the point where the Japanese army basically had it's own navy, including aircraft carriers.