14L G40 Ghost vs. Bold - no tech, 1 unit per TT

[Ghostglider]

Expected battlescore was +43. A result of -52 instead is devastating - completely destroys the game.

[boldfresh]

i don’t even know what you are referring to yet, but i better check fast cuz it sure sounds good…  you had +60 on the china battle now you had -95?  Sounds like close to a wash no?

[boldfresh]

Holy smokes, that was some great defensive rolling!  A few thoughts:

1. you could have taken in 3 more infantry and 1 ftr
2. you could have bombarded with the battleship
3.  if i had left my british ftr on the island, you would have likely lost the battle
4. thank goodness for your superb 3rd round roll of 7/8 huh?
5. bizarre for a battle that started with zero AA hits and the bombardment hitting
6. you are really really going to wish you had gone for it on G3 - my gut told me it was a fatal decision either way, but boy, that sure is way beyond anything i could have expected.
7. battles like this are why i don’t complain about dice until the game is over.

I will probably think of more.

Cheers

[boldfresh]

8. you do have 91 bucks
9. you don’t have the logistical problem of having to take so many heavy artillery and tanks off the island

always gotta look on the bright side.  :-)

[Ghostglider]

Thanks for the comments - here is some more salt you can rub in  :roll:

[boldfresh]

Not trying to rub any salt just commenting on a wild battle/game.  We have had two completely crazy ones now - i calculated that your attack on Szechwan was a <1% chance result.  This is probably an even smaller chance of happening.  Still many many things that can still occur - these are the kind of games even I can remember, when there are so many spectacular battles.

[boldfresh]

Thanks to the earlier Szech result, you have japanese bearing down on the russian backside.  Should be interesting from here.

[Ghostglider]

You are wrong. If I had attacked London G3 with these dice, I would have been beating so much that there would be no recovery possible. Luckyly for me I waited until I had the option to bring more units and thereby I will still be able to take this one home although it will be more difficult than if dice had gone as expected.

[boldfresh]

You think you have this one huh?

[boldfresh]

Or did you mean you can take that tank back home to germany?

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 bomber and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Politics - Russians
            Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Romania
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Romania
            3 artilleries and 30 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
            1 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Poland
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Poland
            18 infantry moved from Amur to Manchuria

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Manchuria
                Russians attack with 18 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Manchuria from Japanese with 18 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Poland
                Russians attack with 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 30 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys
                Germans defend with 6 aaGuns and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Poland from Germans with 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 29 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 30
                Casualties for Germans: 6 aaGuns and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Romania
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Romania from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
            Trigger Russians Conquer Japanese Territory By Mongolia: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_Mongolia_May_Change_To_Russians_Control_Switch attached to Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Romania to Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
                  Russians take Northwest Persia from Neutral_Allies
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Ukraine
            4 aaGuns moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns moved from Amur to Manchuria

Place Units - Russians
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            1 bomber placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 42 PUs; end with 43 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 49 PUs

[boldfresh]

russian tac didn’t last long.

[Ghostglider]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
                  Japanese take French Indo China from French
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
                  Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese
            1 armour moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            1 infantry moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
                  Japanese take Novosibirsk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
            1 artillery moved from Kansu to Timguska
                  Japanese take Timguska from Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            3 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to India
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to India
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangtung
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsi
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Kwangtung

[Ghostglider]

Japan does strategic bombing on India: 2 BMB + 3 FTR escort.
You have 4 FTRs available for interception (1 UK, 3 ANZ).

Do you want to intercept (+OOL)?

[boldfresh]

no intercept - thanks

[boldfresh]

Just fyi, the rules state the order of combat as:
1.  strategic or tactical bombing (in any order)
2.  amphibious assaults (and any necessary preceding naval battle) (in any order)
3.  all other combat (in any order)

Unfortunately, tripleA does not enforce this rule, the players must do so.

Cheers

[Ghostglider]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
                  Japanese take French Indo China from French
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
                  Japanese take Burma from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
                  Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese
            1 armour moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            1 infantry moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
                  Japanese take Novosibirsk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
            1 artillery moved from Kansu to Timguska
                  Japanese take Timguska from Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            3 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to India
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to India
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangtung
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsi
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Kwangtung

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Philippines
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Philippines from Americans with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Sumatra
            Battle in Borneo
            Battle in Malaya
            Battle in Kwangtung
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from Dutch, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kiangsi
                Japanese attack with 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Kiangsi from Chinese with 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in Java
            Air Battle in India
                Japanese attacks with 5 units heading to India
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in India
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in India rolls: 8 and causes: 8 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in India causes 8 damage total.
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from India to Yunnan
            1 bomber moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 37 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            2 infantry moved from Anhwe to Chahar
            6 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to Szechwan
            1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kiangsi to Suiyuyan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Kiangsu
            3 fighters and 3 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 64 PUs; end with 64 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs

[boldfresh]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

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

Politics - Americans
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Americans
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 5 destroyers and 3 submarines moved from 101 Sea Zone to 108 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western United States to 108 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Wake Island to 31 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 31 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Wake Island to 6 Sea Zone

[boldfresh]

scramblerooski?

[Ghostglider]

no scramble in z6, thanks