Stalingradski (Allies) vs. Fortress (Axis) - G40

[Fortress]

I wussed out on Sealion. I saved the spot in the game so I could take a look at it later. Any battle that can be swung SO severely by AA guns isn’t one to undertake lightly. It almost couldn’t have worked out more favorably, with few Luftwaffe losses G1. I guess it kind of came down to this: I can play Sealion “any” time I get those circumstances – testing out the offensive (that you authored) against you when you know its coming is a much more fun and useful way to spend my time, though :)

[Stalingradski]

I like your attitude! I’ve actually never faced a real Sealion… and I’m much more interested in a full-bore Barbarossa as well…

Although my purchase last round reflected a need to hurt Germany in the event of Sealion… so your propaganda worked!  :-)

[Fortress]

I guess that’s really part of an effective strategy. A feint is only useful if your opponent can see you’ve got the cards – you can do the carrier/2 TR buy, but if all of your tanks are in Greece at the end of G2 and what’s left of your navy is fishing pilots out of the Channel, you don’t really scare anybody…

And, yes, looking out across the steppes of eastern Europe at that pile of men and material certainly makes even 100% Sealion odds be something you might not want to take.

I’d love to try a three-sided variant some day where the Soviets are an ally only inasmuch as they share a common enemy. They get their own victory conditions. The US and UK let them take the brunt of Germany’s attack and only draw Germany away when it’s closing in on Moscow - otherwise if they turn Germany to face the coast sooner, Red tanks roll into Berlin before the English speakers get there…

I’ll post my turn in a sec.

[Fortress]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 7 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
            2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            2 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Hopei
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to Suiyuyan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hopei
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers and 1 infantry in Hopei, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hopei, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hopei
                Japanese win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Suiyuyan, round 1 :  1/4 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Suiyuyan, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Suiyuyan
                Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 4 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 4 infantry in Kweichow, round 1 :  3/5 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kweichow
                Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 3 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Yunnan, round 1 :  4/10 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 3 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Hopei to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Siam
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Siam
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Siam
            1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to Korea
            1 carrier moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 20 Sea Zone to Siam
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Siam
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Chahar
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            1 airfield placed in Kwangsi
            1 harbour placed in Hainan
            1 mech_infantry placed in Kiangsu

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 32 PUs; end with 39 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Territory Summary for Japanese :

Caroline Islands : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Paulau Island : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Kwangsi : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Korea : 1 flag, 3 fighters, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Kiangsu : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
    Japan : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 4 infantry
    Siam : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Manchuria : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Hainan : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Yunnan : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Suiyuyan : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    Kweichow : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Hunan : 1 flag
    Chahar : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Anhwe : 1 flag
    33 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    37 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    36 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    38 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports
    6 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 54
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 32 / 49
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 6 / 15
    British : 28 / 34
    UK_Pacific : 20 / 20
    Italians : 13 / 24
    ANZAC : 14 / 14
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 4 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 5 times
            2 was rolled 7 times
            3 was rolled 4 times
            4 was rolled 7 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.071
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.889
        Standard Deviation : 0.943
        Total rolls : 28

Japanese Combat
            1 was rolled 4 times
            2 was rolled 5 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 6 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.227
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 0.762
        Standard Deviation : 0.873
        Total rolls : 22

Chinese Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.500
        Median : 2.500
        Variance : 0.800
        Standard Deviation : 0.894
        Total rolls : 6

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Combat - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 49 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 carriers, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 11 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            3 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to 12 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 12 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 infantry moved from Central United States to Western United States
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western United States to Eastern United States
            2 aaGuns moved from Central United States to Eastern United States
            1 cruiser moved from 101 Sea Zone to 11 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 31 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 31 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Eastern United States

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

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

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 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            6 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                2 infantry owned by the Chinese retreated to Szechwan
                Japanese win with 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

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

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Kansu
            2 infantry placed in Sikang
            2 infantry placed in Tsinghai

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 6 PUs; end with 6 PUs total

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :2

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
            1 bomber moved from French West Africa to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 89 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 90 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 104 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 104 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland
                  British take Italian Somaliland from Italians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya

Combat - British
            Battle in Kenya
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Kenya from Italians with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports
                British win with 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 52
                Casualties for Germans: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 fighter

Non Combat Move - British
            2 fighters moved from 91 Sea Zone to British Guiana
            1 bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to 87 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 87 Sea Zone to French Equatorial Africa
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo
            1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
                  UK_Pacific take Sumatra from Dutch
            5 infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from West Indies to 89 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 89 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 86 Sea Zone to Brazil
                  British take Brazil from Neutral_Allies
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 102 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 102 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 89 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 88 Sea Zone to British Guiana
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

Place Units - British
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 71 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            1 fighter placed in United Kingdom
            1 destroyer placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs total

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :2

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 24 PUs; end with 24 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

[Stalingradski]

Well, a Chinese debacle - a 76% victory with 2 infantry and a fighter left = four dead infantry for me and no hits on your mighty Yunnan defensive force. Also lost out on an extra 7 IPCs, plus major momentum gained for you.

On the flip side, SZ91 went my way - I should have won with only a bomber left, but ended up with two extra fighters. Japan ascends, Germany has a foe with teeth.

[Fortress]

I think it evened out. That 58% battle in z91 was a bloodbath. Bookmark this moment as Britian’s proudest moment. A game-changer in the Atlantic. It’s funny how things work out. I don’t know if you saw this, but…

If that battle was just a tiny bit on my side - like if I survive with a damaged carrier - then I capture Washington DC G3 (I literally formed that plan during G2 combat move, hence the modified can-opener wuth the sub to noncom them down there). The Italian Transport captures SE Mexico on I2, and the Italians build an Airbase on Gibraltar I2. The German Bombers can now take part in the battle over DC. The carrier gets repaired at the beginning of G3. The German F and Tac on Gibraltar can reach the amphib to provide cover in case of scramble.

And then the dice evened us back out (ish). What a thrilling back and forth turn of events… Yeah, holding Yunnan is one of those moments that the Japanese player counts moves to and from and that the Allied player curses.

Wow. This game now has its personality!

[Stalingradski]

No, I didn’t see it sir - nice gambit, and it was the skinniest of battles to begin with… I felt comfortable with the forces in Eastern US… not factoring in the Italian airbase! That would have shocked me.

Time will tell who got the better of the luck in that turn… in the big picture, it really evened out… if both had gone my way, or both yours, this might have been too short a game.

You’re right… this game has just become unique, and we’ve entered unknown territory.

[Fortress]

I’m comfortable with the way the dice have gone - you’re right about time telling. Is the Fighters to Guiana a tactic that playing Infrastructure showed you? That’s a new one on me (and I didn’t see it – I figured if you wanted to attack you’d have to land in Morocco or French West Africa). Clever.
Italy coming up…

[Fortress]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 airfield and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Tunisia to 94 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 94 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Greece to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Algeria

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Alexandria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Alexandria, round 1 :  2/5 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Alexandria
                Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry; British defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in Trans-Jordan, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 1 :  1/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 1 :  2/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British , 1 infantry owned by the French and 2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Trans-Jordan
                Italians win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 1 armour and 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Algeria
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Algeria, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in Algeria, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French lost in Algeria
                Italians win, taking Algeria from French with 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Algeria to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 submarine moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            1 armour moved from Greece to Yugoslavia
            1 artillery moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 airfield placed in Gibraltar
            1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 14 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

Territory Summary for Italians :

Trans-Jordan : 1 flag, 1 armour and 1 artillery
    Alexandria : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Algeria : 1 flag, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Tunisia : 1 flag
    Romania : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    Northern Italy : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 factory_major and 2 infantry
    Southern Italy : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters and 1 harbour
    93 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Greece : 1 flag, 3 infantry
    97 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    92 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag, 1 armour
    98 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 transports

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 54
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 32 / 49
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 6 / 6
    British : 32 / 33
    UK_Pacific : 24 / 24
    Italians : 14 / 26
    ANZAC : 14 / 14
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 4 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 6 times
        Average roll : 3.842
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.167
        Standard Deviation : 1.080
        Total rolls : 19

French Combat
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 5.000
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

British Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 1.333
        Median : 1.000
        Variance : 2.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.581
        Total rolls : 3

Italians Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 6 times
        Average roll : 4.267
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.643
        Standard Deviation : 1.282
        Total rolls : 15

[Fortress]

Median Italian combat die - 5.000… It’s almost as if the dice KNOW that they’re rolling for Italy and they’re trying to be historically accurate…

[Stalingradski]

:-D

The fighters in S America were unplanned - I didn’t expect any to be alive. I planned to land any lucky survivors in F W Africa, and then expected them to die the next round.

Then I looked around…

… and they were still threatened by your Italian fleet, so I had to sacrifice a transport to make sure they lived. They are a lucky resource for me to have in the Atlantic.

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :2

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Combat - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
                  ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch
            1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 55 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 aaGun moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 artillery placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 17 PUs total

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :2

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa

Turn Complete - French

[Stalingradski]

Things are just starting to cook…

You’re right about the dice - economically we’re probably pretty even in the luck department, which is good.

I’m eager to see how you’ll assault Russia… you’re doing a nice job making the UK miserable in Egypt… makes it harder to help my Commie ‘friends’.

[Fortress]

I think the crazy rolls you got in the Channel on G1 probably has a lot to do with the current state of affairs in Africa. It’s interesting how much of a razor’s edge it is in Africa – I think because there aren’t very many units that fortunes are more fluid.

Sometimes it feels like Italy is one turn and one piece short all the time. I think the battle in the Channel, coupled with the necessity to plan for a G3 Sealion, handcuffed what could be done with the RAF. Just one naval unit difference in the Med sometimes swings the balance of power.

Out of all the reasons to play Germany with the carrier/2TR buy G1, I think more than anything it helps Italy to grow up a little bit. If you can get 1 or 2 NO’s I1, Italy actually can be playable. But without the UK worried about the home isles in round 1, say goodbye to Italy’s navy and hello to an IC in Egypt. If I saw an artillery-heavy buy with no navy on G1, I’d think I had the game won as the Allies. As it is, most of the time UK can forget about an invasion as early as their purchasing phase of turn 2. Just being able to make Sauron’s eye look elsewhere for a single turn is essential, I feel.

[Stalingradski]

Great point re: RAF choices - I needed every single available plane to knock out the Kriegsmarine, and it took away my usual aggression against the Italian fleet… which then also leads to more air power for the UK in the Med, and therefore Africa, eventually. So, we could see the SZ91 battle as the sacrifice Germany made to make Italy a stronger presence in the Med - it has played out that way. Action - reaction; cause - effect. Every choice has a consequence! Great stuff.

Nice reference to the Eye of Sauron… today at work, as I spoke to an unwitting co-worker, I (without meaning to) made the Sean Bean Eye of Sauron gesture (around 14 seconds in the clip below) when I was speaking about looking into the future for some of our management choices…  :evil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjQR8oa58IU