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

[teslas]

Nah, not gonna scramble against 13 units, especially since 8 of those planes will have to go through AA fire anyway.

Odd that you’d send 5 tactical bombers against one air base.

[Private-Panic]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 1 bomber and 3 tactical_bombers; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Russia
            2 bombers moved from Novgorod to Russia
            5 fighters moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            5 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Russia
                Germans attacks with 13 units heading to Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                1 tactical_bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 2,6,4,3 and causes: 6 damage to unit: airfield
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 7,8,4 and causes: 16 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 22 damage total.  Damaged units is as follows: airfield = 6, factory_major = 16
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers moved from Russia to Bryansk
            5 fighters moved from Russia to Bryansk
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Russia to Bryansk
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Novgorod
            1 bomber moved from France to Western Germany
            3 infantry moved from France to Southern France
            1 artillery moved from France to Southern France
            3 infantry moved from Switzerland to France
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Southern France
            4 infantry moved from Sweden to 115 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            3 infantry moved from Sweden to Finland

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour placed in Ukraine
            3 tactical_bombers placed in Novgorod
            1 bomber placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5,5,4,6,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2
            Germans collect 53 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 55 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs

[Private-Panic]

Probably overkill - took the risk to escort the bombers.

Realised that the triple a error came in. Took a TB as an AA casualty. Might have been the bomber. Do you want to roll a dice or something? Were 5 TBs and 3 bombers (I think) so 5/8 chance of it being a TB.

[teslas]

Yes, it’s best to roll the dice seperately. This time, in the interest of progressing the game, we’ll just say it was a TB since that was the more likely outcome.

Next time you bomb two facilities in the same territory with both tacs and strats, after the dogfight (if there is one), ignore the AA rolls, and ignore the damage you do. Edit it all back in, and then roll manually in the dice roller.

It sucks to do it that way, but it’s the proper way to do it.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 4x airfield, 13x factory_major; Remaining resources: 9 PUs;
            Russians buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Kazakhstan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Kazakhstan
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 armour moved from Russia to Smolensk
                  Russians take Smolensk from Italians
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Russia

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Kazakhstan
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Kazakhstan from Japanese with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Vologda
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Kazakhstan to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Vologda to Russia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Vologda to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            2 aaGuns and 11 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Place Units - Russians
            3 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 6 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: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 artilleries, 2 bombers, 2 destroyers, 7 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
                Japanese captures 2PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Japanese converts factory_major into different units
                Japanese captures 2PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Japanese converts factory_major into different units
            2 fighters moved from 19 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 carrier and 5 destroyers moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 artillery moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 infantry moved from Burma to India
                  Japanese take India from UK_Pacific
            3 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
                  Japanese take Novosibirsk from Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Hunan to Shensi
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 17 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from 42 Sea Zone to Philippines

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 17 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in 35 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 carrier, 5 destroyers and 1 transport
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 carrier, 5 destroyers and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Philippines
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                ANZAC defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry; Americans defend with 1 airfield and 1 harbour
                Japanese win, taking Philippines from Americans with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 battleships, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports moved from 38 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from 17 Sea Zone to Japan
            2 bombers moved from Burma to Yunnan
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to Yunnan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Manchuria
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Kwangtung
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 37 Sea Zone
            2 bombers and 1 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 11
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5,4,1,1,3,3,2,6,2,1,6,2,5,2,1,6,5,2,4,4,6,1,2
            Japanese collect 62 PUs (11 lost to blockades); end with 65 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 4 artilleries, 5 destroyers, 2 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 unit repaired.
            1 infantry moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Americans take Normandy Bordeaux from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Siberia to Sakha
                  Russians take Sakha from Japanese
            1 artillery moved from Siberia to Sakha

Combat - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to 64 Sea Zone
            4 artilleries, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 4 infantry and 4 transports moved from 64 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            2 carriers, 4 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Midway to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to Western United States
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to Spain
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Spain

Place Units - Americans
            1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery placed in Western United States
            3 artilleries placed in Spain
            5 destroyers and 2 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 57 PUs; end with 58 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 78 PUs

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 93 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 97 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            British buy 1 armour, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Egypt to Saudi Arabia
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Saudi Arabia
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Saudi Arabia
            1 battleship moved from 98 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Iraq to Saudi Arabia

Combat - British
            Battle in Saudi Arabia
                British attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Neutral_True defend with 2 infantry
                British win, taking Saudi Arabia from Neutral_True with 1 fighter and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            3 fighters moved from Iraq to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Saudi Arabia to Iraq
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Syria to Turkey
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to Turkey
            1 battleship moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 destroyer placed in 80 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in Iraq
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6
            British collect 36 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 36 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

[teslas]

I spent an hour here thinking about the US and the UK’s turn. I hate it.

[Private-Panic]

Looks like you left me in India? Presumably the repair cost is onerous?

Not sure what the US has in sz 6 now but looks HUGE!

Will take a look tomorrow.

[teslas]

Why recapture India and put my troops in striking range of all of yours? I have nothing to gain from a fight in India. I would rather keep those troops alive as a wall to keep the Japanese from coming through into the middle east from Shan/India, or to march them north into Russia if the situation calls for it. Or, if Japan wants to start investing money into India to begin pushing through to the middle east, cool, that’s less fleet and things not going to ANZAC. If they don’t do that then they have to bring their air force down. Again, cool, I’d rather Japanese air be away from SZ 6 at the moment!

Moreover, why take it, get 5 IPCs on the collect income phase for UK Pac, and then immediately give an extra 5 IPCs to Japan when they re-re-capture it?

I mean, I’m at war with Japan. I don’t want to be nice to them. I don’t think that’s how wars work :p

[Private-Panic]

ha ha! Was only thinking light trading. I guess though if I recapture each turn I get the ipcs either way.

[Private-Panic]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Albania
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 10
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2,3,4,3,4,5,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3
            Italians collect 7 PUs (10 lost to blockades); end with 10 PUs total

[teslas]

@Private:

ha ha! Was only thinking light trading. I guess though if I recapture each turn I get the ipcs either way.

Yeah, same deal. I’m just giving you an extra 5 IPCs per turn for no reason, and letting you kill British people easily. Maybe if they were Russians, I don’t mind the thought of Russians needlessly dying, there’s plenty of those damn people.

I’d rather Japan just keep it. If you want to build units there, again, good, those are units that aren’t messing with the US/ANZAC.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 cruiser, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
                  ANZAC take 42 Sea Zone from Japanese
            1 bomber moved from Queensland to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Java
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                ANZAC win, taking Java from Japanese with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Greece
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines
                Japanese defend with 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports

[teslas]

So, this naval battle, I fucking went for it. Horrible odds, but it’s go time for the allies, and instead of retreating my ANZAC navy to Hawaii, I’d rather take the chance I have now to destroy some units you have that might threaten the middle east or join in a recapture of SZ 6 later. Now that America has showed up, and ANZAC is reclaiming your money islands, the point is to keep Japan in a position of having to make hard decisions.

I have scored two hits on the first round, which sucks for me. Should have been three, and I was hoping for four.

You have:

1x CA (undamaged)
3x DD
1x SS
1x fighter
1x tac

Pick two, sir. I wouldn’t dream of trying to assume your order of losses here.

[Private-Panic]

Took a lot of thinking about!

1. Sub first
2. Destroyers
3. Carrier (damage then sink)
4. Fighter
5. TB

Unless you are lucky I won’t need to lose all those!

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 cruiser, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
                  ANZAC take 42 Sea Zone from Japanese
            1 bomber moved from Queensland to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Java
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                ANZAC win, taking Java from Japanese with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Greece
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines
                Japanese defend with 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the Japanese
                ANZAC win, taking Greece from Italians with 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is 40
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 bomber, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from South Australia to Queensland
            2 aaGuns moved from South Australia to Queensland

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 54 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6
            ANZAC collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs total

[teslas]

I ended up getting pretty lucky there. Running the battle calc after the fact (because I refuse to do it before), it seems I had about a 1/3 chance of winning that fight. And I won.

That makes me feel less bad about the previous dice-fuckings I have received this game.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from Spain to 97 Sea Zone

Combat - French
            Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British loiter and taunt; French attack with 1 fighter; Americans loiter and taunt; Russians loiter and taunt
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Italians win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for French: 1 fighter
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Turkey

Turn Complete - French