Test: BM G40 2nd edition Soulblighter (Axis) vs Jdow (Allies)

[JDOW]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            4 infantry moved from Amur to Manchuria
            4 infantry moved from Amur to Korea
            1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Bessarabia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Bessarabia

Combat - Russians
            Germans scrambles 3 units out of Western Germany to defend against the attack in 113 Sea Zone
            Battle in Manchuria
                Russians attack with 4 infantry
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
                Casualties for Russians: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Korea
                Russians attack with 4 infantry
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                Russians win, taking Korea from Japanese with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Russians attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 113 Sea Zone
                Russians attack with 1 submarine
                Germans defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
                Germans win with 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine
            Moving scrambled unit from 113 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Western Germany
            Moving scrambled unit from 113 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Western Germany
            Moving scrambled unit from 113 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Western Germany

Non Combat Move - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Egypt: 1 marine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Egypt: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns and 4 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            4 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            1 aaGun, 9 artilleries, 24 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Archangel
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            2 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bessarabia to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,2
            Russians collect 36 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 36 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 38 PUs
            Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 41 PUs
            Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 43 PUs
            Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 45 PUs

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[JDOW]

I took down the DD in 113, feel free to edit the cruiser if u like.

btw: It would have been a valid option for me to let the sub fight in your attack at 115, especially as you would not have had 2 hits for granted in round 1.

Assuming your sub misses I would have had an extra shot with my sub. I still might have submerged as I would have known I even have the better shot next turn and I got lucky on this half of the map (while any ground attack on Chinese ground is kind of cursed^^)

[Soulblighter]

I thought about asking you, but figured the most logical thing to do was submerging and wanted to speed up the game.

[JDOW]

@JDOW:

Hey Sir,

I am not getting any feedback or acknowledgment to my in between messages.

Have you realized the edit I made in China in order to not let your naked bombers fight partisan Infs?
In addition you accidently edited a German Marine on the Italian transport. I will edit that back.

Btw: I checked in the meantime. Did you realize that Axis can NCM into SF after Vichy takes place? I guess the SF units and the 93 fleet explodes in that case.

[Soulblighter]

@JDOW:

@JDOW:

Hey Sir,

I am not getting any feedback or acknowledgment to my in between messages.

Have you realized the edit I made in China in order to not let your naked bombers fight partisan Infs?
In addition you accidently edited a German Marine on the Italian transport. I will edit that back.

Btw: I checked in the meantime. Did you realize that Axis can NCM into SF after Vichy takes place? I guess the SF units and the 93 fleet explodes in that case.

I didn’t notice that at all. I know about the partisan units, but shouldnt bombers prevent it or is it jus tland units?

[regularkid]

just land units. if planes are left alone in territory, guerrillas will engage the planes in combat on china’s turn.

[Soulblighter]

Ic, but doesn’t matter anyways. Asia looks hopeless. I concede

[regularkid]

Well, that was fast.

JDOW, you ready for a Bal Mod league game? Your choice of side.

[JDOW]

hmm that was quick. A bit too quick in order to learn the dynamics of the BM.

I btw think that Europe was the side with more trouble (assuming I would not experience a disaster when attacking Holland with UK)
I mean Japan looks suffocated but hasnt really lost a lot. And the chinese experienced a disaster, so Chinese were gone for free mostly. And Russian attacks went bad, too so Japan would easily conquer the Russian east soon. The question remains whether they have a chance to ever get enough money.

Anyway.

Regularkid, I will start BM mode in league soon. Still, Gamerman is playing me tough, still hesitating of starting another competetive league match. However I am certain we will play soon, I will let you know.

Cheers,
Tobias

[regularkid]

" still hesitating of starting another competetive league match"

haha, judging from the quality of your play in this and other games, i’m sure it wouldn’t be that competitive (u’d probably win). but, as u wish, i shall bide my time. . .

[Soulblighter]

regularkid. You are overestimating this game. I was mostly trying out a few things. I want to try out a few more things outside the league, before trying my luck with BM inside the league. I am also not yet convinced that BM is completely ballanced. I mostly see Master tier players playing tier 1 or lower. I have yet to see master tier players playing eachother with BM and when they do I am expecting the allies to win each time unless the allied player screws up.

[regularkid]

@Soulblighter:

I mostly see Master tier players playing tier 1 or lower. I have yet to see master tier players playing eachother with BM

Yes! I agree. I want to see more Masters playing each other, instead of poaching lower tiered players. Problem is, masters are covetous of their standing and don’t want to risk it.

To his credit, Adam514, will play pretty much anyone, any side, in Balance Mod. He recently played Nerq (another Master) and won as Axis. Nerq is also currently playing Gamerman (another M v. M game) in Balance Mod. Nerq is Axis; Gamerman is Allies. I’m following that game with interest.

[regularkid]

It should also be that Nerq and Gamerman played once before in Balance Mod. In that first game, Nerq won as Axis.

[Soulblighter]

@regularkid:

@Soulblighter:

I mostly see Master tier players playing tier 1 or lower. I have yet to see master tier players playing eachother with BM

Yes! I agree. I want to see more Masters playing each other, instead of poaching lower tiered players. Problem is, masters are covetous of their standing and don’t want to risk it.

To his credit, Adam514, will play pretty much anyone, any side, in Balance Mod. He recently played Nerq (another Master) and won as Axis. Nerq is also currently playing Gamerman (another M v. M game) in Balance Mod. Nerq is Axis; Gamerman is Allies. I’m following that game with interest.

In the recent game Nerq is facing three less Allied NO’s. Also the mod is relatively new. Once players figure out how to abuse all the new toys the allies received, things will become different. It was the same the other way around when the normal game was released and the bids started rising for the allies.

[regularkid]

true about Nerq’s games against Gamerman. In both, Gamerman gave up NOs. Nerq did not in his game against Adam (and lost). But your point is well taken.

As for toys, yes Allies have more. But none were taken from Axis. And Allies also lost the bid. Time and experience will tell.