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

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 6 artilleries, 2 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland
            4 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 104 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Poland to Finland
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Novgorod
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Romania to Novgorod
            1 artillery moved from French West Africa to Gold Coast
                  Germans take Gold Coast from British

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Novgorod
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 1 bomber, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry
            Battle in Finland
                Germans attack with 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win, taking Finland from Russians with 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Novgorod to Karelia
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Finland to Karelia
            1 aaGun, 3 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            7 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun, 2 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            3 armour, 7 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Algeria to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from 104 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Western Germany
            1 submarine moved from 82 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to Gold Coast
            1 transport moved from 83 Sea Zone to 69 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in France
            3 artilleries placed in Romania
            4 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Western Germany
            1 submarine placed in 93 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 51 PUs; end with 51 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
            Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

Had my moves planned ahead except couldn’t decide on units in Africa.  The long reach of the Brit air, plus the USA cru could sink trans and destroyer and the ground troops aren’t going to last long.  Not the fun romp that I was looking forward to.

[Colt45554]

Thanks for the “welcome back”. Russian front is quite fun this match.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries, 7 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Russians
            Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Russians
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Baltic States
            3 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Novgorod
                Russians attack with 3 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
                Russians win, taking Novgorod from Germans with 3 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Russians attack with 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Baltic States from Germans with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States
            7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            6 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns, 6 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Bryansk
            6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska

Place Units - Russians
            4 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Russia
            1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 infantry placed in Russia
            1 infantry placed in Volgograd

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 38 PUs
            Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 40 PUs
            Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Territory Summary for Russians :

Timguska : 2 aaGuns and 12 infantry
    Belarus : 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
    Baltic States : 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
    Bryansk : 2 aaGuns, 3 armour, 6 artilleries, 2 fighters, 29 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
    Bessarabia : 2 infantry
    Russia : 1 airfield, 4 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Ukraine : 1 factory_minor and 3 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 2 infantry
    Novosibirsk : 6 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Novgorod : 1 airfield, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    114 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser
    115 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    91 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 48 / 63
    Russians : 35 / 42
    Japanese : 46 / 60
    Americans : 52 / 77
    Chinese : 10 / 11
    British : 32 / 28
    UK_Pacific : 10 / 13
    Italians : 13 / 19
    ANZAC : 14 / 23
    French : 5 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[Colt45554]

just noticed i couldve tried to hit your tt and des with rus sub. darn

[FMErwinRommel]

If you can figure out a way to process it, go ahead and have the Rus sub attack the Ger dd & tt.  You’ve given me lots of second chances.  It’s even odds.  The trans probably won’t be needed, since my land troops won’t last long.  Did you save the game mid-turn?  Just got back from game night at my church.  I brought the board game Ticket to Ride USA. It was a lot of fun and more challenging with more players. I won, but it was close.

[Colt45554]

Ive never heard of that game. I will roll for the sub vs destroyer on forum dice before my us turn

[FMErwinRommel]

Or else, open up the Ger4 save game and click thru to combat move; move your sub and do combat and we’ll accept the Marti die roll results. Then I will edit the Jap4 opening for the results. Let me know which way you want to proceed.

[Colt45554]

I can roll for it before US unless the results would affect your japan

[FMErwinRommel]

No effect on Japan, I will take my turn now and you can do Rus afterward

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
            1 marine moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 41 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to Java
            1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Siam to Yunnan
            3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Chahar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to Chahar
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Chahar
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Americans defend with 1 submarine; ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Americans with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 13
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 artillery
                Japanese win, taking Java from ANZAC with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery
            Battle in 43 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 battleship
                Japanese win, taking 43 Sea Zone from UK_Pacific with 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship
            Battle in Chahar
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Chahar from Chinese with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Guam
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Japanese win, taking Guam from Americans, taking 44 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Malaya

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
            2 bombers moved from 42 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 37 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 fighter moved from Chahar to Anhwe
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Chahar to Hunan
            2 armour moved from Kiangsu to Hunan
            1 aaGun moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China
            3 armour moved from Kwangtung to French Indo China

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in French Indo China
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 bomber and 1 infantry placed in Japan
            1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 56 PUs; end with 57 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

Parliament launched an investigation as to why HMS Prince of Wales, based in Singapore, sallied out from India un-escorted, to attack a lone Japanese transport, and was subsequently sunk.  Battle cruiser Repulse had previously sailed to Egypt.  A certain American also wants to know why the Brits thought it was so important as to risk the only capital ship defending India, and is asking his British counterpart, ABH, for his opinion.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

+59 this round for the Axis.  So many Allied units were thrown away with not much to gain for it.  Colt has been playing too many games against ShadowHawk and adopted his strategy of forcing a large number of battles each round.  That tactic usually doesn’t payoff as the initial TUV advantage rapidly disappears.

Fortunately the Allies are playing much stronger on the European side of the map.  Germany should be in Belarus and Novgorod on G4.  With proper Axis play the Russia cannot stop the advance until the army is on the outskirts of Moscow, forcing a decision of launching a costly final assault on the capitol on diverting the thrust south to the oil fields.

[Colt45554]

first die is mine, second is yours.

Rolling 2d6:
(4, 5)

[Colt45554]

Rolling 2d6:
(4, 6)

[Colt45554]

Rolling 2d6:
(1, 6)

[FMErwinRommel]

I should not have withdrawn the 2nd Italian tank from Russia. One tank and a bomber isn’t enough to take Bal or Bel, to clear the way for a Ger follow thru.  The single Rus mech in Fin took out 2 Ger inf, despite air support, leaving Ger too weak in the north to squeeze Novg.  I had attacked with 5 units with an attack value of 9, against 1 defender.  But random dice is more fun than LL.  Japan had it’s share of losing tt’s in the past, so I gave them escorts in this game and they still were sunk along with their escorts.  So Japan isn’t really that much ahead cumulatively this game, except for the BB.

[FMErwinRommel]

Bummer, another even match up that I lose.  Was hoping for mutual destruction, not that the tt was going any where, but now that pesky Rus sub is still on the loose.

[Colt45554]

I still don’t have enough US forces on either side to make a difference. At least USSR has maybe bought some time.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 91 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 69 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 69 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Queensland to 44 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to 42 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 86 Sea Zone to 87 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 87 Sea Zone to French West Africa

Combat - Americans
            Battle in French West Africa
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Americans win, taking French West Africa from Germans, taking 42 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 1 destroyer
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                Americans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from 44 Sea Zone to Northern Territory
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Northern Territory
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to Northern Territory
            2 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 54 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            3 submarines moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 86 Sea Zone to Brazil
            1 carrier moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 86 Sea Zone to 87 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 87 Sea Zone to French West Africa
            1 destroyer moved from 101 Sea Zone to 87 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery placed in Western United States
            1 infantry placed in Central United States
            1 carrier placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 53 PUs; end with 53 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 73 PUs

Territory Summary for Americans :

Queensland : 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Northern Territory : 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
    Wake Island : 1 airfield
    Western United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 airfield, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Midway : 1 airfield
    42 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    46 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser
    26 Sea Zone : 3 submarines
    21 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    10 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    54 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 submarines and 2 transports
    Central United States : 1 factory_major, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    Eastern United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters and 1 harbour
    Gibraltar : 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    French West Africa : 1 flag, 2 infantry and 1 marine
    87 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    86 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    101 Sea Zone : 1 submarine and 1 transport
    Brazil : 1 flag, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    91 Sea Zone : 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 transport

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 47 / 63
    Russians : 35 / 42
    Japanese : 56 / 62
    Americans : 53 / 73
    Chinese : 8 / 11
    British : 32 / 28
    UK_Pacific : 6 / 13
    Italians : 13 / 19
    ANZAC : 10 / 23
    French : 5 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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