L17 Playoffs - BM2 - Shin Ji (Allies) vs PP (Axis +10)

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            2 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Baltic States
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Baltic States
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Cyprus
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kenya to Tanganyika Territory
                  Italians take Tanganyika Territory from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Cyprus
            Battle in Baltic States
                Italians attack with 2 armour and 1 bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Cyprus from British, taking Baltic States from Russians with 2 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Western Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Baltic States to Germany
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 14 PUs; end with 15 PUs total

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Bloody hell! I forgot to non-com G’s 7 art east from Berlin in their turn. What an idiot!

Well done in sz92 btw.

[Shin-Ji]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 61 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales
            1 mech_infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            2 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

Non Combat Move - ANZAC

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 transports placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 17 PUs

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[Shin-Ji]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 2

Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 7 artilleries
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Poland: 7 artilleries
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[Shin-Ji]

Took care of that for ya!  :-)

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Thanks Shin, but I will be moving one back! When you see what I do with it I hope that is okay.

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Actually - I think that is having it both ways, as I did not expect to have this option when I did G last. So will leave as is.

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TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 3

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            2 bombers moved from Southern Italy to United Kingdom
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Bessarabia
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            6 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians

Combat - Germans

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Scramble from UK Shin?

Off out for a f2f 1941 game shortly, so won’t be able to see what happens until tomorrow! The excitement!

[Shin-Ji]

No scramble.  Let’s see how this plays out.

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 3

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            2 bombers moved from Southern Italy to United Kingdom
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Bessarabia
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            6 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in United Kingdom
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 3 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry; British defend with 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -47
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour, 3 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for French: 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 5 aaGuns, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            10 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States
            4 armour moved from Germany to Baltic States
            7 artilleries moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            2 aaGuns moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            5 artilleries moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            9 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            9 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            2 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

Place Units - Germans
            1 bomber and 1 infantry placed in Western Germany
            7 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Poland: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6
            Germans collect 45 PUs; end with 47 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

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Darn it! :-o

That could cost me this game! But with a 70% + chance I had to go for it. It started badly then improved a bit - if just one of your last 2 dice had missed I would have been in. :-P

Going for a sulk now. Better win 1941! :cry:

[Shin-Ji]

I wondered if you’d go for it.  I was expecting you to win but lose most of your air in the process, then you’d be in trouble from Russia.

So, is that game, or would you like to finish this?

[Shin-Ji]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Romania
                  Russians take Eastern Poland from Germans
                  Russians take Romania from Germans
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Poland
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Poland
            2 fighters moved from Belarus to Novgorod

Combat - Russians
            Russians creates battle in territory 125 Sea Zone
            Battle in Novgorod
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Russians win, taking Novgorod from Germans with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
            Battle in Poland
                Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Poland from Germans with 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Belarus
            2 fighters moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns and 18 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia

Place Units - Russians
            4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 38 PUs; end with 39 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 42 PUs
            Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 44 PUs
            Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 46 PUs
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 52 PUs

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@Shin:

I wondered if you’d go for it.  I was expecting you to win but lose most of your air in the process, then you’d be in trouble from Russia.

So, is that game, or would you like to finish this?

I will have a look tomorrow Shin

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@Shin:

I wondered if you’d go for it.  I was expecting you to win but lose most of your air in the process, then you’d be in trouble from Russia.

So, is that game, or would you like to finish this?

I will carry on Shin. But not today I am afraid.

You clearly believe that even if I had taken London it would have been a bad move, even though you have no TTs in range. I will bow to your superior experience, since I only started A&A when I got 1941 as an Xmas present two years ago.

I do know, however, that however briefly I would have felt that I was winning this game!

[Shin-Ji]

I’ve been playing for a while, it’s true, but you’ll notice I’m very much in the middle of the pack each year.  We’re all still working out the details of Balanced Mod in particular, but it has been my experience, both as Axis and Allies, that doing Sealion tends to weaken the Axis more often than not.

It’s one of those things that is not at all obvious, and not everyone agrees.  Essentially, it works like this - you take the UK, and Germany gets a boost in money.  But that money boost isn’t really enough to take care of Russia on its own, esp without your airpower.  So Russia and Germany tend to stall out.  Egypt falls, but it’s then tricky to get those last few cities you need.

Now, I have seen it work as a distraction.  The Allies freak out and go heavy Atlantic, and then Japan wins.  And sometimes it even works the way you’d expect it to, with a Axis Euro win.  It all depends.

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Would have been interesting to have tried it! Always the best way to learn.

Thanks for the comments Shin.

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor, 5 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Chahar
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 artillery moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to India
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Java
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Soviet Far East
            Battle in Sumatra
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Soviet Far East from Russians, taking Sumatra from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from ANZAC with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
            Battle in Celebes
            Strategic bombing raid in India
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in India causes 0 damage total.

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to Yunnan
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Sumatra to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Siam to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Siam to Yunnan
            1 aaGun moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 cruiser moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 21 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Kiangsu to Philippines
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 destroyer moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 factory_minor placed in Kwangtung
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 60 PUs; end with 60 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs

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Two SBRs and two bombers gone! Damn SBRs!

I see that I left Eastern Poland empty for Russia. What an idiot! Clearly not thinking straight after the London disaster.