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

[teslas]

I was terrified that you were going to have Italy take Bryansk, and then move your fast Germans down into Rostov. From there, you threaten UK’s burgeoning production base, and are in range to easily take Volgograd/Cacauses on the next turn, for a massive German economy increase. I was scared enough to place six easily-killed russians in Bryansk to stop you, and had even considered seven.

What you could have still done, but didn’t, is combat move your Italian tanks from Eastern Poland to Smolensk. This would have allowed your planes to land on your main stack on Germany’s turn. Instead, your Italian tanks simply stayed there, and didn’t move at all.

If they had moved forward, you’d have not only your plane stack, but also those two Italian tanks throwing defense dice. You would have been 100% fine against anything Russia could throw at you. This is standard stuff for an Italy can-opener. Italy goes first, builds the airstrips, and the Germans come in. Every turn. Until you win.

Do you want to ret-con this into the game? Not doing so costs your Axis side an entire round of progress.

[Private-Panic]

Am annoyed with myself for not spotting the Italian tanks’ can opener.

Think Italy’s general malaise sucked my attention westwards.

But thanks for telling me. It’s good to learn! Painful too of course!

[Private-Panic]

Very kind of you to offer a “ret-con” - does that mean a retrospective correction?

Not for my sake tes - I should live with my mistakes and if I do manage to win this game I’d like to think I did so under my own steam. But if it keeps the game interesting for you then yes of course.

One of my major weaknesses is playing the powers individually. I have can opened a few times in different games, but need to overcome my first thought always being for Italy to defend Italy, leaving few units to go east.

[teslas]

It’s not for your sake, it’s for our sake. And this game is very interesting regardless.

If it wasn’t just as simple as picking up your two Italian (or even just one) and moving them over, then maybe I’d be petty about it. But it is. It was a super simple move, and I think the lesson has already been burned into your brain :p

No sense in giving up this opportunity and our hard work of playing one another because of one minor mistake that didn’t even involve rolling dice. Feel free to edit the correction in, sir. I don’t mind one bit.

(and that gives Italy 1 more IPC as well!)

[Private-Panic]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 5

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 55 PUs;
            Germans buy 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            3 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Bryansk
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Belarus to Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 3 bombers, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 6 infantry
                retreated to Bryansk
                Russians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 5 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 armour, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Belarus
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            3 bombers moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            4 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            2 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 bomber and 1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in France
            1 artillery placed in Western Germany
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1,2,5
            Germans collect 51 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 51 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: 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 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Smolensk from Germans to Italians
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Smolensk: 2 armour
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Eastern Poland: 2 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Smolensk: 3 aaGuns, 9 armour, 9 artilleries, 5 fighters, 13 infantry, 10 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Belarus: 3 aaGuns, 9 armour, 9 artilleries, 5 fighters, 13 infantry, 10 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Germans from 61 to 60
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Italians from 13 to 14
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 125 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 124 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[Private-Panic]

Thanks tes - you are a gentleman!

Please check that I have done the edit correctly.

I also took the opportunity to put right my forgetting to move the G sub to sz125.

You are right - the can opener thing is seared into my brain from here on in!

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 2 aaGuns and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
                  Russians take Western Ukraine from Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia
                  Russians take Ethiopia from Italians

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
            7 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            2 aaGuns and 13 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            2 infantry moved from Olgiy to Kansu

Place Units - Russians
            2 aaGuns and 4 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 21 PUs; end with 21 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 24 PUs

[Private-Panic]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 destroyers, 1 factory_minor, 2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Evenkiyskiy
                  Japanese take Evenkiyskiy from Russians
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Shensi to Kansu
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            2 artilleries moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kansu
            1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Kansu
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
                  Japanese take 42 Sea Zone from UK_Pacific
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 44 Sea Zone to Java
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 44 Sea Zone to Java
            1 armour, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 armour moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 45 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Sikang to Tsinghai
                  Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Dzavhan to Olgiy
                  Japanese take Olgiy from Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Tsagaan Olom
                  Japanese take Tsagaan Olom from Russians

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Sumatra
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from ANZAC with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kansu
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 5 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 2 infantry; Chinese defend with 9 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Kansu from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 9 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from ANZAC with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Java to 41 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
            2 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            1 artillery moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kansu to Shensi
            1 bomber moved from Kansu to Shensi
            1 bomber moved from Manchuria to Shensi

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Malaya
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Dutch New Guinea: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Dutch New Guinea: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Kwangtung
            1 transport placed in 20 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 mech_infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 infantry placed in Japan
            2 destroyers placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 73 PUs; end with 76 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 81 PUs

[teslas]

Wow. That gamble to take Portugal didn’t pay off.

Zero hits round 1 in Spain. I lost 7 Americans to Spain’s 6. That honestly might have cost the US the game right there. Let’s see what happens.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 4 artilleries, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 4 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Americans
            Americans takes Political Action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for British and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Dutch and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for French and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and Germans from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and Italians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and Japanese from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Allies To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and Neutral_Axis from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral

Combat Move - Americans
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Portugal
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Portugal
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            1 artillery, 4 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 4 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from 91 Sea Zone to Spain
            1 battleship, 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 6 fighters and 2 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 battleship, 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 6 fighters and 2 submarines
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the Americans
                Americans win with 1 battleship, 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 6 fighters and 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Portugal
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Neutral_True defend with 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Portugal from Neutral_True with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 2 infantry
            Battle in Spain
                Americans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 4 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_True defend with 6 infantry
                Americans win, taking Spain from Neutral_True with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Americans: 4 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 6 infantry

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Portugal to Gibraltar
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Spain to Gibraltar
            1 submarine moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 101 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 10 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 10 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 26 Sea Zone to Midway

Place Units - Americans
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry placed in Central United States
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 2 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 74 PUs

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 5

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: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 1 PU total

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 5

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

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            3 infantry moved from West India to Afghanistan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from India to Afghanistan
            1 fighter moved from India to Afghanistan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Turkey
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Turkey
            4 fighters moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
                  UK_Pacific take 37 Sea Zone from Neutral
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Turkey

Combat - British
            Battle in Afghanistan
                British attack with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Neutral_True defend with 4 infantry
                3 mech_infantrys owned by the British retreated to West India
                Neutral_True win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 3 infantry
            Battle in Turkey
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 fighters, 2 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Neutral_True defend with 8 infantry
                British win, taking Turkey from Neutral_True with 1 armour, 4 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 8 infantry
            Battle in Algeria
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Algeria from Italians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                British win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 21
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Afghanistan to India
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Turkey to Iraq
            4 fighters moved from Turkey to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Algeria to Spain
            4 infantry moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            1 armour moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk

Place Units - British
            2 fighters and 1 mech_infantry placed in Iraq
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs; end with 7 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 infantry

[teslas]

That was a brutal round.

[teslas]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 5

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

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            3 infantry moved from West India to Afghanistan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from India to Afghanistan
            1 fighter moved from India to Afghanistan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Turkey
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Turkey
            4 fighters moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
                  UK_Pacific take 37 Sea Zone from Neutral
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Turkey

Combat - British
            Battle in Afghanistan
                British attack with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Neutral_True defend with 4 infantry
                3 mech_infantrys owned by the British retreated to West India
                Neutral_True win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 3 infantry
            Battle in Turkey
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 fighters, 2 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Neutral_True defend with 8 infantry
                British win, taking Turkey from Neutral_True with 1 armour, 4 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 8 infantry
            Battle in Algeria
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Algeria from Italians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                British win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 21
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Afghanistan to India
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Turkey to Iraq
            4 fighters moved from Turkey to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Algeria to Spain
            4 infantry moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            1 armour moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk

Place Units - British
            2 fighters and 1 mech_infantry placed in Iraq
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs; end with 7 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 15 Sea Zone: 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 4 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Soviet Far East: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Soviet Far East from Japanese to Americans
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Soviet Far East from Americans to Russians
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[teslas]

And I modified where one US transport went just now (soviet far east from the west coast). Now we can call it even for the Italian tanks, heh.

I meant to do that on my combat phase, but forgot, then though that it didn’t really matter. But thinking back on it, I’d really like it to have happened.

[teslas]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 5

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

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            3 infantry moved from West India to Afghanistan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from India to Afghanistan
            1 fighter moved from India to Afghanistan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Turkey
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Turkey
            4 fighters moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
                  UK_Pacific take 37 Sea Zone from Neutral
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Turkey

Combat - British
            Battle in Afghanistan
                British attack with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Neutral_True defend with 4 infantry
                3 mech_infantrys owned by the British retreated to West India
                Neutral_True win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 3 infantry
            Battle in Turkey
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 fighters, 2 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Neutral_True defend with 8 infantry
                British win, taking Turkey from Neutral_True with 1 armour, 4 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 8 infantry
            Battle in Algeria
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Algeria from Italians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                British win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 21
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Afghanistan to India
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Turkey to Iraq
            4 fighters moved from Turkey to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Algeria to Spain
            4 infantry moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            1 armour moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk

Place Units - British
            2 fighters and 1 mech_infantry placed in Iraq
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs; end with 7 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 15 Sea Zone: 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 4 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Soviet Far East: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Soviet Far East from Japanese to Americans
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Soviet Far East from Americans to Russians
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 91 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 93 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[teslas]

And I forgot to move the Russian sub.

Okay, now, seriously, last time, my US/UK round is over.

[Private-Panic]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Chile
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Argentina
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Venezuela
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Sweden
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Switzerland
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Spain
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Portugal
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Turkey
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Saudi Arabia
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Afghanistan
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Mozambique
            Trigger Italians Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Angola

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Greece to Turkey
            1 artillery moved from Greece to Turkey
            3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Turkey
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Turkey

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Turkey
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                Italians win, taking Turkey from British with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Turkey to Southern Italy
            3 fighters moved from Turkey to Albania
            3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Italians
            3 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5,3,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,5,1
            Italians collect 12 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 14 PUs total

[Private-Panic]

That’s the first time anyone has attacked the true neutrals on me.

But Spain and Turkey do give you platforms don’t they. Mmm!

[teslas]

Seriously? First time ever? How many games have you played?

I had these choices available to me:

1:
Make a sloppy landing in Southern France or Normandy. Both would put my fleet at serious risk, and both would have been easily kicked out by Germany within two rounds, if not the very first round, for a total net gain of zilch or worse. Germany shifts focus to helping Italy or 100% Russia. No good.

2:
Head up to Norway. Germany has two transports of its own, and enough planes, to kick me back out. My transports would have definitely been dead, and my fleet only worth sending to get some lucky hits on planes (still probably worth it). The cost of the transports + ground troops to distract Germany and take 8-10 IPCs for a couple of rounds didn’t seem like a strong choice. Germany can shift focus to helping Italy or 100% Russia, albeit maybe one turn later. Meh.

3:
Sit around for a round and do nothing, waiting for more money to be spent in America for the Atlantic, wasting actually two turns. This keeps the pressure on the European axis, but it’s not enough pressure to keep Russia alive I don’t think.

4:
Head back to the Pacific. There’s already a naval base in central america. This was the other option I was considering. I made you build a bunch of slow units for Germany, so it slowed you down already. Looking at the above options, these troops could have been in Japan in 3 turns. If your Japanese fleet was off of the coast of India, not where it is now, I probably would have done this. Germany could buff up significantly, but Japan would have a very, very high chance of being screwed.

5:
Neutral crush, and only because Britain was there to secure Turkey. Stripping off Afghanistan while I still had time also seemed like a good idea. Don’t want to give you 4 free Japanese dudes for one artillery in a couple of turns, and it was now or never to do it. Sweden ups your economy by 3, but those 6 dudes are so slow and so far away that they don’t hinder the Allied efforts at any point before 3 turns from now since Norway is now never going to be a landing position. You are in range for no other neutral countries that matter. I have factories to contain any Japanese Saudi Arabia/Mozambique/Angola nonsense you might try to pull. This seemed like, at the worst, not a worse plan than #4, and neutral crushing is always a lot of fun. Maybe it’d take you by surprise.