2015 2nd Playoffs G40 Soulblighter (Allies +28) vs Shin Ji (Axis)

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 3 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Queensland to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Sumatra
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 submarines, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans

[Soulblighter]

3 hits need an ool.

[Shin-Ji]

Tilt the battleships, then lose one sub.

After tilt one carrier, then lose the other sub, then lose the cruiser.

I doubt we’ll get that far in this battle, but you never know.

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 3 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Queensland to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Sumatra
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 submarines, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the Japanese and 1 carrier owned by the Japanese
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from Japanese, taking Celebes from Japanese with 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -91
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 submarines
                2 tactical_bombers owned by the Japanese forced to land in Malaya

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Queensland
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Brazil: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 3 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Queensland to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Sumatra
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 submarines, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the Japanese and 1 carrier owned by the Japanese
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from Japanese, taking Celebes from Japanese with 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -91
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 submarines
                2 tactical_bombers owned by the Japanese forced to land in Malaya

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Queensland
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Brazil: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Morocco: 1 armour and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Algeria: 1 armour
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 91 Sea Zone: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Gibraltar: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 118 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 103 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 3 submarines and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 59 PUs; end with 59 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 79 PUs

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

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

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
                  UK_Pacific take Shan State from Japanese
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from West India to India
            2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Belgian Congo
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo

Combat - British
            Battle in India
                British attack with 1 artillery and 10 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                British win, taking India from Japanese with 1 artillery and 10 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                British attack with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 2 transports

[Shin-Ji]

Considering my OOL

[Shin-Ji]

OK, lose the tilted carrier and the cruiser.

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

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

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
                  UK_Pacific take Shan State from Japanese
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from West India to India
            2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Belgian Congo
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo

Combat - British
            Battle in India
                British attack with 1 artillery and 10 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                British win, taking India from Japanese with 1 artillery and 10 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                British attack with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 2 transports
                Japanese win with 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for British: 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 carrier and 1 cruiser
            Battle in Belgian Congo
                British attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British win, taking Belgian Congo from Italians with 2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belgian Congo to Egypt
            3 fighters moved from Gibraltar to United Kingdom
            2 aaGuns moved from Algeria to Morocco
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            3 aaGuns moved from Burma to India
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to Ontario

Place Units - British
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Egypt
            1 destroyer placed in 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 27 PUs; end with 27 PUs total

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5,5,2,3,4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5,6,1,1
            UK_Pacific collect 3 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 3 PUs total

[Shin-Ji]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria
                  Italians take Algeria from French
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Baltic States
                Italians attack with 1 armour
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Eastern Poland
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Italians
            2 fighters placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs total

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Queensland to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Java
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 2 transports

[Shin-Ji]

Nice shootin’, Tex!  4 hits, huh.  OK, sink the carrier and lose the two fighters.

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Queensland to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Java
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 2 transports
                ANZAC win, taking Java from Japanese, taking 37 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is 52
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 2 transports

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from South Australia to Queensland
            1 mech_infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Turn Complete - French

[Shin-Ji]

So, overall, the allies’ concentrated efforts got them a -42 value (-55 if you count the fighter and Inf in Shan state as likely casualties).  Actually not bad considering.  Your great rolling for the Aussies helped a lot.

[Shin-Ji]

Oh, i see you left a boat alive instead!

[Shin-Ji]

TripleA Move 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 1 bomber and 10 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Poland to Novgorod
                  Germans take Baltic States from Russians
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 126 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 126 Sea Zone
            11 artilleries and 33 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Ukraine
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine

[Shin-Ji]

Would you like to scramble to protect your Russian sub and British destroyer?

[Soulblighter]

@Shin:

Would you like to scramble to protect your Russian sub and British destroyer?

No. I will submerge the submarine and the destroyer will hide on land.

[Shin-Ji]

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 1 bomber and 10 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Poland to Novgorod
                  Germans take Baltic States from Russians
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 126 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 126 Sea Zone
            11 artilleries and 33 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Ukraine
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 destroyer; Russians defend with 1 submarine
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 11 artilleries and 33 infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 11 artilleries and 33 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 3 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 armour, 3 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            4 aaGuns moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            10 artilleries moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Novgorod
            2 bombers, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
            3 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus

Place Units - Germans
            10 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 bomber placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 50 PUs; end with 50 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs