14L G40 wheatbeer (Axis) vs Boldfresh (Allies +15)

[boldfresh]

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

Game History

Round: 18

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            4 infantry moved from Volgograd to Samara

Turn Complete - French

[boldfresh]

dang, big hit by the italians!  :|

[wheatbeer]

Trying to figure out if holding London makes sense (and whether it’s possible for that matter).

[boldfresh]

@wheatbeer:

Trying to figure out if holding London makes sense (and whether it’s possible for that matter).

another tough call.  this particular match is totally outside the bounds of our combined experience.

[boldfresh]

what in the world is germany going to do?  this is such a great game because i just have NO IDEA what you are going to do next - OR what I"M going to do next!!!  :-o

[boldfresh]

i am so excited to see what happens.  because i feel like the allies COULD pull this one out after being down ~700 TUV and many turns of 70 or more per turn income disadvantage.  but then again, i could be totally wrong and the allies get CRUSHED, who the heck knows!!?!?

[wheatbeer]

I am too lazy to run the math now … but just eyeballing the forces you can get in range, it might be impossible to hold London with average dice.

If that’s correct, then we have quite a few turns left  :lol:

[wheatbeer]

Doing this now … sorry I’m slow.

[boldfresh]

@wheatbeer:

Doing this now … sorry I’m slow.

No rush

[wheatbeer]

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

Game History

Round: 19

Politics - Germans
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Chile
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Argentina
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Venezuela
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Sweden
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Switzerland
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Spain
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Portugal
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Turkey
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Saudi Arabia
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Afghanistan
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Mozambique
            Trigger Germans Friendly With TrueNeutrals: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Germans:Italians:Japanese for territoryAttatchment attached to Angola

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair 2 damage on 2 factory_minors; Remaining resources: 72 PUs;
            Germans buy 7 artilleries, 5 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 13 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 bomber moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Smolensk

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Smolensk
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Smolensk, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Smolensk
                Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 artillery and 19 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            5 transports moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            5 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Poland to 114 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers moved from 115 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 115 Sea Zone to France
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to France
            2 infantry moved from France to Northern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Saudi Arabia
                  Germans take Saudi Arabia from Neutral_True
            1 mech_infantry moved from Libya to Alexandria
            1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 destroyer moved from 110 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Smolensk to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Smolensk to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Smolensk to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            5 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Switzerland
                  Germans take Switzerland from Neutral_True
            4 artilleries, 4 infantry and 4 transports moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Sweden
                  Germans take Sweden from Neutral_True
            2 fighters moved from Romania to Northern Italy
            10 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Greater Southern Germany
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Northern Italy
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Belarus
            2 destroyers moved from 93 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            3 artilleries placed in France
            4 artilleries, 2 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Belarus: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Eastern Poland: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Belarus: 1 aaGun, 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Eastern Poland: 1 aaGun, 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 98 Sea Zone: 2 destroyers
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 95 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 97 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 64 PUs; end with 77 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 82 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 87 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 92 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 64 / 92
    Russians : 20 / 26
    Japanese : 73 / 94
    Americans : 54 / 72
    Chinese : 26 / 26
    British : 9 / 0
    UK_Pacific : 2 / 0
    Italians : 17 / 28
    ANZAC : 2 / 0
    French : 5 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 11 / 0

[wheatbeer]

Very difficult to decide how much goes east and how much goes west.

[boldfresh]

@wheatbeer:

Very difficult to decide how much goes east and how much goes west.

Tell me about it.

[boldfresh]

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

Game History

Round: 19

Politics - Russians
            Trigger Russians War TrueNeutral: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Smolensk
                Russians attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Samara to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow

Place Units - Russians
            8 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 20 PUs; end with 22 PUs total

[boldfresh]

Ouch

[boldfresh]

@Boldfresh:

Ouch

Made that move lightning fast hope I didnt overlook something gigantic.  Seemed like there was nothing to think about.  Was counting on 3 or 4 more ipc income though…  :|

[wheatbeer]

I guess the Soviets are locked in somewhat (for now) due to German strength and the front being closer to Moscow.

Japan and the US really dictate the game.

[boldfresh]

@wheatbeer:

I guess the Soviets are locked in somewhat (for now) due to German strength and the front being closer to Moscow.

Japan and the US really dictate the game.

and Germany of course.  Germany can throw a whole lot of weight around.

[boldfresh]

@Boldfresh:

@wheatbeer:

I guess the Soviets are locked in somewhat (for now) due to German strength and the front being closer to Moscow.

Japan and the US really dictate the game.

and Germany of course.  Germany can throw a whole lot of weight around.

it appears the german is conceding london though, so i guess germany has decided to continue full on moscow assault and shore up western europe.

[JDOW]

Which finally is the right step to decide the game (IMO) :-)

I’d still say it will be a decision in favor of the Axis but maybe Bold will have some surprise moves in his pocket. I have no doubt he will have some:-)

[boldfresh]

@JDOW:

Which finally is the right step to decide the game (IMO) :-)

I’d still say it will be a decision in favor of the Axis but maybe Bold will have some surprise moves in his pocket. I have no doubt he will have some:-)

i usually have a surprise or two in my pocket.  shoring up western europe is going to be much harder than it sounds JDOW.