Tirano (X) Vs. Ichabod (L+17)

[Tirano]

No prob I understand the adjustment.  Scramble 111 with Fighter as the last casualty.

[Ichabod]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 91 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 98 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 71 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Germans buy 6 artilleries and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            3 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Yugoslavia

Combat - Germans
            British scrambles 1 units out of Scotland to defend against the attack in 111 Sea Zone
            Battle in France
                Germans attack with 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery; French defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys in France, round 2 : 4/19 hits, 6.17 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 6 infantry in France, round 2 : 7/11 hits, 4.33 expected hits
                    1 aaGun owned by the French, 7 infantry owned by the Germans and 3 infantry owned by the French lost in France
                    Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 3 artilleries and 3 mech_infantrys in France, round 3 : 4/12 hits, 5.00 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 3 infantry in France, round 3 : 4/8 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Germans, 3 infantry owned by the French, 1 artillery owned by the British and 3 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in France
                    Germans roll dice for 6 armour and 2 artilleries in France, round 4 : 4/8 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery and 1 fighter in France, round 4 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                    2 artilleries owned by the Germans, 1 armour owned by the French, 1 fighter owned by the French, 1 armour owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in France
                Germans captures 19PUs while taking French capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking France from French with 6 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Casualties for French: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Germans attack with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 7 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 7 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 5/11 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 5 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    5 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Yugoslavia
                Germans win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 battleship and 1 cruiser; French defend with 1 cruiser
                    Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                    Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    1 cruiser owned by the French, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 44
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                    Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British, 1 battleship owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 50
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 106 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 106 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the British and 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 106 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Trigger Germans Conquer France: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation_Switch attached to French

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
                  Germans take Finland from Neutral_Axis
            1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Denmark to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Poland
            1 cruiser moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
            3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
                  Germans take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
            2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            3 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy

Place Units - Germans
            1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone
            6 artilleries placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 39 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 1.50
    British : -3.17
    French : 3.33
    Neutral_Allies : -0.67

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[Ichabod]

@Ichabod:

    Germans : 1.50
    British : -3.17
    French : 3.33
    Neutral_Allies : -0.67

France rolled well…UK sucked.

I wish it was the other way around…rather have my mechs and artillery in Paris than all of my ships…same TUV for same TUV amount.

[Tirano]

Wow what a G1.  France went great and only one German sub was killed.

[Ichabod]

@Tirano:

Wow what a G1.  France went great and only one German sub was killed.

Exactly. It was really not a good G1. Sub optimal for sure. It’s easy for the UK to kill the capital ship and then Germany is just left with 2 subs…and only 6 tanks on Paris…woopty do.

[Tirano]

I also suspect you were attempting to strafe Yugo but killed it first round.

[Tirano]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov

Place Units - Russians
            3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            1 artillery and 7 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Amur: 6 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Yakut S.S.R.: 6 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Sakha: 2 aaGuns and 6 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Buryatia: 2 aaGuns and 6 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[Ichabod]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 5 PUs;

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With French
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied
            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

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
                  Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
            1 artillery moved from Jehol to Anhwe
                  Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            2 fighters moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from Kwangsi to Hunan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan

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[Ichabod]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 5 PUs;

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With French
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied
            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

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
                  Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
            1 artillery moved from Jehol to Anhwe
                  Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            2 fighters moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from Kwangsi to Hunan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Hunan, round 2 : 7/10 hits, 4.33 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 3 : 3/7 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 armour moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Shantung to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Kwangsi
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            3 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Anhwe
            1 aaGun and 5 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 fighter moved from Korea to Kiangsi
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to Kwangsi
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 fighters moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 35 PUs
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese : -1.33
    Japanese : 2.67

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[Tirano]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            4 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 4 infantry
                Japanese defend with 3 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 4/5 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Sikang
            2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan
            2 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            3 infantry placed in Sikang
            1 infantry placed in Szechwan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 9 PUs; end with 9 PUs
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese : 1.67
    Japanese : 0.00

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[Ichabod]

@Tirano:

I also suspect you were attempting to strafe Yugo but killed it first round.

Nope. I hit Yugo like I did almost every game and capture it. I don’t leave too much for Italy because in my games Italy is usually struggling just to defend it’s own capital.

[Tirano]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Iraq

triplea_42125_Bri1.tsvg

[Tirano]

Taranto scramble?

[Ichabod]

No Scramble.

[Tirano]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 carriers, 2 destroyers and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 10 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to 31 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry 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 31 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Eastern United States
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to Central United States

Place Units - Americans
            2 carriers and 1 destroyer placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Central United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 53 PUs

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            4 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 4 infantry
                Japanese defend with 3 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 4/5 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Sikang
            2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan
            2 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            3 infantry placed in Sikang
            1 infantry placed in Szechwan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 9 PUs; end with 9 PUs
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 artilleries and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Iraq

Combat - British
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 battleship and 2 submarines
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                    Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 battleship in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the British and 2 submarines owned by the Germans lost in 110 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser and 2 fighters in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 battleship in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 battleship owned by the Germans and 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
                British win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Germans: 1 battleship and 2 submarines
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians and 1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British
                    1 cruiser owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 battleship owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                    1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                British win, taking 97 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 39
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Battle in Iraq
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_Axis defend with 3 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Iraq, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                    Neutral_Axis roll dice for 3 infantry in Iraq, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Axis and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Iraq
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Iraq, round 3 : 4/6 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                    Neutral_Axis roll dice for 1 infantry in Iraq, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Axis lost in Iraq
                British win, taking Iraq from Neutral_Axis with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Axis: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Trans-Jordan
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
                  UK_Pacific take Sumatra from Dutch
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            3 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to Eire
                  British take Eire from Neutral_Allies
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ontario to Quebec

Place Units - British
            1 factory_minor placed in Egypt
            2 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            1 destroyer placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 30 PUs; end with 32 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 37 PUs

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

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 21 PUs; end with 21 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 artilleries and 3 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 0.33
    British : 2.33
    Italians : -0.50
    Chinese : 1.67
    Neutral_Axis : -0.33
    Japanese : 0.00

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[Tirano]

That is about the most disrespectful UK1 buy I have done in a long time, but after looking at others games and from my own experience SeaLion is just so sub optimal that Its almost good for the Allies when it happens.

[Ichabod]

Agreed that Sea Lion is usually sub-optimal.

[Ichabod]

Germany already had a rough G1. I was right that you would easily clean up the capital ship in the channel, but Germany still lost all inf, mech, and art in Paris. Yugo helped a little, but it doesn’t replace the artillery needed for defense of western Europe. I guess overall G1 is kind of evened out. Anyways, I do not think the Axis can win this game without Japan getting going. Especially with that agressive UK1 purchase despite getting a 19 bid. 19 is alot, maybe not for league experts. But in my skill level I usually lose against that high a bid. I beat you with 17 AND the US used resources in Iraq that were really a waste. But the J1 DOW maybe threw you off? I thought your Japan was initially on track to be a threat at one point. I think too many tanks went deep into china, when they were needed to defend a large stack seizing of India.

Anyways, the US bought and setup for KJF, not Germany. If you want to do a neutral crush And setup to challenge Japan for control of the Pacific while requesting Japan to completely cede the initiative, than I do not want to partake. The Western Allies will already be too powerful due to position and neutered economy of Japan.

I don’t see a valid reason or incentive for Japan to not go to war. As the board stands I see a lost game without Japan doing what it needs to do to have a chance. If there was a stack of transports and a navy sitting off Washington ready to go to Gibraltar than it might make sense. You do not have to neutral crush the same turn the US comes across the Atlantic. The US navy is already ready to get into position against Japan. Whereas Japan cannot even do something productive like limit Indias economy. I do not want to play 10 rounds to prove I lost the game.

You can still do a neutral crush if you want, but I do not want to be restricted. If you insist on stacking up against Japan while saying it cannot go to war it is I want my cake and eat it too. It would be an unrealistic strategy for someone of any merit in a real game to just let the US and allies win against Japan so easily. By the time you get to doing a neutral crush, the allies will have WON the game. It will be irrelevant.

Did you setup the US knowing Japan is not supposed to go to war on J2 or do you always setup like this? I imagine your setup is not much different. This is close to my normal setup because I can air blast Burma on J2 if India stacked there. If you want to play on without Japanese restrictions, feel free to make edits to include India. Editing the US navy purchase to the Atlantic might persuade me to think you are going for Ger. That navy can come back to the Pacific; but it makes a J3 an option because than Japan could get ready to make up for the extra growth of India. I don’t know because the US purchase was mostly warships. Did you buy a transport? The US probably should respond to Japan in the beginning anyways. I probably would even if I wanted to do a neutral crush.

I will wait for your response prior to doing Italys turn.

[Tirano]

So lots to address there, first off your g1 was rough, no doubt.  But it had ups and downs, Your Atlantic wall is non existent but your forces are sitting pretty on the East.  The UK is without a navy which HURTS.  I was forced into buying a destroyer just because you were left with 4 subs on the board on G1 and bought another one!  as for the aggressive UK purchase that is part of what I was wanting to play test, I am starting to think that Sea Lion is such a bad option that I want it to happen.  However, there are still some criteria I look for from Germany to be that aggressive, one of them is the German Buy consists of no aircraft or surface warships, the second is to see if Germany’s starting transport is in range to double scotch me (which it is not).  If one of those is true I will be fairly aggressive maybe 5 inf and a factory, or a couple mech for SA, however this game neither of those happened and so Sea Lion was not threatened AT ALL.

As for the US Purchase, I will always spend Heavy in the Pacific for at least a turn and normally two unless Japan goes for Russia, in which case I rush for the Atlantic because I know the soviets are getting pinched. My reason for that is, that even if Japan waits till J4 to Dow, the Japanese navy is so much larger than the American one that even if Japan buys nothing but transports/factories/ground units for the first 3 turns that America cannot hope to survive.  Also there is the reason that any American ships bought in the Pacific take 3 turns to project true threat, the turn they are bought, the next turn they are in Hawaii, the third turn they are in Carolines/Queensland and only then are they in a position to project threat to Japan, therefore I will almost always spend in the Pacific regardless what I want to do.  As for not buying transports on turn 1, what is the point?  With German subs, bombers and a cruiser in the Atlantic I need surface ships to even protect the one transport I do have.

Also despite the fact that I know you are doing a late Jdow, I cannot play as if I know that, it is cheesy.  I have to play as if you are setting up for a J2, with a neutral crush as an option in my book.  Similar to our last game, I didn’t try some crazy German AfricaKorp strategy where I beat the US to Iraq and go “haha beat your idea”. Similarly this game since you know I am doing a neutral crush I would find it incredibly cheesy for you to have a random Italian inf stationed in Greece ready to walk on to Turkey the turn I hit the neutrals, or for Japan to have a transport off the coast of Africa ready to claim Saudi Arabia or Mozambique.  Despite knowing your general plan I don’t play like I do (try anyways).

All of that being said, feel free to Jdow on turn 2, I truly understand.  If you want to do go for it.  Or if you feel like the G1 was so bad that you cant play from it, start the game over.  Or feel free to continue with the original plan, I understand any way you choose :)

[Ichabod]

I won’t have silly stuff setup like an Italian Infantry in Greece. But I assume the UK will attack Turkey same turn US hits Spain. When I see US transports in the Atlantic, Germany will naturally start preparing for defense. But just so you know, I usually have Italy buy lots pf ground to assist with defense of w. Europe regardless of the US plans because they can always drop a navy at a later time. Opposite of the purchases that you did.

I don’t think the UK was forced to buy a destroyer. That is a diff discussion. But I am not complaining about an agressive UK turn 1 purchase. You have very valid points. Just saying it is all the more reason for Japan to try to reach economic stability.