G40 2nd Ed. 2xAxe v tinydictator (+9 Allies)

[tinydictator]

For your convenience:

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 bombers, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to France
            EDIT: 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            EDIT: 1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Bryansk
            EDIT: 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 submarine moved from 43 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Americans creates battle in territory 10 Sea Zone
            Strategic bombing raid in France
                Bombing raid in France rolls: 6 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in France causes 6 damage total.
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                Americans win, taking 41 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Americans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 8 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 bomber moved from France to United Kingdom
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 89 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 101 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Hawaiian Islands to Western United States
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands
            2 submarines moved from 10 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Western United States to Eastern United States
            1 infantry moved from 101 Sea Zone to Eastern United States
            1 infantry moved from 101 Sea Zone to Central United States
            1 armour moved from Western United States to Central United States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to Central United States

Place Units - Americans
            2 bombers and 1 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 10 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
            Americans collect 48 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 48 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 63 PUs

And the Chinese (hope that the bloody mobile internet gets working again…)

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Chahar
                  Chinese take Chahar from Japanese

Combat - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Suiyuyan
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Sikang

Place Units - Chinese
            4 infantry placed in Sikang
            1 infantry placed in Suiyuyan
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Suiyuyan: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Chinese from Sikang: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 8 PUs; end with 8 PUs total

[Pakitho]

That’s why I think that it’s important for Japan to take out the American fleet if it can, even at the cost of mutual annihilation - once it’s gone it can go wild. Although I’m still thinking what to do to your UK Pacific/Anzac reaction…

I’m also pretty happy how things are turning out in Europe and the Med. As you say, lets see how it turns out. Brits coming up?

[tinydictator]

UK attached. I re-rolled the UK combat move once, as the first time the result was:

Iraq: 1 Inf, 1 ftr, 1 tac, 1 bmb vs 3 inf: 1 hit for me, 2 hits for Iraq after one round
Yunnan: 2 Inf, 1 Art, 1 Ftr vs 3 inf: 1 hit for me, 3 hits for Japan after 2 rounds

That was just more than I could take right now (in particular with you attacking Szwchuan and not loosing a single plane). The Iraq roll was the same on the second try (so I guess I’m still cooked) and I took one more Inf in Yunnan to bring my odds above 90% (which I guess also means I’m in deep trouble, spending my UK infantery like candy there).

Count it as a win for you if you want, but I want to see where this goes without two freak rolls in one turn.

[tinydictator]

The internet in the train didn’t really work…

Looking at the post again maybe I overreacted a bit by rerolling. I don’t know. Hope you are ok with it.

I agree that my US move was a mistake. I should either have moved the entire fleet there or I should have withheld the carrier. But anyway, by now the allies are pretty much ready to start operations in Europe, and once things in the american sector of the pacific are a bit more secure, all these bombers (or at least most of them) can fly over to Europe.

[Pakitho]

No worries, I think we should play with the possibility of re-rolling one freak round per game - I guess this was yours ;-)

I was lucky on Sechwan last round, but you also rolled snake ryes in Keichow… You hit with 2 out of 8 China, about average. Happy to see that Uk inf melt away :-)

I’m away from the laptop, I’ll post in a bit.

[Pakitho]

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

Game History

Round: 3

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

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 armour, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                British defend with 2 infantry
                retreated to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                British win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Algeria
            Battle in Gibraltar

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Syria to Iraq
                  Italians take Iraq from Neutral_Axis
            1 bomber moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Alexandria
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Alexandria
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 artillery moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 95 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 21 PUs; end with 23 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 25 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 30 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 35 PUs

[tinydictator]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 fighters and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to New Zealand

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

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

[tinydictator]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
                  French take 20 Sea Zone from Japanese
            3 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria

Combat - French

[tinydictator]

Do you spend any kamikaze attacks to defend your trn against the French DD in sz19?

(I told you not to underestimate the French!  :-D)

[tinydictator]

to speed things up a bit, I’ll proceed on the assumption that your are not going to waste your kamikazes on this. If you do want to do it, just load the combat move file, do the kamikaze and edit the result for the fight in Algeria.

[tinydictator]

wooooot!!!

never, NEVER underestmate the French!!!

[tinydictator]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
                  French take 20 Sea Zone from Japanese
            3 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria

Combat - French
            Battle in 19 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 destroyer
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                French win, taking 19 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in Algeria
                French attack with 3 infantry
                Italians defend with 2 infantry
                French win, taking Algeria from Italians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry

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

Turn Complete - French

[Pakitho]

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 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 unit repaired.
            2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 110 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Morocco
            Battle in Algeria
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Morocco from French, taking Algeria from French with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win, taking 125 Sea Zone from British with 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            5 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Vyborg
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            4 artilleries moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            11 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            7 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Vyborg
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            18 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 bomber moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from 125 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from France to Northern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Algeria to 92 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to 92 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Alexandria to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Alexandria to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Alexandria to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Alexandria to Southern Italy

Place Units - Germans
            1 mech_infantry placed in Germany
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 4 infantry placed in Western Germany

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

[Pakitho]

If you’re thinking of taking Korea, watch out that under 2nd edition rules that will prevent Mongolia from joining Russia…

[tinydictator]

I was indeed thinking about that. I thought that the defense treaty with Mongolia is only triggered/invalidated by moving into any territory adjacent to Mongolia?

[Pakitho]

Alpha 3 yes, 2nd edition any plus Korea.

[tinydictator]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 artillery, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
                  Russians take Karelia from Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            2 armour moved from Bryansk to Baltic States
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Baltic States

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Russians attack with 3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Russians win, taking Baltic States from Germans with 3 armour and 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Archangel to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
            1 artillery moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            1 armour moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            1 aaGun and 6 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            3 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            1 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            5 artilleries moved from Bryansk to Russia
            4 armour moved from Bryansk to Vologda
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Vologda
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            2 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            2 aaGuns and 15 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia

Place Units - Russians
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 mech_infantry placed in Volgograd
            1 artillery and 6 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 34 PUs; end with 34 PUs total

[tinydictator]

ok, well.

Here comes Russia. Featuring another chapter from “hit and run tactics gone wrong”.

[Pakitho]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 3 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 19 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Chahar
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            6 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            1 mech_infantry moved from Jehol to Hopei
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to India
            4 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            2 artilleries moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to French Indo China
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Siam
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Siam
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Borneo to French Indo China
            1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Solomon Islands to 49 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 49 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 63 Sea Zone to New Zealand
            1 infantry moved from 63 Sea Zone to New Zealand
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to 19 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 63 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 49 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 49 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            2 cruisers moved from 49 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 49 Sea Zone to New Zealand

[Pakitho]

You still refuse to accept the notion that you have to give up some territory with Russia… :-)

Japan combat move: intercept in India / scramble in New Zealand?