Game History
Round: 1 Purchase Units - Germans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Malta: 2 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Germans buy nothing; Remaining resources: 49 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 submarine moved from South Atlantic Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from Mid-Atlantic Sea Zone to Davis Strait Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from Halifax Sea Sea Zone to British Convoy 4 Sea Zone Germans take British Convoy 4 Sea Zone from British 1 submarine moved from British Convoy 4 Sea Zone to Davis Strait Sea Zone 1 transport moved from Danish Sea Sea Zone to North Sea Sea Zone 2 submarines moved from Danish Sea Sea Zone to North Sea Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Poland to North Sea Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Norway to North Sea Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Germany to North Sea Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Germany to English Channel Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from Azores Sea Sea Zone to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone Germans take British Convoy 3 Sea Zone from British 1 submarine moved from British Convoy 3 Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from Bay of Biscay Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from Denmark Strait Sea Zone to Davis Strait Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from Barents Sea Sea Zone to Soviet Convoy Sea Zone Germans take Soviet Convoy Sea Zone from Russians 1 submarine moved from Soviet Convoy Sea Zone to Barents Sea Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from Bay of Biscay Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from France to English Channel Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Tyrrhenian Sea Sea Zone 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Tyrrhenian Sea Sea Zone to Strait of Gibraltar Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Strait of Gibraltar Sea Zone to Gibraltar 1 fighter moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Northern Italy to English Channel Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Germany to Celtic Sea Sea Zone 4 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States 1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Poland to Baltic States 3 infantry moved from Rumania to Bessarabia 1 armour moved from Rumania to Bessarabia 3 infantry moved from Hungary to East Poland 2 infantry moved from Poland to East Poland 1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Hungary to East Poland 3 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg Combat - Germans Battle in North Sea Sea Zone Germans attack with 3 fighters, 2 submarines and 1 transport British defend with 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British Germans win with 3 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 28 Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine and 1 transport Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport Battle in Celtic Sea Sea Zone Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 3 submarines British defend with 1 destroyer and 2 transports Germans win with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20 Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 2 transports Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to France: 1 aaGun and 1 factory EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Trans-Jordan: 1 aaGun and 1 factory EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Battle in English Channel Sea Zone Germans attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine British defend with 1 destroyer Germans win with 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12 Casualties for British: 1 destroyer Battle in Davis Strait Sea Zone Germans attack with 3 submarines British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport Germans win with 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12 Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine Battle in Vyborg Germans attack with 3 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Germans win, taking Vyborg from Russians with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Strait of Gibraltar Sea Zone Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport British defend with 1 destroyer Germans win with 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12 Casualties for British: 1 destroyer Battle in Bessarabia Germans attack with 1 armour and 3 infantry Russians defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1 Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 armour and 1 infantry Battle in Gibraltar Battle in East Poland Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry Russians defend with 4 infantry 1 artillery owned by the Germans, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 armour owned by the Germans retreated to Poland Russians win, taking Gibraltar from British with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry Battle in Baltic States Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry Russians defend with 3 infantry 1 artillery owned by the Germans, 2 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 armour owned by the Germans retreated to Poland Russians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Hungary 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Austria to Hungary 2 armour moved from Northern Italy to Hungary 1 infantry moved from Rumania to Hungary 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Czechoslovakia to Poland 2 armour moved from Germany to Poland 1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Yugoslavia 1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Rumania 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Greece to Yugoslavia 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy 2 armour moved from France to Germany 2 armour moved from Netherlands-Belgium to Poland 1 infantry moved from Denmark to Germany 2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland 2 fighters moved from North Sea Sea Zone to Norway 3 infantry moved from Netherlands-Belgium to Germany 4 infantry moved from Eastern France to Germany 2 infantry moved from France to Netherlands-Belgium 2 infantry moved from France to Netherlands-Belgium 1 artillery moved from France to Netherlands-Belgium 1 fighter moved from North Sea Sea Zone to Norway 2 fighters moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Netherlands-Belgium 1 fighter moved from Celtic Sea Sea Zone to Netherlands-Belgium 1 bomber moved from Celtic Sea Sea Zone to Germany 1 fighter moved from Netherlands-Belgium to Germany 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria 1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria 4 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 2 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 40 PUs; end with 89 PUsTeslas (Allies) vs Private Panic (Axis) in 1940 Global
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BTW - I had done Italy in E Africa - Thanks
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I am not a medical practitioner, no, but I have done many a dumbass thing that has lead to bruised ribs, and have had hobbies where breathing exercises were mandatory.
Looking forward to digging through the last round. I don’t understand your comment on Italy, but It’ll probably be clear when I see it in the game history.
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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 2
Purchase Units - Americans
Americans buy 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;Combat Move - Americans
Non Combat Move - Americans
1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 23 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Guam to Wake Island
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 fighter moved from Eastern United States to Western United StatesPlace Units - Americans
2 carriers and 1 destroyer placed in 10 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Eastern United StatesTurn Complete - Americans
Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 56 PUs total -
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
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: 0 PUs;Combat Move - Chinese
Non Combat Move - Chinese
2 infantry moved from Shensi to KansuPlace Units - Chinese
5 infantry placed in KansuTurn Complete - Chinese
Chinese collect 5 PUs; end with 5 PUs total -
TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 2
Combat Move - British
1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
British take 98 Sea Zone from Neutral
1 cruiser moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
1 bomber moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Malta to 97 Sea ZoneCombat - British
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I just noticed that you did not move your sub-saharan african Italian units on I1.
If you would like to ret-con this, I am all for it. It’s a potential +2 more IPCs (the French destroyer was there to convoy Taganyika/Kenya at the time) depending on where you might want to move them.
I was just letting you know that I had moved them tes.
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I don’t have much to say about Japan other than that you’re being very conservative, and if I had to guess, are planning to send a lot of Japanese people into Russia from the backside. If that’s not the plan, then I am confused. I say this because you have bought a lot of land units and no facilities for your planes/fleet.
The hit on the chinese stack pretty much ended any chance they had of being dangerous for you, but it cost you five planes to do it. I don’t know if that was worth it.
And yeah, I see what happened in Africa. Taking away that 5 IPC NO from UK Atlantic, damn you!
Now we need scrambles off of Italy into 97, again! The british are hellbent on making sure there are no italian boats left.
UK:
2x DD
1x CR
2x FT
1x Tac
1x StratITA:
1x TT
1x DD
1x CR
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Mmm! Tough call. But let’s show those Brits what we are made of and scramble everything. That’ll teach them! Grrr!
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That’s exactly what I didn’t want to see :|
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Britain scores 3 out of 7 hits with 1x DD and 2x tac/strat bombers. (and you should be getting the dice emails?).
You have 5 units: 1 DD, 1 CR, 3 Fighter.
Losses?
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Also worth noting to remember: There is an Italian TT in the sea zone as well.
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Not looking good! DD & 2 figs as casualties and hope I throw good dice!
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Britain has no subarmines. If you don’t mind my second guessing you, why lose the fighter that throws a 4 instead of the cruiser that’s throwing a 3?
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Sorry tes - you are quite right then.
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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 2
Combat Move - British
1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
British take 98 Sea Zone from Neutral
1 cruiser moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
1 bomber moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Malta to 97 Sea ZoneCombat - British
Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone
Battle in 97 Sea Zone
British attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
Italians defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 transport
British win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 fighter
Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 transportNon Combat Move - British
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I still need to make my British non-coms, but I’m at work and time has run out, sadly.
Hopefully tonight.
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You only came out of sz97 with +7. I assume you hoped to do much better than that?
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+7 IPCs?
I don’t normally care about IPC swings. Italy’s income is junk at this stage in the game (and now, hopefully forever). The UK economy is not great, but it is better. Italy’s naval units are very hard to replace, if not impossible at this point with British dominance in the med. Therefore, their units have a higher intrinsic value, especially in the short term, than those of Britain. I would have liked to have lost one less UK plane, for sure, but them’s the breaks.
I’d have still done this fight without the Indian ocean destroyer coming up, and instead would have sent the battleship. Had that been the case, the IPC swing would have actually favored Italy. Even if that were the case, I’d consider it a positive outcome, as Italy is never going to be able to replace both its fleet and its air force. The chances of an effective Italian can-opener on Moscow have been reduced to nearly zero. The chances of Italy ever threatening Gibraltar or Egypt are 0% in the next couple of turns.
I chose to destroy most of the RAF if it meant destroying Italy’s offensive viability, knowing full well Moscow would be more vulnerable because of it. The trade-off being that the UK can now (hopefully) turn the middle east into a fortress. This should allow them to:
1: directly support Calcutta or, more likely, at least have a safe place for the Indians to run to should Japan come over
2: discourage or interrupt a Japanese invasion through China
3: delay the germans by at least two turns if they wish to take the middle east oil fields (including the caucasus)
4: prevent the germans from taking both moscow and the middle east–they must now choose one or the otherThere’s a reason that people who play with bids (who are pussies, to be clear) basically always put a sub in the med to cripple Italy early.
I wrote this response over the course of the last two hours in between watching things compile at work, so if it’s broken and makes no sense, please accept my apologies.
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Hey tes
I do find these inter-turn posts valuable.
Do you really not “care” about TUV swings? I agree with not being focused on them - otherwise J’s air would not have attacked that Chinese stack despite the inevitability of a big negative TUV swing. But I do care.
G is happy to choose between Moscow and the middle east!
Italy is junk! But the UK’s air going is some compensation. It’s going to be interesting to see how the eastern front pans out.
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Well, they are a measure of an outcome of a fight, but a very imperfect one, let’s put it that way. No, I never like seeing the loss of 18 IPCs to kill 6, but in certain instances, it’s more than worth it. (For instance 2x tank + 1 bomber vs. 2 infantry that are blocking your ally’s advance.)
If all nations had the same economic clout, and the positioning was not so utterly important in this game, then TUV swings would matter. But that is definitely not the case, so they definitely don’t matter some times, and I’d argue most of the time (assuming opposed players of equal skill).
Taking non-coms now.
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