1940.2 - Witt & PP Axis vs Colt & FMErwinRommel Allies (+25)

[FMErwinRommel]

No hay problemo.  The hotspot is indeed loaded with some many icons stretching across the territories, that it’s bloody well hard to see.  Besides, when my master stroke cuts down the Germans, I don’t want Witt to be blamed.  See you in a fortnight.

[Witt]

Thanks for understanding.

[Private-Panic]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 26

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 24 PUs;
            Italians buy 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Persia to West India
            1 bomber moved from Persia to West India
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Americans defend with 1 submarine
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters in 93 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 93 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Americans lost in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians win with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
            Battle in West India
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry in West India, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in West India, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in West India
                Italians win, taking West India from UK_Pacific with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from West India to Persia
            3 fighters moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Bulgaria

Place Units - Italians
            2 aaGuns and 1 infantry placed in Persia
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6
            Italians collect 19 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 19 PUs
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 23 PUs

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[Private-Panic]

Sorry for the delay Herr FM, but am finally catching up with my A&A games

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 26

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 destroyers and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 bomber moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            1 bomber moved from Kansu to Northwest Persia
            4 fighters moved from India to Northwest Persia

Combat - ANZAC
            ANZAC creates battle in territory 44 Sea Zone
            ANZAC creates battle in territory 37 Sea Zone
            Battle in Northwest Persia
                ANZAC attack with 2 bombers and 4 fighters
                Germans defend with 3 artilleries and 1 infantry
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 bombers and 4 fighters in Northwest Persia, round 2 :  4/6 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 3 artilleries and 1 infantry in Northwest Persia, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    3 fighters owned by the ANZAC, 3 artilleries owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northwest Persia
                ANZAC win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Japanese with 2 bombers and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -15
                Casualties for Germans: 3 artilleries and 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 3 fighters

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            2 bombers moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to Queensland
            2 bombers moved from Queensland to India
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to India
            2 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 destroyers placed in 54 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 15 PUs
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 25 PUs

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[FMErwinRommel]

I’ve been rolling amazing dice in my other team game and another pbem game, but I can’t seem to get a break in this game.  Air attack on 4 ground troops in N.Persia and they give 3 hits instead of 1 1/3 average.  But it stops the flow of ground troops to the Ger front line.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 26

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 destroyers and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 bomber moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            1 bomber moved from Kansu to Northwest Persia
            4 fighters moved from India to Northwest Persia

Combat - ANZAC
            ANZAC creates battle in territory 44 Sea Zone
            ANZAC creates battle in territory 37 Sea Zone
            Battle in Northwest Persia
                ANZAC attack with 2 bombers and 4 fighters
                Germans defend with 3 artilleries and 1 infantry
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 bombers and 4 fighters in Northwest Persia, round 2 :  4/6 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 3 artilleries and 1 infantry in Northwest Persia, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    3 fighters owned by the ANZAC, 3 artilleries owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northwest Persia
                ANZAC win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Japanese with 2 bombers and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -15
                Casualties for Germans: 3 artilleries and 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 3 fighters

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            2 bombers moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to Queensland
            2 bombers moved from Queensland to India
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to India
            2 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 destroyers placed in 54 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 15 PUs
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 25 PUs

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
                  French take Northwest Persia from Italians

Combat - French

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

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[FMErwinRommel]

I was surprised when Ger moved its stack from N. Persia>Persia several turns again.  Sure, it blocked the flow of troops from India>Iraq, which was the biggest source of Brit reinforcements.  And it brought India in range of Ger bombers.  But it also meant that ALL of Ger’s reinforcements had to pass by the Allied stack to reach the Axis stack.  It took a while to get the ANZ air force into position.  It had to be an ally that followed Brit, as the U.S. would have suffered from AA fire.  I will be interested in seeing what the Axis do to counter this new development.  And will the Ger’s take the Rus terr’s vacated by Brit, or will it leave them for Jpn to reclaim them.

[FMErwinRommel]

At the end of round 26, the allies have a 69 PU per turn advantage.  But this overstates the Allies actual ability to out build the Axis.  UKPac underspent by 5 PU and China’s builds from its 29 PUs, can’t be used outside of China.  So the allies advantage is half of what it appears to be.  35 extra PUs per turn will take a long time to push back the axis.  Each side has been looking for ways to outmaneuver the other side, or counter the other side’s maneuvering.  Italy and Japan have resisted being neutralized despite massive American resources thrown against them.  Japan starts the game with more TUV than anyone else, while Italy has many N.O.s it can claim and is protected by Ger.

[Private-Panic]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 27

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 4x airfield; Remaining resources: 81 PUs;
            Germans buy 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Urals to Evenkiyskiy
                  Germans take Evenkiyskiy from UK_Pacific
            1 mech_infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Timguska
                  Germans take Timguska from UK_Pacific
            1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Persia to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Volgograd to Iraq
            2 fighters moved from Persia to Iraq
            2 fighters moved from Persia to Iraq
            3 bombers moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
            2 fighters moved from Volgograd to Iraq

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Iraq
                Germans attacks with 7 units heading to Iraq
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Iraq
                    AA fire in Iraq :  1/2 hits
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Iraq rolls: 8 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Iraq causes 6 damage total.
            Battle in Northwest Persia
                Germans attack with 3 bombers and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 2 infantry in Northwest Persia, round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in Northwest Persia, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French lost in Northwest Persia
                Germans win, taking Northwest Persia from French with 3 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                Germans attack with 2 fighters
                British defend with 9 aaGuns, 7 armour, 38 artilleries, 2 bombers, 1 factory_minor, 9 infantry and 88 mech_infantrys; French defend with 1 infantry; Americans defend with 4 bombers, 3 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 6 tactical_bombers; ANZAC defend with 2 bombers and 1 fighter
                    AA fire in Iraq :  0/2 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 fighters in Iraq, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 9 aaGuns, 7 armour, 38 artilleries, 8 bombers, 4 fighters, 10 infantry, 89 mech_infantrys and 6 tactical_bombers in Iraq, round 2 :  60/162 hits
                    2 aaGuns owned by the British and 2 fighters owned by the Germans lost in Iraq
                British win with 7 aaGuns, 7 armour, 38 artilleries, 8 bombers, 4 fighters, 10 infantry, 89 mech_infantrys and 6 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -10
                Casualties for Germans: 2 fighters
                Casualties for British: 2 aaGuns
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer and 4 fighters
                Americans defend with 1 submarine
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 4 fighters in 125 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/5 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 125 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Germans lost in 125 Sea Zone
                retreated to 125 Sea Zone
                Americans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            4 fighters moved from 125 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            1 bomber and 5 fighters moved from Iraq to Persia
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Persia
            1 aaGun moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
            2 artilleries moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
            3 artilleries moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Volgograd
            1 armour moved from Russia to Volgograd
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry placed in Caucasus
            2 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry placed in Volgograd
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Russia
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            1 destroyer placed in 113 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Iraq: 2 aaGuns
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Persia: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,5
            Germans collect 63 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 63 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 70 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 75 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 90 PUs

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[Private-Panic]

@FMErwinRommel:

I was surprised when Ger moved its stack from N. Persia>Persia several turns again.  Sure, it blocked the flow of troops from India>Iraq, which was the biggest source of Brit reinforcements.  And it brought India in range of Ger bombers.  But it also meant that ALL of Ger’s reinforcements had to pass by the Allied stack to reach the Axis stack.  It took a while to get the ANZ air force into position.  It had to be an ally that followed Brit, as the U.S. would have suffered from AA fire.  I will be interested in seeing what the Axis do to counter this new development.  And will the Ger’s take the Rus terr’s vacated by Brit, or will it leave them for Jpn to reclaim them.

With J doing so poorly G had to do something and this was about the only aggressive move I could come up with.

[Private-Panic]

@FMErwinRommel:

At the end of round 26, the allies have a 69 PU per turn advantage.  But this overstates the Allies actual ability to out build the Axis.  UKPac underspent by 5 PU and China’s builds from its 29 PUs, can’t be used outside of China.  So the allies advantage is half of what it appears to be.  35 extra PUs per turn will take a long time to push back the axis.  Each side has been looking for ways to outmaneuver the other side, or counter the other side’s maneuvering.  Italy and Japan have resisted being neutralized despite massive American resources thrown against them.  Japan starts the game with more TUV than anyone else, while Italy has many N.O.s it can claim and is protected by Ger.

Nevertheless, I would say that the Allies have the advantage …… :cry:

[Private-Panic]

I did not scr for you in Iraq as it would have been suicide.

Also 2 of my figs were accidentally instructed to fight the stack in Iraq when they should have been escorting the bombers. So I edited to under that error.

Let’s see what Japan can pull out of the hat!? I am relying on you witt! :roll:

[FMErwinRommel]

Oh man, I wasn’t thinking that after Ger took back N. Persia, that it could NCM the remaining mech units into Persia.  At least my AA finally hit.  I put too many U.S. ftrs in India, forgetting that UKPac was going to build ftrs.  U.S. will return half of its ftrs from India to Iraq this turn for intercepting, defense and offense.  Japan should file a letter of protest that the Germans took 2 Rus terr that had belonged to Japan.

[Witt]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 27

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 11x factory_major; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 12 PUs;
            Japanese buy 1 destroyer and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
                  Japanese take Yenisey from UK_Pacific
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Japanese creates battle in territory 37 Sea Zone
            Battle in 8 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 8 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            4 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters, 4 infantry, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yakut S.S.R. to 6 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            1 fighter moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 8 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 44 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3
            Japanese collect 23 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 24 PUs

Territory Summary for Japanese :

Caroline Islands : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 infantry
    Korea : 1 aaGun, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Japan : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Philippines : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Sakha : 1 flag
    Yenisey : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Soviet Far East : 1 flag
    Amur : 1 flag
    Yakut S.S.R. : 1 flag
    Siberia : 1 flag
    Buryatia : 1 flag
    Celebes : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    41 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    43 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    37 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    35 Sea Zone : 2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports
    6 Sea Zone : 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 67 / 90
    Russians : 1 / 0
    Japanese : 26 / 24
    Americans : 52 / 73
    Chinese : 23 / 29
    British : 31 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 22 / 37
    Italians : 21 / 23
    ANZAC : 14 / 25
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[FMErwinRommel]

Visiting family, will take turn this eve.  Will have to shift forces with Jpn move in force from homeland to Phil.

[FMErwinRommel]

PP: Intercept U.S. bomber and TB and 7 escorts with your 7 Ger ftrs in Persia?

[FMErwinRommel]

I’m attached saved file because after combat move, it didn’t give me option to post for you to decide interceptions.  PP: intercept U.S. bomber, TP and 7 escorts with your 7 Japan ftrs in Persia?  Witt:  intercept 3 U.S. bombers with your 3 ftrs in Japan?  I decided not to give up on bombing Japan.

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[Witt]

I will this time , thank you.

[FMErwinRommel]

I will wait for PP decision on his interception.  Besides I am heading out anyway.  Thought that Witt would like the odds of 3 on 3.