XDAP-01 Creature Commandos (Axis) vs. Team BoldDutch (Allies)

[dutchmand]

You son of a bitch!  2,459 Americans were killed in that ambush absent of all honor!  We weren’t expecting it until December of next year.

Now you woken us up.  Within 2 years we will be building more fighter planes in one month than you will produce in the whole of the war.

[Gargantua]

And a Canadian Lighthouse was shelled!

This means WAR!  Get him Dutch!

[dutchmand]

Round :1

Politics - Americans
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States
            Setting uses for triggers used this phase.

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Americans
            Setting uses for triggers used this phase.
            Giving bonus movement to units
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in 26 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 26 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 26 Sea Zone, round 1 :  3/7 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 26 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                    1 destroyer owned by the Japanese and 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 26 Sea Zone
                Americans win, taking 26 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Americans win with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            Recording Battle Statistics

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to Central United States
            1 artillery moved from Eastern United States to Central United States
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to French Guiana
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to Central United States
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to Central United States
            1 aaGun moved from Western United States to Central United States

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 48 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 48 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 68 PUs

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[dutchmand]

Round :1

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: games.strategy.engine.data.ProductionFrontier called productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            Giving bonus movement to units
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Hunan
            6 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Hunan
                Chinese attack with 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Hunan, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Hunan, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Hunan, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
                Chinese win, taking Hunan from Japanese with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Chinese win with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Yunnan, round 1 :  1/7 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 1 :  0/4 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  1/7 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  3/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 3 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 :  2/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese , 1 infantry owned by the Chinese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
                Chinese win with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
            Recording Battle Statistics

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

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

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Shensi : 1 fighter and 6 infantry
    Yunnan : 2 infantry
    Hunan : 2 infantry
    Szechwan : 1 infantry

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[dutchmand]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.8

Game History

Round :1

Combat Move - British
            Giving bonus movement to units
            1 fighter moved from Burma to French Indo China
            1 fighter moved from India to French Indo China
            1 tactical_bomber moved from India to French Indo China
            1 artillery moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Italian Somaliland
            1 artillery moved from 76 Sea Zone to Italian Somaliland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia
            1 artillery moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 artillery moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in French Indo China
                British attack with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                British win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                British win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in Ethiopia
                British attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British win, taking Ethiopia from Italians with 1 artillery, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British win with 1 artillery, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in Italian Somaliland
                British attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Italian Somaliland from Italians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                British win with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Recording Battle Statistics

Non Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 109 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 armour moved from 109 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 artillery moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 infantry moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 battleship moved from 111 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 104 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to United Kingdom
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Burma
            1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Burma
            3 aaGuns and 5 infantry moved from India to Burma
            3 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 carrier moved from 98 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt

Place Units - British
            1 destroyer placed in 109 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in United Kingdom
            5 infantry East India

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 29 PUs; end with 29 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 34 PUs

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[dutchmand]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.8

Game History

Round :1

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: UK_Pacific player Removing units owned by PlayerID named:UK_Pacific from India: 5 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            5 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 10 PUs; end with 12 PUs total
                Some units change owners in territory India

Territory Summary for UK_Pacific :

India : 1 factory_major

[dutchmand]

Sorry guys. Having some problems here.  I am in the mountians for the weekend and my mobile internet is very shotty.  I have had to reload the thing midstream a few times, and one of the times was between the UK Euro and UK Pac placement.  I wasn’t sure what had happened, so I added 5 inf to Calcutta, and then when it corrected itself, I needed to delete them.

All the dice were sent properly however, so there is no combat resolution issue.

[dutchmand]

Gazza is up!  Musolini, make prudent decisions or the Ordine del giorno Grandi Mussolini may be defeated in a vote at a Grand Council of Fascism, causing the King to arrest you.

[Cow]

wow nice j1 DOW. it is so refreshing. slightly modified from my version, but nothing I won’t disagree with.

[Make_It_Round]

Cheers Cow! That’s high praise indeed, coming from yourself…

The Pearl Harbor finesse on the J1 DoW opening is a way to neutralize US sub / transport shenanigans and utilize more Axis fighter firepower early in the game.

There are two options for the American defender:

1. Scramble. In which case, if enough Japanese fighters are lost during combat, you are free to reposition one or more of your SZ6 carriers to more flexible, aggressive positions like the Carolines or Philippines during non-combat movement.

2. No scramble. In which case, an easy Japanese naval victory is assured at little or no cost to yourself. Just leave at least one destroyer behind off Hawaii to block the Los Angeles fleet’s counter-attack (either a battle survivor or a SZ6 leftover). This means the only possible counterattack remaining comes from US air power only – no hit soaks from Allied naval units are possible. The battle should, statistically, be more costly for the US than Japan, should they choose to attempt to recreate the Battle of Midway. Taking Wake Island with 2 infantry would be another way to tilt the odds in Japan’s favor (this cuts a further two US fighters out of counterattack range, but considerably slows conquest of East Indies).

I gambled hard on Dutch choosing the ‘scramble’ option, as I hadn’t properly prepared any counter-counterattack (a 2-sub, 2-transport purchase would be better for that; as well as a repositioning of more fighters to Japan during non-combat movement phase). Attacking with just enough units to make it a fair fight if he scrambled was part of my plan to bait him, but he didn’t bite.

Next time, I’ll hedge my bets and make more aggressive purchase and placement decisions, so that the defender’s choice less completely determines my J2 move…

Anyway, keep up the good work in compiling and analyzing optimal opening moves.

Best, MIR

[Cow]

I like the gamble. :)

[Make_It_Round]

Gazza, you’re up man…!

[boldfresh]

gazza hasn’t been online for 4 days - anyone know what’s up?

[boldfresh]

@Boldfresh:

gazza hasn’t been online for 4 days - anyone know what’s up?

granted, it was a holiday weekend but what gives  :wink:

[Make_It_Round]

I am losing my computer earlier than expected – this Saturday morning. After that, as I mentioned before, it’s 10 days of life as a nomad before getting set up again. I predict I won’t be able to log my next move until June 22nd or 23rd.

Could I ask for a cease-fire until then? I’d hate to scupper what looks like a very interesting game for all involved… And I think that other teams may be even slower than ourselves in making progress, so there’s no worry about missing the next round. Let me know what you think, MIR

[dutchmand]

At this rate that we are going, how would we even know that there was a cease fire?

Sure would be nice to get Round 1 finished sometime before Christmas.

[Cow]

haha I am sure you guys will be fine. some games take longer than others. some days the game will progress faster than other.

[gazza]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.8

Game History

Round :1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            Giving bonus movement to units
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 artillery moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 artillery moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            1 armour moved from Albania to Greece
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 artillery moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 armour moved from Tobruk to Tunisia

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Italians win with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Italians win with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
                Italians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
            Recording Battle Statistics
            Trigger Italians Conquer France: Setting turns to 1-+ for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation attached to French
            Trigger Japanese Conquer France: Setting turns to 1-+ for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation attached to French
            Setting uses for triggers used this phase.

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 17 PUs

[gazza]

sorry everone i have been away for a few days italy posted

[dutchmand]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.8

Game History

Round :1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            Giving bonus movement to units
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
                  ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch

Combat - ANZAC
            Recording Battle Statistics

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from New Zealand to Queensland
            1 fighter moved from New Zealand to Queensland
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to South Australia
            1 aaGun moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 aaGun moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 destroyer placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 12 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 17 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs

Territory Summary for ANZAC :

Shan State : 1 infantry
    Queensland : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 3 fighters, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    New Zealand : 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New South Wales : 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    South Australia : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Dutch New Guinea : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    45 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    62 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 2 destroyers
    Egypt : 2 infantry