Set up complete

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For the background on this game see https://worldinflamessolooddysey.blogspot.com/2022/04/world-in-flames-solo-odyssey-ive-always.html?m=1

Set up is ahead of schedule 

Its very complicated and i might have got it wrong but as I'm playing myself it shouldn't matter too much

The biggest problem i had was with Japan's set up but someone on the FaceBook group directed me to the latest setup guidelines

The biggest variation was giving the Soviet Union extra units (including an extra fighter to the east of Soviet Union to counter Japan)  to closer match the historical size of the Red Army that invaded Poland.

Here's a screenshot of Nazi Germany about to stab Poland in the face


 

Here's a screenshot of the big Red Army about to stab Poland in the back




 


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