L12 wheatbeer (Axis) vs Boldfresh (Allies +7) reboot

[wheatbeer]

UK1 you got kinda screwed by how many German subs were alive.  What you did with your bid was very good.  Italy had to forgo Greece, block the Suez against your fleet, and expose a lot of Italian land units.

Your UK1 Buy was probably too conservative.  Even though Germany had a good turn, I would only buy 9 infantry if I did Taranto (SZ97) + SZ96.  You could have bought another fighter for London and NCM’d some of the ones you already had (along with some infantry) to Scotland.  That way, you’d have 6 planes able to scramble to defend SZ109.

You didn’t use the transport off of SZ39 on turn 1 (I think).  You could have used it to claim Persia on turn 1.  I’m sure you realize now, but the ships in SZ39 were too vulnerable.  SZ79 would have worked.  Sometimes I send the UK Pacific BB to SZ54 so it can add some defense to the US fleet.

Sending the US fleet to SZ31 isn’t terrible, but it might not have been worth it just to pick up the fighter.  I usually start moving everything to or toward Australia to get ready to pick off the Dutch East Indies (DEI) and kill Japanese blocker ships.  ANZAC should generally take Java … sure the transport is doomed, but in the long run forcing Japan to fight for the DEI is best.

[wheatbeer]

Regarding round 2, the US made a bad choice in the Atlantic.

Germany can (and would) easily sink SZ91 on its own.  But consider what happens if Italy takes Morocco … then Germany wouldn’t even need to use it’s battleship or carrier because every single one of it’s planes would have a safe landing zone.

China could have sent less to Yunnan in combat, 6 infantry + 1 fig would have done.  Then you could have NCM’d and Mobilized everything else in Szechwan or Sikang.

With a buy of 5 infantry, you could have had a total of 9 infantry + 1 fig on Szechwan or Sikang.  Szechwan might end up annihilated by Japanese air power.  But Japan will have to lose 3 planes to make it happen, and in the long run that’s not a bad accomplishment for China.

The UK didn’t do anything bad except ignoring the undefended transport off Sumatra.  You might have done 2 inf, 1 fig, 1 tact to Shan, and the other fig to SZ41.  Sending another land unit to Shan is worth it to knock out a Japanese transport (and probably better than having ANZAC send a doomed destroyer out to sink it).

[wheatbeer]

As always, bear in mind, the Allies aren’t my strong point in this game.

[wheatbeer]

I hope one of those two longer posts was helpful.

Let me know if you want to keep playing this match or what.  I would be willing to go to low luck and/or switch sides if you want to start a new match.  Unlike many members of the forum, I enjoy low luck games.

[wheatbeer]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.9

Game History

Round :2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 bomber; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Syria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Syria to Egypt
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Egypt
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Egypt
                Italians attack with 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry; British defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                    AA guns fire in Egypt :  0/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in Egypt, round 1 :  2/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Egypt, round 1 :  5/12 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Egypt, round 1 :  3/11 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the British , 2 infantry owned by the ANZAC , 1 mech_infantry owned by the British , 1 aaGun owned by the British and 3 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Egypt
                    Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Egypt, round 2 :  3/9 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in Egypt, round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    1 armour owned by the British , 2 artilleries owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Egypt
                    Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber and 1 fighter in Egypt, round 3 :  4/7 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in Egypt, round 3 :  2/2 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the British , 2 artilleries owned by the Italians and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Egypt
                Italians win, taking Egypt from British with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 36
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 2 artilleries and 5 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            1 destroyer moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            1 bomber placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 19 PUs; end with 21 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 31 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 43 / 65
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 51 / 52
    Americans : 50 / 66
    Chinese : 6 / 18
    British : 25 / 23
    UK_Pacific : 6 / 6
    Italians : 19 / 31
    ANZAC : 10 / 12
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 2 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[wheatbeer]

The dice still aren’t your friend  :|

[Gargantua]

Wheatboot rebeer beerroot what?

[boldfresh]

i have never met a person the dice hate more than myself….  :lol:

[boldfresh]

i fold.  wanna play again?  :lol:  if so, when i get back from vacation end of july.

thanks for the tips

[wheatbeer]

Sure, let me know when you’re back.

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@Gargantua:

Wheatboot rebeer beerroot what?

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