XDAP2 PIT FIGHT GARL (Allies + 28) vs LA ARMADA INVENCIBLE (Axis)

[Gargantua]

USA missed a discussed/obvious NCM move.  Apologies, it was an out of sight item for US and I didn’t see it until now!

Updated map will be attached shortly.

US 1 trn Sz66 to Sz63

[Gargantua]

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 carrier, 1 fighter and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
                  Chinese take Anhwe from Japanese
            3 infantry moved from Persia to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to British Somaliland
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to 72 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 artillery moved from Ethiopia to British Somaliland
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in British Somaliland
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in British Somaliland, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in British Somaliland, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in British Somaliland, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in British Somaliland, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in British Somaliland
                British win, taking British Somaliland from Italians with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                British attack with 2 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_Axis defend with 3 infantry
                    British roll dice for 2 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Iraq, round 2 :  3/7 hits
                    Neutral_Axis roll dice for 3 infantry in Iraq, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Neutral_Axis and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Iraq
                British win, taking Iraq from Neutral_Axis with 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Axis: 3 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                British attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                    British roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Shan State, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shan State
                British win, taking Shan State from Japanese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Libya
                British attack with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 armour and 1 artillery in Libya, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Libya, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Libya
                British win, taking Libya from Italians with 1 armour and 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 mech_infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            1 bomber moved from British Somaliland to Egypt
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Egypt
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to Yunnan

Place Units - British
            1 carrier and 1 submarine placed in 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in 98 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 34 PUs; end with 34 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2,5,2,4,6
            UK_Pacific collect 8 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 8 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 3 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 66 Sea Zone: 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to New Zealand: 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 63 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[JuanSpain]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Eastern Poland
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Eastern Poland

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Italians attack with 3 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 3 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 aaGuns moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            2 infantry moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Italians
            5 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,1
            Italians collect 12 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 18 PUs

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[Karl7]

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 factory_minor and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from India to 41 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
                  ANZAC take 42 Sea Zone from Japanese
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 submarine and 1 transport
                1 submarine owned by the Japanese Submerged
                ANZAC win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 cruiser moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 factory_minor placed in Queensland

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 11 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 16 PUs

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[Karl7]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

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[Karl7]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Dutch New Guinea: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to New Guinea: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[Gargantua]

Show us what you got Germany!  The invasion begins!

[JuanSpain]

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 9 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Karelia to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            7 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            1 armour moved from Baltic States to Belarus
                  Germans take Belarus from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom

Combat - Germans
            Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 8,5 and causes: 13 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 13 damage total.
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            5 artilleries moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            5 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            2 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            3 armour moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            7 artilleries moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            12 infantry moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            10 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            5 armour moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Novgorod
            2 bombers moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            3 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
            1 fighter moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany

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

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 50 PUs; end with 51 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs

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[Gargantua]

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, 3 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Volgograd to Ukraine
            16 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 armour, 2 fighters and 1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Malaya
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Belarus
                  Russians take Belarus from Germans
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Chahar
                  Chinese take Chahar from Japanese

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Manchuria
                Russians attack with 16 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Manchuria from Japanese with 16 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                retreated to Western Ukraine
                Germans win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Malaya
                Russians attack with 1 armour, 2 fighters and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Malaya from Japanese with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Russians: 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Sikang to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Sikang to Hopei
            1 fighter moved from Kansu to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Sikang
            2 aaGuns moved from Korea to Manchuria
            4 armour moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,5,3,2,1,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5,4,4,3,5,4,1,2,5,4,6,3,2,2,6,3
            Russians collect 30 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 30 PUs total

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[Gargantua]

FYI  - I am in Sweden from July 1st to July 10th,  and Morocco from August 1st to August 16th.

I will likely be able to post in July, (and hopefully we conclude by then!) but if not, apologies for delays.

[Karl7]

Japan?

[JuanSpain]

Japan is calling mum, but she don´t answer, jaja

Rubioton went to the beach a couple of days, but may be we can move today.

No problem if we have delays Joel. Enjoy Sweden! fantastic place to be at this time of the year.

[Elrood]

Just some comment: Very cool and unusual game in the Pits. Fun and interesting to observe how Armada plans around the very strong bid placement!  :-)

Kudos to both teams!

[Karl7]

KILL NOW

[Gargantua]

MORE KILL

Elrood - glad you are enjoying the game!  It’s definetly testing the boundaries of a “classic” playstyle.  Karl and I are attempting to break the status quo of allied theory!

[JuanSpain]

Good to have you watching Elrood!

Very interesting pressure on Japan with Russia, very hard move for us now, I don´t think it will take much longer though.

With my current conception of the game, I would have said that Russia should take care about Moscow, and you are not doing it, you possitivelly know that you cannot avoid leaving it in R6, but this might be a new disruption, very interesting in any case, we will see.

KILLLLLLLLLLL

[Gargantua]

I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of figurative Axis and Allies pieces I have sent to their death.

Sometimes with methodical purpose, and conservation…  sometimes to brazen high risk and outrageous maneuvers.

May they rest well in either case!

[Gargantua]

Is this going to happen!

I’ve got 4 hours in killing in Amsterdam airport and I was really hoping to dload the turn! :)

[JuanSpain]

Rubioton is with it, we have worked a lot on it, but our preferred strategy needed one more ship and we could not post it in the end, we have been forced to build a different one.

Sorry for the delay

[Gargantua]

It’s all good Juan.

Karl and I just like to keep the pressure on!