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

[Colt45554]

I personally have always hated that sub rule. In this case, your sub is better defense than a battleship.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Getting Egypt really brought the Axis back into the game.  Now for some brilliant moves by Germany…

[FMErwinRommel]

Sorry for the delay.  Planning the big battle was easy.  But deciding what to build and where and how to balance defending Fra vs reinforcing Italy (allied fleet can move back to Eng Cha) and holding the weakened Lenin front (not likely) lost out to watching the NCAA final last night and working in the yard in 78 F now.  The wife decided the yard came first.

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 destroyer, 3 infantry and 10 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            9 armour, 17 artilleries, 3 bombers, 1 fighter, 24 infantry, 9 mech_infantrys and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            4 armour, 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

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[FMErwinRommel]

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK  81 units vs 81, attack of 176 vs defense of 160.  Had to deplete Lenin of mobile.  Used every plane and every ground troop on the eastern front that could reach Bry. This is the only window of opportunity as Rus builds increases and a momentary pause in Allied move on Leningrad. 
OOL?

[FMErwinRommel]

33 hits to Rus (normal dice 29)  AA 2 hits

[Colt45554]

max defense

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 destroyer, 3 infantry and 10 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            9 armour, 17 artilleries, 3 bombers, 1 fighter, 24 infantry, 9 mech_infantrys and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            4 armour, 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 13 armour, 17 artilleries, 5 bombers, 4 fighters, 25 infantry, 13 mech_infantrys and 4 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 4 aaGuns, 1 armour, 12 artilleries, 2 fighters, 60 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 10 armour, 4 bombers, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 54
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour, 17 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 25 infantry and 13 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 4 aaGuns, 1 armour, 12 artilleries, 2 fighters, 60 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win, taking 125 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Evenkiyskiy: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Yakut S.S.R.: 1 armour
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Yenisey from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Yakut S.S.R. from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 fighters moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            2 bombers moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            2 fighters moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from Denmark to Western Germany
            6 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to Ukraine
            3 aaGuns moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 bomber moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            1 bomber moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Ukraine

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Romania
            Germans undo move 1.
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 93 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1
            Germans collect 49 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 49 PUs total
            Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 51 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

So much changed in just a couple of turns!  As they say, the dice favor the bold.

[FMErwinRommel]

Please NCM Ger sub from sz114>113.
Epic battle in Bry.  I used all units available, not just to make sure that I won, but to have sufficient armor left to deter a counterattack by 15 Rus inf surrounding Bry.  What a diff a few turns make.  Once U.S. committed itself to Scan by moving to Fin, Ger didn’t need to protect its Capital, so immediately moved 4 inf towards Lenin and also mobile units.  They arrived just in time to turn back the Amer from Lenin.  But Ger can’t hold Lenin, since reinforcements from Ger stopped.  A few turns ago, I thought Ger was on a death spiral and Jpn was holding its own.  But Brit and partially U.S., switched units and builds towards India/China.  UK Pac has 9 planes.  That’s a major investment.  I gladly trade Lenin for Moscow and its cash and major IC.  The U.S. has a major tank corps that will give Ger a tough fight and Brit will come from the south.

[FMErwinRommel]

I put everything into the battle so it didn’t rely on the luck of the dice.  It turned out slightly better than the battle calc.  Ger attacked with an equal # of units but with more firepower and TUV of 417, vs 289 for Rus.  Ger lost 235 TUV, Rus 289, for a net TUV of 54.  The good dice roll was a small battle: the Ger sub attack on the U.S. dd in sz125.  The equal battle odds resulted in a win for Ger and payback for Ger subs lost in the last round.  Although ironically, it will reduce the cash that Ger would get from taking Mos.

[Colt45554]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Timguska to Suiyuyan
            9 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            4 infantry moved from Rostov to Volgograd

Place Units - Russians
            3 infantry placed in Volgograd
            7 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 23 PUs; end with 23 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 5 Persia Lend Lease Lane War With Japan: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 25 PUs
            Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 27 PUs

Territory Summary for Russians :

Suiyuyan : 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    Archangel : 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 7 infantry
    Tambov : 1 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 1 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor and 10 infantry
    Smolensk : 1 infantry
    Samara : 9 infantry
    113 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    105 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

The dice were slightly in the favor of Germany.  It wasn’t much above normal, but the benefit will be enormous.  If you had rolled slightly below average, Bryansk could be recaptured by the Russians and reinforced with Allied forces.  Moscow could go back again on the offensive the following few rounds, and Egypt would likely fall in a couple of rounds.

Having a few more tanks than expected completely changes all of these scenarios.  Obviously this is not an unexpectedly crazy outcome, but it sure is a huge help for you Rommel.

[FMErwinRommel]

The Rus tank & mech took the wrong fork in the road on the way to attacking the Ger tank in Yakut.  Who would go to a place called Sui, when you can go to Yakut?

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 56 PUs;
            Japanese buy 4 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Kwangtung
                  Japanese take Kwangtung from UK_Pacific
            5 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            3 bombers moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Yunnan

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[FMErwinRommel]

Another Empire strikes back!  This is getting to be fun.  Jpn finally got the firepower to attack Yun, using every available plane including from cv’s.  Jpn ground troops close to allied strength and 12 planes double allied fig/tb before AA.  9 of 12 subject to AA.  Bat calc 78%.  Chi & Bri fig move north towards Man was my opening. 
Need OOL by country.  I will roll round 1.

[FMErwinRommel]

16 hits to the Allies.  Bonzai, long live the Emperor. (average dice 11 1/2)

[Colt45554]

max d, take the chinese fig last, brit figs second to last.

[FMErwinRommel]

I couldn’t ask for better dice.  R1: 16-6; R2 13-3.  Killed all in 2 rounds, some twice.  ABH:  I didn’t attack any other Chinese terr, only retook unoccupied Hong Kong.  Same strat as Ger, of total concentration on a single target.  6 tanks, 1 art and 10 planes survived.

[FMErwinRommel]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 56 PUs;
            Japanese buy 4 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Kwangtung
                  Japanese take Kwangtung from UK_Pacific
            5 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            3 bombers moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 6 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 bombers, 4 fighters, 8 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 3 aaGuns, 3 fighters, 9 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; ANZAC defend with 1 fighter; Americans defend with 1 bomber; Chinese defend with 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 6 armour, 1 artillery, 4 bombers, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 93
                Casualties for British: 3 aaGuns, 3 fighters, 9 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Shantung
            2 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Jehol
            3 bombers moved from Yunnan to Kiangsu
            1 bomber moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kiangsu
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kiangsu
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 2 transports moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Japan to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 armour and 4 infantry placed in Japan
            2 armour and 1 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Malaya

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 55 PUs; end with 55 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs

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