G40 BM JDOW Axis vs RegularKid

[JDOW]

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

Game History

Round: 14

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            1 armour moved from Turkmenistan to Persia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            14 armour, 1 infantry and 24 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to Persia
            1 infantry moved from Rostov to Volgograd
            1 artillery moved from Rostov to Volgograd
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Volgograd
            1 artillery moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
            1 armour moved from Novgorod to Vologda
            2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Finland
            8 artilleries and 13 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            6 armour, 3 fighters and 14 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Normandy Bordeaux
            4 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Samara
                  Germans take Samara from Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Iraq

triplea_37838_Ger14.tsvg

[JDOW]

In Normandy I will go for max defense round 1 and take french and UK ground off first. I might retreat if it doesn’t go well. You can switch casualties if you like in that case.

[JDOW]

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

Game History

Round: 14

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            1 armour moved from Turkmenistan to Persia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            14 armour, 1 infantry and 24 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to Persia
            1 infantry moved from Rostov to Volgograd
            1 artillery moved from Rostov to Volgograd
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Volgograd
            1 artillery moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
            1 armour moved from Novgorod to Vologda
            2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Finland
            8 artilleries and 13 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            6 armour, 3 fighters and 14 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Normandy Bordeaux
            4 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Samara
                  Germans take Samara from Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Iraq

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Vologda
                Germans attack with 1 armour and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Vologda from Russians with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                Germans attack with 14 armour, 1 infantry and 25 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry
                Germans win, taking Iraq from British with 14 armour and 18 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 29
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry
            Battle in Volgograd
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Finland
                Germans attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Finland from Americans with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Persia
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Persia from British with 1 armour, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 4 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from Americans with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 6 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 6 fighters, 13 infantry, 14 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 3 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 9 fighters, 7 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; French defend with 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 4 fighters, 1 harbour and 6 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans with 4 armour, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 77
                Casualties for Germans: 2 armour, 8 artilleries, 2 fighters, 13 infantry and 14 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 3 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 9 fighters, 7 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for French: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 4 fighters and 6 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            4 fighters moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            1 aaGun moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            5 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            5 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 carrier moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Finland to 113 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 113 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 119 Sea Zone to 122 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Persia to Caucasus
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Persia to Caucasus
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            15 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            3 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            3 infantry placed in France
            Germans undo move 4.
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            2 infantry placed in France
            1 infantry placed in France
            2 armour, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2,4,6,3,1,2,1,6,5
            Germans collect 58 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 58 PUs total
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 74 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 79 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Caucasus: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Rostov: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Holland Belgium: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Germany: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

triplea_37838_Ger14.tsvg

[JDOW]

Russia?

You lost interest in the game? Feels like you only move after I remind you to.

[regularkid]

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

Game History

Round: 14

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 4x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 14 PUs;
            Russians buy 1 armour and 2 artilleries; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Timguska
                  Russians take Timguska from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Urals
                  Russians take Urals from Germans
            1 artillery moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
                  Russians take Smolensk from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            1 artillery moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Volgograd
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 factory_minor
                Russians win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
            Battle in Bryansk
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Bryansk from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Vologda
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 armour
                Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Samara
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Samara from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 aaGun moved from Novosibirsk to Vologda

Place Units - Russians
            1 armour and 2 artilleries placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs

triplea_37838_Rus14.tsvg

[JDOW]

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

Game History

Round: 14

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters, 4 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 11 carriers, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 19 fighters, 2 infantry, 6 submarines, 3 tactical_bombers and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from French Indo China to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 39 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 bombers, 7 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Novosibirsk
                  Japanese take Novosibirsk from Russians
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Timguska
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tsagaan Olom to Timguska

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Timguska
                Japanese attack with 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Timguska from Russians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in 34 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 2 bombers, 11 carriers, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 27 fighters, 9 submarines, 5 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
                Americans defend with 1 battleship, 11 carriers, 2 cruisers, 8 destroyers, 20 fighters, 7 submarines and 1 transport; ANZAC defend with 2 fighters
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans and 1 carrier owned by the Americans
                Units damaged: 10 carriers owned by the Americans
                Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the Japanese
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Americans with 2 battleships, 2 bombers, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 6 fighters, 5 tactical_bombers and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 113
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 11 carriers, 2 cruisers, 8 destroyers, 20 fighters, 7 submarines and 1 transport
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 fighters
                Casualties for Japanese: 11 carriers, 21 fighters and 9 submarines
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 artillery
                Americans win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 infantry moved from West India to India
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 artillery moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
            1 infantry moved from Turkmenistan to Eastern Persia
            1 armour moved from India to Shan State
            2 mech_infantrys moved from India to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 42 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Shan State

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 36 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry placed in Malaya
            1 infantry placed in India
            1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 fighters placed in Japan
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 35 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 36 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Japanese undo move 7.
            Japanese undo move 6.
            Japanese undo move 5.
            Japanese undo move 4.
            Japanese undo move 3.
            Japanese undo move 2.
            Japanese undo move 1.
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            3 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 infantry placed in India
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 36 Sea Zone: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Shan State: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 37 Sea Zone: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to French Indo China: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 36 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 35 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Japanese undo move 4.
            Japanese undo move 3.
            Japanese undo move 2.
            Japanese undo move 1.
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 37 Sea Zone: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Shan State: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 37 Sea Zone: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from French Indo China: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 transport placed in 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer placed in 36 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in India
            1 carrier placed in 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            2 infantry placed in Malaya
            3 fighters placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 77 PUs; end with 77 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 82 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 36 Sea Zone: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 35 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 36 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Tsinghai: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Caucasus: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

triplea_37838_Jap14.tsvg

[regularkid]

brother, i lost this game. very very well played. impressed with how quickly you got the income advantage as Axis. The last round or so i’ve just been setting you up with 70%-90% attacks (couldn’t defend everything adequately while maintaining the offensive) hoping for some good dice. i’ll post the result.

So what did u think of the game?

[JDOW]

Thanks for the compliments.
It is the right things to offer invitations that could change the game if they go wrong for the attacker.

However both attacks weren’t that risky for the Axis.
At Normandy I could have retreated at any point and France and WGR would have been safe.
The 42 battle was at 97%, so a little miracle was required to let that battle go wrong.

All in all I think BM is a great improvement in order to balance the game. And although I won this game with Axis and Adam is 16:0 with Axis I believe Axis have very good winning chances in BM.

One NO I don’t like is the North african NO because I think it is simply too easy to obtain for the Allies. For many other NOs Allies have to make decisions (such as sending fleet and transports deep into the Med). However the NA NO does not force Allies to do anything special.
Landing troops in 91 and Gib is just a natural move and from there It is almost taken for granted that Allies will get those 3 territories.

Cheers,
Tobias

[regularkid]

Hey JDOW, ur right that the North Africa NO is basically an inevitability for Allies. But i don’t think that, in and of itself, makes an NO unworthy of inclusion. There are quite a few NOs like that in the OOB game (taking Novgorod for Axis, for example). It is important, however, that the NO be reasonably contestable and worth contesting. And I think that the North Africa NO is one that can be contested and delayed by Axis, if not prevented. This is especially true with the Vichy France option.

In many of the games I have played, the North Africa objective has come down to a final stand by Axis in Tunisia, requiring a substantial commitment of forces by Allies in order to redeem the objective. And that is pretty historical and fun.

Thanks again for the game, and your feedback.

[JDOW]

Hehe, I have to agree with you.
Right in time my game vs ABH developed in that direction. Italy defending the North African NO-territory fiercely and it is not easy to capture for the Allies without making serious concessions on other fronts.