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

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Turkey to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

Turn Complete - French

[teslas]

So I forgot to use the Americans in Sakha to take Buryatia on my last American turn. If you’d like to edit that in, please do. One more IPC for Russia is one more IPC for Russia, you know? Either territory is within range to get murdered by your Japanese forces, unfortunately. If you don’t want to edit it in, no problem.

And yes, things are looking pretty rough for the Axis. Your only hope is to get Moscow this turn or next, and even then it’s going to be a battle. If you wanted to tip your king over at any point now, there’s no shame in that, sir.

The ANZAC factory in Greece is tickling me to no end. Now if I could only get a French factory in French Indo China…

[teslas]

And actually, looking at it…

With a Japanese suicide into Moscow’s ass, and assuming you did some kind of “optimal” buy this turn, maybe 3 tanks in Ukraine, 3 tacs in Novo (or big bombers), and a big bomber in Germany, your odds for Moscow next turn are probably a good bit over 50%.

That’s a little worrying…

Then it’s a rush to Egypt/London while trying to keep Rome and Paris. Suspenseful.

[Private-Panic]

But if I want G to take Moscow, as J cannot spend the ipcs, and G need to await J’s suicidal help before success, then it will be G’s second turn ….

Not sure if I’ll be able to look at it until Monday at the earliest …

[teslas]

Right, this turn you buy a bunch of units, move your infantry forward. Then on Japan’s turn you suicide. Then on Germany’s next turn, that’s your only shot. Longer than that and there’s no coming back, I don’t think.

And I reserve the right to be wrong!

[Private-Panic]

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
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Buryatia from Japanese to Russians
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Buryatia: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Sakha: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Germans buy 6 armour, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            1 bomber moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            1 bomber moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Tambov

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Tambov
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Tambov from Russians with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Tambov to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            3 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            3 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from France to Southern France
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Bryansk

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour placed in Western Ukraine
            3 armour placed in Ukraine
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Novgorod

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6,6,4,3,5
            Germans collect 53 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 53 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs

[Private-Panic]

Remembered your edits.

Let’s see you defend Moscow from this then!

[teslas]

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 16x factory_major; Remaining resources: 19 PUs;
            Russians buy 1 artillery and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Tambov
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
                  Russians take Tobruk from Italians

Combat - Russians
            Russians creates battle in territory 97 Sea Zone
            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; Russians attack with 1 submarine
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Italians win with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine
            Battle in Tambov
                Russians attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 2 infantry
                Russians win, taking Tambov from Germans with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            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 - Russians
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Tambov to Russia
            2 fighters moved from Tambov to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 9 PUs; end with 24 PUs

[teslas]

I’ll do my damndest. I think I have slightly better than 50/50 odds, even with the Japanease suicide.

But this is a dice game afterall!

You also have the option of playing the “long” game. Trying to break south into the massive amounts of money that are Volgograd/Caucasus/Middle East.

But with your last buy, it seems you’re pretty dead set on trying this :p

[teslas]

Note:

On the Japanese suicide, I should kill all 17 dudes in one round. Please take infantry losses, not AA losses, for this fight.

[Private-Panic]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Combat Move - Japanese
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            1 infantry moved from India to West India
                  Japanese take West India from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia
            4 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 6 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 5 transports
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 47
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 fighters
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 5 transports
            Battle in New Guinea
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 artillery
                1 artillery owned by the Japanese retreated to Dutch New Guinea
                ANZAC win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Russia
                Japanese attack with 4 artilleries and 13 infantry
                British defend with 12 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Russians defend with 8 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 2 armour, 36 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 44 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians win with 8 aaGuns, 2 armour, 36 artilleries, 14 fighters, 42 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -49
                Casualties for Japanese: 4 artilleries and 13 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Buryatia
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Buryatia from Russians with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 aaGun moved from Amur to Buryatia
            2 armour, 7 artilleries, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            3 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kiangsu

Turn Complete - Japanese

[Private-Panic]

J should have achieved 4 R losses, which would have given G better than 50%, but only managed 2 hits.

I bow to your much greater experience. I guess you mean that G could build its advantage over Moscow over a couple of turns before the attack. The long game sounds like a slow death? Or do you think G could win the game from this position?

[teslas]

I think Germany could still make an effort at winning if it managed to grab the Caucasus/Volgograd and grab the middle east off an on.

With your three minor factories in Russia, a fourth when you get Volgograd, you can easily keep things under control, and try to starve out Russia slowly while you trade blows with the US. This has the added “benefit” of keeping the UK locked into supplying air to Moscow.

It would be a long game.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 3 armour, 4 artilleries, 2 carriers, 3 destroyers, 4 infantry and 7 transports; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            2 units repaired.
            1 infantry moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Americans take Normandy Bordeaux from Italians
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Spain to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 22 Sea Zone to Marianas

[teslas]

Need scrambles for your third god damn desteroyer.

1x SS
3x Fighter
1x Tac

5 HP @ 15

vs.

1x DD
potential 3 fighter scrambles

4 HP @ 14

[Private-Panic]

As it is all about needing luck at this stage I will scramble all 3 and regret it afterwards!

[teslas]

Oof. Regret it you shall.

Yeah, now that I look at it again, you pretty much have to try for Moscow next turn. I don’t know what I was saying earlier. There’s just too much allied economy to delay for any reason.

Hit Moscow, take your 10-50% chance or whatever it is, and that will decide if the game is over or not!

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 3 armour, 4 artilleries, 2 carriers, 3 destroyers, 4 infantry and 7 transports; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            2 units repaired.
            1 infantry moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Americans take Normandy Bordeaux from Italians
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Spain to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 22 Sea Zone to Marianas

Combat - Americans
            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; Americans attack with 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Americans win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 22
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter and 1 submarine
            Battle in Marianas

Non Combat Move - Americans
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Spain
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern United States to Spain
            1 armour moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            5 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 17 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from Iwo Jima to 6 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 carriers placed in 101 Sea Zone
            3 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
            3 destroyers and 4 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            3 armour placed in Spain
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry placed in Central United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 65 PUs; end with 69 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 74 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 79 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 89 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 6 Sea Zone: 2 submarines
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 64 Sea Zone: 2 submarines
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[teslas]

I forgot to not include my subs in the non-com to Japan. They are worthless in the Pacific now, so I wanted to send them to the Atlantic. I edited the move in.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            2 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Greece to Albania
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Turkey to Albania

Combat - British
            Battle in Albania
                British attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
                Italians defend with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 5 infantry
                British win, taking Albania from Italians with 2 armour, 1 artillery and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 5 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            3 fighters moved from Iraq to Russia
            5 aaGuns, 8 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Iraq to Caucasus
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 battleship and 1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            3 fighters placed in Iraq
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Egypt
            1 submarine placed in 98 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 39 PUs; end with 40 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific