13LG40 MiamiUMike (allies+11) vs SethTheNewb (axis)

[seth4god]

You’re not toast yet. But you aren’t in a great position and you don’t have a lot of time before you’re behind the 8 ball. The dice have helped, but you haven’t exactly been rolling over either. You had a great shot at my 4 tanks in E Poland due to you taking out 4 of my infantry there and in Bess. Russia is in a great position right now.

They’re about to get SBR’d by the 3 bombers in E Poland, I’ll move up to Belarus with most all of my army while they get backed up by almost 20 mech/armor in E Pol. If you withdraw your Ukraine guys, they’ll get slaughtered on Moscow’s doorstep and Moscow is doomed. If you don’t pull them back, Moscow is doomed and they might be able to escape towards the middle east. Had you pulled them back this past turn, they’d be able to get back in time and you might’ve been able to hold out for some time. Or they might’ve been enough to prevent my from stacking Belarus for a turn.

Unless you get really really good dice, Moscow likely falls on G5. Although TBH, I haven’t looked at what the odds would be if you immediately sent every available air to Moscow. You have 2 turns, so you could get quite a few there. Don’t forget though that those bombers are coming and on average they’ll do 5.5 damage each. Maybe you get lucky and you shoot some down or they do a lot less damage. So it might be possible to still save Moscow.

[miamiumike]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 4 bombers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 5 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to 64 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 10 Sea Zone to Western United States

Place Units - Americans
            1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            4 bombers placed in Western United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 50 PUs; end with 51 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 71 PUs

[miamiumike]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter and 2 infantry moved from Shensi to Kweichow
            8 infantry moved from Shensi to Suiyuyan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Kweichow
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Chinese attack with 8 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Suiyuyan from Japanese with 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Kweichow to Burma

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Szechwan
            2 infantry placed in Shensi
            2 infantry placed in Suiyuyan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 7 PUs; end with 8 PUs total

[miamiumike]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific repair 3 damage on 3 factory_majors; Remaining resources: 15 PUs;
            UK_Pacific buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            3 infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to Malaya
            3 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Burma to Yunnan
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Tanganyika Territory
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Italian Somaliland
            1 artillery moved from Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland
            1 fighter moved from Malta to Egypt
            1 mech_infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo

Combat - British
            Battle in Malaya
                British attack with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                British win, taking Malaya from Japanese with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Italian Somaliland
                British attack with 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                retreated to Italian Somaliland
                Italians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery
            Battle in Yunnan
                British attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                retreated to Yunnan
                Japanese win with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
            1 cruiser moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 bomber moved from Malta to Egypt
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from British Guiana to Brazil
                  British take Brazil from Neutral_Allies
            1 transport moved from 88 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eire to United Kingdom
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Malaya to Burma
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            1 transport placed in 71 Sea Zone
            1 factory_minor placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 31 PUs; end with 36 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Union of South Africa: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Rhodesia: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            5 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6,1,6,6,4,1,4
            UK_Pacific collect 12 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 12 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 5 infantry

[seth4god]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 transport; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            6 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 armour moved from Bulgaria to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
                  Italians take 97 Sea Zone from British
            1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 7 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns and 1 artillery moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 14 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs

[miamiumike]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 bomber and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales
            3 fighters moved from Queensland to New South Wales
            2 aaGuns moved from Queensland to New South Wales
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to New South Wales

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 bomber placed in New South Wales
            1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs

[miamiumike]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa
            1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 destroyer moved from 79 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

[seth4god]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 4 armour and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            3 armour, 3 artilleries, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Novgorod

Combat - Germans
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 8,6,6 and causes: 20 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 20 damage total.
            Battle in Novgorod
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 4 armour, 5 artilleries, 10 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 4 armour, 5 artilleries, 10 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 aaGuns moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            5 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            5 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Yugoslavia to Eastern Poland
            2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            3 bombers moved from Russia to Eastern Poland
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            4 armour and 6 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,1
            Germans collect 45 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 46 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs

[miamiumike]

Well - I have taken a long look at this and come to two conclusions:

1. I am doomed

2. I am embarrassed as to how badly I played here - you threw a complete turn 1 DOW at me and I had no clue even how to slow it down

Good game - well done - I invite your comments on how to better combat this :)

MM

[seth4god]

I took E Poland with two casualties and you held Bess with an infantry. You could’ve hit E Poland and wiped out 4 armor, not only that but that would’ve prevented me from landing my bombers there turn 2 and that would’ve meant no SBR on G3. Don’t pass up shots where you can take out 4 German armor while only losing some infantry to do it. Especially early on when Germany doesn’t have as many resources.

The other major mistake on the Russian front was stacking Ukraine. That gets you nothing of value and left your troops out of position to get back to Moscow. Stacking W. Ukraine makes sense if Germany’s not in EPol, but otherwise you need to pull those troops back to Bryansk. You can still threaten Ukraine there and protect it some from an early German take. Plus that puts you in a position to counter a German move to Belarus (run the odds against my Belarus stack if you’d moved everything but your build up) or get back to Moscow if needed. I could’ve done somethings differently like tried to take Belarus with Italy so I could land fighters/tac there.

The scramble decision in Hawaii was not the correct call to make in this game, you’ll notice that I had fighters to reinforce the carriers and I had 2 more ships to block sz26 if I needed to do so. Honestly, the dice really helped out here though, I should taken a couple more hits but the results would’ve been about the same. And I did get a great start with Japan, but the real damage in this game was against Russia.

[miamiumike]

All excellent observations - and I appreciate the feedback.

I hope that what happened earlier does not mean we cannot play again - how many times have we played? 2 or 3? How many CAN we play during the league season?

MM

[seth4god]

I play the axis a little aggressively and it can catch people off guard sometimes if they haven’t seen this or a similar strategy before. Throw on some pretty good dice overall on top of that and you have a recipe for a quick axis victory. No shame in that and you’re a little better prepared now that you’ve seem this strategy when it’s humming.

Three times, 2-1 advantage me. We can play best of 5, so we have at least 1 more game and maybe 2 more games. But I have like 10 other games going and 1 more on deck that’ll be starting as soon as we finish bidding. So I’ll hold off on taking another one for the time being.

[seth4god]

Oh and the other thing I meant to mention is it’s generally best to station several fighters in Moscow whenever German bombers are in range. I would’ve sent them anyway, but just having interceptors there can dissuade some people. And you might get lucky and shoot 1-2 down. The AB usually gives you the range you need anyway.