Wittmann (Allies) + Rus bmb vs Gargantua (Axis) G40

England is still going to fall.  I have no fear.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Greece to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tunisia to Tobruk
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria
            1 bomber moved from Italian Somaliland to 75 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 75 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Algeria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Algeria from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                British win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Italian Somaliland: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Kenya from British to British
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Kenya from British to Italians
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Kenya: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 armour moved from Greece to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Greater Southern Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 artillery moved from Greece to Albania
            1 infantry moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 bomber moved from 75 Sea Zone to Italian Somaliland

Place Units - Italians
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 23 PUs

Apologies for the edit for my missed move in Africa, was rushed when I posted my turn.

lol… Italy is having the worst of a bad time.

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 artilleries, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            2 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            7 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            6 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Southern France to United Kingdom
            1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            8 armour, 8 infantry and 8 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            11 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            9 armour moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            2 artilleries moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 111 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland

I don’t see a scramble on England saving you… and don’t think you’d do it.

I’ll welcome a re-roll of both battles should you change your mind, but will proceed on a no scramble basis.

German opener slightly below average :(  Atleast no planes lost and bombard hit!

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 artilleries, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            2 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            7 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            6 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Southern France to United Kingdom
            1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            8 armour, 8 infantry and 8 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            11 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            9 armour moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            2 artilleries moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 111 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in United Kingdom
                Germans attack with 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 12 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry; British defend with 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 16 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Germans captures 26PUs while taking British capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking United Kingdom from British with 6 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 55
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour, 3 artilleries and 12 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 5 aaGuns, 2 fighters, 16 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
            Trigger Germans Conquer London: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Axis_Capture_London_Switch attached to Germans

Non Combat Move - Germans
            4 tactical_bombers moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
            3 artilleries moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            3 aaGuns moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            3 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Germany
            8 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            4 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            2 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Germans
            3 submarines placed in 105 Sea Zone
            Germans undo move 1.
            3 submarines placed in 110 Sea Zone
            5 artilleries, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            Germans undo move 2.
            5 artilleries, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            Germans undo move 2.
            5 artilleries, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5
            Germans collect 50 PUs; end with 76 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 81 PUs

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 artilleries, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            2 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            7 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            6 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Southern France to United Kingdom
            1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            8 armour, 8 infantry and 8 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            11 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            9 armour moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            2 artilleries moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 111 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Eastern Poland
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in United Kingdom
                Germans attack with 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 12 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry; British defend with 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 16 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                    AA fire in United Kingdom :  0/6 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 cruiser in United Kingdom, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 12 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in United Kingdom, round 2 :  10/30 hits
                    British roll dice for 5 aaGuns, 3 fighters, 18 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys in United Kingdom, round 2 :  12/24 hits
                    4 infantry owned by the British , 2 infantry owned by the French , 12 infantry owned by the Germans and 5 aaGuns owned by the British lost in United Kingdom
                    Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers in United Kingdom, round 3 :  16/18 hits
                    British roll dice for 3 fighters, 12 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys in United Kingdom, round 3 :  4/18 hits
                    12 infantry owned by the British , 1 armour owned by the Germans , 3 mech_infantrys owned by the British , 1 fighter owned by the French and 3 artilleries owned by the Germans lost in United Kingdom
                    Germans roll dice for 8 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers in United Kingdom, round 4 :  7/14 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 fighters in United Kingdom, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    2 armour owned by the Germans and 2 fighters owned by the British lost in United Kingdom
                Germans captures 26PUs while taking British capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking United Kingdom from British with 6 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 55
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour, 3 artilleries and 12 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 5 aaGuns, 2 fighters, 16 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
            Trigger Germans Conquer London: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Axis_Capture_London_Switch attached to Germans

Non Combat Move - Germans
            4 tactical_bombers moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
            3 artilleries moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            3 aaGuns moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            3 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Germany
            8 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            4 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            2 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Germans
            3 submarines placed in 105 Sea Zone
            Germans undo move 1.
            3 submarines placed in 110 Sea Zone
            5 artilleries, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            Germans undo move 2.
            5 artilleries, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            Germans undo move 2.
            5 artilleries, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5
            Germans collect 50 PUs; end with 76 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 81 PUs

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 19 times
            2 was rolled 22 times
            3 was rolled 23 times
            4 was rolled 17 times
            5 was rolled 21 times
            6 was rolled 20 times
        Average roll : 3.484
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.198
        Standard Deviation : 0.445
        Total rolls : 122

Null / Other
            2 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.333
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 10 times
            2 was rolled 13 times
            3 was rolled 15 times
            4 was rolled 6 times
            5 was rolled 9 times
            6 was rolled 13 times
        Average roll : 3.455
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.831
        Standard Deviation : 0.911
        Total rolls : 66

British Combat
            1 was rolled 9 times
            2 was rolled 7 times
            3 was rolled 8 times
            4 was rolled 11 times
            5 was rolled 10 times
            6 was rolled 5 times
        Average roll : 3.420
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.490
        Standard Deviation : 0.700
        Total rolls : 50

Russians Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.333
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

I posted twice so we could see dice results…

We ended up in a dead heat of 18 on 18 and I thought I might lose the fight until this round of combat…

Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers in United Kingdom, round 3 :  16/18 hits

British roll dice for 3 fighters, 12 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys in United Kingdom, round 3 :  4/18 hits

Wow…

Well the RAF deserves a medal, your fighters hit on 7/8 dice.

However… even if they’d scrambled they still would have died. And I’d be adding 7+ units back to the board in london!

I’ve lost some games even with UK in tow.  And I’ve also won some games even where I’ve lost UK.

Don’t - get me wrong.  It’s a big blow.  But it’s not a sure game ender.

As for my fleet - I had 2 fighters. :)

WTF JUST HAPPENED IN ROMANIA?!?!