13L G40 Boldfresh (+9) vs. Hobo - game 3

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 1 carrier and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 bomber moved from India to 98 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Volgograd
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Volgograd
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to 100 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Persia to 98 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 100 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 80 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
                  Chinese take Yunnan from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
                  UK_Pacific take Shan State from Japanese

Combat - British
            Battle in Volgograd
                British attack with 3 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 2 armour, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                British win with 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 2 armour and 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 mech_infantrys
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 transports
                British win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 48
                Casualties for British: 1 bomber and 1 submarine
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 transports

Non Combat Move - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 98 Sea Zone: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 98 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kenya to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 battleship and 1 transport moved from 79 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from India to Eastern Persia
            2 infantry moved from India to West India
            3 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Volgograd to Samara
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from Brazil to British Guiana
            3 aaGuns, 10 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Burma to India

Place Units - British
            1 armour placed in Egypt
            1 submarine placed in 98 Sea Zone
            1 carrier placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 31 PUs; end with 34 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 7 PUs; end with 7 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from India: 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Burma: 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from India: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Burma: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Egypt: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Samara: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Iraq: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from United Kingdom: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Morocco: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[boldfresh]

there’s a little help from the dice.  that should help turn this game into a barn burner.

[boldfresh]

now just imagine another 50+ russian units on the board (of course you would have 20+ more germans as well if not for the ukraine massacre).  :-)

regardless, my goal was accomplished - this went from a one sided game to a game that is going to require creativity and has danger at every turn!  that’s my kinda game.

[boldfresh]

screw it, i’m pulling all the british back to calcutta -
no sense trying to get cute.

[boldfresh]

i admit that clearing your fleet was lucky, but i had about a 35-40% shot to do it, and it was my best chance to keep you from winning in the short term.  :-)

[boldfresh]

japan’s stalled out, so victory is not coming in the pacific.  you got 7 of 8 in europe, but egypt is gonna be a much tougher proposition nowj with that little breakthrough.  fun fun fun

[boldfresh]

now, if you attack egypt and i wipe you out 2 to 1, we might be about back to where we started.  :lol:

[hobo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 6

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery moved from French West Africa to Nigeria
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Nigeria
                Italians attack with 1 artillery
                French defend with 1 infantry
                British win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Tobruk to Gibraltar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
            4 fighters moved from Tobruk to 95 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from Tobruk to Gibraltar

Place Units - Italians
            2 carriers and 1 destroyer placed in 95 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 26 PUs; end with 27 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 32 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 37 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Tambov: 2 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Caucasus: 2 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 6

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 destroyer moved from 79 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

[hobo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 7

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 6 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Nenetsia
                  Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Russia

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Russia
                Germans attack with 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield and 1 factory_major
                Germans captures 21PUs while taking Russians capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking Russia from Russians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 112 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to Southern Italy
            3 armour moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            3 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Gibraltar
            6 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Tambov
            2 aaGuns moved from Smolensk to Russia
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
            14 armour and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            3 armour moved from Ukraine to Tambov
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Tambov to Caucasus
            3 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to France
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to Southern Italy

Place Units - Germans
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone
            3 infantry placed in France
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            3 armour placed in Ukraine

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 59 PUs; end with 81 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 86 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 91 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 106 PUs

[boldfresh]

R7

[hobo]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 carriers, 1 destroyer and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to 25 Sea Zone
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 33 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            5 fighters moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Jehol to 25 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 5 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Jehol to Korea
                  Japanese take Korea from Americans
            4 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            1 bomber moved from Celebes to Shan State
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kazakhstan
                  Japanese take Kazakhstan from Russians

[hobo]

need ool for midway.  I would assume default best dice last but just checking.

[boldfresh]

i’m on so just give me your first round hits

[boldfresh]

sloppy mistake leaving the ftr in haw…  but it might blow up in your face too.  notoriously dicey battle, and an all-in one at that.

[boldfresh]

i’d say if i can keep the transports here, we’d be about even on the dice.  me getting diced in the huge battle in europe and you getting diced in the huge battle in the pacific.

[boldfresh]

i do not feel good about the battle.  it’s rare that i get evening out dice in a game after i get a heavy dicing.

[boldfresh]

Lets see its all about round 1.  If you hit under a couple and I hit over a couple watch out.  :-o

[hobo]

13 hits, or exactly the average…

[boldfresh]

lose sub, 5 des, tip 5 acc, lose 2 acc

give me the damage in round 2 (if i get any hits back!) and your round 2 hits.