13L G40 Gamerman01(allies+10) vs seththenewb(axis) take 2

[gamerman01]

I’m glad to see J4 posted!  I need to move on!
Thanks also for not replying to my mini-rant.  All part of the game.  I was fortunate in East Poland, and I do not recall much else from this game.  The 6 fighters I lost so quickly was very unexpected and quite a setback, and a result of highly unlikely dice, so was frustrating, I know you understand.

OK, USA is next

[seth4god]

I know the feeling, I’ve had some pretty horrible rounds too. I once had 5/7 US bombers shot down in 1 stinking turn when I went after multiple facilities and factories in Europe. You got some early luck last game that I compounded with some bad play in the Pacific and yeah EPol was not a fun one. I knew you could hit me there, but I was ok with it since I thought I’d do you some more damage.

[gamerman01]

If we play enough games, we all have the same luck, I think!
A mathematical truth, right?

[gamerman01]

All right, here we are.  Time for an Allied response

[boldfresh]

Time to bring out that monstrous can of whuppass.

[gamerman01]

@Boldfresh:

Time to bring out that monstrous can of whuppass.

Time to get diced again

2 BMB vs DD, CA, transport

He loses a destroyer, I lose both American bombers in the Pacific

[gamerman01]

Miraculously, 2 FTR and 1 BMB take out a destroyer with no losses

BUT BOTH FIGHTERS MISSED

[JDOW]

STOP doing your international program of LSD-experiments to make your pilots more reckless, it obviously failed  :lol:

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 4 infantry and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to Tunisia
                  Americans take Tunisia from Italians
            1 bomber moved from Morocco to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 bomber moved from Yunnan to 44 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from New Zealand to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Midway to 17 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Midway to 16 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to 16 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Americans win, taking Holland Belgium from Germans with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in 17 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                Americans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 2 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 bombers
                Japanese defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 cruiser and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -16
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Americans: 2 bombers

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 60 Sea Zone to 61 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 61 Sea Zone to South Australia
            1 artillery moved from 61 Sea Zone to South Australia
            1 bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to Midway
            1 fighter moved from 16 Sea Zone to Midway
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 16 Sea Zone to Midway
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from 17 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 26 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to 89 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from British Guiana to 88 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 89 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 artillery moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 carrier moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to United Kingdom
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to Southeast Mexico
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Central United States to Western United States

Place Units - Americans
            2 transports placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Central United States
            1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 76 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 1 artillery and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Kwangsi
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                Chinese win, taking Kwangsi from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Kansu to Tsinghai

Place Units - Chinese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Yunnan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 8 PUs; end with 9 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 bomber and 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
                  British take 93 Sea Zone from Italians
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Egypt
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Malaya
                  UK_Pacific take Malaya from Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Kwangtung
                  UK_Pacific take Kwangtung from Japanese
            1 armour moved from Yunnan to Hunan
                  Chinese take Hunan from Japanese
            1 armour moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from India to Yunnan
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 125 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in Egypt
                British attack with 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 8 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 harbour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British win, taking Egypt from Italians with 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 submarine
                British win, taking 125 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - British
            COMMENT: 2 UK INF on USA TP in 110
            2 fighters moved from 125 Sea Zone to Scotland
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to 109 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 109 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 109 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to 109 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to India

Place Units - British
            1 bomber placed in Union of South Africa
            2 fighters placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,3,3,6
            British collect 30 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 31 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 3 infantry

[seth4god]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            2 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 transports moved from 98 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 99 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Egypt
            1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Egypt
                Italians attack with 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 5 infantry
                British defend with 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                1 artillery retreated to Alexandria
                British win with 2 armour, 3 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for British: 5 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 artilleries and 5 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Italians attack with 2 armour
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Belarus from Russians with 2 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 destroyer
                British defend with 1 submarine
                Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from British with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Italians
            3 fighters moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Alexandria

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 17 PUs

[seth4god]

Losing the battle for Egypt makes up some of the bad luck you’ve had.

[gamerman01]

@seththenewb:

Losing the battle for Egypt makes up some of the bad luck you’ve had.

THIS is what I wanted to see.

I was disappointed in losing one more infantry than I expected when assaulting Egypt, but it doesn’t matter if the counterattack goes poorly.

Now, time to look…  :mrgreen:

[gamerman01]

We won’t talk about what luck made up for what……
Slippery slope, in my experience…
I see you were unscathed in Bel and Z93!!  :-)
I’m just happy I finally caught a break

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

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

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from South Australia to New South Wales
            1 infantry moved from South Australia to New South Wales
            1 fighter moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 aaGun moved from South Australia to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from South Australia to Queensland
            1 artillery moved from South Australia to New South Wales
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
                  ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 11 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 16 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria

Turn Complete - French

[seth4god]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 unit repaired.
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            1 infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to 81 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 4,4,3 and causes: 11 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 11 damage total.
            Battle in 81 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 destroyer; British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 3 transports
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Germans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 38
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 3 transports
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                British defend with 1 aaGun and 1 infantry; Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from Americans with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            4 armour, 4 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 fighters moved from Western Ukraine to Belarus
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            6 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            3 bombers moved from Russia to Novgorod
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 81 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Poland to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland
            4 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 transport placed in 113 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 infantry placed in France
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Poland: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to France: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
            Germans collect 47 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 47 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

[seth4god]

I had no business winning Sz81. Originally I just wanted to strafe it enough that the Brits couldn’t come after the Italian navy before retreating to back up the Italians in Alexandria. When it came down to the fighter vs bb(d) I camethisclose to pulling out. But the allure of killing all those transports kept me in it and am I glad I did.

[boldfresh]

11/3 against 9/4 - that must be about a 30/70 battle or something no?  well worth the risk with 3 trn involved.