Sure putting the pressure on Japan. That 1 guy on Iwo Jima killed the 2 fighters that attacked it! Very dug in!
I think the dice has been consistently in the Allies’ favor this game…even on G1 the UK destroyer in SZ 106 defended against 2 German subs!
Scramble SZ 110? I’m sure you will. UK tac. bomber hit first if Italy rolls a hit?
Yeah, I guess max scramble.
Sure putting the pressure on Japan. That 1 guy on Iwo Jima killed the 2 fighters that attacked it! Very dug in!
I think the dice has been consistently in the Allies’ favor this game…even on G1 the UK destroyer in SZ 106 defended against 2 German subs!
Once I saw you doing a possible Calcutta Crush I figured the U.S. should have a clear line to bombing and convoying Japan.
The UK and Russia floundering is making up for it, though.
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 3
Purchase Units - Italians
Italians buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Italians
1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 110 Sea Zone
2 armour moved from Romania to Belarus
1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Belarus
Combat - Italians
Americans scrambles 3 units out of United Kingdom to defend against the attack in 110 Sea Zone
Battle in Belarus
Italians attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
Russians defend with 1 infantry
Italians roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
Italians roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Belarus, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belarus
Italians win, taking Belarus from Russians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Battle in 110 Sea Zone
Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
British defend with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber; Americans defend with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport
Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
Americans roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.83 expected hits
Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
Americans roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 1.83 expected hits
1 tactical_bomber owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in 110 Sea Zone, round 4 : 2/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 transport in 110 Sea Zone, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Americans, 1 artillery owned by the Americans, 1 transport owned by the Americans, 1 fighter owned by the Italians and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
Italians win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 35
Casualties for British: 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
Casualties for Italians: 1 fighter
Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport
Non Combat Move - Italians
1 bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Germany
1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
Place Units - Italians
1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Egypt
1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Southern France
Turn Complete - Italians
Italians collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs
Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 23 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians : 0.17
Americans : -3.33
Russians : -0.67
Italy won one!
Sure putting the pressure on Japan. That 1 guy on Iwo Jima killed the 2 fighters that attacked it! Very dug in!
I think the dice has been consistently in the Allies’ favor this game…even on G1 the UK destroyer in SZ 106 defended against 2 German subs!
Once I saw you doing a possible Calcutta Crush I figured the U.S. should have a clear line to bombing and convoying Japan.
The UK and Russia floundering is making up for it, though.
Russia isn’t floundering in this game. I don’t go into Scandinavia. But in this game it’s working out for you it seems. Russia has gotten a lot of money. Otherwise, I guess I don’t know what you mean. And if I hit Finland, Germany might lose a plane. I wouldn’t be surprised this game if your defenders rolled 3 out of 3 hits.
You mentioned Romania. Perhaps in your group Russia can go into Romania? Unless I’m doing Sea Lion, never have I played a game where Russia got to get into somewhere like Romania within the first round (meaning like through round 8). And I lose a lot of games.
But in all fairness, I think the dice that hurt me the most was not getting Philippines on J2. Japan had like 87%~ but the swing was 5 IPCs to the US. No 2 IPCs to Japan, plus a lost transport. And then the kicker was my fleet couldn’t get back to SZ 6 which I would have done to defend…ect. Than the bombing raid on Japan. All of that because of one battle lost where the defense had approximately 13% chance to win.
Italy just got a good win, but dice swings/bad rolls with defense hitting above average (and I’m not complaining or anything, played well over 100+ games) really has many 2nd and 3rd order effects in this game.
Philippines’ defense on J2 is going to cost Japan money spending on stuff I don’t want in order to defend SZ 6 and Korea. We’ll be going into round 4 or 5 and Japan isn’t on track to get India at all. Significant for you.
round 8…somehow it inserted a smile face.
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 3
Purchase Units - ANZAC
ANZAC buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;
Combat Move - ANZAC
Combat - ANZAC
Non Combat Move - ANZAC
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch
3 fighters moved from India to Volgograd
Place Units - ANZAC
1 fighter placed in New South Wales
Turn Complete - ANZAC
ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 14 PUs
Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 19 PUs
Combat Move - French
1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
British take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from Italians
Combat - French
Non Combat Move - French
1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
1 destroyer moved from 38 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
Turn Complete - French
You mentioned Romania. Perhaps in your group Russia can go into Romania? Unless I’m doing Sea Lion, never have I played a game where Russia got to get into somewhere like Romania within the first round (meaning like through round 8). And I lose a lot of games.
I positioned Russia so that if you hadn’t put all your planes in Romania G2(?) I would have hit Romania. I think I did the math so that even Italy’s couple of ground units wouldn’t have mattered.
As for floundering…one mistake and Russia is doomed. I checked and I need two full rounds of infantry buys before I can withstand an attack at all, but even then it depends. Mostly its just that the UK isn’t doing didly. I should have gotten some of their fighters over but instead no factory in the Middle East and Italy just blew up all 3 in the UK
You’re right, though. Its hard to actually complain since the breaks have mostly gone my way other than paying for my own dumb mistakes (like scrambling on G1 meant Italy could take Cairo).
TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 4
Research Technology - Germans
Purchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 3 armour, 1 bomber and 2 tactical_bombers; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
2 bombers moved from Baltic States to Russia
1 armour moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Karelia
1 armour moved from Novgorod to Karelia
1 armour moved from Baltic States to Vyborg
1 armour moved from Baltic States to Karelia
1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Finland
1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Finland
2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Finland
2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Finland
1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to 115 Sea Zone
1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to 115 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland
Intercept bombing Raid? 2 bombers vs 2 Russian fighters.
Intercept bombing Raid? 2 bombers vs 2 Russian fighters.
Scramble! Extra vodka rations to the crew that brings down a German bomber!
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 4
Research Technology - Germans
Purchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 3 armour, 1 bomber and 2 tactical_bombers; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
2 bombers moved from Baltic States to Russia
1 armour moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Karelia
1 armour moved from Novgorod to Karelia
1 armour moved from Baltic States to Vyborg
1 armour moved from Baltic States to Karelia
1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Finland
1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Finland
2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Finland
2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Finland
1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to 115 Sea Zone
1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to 115 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland
Combat - Germans
Air Battle in Russia
Germans attacks with 2 units heading to Russia
Russians launches 2 interceptors out of Russia
Attackers Fire, : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
Defenders Fire, : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
Strategic bombing raid in Russia
AA fire in Russia : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 3,5 and causes: 8 damage to unit: factory_major
Bombing raid in Russia causes 8 damage total.
Battle in Finland
Germans attack with 3 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
Russians defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
Germans roll dice for 1 cruiser in Finland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 3 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Finland, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 3.83 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Finland, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians, 1 armour owned by the Russians, 1 artillery owned by the Russians, 1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Finland
Germans win with 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
Casualties for Russians: 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
Battle in Karelia
Germans attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
Russians defend with 1 infantry
Germans roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Karelia, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Karelia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Karelia
Germans win, taking Karelia from Russians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Battle in Vyborg
Germans attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
Russians defend with 1 infantry
Germans roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Vyborg, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vyborg, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vyborg
Germans win, taking Vyborg from Russians with 2 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Cleaning up after air battles
Non Combat Move - Germans
1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 armour, 3 artilleries and 17 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
3 tactical_bombers moved from Finland to Novgorod
3 fighters moved from Finland to Novgorod
1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
2 artilleries moved from Western Germany to Germany
1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany
1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
8 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
2 bombers moved from Russia to Novgorod
2 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
8 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
1 armour moved from Baltic States to Belarus
4 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Belarus
4 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
Place Units - Germans
3 armour placed in Novgorod
2 tactical_bombers placed in Germany
1 bomber placed in Western Germany
Germans undo move 3.
1 bomber placed in Germany
Turn Complete - Germans
Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3
Germans collect 41 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 41 PUs
Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 46 PUs
Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
AA fire in Russia : : -0.33
Germans : 1.33
Defenders Fire, : : -0.33
Attackers Fire, : : -0.33
Russians : 1.17
As for floundering…one mistake and Russia is doomed. I checked and I need two full rounds of infantry buys before I can withstand an attack at all, but even then it depends. Mostly its just that the UK isn’t doing didly. I should have gotten some of their fighters over but instead no factory in the Middle East and Italy just blew up all 3 in the UK
In league games, I assume that the Allies will get fighters to Moscow in time to prevent an early take down.
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 4
Purchase Units - Russians
Russians repair damage of 8x factory_major; Remaining resources: 37 PUs;
Russians buy 1 armour, 1 artillery and 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Russians
Non Combat Move - Russians
6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
5 armour, 3 artilleries, 27 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Russia
3 infantry moved from Volgograd to Samara
1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
Place Units - Russians
1 artillery and 9 infantry placed in Russia
1 armour placed in Volgograd
Turn Complete - Russians
Russians collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs
Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 36 PUs
TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 4
Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 1 factory_minor; Remaining resources: 15 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;
Combat Move - Japanese
3 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kweichow
2 fighters moved from Hunan to Kweichow
2 artilleries moved from Hunan to Yunnan
3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Kweichow
2 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from Manchuria to 6 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to 6 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 4
Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 1 factory_minor; Remaining resources: 15 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;
Combat Move - Japanese
3 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kweichow
2 fighters moved from Hunan to Kweichow
2 artilleries moved from Hunan to Yunnan
3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Kweichow
2 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from Manchuria to 6 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to 6 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
Combat - Japanese
Battle in 45 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 tactical_bomber
ANZAC defend with 1 transport
1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 45 Sea Zone
Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
Battle in 6 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 1 submarine
Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 3.00 expected hits
Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
1 submarine owned by the Americans lost in 6 Sea Zone
Japanese win, taking 6 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
Battle in Kweichow
Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
Chinese defend with 4 infantry
Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Kweichow, round 2 : 5/9 hits, 4.17 expected hits
Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
2 mech_infantrys owned by the Japanese and 4 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kweichow
Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Japanese: 2 mech_infantrys
Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
Battle in Yunnan
Japanese attack with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
Chinese defend with 2 infantry
Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Yunnan, round 2 : 5/9 hits, 3.83 expected hits
Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
Non Combat Move - Japanese
4 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Jehol
1 aaGun and 8 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 5 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from 45 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 armour moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
1 armour and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 artillery moved from Kansu to Suiyuyan
2 tactical_bombers moved from Kweichow to Suiyuyan
2 fighters moved from Kweichow to Suiyuyan
2 fighters moved from Yunnan to Suiyuyan
2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kiangsi
2 bombers moved from Kweichow to Kiangsi
Place Units - Japanese
2 carriers and 1 destroyer placed in 19 Sea Zone
1 factory_minor placed in French Indo China
Japanese undo move 2.
Japanese undo move 1.
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Suiyuyan: 2 tactical_bombers
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kiangsi: 2 tactical_bombers
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
2 carriers and 1 destroyer placed in 19 Sea Zone
1 factory_minor placed in French Indo China
Turn Complete - Japanese
Japanese collect 59 PUs; end with 74 PUs
Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 79 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Americans : -0.17
Chinese : 0.00
Japanese : 3.00
TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0
Game History
Round: 4
Purchase Units - Americans
Americans buy 3 bombers and 2 carriers; Remaining resources: 6 PUs;
Combat Move - Americans
4 bombers moved from Iwo Jima to Suiyuyan
1 bomber moved from India to Suiyuyan
3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Iwo Jima to 6 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from 17 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
No scramble in SZ 6.
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