Witt and Private P meet for 1942

[Witt]

No, you are playing the Allies. You need to start the game. Don’t worry if you are having problems doing it though. I found it hard at first. Just need to be calm and follow the instructions. (Something I can’t do.)
This way you can say you are two nil against me. Should be able to stop me, now you know my moves.

[Private-Panic]

@wittmann:

No, you are playing the Allies. You need to start the game. Don’t worry if you are having problems doing it though. I found it hard at first. Just need to be calm and follow the instructions. (Something I can’t do.)
This way you can say you are two nil against me. Should be able to stop me, now you know my moves.

Okay witt. I doubt very much indeed that I will win as the allies with a 12 bid, on only my third game, but nothing ventured!

Let’s finish game 1 first. You can tarnish my glorious victory with a US sneaky ploy!

[Private-Panic]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 26 PUs;

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter moved from India to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from India to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 bomber moved from India to Yunnan

Place Units - Japanese
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 24 PUs; end with 50 PUs total

[Private-Panic]

Do you mean US fighters then able to land in Gib, Morocco, or on an AC in the Atlantic? But that’s not “bending the rules”?

Done J’s very boring go - decided too early to offer a new fleet up to US fighters.

Cheers
PP

[Witt]

Bank of Japan, is it?
I am out now until at least 4. But I will sink the TT in the Med with a Ft from NY and send the other two units and the whole Channel fleet against uour Gib fleet. I will retreat after one round and have  both fleets in the Channel. With any luck I will get more hits than you (for once). You will still have what survives and the 8 Air units in Germany. You will
Probably still have a 50/50 against me.
You have won.

[Witt]

Ok, it is using the rules.
I don’t know why I moved my US Sub out of range of Japan. I had been keeping it there, just in case. Is useless where it is .

[Private-Panic]

@wittmann:

Bank of Japan, is it?
I am out now until at least 4. But I will sink the TT in the Med with a Ft from NY and send the other two units and the whole Channel fleet against uour Gib fleet. I will retreat after one round and have  both fleets in the Channel. With any luck I will get more hits than you (for once). You will still have what survives and the 8 Air units in Germany. You will
Probably still have a 50/50 against me.
You have won.

I did expect you to have a go at both the Gib fleet - you have to! - and the T/port. (I sacrificed the T/port in order to remove your north African force, despite moving my fleet to threaten you in the Atlantic.) G then has a go at your Atlantic fleet - which should be a little smaller than it would have been. Even if G loses that battle its greater ipc position and ability to deploy against London should tell through however many battles it took.

J rebuilds its fleet next go, meaning the US is having to defend both London & Manila. I only need one of them I think. Not sure which way I would send the just placed supporting G Med fleet, but London ought to be the better bet, given J’s relative weakness.

Happy to win this one and lose the next! Do the US to finish the final turn and I’ll start a new game tomorrow.

[Witt]

afternoon. I am swapping my 4 ground units (13) for 2 more Subs and save one .
Wish me luck!

[Witt]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter moved from 11 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Canada to 10 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Canada to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to France
            1 artillery moved from 8 Sea Zone to France
            1 carrier and 6 fighters moved from 8 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Borneo to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from East Indies to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from East Indies to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from East Indies to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 6 fighters moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            6 fighters moved from 34 Sea Zone to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 34 Sea Zone to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from 34 Sea Zone to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 fighter moved from 11 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 13 Sea Zone to 14 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 34 Sea Zone to Egypt
                  British take Egypt from Germans

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
                Americans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 6 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 3 armour and 3 infantry
                Americans win with 1 bomber and 5 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Battle in France
                Americans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery
                Americans win, taking France from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
            Battle in 13 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 7 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 2 fighters and 2 submarines
                Americans win with 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 2 fighters and 2 submarines
                Casualties for Americans: 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
            Battle in 14 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 fighter
                Germans defend with 1 transport
                Americans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter moved from 14 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 fighter moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Belgian Congo
            1 fighter moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to 34 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to 34 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to 34 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to 34 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to 34 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 47 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 submarines placed in 48 Sea Zone
            1 carrier placed in 47 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in 47 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Eastern United States: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 48 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 47 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs total

Territory Summary for Americans :

8 Sea Zone : 4 fighters and 1 transport
    34 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 2 transports
    47 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    48 Sea Zone : 4 submarines
    Belgian Congo : 1 bomber
    Borneo : 1 flag, 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    East Indies : 1 flag
    Eastern Canada : 1 aaGun
    Eastern United States : 1 factory
    Egypt : 1 artillery
    France : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 flag
    Morocco : 1 flag, 1 fighter
    Philippine Islands : 1 flag, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Wake Island : 1 flag
    Western Canada : 1 aaGun
    Western United States : 1 factory

Production/PUs Summary :

Russians : 1 / 0
    Germans : 61 / 69
    British : 26 / 24
    Japanese : 24 / 50
    Americans : 56 / 56

[Witt]

Well! How about that for pulling a rabbit out of my ever dwindling bag of tricks? quite pleased with that. You do have lots of revenue though. See what you think.

[Private-Panic]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 bombers and 4 fighters moved from Germany to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Germany to France
            1 artillery moved from Germany to France
            1 infantry moved from Germany to France
            1 artillery moved from Germany to France

Combat - Germans
            Battle in France
                Germans attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking France from Americans with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in 8 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 4 bombers and 4 fighters
                British defend with 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 transports; Americans defend with 4 fighters and 1 transport
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                British win with 1 battleship, 5 fighters and 3 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -28
                Casualties for Germans: 4 bombers and 4 fighters
                Casualties for British: 3 carriers, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                4 fighters owned by the Americans and 1 fighter owned by the British forced to land in United Kingdom

Non Combat Move - Germans
            4 fighters moved from Sinkiang to 15 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Anhwei to Manchuria
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Manchuria
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Anhwei
            1 armour moved from Kwangtung to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 armour moved from Sinkiang to Persia
            1 armour moved from Anhwei to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 armour moved from Manchuria to Sinkiang
            1 armour moved from Manchuria to Sinkiang
            1 infantry moved from Evenki National Okrug to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 artillery moved from Evenki National Okrug to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 infantry moved from Buryatia S.S.R. to Manchuria

Place Units - Germans
            1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in Germany
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Italy
            Germans undo move 2.
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Italy
            1 armour placed in Caucasus
            1 transport placed in 15 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers placed in 16 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 67 PUs; end with 68 PUs total
            1 unit repaired.

[Witt]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from United Kingdom: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 8 Sea Zone: 2 carriers
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            British buy 1 artillery, 1 destroyer and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Northwestern Europe
            1 armour moved from Union of South Africa to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
                  British take Anglo-Egyptian Sudan from Germans
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Northwestern Europe

Combat - British
            Battle in Northwestern Europe
                British attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Northwestern Europe to 8 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 8 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 artillery moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            2 armour and 2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            1 armour moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 armour moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Place Units - British
            2 infantry placed in Egypt
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            British undo move 1.
            1 infantry placed in Egypt
            1 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            British undo move 3.
            1 destroyer placed in 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 26 PUs; end with 26 PUs total

Territory Summary for British :

8 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 transport
    10 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    33 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    Anglo-Egyptian Sudan : 3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    Belgian Congo : 2 infantry
    Egypt : 1 factory and 2 infantry
    New Guinea : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Union of South Africa : 1 factory
    United Kingdom : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Western Australia : 3 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Russians : 1 / 0
    Germans : 67 / 68
    British : 26 / 26
    Japanese : 24 / 50
    Americans : 50 / 56

[Private-Panic]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier and 4 destroyers; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to 62 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to 62 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from India to Yunnan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier and 4 destroyers placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 24 PUs; end with 28 PUs total

[Private-Panic]

If you attack with your subs I’ll remove the fighters first - painful though that is.

[Witt]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
                  British take Trans-Jordan from Germans
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 8 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Belgian Congo to Persia
            5 fighters moved from 34 Sea Zone to Persia
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to 8 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Persia
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 5 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 armour
                Americans win with 1 bomber and 5 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer and 2 transports moved from 34 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            5 fighters moved from Persia to 37 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Persia to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 47 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter placed in 48 Sea Zone
            Americans undo move 1.
            1 battleship and 1 destroyer placed in 48 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in 48 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            Americans undo move 2.
            1 fighter placed in Philippine Islands

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 50 PUs; end with 51 PUs total

Territory Summary for Americans :

8 Sea Zone : 3 fighters and 1 transport
    37 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 2 transports
    48 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 5 submarines and 1 transport
    Anglo-Egyptian Sudan : 1 bomber
    Borneo : 1 flag, 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    East Indies : 1 flag
    Eastern Canada : 1 aaGun
    Eastern United States : 1 artillery, 1 factory, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 flag
    Morocco : 1 flag
    Philippine Islands : 1 flag, 1 factory, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
    Trans-Jordan : 1 artillery
    Wake Island : 1 flag
    Western Canada : 1 aaGun
    Western United States : 1 factory

Production/PUs Summary :

Russians : 1 / 0
    Germans : 66 / 68
    British : 27 / 26
    Japanese : 24 / 28
    Americans : 50 / 51

[Private-Panic]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 19

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 armour moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Caucasus to Trans-Jordan
            1 fighter moved from 15 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 15 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 15 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 15 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Italy to 15 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Italy to 15 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 15 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 17 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 artillery moved from 17 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco
                  Germans take Morocco from Americans
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Germany to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Germany to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Soviet Far East
                  Germans take Soviet Far East from Russians
            1 destroyer moved from 16 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 16 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 artillery
                Germans win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 3 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery
            Battle in 8 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 6 fighters
                British defend with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 transport; Americans defend with 3 fighters and 1 transport
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                British win with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 fighters and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -44
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber and 6 fighters
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Americans: 2 fighters

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery moved from France to Germany
            1 artillery moved from France to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Germany to Northwestern Europe
            1 artillery moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Buryatia S.S.R.
            1 infantry moved from Anhwei to Manchuria
            2 armour moved from Sinkiang to Persia

Place Units - Germans
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Germany
            2 armour placed in Caucasus
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 15 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Italy: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 1 artillery
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 69 PUs; end with 70 PUs total
            1 unit repaired.

[Private-Panic]

Well - I am having to rethink my attempts to gain the north Atlantic!

Was determined to treat Africa as a distraction, but perhaps not now.

Making hard work of winning this game!

[Witt]

There will always be an England!

[Private-Panic]

Would you have tried those air attacks on the north Atlantic fleet? Two now and both went badly wrong!

But I did the same early in the game and won!

And it was the surprise crossing of the Indian Ocean by the US which floored my African campaign. You out-thought me there.

So perhaps it should be “there will always be an England provided it gets the luck of the dice and is rescued by the Yanks”?

[Witt]

Last turn’s Attack, yes. (Worth the risk.)
I thought this one was safe for me, so not this last one.
US is only collecting 50 a tirn now, though.