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

[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

[Fortress]

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

Game History

Round :3

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 9 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to 88 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to 86 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 86 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 86 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 88 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 88 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Gibraltar to Alexandria
            1 bomber moved from 88 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from 86 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Alexandria
            6 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            2 armour moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Greece
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to Germany
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 aaGun moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            2 submarines moved from 112 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 112 Sea Zone
            9 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Alexandria : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 5 infantry
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    France : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Slovakia Hungary : 1 flag, 6 armour
    Western Germany : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 2 tactical_bombers
    Romania : 1 flag, 2 artilleries and 12 infantry
    Poland : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 8 artilleries and 16 infantry
    Germany : 1 flag, 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major and 10 mech_infantrys
    Northern Italy : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    Southern Italy : 1 flag, 1 bomber
    112 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    Bulgaria : 1 flag
    Greece : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    98 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    91 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 submarines
    Finland : 1 flag, 5 infantry
    110 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine

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 / 17
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Fortress]

Special message to the Soviets from the Reichstag: We fully intend to honor our non-aggression pact. All those troops on your border? You see, the locals have proven problematic to suppress. That’s a peace-keeping force you can see from your house. Pay them no mind.

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :3

Politics - Russians
            Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 21 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            4 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            2 armour moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            2 artilleries moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Tsinghai
            6 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
            1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 107 Sea Zone

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            5 infantry placed in Russia
            Russians undo move 3.
            1 infantry placed in Volgograd
            4 infantry placed in Russia

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

[Stalingradski]

My German komrades… we understand. We’ll send more wheat. We’ll back off from the border as a show of faithfulness to our unbreakable treaty…

[Fortress]

I hate to interrupt the cricket match against the enlisted men, sir. But intelligence reports say the Japanese are preparing a landing force. If we let them ashore, are positions are almost certainly lost. There’s an even slimmer chance of defeating them before they come ashore, though we’d decisively save Calcutta if we succeeded. What are your orders, sir? Shall we send scramble orders to the airfield?

[Fortress]

More time attaching the file next time, less time trying to be clever…

j3scramble.tsvg

[Fortress]

Also, “our” instead of “are”. Facepalm.

[Stalingradski]

A rookie mistake, after this many games in unforgiveable for this player. I saw everything, but somehow underestimated the aircraft that could make it to India… a strange oversight on my part.

All things being even luck-wise, it will now take a mistake/oversight on your point to swing the pendulum back. Well played - you set yourself up for it very well.

[Stalingradski]

Oh yeah… no scramble!

The boys keep playing cricket… and only jump in their planes once the game is over.

[Fortress]

The two things that made it possible were holding Yunnan, where you got some highly variable dice, and dropping the airbase on Kwangsi. Otherwise I don’t have a landing spot without a J2 DOW and a Shan State capture (or alternatively the J3 DOW with the J4 move on Calcutta - which costs me about 50% more planes and I net like 7 IPCs in plunder after the J3 captures and convoy raids).

I don’t take it if it’s not there, but I always prepare for it just in case. I figure the units have other legitimate uses, unlike the guy the buys 10 transports G2 only to figure out he can’t Sealion and then tries to justify the expense by claiming that Archangel is just as legitimate and lucrative a target…

allweneedislove caught me napping without a DD blocker and nuked the 2nd carrier group off Malaya. I’ll not be making that mistake again with UK’s navy sitting off Ceylon…

[Fortress]

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

Game History

Round :3

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Trigger Russians Allied Americans 5: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutrality to Allied

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour and 1 factory_major; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Japanese
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 38 Sea Zone to India
            2 bombers, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to India
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Siam to India
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to India
            1 battleship moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            1 artillery moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Chahar to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kwangtung
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
            3 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            2 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 carrier moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 41 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 41 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                Japanese win, taking 41 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Burma
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Burma, round 1 :  2/3 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Burma, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Burma
                Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in India
                Japanese attack with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 bombers, 7 fighters, 4 infantry and 5 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 9 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber; UK_Pacific defend with 1 factory_major
                    AA guns fire in India :  1/9 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Japanese lost in India
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 battleships and 2 cruisers in India, round 1 :  3/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 bombers, 6 fighters, 4 infantry and 5 tactical_bombers in India, round 1 :  15/21 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 9 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in India, round 1 :  6/17 hits
                    9 infantry owned by the British , 1 tactical_bomber owned by the British , 4 infantry owned by the Japanese , 3 artilleries owned by the British , 2 mech_infantrys owned by the British , 3 aaGuns owned by the British and 2 artilleries owned by the Japanese lost in India
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 bombers, 6 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers in India, round 2 :  9/15 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 fighters in India, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    2 fighters owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the Japanese lost in India
                Japanese captures 24PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Japanese converts factory_major into different units
                Japanese win, taking India from UK_Pacific with 2 armour, 2 bombers, 5 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 53
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 4 infantry
                Casualties for British: 3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 9 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
            Battle in Shensi
                Japanese attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Shensi, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shensi, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shensi
                Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 5 infantry
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Szechwan, round 1 :  1/6 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Szechwan, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Szechwan
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 4 infantry in Szechwan, round 2 :  1/5 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Szechwan, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Szechwan
                Japanese win, taking Szechwan from Chinese with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
            Battle in Hopei
                Japanese attack with 3 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in Hopei, round 1 :  0/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hopei, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in Hopei, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hopei, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hopei
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Hopei, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hopei, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hopei
                Japanese win, taking Hopei from Chinese with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kansu
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Kansu, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kansu, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kansu
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Kansu, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kansu, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Kansu, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kansu, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Kansu
                Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Kwangtung
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kwangtung, round 1 :  1/4 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 infantry in Kwangtung, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Kwangtung
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kwangtung, round 2 :  2/4 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Kwangtung, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Kwangtung
                Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea
            1 aaGun moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shensi to Chahar
            1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to Yunnan
            2 bombers moved from India to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            3 armour placed in Kiangsu
            1 factory_major placed in Korea

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 42 PUs; end with 67 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 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, 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
    Korea : 1 flag, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Kiangsu : 1 flag, 3 armour and 1 factory_minor
    Japan : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 4 infantry
    Hainan : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Shensi : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Yunnan : 1 flag, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
    Suiyuyan : 1 flag
    Kweichow : 1 flag
    Hunan : 1 flag
    Hopei : 1 flag, 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
    Szechwan : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Chahar : 1 flag, 1 tactical_bomber
    Anhwe : 1 flag
    Burma : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    India : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 armour, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    41 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    33 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    36 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    39 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 3 tactical_bombers and 4 transports
    16 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 54
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 42 / 72
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 3 / 6
    British : 32 / 33
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 0
    Italians : 14 / 26
    ANZAC : 14 / 17
    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 22 times
            2 was rolled 24 times
            3 was rolled 13 times
            4 was rolled 24 times
            5 was rolled 20 times
            6 was rolled 16 times
        Average roll : 3.370
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.890
        Standard Deviation : 0.943
        Total rolls : 119

Japanese Combat
            1 was rolled 17 times
            2 was rolled 16 times
            3 was rolled 10 times
            4 was rolled 19 times
            5 was rolled 8 times
            6 was rolled 7 times
        Average roll : 3.078
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.776
        Standard Deviation : 1.333
        Total rolls : 77

British Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 4.444
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 0.875
        Standard Deviation : 0.935
        Total rolls : 9

UK_Pacific Combat
            1 was rolled 4 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 6 times
            6 was rolled 6 times
        Average roll : 3.913
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 0.955
        Standard Deviation : 0.977
        Total rolls : 23

Chinese Combat
            2 was rolled 5 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
        Average roll : 3.400
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 3.111
        Standard Deviation : 1.764
        Total rolls : 10

[Stalingradski]

Ok, I can bear to open the map and look now…  :-D

I’ll try to post soon, sir.

[Fortress]

No worries; the lull gave me a chance to see if I could pull victory from the jaws of defeat on another game where I had lost the Kreigsmarine and had to keep burning the Luftwaffe trying to keep the Royal Navy at bay all game long, ended up having to go 2 rounds too early against the Soviets at Moscow, even though I held Cairo, because I was about to lose Paris and Rome. Yeah, that didn’t work out. I think if I could hit in round 1 with like 90% of my infantry and artillery, I’d have had like a 25% of victory in Moscow. Kind of like needing a 6 of diamonds on the turn and a 9 of diamonds on the river to suck out… I also screwed up that destroyer block which made me go 1 round too late on Calcutta, more resources diverted for 1 round for Japan and a tiny IPC haul. I did learn a very important piece of information about bid placement, though!

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :3

Politics - Americans
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States

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

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Americans
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            2 carriers moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 33 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 carriers, 4 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 transports
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 2 carriers, 4 fighters and 3 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Caroline Islands
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Caroline Islands from Japanese with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 destroyer
                Japanese defend with 1 submarine
                Americans win, taking 41 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter moved from 16 Sea Zone to Midway
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 11 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern United States to Western United States
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western United States to 12 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 12 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to Central United States
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to Central United States
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern United States to Western United States
            1 bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to Midway

Place Units - Americans
            1 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 carrier and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            1 fighter placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 77 PUs

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :3

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Sikang to Shensi
            1 fighter moved from Sikang to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Kansu to Suiyuyan
                  Chinese take Suiyuyan from Japanese

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

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Tsinghai

Place Units - Chinese
            2 infantry placed in Tsinghai

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

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :3

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 artillery, 2 destroyers, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            3 infantry moved from Persia to Iraq
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from French Equatorial Africa to Trans-Jordan
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 submarine moved from 71 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 72 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from British Guiana to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 103 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 103 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 104 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 104 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from British Guiana to Brazil
            1 battleship moved from 54 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 45 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
                  UK_Pacific take 35 Sea Zone from Japanese

Combat - British
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                British win, taking Trans-Jordan from Italians with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour and 1 artillery
            Battle in Iraq
                British attack with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_Axis defend with 3 infantry
                British win, taking Iraq from Neutral_Axis with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Axis: 3 infantry
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Germans defend with 2 submarines
                British win with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines

Non Combat Move - British
            3 fighters moved from 91 Sea Zone to French West Africa
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            2 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kenya to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to 81 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Trans-Jordan to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Place Units - British
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6,5,1
            British collect 34 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 34 PUs total

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :3

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific