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Boots on the Ground

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@CWO-Marc said in Boots on the Ground:

This is a BBC article from yesterday that looks into the origin of the phrase “boots on the ground” (as a synonym for the deployment of combat troops). Surprisingly, it’s a recent coinage dating back just 34 years, even though the word “boot” by itself has had military overtones for much longer.

Interesting read! Surprised it’s such a recent phrase—feels like it’s been around much longer given the military context of “boot.”
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when you go to triplea download page do not hit large red box. that would give a 2.5 version. below the box are three links. chose the one with prerelease in it. follow and download the latest 2.7 version. 2.7 will open 2.5 or 2.6 or 2.7 versions. there are 4-5 numbers after any version that are not as important. you can install 2.7 over the 2.5 or have both versions on your computer. to have both select install different directory. you may want to name shortcut 2.7 if doing both. a little fuzzy on shortcut naming.one reason for keeping more than one are to play other people who have 2.5 version. also the PLAY ONLINE area with the lobby and where you play live is 2.5. if you have 2.7 only you will get a download list when you hit the game link in the forum thread. you can then hit OPEN FILE in list and it will launch triplea and game file. if you have more than one version and want to play 2.5 then after the download list shows up ignore it and open your apps list and select the version you want. when on start page you can select LOCAL version for now and later on can move on to sending dice rolls to opponent. hope this helps. was doing from memory so may be a little off
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L25 PtV Ghostglider (Axis+15) vs Adam514

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I assumed no scramble to sz56
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Out of the Box 2nd Edition League Discussion

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Going to attempt a synopsis from my perspective (Axis). Farmboy, feel free to chime in as you see fit.

G1: - attack both 110 and 111. 111 goes well, but 110 losses 3 German planes without killing any Allied fighters.
France attack of all possibly ground forces goes poorly, losing all infantry, all artillery, and all but 1 mech.
J1: - Russian bid is 1 fighter, not 2, but still does the Yunnan stack with 5 inf. After the poor G1, I figure this game is lost, so go all-out risk on, and attack all allies with marginal/even odds at Yunnan and SZ6. Overall goes very well Japan, well enough that I felt it offset some of G1, so we continue!

G2: Due to lack of resources, decide not to take Normandy, ends up being helpful as Allies land there, but cannot use the minor complex. Allies do not make significant headway, as German has much better reinforcement pipeline.

G6: 6 inf + 3 art lose to 1 AA, 4 inf, 1 fighter at Rostov. This was 88% odds to win. This happens a couple more times in future rounds.

R6: 1 armor, 2 mech, lose to 1 art in Ethiopia. This denies Russia the +3 bonus, and keeps Axis in the game.

US7/UK7: ***Allies sacrifice 6 transports to land in Norway
German response is to build transports to land troops in Finland, which stalls future push into Russia for many rounds.
US10: German AA rolls 1,1 on 2 US bombers, providing a bit of relief from the Allied bombing campaign. If not for this, game likely would have ended much sooner.

US11: US Pac fleet able to land ground units in India, making it a lot tougher for Japan to take.

J12: ***Axis makes a mistake, forgetting that there is a Harbor in India, building 6 subs, thinking the US fleet that landed in India can only move as far as the Java SZ. The harbor allows the fleet to unite in SZ55 with reinforcements, and block the subs with 2 DDs. May have been a critical error here, as this build could have been 6 tanks to take down India.

J13: Japan attempts to help Germany with some fast movers, as Germans having trouble against Russian land units with most resources devoted to taking back Norway.

US13: Allies land in Greece/Med

G16: Germans take back Norway

G17: Germany sends all air that can reach to SZ97, in a 50/50 battle to sink a 2 CV fleet, with 5 transports. Allies defend successfully.

J17: Japan eliminates China

G18: Germany again tries to sink Allied fleet with 2 transports, this time with ~60% odds to win, but again lose, resulting in end of game.

The UK air force is enormous, and Axis cannot stop the taking of Rome with the addition of those 2 transports. Japan probably has the land forces to take India, but it will take at least 5 turns to march back down to attack India. Germany will have trouble holding out that long.
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1942 2nd edition Tournament Practice - Stucifer & Culann

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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 2
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR

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Round: 2 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 3 PUs; Combat Move - Japanese 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma Japanese take Burma from British 1 infantry moved from French Indo-China Thailand to Burma 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma 1 infantry moved from French Indo-China Thailand to Burma 2 artilleries moved from Yunnan to Burma 2 battleships moved from 61 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 61 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 2 destroyers moved from 61 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 62 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 61 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Kwangtung to 35 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Anhwei to Sinkiang Japanese take Sinkiang from Americans 1 infantry moved from Anhwei to Szechwan Japanese take Szechwan from Americans 1 infantry moved from Anhwei to Szechwan 4 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan Combat - Japanese Battle in 35 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 4 fighters British defend with 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 transports Japanese roll dice for 2 battleships, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 4 fighters in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/10 hits, 4.83 expected hits British roll dice for 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 transports in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/9 hits, 4.67 expected hits Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the Japanese 1 carrier owned by the Japanese and 2 destroyers owned by the Japanese lost in 35 Sea Zone 1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 2 carriers owned by the British lost in 35 Sea Zone Japanese roll dice for 2 battleships, 1 bomber and 4 fighters in 35 Sea Zone, round 3 : 5/7 hits, 4.00 expected hits British roll dice for 1 cruiser, 4 fighters and 2 transports in 35 Sea Zone, round 3 : 5/5 hits, 3.17 expected hits 4 fighters owned by the Japanese and 1 bomber owned by the Japanese lost in 35 Sea Zone 1 cruiser owned by the British and 4 fighters owned by the British lost in 35 Sea Zone 2 transports owned by the British lost in 35 Sea Zone Japanese win with 2 battleships remaining. Battle score for attacker is 32 Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 4 fighters Casualties for British: 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 transports Non Combat Move - Japanese 2 transports moved from 61 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 submarines placed in 62 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 35 PUs; end with 38 PUs 2 units repaired.
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Japanese regular : 0.17 British regular : 2.17
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L24 OOB LL AndrewAAGamer (X) vs Myygames (L +60)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

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Round: 3 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Novgorod 1 fighter moved from Russia to Novgorod Combat - Russians Russians creates battle in territory 125 Sea Zone Battle in 125 Sea Zone Russians attack with 1 submarine Germans defend with 1 submarine 1 submarine owned by the Russians submerged Battle in Novgorod Russians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Novgorod, round 2 : 2/1 hits, 1,17 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Novgorod, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Novgorod Russians winGermans winGermans win with 1 submarine remaining with 1 submarine remaining, taking Novgorod from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Bryansk 2 aaGuns and 17 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk 3 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda 7 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 1 infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk 3 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov 1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Caucasus 2 fighters moved from Caucasus to Russia 1 armour moved from Caucasus to Bryansk Place Units - Russians 10 infantry placed in Russia 2 infantry placed in Volgograd Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 34 PUs; end with 35 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : -0,67 Russians regular : 0,83
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L25 PTV Adam514 (Axis+14) vs axis-dominion (Allies)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 28
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 28 Combat Move - Italians Turn Complete - Italians
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L25 Playoff OOB GeneralDisarray (X) V ABH (A) Bid 50

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 14
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

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Round: 14 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 fighter and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters and 2 submarines moved from 33 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 54 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to Queensland 1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to Queensland 1 tactical_bomber moved from New South Wales to 54 Sea Zone 1 aaGun, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kweichow Place Units - ANZAC 1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone 1 fighter placed in New South Wales Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Egypt Non Combat Move - French Turn Complete - French
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