Axis-dominion (Allies) vs Simon33 (Axis+4) BM3 Game II

Sorry about the delay in that turn. I realised I didn’t handle the Italian turn correctly and wasn’t sure what to do. Was almost falling asleep at the keyboard and missed the danger you had put Egypt in. Ouch! Egypt doesn’t seem that recoverable in the short term.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 6x factory_minor, 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 59 PUs;
            Japanese buy 3 artilleries, 2 bombers and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 5 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            1 armour moved from Szechwan to Kansu
                  Japanese take Shensi from Chinese
                  Japanese take Kansu from Chinese
            1 armour moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
                  Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese
            1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shantung to Jehol
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shantung to Kweichow
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Kiangsi
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
                  Japanese take Manchuria from Chinese
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Shantung to Kiangsu
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 marine, 5 submarines and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine moved from 25 Sea Zone to Midway
            1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shantung to Kiangsu
            1 bomber moved from Shantung to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from Shantung to Hunan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 25 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 3 fighters, 5 submarines and 2 transports
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 5 submarines in 25 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 25 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 25 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 3 fighters, 5 submarines and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Midway
            Battle in 8 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 8 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 3.50 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 8 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Japanese and 1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 8 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking Midway from Americans with 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
            Battle in Kiangsi
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry in Kiangsi, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kiangsi, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kiangsi
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kweichow
                retreated to Kweichow
                Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
                retreated to Hunan
                Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kiangsu
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kiangsu, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kiangsu, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kiangsu
                Japanese win with 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Jehol
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Jehol, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Jehol, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Jehol
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of West India from UK_Pacific to Japanese
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to Japan
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Japan
            1 bomber moved from Kiangsi to Japan
            1 fighter moved from Hunan to Shantung
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kweichow to Shantung
            1 mech_infantry moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai
            1 artillery moved from Szechwan to Shensi
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Yunnan to Sikang
            2 artilleries moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            2 armour moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from India to West India
            3 artilleries moved from India to Burma
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 8 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 infantry placed in India
            3 infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 artilleries placed in Shantung
            2 bombers placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 59 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 67 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
            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 77 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans : 0.33
    Chinese : 3.33
    Japanese : -3.00

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Novosibirsk
                  Italians take Novosibirsk from Russians
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine moved from Tanganyika Territory to Rhodesia
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to France

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Rhodesia
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine
                British defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine in Rhodesia, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Rhodesia, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                    1 marine owned by the Italians, 1 infantry owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Rhodesia
                    Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries in Rhodesia, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Rhodesia, round 3 : 3/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    2 artilleries owned by the Italians lost in Rhodesia
                British win with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -16
                Casualties for Italians: 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in France
                Italians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor; Americans defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in France, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in France, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in France
                Italians destroys 0PUs while taking French capital
                Italians win, taking France from French with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from France to Southern Italy
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya

Place Units - Italians
            8 infantry placed in Northern Italy
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6,5,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2,6,3,1,2,5,3,5,6,1,5,1,1,5
            Italians collect 29 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 29 PUs
            Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 32 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : -0.33
    British : 2.67
    French : -0.33

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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 6 armour, 7 artilleries and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
                  Germans take Tambov from Russians
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
                  Germans take Holland Belgium from Americans
            1 armour moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            3 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Bryansk to Russia

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Russia

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Intercept in Moscow?

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 6 armour, 7 artilleries and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
                  Germans take Tambov from Russians
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
                  Germans take Holland Belgium from Americans
            1 armour moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            3 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Bryansk to Russia

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Russia
                Germans attacks with 6 units heading to Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                    AA fire in Russia : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 3,7,8 and causes: 18 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 18 damage total.
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Samara
            2 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            3 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            3 armour moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Kazakhstan to Volgograd
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Bryansk
            5 armour moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 127 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            7 artilleries placed in Western Germany
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            3 armour placed in Ukraine
            3 armour placed in Volgograd

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3,4,4
            Germans collect 47 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 47 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 69 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

AA fire in Russia : : -0.50

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 4x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 73 PUs;
            Japanese buy 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 6 infantry, 2 marines and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur
                  Japanese take Amur from Russians
            1 armour moved from Shantung to Jehol
                  Japanese take Jehol from Chinese
            1 armour moved from Jehol to Shantung
            1 armour moved from Kansu to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 artillery moved from Shensi to Hopei
            1 artillery moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            2 artilleries moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            3 infantry moved from French Indo China to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  Japanese take Eastern Persia from British
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Shantung to Kiangsu
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shantung to Kweichow
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Hopei
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Kiangsu
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Hunan
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Hopei

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kweichow
                Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 2 bombers and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kiangsu
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kiangsu, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kiangsu, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kiangsu, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kiangsu, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kiangsu
                Japanese win, taking Kiangsu from Chinese with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hopei
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 2 bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 bombers in Hopei, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hopei, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hopei
                Japanese win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery
            Battle in Kwangsi
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 3 infantry in Kwangsi, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kwangsi, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kwangsi
                Japanese win, taking Kwangsi from Chinese with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Shantung
            2 bombers moved from Hopei to Shantung
            1 mech_infantry moved from Sikang to Kansu
            3 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kweichow to French Indo China
            2 bombers moved from Hunan to French Indo China
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            8 infantry moved from India to West India
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine moved from Midway to 25 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 7 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 marine, 5 submarines, 3 tactical_bombers and 2 transports moved from 25 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 7 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 marine, 5 submarines, 3 tactical_bombers and 2 transports moved from 16 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea

Place Units - Japanese
            3 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 armour and 1 artillery placed in Shantung
            3 infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 infantry placed in India
            1 fighter and 2 marines placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 63 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 67 PUs
            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 72 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese : -1.00
    Japanese : -0.83

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Hmm, I was hoping Japan could win the game shortly but it doesn’t seem that is happening any time soon.

Be interesting to see what your US fleet does this turn.

No scramble.