Wittmann vs Shin Ji 2nd Playoff FINAL

[Witt]

I am doing one round with the Americans in India. I will save the AA, fro the UK’s follow up attack, if that is okay.

Just realised that I forgot to buy for W India. Can I swap a FT for an Art and 2 Inf?

[Shin-Ji]

Swapping is fine.  Yes, send all 3 up, and do the same defense as last time, saving a destroyer for last as a blocker.

[Witt]

Okay. Unfortunately, will be a while now. Sitting down to play 7 Wonders with my wife.

[Shin-Ji]

No worries.  I’ll be here for another 6 hours or so.

[Shin-Ji]

Looks like you got through!  That’s game.

My only real hope was for the dice to go against you in a major battle, but it didn’t happen. Well done.

[Witt]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.2

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 artillery, 3 destroyers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 3 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 armour, 7 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from West India to India
            1 fighter moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            1 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            12 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to Guam
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 3 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 3 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East
            1 infantry moved from 3 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 102 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 102 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Morocco to Tunisia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to Tunisia
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry, 1 marine and 3 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry, 1 marine and 3 transports moved from 104 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 artillery moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 artillery moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Denmark
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Egypt

Combat - Americans
            Germans scrambles 3 units out of Western Germany to defend against the attack in 112 Sea Zone
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 fighter and 1 transport
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                Americans win with 1 fighter and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in Guam
                Americans attack with 12 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                Japanese defend with 1 airfield and 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Guam from Japanese with 12 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Americans attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 marine
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Americans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 marine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Americans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Soviet Far East
            Battle in India
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 7 armour, 9 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 12 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys
                Japanese win, taking Soviet Far East from Japanese with 7 armour, 9 artilleries, 1 fighter, 7 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is -36
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun and 5 infantry
            Battle in 112 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 6 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
                Germans defend with 3 carriers, 1 destroyer and 9 fighters
                Americans win with 6 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 39
                Casualties for Germans: 3 carriers, 1 destroyer and 9 fighters
                Casualties for Americans: 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber
            Battle in Denmark

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter could not land in 112 Sea Zone and was removed
            5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 marine moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 11 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 4 fighters and 1 marine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 21 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Persia
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 marine moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry, 1 marine and 2 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 artillery moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter moved from 101 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter moved from 90 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar

Place Units - Americans
            1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Eastern United States
            3 destroyers, 3 submarines and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 fighter placed in Central United States
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Central United States: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to West India: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 62 PUs; end with 62 PUs total
            Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs
            Objective Americans 8 Pacific Airfields: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 82 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 92 PUs
            Objective Americans 9 Vital Forward Bases: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 97 PUs

Territory Summary for Americans :

Caroline Islands : 1 aaGun and 2 artilleries
    Paulau Island : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Marianas : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Suiyuyan : 1 mech_infantry
    Tsinghai : 1 fighter
    Guam : 1 airfield and 2 infantry
    Wake Island : 1 airfield
    Western United States : 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Midway : 1 airfield
    Soviet Far East : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    42 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    33 Sea Zone : 3 submarines
    26 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    21 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 11 carriers, 2 cruisers, 7 destroyers, 16 fighters, 1 marine, 4 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
    10 Sea Zone : 3 destroyers, 3 submarines and 1 transport
    3 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    6 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Tsagaan Olom : 1 flag
    Central United States : 1 factory_major
    Eastern United States : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    West India : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
    Gibraltar : 1 fighter
    Egypt : 1 mech_infantry
    United Kingdom : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 5 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 marine and 1 tactical_bomber
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 marine
    French Central Africa : 1 flag
    French West Africa : 1 flag
    Tunisia : 1 flag, 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    Denmark : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    Tobruk : 1 flag
    Libya : 1 flag
    112 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    93 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    97 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 submarines
    101 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    Brazil : 1 flag
    Persia : 1 mech_infantry
    91 Sea Zone : 1 carrier and 1 destroyer
    110 Sea Zone : 5 transports

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 45 / 59
    Russians : 19 / 27
    Japanese : 67 / 69
    Americans : 62 / 97
    Chinese : 5 / 4
    British : 39 / 54
    UK_Pacific : 0 / 0
    Italians : 13 / 13
    ANZAC : 13 / 19
    French : 2 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[Witt]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.2

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            3 infantry moved from Shensi to Kweichow

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Kweichow
                Chinese attack with 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese win, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 6 PUs; end with 7 PUs total

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Shensi : 1 infantry
    Kweichow : 3 infantry
    Tsinghai : 1 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 45 / 59
    Russians : 19 / 27
    Japanese : 66 / 69
    Americans : 62 / 97
    Chinese : 6 / 7
    British : 39 / 54
    UK_Pacific : 0 / 0
    Italians : 13 / 13
    ANZAC : 13 / 19
    French : 2 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[Witt]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.2

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 4 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Germany
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Norway
            1 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Norway
            1 marine moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            3 armour, 2 fighters and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to India
            3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 10 infantry and 18 mech_infantrys moved from West India to India

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[Shin-Ji]

You won!  See above.

[Witt]

@Shin:

Looks like you got through!  That’s game.

My only real hope was for the dice to go against you in a major battle, but it didn’t happen. Well done.

Thank you. I am sure it only happened, as you were distracted. Are you sure you need to call it? Feel free to sleep on it. I have really enjoyed playing you.
And I hope the thing that is bothering you, sorts itself out.

[Shin-Ji]

Nah, I set all that up on purpose.  My only real hope was that you’d have a really bad first round of combat and retreat, giving me time to further strengthen my defenses.  I was in trouble on both sides of the map.  Holding India was a similar position - my hope was that you’d lose a bunch of USA forces on the initial attack, and my defense would remain strong enough to repel the Brits.

THEN I could have really changed the direction of battle, somehow.  Not sure exactly how, but hopefully something would come to mind.  Your fleets were just so strong!  I think taking India early was a bad call on my part.  It gave you too much time to build with the USA.

Well played!  And I appreciate the thoughts.  Hope your surgery goes well.

[Witt]

I thought the India thing was sound. JWW has done the same. I was surprised, however; that you pulled all your troops out and back into China, rather than moving West towards the ME. I like the  US Atlantic backwards and forth thing. The Pacific is so scary though.
Enjoy uour next gane and thank you, again, for thinking about my surgery.

[Shin-Ji]

I really, really, wanted to take the middle east, but your Pacific fleet was too strong for me to risk it.  I’d hve to give up any chance of ever winning with Japan to do it, since I didn’t have the firepower to sink your fleet.

[Witt]

That is what I thought happened some times: Japan held on and Germany won. I would not have gone West either , but faced the US. Because I have to!