Even though your attack on Pearl went a tiny bit worse for me than average (+2.6 Japanese units survived, +2.2ish when you factor in that the Cruiser was dead meat anyway - and 20 IPC for Japan is not insignificant), I’m hoping that the following exchange from Classic, about 18 years ago, holds true:
My buddy Aaron: Dude, you can’t park the American fleet there.
Me: Hawaii?
Aaron: Yeah. Remember history class back in high school? What happens when the Americans put their fleet at Pearl Harbor?
Me: Yeah, I remember… We win the war… :lol:
I am not sure how this Pearl Harbor will influence the match yet. It basically exchanged Japanese position (planes out in wazoo) for sinking US transports.
I have to say, attacking Siam was extremely gutsy. I saw the option but assumed you wouldn’t risk it.
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 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Italians
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria
Italians take Algeria from French
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Ethiopia to British Somaliland
Italians take British Somaliland from British
2 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Greece
Combat - Italians
Battle in Greece
Italians attack with 2 armour, 1 bomber and 2 infantry
Neutral_Allies defend with 2 infantry
Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 1 bomber and 2 infantry in Greece, round 1 : 2/5 hits
Neutral_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in Greece, round 1 : 0/2 hits
2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Greece
Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 2 armour, 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 2 infantry
Non Combat Move - Italians
2 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
1 bomber moved from Greece to Northern Italy
Place Units - Italians
1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy
Turn Complete - Italians
Italians collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 41 / 51
Russians : 37 / 38
Japanese : 45 / 46
Americans : 50 / 74
Chinese : 7 / 13
British : 28 / 33
UK_Pacific : 10 / 10
Italians : 17 / 17
ANZAC : 10 / 14
French : 6 / 0
Dutch : 8 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0
If you mean “gutsy” as courageous, then thank you. If you mean “gutsy” as crazy, well, then thank you again :wink: Those Japanese planes are like friggin locusts when they’re all together. I figured if I could trade them for British ones straight up, I could make do without mine. And even if you could economically replace yours easier, it’s 3 turns before they’re really doing anything while mine are ready to go on turn 2. It definitely could’ve backfired, but since you had the initiative, I needed to be a vulture :-D
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 destroyer and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - ANZAC
1 destroyer moved from 55 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Queensland to 46 Sea Zone
Combat - ANZAC
Battle in 46 Sea Zone
ANZAC attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 46 Sea Zone, round 1 : 0/1 hits
ANZAC roll dice for 1 fighter in 46 Sea Zone, round 1 : 0/1 hits
Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 46 Sea Zone, round 1 : 1/1 hits
1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 46 Sea Zone
ANZAC roll dice for 1 fighter in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits
Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits
1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 46 Sea Zone
ANZAC win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
Battle in 43 Sea Zone
ANZAC attack with 1 destroyer
Japanese defend with 1 transport
1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in 43 Sea Zone
ANZAC win, taking 43 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
Non Combat Move - ANZAC
1 fighter moved from 46 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Queensland to Hawaiian Islands
1 infantry moved from Northern Territory to South Australia
1 artillery moved from Northern Territory to South Australia
1 infantry moved from Queensland to South Australia
2 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
2 aaGuns moved from New South Wales to South Australia
Place Units - ANZAC
1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone
Turn Complete - ANZAC
ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs total
Territory Summary for ANZAC :
Queensland : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 harbour
New Zealand : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 harbour
New South Wales : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
South Australia : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 4 infantry
New Guinea : 1 flag, 1 infantry
Hawaiian Islands : 1 flag, 1 fighter
43 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
26 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 fighter
62 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
Egypt : 1 flag, 2 infantry
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 41 / 51
Russians : 37 / 38
Japanese : 45 / 46
Americans : 50 / 74
Chinese : 7 / 13
British : 28 / 33
UK_Pacific : 10 / 10
Italians : 17 / 17
ANZAC : 10 / 10
French : 6 / 0
Dutch : 8 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0
Dice Statistics:
Total
2 was rolled 2 times
4 was rolled 1 times
5 was rolled 1 times
6 was rolled 1 times
Average roll : 3.800
Median : 4.000
Variance : 1.750
Standard Deviation : 1.323
Total rolls : 5
Japanese Combat
2 was rolled 1 times
5 was rolled 1 times
Average roll : 3.500
Median : 3.500
Variance : 2.000
Standard Deviation : 1.414
Total rolls : 2
ANZAC Combat
2 was rolled 1 times
4 was rolled 1 times
6 was rolled 1 times
Average roll : 4.000
Median : 4.000
Variance : 1.500
Standard Deviation : 1.225
Total rolls : 3
If you’re not too busy taking over London :wink: I missed a NCM for the British from E Persia to W India. If it’s ok, can you take care of that for me? Oh, and if you want to drop an extra 16 infantry on London for me, I also forgot to do that, too! :lol:
I’ll try to remember … if I forget, feel free to EDIT it on the Soviets go round.
Or you can edit it with France before Germany goes :-P
Oh crap. France didn’t save?!? French destroyer sank the German sub in z103. I’ll make the edits and save a map. Sorry…
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
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa
1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
Turn Complete - French
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 103 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
EDIT: Removing units owned by French from 91 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
EDIT: Adding units owned by French to 103 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Eastern Persia: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by British to West India: 1 infantry
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Territory Summary for French :
Egypt : 1 flag, 1 infantry
United Kingdom : 1 flag, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
Morocco : 1 flag, 2 infantry
French Equatorial Africa : 1 flag, 1 infantry
97 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
103 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
110 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 41 / 51
Russians : 37 / 38
Japanese : 45 / 46
Americans : 50 / 74
Chinese : 7 / 13
British : 28 / 33
UK_Pacific : 10 / 10
Italians : 17 / 17
ANZAC : 10 / 10
French : 6 / 0
Dutch : 8 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0
TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3
Game History
Round :3
Purchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 3 artilleries, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
2 armour, 3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
2 armour, 3 artilleries, 5 infantry and 5 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
2 armour, 3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
2 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
2 armour and 4 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
2 artilleries moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
4 infantry moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 4 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
2 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Holland Belgium to United Kingdom
4 bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
need scrambling orders SZ110
Ok. So. If I don’t scramble, I have no chance of holding and you win with 10-11 units. If I scramble and lose, you win with 15-16 units.
I have a 16% chance of winning the sea battle. Not only are those the best odds I’m gonna get to save London, but if I prevent the amphib, I’ll take out about 6 planes in the first round of land combat.
And if it fails, you end up with a couple extra tanks.
I don’t see a downside.
I’m scrambling all 3 fighters. I’m also going to start going to church, because apparently my gameplay requires divine intervention… :lol:
You started to pee yourself a little bit there, didn’t you? :lol: Waaaaaaaaay closer than it should have been.
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 3 artilleries, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
2 armour, 3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
2 armour, 3 artilleries, 5 infantry and 5 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
2 armour, 3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
2 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
2 armour and 4 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
2 artilleries moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
4 infantry moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 4 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
2 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Holland Belgium to United Kingdom
4 bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
Combat - Germans
French scrambles 3 units out of United Kingdom to defend against the attack in 110 Sea Zone
Battle in 110 Sea Zone
Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 submarines and 9 transports
French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 fighter; British defend with 2 fighters
Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 110 Sea Zone, round 1 : 1/2 hits
1 cruiser owned by the French lost in 110 Sea Zone
Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 9 transports in 110 Sea Zone, round 1 : 1/4 hits
French roll dice for 3 fighters in 110 Sea Zone, round 1 : 3/3 hits
Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
1 fighter owned by the French , 1 destroyer owned by the Germans and 1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in 110 Sea Zone
2 submarines owned by the Germans Submerged
Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 9 transports in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits
French roll dice for 2 fighters in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits
1 fighter owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 9 transports in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits
French roll dice for 1 fighter in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits
1 cruiser owned by the Germans and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
Germans win with 1 battleship and 9 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
Casualties for Germans: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 fighter
Casualties for British: 2 fighters
Battle in United Kingdom
Germans attack with 4 armour, 5 artilleries, 4 bombers, 2 fighters, 9 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
French defend with 2 infantry; British defend with 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
AA guns fire in United Kingdom : 1/10 hits
1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in United Kingdom
Germans roll dice for 4 armour, 5 artilleries, 4 bombers, 1 fighter, 9 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in United Kingdom, round 1 : 15/27 hits
British roll dice for 5 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 16 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in United Kingdom, round 1 : 7/18 hits
8 infantry owned by the British , 2 infantry owned by the French , 7 infantry owned by the Germans and 5 aaGuns owned by the British lost in United Kingdom
Germans roll dice for 4 armour, 5 artilleries, 4 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in United Kingdom, round 2 : 11/20 hits
British roll dice for 1 artillery, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in United Kingdom, round 2 : 2/8 hits
6 infantry owned by the British , 2 infantry owned by the Germans , 1 mech_infantry owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in United Kingdom
Germans captures 33PUs while taking British capital
Germans converts factory_major into different units
Germans win, taking United Kingdom from British with 4 armour, 5 artilleries, 4 bombers, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 44
Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter and 9 infantry
Casualties for French: 2 infantry
Casualties for British: 5 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
Trigger Germans Conquer London: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Axis_Capture_London_Switch attached to Germans
Non Combat Move - Germans
1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
4 bombers moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
3 tactical_bombers moved from United Kingdom to Holland Belgium
3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
3 armour moved from Bulgaria to Slovakia Hungary
4 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Yugoslavia
3 aaGuns and 15 infantry moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
2 armour moved from Western Germany to Slovakia Hungary
1 mech_infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
Place Units - Germans
1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 110 Sea Zone
3 artilleries and 5 infantry placed in Germany
Turn Complete - Germans
Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6
Germans collect 46 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 79 PUs total
Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 84 PUs
Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 89 PUs
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 47 / 89
Russians : 37 / 38
Japanese : 45 / 46
Americans : 50 / 74
Chinese : 7 / 13
British : 22 / 0
UK_Pacific : 10 / 10
Italians : 17 / 17
ANZAC : 10 / 10
French : 6 / 0
Dutch : 8 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0
That was a terrifying battle in SZ110.
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 Germans
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War
Purchase Units - Russians
Russians buy 1 armour, 5 artilleries and 1 bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Russians
1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Finland
Russians take Finland from Germans
1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
Russians take Poland from Germans
1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Romania
Russians take Romania from Germans
Combat - Russians
Russians creates battle in territory 125 Sea Zone
Non Combat Move - Russians
2 aaGuns, 4 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
3 artilleries moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Eastern Poland
1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
6 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Smolensk to Belarus
1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
Russians take Northwest Persia from Neutral_Allies
1 armour moved from Turkmenistan to Persia
Russians take Persia from Neutral_Allies
1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Rostov
2 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Rostov
2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
Place Units - Russians
1 bomber placed in Volgograd
1 armour and 2 artilleries placed in Novgorod
3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
Turn Complete - Russians
Russians collect 46 PUs; end with 46 PUs total
Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 9 PUs; end with 55 PUs
Territory Summary for Russians :
Yenisey : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns and 12 infantry
Timguska : 1 flag, 6 infantry
Romania : 1 flag, 1 infantry
Poland : 1 flag, 1 infantry
Belarus : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
Rostov : 1 flag, 3 mech_infantrys
Eastern Poland : 1 flag, 4 aaGuns, 1 armour, 9 artilleries, 2 fighters, 23 infantry, 6 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
Russia : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_major
Ukraine : 1 flag, 3 artilleries and 1 factory_minor
Western Ukraine : 1 flag, 2 infantry
Volgograd : 1 flag, 1 bomber and 1 factory_minor
Novgorod : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
125 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
114 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser
Northwest Persia : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
Persia : 1 flag, 1 armour and 2 infantry
115 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
Finland : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 40 / 89
Russians : 46 / 55
Japanese : 45 / 46
Americans : 50 / 74
Chinese : 7 / 13
British : 22 / 0
UK_Pacific : 10 / 10
Italians : 17 / 17
ANZAC : 10 / 10
French : 6 / 0
Dutch : 8 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 2 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0
Yeah, I can imagine. “You gotta be effing kidding me” may have been growled once or twice… :-D
In fairness I cut it too close … I got greedy trying to ensure land victory.
Well, there’s only so many pieces. I’m sure if you could get 98% on both, you’d have breathed a little easier. But you have to allocate scarce resources. And it worked out the way it should have. Congratulations on being the first one to successfully Sealion me :-) My UK1 buy and move was a little too cavalier! I probably could’ve gotten away with either. But both was just begging for it…
