G40 Bal Mod Rommel X; Colt45 L no bid

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

That was a killer move for Germany in the Med.  Of course good dice helped tremendously, but still it would have been very effective even with average dice.  This is going to be extremely tough, if not impossible to recover for the Allies.  Well played, Rommel.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

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

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Suiyuyan
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Hopei
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to Suiyuyan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to Hopei

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hopei
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hopei from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Jehol
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hopei to Jehol
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 aaGun, 1 fighter and 4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            4 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 4 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            2 fighters moved from Japan to Manchuria
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Manchuria
            2 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Manchuria
            1 bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Jehol
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Jehol
            1 bomber moved from Hopei to Jehol
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Jehol
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China

Place Units - Japanese
            1 artillery placed in Japan
            1 factory_minor and 1 harbour placed in French Indo China
            1 submarine placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUs total

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[FMErwinRommel]

Oop, please edit move 2 trans in sz36 to sz19

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 bomber, 3 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Eastern United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 bomber placed in Eastern United States
            2 destroyers and 1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Guam: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Hawaiian Islands: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 56 PUs total

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[FMErwinRommel]

Please edit move Japan 2 trans from sz36>sz19.  I see moves during combat moves that I want to make in NCM and then forget them.

[Colt45554]

I did, but i did it on Jpn turn so it doesn’t show on American move

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            3 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Hopei

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Hopei
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                retreated to Hopei
                Japanese win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Hopei to Sikang
            5 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Sikang
            3 infantry placed in Shensi
            Chinese undo move 2.
            1 infantry placed in Kansu
            2 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 5 PUs; end with 5 PUs total

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 armour, 1 fighter and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British

Non Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            2 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
                  UK_Pacific take Java from Dutch
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tanganyika Territory to Egypt
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Tanganyika Territory
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to French Equatorial Africa
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to New Brunswick Nova Scotia
            3 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Burma to India
            5 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            3 armour placed in Union of South Africa
            1 submarine placed in 106 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,5
            British collect 30 PUs; end with 32 PUs total
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 35 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 artillery and 6 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery and 6 infantry

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from India: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Eastern Persia: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[FMErwinRommel]

Didn’t think about a Bri dd being able to block Ita move to Egypt.  Well, there’s other places to conquer.  But it gives Bri more time.

[FMErwinRommel]

I didn’t position axis to block 3 Rus convoy routes.  Thought the 2 Ger dd were subs and moved them to block Bri convoy and now can’t get them to sz125.  Japan didn’t hold back a warship for sz5, don’t know if subs count to block Rus convoy NOs.  We’ll see.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from India: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Eastern Persia: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Italians buy 1 carrier; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
                  Italians take Eastern Poland from Russians
            1 transport moved from 94 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Algeria to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 81 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 94 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in 81 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber
                French defend with 1 destroyer
                French win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 bomber
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 transport moved from 94 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Tunisia
                  Italians take Tunisia from Neutral_Axis
            1 artillery moved from Algeria to Morocco
                  Italians take Morocco from Neutral_Axis
            1 armour moved from Greece to Romania
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Alexandria

Place Units - Italians
            1 carrier placed in 95 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs
            Objective Italians 3 North Africa Control: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 31 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

Ita didn’t need to sink the Fra dd, but I gambled and lost the bomber.  At least now the Ita fleet can bombard Egypt.  Wow, UK Pac and Ita both jumped in PUs due to NOs.  This Bal Mod game is fun, especially for Ita w/o bid units to Bri.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

I would have skipped the attack against the destroyer since the bomber was so pivotal.  Instead, you could attack the UK destroyer with a sub + bomber.  After sinking it, move the rest of the Italian navy to SZ98.  France could try a suicide attack against the fleet, but that seems hardly worth it.

Moving the fleet to SZ98 in non-combat would let you unload troops into Alexandria, making it easy to win the battle of Egpyt next round.  With the delay there is a chance that UK can reinforce Egypt, although having three Italian transports is ridiculously good.

[FMErwinRommel]

Good advice Arthur, I think Colt did that to me in a prior Europe 1940 game.  The hour was late and too many ideas were floating in my head.  Ita could have used its 2 figs also to guarantee sinking the dd.

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 bomber; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from New Guinea to 46 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 46 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
                  ANZAC take Celebes from Dutch
            1 infantry moved from New Guinea to Dutch New Guinea
                  ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 bomber placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 15 PUs total

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

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[FMErwinRommel]

Next time that I play Japan, I will probably DOW T2.  I waited so the U.S.A. wouldn’t be rushing to Gib before Ger was ready, but UK and ANZAC have claimed all the Dutch isles and are raking in the cash.

[Colt45554]

I wont be able to to post again tonight.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 3

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 4 armour, 5 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            3 armour moved from Germany to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from Southern Italy to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Germans creates battle in territory 106 Sea Zone
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 114 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 3 bombers and 1 submarine
                Russians defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans win with 3 bombers and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Russians: 1 cruiser
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 1 artillery and 9 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 3 armour, 1 artillery and 8 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers moved from 114 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            4 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            5 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland
            3 armour moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Algeria to Alexandria
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Algeria to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 destroyers moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            3 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
            4 armour and 5 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5
            Germans collect 43 PUs; end with 44 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

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