FMErwinRommel (X) vs Wizmark (L+16) BM3

I was so pissed at battle in Shan that I just looked at Malaya and my odds were good; but didn’t even notice you could also reach FIC. Could have used an extra inf in attacking Shan, but couldn’t continue to do that every turn.

I rolled 1 for 8. If I had moved my tt from Okinawa > Japan the prior turn, it wouldn’t have been sunk and I was prepared to take the Marianas with help from my bombers in Guam. Then you couldn’t have built there this turn.

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 18

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4.0

Game History

Round: 18

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Greater Southern Germany
        1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        2 infantry placed in Southern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,1,2,2,4,1
        Italians collect 7 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 7 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

TripleA Move Summary: Germans round 19

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4.0

Game History

Round: 19

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 7 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
        3 bombers moved from Western Germany to 105 Sea Zone
        3 bombers moved from Western Germany to 98 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Rostov to Caucasus
        1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Vologda
        1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Rostov to Volgograd
        1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Vologda
        2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Tambov
        1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Nenetsia
              Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
        1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone

Savegame

Submerge sub in sz105? Scramble fighter in Egypt > sz98?
Attacking DD in sz105 with sub & 3 bombers. Attacking DD in sz98 with 3 bombers.

Changing my builds: -2 inf, -mech + fighter. Please allow me to do this via edit at end of my turn, rather than redo everything now.

My turn for perverse dice, the DD that was attacked only by air, hit. If the other DD had hit instead, I could have taken my sub as my hit. Plus only 1 of 7 defenders hit in Russia, where I could have taken an inf as a hit.

Oops, I didn’t do Moscow battle. ha. Let me do that now

I thought that my sub in sz105 would submerge not retreat. There was no chance of battle, since you wanted to submerge. I should have stayed and then submerged you. I will edit that.

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 19

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4.0

Game History

Round: 19

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 7 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
        3 bombers moved from Western Germany to 105 Sea Zone
        3 bombers moved from Western Germany to 98 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Rostov to Caucasus
        1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Vologda
        1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Rostov to Volgograd
        1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Vologda
        2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Tambov
        1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Nenetsia
              Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
        1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in 105 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 3 bombers and 1 submarine
            Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 3 bombers in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 105 Sea Zone
            1 submarine owned by the Germans retreated to 110 Sea Zone
            Americans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
        Battle in 98 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 3 bombers
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 3 bombers in 98 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 98 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British and 1 bomber owned by the Germans lost in 98 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
            Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
        Battle in Caucasus
            Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Caucasus, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the British lost in Caucasus
            Germans win, taking Caucasus from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Volgograd
            Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Volgograd, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Volgograd
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Volgograd, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
            Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
        Battle in Tambov
            Germans attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tambov, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Tambov
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tambov, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Tambov, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Tambov
            Germans win, taking Tambov from Russians with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
        Battle in Vologda
            Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Vologda, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Vologda, round 4 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Vologda, round 5 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Vologda, round 6 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 6 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Vologda
            Germans win, taking Vologda from Russians with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 6 infantry
        EDIT: Changing ownership of Russia from Russians to Germans
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 110 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        3 bombers moved from 105 Sea Zone to Germany
        1 artillery moved from Southern France to France
        2 bombers moved from 98 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Italy to Yugoslavia
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to France
        1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Southern Italy
        1 fighter moved from Rostov to Southern Italy
        2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        2 aaGuns, 16 armour, 18 artilleries, 7 infantry and 24 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Russia
        3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
        2 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Russia
        1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Karelia
        1 fighter moved from Vologda to Bryansk
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
        1 fighter moved from Tambov to Novgorod
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tambov to Bryansk
        1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Rostov
        1 fighter moved from Volgograd to Rostov
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Rostov
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Volgograd to Rostov
        1 armour moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
        1 cruiser and 4 submarines moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Belarus
        1 aaGun moved from Germany to Greater Southern Germany
        1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Romania
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Greater Southern Germany

    Place Units - Germans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 105 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 factory_minor placed in Yugoslavia
        3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
        3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Ukraine
        3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
        3 infantry placed in France
        4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 2 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Novgorod: 1 mech_infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Novgorod: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6,3,4
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1,1,5,6,1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6
        Germans collect 58 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 58 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 83 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Changing PUs for Russians from 17 to 0
        EDIT: Changing PUs for Germans from 83 to 100
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -0.50
Russians regular : -3.33
Germans regular : -1.50
British regular : 0.67

Savegame

After all those turns of being in Bry but not attacking Moscow, it became a habit. I had decided what units to attack with, but just overlooked it. Max convoy damage of 7 was higher than I ever, but at least I got to 100. How the tides of war change based on who the allies decide to attack. Poor Japan. I shot myself in the foot by not taking Shan with sufficient force. Bad timing with the U.S. ready to rampage throughout my Empire.

The raw Russian conscripts left to defend Moscow either just surrendered without a fight or ran away, because no one hit. That makes up for my downed bomber, as bombers can be used as soon as they’re built, but Germany can only build a limited number of troops inside Russia and the ones built in Germany have a longer journey.