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L25 BM4 Ghostglider (Axis) vs simon33 (Allies+19)

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Karl7 vs CANADA FOOLS

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 5
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

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Round: 5 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 1 artillery, 1 infantry, 2 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 1 artillery moved from Tobruk to Alexandria 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Egypt 1 fighter moved from Egypt to 97 Sea Zone 1 armour moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan Italians take Trans-Jordan from British 1 armour moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt 1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Kenya Italians take Kenya from British 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine Combat - Italians Non Combat Move - Italians Place Units - Italians 2 submarines and 1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Egypt Turn Complete - Italians Italians collect 21 PUs; end with 21 PUs Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs
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I believe I explained that well in the starting post, but will be happy to do it again. This is a study in how it would look if the real WWII leaders, like FDR, Churchill, Adolf, Musso, Stalin etc were casual players in a game room, playing A&A. I look into how decisions were made. When you and me play, we figure out the math, do calculations based on a D6 die. But in the real WWII it looks like decisions were based on feelings and backstabbing (not an option in A&A since you can’t change team). But not so much math.

I am awere that A&A is an abstract KISS game, based on playability and balance. A&A even has a Turn order that is missing in the real world. But A&A is in fact based on the real WWII, so it’s only logical that I made this Blog. A great A&A player had a Homepage back in the 1990’s were he compared the real WWII to the MB Classic A&A game from 1984. It was so nice and professional done, I got inspired. Now I want to do the same with A&A 1940. It’s as simple as that.

This is only the Beta 2 version. I will make a Homepage or my own Blog at some moment, more professional than this. As you propably know, in case you are a history buff, the estimats differ between the different sources and historians, some times by millions of men, and thousands of aircrafts. Making it a puzzle. What numbers are correct? Opionons differ on that. But when the history book says Germany purchased like 40 000 Fighters the last month, but only had 250 Fighters operational, then we know someting is wrong. Same with US, officially made 130 000 planes but only 1000 operational at the peak. What happened to the taxpayers money?

I know that A&A is an infantry game. The designer surely was in the infantry (82’nd Airborne is kind of infantry) I figure that is the reason A&A lack a playable naval part. A&A don’t have the Battle of the Atlantic, which was the major part of the real war, as this Blog so blatantly show. Come to mind, A&A Europe 1999 ed did in fact have convoy boxes in the Atlantic and a working game mechanic. I loved that game, best A&A game ever. This new improved “Convoy Disruption” system don’t make my day. It looks like the civilian merchant shipping is trespassing the submarines wet territory.

Another thing I learned from this project is that Fighters supported by Airfields in supply could make 4 sorties every day, compared to 1 sortie if taking off from a corn field. US B-17 and B-25 Bombers taking of from Airfields in UK could make 3 sorties to Berlin every week, and that is like every single B-17 made a total of 36 sortis during the 3 months one of my Round is. But, the same B-17 Bomber taking off from Sicily or Algeria or Egypt could only make 1 sortie every other month, because they were always out of supply. I learned 2 things from this. OOB A&A Rules limit SBR to one dice roll in each Turn. But in the real war a B-17 would keep on bombing until it was shot down or out of supply. On the contrary, an Infantry unit in the real war could only engage in combat like once in a month, but in A&A Infantry can roll unlimited number of dice in a Turn. That is not historically correct. I suggest a House Rule for that.

Anyway, hope this was helpful to your question
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Ragnell804 (Axis) vs. TGC (Allies), Classic, No Neutrals, No IC, RR, Tech Turn 4

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Round: 8 Research Technology - Japanese Japanese spend 15 on tech rolls Japanese roll 6,3,5 and gets 1 hit Japanese discover Rockets Advance Activate Technology - Japanese Japanese activating Rockets Advance Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 battleship and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Japanese 1 infantry moved from Sinkiang to Novosibirsk 1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Novosibirsk 2 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Evenki National Okrug 1 fighter moved from Sinkiang to Evenki National Okrug 2 fighters moved from India to Novosibirsk 1 bomber moved from Sinkiang to Russia 1 infantry moved from Congo to Kenya-Rhodesia Japanese take Kenya-Rhodesia from British 1 infantry moved from South Africa to Mozambique Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Mozambique Sea Zone to Red Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Red Sea Zone to Persia 2 fighters moved from Red Sea Zone to Persia Combat - Japanese Strategic bombing raid in Russia Russians roll AA dice in Russia : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 5 and costs: 5 PUs. Bombing raid costs 5 PUs Battle in Persia Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry British defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Persia Japanese win, taking Persia from British with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in Novosibirsk Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry Americans defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Novosibirsk 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Novosibirsk Japanese win, taking Novosibirsk from Russians with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Battle in Evenki National Okrug Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Americans defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Evenki National Okrug, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Evenki National Okrug, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Evenki National Okrug Japanese win, taking Evenki National Okrug from Russians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese Russians lost 5 PUs to rocket attack by Japanese Rockets roll: 5 2 infantry moved from Manchuria to Yakut S.S.R. 2 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to French Indo China 1 aaGun and 4 infantry moved from French Indo China to Sinkiang 1 infantry moved from India to Sinkiang 2 fighters moved from Persia to Sinkiang 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 transports moved from Red Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone 5 transports moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone 1 armour moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 8 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 1 armour and 8 infantry moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria 1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang 1 bomber moved from Russia to Yakut S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Evenki National Okrug to Yakut S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Yakut S.S.R. Place Units - Japanese 8 infantry placed in Japan 1 battleship placed in Japan Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 53 PUs; end with 53 PUs
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Japanese regular : 1.67 Russians regular : 0.33 British regular : -0.33 Russians AA : -0.17
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TGC v Ragnell (entente), 1914 balanced

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Round: 4 Purchase Units - British Note to players British: <body><b>All powers can now produce tank units!<b></body> Condition TankProductionBritish: British has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction British buy 8 infantry and 2 tanks; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 1 infantry moved from South West Africa to Union of South Africa British take Union of South Africa from Germans 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from South West Africa to SZ 24 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from SZ 24 to Nigeria 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kamerun to Nigeria 1 transport moved from SZ 26 to SZ 29 1 infantry moved from India to SZ 29 1 infantry moved from SZ 29 to Arabia British take Arabia from Ottomans 2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan British take Trans-Jordan from Ottomans 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 16 to SZ 19 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from SZ 19 to Trans-Jordan 1 fighter moved from India to Mesopotamia 6 artilleries, 1 fighter and 15 infantry moved from Persia to Mesopotamia 1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from India to Persia 1 infantry moved from Sevastopol to Mesopotamia 1 infantry moved from Lorraine to Alsace 2 infantry moved from Lorraine to Belgium 2 infantry moved from London to SZ 9 2 infantry moved from SZ 9 to Belgium Combat - British Battle in Nigeria British attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry Germans defend with 1 infantry British roll dice for 1 battleship in Nigeria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Nigeria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Nigeria 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Nigeria British win, taking Nigeria from Germans with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Mesopotamia British attack with 6 artilleries, 2 fighters and 16 infantry Ottomans defend with 5 artilleries and 14 infantry British roll dice for 6 artilleries, 2 fighters and 16 infantry in Mesopotamia, round 2 : 12/24 hits, 11.00 expected hits Ottomans roll dice for 5 artilleries and 14 infantry in Mesopotamia, round 2 : 12/19 hits, 9.50 expected hits 12 infantry owned by the British lost in Mesopotamia 12 infantry owned by the Ottomans lost in Mesopotamia Ottomans and British reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for British: 12 infantry Casualties for Ottomans: 12 infantry Combat Move - British Place Units - British 8 infantry and 2 tanks placed in India Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by British from India: 2 tanks EDIT: Adding units owned by British to India: 4 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Adding units owned by British to India: 2 tanks EDIT: Removing units owned by British from India: 4 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turn Complete - British British collect 40 PUs; end with 40 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : 0.50 Ottomans regular : 2.50 British regular : 1.33
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Balanced Mod - Germany (Waldi, Elrood) vs England (Witt, Private)

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@Witt a Fine Pearl Harbor attack!
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LionelR v Mike G40

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