2014 Championship – (4) Ghostglider(+21) v (2) Gamerman01(Axis)

[boldfresh]

just attack everywhere possible… how hard is that

[Ghostglider]

It was too expensive to trade 10 units against your Germany airforce so I had to make you attack with Italy and still keep acceptable chance to keep Bry.
It turned out that 30% was the right amount.

If you had not attacked I would have had to use like 12 or 14 units next turn to keep you away from Cau. It would have killed me over the next 2-3 rounds.
At least now it will be slightly cheaper - although you still have quite some hitting power with Italy…

[gamerman01]

Smart, insightful commentary and responses always appreciated!

[gamerman01]

Almost done

Another perfect hit and run  :mrgreen:

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 4x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 56 PUs;
            Germans buy 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from Denmark to Holland Belgium
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Volgograd
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Bryansk

Combat - Germans
            Strategic bombing raid in Volgograd
                Bombing raid in Volgograd rolls: 4 and causes: 4 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Volgograd causes 4 damage total.
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 4 infantry
                3 infantry owned by the Germans retreated to Ukraine
                Russians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            2 fighters moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 armour moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Novgorod
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            2 infantry moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 transports moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Timguska to Nenetsia
            1 bomber moved from Volgograd to Shensi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to Poland
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to France
            1 infantry moved from Denmark to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour and 2 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            1 armour and 1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone
            1 submarine placed in 93 Sea Zone
            Germans undo move 3.
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Denmark: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Germany: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to France: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 armour and 1 fighter placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1,4,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2
            Germans collect 47 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 47 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

[gamerman01]

@Boldfresh:

just attack everywhere possible… how hard is that

I have a lot more respect for my opponent than that

Very funny

[gamerman01]

Ghost wages some serious economic warfare, man
My Germans and Italians are pretty poor, and his Russians are rich

[gamerman01]

A whole round today!  That’s awesome.  Thanks, man

[Ghostglider]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 11x factory_major; Remaining resources: 27 PUs;
            Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
            1 fighter moved from Samara to Vologda
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Samara to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            1 fighter moved from Samara to Smolensk

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Vologda
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Vologda, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vologda
                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
            Battle in Smolensk
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
                retreated to Smolensk
                Germans win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Vologda to Russia
            1 aaGun, 3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
            6 artilleries, 46 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
            1 aaGun and 5 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kazakhstan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tambov to Russia

Place Units - Russians
            9 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1
            Russians collect 17 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 17 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 32 PUs

Territory Summary for Russians :

Kazakhstan : 1 aaGun and 5 infantry
    Tsagaan Olom : 1 flag
    Tobruk : 1 flag
    Libya : 1 flag
    Italian Somaliland : 1 flag
    Ethiopia : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    Rostov : 1 aaGun and 7 infantry
    Russia : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 20 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Tambov : 6 artilleries and 48 infantry
    Vologda : 1 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor
    Iraq : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag
    Persia : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 53 / 57
    Russians : 20 / 32
    Japanese : 72 / 79
    Americans : 52 / 75
    Chinese : 3 / 3
    British : 28 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 6 / 7
    Italians : 14 / 2
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Ghostglider]

Convoy dice continue to hit close to average amount

[gamerman01]

Is it for the game overall?  I don’t doubt it - it’s been volatile both ways

Russians still having trouble trading territories, huh….  Well, it was a heroic stand in Bryansk at least

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 4 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Midway to 25 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 25 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 31 Sea Zone to Wake Island
            1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from New Guinea to 46 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 46 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 63 Sea Zone to New Zealand
            1 submarine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 1 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 1 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Tsagaan Olom
                  Japanese take Tsagaan Olom from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            3 artilleries moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            3 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 artillery moved from Timguska to Kansu
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Tsinghai
            2 armour moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai
            1 infantry moved from Timguska to Kansu
            2 armour moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Tsinghai
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Timguska to Kansu
            1 bomber moved from Szechwan to Russia
            3 bombers moved from Novgorod to Russia
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Sikang
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Sikang
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Sikang

[gamerman01]

Intercept four bombers over Moscow with four fighters??

[gamerman01]

Freaking Chinese are drilling me right down to the last man.  I dread facing the one if you place it in Sikang next turn

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 4 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Midway to 25 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 25 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 31 Sea Zone to Wake Island
            1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from New Guinea to 46 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 46 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 63 Sea Zone to New Zealand
            1 submarine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 1 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 1 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Tsagaan Olom
                  Japanese take Tsagaan Olom from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            3 artilleries moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            3 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 artillery moved from Timguska to Kansu
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Tsinghai
            2 armour moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai
            1 infantry moved from Timguska to Kansu
            2 armour moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Tsinghai
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Timguska to Kansu
            1 bomber moved from Szechwan to Russia
            3 bombers moved from Novgorod to Russia
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Sikang
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Sikang
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Sikang

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in New Zealand
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking New Zealand from ANZAC with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Wake Island
            Battle in 1 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 submarines
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking Wake Island from Americans, taking 1 Sea Zone from Americans with 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Kansu
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Kansu from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Sikang
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win with 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Tsinghai
                Japanese attack with 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                Chinese defend with 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Tsinghai from Chinese with 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 16
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 3 infantry

[gamerman01]

Figured it was extremely unlikely the rest of the battles would make any difference to intercept decision, so went ahead and did them while waiting.  Chinese hit 5/7.  Punishing

[gamerman01]

5/8 I guess
Still ridiculous.  I got a little break last turn with 0/2, but before that, ping ping ping

[gamerman01]

Time to audit your convoy roll statement while I’m waiting.  I’m not sure how close to average they’ve really been……
I know I still took significantly above average AA hits

But overall in a game this many rounds, the dice are almost always going to be pretty fair

[Ghostglider]

Intercept with all 4 FTRs.
OOL: UK, US, 2xRUS

[gamerman01]

Hehe, I’m glad you considered the possibility of losing 4 fighters  :evil: