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

[FMErwinRommel]

Good dice and bad dice.  The AA dice gods favored me again with no hits and max damage.  I could have strat bombed previously, but would of had to move carrier task force to allow fighters to escort against your fighters.  Thanks for moving them away.  This was the only way for Jpn to stop the India/China buildup.  Now it will take several turns for India to repair the damage with it’s low income level.  So my bombers will be free to attack othrt targets.  The minimalist attack on the Chinese provinces didn’t go well.  I had 95% chance of killing the lone defender with an inf and fighter.  But, in two adjacent provinces, both attackers missed and the defender hit.  So I had to place extra garrisons with air support, since China has been successful with the same strategy.  All in all, Jpn is in much better shape than Ger.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 4 destroyers, 2 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
                  Americans take Algeria from Italians
            1 marine moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters, 5 infantry, 1 marine, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 4 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 105 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 5 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 4 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 bomber moved from Queensland to 36 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western United States to Alaska
            1 bomber moved from Eastern United States to Alaska

Combat - Americans

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[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 36 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 6 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 4 destroyers, 2 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 4 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Queensland to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
                  Americans take Algeria from Italians
            1 marine moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters, 5 infantry, 1 marine, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 4 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 105 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 5 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western United States to Alaska
            1 bomber moved from Eastern United States to Alaska

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[Colt45554]

I can’t complain after those solid Chinese rolls but these max bombing raids are hurting. I hope Carolines goes well. I suppose you could attack the fleet but that leaves Asia without air and China and India will not stand still. I’m surprised you thought it worth it to DoW USSR. Now I will get +2 for Persia and maybe Archangel later and you will have to garrison SZ 5 or activate Mongolia.

Scramble?

[Colt45554]

@FMErwinRommel:

Good dice and bad dice.  The AA dice gods favored me again with no hits and max damage.  I could have strat bombed previously, but would of had to move carrier task force to allow fighters to escort against your fighters.  Thanks for moving them away.

I will happily trade a round or two of bombing for a powerful grip on Yunnan. I haven’t checked, but I don’t think you can safely attack SZ 33 and Yunnan in same round.

[FMErwinRommel]

no scramble.  I didn’t know what to do with the fleet by Malay.  It’s too far from the U.S. presence, but could be useful near India.

[FMErwinRommel]

wait, I only looked at caroline,  let me think about scrambling sz112

[FMErwinRommel]

no scramble in sz112.  The Luftwaffe in Rus can’t reach to counterattack on my turn.  But they are still needed in Rus this coming turn anyway.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 36 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 6 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 4 destroyers, 2 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 4 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Queensland to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
                  Americans take Algeria from Italians
            1 marine moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters, 5 infantry, 1 marine, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 4 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 105 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 5 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western United States to Alaska
            1 bomber moved from Eastern United States to Alaska

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Caroline Islands
                Americans attack with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 4 infantry
                Americans win, taking Caroline Islands from Japanese with 2 artilleries and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Americans: 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun, 1 fighter and 4 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Japanese Submerged
                Americans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 112 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 4 fighters, 1 submarine and 4 transports
                Germans defend with 1 cruiser
                Americans win with 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 4 fighters and 4 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 cruiser
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Norway
            Battle in Alaska
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Norway from Germans, taking Alaska from Japanese with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 2 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 bomber moved from Alaska to Western United States
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands

Place Units - Americans
            2 destroyers, 2 submarines and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers and 1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            2 infantry placed in Central United States
            1 artillery placed in Western United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5
            Americans collect 54 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 54 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 74 PUs

Territory Summary for Americans :

Caroline Islands : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 artilleries and 1 harbour
    India : 1 bomber
    Wake Island : 1 airfield
    Western United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Alaska : 1 mech_infantry
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Midway : 1 airfield
    33 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 4 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports
    26 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    10 Sea Zone : 2 destroyers, 3 submarines and 1 transport
    2 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Central United States : 1 factory_major and 2 infantry
    Eastern United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour
    Gibraltar : 1 infantry
    Morocco : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Algeria : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    French West Africa : 1 flag
    Norway : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 5 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry
    112 Sea Zone : 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 4 fighters and 4 transports
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    101 Sea Zone : 2 destroyers and 1 transport
    Brazil : 1 flag
    91 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    105 Sea Zone : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 51 / 68
    Russians : 25 / 34
    Japanese : 57 / 64
    Americans : 57 / 74
    Chinese : 8 / 14
    British : 33 / 40
    UK_Pacific : 6 / 9
    Italians : 13 / 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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[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 2 artilleries and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Shensi to Kweichow
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Kweichow
                Chinese attack with 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                1 infantry owned by the Chinese retreated to Shensi
                Japanese win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kwangsi
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry

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

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Shensi
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Yunnan

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

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Shensi : 4 infantry
    Yunnan : 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 9 infantry
    Suiyuyan : 1 infantry
    Hopei : 1 infantry
    Szechwan : 1 infantry

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[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy nothing; Remaining resources: 9 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kweichow
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kweichow

Combat - British
            Battle in 99 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 transport
                British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 transport
            Battle in Kweichow
                British attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                British win, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from Persia to West India
            1 infantry moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
            1 fighter moved from Persia to India
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Persia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Persia
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Gold Coast to 82 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 transports moved from 82 Sea Zone to 87 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from 87 Sea Zone to French West Africa
            1 armour moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Norway
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 112 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French West Africa to Gibraltar
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 81 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 transport placed in 106 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Persia
            1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 33 PUs; end with 36 PUs total
            Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 39 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 18 PUs

Territory Summary for British and UK_Pacific :

Yunnan : 1 aaGun, 1 fighter, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Kweichow : 1 infantry
    India : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 8 infantry
    West India : 1 armour
    Iceland : 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Gibraltar : 1 airfield, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 1 tactical_bomber
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 harbour
    Egypt : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Union of South Africa : 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Scotland : 1 airfield
    United Kingdom : 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Morocco : 1 infantry
    French West Africa : 1 armour and 1 artillery
    Norway : 1 armour, 2 fighters and 1 infantry
    Tobruk : 1 flag
    Ethiopia : 1 flag
    112 Sea Zone : 1 fighter and 1 transport
    80 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 2 submarines
    87 Sea Zone : 2 transports
    106 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    Iraq : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag
    71 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    81 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Persia : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    91 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer

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[Colt45554]

2/3 AAA hits in Caro. That stung  :-P

[FMErwinRommel]

The AA has been good to me the past few turns.  I’ve been busy following the history of your allied moves and thinking about Jpn retaking the Carolines.  I left the Jpn fighter there to stop any minor/unsupported invasion.  The Carolines could be a major fleet battle and thus decisive.  ANZ could reinforce the U.S. fleet and then Jpn would have to up the ante, or pass.  Yun is unique because of the China rules.  FIC is off limits and a Chinese move east/NE without India, would open up an opportunity for Jpn to attack.  Brits from Mideast finally coming to the defense of India and taking pressure off of Italy.

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Rostov

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Rostov
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 3 fighters
                Russians defend with 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                Italians win, taking Rostov from Russians with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys

Non Combat Move - Italians
            3 fighters moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Rostov to Yugoslavia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from 95 Sea Zone to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            2 fighters placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

The battle in Rostov went my way and now Ger can blitz into the Cau and/or Stalingrad.  It’s nice not having Italy pressured.  Even tho it has no tt’s, it built fighters for flex instead of defensive land units.  I’m going to work or run outside.  I’ll check back in periodically if you need battle orders for ANZ vs Jpn.  I won’t take Ger turn for a while, lots of tough decisions.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 6

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

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Shan State

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Shan State
                ANZAC attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                ANZAC win, taking Shan State from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Queensland to Caroline Islands
            2 aaGuns and 1 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq

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

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 11 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 14 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 17 PUs

Territory Summary for ANZAC :

Caroline Islands : 2 fighters
    Yunnan : 1 fighter
    Shan State : 1 infantry
    Queensland : 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    New Zealand : 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    New South Wales : 2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Dutch New Guinea : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    33 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    62 Sea Zone : 1 submarine and 2 transports
    Iraq : 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: 6

Combat Move - French

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

Turn Complete - French

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[Colt45554]

Will be interesting to see how you split your German army among going north, bryansk, Vol, and Cauc or if you will keep it largely intact.

[FMErwinRommel]

Norway was the softest target, Ger unable to counter.  Plus, can rescue Rus from the north, while Brit rescues from the south with ground and air.  Also, troops in Nor can reload to attack the continent.  Ger has the cash to build in Ger and Rus. Cash from taking Cau and maybe Stalin (even if it’s just a token force), will offset lost cash from Nor and that N.O.  But Ger doesn’t have enough strength around Lenin to take back Nor and the Allies have heavy air support.  It’s low 40’s outside, sun feels warm but light breeze chill factor offsets it.  Got to get out of the house for a while.

[FMErwinRommel]

I’m included to roll the dice and have Jpn attempt its goal of sinking the U.S. fleet in one big, decisive sea battle. Lately, I read about the Jpn strategy.  Pearl Harbor was their attempt for a decisive battle, but the shallow water meant that much of the damaged U.S. fleet could be repaired and refloated.  So the Jpn planned Midway to be a deep water/open water battle that the U.S. fleet could not repair.  What are your thoughts ABH about the U.S. fleet’s invading Carolines and exposing itself; and a Jpn counterattack?  My reasoning is that if Jpn doesn’t attack, it would have to move the Phil fleet to cover the homeland, thereby leaving Phil open to attack, but then Jpn could counterattack there.