15L bmnielsen (Axis) vs. axis-dominion (Allies +20) Game 2

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

Game History

Round: 6

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 4 bombers and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            6 bombers moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            3 bombers moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            3 bombers moved from Ukraine to Smolensk
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Volgograd
                  Germans take Volgograd from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 105 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            3 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 109 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 109 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 3 bombers, 2 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win, taking 109 Sea Zone from Neutral with 3 bombers, 2 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Tambov
                Germans attack with 6 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Tambov from Russians with 6 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Smolensk
                Germans attack with 6 bombers and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win with 6 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Tambov to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Bryansk
            2 fighters moved from 98 Sea Zone to Bryansk
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            9 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            6 bombers moved from Smolensk to Ukraine
            6 bombers moved from Tambov to Ukraine
            3 bombers moved from 109 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 109 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 126 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

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

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 57 PUs; end with 61 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 81 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 2x factory_major; Remaining resources: 23 PUs;
            Russians buy 2 artilleries and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            2 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Volgograd

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Volgograd
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 factory_minor
                Russians win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Volgograd to Russia
            1 aaGun and 4 infantry moved from Samara to Russia

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from India: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Yunnan: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[bmnielsen]

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            3 bombers moved from French Indo China to Hopei
            1 armour moved from French Indo China to Siam
                  Japanese take Siam from UK_Pacific
            1 armour moved from Siam to Shan State
            5 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 6 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            2 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Shan State

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 7 fighters, 10 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 8 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 7 fighters, 10 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 8 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Hopei
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 bombers and 3 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hopei from Chinese with 1 artillery, 3 bombers and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Anhwe
            3 bombers moved from Hopei to French Indo China
            4 fighters moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Paulau Island to 34 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 8 tactical_bombers moved from Shan State to French Indo China
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 7 destroyers, 1 infantry, 3 submarines and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Japan to French Indo China
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China

Place Units - Japanese
            1 airfield and 1 bomber placed in French Indo China
            1 carrier and 1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone
            2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 2 infantry, 3 tactical_bombers and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 unit repaired.
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 26 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from 17 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Amur to 16 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Belgian Congo
            1 fighter moved from French West Africa to Belgian Congo
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Belgian Congo

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Iwo Jima
                Americans attack with 3 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Americans win, taking Iwo Jima from Japanese with 3 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Belgian Congo
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                Americans win, taking Belgian Congo from Italians with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 5 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 5 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 battleship, 3 carriers, 3 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 4 submarines and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to 64 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from 17 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western United States to 23 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Amur
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 101 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from French West Africa to Western United States
            1 fighter moved from Belgian Congo to Rhodesia
            1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 transports placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers placed in Western United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 53 PUs; end with 53 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 73 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 3 artilleries and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Chahar
                  Chinese take Chahar from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
                  Chinese take Kwangsi from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Hunan
                  Chinese take Hunan from Japanese

Combat - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            8 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Shensi to Burma
            2 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan

Place Units - Chinese
            3 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Szechwan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 11 PUs; end with 11 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 17 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 aaGun and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            2 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Tanganyika Territory
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Egypt to Kenya
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Kenya

Combat - British
            Battle in Kenya
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Kenya from Italians with 1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Alexandria
                British attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 artillery
                British win, taking Alexandria from Italians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery
            Battle in Tanganyika Territory
                British attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery
                British win, taking Tanganyika Territory from Italians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Chinese from Szechwan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Szechwan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 fighter moved from Kenya to Egypt
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
                  British take Northwest Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
            1 aaGun and 9 infantry moved from India to Burma
            2 aaGuns, 1 fighter and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Yunnan to Burma
            2 aaGuns and 3 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to 64 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 carrier and 1 fighter moved from 26 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Quebec to Central United States
            1 infantry moved from Quebec to Ontario

Place Units - British
            1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 fighter placed in Egypt
            2 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6,5,4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3,5,4,1
            British collect 30 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 30 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs; end with 6 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Chinese from Szechwan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Yunnan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 bomber, 4 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Caucasus to Tsinghai
                  Italians take Kazakhstan from Russians
                  Italians take Tsinghai from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
                  Italians take Smolensk from Russians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            2 bombers moved from Libya to Alexandria

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Alexandria
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 1 infantry
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 bombers moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 armour moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
            2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk

Place Units - Italians
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            1 transport placed in 95 Sea Zone
            4 infantry placed in Northern Italy
            1 bomber placed in Southern Italy
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from 98 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to 95 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 23 PUs; end with 23 PUs total
            Objective Italians 3 North Africa: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 28 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 33 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 38 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to 17 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from South Australia to Queensland
            1 cruiser moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 6

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

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

Game History

Round: 7

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 artillery, 5 bombers, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 bombers moved from Ukraine to Russia
            3 fighters moved from Bryansk to Russia
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to United Kingdom
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Samara
                  Germans take Samara from Russians
            8 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Volgograd
            2 bombers moved from Ukraine to Volgograd

[bmnielsen]

Intercept in UK or Russia?

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No

[bmnielsen]

I’m not sure if TripleA handles SBR AA correctly yet with combined forces, but if not, I’ll assume the first three dice are for the SBRs and the last one is for the TAC.

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

Game History

Round: 7

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 artillery, 5 bombers, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 bombers moved from Ukraine to Russia
            3 fighters moved from Bryansk to Russia
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to United Kingdom
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Samara
                  Germans take Samara from Russians
            8 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Volgograd
            2 bombers moved from Ukraine to Volgograd

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Russia
                Germans attacks with 7 units heading to Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Air Battle in United Kingdom
                Germans attacks with 4 units heading to United Kingdom
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 7,8 and causes: 13 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 13 damage total.
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 4,8,6 and causes: 18 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 18 damage total.
            Battle in Volgograd
                Germans attack with 8 armour, 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 8 armour, 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            3 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            9 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            6 bombers moved from Ukraine to Southern Italy
            4 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Bryansk
            2 bombers moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            1 artillery, 5 bombers and 1 infantry placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 59 PUs; end with 61 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 81 PUs

[axis-dominion]

the all-bomber strategy seems virtually unbeatable…i’m at a loss as to what to do against it, to be honest. and i’m not alone i guess, judging from your record in using it and apparently dizzknee too. the bomber stacks are way overpowered, especially for germany given its unique combination of factors that favor the strategy, including a strong starting ground force; high income; even higher income potential; its minimal need for navy; and its great threat projection all across europe, russia, the med, middle east, and any sea zones that are near enough from which to launch an invasion.

some other experienced players had suggested a KJF approach, and so having tried that here, i see it allows for euro axis to get way too big and your bombers are totally free to bomb moscow and even london to oblivion. and anyway, even if i were to actually TAKE tokyo, which is highly unlikely but let’s pretend, what’s to stop you from simply loading up your trannies and, along with your entire air force, going straight for egypt? with russia about to fall here, you can simply do that and it’s game over. so clearly i’m on the wrong track.

i don’t really think there’s an effective counter to this strategy…although i do believe it is possible to beat it, i believe the strategy is probably something like 95 to 99% unbeatable, which to me still leaves us with a broken game. there is therefore exposed here a fundamental problem with the game’s rules, requiring further refinements to be made. i especially feel the SBR is too overpowered, and the intercepting capability is too under-powered. i mean c’mon, fighters dog fight against bombers at an equivalent value of 1?

i know i’m not the best player out there, but first of all, i don’t lose many games, and when i do lose, it’s only with allies and usually after 20+ rounds of play (i’ve never lost an axis game in league or lobby play). against you with this strategy, however, i fall very quickly…it’s actually pitiful LOL

i’m quite curious to have your opinion on this.

[bmnielsen]

To be honest, I’m not really sure, since I’ve never played against it. In my game with Gamerman he’s been super aggressive with the Allies, which has kept the bomber stack size down, despite my having good results on most of the battles, so that might be an effective countermeasure. It’s also kept Italy’s economy fairly small. I feel I’ve misplayed Japan a bit in that game though so it might be something I could adjust for in the future.

I don’t think KJF works for the simple reason that it takes too long. If Japan knows a KJF is in effect, they can just abandon China and focus on tying up the Allied resources in the pacific for as long as possible (long enough for Germany and Italy to win).

As far as rebalancing the game goes, it might just be a case of bidding higher for the Allies to either require Germany to buy more land units or make a KJF feasible. If we’re going to talk rule changes then I would prefer something simple like capping the number of bombers any power can buy per round to 2, or making some limitation on the % of IPC you can have as bombers. Changing AA or SBR rules, etc. risks throwing off the game balance even more.

[axis-dominion]

the idea of bidding even higher to help cope with a specific overpowered strategy seems wrong to me, since i don’t believe the more conventional strategies are nearly as problematic and it’d therefore needlessly affect those ones drastically. it then leaves us with the awkward situation of bidding higher when knowing you’re going to have to deal with this one specific german strategy. idk, i just don’t see it as the fix.

your idea of capping the bombers at a certain percentage of IPC does appeal to me, however. it’s a rule agreement that is sensible and simple to implement in the league. i will definitely push for that with gamer. however, before i do that, i wanna make sure my belief is even further substantiated by some more play testing.

my friend adam514 is a solid allied player and more experienced at this game than myself, and he believes he may have a counter to your strategy. would you kindly play against him to see if his allies would have any chance against it? you can either do it as a league game or just take it to the non-league forum and make it a play testing game. i know you’re pretty busy, so to help with that, i could just resign this one so you’re not feeling the pressure of starting another game. what do you say?

[bmnielsen]

I’ll happily play him as my next league game. We still have the 2nd tier playoff final to play though, which we should probably do first.

It’s up to you whether you want to continue this one or not, I don’t think it’ll go that much longer anyway.

[axis-dominion]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 12x factory_major; Remaining resources: 8 PUs;
            Russians buy 1 aaGun and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Samara

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Tambov
                Russians attack with 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 aaGun
                Russians win, taking Tambov from Germans with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun
            Battle in Samara
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Samara to Russia
            1 armour moved from Yunnan to Burma
            2 fighters moved from India to Burma

Place Units - Russians
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total

[axis-dominion]

ok sounds good. i’ll play this one out another round or two so you can give me a proper crushing :) i don’t see why we can’t also start our finals match off. go ahead and PM me your bid and we’ll go from there.