FMERommel (X) vs ArtofWar1947 (L) BM3 19L

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 48

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 48

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians repair damage of 4x airfield; Remaining resources: 14 PUs; 
        Italians buy 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        4 fighters moved from France to 105 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 105 Sea Zone

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in 105 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 bomber and 4 fighters
            Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 4 fighters in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 105 Sea Zone
            Italians win with 1 bomber and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        3 fighters moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        1 bomber and 4 fighters moved from 105 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        4 mech_infantrys moved from Bulgaria to Bessarabia
        1 aaGun moved from France to Northern Italy
        4 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        5 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        5 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        3 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        1 submarine placed in 95 Sea Zone
        1 submarine placed in 97 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 10
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,2,5,6
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,2,6,5,1,3,2,4,4,2,6,2
        Italians collect 8 PUs (10 lost to blockades); end with 10 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : -0.67
Americans : -0.33

Savegame

[ArtofWar1947]

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 48

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 48

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsu

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in Kiangsu
        Trigger Chinese Destroy Factories Kiangsu ANZAC: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Chinese in Kiangsu

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
        3 fighters moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
        2 artilleries, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 11 submarines and 2 transports moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Queensland

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 13 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs

    Combat Move - French

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[FMErwinRommel]

Oops, forgot German air attacks on undefended transports in Pacific. Fighter Phil > tt sz34; bomber FIC > tt sz19

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 49

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 49

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 85 PUs; 
        Germans buy 9 armour, 3 artilleries and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
        2 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
        4 bombers moved from Northern Italy to 111 Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in 111 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 6 bombers, 4 fighters and 1 submarine
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 111 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 6 bombers, 4 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from 19 Sea Zone: 1 transport
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 34 Sea Zone: 1 transport
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        6 bombers moved from 111 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        3 fighters moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
        5 armour and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to West India
        32 infantry moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
        3 armour, 6 artilleries and 18 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
        2 fighters moved from Caucasus to Persia
        20 fighters moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        42 artilleries moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        4 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        5 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Northwest Persia
        4 armour moved from Volgograd to Northwest Persia
        3 armour moved from Ukraine to Volgograd
        1 armour moved from Bryansk to Volgograd
        7 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Northern Italy
        2 infantry moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
        1 fighter moved from 111 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Northern Italy
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Persia
        4 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
        1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Bulgaria
        8 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
        1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Philippines

    Place Units - Germans
        1 submarine placed in 105 Sea Zone
        1 submarine placed in 110 Sea Zone
        1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone
        3 artilleries placed in Persia
        3 armour placed in Volgograd
        3 armour placed in Ukraine
        3 armour placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6,1,2,5,5,4,2,4,6,2,3
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1
        Germans collect 57 PUs (5 lost to blockades); 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 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 67 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 87 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 0.67
British : -0.33

Savegame

[FMErwinRommel]

I was so careful to guard my Chinese VC and the IC. But got lulled into compacency when you never invaded. Well, at least ANZ didn’t get the income and lost a transport. I can take the territory back this turn and not lose the income. Interesting Allied move to Java sea. Need your caffeine fix, but there’s a line of Japanese already out the door.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 49

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 49

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 85 PUs; 
        Germans buy 9 armour, 3 artilleries and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
        2 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
        4 bombers moved from Northern Italy to 111 Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in 111 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 6 bombers, 4 fighters and 1 submarine
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 111 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 6 bombers, 4 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from 19 Sea Zone: 1 transport
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 34 Sea Zone: 1 transport
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        6 bombers moved from 111 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        3 fighters moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
        5 armour and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to West India
        32 infantry moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
        3 armour, 6 artilleries and 18 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
        2 fighters moved from Caucasus to Persia
        20 fighters moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        42 artilleries moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        4 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        5 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Northwest Persia
        4 armour moved from Volgograd to Northwest Persia
        3 armour moved from Ukraine to Volgograd
        1 armour moved from Bryansk to Volgograd
        7 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Northern Italy
        2 infantry moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
        1 fighter moved from 111 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Northern Italy
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Persia
        4 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
        1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Bulgaria
        8 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
        1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Philippines

    Place Units - Germans
        1 submarine placed in 105 Sea Zone
        1 submarine placed in 110 Sea Zone
        1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone
        3 artilleries placed in Persia
        3 armour placed in Volgograd
        3 armour placed in Ukraine
        3 armour placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6,1,2,5,5,4,2,4,6,2,3
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1
        Germans collect 57 PUs (5 lost to blockades); 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 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 67 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 87 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Northwest Persia: 2 mech_infantrys
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Tsinghai: 1 mech_infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Sikang: 1 mech_infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 0.67
British : -0.33

Savegame

[FMErwinRommel]

Reposted with NCM edit 2 mech from Cauc going to Tsing & Sik instead of to NW Persia.

[ArtofWar1947]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 49

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 49

    Combat Move - Russians

    Turn Complete - Russians

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[ArtofWar1947]

@ArtofWar1947
ANZAC’s sacrifice of an infantry unit and a transport to destroy the minor IC in Kiangsu was a selfless act. The Japanese have 4 MI within striking distance, not to mention another 10 possible units from the sea. So the Allies were not expecting to hold onto Kiangsu.

[FMErwinRommel]

I was surprised how the Allied fleets and land based planes could combine to have such a wide and powerful reach in the S. Pacific/India. Java alone can reach 3 ICs. What once would have been considered large garrisons deterring invasion, now can be easily crushed by your massive carrier squadrons. Japan can’t protect its SE Asia ICs even with large garrisons. So I can’t build anything of consequence in them. But I can retake them.

[FMErwinRommel]

Somehow I overlooked attacking the U.S. sub in Phil and NCM my fleet there. Will you allow me to attack it?

[ArtofWar1947]

@FMErwinRommel
Sure.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 49

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 49

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 7 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Japan to Marianas
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 22 Sea Zone to Marianas
        1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsu
        1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Kiangsu
        2 bombers moved from French Indo China to Kiangsu
        3 bombers moved from French Indo China to Paulau Island
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 34 Sea Zone to Paulau Island

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Marianas
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Marianas, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Marianas, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Marianas
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Marianas, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery in Marianas, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Marianas
            Japanese win, taking Marianas from Americans with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
        Battle in Paulau Island
            Japanese attack with 1 armour, 3 bombers and 1 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 artillery
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 3 bombers and 1 infantry in Paulau Island, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery in Paulau Island, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Paulau Island
            Japanese win, taking Paulau Island from Americans with 1 armour and 3 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery
        Battle in Kiangsu
            Japanese attack with 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys
            ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys in Kiangsu, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kiangsu, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Kiangsu
            Japanese win, taking Kiangsu from Chinese with 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 bomber moved from Marianas to Iwo Jima
        3 bombers moved from Paulau Island to Philippines
        2 bombers moved from Kiangsu to Philippines
        1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Persia
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from India to West India
        8 armour and 23 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to West India
        1 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe
        1 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei
        1 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Shensi
        1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
        1 infantry moved from Sikang to Szechwan
        1 artillery moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
        1 aaGun, 3 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 marine moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
        1 aaGun, 3 artilleries, 1 battleship, 6 carriers, 1 cruiser, 16 destroyers, 9 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 marine, 3 submarines, 3 tactical_bombers and 4 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun, 3 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 marine moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
        1 battleship, 17 carriers, 1 cruiser, 38 destroyers, 29 fighters, 51 submarines and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Japan to Guam
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Hainan to Yunnan
        1 fighter moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Yunnan
        1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 infantry placed in Malaya
        3 infantry placed in French Indo China
        1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Japan
        1 carrier and 2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in 6 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 42 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1,1,3,2,6,3,6,1,1,3,4,2,6,6,1,5,1,4,5,3,3,4,4,5,2,3,2,1,4,2,6,3,1,5,4,2,5,6,4,1,6,6,1,3,1,2,4,1,3,5,1,5,3,5,1,1,5,1,2,1,2,4,5,3,2,6,6,4,4,6,3,5,1,2,4,5,6,2,3,1,6,1,4,4,1,3,4,6,5,2,6,4,2,1,3,4,1,6,6,4,3,1,5,3,4,3,3,2,2,4,3,1,4,2,6,1,4,6,2,5,5,2,6,1,2,4,5,5,4,3,2,5,3,6,4,1,4,1,1,3,6,3,2,3,5,3,6,6,3,1,4,6,5,2,3,1,4,4,6,4,4,1,1,4,4,3,1,3,5,4,3,1,6,4,1,3,3,3,4,5,5,6,2,5,3,5,5,3,2,4,6,3,5,4,6,3,2,5,3,2,1,4,6,1,2,2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 35 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5
        Japanese collect 77 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 78 PUs
        Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 81 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 86 PUs
        Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 91 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 35 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
        EDIT: Changing PUs for Japanese from 91 to 93
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans : -0.33
Chinese : 0.67
Japanese : -2.00

Savegame

[FMErwinRommel]

Thanks, I increased Japan income by 2 points to negate the convoy damage by the sub that was sunk.

[ArtofWar1947]

@FMErwinRommel

You should switch from Start PBEM to Start Local Game if you checking the US threat. Otherwise, we both get a lot of unnecessary Marti emails.

[FMErwinRommel]

I have a rule question. The Americans shouldn’t be allowed to air attack Phil unless they can win the sea battle, because the planes can’t reach beyond sz35, which is controlled by Japan fleet. Yet in testing it, AI allowed the air attack, which killed all defending units in Phil and then all surviving U.S. planes were destroyed at end of turn. This shouldn’t even be allowed to take place

[FMErwinRommel]

Oops, right, didn’t think of that. Was just anxious to see what the computer would do with a U.S. air attack on Phil, so I could make any changes before you took your turn.

[FMErwinRommel]

It should have required a sea battle first, like in amphib attacks.

[ArtofWar1947]

@FMErwinRommel
According to the rules, the US just needs to make an attempt to clear SZ35 (e.g., send 1 submarine to attack the Japanese fleet there). The US would then lose all its fighters and tacs because the attack would be futile and the US could not send its CVs in on a NCM.

[FMErwinRommel]

I’m not going to make any change to Japan turn due to this discussion.