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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 2
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4.0

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Round: 2 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 destroyer and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 2 infantry moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan Combat - ANZAC Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan ANZAC attack with 2 infantry Italians defend with 1 infantry ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 4 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 5 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 5 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Anglo Egyptian Sudan 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC retreated to Egypt Italians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 destroyer moved from 57 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Sumatra to India 2 fighters moved from Queensland to 39 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Northern Territory to Queensland 2 aaGuns moved from South Australia to Queensland 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone Place Units - ANZAC 1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 13 PUs Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa 2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland Combat - French Battle in Scotland French attack with 2 infantry Germans defend with 1 airfield and 1 infantry French roll dice for 2 infantry in Scotland, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Scotland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Scotland French win, taking Scotland from Germans with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in French Equatorial Africa French attack with 1 infantry Italians defend with 1 infantry French roll dice for 1 infantry in French Equatorial Africa, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in French Equatorial Africa, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits French roll dice for 1 infantry in French Equatorial Africa, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in French Equatorial Africa, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the French lost in French Equatorial Africa Italians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for French: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - French 1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Egypt 1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt Turn Complete - French
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : 0.33 Italians regular : 0.00 ANZAC regular : -1.33 Germans regular : -0.33
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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 7
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.0.0

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Round: 7 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 armour moved from Rostov to Southern Caucasus Germans take Northern Caucasus from Russians Germans take Southern Caucasus from Russians 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad Germans take Stalingrad from Russians 1 armour moved from Leningrad to Archangel Germans take Archangel from Russians 1 armour moved from Archangel to Leningrad Combat - Germans Trigger Germans Destroy Factories Stalingrad: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Germans in Stalingrad Non Combat Move - Germans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Changing ownership of Finland from Russians to Germans EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Trigger Stalingrad Has Fallen to Germans Switch: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_Russian_Stalingrad_Factory_May_Be_Destroyed attached to Germans 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Southern Caucasus 1 infantry moved from Kursk to Bryansk 1 aaGun, 6 artilleries and 19 infantry moved from Kursk to Tula 1 armour moved from Rostov to Stalingrad 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad 1 armour moved from Rostov to Stalingrad 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Tambov to Stalingrad 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tambov to Stalingrad 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tambov to Stalingrad 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tambov to Tula 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Kursk to Tula 2 armour moved from Tambov to Tula 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Leningrad 2 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Leningrad 1 mech_infantry moved from Leningrad to Archangel 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Leningrad 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 13 infantry moved from Norway to Finland 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to France 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium 1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux 1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 115 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from 115 Sea Zone to Norway 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany 1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 122 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Leningrad to Northern Belarus 3 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States Place Units - Germans 1 factory_minor placed in Leningrad 3 infantry placed in Normandy Bordeaux 1 fighter placed in Western Germany 2 infantry placed in France 1 infantry placed in Western Germany 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany Germans undo move 6. 2 armour and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 55 PUs; end with 56 PUs Trigger Germans 7 Atlantic Wall: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 59 PUs Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 72 PUs Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 87 PUs
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onesteveo (x) vs (wheatbeer (a+24) L BM3
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Guam Solo L vs crockett36 X G40.2 oob
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@crockett36 Wow is right. But you did take a lot out on my Russia turn. I tried to hit your stack of planes with Russians and you rolled great. 10 out of 11 planes got a hit in round one. Super interesting game. Looking forward to discussing this one.
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20L Playoffs Wizmark (Allies +15) vs BobbaRossa (Axis) BM3
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@bobbarossa sorry for the mucking around! Last post is confirmed !
L20 A-QF axis-dominion (X) vs trulpen (A+25) BM3
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Hehe, about speed. We started this game less than a week ago and are now at the end of turn 17. This game might become a bit of a long-haul though, so it is surely a good thing. Despite the prescence of blunders here and there, mainly on the part of the namesake.
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Pejon_88 (X) vs. CaptainNapalm (Allies+18)
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TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 15
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 4.0.0

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Round: 15 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 4 artilleries, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 6 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Americans 1 bomber and 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium 2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Southern France 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 12 fighters, 1 submarine and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines 1 marine moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone 1 battleship and 1 marine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 17 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima 3 fighters moved from Hopei to Anhwe Combat - Americans Battle in Guam Battle in Iwo Jima Battle in 35 Sea Zone Americans attack with 12 fighters, 1 submarine, 4 tactical_bombers and 1 transport Japanese defend with 1 destroyer Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 12 fighters, 4 tactical_bombers and 1 transport in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 8/16 hits, 8.67 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 35 Sea Zone Americans win, taking Guam from Japanese, taking Iwo Jima from Japanese with 12 fighters, 4 tactical_bombers and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer Battle in Holland Belgium Americans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Holland Belgium Americans win, taking Holland Belgium from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Philippines Battle in Southern France Americans attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry Italians defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern France Americans win, taking Philippines from Japanese, taking Southern France from Italians with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry Battle in Anhwe Americans attack with 3 fighters Japanese defend with 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 3 fighters in Anhwe, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Anhwe Americans win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Americans 3 fighters moved from Anhwe to 21 Sea Zone 12 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 33 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 5 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 2 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 25 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 2 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 10 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone 10 submarines moved from 33 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone 7 submarines moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 11 carriers, 2 cruisers, 8 destroyers and 2 fighters moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 21 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux 2 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Southern France to 110 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone 3 transports moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from Western United States to Central United States 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco 3 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 3 submarines moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone Place Units - Americans 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western United States 2 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in Central United States 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Western United States 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Normandy Bordeaux Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 65 PUs; end with 65 PUs Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs Trigger Americans 6 Western Europe Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 75 PUs Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 85 PUs Objective Americans 8 Pacific Airfields: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 90 PUs Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 95 PUs Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 100 PUs Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 105 PUs Purchase Units - Chinese Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed Chinese buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Chinese Trigger Chinese Guerilla Anhwe: Chinese has 1 infantry placed in Anhwe 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Hopei to Chahar 1 fighter moved from Hopei to Sikang 2 infantry moved from Shensi to Sikang 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Shensi to Kansu 1 artillery and 10 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow Combat - Chinese Chinese creates battle in territory Anhwe Battle in Kweichow Chinese attack with 1 artillery and 10 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery and 10 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 2/11 hits, 2.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kweichow Chinese win, taking Anhwe from Japanese, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 1 artillery and 10 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Kansu Chinese attack with 1 artillery and 5 infantry Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Kansu, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 1.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Kansu, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Kansu Chinese win, taking Kansu from Germans with 1 artillery and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Battle in Chahar Chinese attack with 1 artillery and 9 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery and 9 infantry in Chahar, round 2 : 4/10 hits, 2.00 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Chahar, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Chahar Chinese win, taking Chahar from Japanese with 1 artillery and 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Sikang Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Italians defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Sikang, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Sikang, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Sikang Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Sikang, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Sikang, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Sikang Chinese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Chinese 1 fighter moved from Sikang to Suiyuyan Place Units - Chinese 1 infantry placed in Szechwan 2 infantry placed in Suiyuyan Turn Complete - Chinese Chinese collect 8 PUs; end with 10 PUs Purchase Units - British British buy 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Purchase Units - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 6 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 124 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to West India British take Eastern Persia from Italians 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to West India 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from India to West India Combat - British Battle in 124 Sea Zone British attack with 1 destroyer and 8 fighters Germans defend with 1 submarine British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 8 fighters in 124 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 4.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 124 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 124 Sea Zone British win with 1 destroyer and 8 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine Battle in West India British attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers Germans defend with 1 armour and 8 mech_infantrys British roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in West India, round 2 : 5/14 hits, 5.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 8 mech_infantrys in West India, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 3.17 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 5 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans and 3 infantry owned by the British lost in West India 2 tactical_bombers owned by the British and 4 fighters owned by the British retreated 1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 1 artillery owned by the British and 2 armour owned by the British retreated to India Germans win with 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for British: 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Casualties for Germans: 5 mech_infantrys Non Combat Move - British 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from West India to India 12 artilleries and 19 infantry moved from Persia to Eastern Persia 1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Eastern Persia 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Iraq to Persia 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq 1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 3 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux 8 fighters moved from 124 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone Place Units - British 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Egypt 1 submarine placed in 110 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 4 infantry placed in United Kingdom Turn Complete - British British collect 39 PUs; end with 39 PUs Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 42 PUs Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 45 PUs Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 48 PUs Place Units - UK_Pacific 3 infantry placed in India Turn Complete - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific collect 3 PUs; end with 3 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Chinese regular : 3.00 Americans regular : 1.33 Italians regular : 1.00 Japanese regular : -0.33 Germans regular : 0.00 British regular : -1.00
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How to Punish early japanese industrial complex, aka how do you even KJF in online
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Okay, so you know about that other thread where I wrote out how 1942 Online makes KJF bad, numbers, timings, details, nice stuff. Then in this thread my last post I made the point you can’t “punish” a J1 Manchuria IC or Japan not hitting Hawaiian Islands fleet.

Well that just isn’t a lot of fun is it, you want to try KJF, then someone comes along and dumps a bucket of numbers on you . . .

So in the next post, I’ll write how you try to pry apart poorly executed anti-KJF.

But before that - understand why J1 Manchuria IC and Japan not hitting Hawaiian Islands fleet are NOT things Allies can just beat Japan up for, and why even trying can be dangerous.

First, J1 Manchuria IC. When does it go up, properly? R1 has sucky dice and/or bad moves, Germany smashes West Russia and does a mass tank build. The board situation is such that Germany intends to literally overrun Russia before UK/US can do anything about it. Then Germany reverses out of Russia to clean up its coast if necessary. Meanwhile, Japan builds an industrial complex on Manchuria why? Because that gets Japan one more tank in on a key timing. And you had better believe the Axis game develops real fast. When this goes off, Japan knows it is paying 15 IPCs for just one more tank for the timing, and it makes that decision because the calculations indicate it’s likely to be worth it.

Imagine what happens if US tries to push KJF in this situation. US has to fight off Japan’s huge starting navy and air and build a credible invasion threat against Manchuria. But if US pushes too hard and fast, Japan can punish any overextension. Yet if US does not push hard and fast, the Axis overrun Russia. What are US’s options with KJF? US won’t even be able to reliably move fighters to reinforce Russia from the Pacific as there just won’t be any safe eligible landing spaces. With KGF, though, Allied fighters flying off carriers into Russia in the Atlantic is difficult for Axis to stop.

As to Hawaiian Islands - well, I can see a case for the Hawaiian Islands attack in the board game. But because KJF execution is 1942 Online is so bad thanks to rules changes, I think a meta has developed where Japan really doesn’t have to bother with the Hawaiian Islands fleet. Like, what is it going to do (lol)? Bleed on Japan? Sure, it’s a chunk of IPCs, but just see US try to make something of it. There’s really not a lot it can do unless Japan messes up.

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