Stalingradski (Axis) vs Fortress (Allies) 2nd Ed Global

[Stalingradski]

That’s a better attitude than I generally have about dice - you’re a good role model!  :-)

Also, these things can very quickly shift back the other way.

[Stalingradski]

Yes, I’ll scramble German Fighter & Tac, Italian Fighter.

As I said, a bloody bloodfest!

[Eqqman]

I’m surprised Britain wasn’t tempted to go for the Gibraltar fleet combo recommended by Cow, it seems even more tempting when the Froggies are still there to support it.  Personally I’m not convinced it’s worth the trade-off of not giving Italy the round 1 pasting they so richly deserve.

[Fortress]

Eqq, I didn’t for a couple reasons.

No J1 DOW, so the US is on the sidelines. If he wants to, G2 can shut down Gibraltar and then I’m stuck in there (now without my Gibraltar Naval Base to move around) with the entire pissed-off Italian navy. Plus, I wanted him to burn some more German planes. From our last game, he knows what a premium I put on Cairo, so I figured he’d want to try to save Italian hardware at any cost.

The initiative against Italy is the one and only thing that UK has going for it. I’d like to keep a little bit of it  :-)

Of course, if I get routed doing Taranto without scratching that fleet, this is going to hurt. And I’m going to look dumb.

[Fortress]

S-

3 hits on the Taranto attack in first round. OOL? Tip, then…

[Stalingradski]

Tip, cruiser, German tac -

[Fortress]

You sank the carrier and splashed one plane. Round 2 I got 2 hits. You have a flaming battleship, ital fighter, ger fighter left. Who lives to see round 3?

[Fortress]

I only ask because I only have 4 units. It’s entirely conceivable that you hit 3x, then I miss and you hit. And whatever you picked would survive along with the italian tranny. Italian tranny? That’s Sofia Coppola, right?  :-P

[Stalingradski]

That was a great joke - I’d laugh if I weren’t a Patriots fan watching them get demolished by SF…  :oops:

I’ll keep the Italian fighter -

[Fortress]

Eh, I gave you the battleship - as it turns out it didn’t matter. The tranny survived. (And is making Godfather 4)

[Fortress]

Wow. If you’re in a bad mood about the Pats, don’t look at the Tobruk dice.

[Fortress]

It could be worse. I plan on being in the car for about 2 hours tomorrow. Sports talk radio in Chicago should be really fun and light tomorrow after the 4th loss in 5 games drops us out of a playoff spot…  :x

[Fortress]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.6

Game History

Round :1

Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Tobruk

Combat - British
            Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                    1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                British win with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport 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 and 2 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 97 Sea Zone, round 1 :  3/5 hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 1 :  3/5 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans , 1 fighter owned by the British , 1 cruiser owned by the Italians and 1 carrier owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/4 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 fighters and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Italians , 1 fighter owned by the British , 1 fighter owned by the Germans and 1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 cruiser in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 bomber owned by the British and 1 battleship owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                Italians win with 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter
            Battle in Tobruk
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tobruk, round 1 :  4/9 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Tobruk, round 1 :  0/6 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians and 3 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Tobruk
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tobruk, round 2 :  3/9 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 artillery in Tobruk, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Italians and 1 armour owned by the Italians lost in Tobruk
                British win, taking Tobruk from Italians with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 23
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 83 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from West India to 79 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 79 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            3 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Burma
            1 armour and 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 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to Eire
                  British take Eire from Neutral_Allies
            2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 aaGun moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Tobruk to Malta
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 fighter and 6 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 35 PUs

Territory Summary for British :

Burma : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    India : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    Malaya : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    37 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    39 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
    Iceland : 1 flag, 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 fighter and 1 harbour
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Egypt : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Union of South Africa : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Scotland : 1 flag, 1 airfield
    Malta : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    United Kingdom : 1 flag, 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 11 infantry
    Rhodesia : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Tobruk : 1 flag, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    80 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    96 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    104 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    94 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser
    Eire : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    109 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    83 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    Persia : 1 flag, 3 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 39 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 30 / 40
    Americans : 52 / 53
    Chinese : 8 / 8
    British : 30 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 1
    Italians : 10 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 15 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 5 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 8 times
            4 was rolled 7 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 6 times
        Average roll : 3.559
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 0.485
        Standard Deviation : 0.696
        Total rolls : 34

British Combat
            1 was rolled 3 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 5 times
            4 was rolled 5 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.429
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.450
        Standard Deviation : 0.671
        Total rolls : 21

Italians Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.769
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.250
        Standard Deviation : 0.500
        Total rolls : 13

[Fortress]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.6

Game History

Round :1

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 destroyers placed in 39 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 18 PUs total
            Some Units in 39 Sea Zone change ownership: 2 destroyers

Territory Summary for UK_Pacific :

India : 1 flag, 1 factory_major

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 39 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 30 / 40
    Americans : 52 / 53
    Chinese : 8 / 8
    British : 30 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 18
    Italians : 10 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 15 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 5 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 8 times
            4 was rolled 7 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 6 times
        Average roll : 3.559
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 0.485
        Standard Deviation : 0.696
        Total rolls : 34

British Combat
            1 was rolled 3 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 5 times
            4 was rolled 5 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.429
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.450
        Standard Deviation : 0.671
        Total rolls : 21

Italians Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.769
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.250
        Standard Deviation : 0.500
        Total rolls : 13

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.6

Game History

Round :1

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Egypt
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Albania to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 armour and 2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                British defend with 1 submarine and 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 13
                Casualties for British: 1 submarine and 1 transport
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Egypt
                Italians attack with 2 armour, 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry; British defend with 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Egypt from British with 2 armour, 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            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

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Ethiopia

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 15 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 17 PUs total

[Fortress]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.6

Game History

Round :1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
                  ANZAC take Java from Dutch
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to Sumatra
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Queensland
            2 aaGuns moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total

Territory Summary for ANZAC :

Malaya : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Queensland : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    New Zealand : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New South Wales : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
    Java : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Sumatra : 1 flag, 1 fighter
    42 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    46 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    26 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 39 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 30 / 40
    Americans : 52 / 53
    Chinese : 8 / 8
    British : 26 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 18
    Italians : 18 / 17
    ANZAC : 14 / 14
    French : 11 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Fortress]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.6

Game History

Round :1

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

Combat Move - French
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
                  French take Holland Belgium from Germans
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa

Combat - French
            Battle in Tunisia
                French attack with 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Tunisia, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Tunisia, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French and 1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Tunisia
                Italians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer
                    French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                French win with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

Territory Summary for French :

Trans-Jordan : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    United Kingdom : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Morocco : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    French Central Africa : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Holland Belgium : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    96 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
    76 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 36 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 30 / 40
    Americans : 52 / 53
    Chinese : 8 / 8
    British : 26 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 18
    Italians : 18 / 17
    ANZAC : 14 / 14
    French : 14 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.615
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.417
        Standard Deviation : 0.645
        Total rolls : 13

French Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.250
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.143
        Standard Deviation : 1.069
        Total rolls : 8

Italians Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 4.200
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.750
        Standard Deviation : 1.323
        Total rolls : 5

[Eqqman]

@Fortress:

Eqq, I didn’t for a couple reasons.

No J1 DOW, so the US is on the sidelines. If he wants to, G2 can shut down Gibraltar and then I’m stuck in there (now without my Gibraltar Naval Base to move around) with the entire pissed-off Italian navy. Plus, I wanted him to burn some more German planes. From our last game, he knows what a premium I put on Cairo, so I figured he’d want to try to save Italian hardware at any cost.

The initiative against Italy is the one and only thing that UK has going for it. I’d like to keep a little bit of it  :-)

Of course, if I get routed doing Taranto without scratching that fleet, this is going to hurt. And I’m going to look dumb.

It seems like it would never be a good reason to make that move, for all the ones you just listed there.  I’m surprised Cow is so for it.  It almost requires an investment in an Airbase there UK1 to make it a winning move.

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 2.6

Game History

Round :2

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 3 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 submarines moved from 111 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 artillery moved from France to Holland Belgium
            2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 94 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Greece
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Greece
            1 artillery moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 109 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 3 submarines
                British defend with 1 transport
                Germans win, taking 109 Sea Zone from Neutral with 3 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 94 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans win with 2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                French defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from French with 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Germans
            6 armour moved from France to Germany
            1 battleship moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 104 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
            2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            3 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            3 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            2 artilleries moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            3 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 aaGun moved from France to Southern France
            2 bombers moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour, 1 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 infantry placed in Western Germany
            1 infantry placed in Germany
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 43 PUs; end with 43 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 48 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs