15L Playoff Rd1: [1] bmnielsen (Axis) vs. [8] Gamerman01 (Allies +28)

[gamerman01]

Man, I was fortunate to take Borneo in the first place, and now this…. and to think I hesitated to throw in the ANZ destroyer.  What else lies in wait on this turn…  I’m about to find out

[gamerman01]

More disappointment in FIC, but now I’m happy for you, for the moment

[gamerman01]

WHIFF in Kwe?!  Jeez!!!

[gamerman01]

Double sixes defense.  Hmph, no harm, no foul

[gamerman01]

You roll 3 sixes in the second round, but get a very important hit….
Hope you don’t mind the play by play

[gamerman01]

And Kwe is like Java.  Scary and dramatic, but captured with only loss of one infantry, so a great success…

[gamerman01]

And Yunnan goes according to plan…… no Chinese artillery

Now, prepare to die  :-D

[gamerman01]

You did get the bomber on Guam, though.  Man, that would have hurt

[gamerman01]

Didn’t take a chance in 16 of my sub hitting your lone blocker - very smart

[gamerman01]

Man, you’ve either got ice in your veins or you were a frazzled mess after that turn….  :wink:

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 16 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Midway to 16 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Midway to 25 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 transports moved from 25 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 25 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 25 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 transport moved from 86 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 86 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar

Combat - Americans
            Americans creates battle in territory 106 Sea Zone
            Battle in Caroline Islands
                Americans attack with 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Germans, taking Caroline Islands from Japanese with 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Americans attack with 1 armour
                Germans defend with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Italians defend with 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Italians win with 7 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 3 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Americans
            3 fighters moved from 16 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            2 carriers and 1 submarine moved from 25 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Brazil to British Guiana
            1 infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to Mexico
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to Mexico
            1 carrier moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western United States to 91 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 86 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Quebec to Eastern United States
            3 bombers moved from Western United States to United Kingdom
            1 aaGun moved from Central United States to Eastern United States
            1 fighter moved from Wake Island to Western United States
            1 fighter moved from Wake Island to 33 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Quebec to Eastern United States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Quebec to Central United States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to Central United States

Place Units - Americans
            1 bomber placed in Eastern United States
            2 artilleries placed in Central United States
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone

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

[gamerman01]

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 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 fighters moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi
                  Chinese take Shensi from Japanese
            13 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 13 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 13 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kweichow
                Chinese attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                Chinese win, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            2 fighters moved from Kweichow to Szechwan

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Szechwan
            2 infantry placed in Yunnan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 7 PUs; end with 9 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - British
            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 cruiser moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 battleships moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
                  British take Libya from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 bomber moved from India to British Somaliland
            1 fighter moved from India to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese

Combat - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Siam: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Shan State: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Siam from UK_Pacific to Japanese
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Battle in Gibraltar
                British attack with 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Italians defend with 2 fighters and 1 harbour

[gamerman01]

I was lucky with the Americans and scored 2 hits on Gibraltar, and took off 2 Italian infantry.

Now the UK is attacking with 3 infantry, armor, 4 fighters, cruiser, 2 battleships

I scored 2 hits on the bombardment and need your casualty choice to continue, thanks

[bmnielsen]

Ugh, looks like my gamble isn’t paying off.

Take tacs then ita ftr then ger ftr.

Nice play by play, early japanese turns are very suited to it :) I was unlucky that the disastrous battle was the only one I would take air losses on, but those are the breaks…

[gamerman01]

What a sport…

Thank you for mentioning you liked the play by play!  I was a little anxious that it would be unwelcome or unwanted.  And thanks for the quick response - this is quite a cliffhanger

[gamerman01]

It’s just luck - hard to foresee that I would actually attack with America and get 2 hits to boot.  Earlier I thought I was just going to bombard with UK and probably just get the 2 infantry, so you would have been golden.  But now the dam broke

[gamerman01]

Remember the Roma!!

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - British
            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 cruiser moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 battleships moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
                  British take Libya from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 bomber moved from India to British Somaliland
            1 fighter moved from India to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese

Combat - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Siam: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Shan State: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Siam from UK_Pacific to Japanese
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Battle in Gibraltar
                British attack with 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Italians defend with 2 fighters and 1 harbour
                Italians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is 37
                Casualties for Germans: 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 fighters
            Battle in British Somaliland
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 2 bombers; Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry

[gamerman01]

I got big luck in Gibraltar……
Now to avenge Z95,

I scored 2 hits in Somaliland.  I would think you would take the Italians off first, but I’d better ask