G40 Marsh (Allies +14) vs. StuckTojo (Allies) No VCs

[StuckTojo]

Oh crap!!!

That’s the part I did’t get.

OK. Never mind.  My mistake, then.  Go ahead and go for Germany.

[StuckTojo]

ANZAC, I mean.

[MarshmallowofWar]

I already did.

[MarshmallowofWar]

Oh yeah, and I made my first serious mistake on France’s turn – I should have killed the Italian transport.

[StuckTojo]

@Marshmallow:

I already did.

Ah, so you did. I’m really on a roll this week.

Going now.

[StuckTojo]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 9 artilleries, 1 bomber and 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 unit repaired.
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Tobruk to 97 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to Southern Italy

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 91 Sea Zone
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 91 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                Germans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer; British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                    Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  4/7 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/4 hits
                    1 carrier owned by the British, 2 fighters owned by the Germans, 1 destroyer owned by the French, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 cruiser owned by the French lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 35
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Germans: 2 fighters
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            2 bombers moved from 97 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 armour moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
            1 artillery moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Germany
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Greater Southern Germany
            2 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
            1 armour moved from Romania to Bulgaria

Place Units - Germans
            1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in Western Germany
            9 artilleries placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 47 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs

triplea_41812.0_Ger2.tsvg

[StuckTojo]

@Marshmallow:

Oh yeah, and I made my first serious mistake on France’s turn – I should have killed the Italian transport.

Meh.  I forgot to take Kenya with Italy.

[MarshmallowofWar]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 2 artilleries and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
            3 artilleries moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            2 artilleries moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            6 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
            6 infantry placed in Russia

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

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

triplea_41812.0_Rus2.tsvg

[StuckTojo]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 destroyer, 1 harbour, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            8 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in French Indo China
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 3 infantry
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  1/6 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  2/4 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 :  2/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese, 1 artillery owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers in Yunnan, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese and 1 bomber owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber in Yunnan, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 5 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Japanese win, taking French Indo China from French with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -13
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 3 infantry
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 8 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 5 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 8 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers in Szechwan, round 2 :  7/14 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Szechwan, round 2 :  4/6 hits
                    5 infantry owned by the Chinese, 3 fighters owned by the Japanese, 1 artillery owned by the Chinese and 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Japanese lost in Szechwan
                Japanese win with 5 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -22
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery and 5 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Chahar
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 fighter moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Szechwan to Anhwe
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Kiangsi
            4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Szechwan to Kwangsi
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            1 harbour placed in Hainan
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs

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[StuckTojo]

Holy crap I took a beating there!  :-P

[MarshmallowofWar]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 2 artilleries and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            3 artilleries moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
            6 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            2 aaGuns moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            6 infantry placed in Russia

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

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

triplea_41812.0_Rus2.tsvg

[MarshmallowofWar]

Oops, wrong file. Sorry man.

[MarshmallowofWar]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 89 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 23 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to Wake Island
            1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Central United States to Western United States

Place Units - Americans
            2 infantry placed in Central United States
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Eastern United States

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

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[MarshmallowofWar]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter and 5 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Hopei
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Hopei, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Hopei, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hopei
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Hopei, round 3 : 1/6 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Hopei, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Hopei
                Chinese win, taking Hopei from Japanese with 1 fighter and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Hopei to Burma

Place Units - Chinese
            5 infantry placed in Hopei

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 8 PUs; end with 8 PUs
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 14 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese : 0.33
    Japanese : -1.33

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[MarshmallowofWar]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to 76 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Italian Somaliland
            1 cruiser and 2 destroyers moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Greece to Albania
                  British take Albania from Italians
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 95 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Greece to 95 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from New Brunswick Nova Scotia to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Ethiopia to Egypt
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Iraq

triplea_41812.0_Bri2.tsvg

[MarshmallowofWar]

Scramble to sea zone 96?

[MarshmallowofWar]

actually, nevermind. Going to not do the combat. Will run it without scramble and fix it with edit.

[MarshmallowofWar]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 1 carrier, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from New Brunswick Nova Scotia to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Greece to Albania
                  British take Albania from Italians
            1 fighter moved from Trans-Jordan to Italian Somaliland
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland
            1 cruiser and 2 destroyers moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Ethiopia to Egypt
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Iraq
            1 cruiser moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to Egypt
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Germans defend with 1 submarine
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 91 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 91 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 91 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Iraq
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_Axis defend with 3 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Iraq, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                    Neutral_Axis roll dice for 3 infantry in Iraq, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Axis, 1 artillery owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Iraq
                    British roll dice for 1 armour and 1 tactical_bomber in Iraq, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    Neutral_Axis roll dice for 1 infantry in Iraq, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Axis and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Iraq
                British win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Axis: 3 infantry
            Battle in Italian Somaliland
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Italian Somaliland, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Italian Somaliland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Italian Somaliland
                British win, taking Italian Somaliland from Italians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Italian Somaliland to Ethiopia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Trans-Jordan
            2 fighters moved from Greece to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo
            5 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 aaGun moved from India to Burma
            4 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Eastern Persia
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            5 infantry moved from India to Burma

Place Units - British
            1 carrier placed in 98 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt
            1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            1 transport placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 34 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            6 infantry placed in India
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to India: 4 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Burma: 4 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 6 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0.17
    British : 0.33
    Italians : -0.33
    Neutral_Axis : 1.67

triplea_41812.0_UK_2.tsvg

[MarshmallowofWar]

@StuckTojo:

Holy crap I took a beating there!   :-P

Indeed. I think I would have backed off in Yunnan once the ground forces had died.

[MarshmallowofWar]

The attacking ground forces, that is.