13L G40 UnknownSoldier (Allies + 10) vs Alexgreat

[lexgreat]

Hm, lot of soulsearching right now :)
I am very risk-averse, normally, but why not risking something occasionally? Hope I did not calculate too sloppy…
If some rolls now and G4 go well, we have an intense game ahead. If they go wrong, you will have won the game in a few rounds I guess. Or if my plans are an inherent failure, anyway :)

[lexgreat]

Doing the turn. I attack London with 7 air in total (2 bomber, 3 tacs, 2 figs). You have three figs to send up.
No other attacks, I built 7 TTs.

Intercept decision, pls, whenever you can, no hurry, you are on holidays.

[UnknownSoldier]

Vacation is over  :cry:…Thanks for your patience!

I think I will leave the fighters grounded for now and let the aa guns do their job.  :|

[lexgreat]

WB, sadly there always is an end to vacations. Hope you had a great one!

Can you mabye ask your gunners on the ground to miss? Just for one turn ;)

[lexgreat]

not so good….apparently I did not save a file. This attack will be made, of course, same amount of air heading to London, same build, but I need to think about what else I did.

[UnknownSoldier]

@alexgreat:

not so good….apparently I did not save a file. This attack will be made, of course, same amount of air heading to London, same build, but I need to think about what else I did.

oops…I almost asked if you had a file so I could see the rest, but then decide it did not matter in keeping the planes grounded.

[lexgreat]

might have a file on my notebook, but fell asleep yesterday after bringing kid to bed…

re the map, you would not have seen anything other than the builds and the air combat movement I told you about. But you are right in principal, of course, and I can send it still. Figured you would be able to decide quicker without downloading the map first while camping.

[lexgreat]

I searched everywhere, nothing. My problem is that I do not know anymore how I wanted to position parts of my fleet etc, and if I wanted to attack Scotland or not. I remember that I tinkered for quite some time. Give me a day or more, is that possible? If not, I will whip out a standard G3 in no time ;)

[UnknownSoldier]

@alexgreat:

I searched everywhere, nothing. My problem is that I do not know anymore how I wanted to position parts of my fleet etc, and if I wanted to attack Scotland or not. I remember that I tinkered for quite some time. Give me a day or more, is that possible? If not, I will whip out a standard G3 in no time ;)

wait…there is a standard for G3???

[lexgreat]

Yes, didnt you know? It involves, among others, claiming the Tenno’s throne for Austria, giving the Italians an equal say in all things and, in the unlikely case the latter was a horrible mistake, preparing exile in Chile.

Thx US, appreciate your patience. Turn coming my evening today. In my dry-run, your gunners didnt hit a thing ;)

[lexgreat]

Heading in with 6 air, pls let me know about intercept.

[UnknownSoldier]

no intercept

[lexgreat]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 7 transports; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 111 Sea Zone to Scotland
            1 infantry moved from 111 Sea Zone to Scotland
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from 112 Sea Zone to United Kingdom

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Scotland
            Air Battle in United Kingdom
                Germans attacks with 6 units heading to United Kingdom
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                    AA fire in United Kingdom :  4/5 hits
                1 bomber and 3 tactical_bombers killed by AA
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 4 and causes: 4 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 4 damage total.
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
            1 carrier moved from 112 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 111 Sea Zone to Scotland
            1 aaGun moved from 111 Sea Zone to Scotland
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            8 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Germany
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Germany
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Germany
            5 infantry moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 infantry moved from Poland to Germany
            1 artillery moved from Poland to Germany
            13 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium

Place Units - Germans
            7 transports placed in 113 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 43 PUs; end with 45 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

[lexgreat]

Honestly, US, after that AA roll I have lost my will to continue this game. Its too distorting. Losing three tacs as cover for the bombers would have been bad, but ok, how unrealistic is a 3/5. But a 4/5 takes away all chances. Will likely throw the towel after G4, and thats really not my normal behaviour.

[UnknownSoldier]

@alexgreat:

Honestly, US, after that AA roll I have lost my will to continue this game. Its too distorting. Losing three tacs as cover for the bombers would have been bad, but ok, how unrealistic is a 3/5. But a 4/5 takes away all chances. Will likely throw the towel after G4, and thats really not my normal behaviour.

I understand how you feel. I recently lost a huge sea battle as Japan against the the Allies while playing rpg44. I should not have lost it, but I conceded after that because I had no chance. That being said, never underestimate my ability to screw up  :|

[UnknownSoldier]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns and 18 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Kazakhstan
            3 infantry moved from Samara to Novosibirsk
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            9 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 aaGun, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in Russia
            Russians undo move 2.
            3 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russians :

Kazakhstan : 2 infantry
    Buryatia : 2 aaGuns and 18 infantry
    Belarus : 2 aaGuns, 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 17 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Eastern Poland : 1 infantry
    Bessarabia : 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 airfield, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 factory_major and 6 infantry
    Ukraine : 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 2 aaGuns, 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 14 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    Novosibirsk : 3 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor
    Novgorod : 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Caucasus : 2 infantry
    113 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    114 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser
    91 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 43 / 55
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 50 / 50
    Americans : 50 / 71
    Chinese : 6 / 6
    British : 30 / 32
    UK_Pacific : 7 / 6
    Italians : 14 / 24
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[lexgreat]

“That being said, never underestimate my ability to screw up  :|”

Everytime I read something similar to this I know the opponent is sure of winning now :)
Its not only the probability of about one in 1500 rolls or so, its the snowball effect this will have on my next G. No way you give away this advantage now, but enough said, its only disappointment speaking about one roll with < 0,001 probability at the most critical time with the most hurting consequences, not just losing inf somewhere in a multi unit battle. Dont give it attention, its written for me I suspect.

So on with Japan later today and no more whining.

[UnknownSoldier]

@alexgreat:

“That being said, never underestimate my ability to screw up  :|”

Everytime I read something similar to this I know the opponent is sure of winning now :)
Its not only the probability of about one in 1500 rolls or so, its the snowball effect this will have on my next G. No way you give away this advantage now, but enough said, its only disappointment speaking about one roll with < 0,001 probability at the most critical time with the most hurting consequences, not just losing inf somewhere in a multi unit battle. Dont give it attention, its written for me I suspect.

So on with Japan later today and no more whining.

Never thought you were whining sir. I learned a hard lesson from JWW, and even learned it again against Whackamatt. I thought I had both of them beat and never saw what they had planned coming. I do realize those rolls were astronomical odds. All I know is I am never sure of anything in this game. Just want to make sure you did not think I was being disrespectful or anything.  :-)

[lexgreat]

no disrespect, of course not. sure mistakes can happen and change the game again. Just do not think they are terribly likely from experienced players. We will see!

[lexgreat]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 destroyers, 1 factory_minor, 1 mech_infantry and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Shensi
                  Japanese take Shensi from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
                  Japanese take Szechwan from Chinese
            1 armour moved from Yunnan to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
            1 armour moved from Shan State to French Indo China
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 56 Sea Zone to Western Australia
            1 artillery moved from 56 Sea Zone to Western Australia
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Japan
            1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Japan
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Japan
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea
            9 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Philippines
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Philippines
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Philippines
            1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in Western Australia
            Battle in Sumatra

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 aaGun moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines

Place Units - Japanese
            2 destroyers and 3 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry placed in Manchuria
            1 factory_minor placed in French Indo China

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 62 PUs; end with 62 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs