Teslas (Allies) vs Private Panic (Axis) in 1940 Global

[teslas]

The group is pretty okay. There’s a few solid dudes, and a couple of guys that just like to hang out more than they like the high strategy of the game, so they don’t learn as quickly as they otherwise could. What do they think this is, a fucking game?

I’ve only been intoxicated for a couple of my moves for this go particular match. I’m too old to be able to be drunk on a weeknight and still be able to work the next day.

I’ll take my turn when I get home in four hours.

And yeah, it’s a pretty decent little play-through so far. I’m interested to see how the next couple of turns play out.

[teslas]

This is an extremely difficult move for Russia, to make an understatement.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 9 artilleries; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Archangel
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Archangel

Combat - Russians
            Russians creates battle in territory 106 Sea Zone
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Germans, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Archangel
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Archangel to Russia
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia
            2 armour moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            4 aaGuns moved from Bryansk to Russia
            8 artilleries moved from Bryansk to Russia
            3 artilleries moved from Smolensk to Russia
            10 artilleries moved from Bryansk to Russia
            6 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            7 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            1 infantry moved from Olgiy to Timguska
            2 infantry moved from Tsagaan Olom to Olgiy
            2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            1 submarine moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Egypt

Place Units - Russians
            9 artilleries placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs total

[Private-Panic]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
                  Japanese take Kansu from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
                  Japanese take Yenisey from Russians
            1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Dzavhan
                  Japanese take Dzavhan from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Dzavhan
            1 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Dzavhan
            2 bombers and 2 fighters moved from Yunnan to India
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Malaya
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Malaya
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to Celebes
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 armour moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea
                  Japanese take New Guinea from ANZAC
            1 artillery moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 45 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer
            Air Battle in India
                Japanese attacks with 4 units heading to India
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in India
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in India rolls: 6 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in India causes 6 damage total.
            Battle in Borneo
            Battle in Celebes
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific, taking Celebes from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Malaya
                Japanese attack with 3 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 harbour and 3 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific with 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Central Mongolia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsu
            1 destroyer moved from 19 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Celebes to 43 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Celebes to 43 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 45 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from India to Yunnan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Kwangtung
            1 bomber placed in Kiangsu
            1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Japan
            Japanese undo move 2.
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 bomber placed in Manchuria

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 62 PUs; end with 62 PUs total

[Private-Panic]

@teslas:

This is an extremely difficult move for Russia, to make an understatement.

Do you mean the decision to retreat?

[teslas]

@Private:

@teslas:

This is an extremely difficult move for Russia, to make an understatement.

Do you mean the decision to retreat?

Ask again after Germany’s next turn :p

[Private-Panic]

Oooh! Mysterious. :-P

[teslas]

I was going to try and get a turn done before heading home, but I’m just too damn hungry, and America’s buy is going to need some thinking, and then I’d have UK after that even, so I’ll see you later tonight, sir.

[Private-Panic]

Okay teslas. No problem. About to turn off myself so will pick this up tomorrow.

[teslas]

Sadly, it might not be tonight. I took the turn in Zexcis and I’s game (because I thought I was close to winning, before that motherfucker 1%'d me in Moscow, go check it out, that asshole) and haven’t had time to sit down again since, and it’s getting close to bed time.

Tomorrow at lunch I am talking with coworkers about strategy for an A&A G40 game, which we then go and play that night, I won’t get home until late.

It might be Thursday before I update again. Sorry to hold us up, because this game just got pretty god damn interesting. America is in a really tough position to make some kind of usable headway into Europe, or must consider going back to the Pacific, and Russia has about a 75% chance to fall to Germany not next turn, but the turn after, assuming you do what I’m afraid you’re going to do. I’m not happy about that. And I’m also not happy I built too many artillery last round. I shouldn’t have done 9, I don’t know what I was thinking. It should have been mostly infantry. Them’s the breaks.

Earlier, I thought, for some reason, we were one turn further than we actually were in the game. I blame the play-by-forum format slowing it way the hell down, ha.

[teslas]

Yes sir, Thursday it is. Busy at work today, and I want to leave a bit early.

Once again, sorry for the delay.

[Private-Panic]

Took a look and battle calculator says 2%. Tough!

Wittman took India off me with a 0% - literally 0% - attack in a tournament game. Them’s the breaks …

Good to hear that G is doing okay against R. Previously you had me thinking otherwise. Mind games, eh!?

[teslas]

That’s mostly because I thought we were one turn later in the progression than we were when I said that. Wooooops.

No, Russia looks fine for Germany. Buy bombers on your next turn to protect the sea as well as to kill Moscow, and don’t do anything silly like splitting up your troops, and you have great odds on taking Moscow. If you don’t want to risk it, even if it’s slightly in your favor, there’s always the option of swinging south, and Britain is not in a position to do much to stop you.

All that is assuming the dice don’t screw you, mind you.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 artilleries, 4 destroyers, 2 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to France
            1 armour moved from Morocco to Algeria
                  Americans take Algeria from Italians
            1 armour moved from Algeria to Morocco
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
                  Americans take 26 Sea Zone from Neutral
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 6 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 6 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Strategic bombing raid in France
                Bombing raid in France rolls: 7 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in France causes 6 damage total.

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from France to United Kingdom
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Southeast Mexico to 64 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to 64 Sea Zone
            2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 transports moved from 64 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            6 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 transports placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 101 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Western United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 72 PUs

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            8 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kansu

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Kansu
                Chinese attack with 8 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Kansu from Japanese with 8 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Kansu

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 2 PUs; end with 4 PUs total

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific repair damage of 6x factory_major; Remaining resources: 14 PUs;
            UK_Pacific buy 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Tanganyika Territory
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to 72 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 72 Sea Zone to Tanganyika Territory
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from India to Shan State

Combat - British
            British creates battle in territory 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in Shan State
                British attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking 97 Sea Zone from Italians, taking Shan State from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Tanganyika Territory
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Italians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Russia
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
            3 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Iraq to Caucasus
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Suriname 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 armour and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to India

Place Units - British
            3 fighters placed in Iraq

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 33 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 7 PUs; end with 8 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry

[Private-Panic]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 artillery and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria
                  Italians take Algeria from Americans

Combat - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya

Place Units - Italians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            3 infantry placed in Northern Italy
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Northern Italy: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Southern Italy: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2,3,6
            Italians collect 13 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs total

[Private-Panic]

Good to have you back tes!

[teslas]

Glad to be here!

On the way to a party now, but it’s a party full of old people so I should be able to do ANZAC/France later tonight.

[teslas]

Those two british subs are doing their job in SZ 97.