13L G40 Gamerman01(allies+10) vs seththenewb(axis) take 2

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from Java to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from India to Hunan
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Hunan

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Hunan
                ANZAC attack with 2 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -17
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 fighters
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 2 transports
                ANZAC win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 transports

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 artillery moved from Queensland to South Australia
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            1 infantry moved from 62 Sea Zone to New South Wales
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 54 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 fighter placed in New South Wales

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

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
                  French take Holland Belgium from Germans
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
                  French take Southern France from Germans

Combat - French

Non Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Turn Complete - French

[seth4god]

Wowza, that’s twice now you’ve lost 2 fighters attacking an inf/mech.

:evil:

[seth4god]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 armour, 5 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            6 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Southern France
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to Southern France
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            4 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Novgorod

[seth4god]

intercept Moscow?

[seth4god]

I’ll send 4 armor from EPOL to Baltic States just in case

[gamerman01]

@seththenewb:

Wowza, that’s twice now you’ve lost 2 fighters attacking an inf/mech.

:evil:

That I didn’t need to attack.

Yes it was greedy, but that is really horrible luck.
2.5% chance of losing (like in North Africa)
5% chance of losing both planes (China)

Now the interesting part will be…. do you attack Yunnan now?  And if so, do you get lucky or unlucky?  If unlucky, then the unfortunate incident with ANZ turns out to be fortunate…

Decision forthcoming

[gamerman01]

@seththenewb:

Wowza, that’s twice now you’ve lost 2 fighters attacking an inf/mech.

:evil:

2 fighters that I really needed for immediate defense, both times!!  Which is why I shouldn’t have attacked or pressed.

[gamerman01]

Yes, intercept with 2 fighters

[seth4god]

@Gamerman01:

Yes, intercept with 2 fighters

Are you getting greedy again? 2 fighters just like those other times!  :wink:

[seth4god]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 armour, 5 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            6 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Southern France
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to Southern France
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            4 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Novgorod
            4 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Russia
                Germans attacks with 3 units heading to Russia
                Russians launches 2 interceptors out of Russia
                2 fighters owned by the Russians lost in Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 3,4,5 and causes: 12 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 12 damage total.
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 4 armour, 4 artilleries and 5 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 4 armour, 4 artilleries and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Novgorod
                Germans attack with 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 2 fighters, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Germans attack with 1 armour and 1 bomber
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Germans win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from French with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from Russia to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
            3 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 bomber moved from Southern France to Western Germany
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in France
            Germans undo move 1.
            3 infantry placed in France
            1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            4 armour and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,5
            Germans collect 50 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 50 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs

[seth4god]

@seththenewb:

@Gamerman01:

Yes, intercept with 2 fighters

Are you getting greedy again? 2 fighters just like those other times!� :wink:

Holy moly! Prophetic words indeed! I don’t know what to tell you . . . really rough couple of turns for your air forces.

Air Battle in Russia
                Germans attacks with 3 units heading to Russia
                Russians launches 2 interceptors out of Russia
                2 fighters owned by the Russians lost in Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets

That’s just flipping insane . …  I’m trying to wrap my head around this. 6 fighters down for the price of an infantry.

[seth4god]

I’ve been thinking about whether or not I should press there or not. I’m halfway tempted to just for the sole reason that I feel like I’m riding a lucky streak against you. And I’m also scared for that reason . . . when’s this going to even out. A huge fail there could more than make up for the other breaks I’ve caught so far.

[gamerman01]

@seththenewb:

@Gamerman01:

Yes, intercept with 2 fighters

Are you getting greedy again? 2 fighters just like those other times!  :wink:

I figured if I don’t send them up, I’m not giving myself a chance to make up for the bad luck.

Yeah, 6 fighters down and I didn’t have to expose a single one of them to you.  Bad combination of horrible dice and ill-advised decisions.  It’s OK, I probably still got you  :-)

[gamerman01]

The French fought like French as usual, but it looks like I have bad-ass Russian ground units this game.  I’ll take that.

[gamerman01]

And you got weak SBR damage, at least……

[gamerman01]

But this horrendous luck has got to stop.  Nobody can win against sustained dice like that.

[seth4god]

Yeah, I noticed that too. The subpar SBR damage probably helps some, but I’d rather do the subpar damage and claim the 2 fighters vs 0-1 fighters and max damage.

[gamerman01]

@seththenewb:

Yeah, I noticed that too. The subpar SBR damage probably helps some, but I’d rather do the subpar damage and claim the 2 fighters vs 0-1 fighters and max damage.

No DUH, Seth!  Excuse me while I look for a silver lining somewhere!

[gamerman01]

Freaking Russian fortress was one bright spot (besides Yunnan, which is now extremely weakened) in this game and you go and shoot down both fighters and I get nothing.  Freaking RIDICULOUS what is going on in this game.
This is where a guy has got to stay on his game and not let the torrent of stupid dice get into the psyche