14L Whackamatt (Allies +11) vs. PGMatt (Axis)

[Whackamatt]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 1 artillery and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Kansu
                  Chinese take Kansu from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Chahar
                  Chinese take Chahar from Japanese
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese

Place Units - Chinese
            1 artillery and 5 infantry placed in Manchuria

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 20 PUs

[Whackamatt]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 3 fighters and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 armour, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Turkey to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Turkey to Greece
                  British take Greece from Italians
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 100 Sea Zone to Rostov
            5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kazakhstan to Rostov
            3 armour moved from Persia to Caucasus
            2 armour moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from India to Caucasus
            9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsi
            3 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 destroyer moved from 20 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
                  UK_Pacific take 19 Sea Zone from Japanese
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in Caucasus
                British attack with 5 armour, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Caucasus from Germans with 4 armour, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour
            Battle in Rostov
                British attack with 1 artillery, 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Rostov from Germans with 1 artillery, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kiangsi
                British attack with 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Kiangsi from Japanese with 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            3 aaGuns moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsi
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 72 Sea Zone to Kenya
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Russia

Place Units - British
            3 fighters placed in Persia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 38 PUs; end with 39 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 44 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in India
            1 destroyer placed in 39 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 25 PUs
            Units Change Ownership
                Some Units in India change ownership: 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Some Units in 39 Sea Zone change ownership: 1 destroyer

[Seador]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 100 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 100 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 100 Sea Zone
                Italians win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from 100 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            6 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            2 armour, 4 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            3 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            2 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2,5,2
            Italians collect 4 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 6 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 11 PUs

Territory Summary for Italians :

Southern France : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Romania : 3 infantry
    Northern Italy : 2 aaGuns, 2 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 factory_major and 11 infantry
    Southern Italy : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 17 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 58 / 80
    Russians : 8 / 6
    Japanese : 30 / 37
    Americans : 60 / 86
    Chinese : 15 / 20
    British : 38 / 44
    UK_Pacific : 20 / 25
    Italians : 11 / 11
    ANZAC : 23 / 33
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 11 / 0

[Whackamatt]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 17 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 45 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 45 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 62 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Okinawa
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsi
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Turkey to Greece

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Okinawa
            Battle in Caroline Islands
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                ANZAC win, taking Okinawa from Japanese, taking Caroline Islands from Japanese with 1 artillery and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 fighter and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to 33 Sea Zone
            3 destroyers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 24 PUs; end with 41 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 46 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs

[Whackamatt]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Turkey to Greece
            2 infantry moved from Iraq to Turkey
            2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 destroyer moved from 105 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

[Seador]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 artilleries and 24 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from France to Gibraltar
            1 fighter and 5 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 bombers moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            9 armour, 9 artilleries, 37 infantry, 17 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Russia
            5 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Tambov to Russia
            2 bombers moved from Novgorod to Russia
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 artillery moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux

[Seador]

well odds say 1 in 5.  Lets see how it plays out.

[Seador]

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

Game History

Round: 9

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 artilleries and 24 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from France to Gibraltar
            1 fighter and 5 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 bombers moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            9 armour, 9 artilleries, 37 infantry, 17 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Russia
            5 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Tambov to Russia
            2 bombers moved from Novgorod to Russia
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 artillery moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux

Combat - Germans
            Strategic bombing raid in Gibraltar
                    AA fire in Gibraltar :  1/1 hits
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Gibraltar causes 0 damage total.
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  5/9 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Americans and 2 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in Russia
                Germans attack with 9 armour, 9 artilleries, 2 bombers, 46 infantry, 17 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Russians defend with 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 64 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                    AA fire in Russia :  0/7 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 9 artilleries, 2 bombers, 46 infantry, 17 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 2 :  22/88 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 3 aaGuns, 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 fighters, 64 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 2 :  35/81 hits
                    19 infantry owned by the Russians , 35 infantry owned by the Germans and 3 aaGuns owned by the Russians lost in Russia
                    Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 9 artilleries, 2 bombers, 11 infantry, 17 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 3 :  20/53 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 fighters, 45 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 3 :  21/62 hits
                    20 infantry owned by the Russians , 11 infantry owned by the Germans and 10 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                    Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 9 artilleries, 2 bombers, 7 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 4 :  11/32 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 fighters, 25 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 4 :  19/42 hits
                    11 infantry owned by the Russians , 3 armour owned by the Germans , 9 artilleries owned by the Germans and 7 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                    Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 2 bombers and 5 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 5 :  9/13 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 fighters, 14 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 5 :  12/31 hits
                    9 infantry owned by the Russians , 2 bombers owned by the Germans , 5 tactical_bombers owned by the Germans and 5 armour owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Russia, round 6 :  1/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 fighters, 5 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 6 :  14/22 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                Russians win with 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -180
                Casualties for Germans: 9 armour, 9 artilleries, 2 bombers, 46 infantry, 17 mech_infantrys and 5 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for Russians: 3 aaGuns and 60 infantry
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 3 artilleries and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 artillery
                    Germans roll dice for 3 artilleries and 1 infantry in Rostov, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery in Rostov, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the British lost in Rostov
                Germans win, taking Rostov from Russians with 3 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers and 1 fighter moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            10 infantry placed in Western Germany
            10 infantry placed in Germany
            3 infantry placed in France
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,4,6,1
            Germans collect 60 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 60 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 75 PUs

[Seador]

and with that, I’ll concede.  Masterfully played.

[Whackamatt]

Thank you.  It was fun.  You brought the best out of me on this game.