15L Playoff Rd1: [4] JDOW (Axis) vs. [5] Adam514 (Allies +27)

@Adam514:

Yeah you can edit the German bomber.

Being lucky isn’t only about dice, it’s about dice at the right moments. For example, I knew Celebes was a very important battle that if won would have changed the dynamic in the Pacific which is why I sent a lot against it, but it failed. Same thing with Iraq. I’ve certainly had the better dice this game, but that’s not the only thing that matters and it may not even be the most important thing when measuring luck difference.

Absolutely true about the right moments. Celebs and Iraq had indeed relevant strategic impact where as most of my disasters had not.

I think in our game so far its the combination of continuous better defense rolls for the Allies combined with the nasty AA fire.
The recent Japan turn added another chapter to this.

Japan suffered even most by the great defense rolls. Allies had even 42% accuracy @2 with 62 shots against Japanese attacks.
However Japan had flawless J1. Those results effect the stack of the chinese army before J2.
If I lose more units at Yunnan and Hunnan I might have been able to stack Kweichow J2 which has significant strategic impact on the dynamics in China. SO I am fully aware that the numbers alone just give an indicator and do not tell the full story.

Alright, enough about dice now:) I just wanted to make sure my perception was not biased, as many people tend to forget about great dice they had and only remember the bad moments they had.

Going to bed now, cu tomorrow.

@Adam514:

German bomber to Philippines?

Thanks for asking. But the German pilots prefer the climate at Tokyo :)

Sir 1 sec, tiny edit!

Please move the Yunnan tac to Kwangsi. Hope you read that in time.

Sorry.

I think this was an example where the overall defense dice again sucked for the Axis, however a strategic very important battle went in their favour at Java.

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

Game History

Round: 10

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 armour and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Holland Belgium
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 armour moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Iraq

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Italians win, taking Iraq from British with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                British defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from British with 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            2 artilleries moved from Northern Italy to France
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to France
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Iraq to Caucasus
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 fighter moved from Southern France to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 15
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,3,6,2,5,4,6,3,1,1
            Italians collect 2 PUs (15 lost to blockades); end with 3 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 7 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 11

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 2x factory_minor, 2x factory_major; Remaining resources: 66 PUs;
            Germans buy 7 armour, 3 artilleries and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Tambov
                  Germans take Tambov from Russians
            1 armour moved from Tambov to Rostov
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Vyborg to Finland
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Finland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Persia to Syria
                  Germans take Syria from French

Combat - Germans
            Germans creates battle in territory 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in Finland
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Finland from Americans with 2 bombers, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Archangel
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Persia to Syria
            13 armour and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to Caucasus
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Archangel to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            2 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Finland to Western Germany
            2 bombers moved from Finland to Western Germany
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
            1 aaGun moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 aaGun, 10 artilleries and 43 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov

Place Units - Germans
            3 artilleries placed in France
            7 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Ukraine

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2,2,5,2,3,3,2,3,1
            Germans collect 52 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs

Now I realize why you even sacrificed the US bombers to convoy 97, your sub commanders are crazy, 18 damage against poor Yugo. Thanks to the starvation the civilian war breaks out:D

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys, 3 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Olgiy to Dzavhan
                  Japanese take Dzavhan from Russians
            1 armour moved from Dzavhan to Central Mongolia
            1 infantry moved from Tsagaan Olom to Suiyuyan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Suiyuyan
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Borneo to 44 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Philippines to 44 Sea Zone
            6 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Philippines to 44 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Dutch New Guinea
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 9 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 2 submarines
                Japanese win, taking Dutch New Guinea from ANZAC, taking 44 Sea Zone from Americans with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 9 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Americans: 2 submarines
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                retreated to Szechwan
                Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Japanese attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Yunnan: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Kwangsi
            2 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 mech_infantry moved from Olgiy to Central Mongolia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Chahar
            2 armour moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
            1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
            2 infantry moved from Buryatia to Ulaanbaatar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Shantung
            1 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            6 fighters moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 44 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shantung to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 72 Sea Zone to 58 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Persia to Romania
            2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India
            1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry placed in Malaya
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in Japan
            3 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 68 PUs; end with 68 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 73 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 78 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Burma: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Burma: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Yunnan: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Anhwe: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Hopei: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys, 3 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Olgiy to Dzavhan
                  Japanese take Dzavhan from Russians
            1 armour moved from Dzavhan to Central Mongolia
            1 infantry moved from Tsagaan Olom to Suiyuyan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Suiyuyan
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Borneo to 44 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Philippines to 44 Sea Zone
            6 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Philippines to 44 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Dutch New Guinea
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 9 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 2 submarines
                Japanese win, taking Dutch New Guinea from ANZAC, taking 44 Sea Zone from Americans with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 9 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Americans: 2 submarines
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                retreated to Szechwan
                Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Japanese attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Yunnan: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Kwangsi
            2 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 mech_infantry moved from Olgiy to Central Mongolia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Chahar
            2 armour moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
            1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
            2 infantry moved from Buryatia to Ulaanbaatar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Shantung
            1 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            6 fighters moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 44 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shantung to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 72 Sea Zone to 58 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Persia to Romania
            2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India
            1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry placed in Malaya
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in Japan
            3 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 68 PUs; end with 68 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 73 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 78 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Burma: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Burma: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Yunnan: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Anhwe: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Hopei: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Yunnan: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Burma: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode