G40 BM2 Rommel X vs Colt L "Third times a charm"

[Colt45554]

Interesting buys.

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 submarine moved from 111 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            2 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            2 aaGuns and 1 artillery moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            5 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            6 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.

Place Units - Russians
            1 armour and 2 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            4 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russians :

Yenisey : 6 infantry
    Yakut S.S.R. : 2 aaGuns and 12 infantry
    Belarus : 2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 16 infantry
    Baltic States : 1 infantry
    Bryansk : 5 infantry
    Bessarabia : 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 4 infantry
    Ukraine : 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 2 aaGuns, 2 armour, 4 artilleries, 9 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor
    Novgorod : 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 1 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
    109 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    114 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser
    115 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 54
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 29 / 40
    Americans : 52 / 53
    Chinese : 9 / 12
    British : 27 / 38
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 17
    Italians : 13 / 12
    ANZAC : 14 / 17
    French : 10 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[FMErwinRommel]

A while back I read an old post about building an IC in Romania, probably not for Global.  But I haven’t actually seen any game where it was done.  Have you?

[Colt45554]

I’ve built a major there face-to-face once and i’ve considered a minor but have never went ahead with it.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Usually I would buy a total of 10 mechs/tanks to place in Germany on G2.  They can make it to the Russian front for the G3 DoW.  I have only seen a major factory purchase for Romania, allowing a large number of infantry+artillery to push to the front.  A minor factory just takes too long to have any advantage over simply purchasing fast movers in Germany.

In the balance mod, the time is ticking on the Axis clock.  The Allies get a significant income boost later in the game so patience no longer is no longer a good plan for Germany.  Moscow is much more difficult to capture in BM, and driving troops down to Egypt usually gets problematic after reaching NW Persia.

[Colt45554]

Good insight, ABH. I was happy when i saw no mobiles on his buy list.

[FMErwinRommel]

When I play Europe, I always build armor and mech on T2 in Ger.  But in Global, Rus gets more cash from the start, so I am trying something different.  The combo of that and the IC in Rom are probably not a good idea.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour, 1 destroyer and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 3 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Chahar to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 aaGun moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 marines moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shantung to Hunan
            1 artillery moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 marines and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Anhwe
            6 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 fighter moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Anhwe
            1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Korea to 36 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 armour placed in Kiangsu
            1 destroyer and 2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 32 PUs; end with 32 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 42 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

Also, new is not taking FIC by T2 and not building trans on T1.  Probably won’t wait this long again.  There are so many iterations that it will take me more live games to figure out what I’m more comfortable with, and it’s not this opening for Japan.  Building IC in China is good, which is why I waited on FIC, but could have done both.

[Colt45554]

Will move tomorrow. I think you have more time as Japan to mess with China because i dont use Indian TT  to take a money island so im not makin much money anyway.

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            2 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Guam: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 26 Sea Zone: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Yunnan
            3 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Hopei
                Chinese attack with 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Hopei from Japanese with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan

Place Units - Chinese
            4 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 8 PUs; end with 8 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 11 PUs

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Iraq

Combat - British
            Battle in Libya
                British attack with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Italians defend with 1 fighter
                British win, taking Libya from Italians with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery
                Casualties for Italians: 1 fighter
            Battle in Iraq
                British attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Neutral_Axis defend with 2 infantry
                British win, taking Iraq from Neutral_Axis with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Neutral_Axis: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Iraq to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from India to Burma

Place Units - British
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            1 transport placed in 71 Sea Zone
            1 factory_minor placed in Egypt
            1 destroyer placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
            British collect 26 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 27 PUs total
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 30 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 18 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

Territory Summary for British and UK_Pacific :

Shan State : 5 infantry
    Burma : 3 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 8 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    India : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Malaya : 1 harbour
    Kwangtung : 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    39 Sea Zone : 1 battleship
    Iceland : 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 harbour
    Egypt : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Union of South Africa : 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Scotland : 1 airfield
    United Kingdom : 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Tobruk : 1 flag
    Libya : 1 flag, 1 armour
    80 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    106 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    Iraq : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag
    71 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    81 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
    Persia : 1 flag, 3 infantry
    98 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer

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[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery moved from Greece to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Tunisia
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kenya to Belgian Congo
                  Italians take Belgian Congo from British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win, taking 98 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Algeria
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Algeria from French with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 armour moved from Greece to Romania
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Slovakia Hungary
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

It’s frustrating playing Italy.  Even tho Ger destroyed remaining Bri fleet in Med, Bri air and ships reappear.  Ita fleet could amph to Mid East and withstand air attack from Egypt.  But the Indian fleet combined with the Egypt air would have sunk the Ita.  And the 4 land units would not have gained much, but would have been surrounded.  The Ita army in Africa can be attacked from mobile units from the south, planes from Egypt, and amphib from the coast.  They can’t be reinforced.  Global 40 with bidding would be even worse.  At least Ita got enough cash to build on T3.

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 54 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
                  ANZAC take Sumatra from Dutch
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 46 Sea Zone to New Guinea
            2 aaGuns and 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to India

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 18 PUs; end with 19 PUs total

Territory Summary for ANZAC :

Burma : 1 infantry
    India : 1 fighter
    Queensland : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New Zealand : 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    New South Wales : 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New Guinea : 2 infantry
    Java : 1 flag
    Sumatra : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    41 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 transport
    46 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 transport
    62 Sea Zone : 1 submarine and 1 transport
    Egypt : 2 infantry

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 2

Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Combat - French
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 destroyer
                Italians defend with 1 submarine
                Italians win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt

Turn Complete - French

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[FMErwinRommel]

Ha, that will teach you frogs to mess with the Italian navy.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

I swear that the dice are always cursed for the Frenchies.

[FMErwinRommel]

Colt, didn’t the Paris AA roll snake eyes once when you were Ger?  On another dice item, a few days back you said you lost a 98/99% battle.  What was that?