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

[Colt45554]

@FMErwinRommel:

are those your only combat attacks?� You sure?

You’re not leaving me many openings  :|

[FMErwinRommel]

But I’m also not advancing.  Can’t take out China and India at the same time with just two ICs, so maybe make more progress now with the third IC.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 fighters and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to 82 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 82 Sea Zone to Gold Coast
            1 armour moved from Nigeria to Gold Coast
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belgian Congo to Gold Coast
            2 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from India to Shan State

Combat - British
            Battle in Gold Coast
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                British win, taking Gold Coast from Germans with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 mech_infantry
                British win, taking Shan State from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            1 aaGun and 8 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Gold Coast to French West Africa
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 submarine moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Trans-Jordan to Persia

Place Units - British
            2 fighters placed in United Kingdom
            1 submarine placed in 81 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Persia

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 33 PUs; end with 34 PUs total
            Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 37 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 40 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6,4,6,5,2
            UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 6 PUs total
            Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 9 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 3 infantry

Territory Summary for British and UK_Pacific :

Yunnan : 1 aaGun, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Shan State : 2 infantry
    India : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 8 infantry
    Iceland : 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Trans-Jordan : 2 infantry
    Gibraltar : 1 airfield, 3 fighters and 1 harbour
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 harbour
    Egypt : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Union of South Africa : 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Gold Coast : 1 armour and 1 artillery
    Scotland : 1 airfield
    United Kingdom : 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Anglo Egyptian Sudan : 1 infantry
    Morocco : 1 armour and 1 infantry
    French West Africa : 1 tactical_bomber
    Tobruk : 1 flag
    Ethiopia : 1 flag
    Iraq : 1 flag
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag
    71 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    81 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 2 submarines
    82 Sea Zone : 2 transports
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag
    Persia : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
    91 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 transport

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[Colt45554]

That Alaska thing is a thorn in my side, but yeah, this is why I threw away the BB. I know how important TTs are to Jpn, although this marine thing makes it slightly less so. My Yunnan stack might or might not pan out but your lack of TTs at least gave me the option to do so.

[FMErwinRommel]

manual saved game, title had been stuck on UKPac

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[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Territory to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from India to Yunnan

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 factory_minor placed in Queensland
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 12 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 15 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 18 PUs

Territory Summary for ANZAC :

Yunnan : 1 fighter
    Burma : 1 infantry
    Queensland : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New Zealand : 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    New South Wales : 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Dutch New Guinea : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    54 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer, 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: 5

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar

Turn Complete - French

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Burma: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Yunnan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Egypt: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Trans-Jordan: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[Colt45554]

Headin to a friend’s to watch the Minnesota Wild game so won’t post again tonight.

[FMErwinRommel]

Okay.  The ability of China to build troops in any terr, even one that it just recaptured, is huge advantage.  I didn’t see the combined stack coming.  Jpn doesn’t have the tts to end run on India, which is adequately defended.

[FMErwinRommel]

I thought ANZ would send its dd and tt to Java to block Malay fleet from joining an attack on U.S. fleet in Aust, while also retaking Java.  The battle calc says Jpn would win sea battle in sz54.  But the unit and power numbers are fairly even, and U.S. could take hits on carriers and planes could retreat to land and bb could repair if it survived.  But Jpn fighters on damaged carriers would crash and bb would remain damaged and couldn’t reach a seaport for repairs in one turn.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Holding Yunnan in balanced mod games is much tougher than standard games.  Still, with proper ground troop management there is no way that China should be holding the territory on round 6 when Russia completely abandoned Siberia.  Check out how some of the top players do the first couple of rounds.  I like to transport a couple of ground units across into Korea on J1 and build a transport in Kiangsu on that round.  Fast movers built J2 in Kiagsu can hit Hong Kong on J3, freeing up other critical units in Mainland Asia to knock out the Chinese.

Japan should have strafed the 4 Chinese ground units in Szechwan on the previous round.  One or two Japanese planes would have been lost, but it would have broken the Burma Road and prevented the UK troops from meeting up with the Chinese. Always look for that key strafe that will prevent China from recapturing Yunnan.  I am willing to sacrifice a few Japanese planes if it cripples China.

[FMErwinRommel]

ABH:  I did build IC in Kia J1, 3 tanks in Kia on J2 and used them to take Hong K on J3.  But I also used inf/art to ensure against bad dice and not have to take the tanks as hits.  I built 2 marines on J1 instead of tt.  I only moved a few inf from Man on J1, because in the prior aborted game, Rus returned to the border when Jpn moved away too many units.  J2/3 I moved south, but not SW.  Perhaps that was a mistake.  As for strafing, all Jpn planes were engaged in successful attacks on land and sea, including the critical retaking of Java.  So none were available to perform strafing, which would have required 4/5 planes.  Besides, I’m not accustomed to it, the few times I’ve tried it went badly.

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Burma: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Yunnan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Egypt: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Trans-Jordan: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Germans buy 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 127 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 127 Sea Zone to Karelia
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Karelia
            2 armour moved from Belarus to Rostov
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 armour moved from Archangel to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            2 artilleries moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Russia

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[FMErwinRommel]

intercept with your 2 figthers against strat bomb of Mos by 3 bombers and a fig escort?

[FMErwinRommel]

I had intended to blitz thru Lenin to help attack Kar, but wasn’t allowed.  Remembered can’t blitz thru terr with facil.  Had to divert 1 strat bomber

[Colt45554]

No intercept

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Burma: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Yunnan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Egypt: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Trans-Jordan: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Germans buy 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 127 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 127 Sea Zone to Karelia
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Karelia
            2 armour moved from Belarus to Rostov
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 armour moved from Archangel to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            2 artilleries moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Russia

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Russia
                Germans attacks with 4 units heading to Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 4,8,8 and causes: 20 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 20 damage total.
            Battle in 114 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Russians defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Russians: 1 cruiser
            Battle in Karelia
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 3 artilleries
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 artilleries
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 2 armour and 4 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win with 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 2 armour
                Casualties for Russians: 4 infantry
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Bryansk
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Bryansk
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from 114 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Karelia to Poland
            3 bombers moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns, 11 armour, 11 artilleries, 20 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Germany to Western Germany
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Bryansk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in France
            3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
            Germans collect 55 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

Strat bomb of Mos went perfectly.  No AA hits and exact max damage allowed from just 3 bombers.  Was surprised on the increase in Allied threat to Europe during turn 5.  So had to do Fortress Europa and no builds against Rus.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 17x factory_major; Remaining resources: 22 PUs;
            Russians buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to 127 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Russia to Smolensk
                  Russians take Smolensk from Germans
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 submarine moved from 87 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone

Combat - Russians
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                Russians attack with 1 submarine
                Germans defend with 1 destroyer
                Russians win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 127 Sea Zone
                Russians attack with 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 transport
                Russians win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 1 transport
            Battle in Belarus
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 artillery
                Russians win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Samara to Tambov
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            4 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 127 Sea Zone to Urals
            2 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Urals
            2 aaGuns and 10 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone

Place Units - Russians
            7 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 26 PUs; end with 27 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 30 PUs
            Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 32 PUs
            Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Territory Summary for Russians :

Rostov : 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    Urals : 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Russia : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 3 armour, 11 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 50 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
    Tambov : 2 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor and 4 infantry
    Samara : 2 aaGuns and 10 infantry
    113 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    104 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 54 / 68
    Russians : 26 / 34
    Japanese : 56 / 64
    Americans : 51 / 68
    Chinese : 9 / 14
    British : 33 / 40
    UK_Pacific : 7 / 9
    Italians : 14 / 20
    ANZAC : 10 / 18
    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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