I noticed it was your first post after I answered:
Welcome!
We all love 1940 here, so glad you are playing it.
Do you have to tally up anything in the game?
tally is just a phrase I used which means to add the number of hits (ex the attackers got) which are then subtracted from the defensive side.
ex. attack with 3 armor, 5 inf, and 1 ftr. roll a 1 for inf and 3 and 2 for arm and ftr. total is 3 hits which are then subtracted from the defenders’ forces.
look at the example i have given on your question earlier. with it what grigory tries to sya becomes clearer.
at least in my mind,
Hans