13L G40 Stalingradski (Axis) vs Boldfresh (Allies+8)

[Stalingradski]

I didn’t recognize that it was my turn here Bold  :-)

I got caught up in all the hockey talk.

[boldfresh]

@Stalingradski:

Give me a quick scouting report on the Hawks - I don’t know much about them - what are their strengths and weaknesses?

Hawks are a pretty complete team and both teams are really hot.  Should be a great series.  I will be at game 2.

[Stalingradski]

Nice!! What a great opportunity for you.

I’ve read a bunch about Chicago, and it’ll be a very tall task for the Bruins. The thing that worries me is that they are mirror images of each other in terms of style and coaching, but I think your team is a little better all around and has home ice. The Bruins will need skill and luck to win the series.

I’ll bet it goes 7 games because they’re so evenly matched and playing well - and I think Chicago will win. No reverse jinxes or anything like that - they just seem like the better team, by just a little, at every key position.

[boldfresh]

geez my boys can’t hit nothin!  :-)  got one bomber anyway, that makes up for the misses for sure.

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :7

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 fighter, 10 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Vologda
            4 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Belarus to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Vologda
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Vologda
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Vologda
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 109 Sea Zone to Eire
            2 infantry moved from Scotland to Eire
                  Germans take Eire from Neutral_Allies

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Eire
            Battle in Smolensk
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
            Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                1 bomber killed by AA guns
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 0 damage total.
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 4 and causes: 4 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 4 damage total.
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 artillery
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 artillery and 1 factory_minor
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery
            Battle in Vologda
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Vologda from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 artilleries moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            2 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            5 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 transport moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 109 Sea Zone to Scotland
            1 destroyer moved from 111 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Vologda to Novgorod
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Smolensk to Belarus
            1 bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 transport placed in 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            4 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            3 infantry placed in Normandy Bordeaux
            2 infantry placed in Western Germany
            2 infantry placed in Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Eastern Poland: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Belarus: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Belarus: 3 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Eastern Poland: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Novgorod: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,6,5,3,2,4,4
            Germans collect 54 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 54 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs

[Stalingradski]

I had some editing trouble, but worked it out.

I had some bombing trouble over London as well…  :|

Getting two bombers shot down there over the past two turns, minus the damage they could have done, is hurting the strat I’m pursuing…

Not that I don’t expect to lose a bomber 1 out of 6 bombing runs.

[boldfresh]

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

Game History

Round :7

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair 4 damage on 4 factory_majors; Remaining resources: 29 PUs;
            Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            4 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 artillery moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            1 infantry moved from Urals to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Vologda
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Novosibirsk to Vologda
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            4 infantry moved from Siberia to Soviet Far East
            1 infantry moved from Sakha to Amur
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Siberia to Soviet Far East
            8 infantry moved from Siberia to Amur

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Soviet Far East
                Russians attack with 5 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 armour
                Russians win, taking Soviet Far East from Japanese with 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour
            Battle in Vologda
                Russians attack with 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 2 mech_infantrys
                Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Germans: 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Amur
                Russians attack with 9 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Amur from Japanese with 8 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Smolensk
                Russians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 4 infantry
                Germans defend with 4 infantry
                Russians win, taking Smolensk from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -10
                Casualties for Germans: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 fighter and 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Vologda to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Russia
            5 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Samara
            1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Egypt
            2 aaGuns moved from Siberia to Amur

Place Units - Russians
            9 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 25 PUs; end with 27 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 30 PUs

[boldfresh]

well, you got an aircraft back there with a 5/6 infantry performance!

now, do you want to mess with the anzac cruiser from HELL???  :-P

[boldfresh]

i almost took in one more infantry too and i thought…. comeon bold, you’re being way too conservative.  but no, i was not.  :-o

[Stalingradski]

I complained too early…  :-)

Overall this seems like a pretty even game so far with luck, if I remember right… though I’m nervous about tackling Australian cruisers…

[Stalingradski]

It was my turn and I hadn’t checked the site in a couple days… I’ll probably take the turn tomorrow evening ~

[boldfresh]

@Stalingradski:

It was my turn and I hadn’t checked the site in a couple days… I’ll probably take the turn tomorrow evening ~

absolutely no rush at all.  i have a baby coming any moment (due the 14th) so take your time.  :-)

could this be the greatest Stanley Cup matchup of our lifetime?

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :7

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

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Buryatia to Sakha
                  Japanese take Sakha from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Evenkiyskiy
                  Japanese take Evenkiyskiy from Russians
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Kweichow to Suiyuyan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Suiyuyan
            6 artilleries, 4 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Burma to India
            3 bombers moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 3 bombers, 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 3 bombers, 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 22 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 41 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 cruiser moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 carrier moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to India

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in India
                Japanese attack with 7 artilleries, 1 fighter, 9 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 1 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 factory_major
                Japanese captures 5PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Japanese converts factory_major into different units
                Japanese win, taking India from UK_Pacific with 7 artilleries, 1 fighter, 8 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
            Battle in Shensi
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 3 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
            Battle in 6 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 battleship, 3 bombers, 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 7 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 6 fighters and 1 submarine
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the Americans
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -35
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 7 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 6 fighters and 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Suiyuyan to Hopei
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shensi to Kweichow
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 fighters, 1 submarine, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Korea
            2 fighters placed in Japan
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 70 PUs; end with 75 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 80 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 85 PUs

[Stalingradski]

I don’t expect any sympathy here, but I just lost 8 (yes, 8) extra units in SZ6. Every single unit was a 10 + IPC unit… fighters, tacs, bombers, and a battleship.

Considering that in theory I would have just established Pacific dominance (tons of aircraft, plenty of capital ships to rebuild, control of DEI and India) - that was a mortal wound.

[boldfresh]

Did I leave you a juicy target?

[Stalingradski]

Yes, and I would attack it again 100 out of 100 times. Destroying the three US carriers will limit the ability to leapfrog and bring your air power to as many positions, and will limit versatility. Because of your aircraft, I planned on taking all of my naval units as casualties, and having 8 aircraft leftover on Japan, to be the foundation for a new navy - very realistic considering a roaring 85 IPC economy + the foundational units moving to Phillipines to consolidate.

My first round of rolls I got two total hits  :cry:  I was lucky to have mutual annhilation at that point.

Based on our first game, it’s hard for me to complain… but here I am  :-)

Anyhow, have fun at game 2 tonight! You’re a lucky man. I see every game in this series as a 50-50 coin flip.

[boldfresh]

I will be very impressed if the Bruins are able to make a series of it after that backbreaking lost in Game one. But if anyone can do it it’s the bruins.

Yeah it seems like when a battle starts bad for me it stays bad or worse.  But when a battle starts bad for my opponent he often recovers.  :|

[boldfresh]

Did u look at the dispute with Me1945?  :roll:

[Stalingradski]

Yes sir, and answered like the true diplomat I am  :-D

[boldfresh]

@Stalingradski:

Yes sir, and answered like the true diplomat I am  :-D

well said  :wink: