G40 Gauss_Death (allies +18) vs Lebowsky (Axis)

[lebowsky]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 3 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Evenkiyskiy
                  Japanese take Evenkiyskiy from Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            3 infantry moved from Olgiy to Timguska
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Chahar
            1 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Tsagaan Olom
                  Japanese take Tsagaan Olom from Russians
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Hopei to Shensi
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Hunan to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Sikang to Shensi
            1 mech_infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Shan State

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Shensi
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Chahar
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 3 mech_infantrys
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Chahar from Chinese with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Timguska
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 5 infantry
                Russians defend with 3 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Timguska from Russians with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 bomber
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win with 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Shan State to Kwangsi
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to 36 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Amur to Manchuria
            1 aaGun moved from Hopei to Shensi
            1 bomber moved from Chahar to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier and 1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Malaya
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            2 fighters placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 69 PUs; end with 69 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 74 PUs

[lebowsky]

You are doing fine with united states I think, its better to go kill japan first on most games and then go atlantic.

Split incomes as american its not usually good, you couldnt get enough to threat japan and probably germany will have enough air to burst all combined fleet on 1 hit. The best you can do is defend egypt with all youve got, all these RAF on India is pretty much useless, much better defending egypt and attacking italians fleet.

Factory on persia always help also, and I try to get as many axis with russians as i can, italian somaliland and irak are soooo good for them.

[Gauss_Death]

I am at a loss to figure out what strategy might work. Your Japanese fleet is impervious to attack. All it has to do is sit there (or pop over to Japan if I threaten Japan) while your Japanese units grind India and Russia from the east. America cannot build fast enough soon enough to threaten Japan or the japanese fleet.

Your strategies in Europe are really throwing me. Italy+Germany vs Russia is very hard to defend against.
Normally I am used to Germany vs Russia and Italy vs UK-Africa.

I think I have lost this.

[lebowsky]

You lost russians and chinesse on pacific board so soon and with almost no harm done to the japanese. Also Anzac didnt conquer new guinea and needs to threat the “money islands” with transports and ground troops, so jap must spend money and time to recapture them. With america you just need to have enough fleet to stay there (caroline, australia or even philippines) and hold against jap fleet/air, then start convoing sea zones and offload troops with anzac/america.

India is almost impossible to defend, you just have to be strong enough so if japan wants to conquer will need to spend a lot of resources there, opening windows for america to destroy him on long term.

In europe the best thing you can try is to defend egypt and cripple Italia, get Irak and africa originally axis with russia and send planes to moscow when needed until america can offload troops to europe.

[Gauss_Death]

Yeah, I’m not sure what to do with the Chinese. As for the Russians, I think that sending infantry to Moscow just hastens the defeat in the east. I don’t know why the strategy guides suggest sending it west.

[Gauss_Death]

So, I think I may have some better idea of how to defend against this if you want to play again. If not, thanks for the eye opener, I have a lot to work on.

[lebowsky]

Of course!! Im not at home yet, not playing until tonight. Will make new game then

[Gauss_Death]

Ok, thanks.

[lebowsky]

Im out for the weekend, probably cant play until monday

[Gauss_Death]

NP, let me know when you want to start a new one.