Minor, Medium, Major Factory (Black

Factories represent the industrial facilities that transformed raw materials into weapons, vehicles, ammunition, and other military supplies. During the world wars, production depended on specialized machinery, skilled labor, power, transport links, and coordinated subcontractors. Dispersal and underground construction could reduce vulnerability, while bombing and shortages could disrupt output without necessarily destroying an entire industrial region.

The conversion of civilian industry to military work required new production schedules, tooling, and access to strategic materials. American automobile plants built aircraft components and armored vehicles, while Soviet factories were evacuated eastward after the German invasion of 1941. British production was spread among numerous sites to reduce dependence on single targets. Workers included increasing numbers of women and others newly recruited into industrial employment. Railways and ports connected these facilities to front-line supply systems, making industrial capacity and transport inseparable elements of sustained warfare.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1914, Global Empires, Global War 1936, Global War 1946, Global War 1985, Global War 2025, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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