BM3 Colt(Axis) vs Rommel

[FMErwinRommel]

Thanks for using my Bri2 save game.  Last turn, Rus built mech in Mos to rush to W. Ukr to hold off Ger, before comparing the numbers and afterwards, I realized that Rus can’t hold and will have to retreat to the old standby, Bry.  I feel Rus’ limited air power now when I want to take out the Ger in Kar, but also the single inf in Bal and in Bes, without risking more than 1 Rus unit.  The Siberian Rus army can reach the eastern edge of European Rus soon enough, but then it’s still several turns from Mos.  Not quite as fast as historical.  Once Jpn committed itself to attack USA, the Rus felt free to release their Siberian army rapidly. I need a Siberian railway.

[Colt45554]

@FMErwinRommel:

Thanks for using my Bri2 save game.  Last turn, Rus built mech in Mos to rush to W. Ukr to hold off Ger, before comparing the numbers and afterwards, I realized that Rus can’t hold and will have to retreat to the old standby, Bry.  I feel Rus’ limited air power now when I want to take out the Ger in Kar, but also the single inf in Bal and in Bes, without risking more than 1 Rus unit.  The Siberian Rus army can reach the eastern edge of European Rus soon enough, but then it’s still several turns from Mos.  Not quite as fast as historical.  Once Jpn committed itself to attack USA, the Rus felt free to release their Siberian army rapidly. I need a Siberian railway.

One of the biggest reasons FDR was itching to get in the war vs Japan was for that very reason. He was pro-Communist and wanted USSR free to send all resources vs Euro-Axis.

[FMErwinRommel]

I wouldn’t say FDR was pro-Commie, but he was definitely anti-Fascist.  There’s not enough time to discuss this and this isn’t the place. Also, while I know a lot about WWII history and its origins and politics, I’m not that versed about FDR.  I’m headed out, will be back to take my turn within 2 hours.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Southern Italy: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Iraq: 1 bomber and 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Iraq: 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Iraq: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Russians buy 4 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Bessarabia

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Bessarabia from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Baltic States from Germans with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers could not land in Iraq and were removed
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bessarabia to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 8 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Vologda
            2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Bryansk

Place Units - Russians
            2 infantry placed in Ukraine
            4 artilleries and 5 infantry placed in Russia

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

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[FMErwinRommel]

I went a little crazy with buying art for Rus.  But with Global Bal Mod vs Europe, Rus gets more cash.  Here’s where you and I play diff.  You start out almost all inf as Rus, while I buy all or almost all art R1 and continue buying some art every turn.  This time, the art ratio is higher than ever for me.  So I’ll stop buying them, since a Ger attack would take out most of my inf on round 1 of die roll.  The diff strategies probably evens out.  For 12 P.U., you get 4 inf with an offense of 4 and defense of 8.  I get 3 art with combined arms offense of 9 and defense of only 6.  But my attack should kill an extra enemy on round 1, even with 1 less unit.  Defense tho is worse.  Historically, the Rus had massive art and rocket launcher firepower by the middle to the end of the war when they were on the offensive.  Cheaper than tanks and mass produced, the art and rocket launcher bombardments terrified the German defenders.

[FMErwinRommel]

Oops, please move Rus army Yak>Yen on Jpn’s turn.  I might change the game options to prompt for unmoved units.

[FMErwinRommel]

As I expected, the AI automatically removed the Ger and Ita planes from Iraq again at the end of Rus 3 NCM.  I noticed when I looked at the map and then the history.  The only way to change that is to edit to have Italy take control and then back out the P.U. from Iraq and the N.O.  Or else keep editing them back in for each player turn.

[FMErwinRommel]

Iraq won’t affect Jpn, USA or China, so I can edit the planes back in on Bri turn.  Then Ita will have to edit them back in again before combat, since it can’t take control until NCM.  I think that you will only send in 1 inf just to activate Iraq and direct your attention to Trans Jordan for a combined land and amphib attack on Egypt in 2 turns or so.

[FMErwinRommel]

I edited Rus Yak>Yen and also changed Rus builds in Mos to 9 inf & 1 art, instead of 5 & 4.  I manually saved.

triplea_39700_Jap3.tsvg

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Yakut S.S.R.: 16 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Yakut S.S.R.: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Yenisey: 1 aaGun and 16 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 3 artilleries
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 4 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 1 carrier, 1 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied
            Trigger Russians Allied Americans 5: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - Japanese
            Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttachment attached to Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Editing Political Relationship for Russians and Japanese from War to Neutrality
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            6 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Shensi
                  Japanese take Shensi from Chinese
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to 41 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Burma
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kwangtung
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kwangtung
            2 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Shan State
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 marine moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            1 marine moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 battleships moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to Kwangtung
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to Kwangtung
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Szechwan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking 37 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese win with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Borneo
            Battle in Philippines
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific, taking Philippines from Americans with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in Guam
            Battle in Malaya
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour; ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Celebes from Dutch, taking Guam from Americans, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Japanese attack with 6 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 4 infantry
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Szechwan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Burma
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kwangtung
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour
                Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Iraq from Neutral_Axis to Italians
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Iraq: 1 bomber and 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Iraq: 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 21 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 aaGun moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to Kwangsi
            2 fighters moved from Szechwan to Kwangsi
            1 armour moved from Jehol to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            1 bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            3 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 artillery moved from Hopei to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
                  Japanese take French Indo China from Neutral_Axis

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 airfield placed in Kwangsi
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 57 PUs

Territory Summary for Japanese :

Caroline Islands : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 infantry
    Paulau Island : 1 infantry
    Shantung : 1 flag
    Kwangsi : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 bombers, 6 fighters, 1 harbour and 4 tactical_bombers
    Kiangsu : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    Kiangsi : 1 flag
    Japan : 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Jehol : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Manchuria : 1 flag
    Shensi : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Yunnan : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
    Suiyuyan : 1 flag, 5 infantry
    Kweichow : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    Hunan : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Hopei : 1 flag, 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
    Szechwan : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Chahar : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Anhwe : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 4 infantry
    Shan State : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Burma : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Malaya : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 harbour
    Borneo : 1 flag, 1 marine
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 2 mech_infantrys
    Philippines : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    Guam : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 marine
    French Indo China : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Celebes : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    42 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    44 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    43 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser
    37 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    35 Sea Zone : 2 battleships, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters, 1 submarine, 3 tactical_bombers and 2 transports
    21 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
    16 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    6 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport

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[Colt45554]

Note: changed mind about Jpn->Rus DoW

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Americans
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttachment attached to Americans
            1 marine moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 infantry, 1 marine, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 marine moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Caroline Islands
                Americans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Caroline Islands from Japanese with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                Americans win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in Gibraltar

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 carrier, 1 infantry, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western United States to Central United States
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Hawaiian Islands

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

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 50 PUs; end with 50 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 70 PUs

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter and 3 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Shensi
            2 infantry moved from Kansu to Shensi
            2 infantry moved from Sikang to Shensi

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Shensi
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 7 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                5 infantry owned by the Chinese retreated to Tsinghai
                Japanese win with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Tsinghai

Place Units - Chinese
            2 infantry placed in Tsinghai

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 3 PUs; end with 5 PUs total

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 airfield, 1 artillery and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from India to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians

Combat - British
            Battle in 99 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 transport
                British win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 transport
            Battle in 43 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 battleship
                Japanese defend with 1 cruiser
                British win, taking 43 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 cruiser
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 submarine and 1 transport
                1 submarine owned by the Japanese Submerged
                British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in Burma
                British attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Burma from Japanese with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Egypt to 81 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 99 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from Union of South Africa to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from British Guiana to Gibraltar
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Libya to Tobruk

Place Units - British
            1 airfield placed in Gibraltar
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Egypt
            3 infantry placed in Persia

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1,5,3
            British collect 28 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 28 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs total
            Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 13 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 3 artilleries and 3 infantry

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[FMErwinRommel]

Desperate times call for desperate action.  I don’t want to die a slow death in the Pacific.

[Colt45554]

Today i just finished up my slow, deliberate march to victory vs Shadow. Im hoping for the same result here. Will move tomorrow

[FMErwinRommel]

I know that I’ve already rolled the dice, but do you mind if USA not attack Carol with the entire fleet?  I’m getting cold feet.

[FMErwinRommel]

Let me see what I can do as a NCM with the part of the fleet that didn’t participate in the invasion of Carol.  It won’t affect Ita move.

[FMErwinRommel]

I will lay a screen of dd’s to block the Jpn fleet from Carol, using the dd’s that didn’t participate in the land battle.  There was no sea battle, so those dd’s really shouldn’t have moved during combat anyway.  I have other stuff to do now and will be heading out, so may not revise NCM until this eve.  Sorry about this.  This fiasco doesn’t help my position in the game.  But I hope to avoid complete disaster.  I remember in a prior game that you. as USA, attacked Carol and I, as Jpn, sank your fleet.  But the victory was offset by bad dice rolls that decimated my planes.

[Colt45554]

yeah you can throw up some blockers

[FMErwinRommel]

I edited NCM 1 dd from sz54>23 instead of sz33, and another dd from sz54>34 instead of sz33.  I wanted to move my WC USA fleet closer to the action, but Wake doesn’t have a naval base, so it wouldn’t get me closer next turn and my fig from EC USA couldn’t go any further than the cv at Hawaii anyway.  I don’t know what I would have done instead of invading Carol, I guess I just got impatient.  The Jpn fleet by Phil is strong defensively with 5 ships that can take 2 hits and a naval base to repair them.  So the only way to attack it is to lure it away.  It doesn’t have and doesn’t need many support ships while in harbor.  Jpn does have other ships scattered.  Now USA dd’s are scattered and will be short-lived.  Jpn can make an all air attack on the US fleet at the expense of letting other targets go.  But there’s no real need to attack the US fleet.  A limited air attack would have poor odds, as the US has 3 ships that can absorb hits and be repaired.

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 33 Sea Zone: 2 destroyers
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 22 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 34 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Italians buy 1 carrier; Remaining resources: 7 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Combat Move - Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Baltic States
            1 armour moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 armour moved from Romania to Baltic States
            1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from Cyprus to 99 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 99 Sea Zone to Crete

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Crete
            Battle in Baltic States
                Italians attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Crete from Neutral_Allies, taking Baltic States from Russians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq
            1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Syria to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Iraq to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Iraq to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 carrier placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 14 PUs; end with 21 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 28 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from 99 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from 97 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to 97 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to 99 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Syria: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Southern Italy: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Territory Summary for Italians :

Cyprus : 1 flag
    Syria : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Northern Italy : 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 5 infantry and 1 marine
    Southern Italy : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 1 harbour
    Baltic States : 1 flag, 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    Eastern Poland : 2 aaGuns and 2 infantry
    Crete : 1 flag, 1 marine
    Greece : 1 flag
    99 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    97 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    Iraq : 1 flag, 1 infantry

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