13L Playoffs Hobo (axis) vs Gamerman01 (allies +12)

[hobo]

man this sucks big time, the attrition rates are still horrendous, especially in China…
had nearly 20% chance to hold kiangsu, but lost… previous china had less than a 10% chance to win in suiyuyan, but of course won…  :|

[hobo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France

Combat - Italians
            Battle in France
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 airfield, 1 armour and 1 factory_minor
                Italians captures 15PUs while taking French capital
                Italians win, taking France from French with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for French: 1 armour

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1,2,5,4,6,1,3
            Italians collect 6 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 22 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Southern Italy: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Southern Italy: 1 artillery
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Italians from 22 to 21
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Malaya

Combat - ANZAC
            Strategic bombing raid in Malaya
                Bombing raid in Malaya rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Malaya causes 5 damage total.

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 bomber moved from Malaya to Burma
            2 fighters moved from Yunnan to Kiangsu
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
                  ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch
            1 fighter moved from Northern Territory to Caroline Islands

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 artillery placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 11 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 16 PUs

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 7

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco

Turn Complete - French

[hobo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 8

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair 6 damage on 6 factory_minors; Remaining resources: 69 PUs;
            Germans buy 4 bombers, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Denmark
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Romania
            1 bomber moved from Ukraine to Romania
            9 artilleries and 20 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            3 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Smolensk

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Smolensk
                Germans attack with 9 artilleries, 23 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 9 artilleries, 23 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Denmark
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Denmark from British with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 aaGun; Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from Americans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Romania
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Romania from British with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            6 armour and 17 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Tambov to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Smolensk
            1 bomber moved from Romania to Bryansk
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Greater Southern Germany
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            8 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
            4 fighters moved from Germany to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Germany to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Romania

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            4 bombers placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,4,5,6,5,3,6,5
            Germans collect 45 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 45 PUs total
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 artillery and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
                  Russians take Tambov from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Siberia

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Siberia
                Russians attack with 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                Japanese win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
            6 armour and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Kazakhstan to Russia
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
            2 aaGuns, 4 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Samara
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Samara

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total

[gamerman01]

Decided to take Rostov after all

[hobo]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair 5 damage on 5 factory_minors; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 76 PUs;
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 6 destroyers and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ceylon to 39 Sea Zone
            2 transports moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Amur to Sakha
                  Japanese take Sakha from Russians
            1 artillery moved from Siberia to Soviet Far East
                  Japanese take Soviet Far East from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
                  Japanese take Yenisey from Russians
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 22 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Jehol to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow
            1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to Shensi
            1 bomber moved from Malaya to Kweichow
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 armour moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
                  Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese

[hobo]

scramble orders for midway, and submerge orders for a few subs…

[boldfresh]

It’s paralyzing when the luck all goes one way  :|

[gamerman01]

May be, but that’s certainly not what’s happened here

[gamerman01]

Subs submerge
Fighters don’t scramble

[hobo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair 5 damage on 5 factory_minors; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 76 PUs;
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 6 destroyers and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ceylon to 39 Sea Zone
            2 transports moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Amur to Sakha
                  Japanese take Sakha from Russians
            1 artillery moved from Siberia to Soviet Far East
                  Japanese take Soviet Far East from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
                  Japanese take Yenisey from Russians
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 22 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Jehol to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow
            1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to Shensi
            1 bomber moved from Malaya to Kweichow
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 armour moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
                  Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 45 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport; Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                Japanese win with 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 2 submarines
                Japanese win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Americans: 2 submarines
            Battle in 80 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                British defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 22 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking 22 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 34 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                Japanese win with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 25 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 4 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win with 4 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 19 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 submarine and 2 transports
                1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Americans: 2 transports
            Battle in India
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Japanese captures 3PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Japanese win, taking India from UK_Pacific with 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                retreated to Yunnan
                Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 3 infantry
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 1 bomber and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
            Battle in Shensi
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 3 submarines and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 25 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 22 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 19 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 fighter moved from 34 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 34 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 45 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 44 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 carrier moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 80 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from India to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Szechwan
            1 bomber moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai
            3 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 submarine moved from 75 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier and 5 destroyers placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer placed in 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Malaya
            1 artillery placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 19 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6
            Japanese collect 66 PUs; end with 70 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 75 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 80 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Japan: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Korea: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[gamerman01]

Reminder that proper order of combat is

SBR
Amphibious assaults
All others

Thanks

[boldfresh]

The Chinese continue to snipe!  Those buggers are sneaky!

[gamerman01]

Bold, stow it.  Hobo is already whining too much
And the Chinese went below average 1/5 and you know it

Hobo has yet another good dice round, though you wouldn’t know it if you just read his bitchy comments

[boldfresh]

@Gamerman01:

Bold, stow it.  Hobo is already whining too much
And the Chinese went below average 1/5 and you know it

Hobo has yet another good dice round, though you wouldn’t know it if you just read his bitchy comments

:mrgreen:

[gamerman01]

Anyway, heck of a game
Amazing Hobo didn’t give up there for a few rounds, and now he’s making things interesting
Great action in the Pacific and Europe

[boldfresh]

@Gamerman01:

Anyway, heck of a game
Amazing Hobo didn’t give up there for a few rounds, and now he’s making things interesting
Great action in the Pacific and Europe

that’s quite a compliment gamer.  you are a good sport.

[gamerman01]

Meant it as matter-of-fact but what can I say

Hobo is an incredible A&A player