I was thinking that our version has a lot of different modes of peace and treaties that could possibly end wars differently then they historically did. One thing that I think we have overlooked is the liberation of POW's through the process of peace.
In history, for example, when Italy surrendered to the Allies, thousands of Allied POW's were freed, many to serve again in the military.
Also, when any 'bitter peace' is signed (i.e., between GER and SOV, etc...) I think that the 'victor' should get a manpower raise representing POWs that were given back because of victory.
This might be difficult to determine, as if Germany fought a comparatively short and bloodless war and defeated Russia, would they get the same numbers of POWs back had it taken them longer and suffered more casualties? For example, if Russia falls in 1 year, fewer Germans would have been captured then if they were fighting Russia for 2 years before winning.
I think it is possible that certain bitter peace events should result in certain nations getting back a certain number of manpower points due to certain situations.
When/if Germany is defeated by the Allies in 1945, if France was defeated in 1940, they should get a large chunk of manpower back representing a % of POW's that were physically/mentally able to serve in the military. We can determine that if France falls that most of the manpower of France would be POW's anyway, so a basic value gained by France in the event that Germany is defeated AND France liberated would be possible. Also, around 50-100 mp should be given back to England representing BEF, 8th Army and RAF prisoners liberated.
For Germany and Russia. Say if Germany declares war on Russia, and defeats them in less then 360 days they get X many POW's back. If they declare war on Russia and defeat them in less then 720 days they get Y many POW's back, etc., etc., etc.
When/if Italy surrenders to the Allies, they should gain manpower back (probably around 10-20) representing POW's that were under Italian guard that were able to reach Allied lines.
If Germany makes peace with the Allies, say if England is invaded and puppeted and the rest of the Allies make peace, then Germany should get back a few POW's (maybe 1-5mp, representing air and naval crew, plus a few number of army troops captured).
This might not seem like a lot, but especially later in the war, manpower becomes a critical problem, and if we are going to eventually extend C.O.R.E. beyond 1947 we should find a way to get back some of the lost manpower of WW2 in case WW3 should break out.
This is just a rough idea, we can crack out actual figures and numbers if we think this is something we are going to implement.
In history, for example, when Italy surrendered to the Allies, thousands of Allied POW's were freed, many to serve again in the military.
Also, when any 'bitter peace' is signed (i.e., between GER and SOV, etc...) I think that the 'victor' should get a manpower raise representing POWs that were given back because of victory.
This might be difficult to determine, as if Germany fought a comparatively short and bloodless war and defeated Russia, would they get the same numbers of POWs back had it taken them longer and suffered more casualties? For example, if Russia falls in 1 year, fewer Germans would have been captured then if they were fighting Russia for 2 years before winning.
I think it is possible that certain bitter peace events should result in certain nations getting back a certain number of manpower points due to certain situations.
When/if Germany is defeated by the Allies in 1945, if France was defeated in 1940, they should get a large chunk of manpower back representing a % of POW's that were physically/mentally able to serve in the military. We can determine that if France falls that most of the manpower of France would be POW's anyway, so a basic value gained by France in the event that Germany is defeated AND France liberated would be possible. Also, around 50-100 mp should be given back to England representing BEF, 8th Army and RAF prisoners liberated.
For Germany and Russia. Say if Germany declares war on Russia, and defeats them in less then 360 days they get X many POW's back. If they declare war on Russia and defeat them in less then 720 days they get Y many POW's back, etc., etc., etc.
When/if Italy surrenders to the Allies, they should gain manpower back (probably around 10-20) representing POW's that were under Italian guard that were able to reach Allied lines.
If Germany makes peace with the Allies, say if England is invaded and puppeted and the rest of the Allies make peace, then Germany should get back a few POW's (maybe 1-5mp, representing air and naval crew, plus a few number of army troops captured).
This might not seem like a lot, but especially later in the war, manpower becomes a critical problem, and if we are going to eventually extend C.O.R.E. beyond 1947 we should find a way to get back some of the lost manpower of WW2 in case WW3 should break out.
This is just a rough idea, we can crack out actual figures and numbers if we think this is something we are going to implement.
