G40 BM2 Rommel X vs Colt L "Third times a charm"

[FMErwinRommel]

Third time is starting off as an unlucky charm!  This is the first time that I haven’t taken Paris on T1, even tho battle calc was 98% and I used about the same attack force as usual.  Fra out-rolled all 5 die-rounds, rolling 50% on the 1st and 2nd rounds.  I had to continue, since the consequences of defeat were too dire; and my odds, tho decreasing, were never negative.  This is a significant drawback.  Round 1: Ger 2/17 attack 34 pts; Fra 6/12 defense 21 pts.  R2: Ger 4/11 att 28 pts: Fra 5/10 def 24 pts.  R3: Ger 2/6 att 19; Fra 2/6 def 16.  R4: Ger 2/4 att 13; Fra 2/4 def 12.  R5: Ger 0/2 att 7; Fra 2/2 def 7.  I still had a 50/50 chance on the last round.  SZ110 round 1: Ger 3/8 attack 26; Bri 3/3 defense 10.  Won’t be available again until late Sat eve.

[Colt45554]

I guess thats the risk for goin for Vichy. Should be interesting seein italy so rich I2.

[FMErwinRommel]

Lately, I stopped trying to take all of Fra by Ger on T1 in Euro 40, not because of Vichy, but because it stretches Ger too thin and it gives Ita the terr and cash.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
            6 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            2 aaGuns moved from Russia to Bryansk

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Novgorod
            5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

When you get that 1% outcome in Paris and Germany loses everything, it is time to start over.  Trying to salvage the game after that point is not much fun as Germany can’t make any progress into Russia.

[FMErwinRommel]

I agree, Ger lost about 50 TUV more than normal, 5 tanks, a plane and several other land units. Bri and Fra can disrupt things even more.  The capture capital cash will be delayed.  What do you want to do Colt?  I guess I wasn’t meant to play the Axis, 3 strikes and I’m out.

[Colt45554]

Have you given any more thought to playing a 270 b.c. match?

[FMErwinRommel]

I like the idea of a Punic wars game, but just Rome vs Carthage, not an ancient world war.  I like Global BM.  How about I redo this game, same moves for Ger?

[Colt45554]

Sure but let me reassess if i want to scramble. 12 minutes or so

[Colt45554]

No scram

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            2 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to France
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 battleship, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                Germans win with 1 battleship, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 34
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 cruiser; British defend with 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 38
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
            Battle in France
                Germans attack with 5 armour, 2 artilleries, 5 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 6 infantry; British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Germans captures 19PUs while taking French capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking France from French with 5 armour, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 26
                Casualties for French: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
                Germans win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 6 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour and 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 submarines
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Trigger Germans Conquer France: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation_Switch attached to French
            triggerFrenchDestroyPUsGermans: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttachment attached to French

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from France to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            3 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
                  Germans take Finland from Neutral_Axis
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
                  Germans take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery placed in Germany
            1 bomber placed in Western Germany
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 60 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

Restarted game from a saved game after combat move, so same game # but different battle results.  Won Paris and no planes lost in sea battles, but Yugo killed all Ger inf.

[Colt45554]

I’ll post tomorrow

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
            6 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns moved from Sakha to Buryatia
            2 aaGuns moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            2 aaGuns moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Novgorod
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

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[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 2 marines; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
                  Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
                  Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to Hunan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsu
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kiangsi
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
            1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Shantung
            1 aaGun moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 carrier and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 artillery and 2 marines placed in Japan
            1 factory_minor placed in Kiangsu

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 40 PUs

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[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to Guam
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 2 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 10 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Central United States: 1 marine
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Americans from 0 to 1
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 53 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: 1

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
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            6 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            2 infantry placed in Szechwan
            2 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 9 PUs; end with 9 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 12 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

Round 1 in Yunnan was so promising for Japan and then nothing.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - British
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from Malta to Tobruk
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Iraq
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 111 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 87 Sea Zone

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[Colt45554]

scramble 97?