14L G40 MrRoboto (Axis) vs Balladeer (Allies+10)

[Balladeer]

Boy, did I misjudge that fight in Russia…

Seems that’s the end of my first allied attempt on global 1940 (seems I’ll lose now). I’ll play a little more to see how you finish it though, and maybe I’ll come up with some brilliant rolls ;-)

[MrRoboto]

Yeah, better use the Battle calculator next time :-)

[MrRoboto]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shan State to 38 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            2 battleships and 2 cruisers moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            7 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to India
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to India
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 mech_infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
                  Japanese take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine and 2 transports
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from ANZAC with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in India
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries, 9 fighters, 4 infantry and 7 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 5 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 factory_major
                Japanese captures 6PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Japanese converts factory_major into different units
                Japanese win, taking India from UK_Pacific with 2 artilleries, 8 fighters, 1 infantry and 7 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 32
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 aaGuns, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 5 infantry
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 35 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Anhwe
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Anhwe from Chinese with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            3 armour moved from Manchuria to Buyant-Uhaa
            1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Jehol to Buyant-Uhaa
            8 fighters and 7 tactical_bombers moved from India to Burma
            1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 17 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 17 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            5 destroyers, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Siberia
            1 infantry moved from Sakha to Amur
            1 artillery moved from French Indo China to Yunnan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 harbour placed in Hainan
            3 armour placed in Manchuria
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Malaya
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 61 PUs; end with 67 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 72 PUs

[Balladeer]

Yea, I usually do, but I looked at the amount of infantry and thought oh, those will hold, so many! But so wrong :-)

[MrRoboto]

:-) And now India has finally fallen as well, after the Indian troops made a stunning effort in Burma earlier.

[Balladeer]

That’s not good! Got any advice for a next game that I might play as allies? (Other than using the battle calculator, which I ussually do, but forgot in Russia)?

[Balladeer]

Assumed no scramble / kamikaze in SZ 6, can reroll if you want.

[Balladeer]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 4 artilleries, 2 destroyers, 4 infantry, 1 submarine and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 5 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
                  Americans take 22 Sea Zone from Japanese
                  Americans take 6 Sea Zone from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Algeria to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to Nigeria
                  British take Nigeria from Italians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from French West Africa to 87 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 87 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to Nigeria

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Korea
            Battle in Southern France
            Battle in 35 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking Korea from Japanese, taking Southern France from Germans with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is -10
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter

Non Combat Move - Americans
            2 destroyers moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 6 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 4 fighters moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to 91 Sea Zone
            4 artilleries, 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 4 infantry and 4 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 transport moved from 87 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya

Place Units - Americans
            1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 destroyer and 3 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 35 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2
            Americans collect 62 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 67 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
            Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 82 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 92 PUs

[Balladeer]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Suiyuyan
                  Chinese take Suiyuyan from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Kiangsi
                  Chinese take Kiangsi from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Chahar
                  Chinese take Chahar from Japanese
            2 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Anhwe
                Chinese attack with 2 artilleries and 14 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Anhwe from Japanese with 2 artilleries and 12 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei

Place Units - Chinese
            3 infantry placed in Anhwe

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 12 PUs; end with 13 PUs total

[Balladeer]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 artillery, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  British take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from Italians
            1 fighter and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Belgian Congo to Kenya
            1 fighter moved from Union of South Africa to Kenya

Combat - British
            Battle in Kenya
                British attack with 2 fighters and 3 mech_infantrys
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Kenya from Italians with 2 fighters and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            2 fighters moved from Kenya to Belgian Congo
            1 carrier and 2 fighters moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            3 destroyers moved from 91 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Southern France
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 destroyer moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 83 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Tunisia to Gibraltar
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya

Place Units - British
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Union of South Africa
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Quebec
            1 transport placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 27 PUs; end with 27 PUs total

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

[MrRoboto]

@Balladeer:

That’s not good! Got any advice for a next game that I might play as allies? (Other than using the battle calculator, which I ussually do, but forgot in Russia)?

If Japan really wants to get India, it’s impossible to deny it. It can happen even faster (and imagine if I had rolled averagely in Burma 2 rounds ago).

In my opinion, USA needs to invest heavily in the Pacific early on (first 3-4 rounds, I usually build Pacific only) to overcome Japan.

[MrRoboto]

btw it is not allowed to leave a unit behind on a transport, if you’re doing an amphibious assault. I will edit that (in Korea)

[MrRoboto]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 artillery, 1 destroyer and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Turkmenistan
                  Italians take Turkmenistan from Russians
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
                  Italians take Caucasus from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                1 artillery owned by the Italians retreated to Egypt
                British win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer placed in 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Northern Italy
            3 infantry placed in Egypt
            3 infantry placed in Iraq

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 21 PUs; end with 21 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 27 PUs

[Balladeer]

Oh, that is in the Triple A problems file indeed, hard to remember them all!

[Balladeer]

Assumed no suicide attacks at Phillipines, can change if you want.

As to the American units in the Pacific, do you go purely destroyer / carrier / fighters, or do you also add in extra transports to annoy the Japanese?

[Balladeer]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

[MrRoboto]

I add transports. If you’re not threatening the Islands or the coast, the Japanese fleet can just retreat (if that’s even necessary)

[MrRoboto]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 4 artilleries, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
                  Germans take Bryansk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Nenetsia
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
                  Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
            3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            6 bombers moved from Germany to Southern France
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern France
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Southern France
            2 fighters moved from 95 Sea Zone to Southern France

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Germans attack with 9 bombers, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Southern France from Americans with 9 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 25
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters moved from Southern France to 95 Sea Zone
            9 bombers moved from Southern France to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from Eastern Poland to Southern Italy
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Western Germany
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            13 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 aaGuns, 1 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in France
            3 artilleries placed in Novgorod
            1 fighter and 8 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Eastern Poland: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,3,1,2,2,5,6,5,6,1,6,5,6,6,2,3,5,2,1
            Germans collect 51 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 51 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs

[Balladeer]

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 2 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Buryatia
                  Russians take Buryatia from Japanese
            16 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Yakut S.S.R.
            2 infantry moved from Tambov to Bryansk
            3 artilleries, 3 fighters and 22 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Novosibirsk to Bryansk

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Yakut S.S.R.
                Russians attack with 16 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Yakut S.S.R. from Japanese with 16 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Russians attack with 3 artilleries, 3 fighters, 24 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 3 aaGuns, 15 armour and 9 mech_infantrys
                6 infantry owned by the Russians and 3 artilleries owned by the Russians retreated to Russia
                Germans win with 15 armour and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is -19
                Casualties for Germans: 3 aaGuns and 5 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 18 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Russia

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 7 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs total

[Balladeer]

Well, Russia gambled and lost, I’m willing to resign, if you are willing to accept ;-)

Well played, I learned a lot! If you want we can play another game?