13L G40 Boldfresh vs. Karl7 (Allies +11) game 2

[Karl7]

you hit 9 out of 13 and I get 5 out of 15?  really?  what a joke

[Karl7]

If this was a one off thing, I might have resigned in disgust but since this is the overwhelming trend for me this league, i.e. getting routed by dice even when I was supposed to win, I now kinda don’t care…  :-(

[boldfresh]

the panzers meant serious business…

retreat 2 mech, 13 arm, bom to trj.  egypt holds with 2 tac, 5 ftr.

[boldfresh]

oh and 2 art also retreated.

[Karl7]

Why retreat?

[Karl7]

so Japan has a base?

[boldfresh]

yeah, i want japan to be able to build in the med.

[boldfresh]

plus you were due for a big round and i’d rather lose infantry than mech/art/arm

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :15

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 14 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yugoslavia to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Yugoslavia to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Germany to Belarus
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            2 bombers moved from Germany to United Kingdom
            2 fighters moved from France to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            5 artilleries and 22 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            8 armour and 20 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            13 armour, 2 artilleries and 38 mech_infantrys moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Germany to Belarus

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Western Ukraine, round 1 :  3/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Ukraine
                Germans win with 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Ukraine, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Belarus, round 1 :  2/6 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Belarus, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belarus
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in 112 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                    Germans roll dice for 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 112 Sea Zone, round 1 :  2/4 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 112 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 112 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Air Battle in Egypt
                Germans attacks with 1 units heading to Egypt
                Air Battle is over, the remaining Bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Egypt
                    AA guns fire in Egypt :  0/1 hits
                Bombing raid in Egypt rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: harbour
                Bombing raid in Egypt causes 5 damage total.
            Air Battle in United Kingdom
                Germans attacks with 8 units heading to United Kingdom
                British launches 5 interceptors out of United Kingdom
                    Defenders Fire,  :  0/5 hits
                    Attackers Fire,  :  0/8 hits
                Air Battle is over, the remaining Bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                    AA guns fire in United Kingdom :  0/3 hits
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 6 and causes: 6 damage to unit: harbour
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 5,3 and causes: 8 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 14 damage total.  Damaged units is as follows: harbour = 6, factory_major = 8
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 8 armour, 5 artilleries, 22 infantry and 20 mech_infantrys
                French defend with 2 infantry; British defend with 2 aaGuns and 5 infantry; Americans defend with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 17 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 8 armour, 5 artilleries, 22 infantry and 20 mech_infantrys in Normandy Bordeaux, round 1 :  14/55 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 aaGuns, 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 24 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 1 :  9/29 hits
                    5 infantry owned by the British , 2 infantry owned by the French , 9 infantry owned by the Germans , 5 infantry owned by the Americans and 2 aaGuns owned by the British lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                    Germans roll dice for 8 armour, 5 artilleries, 13 infantry and 20 mech_infantrys in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  7/46 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 12 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  6/17 hits
                    6 infantry owned by the Germans and 7 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                    Germans roll dice for 8 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 infantry and 20 mech_infantrys in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 :  17/40 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 5 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 :  4/10 hits
                    2 artilleries owned by the Americans , 4 infantry owned by the Germans , 3 armour owned by the Americans and 5 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans with 8 armour, 5 artilleries, 3 infantry and 20 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 51
                Casualties for Germans: 19 infantry
                Casualties for French: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 aaGuns and 5 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 17 infantry
            Battle in Egypt
                Germans attack with 13 armour, 2 artilleries and 38 mech_infantrys
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry; Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry; British defend with 1 aaGun, 16 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 5 fighters, 1 harbour, 13 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers; Americans defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 13 armour, 2 artilleries and 38 mech_infantrys in Egypt, round 1 :  16/53 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 aaGun, 16 armour, 4 artilleries, 5 fighters, 16 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Egypt, round 1 :  19/46 hits
                    13 infantry owned by the British , 2 infantry owned by the Americans , 19 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans and 1 aaGun owned by the British lost in Egypt
                    Germans roll dice for 13 armour, 2 artilleries and 19 mech_infantrys in Egypt, round 2 :  7/34 hits
                    British roll dice for 16 armour, 4 artilleries, 5 fighters, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Egypt, round 2 :  15/31 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the ANZAC , 1 mech_infantry owned by the Russians , 3 artilleries owned by the British , 2 mech_infantrys owned by the British and 15 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Egypt
                    Germans roll dice for 13 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 mech_infantrys in Egypt, round 3 :  11/19 hits
                    British roll dice for 16 armour, 1 artillery, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in Egypt, round 3 :  9/24 hits
                    10 armour owned by the British , 3 armour owned by the Germans , 1 artillery owned by the British , 2 artilleries owned by the Germans and 4 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Egypt
                    Germans roll dice for 10 armour in Egypt, round 4 :  6/10 hits
                    British roll dice for 6 armour, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in Egypt, round 4 :  4/13 hits
                    6 armour owned by the British and 4 armour owned by the Germans lost in Egypt
                6 armour owned by the Germans retreated to Trans-Jordan
                British win with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -25
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 7 armour, 2 artilleries and 38 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun, 16 armour, 4 artilleries, 13 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Trans-Jordan: 7 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Egypt: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Trans-Jordan: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Soviet Far East from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Soviet Far East: 1 armour
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Siberia: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 bombers moved from United Kingdom to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 112 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 112 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from United Kingdom to 112 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            3 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 aaGun moved from France to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from Yugoslavia to Western Germany
            3 artilleries and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
            2 aaGuns moved from Germany to Poland
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
            10 infantry placed in Germany
            1 fighter and 3 infantry placed in Western Germany
            1 carrier and 2 submarines placed in 112 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,5,4,6,2,2
            Germans collect 58 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 58 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 69 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 74 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 84 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Sakha : 1 flag
    Soviet Far East : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Siberia : 1 flag
    Trans-Jordan : 1 flag, 13 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 8 armour, 5 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 3 infantry and 20 mech_infantrys
    Syria : 1 flag
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_major
    Western Germany : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    Poland : 2 aaGuns and 2 mech_infantrys
    Germany : 1 factory_major and 10 infantry
    Holland Belgium : 2 bombers
    Belarus : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Karelia : 1 flag
    Baltic States : 1 flag
    Vyborg : 1 flag
    Eastern Poland : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 11 artilleries, 6 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Bessarabia : 1 flag, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
    Ukraine : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor
    Turkmenistan : 1 flag
    Novgorod : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 1 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 3 tactical_bombers
    Caucasus : 1 flag
    112 Sea Zone : 4 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 7 fighters, 2 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    Bulgaria : 1 flag
    109 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Greece : 1 flag
    Iraq : 1 flag
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag, 3 artilleries and 8 mech_infantrys
    Persia : 1 flag
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag
    Finland : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 64 / 84
    Russians : 22 / 33
    Japanese : 28 / 85
    Americans : 75 / 105
    Chinese : 23 / 24
    British : 30 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 0
    Italians : 12 / 11
    ANZAC : 2 / 0
    French : 4 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 78 times
            2 was rolled 106 times
            3 was rolled 108 times
            4 was rolled 94 times
            5 was rolled 116 times
            6 was rolled 104 times
        Average roll : 3.620
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.464
        Standard Deviation : 1.210
        Total rolls : 606

Null / Other
            1 was rolled 13 times
            2 was rolled 18 times
            3 was rolled 27 times
            4 was rolled 25 times
            5 was rolled 27 times
            6 was rolled 19 times
        Average roll : 3.713
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.289
        Standard Deviation : 1.135
        Total rolls : 129

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 43 times
            2 was rolled 57 times
            3 was rolled 42 times
            4 was rolled 35 times
            5 was rolled 52 times
            6 was rolled 56 times
        Average roll : 3.575
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.377
        Standard Deviation : 1.173
        Total rolls : 285

British Combat
            1 was rolled 13 times
            2 was rolled 18 times
            3 was rolled 27 times
            4 was rolled 25 times
            5 was rolled 27 times
            6 was rolled 19 times
        Average roll : 3.713
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.289
        Standard Deviation : 1.135
        Total rolls : 129

Russians Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.000
        Median : 2.500
        Variance : 1.333
        Standard Deviation : 1.155
        Total rolls : 4

Americans Combat
            1 was rolled 8 times
            2 was rolled 12 times
            3 was rolled 11 times
            4 was rolled 9 times
            5 was rolled 10 times
            6 was rolled 9 times
        Average roll : 3.475
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.259
        Standard Deviation : 0.509
        Total rolls : 59

[boldfresh]

dang it!!  i once again forgot about the tank in siberia that was to blitz to soviet far east.

well, you are still up by 700 in TUV.

[boldfresh]

here’s the edit taking the bombing damage off the egypt harbor.

[boldfresh]

beware, the germans are turning the war machine into high gear.  :evil:

[boldfresh]

by the way, my initial plan was to go two rounds with the germans and then mop up with the japanese in egypt.  you just never know in this game, but let’s just say i’m usually where you’re at, getting pounded by the dice.  :roll:

[Karl7]

my experience has been pretty good with the odds calculator but the Egypt battle really put that to the test.  It said 70% chance of UK victory and I got killed.  Oh well.

[boldfresh]

no it was correct.  that battle skewed pretty hard for the attacker.  as i said, it is a big advantage to be the attacker in a battle like that because if you get a positive skew you can continue and the defender is just helpless.  if it goes poorly in round 1 the attacker can just retreat.

[boldfresh]

@Karl7:

my experience has been pretty good with the odds calculator but the Egypt battle really put that to the test.  It said 70% chance of UK victory and I got killed.  Oh well.

also, did you realize i could follow up with the japanese?

[Karl7]

Yes, but the point was to bleed out the german forces.  Maybe there would have been enough to counter the japanese or at least make it hurt for them.  I wasn’t trying to hold Egypt, more just seeing it as a way to reduce Axis power though a favorable exchange.  I wonder if the dice gods hate that and decided to have the dice run away from me.  :|

[Karl7]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :15

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour and 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
                  Russians take Volgograd from Germans
            1 armour moved from Buryatia to Siberia
                  Russians take Sakha from Germans
                  Russians take Siberia from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
                  Russians take Caucasus from Germans
            2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Belarus

[boldfresh]

i don’t think it was a bad plan.  i wan’t looking forward to ramming into that formidable army that’s for sure.

[Karl7]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :15

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour and 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
                  Russians take Volgograd from Germans
            1 armour moved from Buryatia to Siberia
                  Russians take Sakha from Germans
                  Russians take Siberia from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
                  Russians take Caucasus from Germans
            2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Belarus

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Belarus
                Russians attack with 3 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Belarus from Germans with 3 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            3 fighters moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            15 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            1 aaGun moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            10 infantry moved from Tambov to Bryansk
            5 artilleries moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Rostov to Volgograd
            9 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            4 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
            2 armour moved from Bryansk to Russia
            2 armour moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            3 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk

Place Units - Russians
            1 armour and 9 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 31 PUs; end with 31 PUs total