15L G40 wheatbeer (Axis) vs rpg44 (Allies +20) game 2

[rgp44]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 23

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 2 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese

Combat - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            9 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
            2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Sikang to Tsinghai

Place Units - Chinese
            2 artilleries and 7 infantry placed in Yunnan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 23 PUs; end with 23 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 29 PUs

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Kiangsu : 1 airfield
    Kiangsi : 9 artilleries, 1 fighter and 12 infantry
    Manchuria : 3 artilleries and 20 infantry
    Yunnan : 4 artilleries and 14 infantry
    Tsinghai : 16 artilleries and 45 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 45 / 71
    Russians : 3 / 0
    Japanese : 21 / 15
    Americans : 87 / 110
    Chinese : 23 / 29
    British : 30 / 34
    UK_Pacific : 26 / 31
    Italians : 19 / 14
    ANZAC : 20 / 32
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 2 / 0

[rgp44]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 23

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 factory_upgrade, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            2 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            3 infantry moved from Persia to Iraq
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Volgograd
            3 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 12 mech_infantrys moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
            2 bombers moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Germany
            1 fighter moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq

Combat - British
            British creates battle in territory 97 Sea Zone
            Strategic bombing raid in Germany
                    AA fire in Germany :  1/2 hits
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Germany rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Germany causes 5 damage total.
            Battle in Iraq
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 factory_minor, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                    AA fire in Iraq :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 cruiser in Iraq, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Iraq, round 2 :  2/8 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 aaGun, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Iraq, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British, 2 infantry owned by the Japanese, 1 aaGun owned by the Japanese and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Iraq
                British win, taking Iraq from Japanese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Volgograd
                British attack with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 armour, 1 factory_minor and 2 mech_infantrys
                    British roll dice for 2 artilleries and 3 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 :  0/5 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys in Volgograd, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Volgograd
                    British roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Volgograd, round 3 :  3/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys in Volgograd, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British, 1 armour owned by the Germans and 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Volgograd
                British win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Caucasus
                British attack with 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 12 mech_infantrys
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                    British roll dice for 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 12 mech_infantrys in Caucasus, round 2 :  5/21 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Caucasus
                British win, taking Caucasus from Germans with 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 infantry and 12 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 aaGun moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tsinghai to Caucasus
            1 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kazakhstan
            1 infantry moved from Kansu to Tsinghai
            1 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Manchuria
            1 aaGun moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Ulaanbaatar
            2 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Ulaanbaatar
            1 artillery moved from Persia to Iraq
            2 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Afghanistan to Caucasus
            3 mech_infantrys moved from India to Eastern Persia
            1 artillery moved from Afghanistan to Eastern Persia
            3 infantry moved from India to West India
            1 fighter moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kenya to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 armour moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry 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 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 infantry moved from British Columbia to Western United States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Alaska to Western United States
            1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 93 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from Finland to Karelia
            1 aaGun moved from Finland to Karelia
            5 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia

Place Units - British
            2 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            Units in United Kingdom being upgraded or consumed: 1 factory_minor
            1 factory_upgrade placed in United Kingdom
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 26 PUs; end with 26 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 31 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

Territory Summary for British and UK_Pacific :

Siam : 1 flag
    Manchuria : 1 infantry
    Tsinghai : 2 infantry
    India : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Malaya : 1 harbour
    Kwangtung : 1 harbour
    Philippines : 1 infantry
    Western United States : 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Sakha : 1 flag
    Evenkiyskiy : 1 flag
    Yenisey : 1 flag
    Soviet Far East : 1 flag
    Yakut S.S.R. : 1 flag
    Timguska : 1 flag
    Siberia : 1 flag
    Kazakhstan : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Buryatia : 1 flag
    Olgiy : 1 flag
    Dzavhan : 1 flag
    26 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 transport
    Central Mongolia : 1 flag
    Buyant-Uhaa : 1 flag
    Ulaanbaatar : 1 flag, 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
    Eastern United States : 1 infantry
    West India : 3 infantry
    Belgian Congo : 1 armour
    Iceland : 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 factory_minor
    Gibraltar : 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 harbour
    Union of South Africa : 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 mech_infantrys
    Cyprus : 1 infantry
    Scotland : 1 airfield
    United Kingdom : 1 airfield, 1 factory_upgrade, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Anglo Egyptian Sudan : 2 armour, 4 artilleries, 5 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Southern France : 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Tobruk : 1 flag
    Ethiopia : 1 flag
    Karelia : 1 aaGun, 2 armour and 5 infantry
    Urals : 1 flag
    Novosibirsk : 1 flag
    Volgograd : 1 flag, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Caucasus : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 infantry and 16 mech_infantrys
    Afghanistan : 1 flag
    80 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 4 transports
    93 Sea Zone : 2 fighters
    99 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    97 Sea Zone : 3 submarines
    Iraq : 1 flag, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 5 infantry
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
    110 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 41 / 71
    Russians : 3 / 0
    Japanese : 19 / 15
    Americans : 87 / 110
    Chinese : 23 / 29
    British : 36 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 26 / 31
    Italians : 19 / 14
    ANZAC : 20 / 32
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 2 / 0

[wheatbeer]

That Libya airbase is quite vexing

[rgp44]

I thought it might be, interesting how things that happened turns ago affect the game, when I took Libya I didn’t think it had any use.

[wheatbeer]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 23

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Volgograd
            1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 98 Sea Zone
                    Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 98 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                Italians win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in Volgograd
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys in Volgograd, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Volgograd
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Volgograd, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 artilleries in Volgograd, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Volgograd, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 artilleries in Volgograd, round 4 :  0/2 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the British lost in Volgograd
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Volgograd, round 5 :  1/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery in Volgograd, round 5 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the British lost in Volgograd
                Italians win, taking Volgograd from British with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 artilleries and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France

Place Units - Italians
            1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6,5,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1,3,2,4,1,2,5,1,4,2,5
            Italians collect 15 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 41 / 71
    Russians : 3 / 0
    Japanese : 19 / 15
    Americans : 87 / 110
    Chinese : 23 / 29
    British : 34 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 26 / 31
    Italians : 21 / 15
    ANZAC : 20 / 32
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 2 / 0

[rgp44]

sent you the file

[rgp44]

did you get the file?

[wheatbeer]

Yes, I just haven’t had time to sit down and plan out how to spread out my forces best.

[wheatbeer]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 24

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 1x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 70 PUs;
            Germans buy 6 fighters; Remaining resources: 10 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            39 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Samara to Volgograd
            3 bombers moved from Belarus to 99 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Trans-Jordan
            3 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Slovakia Hungary to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 99 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 3 bombers
                Americans defend with 1 submarine and 1 transport; Russians defend with 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 submarine owned by the Russians Submerged
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 99 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 3 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in Northern Italy
                Germans attack with 3 armour and 4 mech_infantrys
                Americans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 armour and 4 mech_infantrys in Northern Italy, round 2 :  4/7 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Northern Italy
                Germans win, taking Northern Italy from Americans with 3 armour and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Volgograd
                Germans attack with 39 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                ANZAC defend with 1 armour and 1 factory_minor
                    Germans roll dice for 39 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in Volgograd, round 2 :  24/45 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 armour in Volgograd, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 armour owned by the ANZAC lost in Volgograd
                Germans win, taking Volgograd from ANZAC with 39 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 armour
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                Germans attack with 3 fighters and 1 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 armour
                    Germans roll dice for 3 fighters and 1 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 armour in Trans-Jordan, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Americans lost in Trans-Jordan
                Germans win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 3 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 fighters moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            3 bombers moved from 99 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 aaGun, 15 artilleries, 1 fighter and 24 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to France
            10 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Baltic States to Poland
            6 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Belarus to Novgorod

Place Units - Germans
            3 fighters placed in France
            3 fighters placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1,2,4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3,1,6,3,4,1,5,4,6,3,2
            Germans collect 41 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 51 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 71 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 71
    Russians : 3 / 0
    Japanese : 14 / 15
    Americans : 83 / 110
    Chinese : 23 / 29
    British : 33 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 26 / 31
    Italians : 23 / 15
    ANZAC : 25 / 35
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 2 / 0

[wheatbeer]

map sent

I am guessing I have a < 10% shot at holding all 8 VC, but gotta try I guess.

[rgp44]

Paris is liberated!  I think that’s the first time I’ve ever done that.

[wheatbeer]

The Axis decide this is a good time to surrender.

Good game  :-) Hope to play again next season

[rgp44]

excellent game