13L G40 MrRoboto (Axis) vs PGMatt (Allies+9) Rematch

[Seador]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Combat Move - Russians
            7 armour, 13 artilleries, 2 fighters, 34 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Samara to Volgograd

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Volgograd
                Russians attack with 7 armour, 13 artilleries, 2 fighters, 34 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 8 armour and 1 factory_minor
                    Russians roll dice for 7 armour, 13 artilleries, 2 fighters, 34 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Volgograd, round 2 :  15/57 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 8 armour in Volgograd, round 2 :  3/8 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Russians and 8 armour owned by the Germans lost in Volgograd
                Russians win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 7 armour, 13 artilleries, 2 fighters, 31 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 39
                Casualties for Germans: 8 armour
                Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            3 aaGuns moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Volgograd to Persia

Turn Complete - Russians

Territory Summary for Russians :

Dzavhan : 1 flag
    Central Mongolia : 1 flag
    Buyant-Uhaa : 1 flag
    Ulaanbaatar : 1 flag
    Tsagaan Olom : 1 flag
    Egypt : 1 infantry
    Volgograd : 3 aaGuns, 7 armour, 13 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 31 infantry
    Iraq : 1 flag
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag
    Persia : 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 64 / 108
    Russians : 5 / 0
    Japanese : 71 / 70
    Americans : 52 / 74
    Chinese : 1 / 3
    British : 35 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 5
    Italians : 18 / 29
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 4 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[MrRoboto]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 4 infantry, 1 submarine and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 infantry moved from New Guinea to 46 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 46 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 49 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands
            5 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Shensi to Kansu
            1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Samara
                  Japanese take Samara from Russians
            1 artillery moved from Olgiy to Kansu

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Solomon Islands
            Battle in Kansu
                Japanese attack with 5 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 fighter and 7 infantry
                4 armour owned by the Japanese retreated to Shensi
                Chinese win, taking Solomon Islands from ANZAC with 1 fighter and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 4 submarines moved from 46 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 46 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 46 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier, 1 submarine and 4 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Malaya

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 72 PUs; end with 72 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs

[Seador]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 12 submarines; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Algeria to Libya
                  Americans take Libya from Italians
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 103 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 101 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Scotland to United Kingdom

Combat - Americans
            Battle in 49 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in 49 Sea Zone
                    Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 49 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                Americans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Americans
            5 destroyers moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Midway to 25 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 carriers, 3 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports moved from 25 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 4 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 destroyers, 2 infantry, 3 submarines and 2 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia

Place Units - Americans
            10 submarines placed in 101 Sea Zone
            2 submarines placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 53 PUs; end with 55 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 75 PUs

Territory Summary for Americans :

Caroline Islands : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    Iwo Jima : 1 flag
    Guam : 1 airfield
    Wake Island : 1 airfield
    Western United States : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 6 infantry
    Midway : 1 airfield
    49 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    26 Sea Zone : 2 carriers, 5 destroyers, 3 fighters, 8 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports
    17 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    6 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Central United States : 1 factory_major
    Eastern United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour
    United Kingdom : 3 fighters
    Morocco : 1 flag
    Tunisia : 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
    Libya : 1 flag, 1 armour
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers, 3 fighters, 6 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys, 6 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 6 transports
    90 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    101 Sea Zone : 12 submarines
    103 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    88 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 64 / 108
    Russians : 4 / 0
    Japanese : 72 / 77
    Americans : 53 / 75
    Chinese : 1 / 3
    British : 35 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 5
    Italians : 17 / 29
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 4 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Seador]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy nothing; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter and 4 infantry moved from Kansu to Shensi

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Shensi
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 4 infantry
                Japanese defend with 4 armour
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Shensi, round 2 :  0/5 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 4 armour in Shensi, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shensi
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Shensi, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 4 armour in Shensi, round 3 :  2/4 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shensi
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Shensi, round 4 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 armour in Shensi, round 4 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shensi
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter in Shensi, round 5 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 armour in Shensi, round 5 :  2/3 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Chinese lost in Shensi
                Japanese win with 3 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -16
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter and 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 1 PU; end with 4 PUs total

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 64 / 108
    Russians : 4 / 0
    Japanese : 72 / 77
    Americans : 53 / 75
    Chinese : 1 / 4
    British : 35 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 5
    Italians : 17 / 29
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 4 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Seador]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 5 infantry and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 119 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 104 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                British attack with 2 destroyers and 3 fighters
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                    Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 104 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 destroyers and 3 fighters in 104 Sea Zone, round 2 :  3/5 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 104 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians and 1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 104 Sea Zone
                British win with 2 destroyers and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - British
            3 fighters moved from 104 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            2 aaGuns and 4 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
            1 armour moved from Libya to Tobruk

Place Units - British
            3 transports placed in 81 Sea Zone
            3 infantry placed in Persia
            2 infantry placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,4
            UK_Pacific collect 2 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 4 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 infantry

Territory Summary for British, UK_Pacific :

India : 4 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 1 harbour, 11 infantry, 8 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
    43 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Iceland : 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 factory_minor
    Alexandria : 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 harbour
    Egypt : 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 10 infantry
    Union of South Africa : 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Scotland : 1 airfield
    Malta : 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
    United Kingdom : 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 1 harbour, 10 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Algeria : 1 flag
    Tunisia : 1 flag
    Tobruk : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Libya : 1 artillery and 6 infantry
    Italian Somaliland : 1 flag
    Ethiopia : 1 flag
    104 Sea Zone : 2 destroyers
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag
    81 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 submarines and 3 transports
    Brazil : 1 flag
    Northwest Persia : 1 infantry
    Persia : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 64 / 108
    Russians : 4 / 0
    Japanese : 72 / 77
    Americans : 53 / 75
    Chinese : 1 / 4
    British : 35 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 5 / 4
    Italians : 17 / 29
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 4 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[MrRoboto]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 9 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 103 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 85 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 85 Sea Zone to Brazil
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 82 Sea Zone to French Equatorial Africa
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to Gold Coast
                  Italians take Gold Coast from British
            1 artillery moved from French West Africa to 83 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 83 Sea Zone to 70 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 70 Sea Zone to Belgian Congo
            1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 103 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 104 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to 104 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Brazil
            Battle in French Equatorial Africa
            Battle in Belgian Congo
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                British defend with 2 destroyers
                retreated to 104 Sea Zone
                British win, taking Brazil from British, taking French Equatorial Africa from French, taking Belgian Congo from British with 2 destroyers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
            Battle in 88 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 90 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for Italians: 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 103 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from 104 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from 103 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 102 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 107 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            2 fighters placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 22 PUs; end with 31 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 36 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 41 PUs

[Seador]

I think I’m going to resign this game, the economic position is insurmountable and you have positional edge around the globe too.

[MrRoboto]

Yeah it’s looking very, very well for me.
You could have held Moscow for at least one additional turn, had you not decided to give up on it. That move was really weird.

[Seador]

but loss there was inevitable.

My thinking was that by retreating I might actually catch your mechanaized forces in the south on a retreat to hold Egypt.

I really don’t see Moscow as the end of the game, so I wanted that army to hold Caucus/Middle east. My issue, as I saw it, was that the western allies could make no progress into Western Europe.

[MrRoboto]

Well my strategy normally is, to first contain Japan as much as possible with investing heavy (basically 100%) in the pac with USA. You just need to reach the point, where UK-Pac+Anzac+China can fight Japan on their own.

Afterwards USA can outproduce Italy+Germany on the Atlantic Ocean. Russia needs to delay Germany as long as possible, so that UK has more time to fortify Egypt until USA can overwhelm the Italian+German navy to either land in Normandy or help Egypt.

Your problem was, that you neither clearly made a move on the Atlantic, nor on the Pacific ocean. This way, the Axis on both theaters were able to keep up with the US navy while also advancing on the mainland.

[Seador]

I play to contain Italy first, then Japan, and finally Germany.  You’re analysis is interesting in that you advocate a lot more than I normally do Pacific to start the game.

I have been trying bombers in the Atlantic and carriers in the pacific to see if that improves my fortunes in 2014.