G40: Caesar1 (Allies, USA +14/turn) vs. teslas

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 artilleries, 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 2 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
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 115 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel
            2 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 armour moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 115 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
                Russians defend with 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
                Germans win with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Russians: 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
            Battle in Novgorod
            Battle in Archangel
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 2 bombers and 3 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians, taking Archangel from Russians with 1 armour, 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Germans: 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 115 Sea Zone to Poland
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
            3 aaGuns, 15 armour, 11 artilleries, 27 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 bombers moved from Archangel to Poland
            2 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            3 artilleries moved from France to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 infantry placed in Germany
            2 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            2 bombers placed in Western Germany
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3,3,6,4,1
            Germans collect 45 PUs (4 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

[teslas]

I wasn’t as sure about that turn as I would have liked, and I didn’t double-check it like I would have liked, but I think that was alright.

[Caesar1]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Ukraine

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Ukraine, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 3 :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Ukraine, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 4 :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Ukraine, round 4 :  0/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 5 :  3/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Ukraine, round 5 :  0/1 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters moved from Ukraine to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
            2 aaGuns, 10 artilleries and 18 infantry moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            2 aaGuns and 19 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Rostov to Tambov
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Iraq to Caucasus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Persia to Russia
            1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            2 infantry moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 aaGun moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 aaGun and 8 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            1 infantry moved from Siberia to Sakha
            1 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Siberia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Tambov

Place Units - Russians
            1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Russia
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Tambov: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 31 PUs; end with 31 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 34 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Iraq: 2 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Egypt: 2 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Territory Summary for Russians :

Sakha : 1 infantry
    Yakut S.S.R. : 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
    Timguska : 1 aaGun and 8 infantry
    Siberia : 1 infantry
    Egypt : 2 armour
    Russia : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 31 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
    Tambov : 2 aaGuns, 10 artilleries and 21 infantry
    Ukraine : 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Novosibirsk : 6 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor
    Caucasus : 2 mech_infantrys
    93 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    Iraq : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 47 / 57
    Russians : 31 / 34
    Japanese : 61 / 71
    Americans : 52 / 72
    Chinese : 3 / 4
    British : 31 / 37
    UK_Pacific : 6 / 3
    Italians : 15 / 14
    ANZAC : 10 / 15
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 5 times
        Average roll : 4,062
        Median : 4,000
        Variance : 0,800
        Standard Deviation : 0,894
        Total rolls : 16

Germans Combat
            3 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 4,500
        Median : 4,500
        Variance : 2,667
        Standard Deviation : 1,633
        Total rolls : 4

Russians Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3,917
        Median : 4,000
        Variance : 0,364
        Standard Deviation : 0,603
        Total rolls : 12

[Caesar1]

There are just two obvious moves I forget in non combat. You’ll find two little edits.

[teslas]

I’m still alive. I’ve had a couple RL games of axis and allies over the past week to sate my desire to play, and my lunch breaks the last week were taken up by crap.

I’ll move us along when I get a chance, sir.

[Caesar1]

Ok, don’t worry.
What’s the SBRs go against Russia?
I think 75% odds for a game-battle is too risky if I were you and Germany has still a lot of options to counterattack in every cm/inches of Europe. This is because Germany has still the entire Luftwaffe (and more) since without bid (this is the other face of the coin) you have no british fleet to sink on the second turn. Your choice not to take normandy is a wise one.

[teslas]

Still don’t have a lot of time to nerd out over this game, and the longer I wait to take my turn the longer it takes me to remember what’s going on :p

I don’t understand your first question.

75% is very risky for a game that people have sunk hours and hours into, yes, but it’s high enough odds in my opinion to go for it, as the alternative is not very bright if America makes a landing on the shores of europe somewhere (probably Norway unless you see something smarter than that (and if so, please share)).

[Caesar1]

@teslas:

A lot depends on how the SBRs go against Russia.

[teslas]

I was saying how the future of the game depends on how the dice fall on the SBRs against Russia. If you manage to shoot down two bombers and suffer 0 factory damage, that’s great for the allies. If you lose a fighter and then suffer 15 damage, that’s great for the axis.

The time for luck affecting the rest of the game is now.

[Caesar1]

Did you manage to have a look to my last move? Do you think you can continue the game?

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 4 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Shan State to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 armour moved from Burma to Shan State
            2 bombers moved from Romania to Russia

[teslas]

Yeah, just hit a few busy patches in life. We’re definitely going to finish this.

I had to take the risk on the SBR against Moscow. The other option was killing those two russian mechs, but if I roll well on the SBR it could be a game-changer.

[Caesar1]

Ok, don’t worry, take your time if you need more.
Moscow fighters fly to intercept.

[teslas]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 4 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Shan State to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 armour moved from Burma to Shan State
            2 bombers moved from Romania to Russia

Combat - Japanese
            Air Battle in Russia
                Japanese attacks with 2 units heading to Russia
                Russians launches 3 interceptors out of Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 5 damage total.
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 bomber moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi
            2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 armour moved from French Indo China to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Kwangsi
            2 fighters moved from 41 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 41 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 39 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Shensi

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Malaya
            1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 artilleries placed in Manchuria
            1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 62 PUs; end with 64 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs

[teslas]

Well, there’s Japan’s turn, finally, for better or worse. There are a few things you can be starting to do that will really piss in my cheerios, so here’s hoping you don’t do any of them.

And fair warning, Fallout 4 just came out!

[teslas]

I take it now you’re too busy with Fallout 4 to take your turn? :p

[Caesar1]

No, I’m not a fallout player. I was only thinking about the different kind of options I have now.

[Caesar1]

I think I now things you don’t want me to do, but I can’t do them right now unless I want to waste troops

[Caesar1]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Americans from 72 to 86
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Americans buy 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            5 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 carrier, 7 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 6 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 8 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            4 bombers moved from Eastern United States to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Eastern United States to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 54 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 72 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Americans from 72 to 86
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Territory Summary for Americans :

Queensland : 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Guam : 1 airfield
    Wake Island : 1 airfield
    Western United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 airfield, 1 fighter and 1 harbour
    Midway : 1 airfield
    26 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    25 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    10 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 2 submarines
    54 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 fighter and 2 transports
    Central United States : 1 factory_major
    Eastern United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    United Kingdom : 4 bombers
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
    97 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    101 Sea Zone : 2 transports
    Brazil : 1 flag
    91 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    110 Sea Zone : 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 5 fighters, 1 submarine and 7 transports

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 47 / 57
    Russians : 31 / 34
    Japanese : 62 / 69
    Americans : 52 / 86
    Chinese : 3 / 4
    British : 31 / 37
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 3
    Italians : 15 / 14
    ANZAC : 10 / 15
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Caesar1]

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

Game History

Round: 4

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

Combat Move - Chinese

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Tsinghai

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 3 PUs; end with 4 PUs total

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Tsinghai : 1 fighter and 21 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 47 / 57
    Russians : 31 / 34
    Japanese : 62 / 69
    Americans : 52 / 86
    Chinese : 3 / 4
    British : 31 / 37
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 3
    Italians : 15 / 14
    ANZAC : 10 / 15
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0