16L G40 BM2 axis-dominion vs Adam (allies)

[axis-dominion]

@Adam514:

It froze very few seconds trying to move stuff, so I switched to my desktop. Must be the edits, seems like it happens every time when we play :roll:.

lol our games are intense

[Adam514]

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

Game History

Round: 8

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: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            5 infantry moved from Kansu to Tsinghai

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Tsinghai
                Chinese attack with 5 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Tsinghai from Japanese with 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Tsinghai

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 2 PUs; end with 2 PUs total

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[Adam514]

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

Game History

Round: 8

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

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 76 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 bomber moved from Persia to Burma
            1 armour moved from British Somaliland to Italian Somaliland
                  British take Italian Somaliland from Italians
            1 armour moved from Italian Somaliland to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
                  British take Southern France from Germans
            1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in 39 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 submarine
                British win, taking 39 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
            Battle in Burma
                British attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Burma from Japanese with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 bomber moved from Burma to India
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 marine moved from British Somaliland to 76 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 marine moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 marine moved from 98 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Syria to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Syria to Northwest Persia
            1 fighter moved from Syria to Tambov
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            4 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 destroyer placed in 98 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer placed in 71 Sea Zone
            1 airfield, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs total
            Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs; end with 6 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 3 infantry

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[axis-dominion]

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

Game History

Round: 8

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
                  Italians take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France

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[axis-dominion]

scramble in 98?

[Adam514]

Scramble 3 UK figs.

[axis-dominion]

@Adam514:

Scramble 3 UK figs.

got 1 sub hit. what do u want for ool, max defense?

[Adam514]

Probably, so damage a carrier for now.

[axis-dominion]

@Adam514:

Probably, so damage a carrier for now.

3 more hits

[Adam514]

Damage bb and carrier and kill carrier.

[axis-dominion]

@Adam514:

Damage bb and carrier and kill carrier.

2 more hits

[Adam514]

DD cruiser.

[axis-dominion]

@Adam514:

DD cruiser.

massive dicing, gg

[Adam514]

I thought Axis were in a decent position, I wouldn’t have been surprised if they ended up winning.

Good game regardless.

[axis-dominion]

nah axis were in big trouble, japan was too far from any kind of VC, russia making way too much, and german/italian position degrading fast. really wasn’t much hope. i figured i’d take your fleet down with mine at least, or do much more damage, since my fleet was doomed next turn. but that totally backfired.

i can say with complete certainty that no axis opponent, no matter how good they are, can defeat your allies in BM. there’s just too much income for the allies.

i can honestly say that i REALLY thought i was winning, i had luck going for me the whole game (until this one), but even so your allies just kept coming and coming. i killed off so many ships in the pac, but they kept spawning. it’s ridiculous.

i’m sorry, but while i don’t think i’m an expert axis player, i do feel an expert axis will not defeat an expert allies in BM, unless there is extreme bad luck.

[axis-dominion]

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

Game History

Round: 8

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
                  Italians take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France

Combat - Italians
            British scrambles 3 units out of Syria to defend against the attack in 98 Sea Zone
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from British with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 2 submarines
                British defend with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 1 transport
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                retreated to 98 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 4 fighters and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -74
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 2 submarines
            Moving scrambled unit from 98 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Syria
            Moving scrambled unit from 98 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Syria
            Moving scrambled unit from 98 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Syria
                1 fighter owned by the British forced to land in Syria

Non Combat Move - Italians

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[Adam514]

I had almost the opposite thoughts during this game.

A handful of different moves on your part and I would have preferred to be Axis at this point in the game no doubt.

I thought the game was extremely close for a while, which is why my blockers weren’t always that strong and I would take risks that I wouldn’t normally take, and I thought this game was a testament to BM balance.

[axis-dominion]

well i agree, i thought the same too, but then the income advantage just became more and more clear. what moves would you have done differently btw?

@Adam514:

I had almost the opposite thoughts during this game.

A handful of different moves on your part and I would have preferred to be Axis at this point in the game no doubt.

I thought the game was extremely close for a while, which is why my blockers weren’t always that strong and I would take risks that I wouldn’t normally take, and I thought this game was a testament to BM balance.

[axis-dominion]

the problem is that it’s just so hard once the allied war machine gets going in europe, there are SO many vulnerabilities. you had so many options i was just a sitting duck defending the whole time. and it’s difficult for japan to make progress when allies make so much on that side and the requirements of having to garrison so many territories. don’t get me wrong, i love BM and all the rules are great, but i do feel it’s tilted toward the allies now. i guess i’m with gamer on that point (rare for me to publicly agree with him  :lol:) tbh not sure how to address that concern.

[Adam514]

Pushing Bryansk should have been given top priority considering a J4, and you could have if you bought for it and positioned your air. That’s a 20+ income swing.

Not taking Guam. Even sacrificing a transport is worth it, especially if you have the sea zone deadzoned.