13L G40 wheatbeer (Axis) vs Vance (Allies +7)

[wheatbeer]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 7 artilleries, 1 fighter and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Western Ukraine

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Western Ukraine, round 1 :  2/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 124 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Cyprus to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 aaGun, 3 armour, 14 artilleries and 32 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Belarus
            3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            2 bombers moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            4 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from France to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 99 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Iraq
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Baltic States to Yugoslavia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Germans
            3 artilleries placed in Novgorod
            1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Yugoslavia
            3 artilleries and 6 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2,5,2
            Germans collect 49 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 49 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 51 / 59
    Russians : 23 / 28
    Japanese : 66 / 71
    Americans : 50 / 70
    Chinese : 4 / 4
    British : 32 / 30
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 5
    Italians : 16 / 22
    ANZAC : 10 / 24
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[wheatbeer]

Let me know you’re certain you want the Pacific fleet in SZ6 before it’s Japan’s turn.

[variance]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 artillery and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
                  Russians take Archangel from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Western Ukraine

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            2 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
            3 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns and 18 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            4 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 8 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 24 PUs; end with 24 PUs total

[variance]

OK let’s see what the dice have in store for z6.  :-)

[wheatbeer]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 3 destroyers, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 4 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 destroyers moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 4 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            6 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Buryatia to Ulaanbaatar
                  Japanese take Ulaanbaatar from Russians
            1 armour moved from Ulaanbaatar to Yakut S.S.R.
                  Japanese take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Persia
                  Japanese take Persia from British
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Philippines to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 47 Sea Zone to New Britain

[wheatbeer]

Japan opens with 10 hits (1 sub hit, 9 non-sub hits)

Should I just give you max defense? Or do you want to call OOL?

[wheatbeer]

(in the interest of expediency I will assume your OOL for this round since you will still have destroyers and carriers alive anyways if I give you max D)

[wheatbeer]

US rolled insanely lucky in round 1 and 2  :lol:

[wheatbeer]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 3 destroyers, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 4 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 destroyers moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 4 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            6 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Buryatia to Ulaanbaatar
                  Japanese take Ulaanbaatar from Russians
            1 armour moved from Ulaanbaatar to Yakut S.S.R.
                  Japanese take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Persia
                  Japanese take Persia from British
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Philippines to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 47 Sea Zone to New Britain

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in New Britain
            Battle in 6 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 6 destroyers, 11 fighters, 5 submarines and 3 tactical_bombers
                ANZAC defend with 1 cruiser; British defend with 1 battleship; Americans defend with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 7 destroyers, 4 fighters and 2 submarines
                    Japanese roll dice for 5 submarines in 6 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/5 hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                    Americans roll dice for 2 submarines in 6 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 6 destroyers, 11 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 6 Sea Zone, round 1 :  9/24 hits
                Units damaged: 2 carriers owned by the Americans and 1 battleship owned by the British
                    Americans roll dice for 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 3 cruisers, 7 destroyers and 4 fighters in 6 Sea Zone, round 1 :  12/18 hits
                Units damaged: 2 carriers owned by the Japanese and 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
                    2 submarines owned by the Americans , 4 destroyers owned by the Americans , 2 destroyers owned by the Japanese , 2 fighters owned by the Japanese and 5 submarines owned by the Japanese lost in 6 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers, 9 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 :  12/20 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers and 4 fighters in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 :  11/14 hits
                    4 fighters owned by the Americans , 3 destroyers owned by the Americans , 2 carriers owned by the Americans , 1 cruiser owned by the ANZAC , 2 tactical_bombers owned by the Japanese , 2 cruisers owned by the Americans , 4 destroyers owned by the Japanese and 5 fighters owned by the Japanese lost in 6 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 6 Sea Zone, round 3 :  4/9 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 battleships in 6 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    1 battleship owned by the Americans and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 6 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking New Britain from ANZAC with 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 46
                Casualties for Japanese: 6 destroyers, 7 fighters, 5 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 cruiser
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 7 destroyers, 4 fighters and 2 submarines

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 armour, 7 artilleries and 15 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            3 armour moved from French Indo China to Burma
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Malaya to Burma
            1 mech_infantry moved from Szechwan to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Hopei
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsu
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 3 transports moved from 80 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq

Place Units - Japanese
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Manchuria
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 37 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers and 2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 69 PUs; end with 69 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 74 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 51 / 59
    Russians : 23 / 24
    Japanese : 69 / 74
    Americans : 50 / 70
    Chinese : 4 / 4
    British : 30 / 30
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 5
    Italians : 15 / 22
    ANZAC : 10 / 24
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[wheatbeer]

12/20(w subs) and 11/14 … thank god your battleships whiffed in round 3!

opening with 10/29 was not the high point of Japan’s career

[variance]

the board looks a little emptier now

[variance]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 carriers, 2 destroyers and 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Egypt to 96 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 bombers and 1 submarine
                Germans defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers and 2 fighters moved from 92 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 101 Sea Zone to 123 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 105 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 infantry and 4 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 armour and 2 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 armour, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 armour and 2 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            2 bombers moved from 96 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            2 carriers and 2 destroyers placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in Western United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 50 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 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 72 PUs

[variance]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter and 22 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 4 PUs; end with 5 PUs total

[variance]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
                  British take Trans-Jordan from Italians
            1 armour moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Alexandria
                  British take Alexandria from Italians
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Egypt

Combat - British

Non Combat Move - British
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Egypt
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to 82 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 4 submarines and 2 transports moved from 82 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 71 Sea Zone to Union of South Africa
            3 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 24 infantry moved from India to West India

Place Units - British
            3 infantry placed in Egypt
            3 armour placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 31 PUs; end with 34 PUs total

[variance]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 aaGun placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6,6,6
            UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs; end with 5 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 aaGun

[wheatbeer]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 artillery and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
                  Italians take Caucasus from Russians

Combat - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 transports moved from 99 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Tobruk to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 96 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Syria
            2 fighters moved from Syria to Southern Italy
            3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            2 armour moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Italians
            3 infantry placed in Iraq
            1 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 51 / 59
    Russians : 21 / 24
    Japanese : 69 / 74
    Americans : 50 / 72
    Chinese : 4 / 5
    British : 31 / 34
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 5
    Italians : 16 / 20
    ANZAC : 10 / 24
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[variance]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 artilleries and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 13 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to 47 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in 47 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                ANZAC win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from 47 Sea Zone to New Guinea

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 23 PUs total

[variance]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :6

Combat Move - French
            3 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk

Combat - French
            Battle in Tobruk
                French attack with 3 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                2 infantry owned by the French retreated to Libya
                Italians win with 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

[wheatbeer]

Very interesting game.  Never had a mid-East struggle quite like this. Usually it goes all one way and stays that way until end game.

[variance]

Yes this one is all about UK and Italy for a change.