Yeah, exactly
Not my fault you only rolled 1 hit for me in 113. Man was that a setback
Oh I see you coming down to the Med soon, don’t worry. I don’t know what I’ll build with Italy’s fat bank account - I haven’t had any money for so long I don’t know what to do with it. I guess build a battleship and call it good?
I PM’d Ghostglider, but will share this for observer’s benefit:
I keep track of TUV after each UK turn in each of my games.
This game is remarkably close, as measured by TUV, going by all the data and experience I’ve collected.
Range of TUV difference has been 511 (turn 1) to 272 (turn 9)
Current difference is 432. Average difference for all 15 rounds has been 405.
My research has shown that if the Allies can get 500+ ahead and stay there (or pull away), it is the mark of an Allied win.
Axis win is marked by a TUV difference of less than 400 for several rounds (and decreasing).
So the fact that the difference has been about 400 throughout the entire game seems to indicate that this is a remarkably close game. The closest I’ve ever been in since keeping track, and yes that includes a couple games I have lost.
Obviously I don’t know how many rounds this game is going to go, but am starting to think it’s going to be waaaay over 20
Bombing naval base and IC in London
First AA die roll will be from the naval base
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 15
Purchase Units - Italians
Italians buy 1 artillery and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Italians
1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Libya
1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Cyprus
1 bomber moved from France to United Kingdom
1 bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
1 artillery moved from Rostov to Caucasus
Combat - Italians
Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
1 bomber killed by AA
Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 7 and causes: 7 damage to unit: factory_major
Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 7 damage total.
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Changing unit bombing damage for these British owned units to: factory_major = 13
EDIT: Changing unit bombing damage for these British owned units to: harbour = 6
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Battle in Libya
Battle in Cyprus
Battle in Caucasus
Italians attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
Russians defend with 1 infantry
Italians win, taking Libya from Russians, taking Cyprus from British, taking Caucasus from Russians with 2 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Non Combat Move - Italians
1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Germany
1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Poland
1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
2 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
Place Units - Italians
1 artillery and 6 infantry placed in Northern Italy
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Northern Italy: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Southern Italy: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Turn Complete - Italians
Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6
Italians collect 15 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total
Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs
I finally got around to finishing my audit of convoy rolls and AA (and air vs. air battles).
Convoy rolls on the whole have actually favored me slightly (like roughly 10 IPC’s over 15 rounds).
You have done 106 IPC’s of damage to me by convoy disruption, while I have done 54 to you.
AA luck (and counting air to air battles) really hurt me early, as I took 4 hits out of 9 through G5. 2 were just Japanese planes over Java, but 2 were German bombers.
You only lost the 1 UK fighter in an air battle through USA13 out of 22 shots.
But since G5 for me and since USA13 for you the 1’s against aircraft have evened out somewhat.
For the game I’m at 11/62 or 17.7% for mine getting hit and you are at 4/30 or 13.3%
I’m not making a case for anything - I didn’t analyze all the regular battle dice nor will I - just thought my findings on convoys and AA (which are much easier to track, and is some of the most visible and memorable dice rolls) were interesting.
Makes me feel better after losing yet another bomber to AA when only flying 2 or 3 at a time :-P
Between G5 and G14 you missed me a lot
I guess what I am saying, is I’m admitting that the actual results aren’t quite as bad as what they feel like. Like probably almost all players, I feel like I’m getting worse luck than I actually am, because of self-bias :roll:
So going back and doing a review helps put it in perspective and helps me be less frustrated about the dice.
Game on
Nasty attack on my naval base - however it only slows me down 1 move, so no real problem - I dont see any backup for the navy anytime soon.
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 15
Purchase Units - ANZAC
ANZAC buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;
Combat Move - ANZAC
1 fighter moved from 54 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
5 fighters moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
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 45 Sea Zone
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
Combat - ANZAC
Battle in 45 Sea Zone
ANZAC attack with 1 fighter and 1 transport
Japanese defend with 1 transport
1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in 45 Sea Zone
ANZAC win with 1 fighter and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
Battle in Dutch New Guinea
ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
Japanese defend with 1 artillery
ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Dutch New Guinea, round 2 : 1/2 hits
Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Dutch New Guinea, round 2 : 0/1 hits
1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Dutch New Guinea
ANZAC win, taking Dutch New Guinea from Japanese with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery
Battle in 55 Sea Zone
ANZAC attack with 5 fighters
Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
ANZAC roll dice for 5 fighters in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/5 hits
Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits
1 destroyer owned by the Japanese and 1 fighter owned by the ANZAC lost in 55 Sea Zone
ANZAC win with 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
Casualties for ANZAC: 1 fighter
Non Combat Move - ANZAC
4 fighters moved from 55 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Queensland to South Australia
2 mech_infantrys moved from Queensland to South Australia
1 aaGun moved from Queensland to South Australia
1 fighter moved from Norway to Russia
Place Units - ANZAC
1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
1 artillery and 1 fighter placed in New South Wales
Turn Complete - ANZAC
ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs
Territory Summary for ANZAC :
Queensland : 1 airfield, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
New Zealand : 1 airfield and 1 harbour
New South Wales : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 1 harbour
South Australia : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
Dutch New Guinea : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
45 Sea Zone : 1 transport
54 Sea Zone : 5 fighters
62 Sea Zone : 1 transport
Russia : 1 fighter
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 47 / 75
Russians : 16 / 32
Japanese : 72 / 84
Americans : 55 / 74
Chinese : 0 / 4
British : 36 / 38
UK_Pacific : 5 / 3
Italians : 17 / 20
ANZAC : 10 / 20
French : 7 / 0
Dutch : 0 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 15
Combat Move - French
Non Combat Move - French
1 fighter moved from Norway to Russia
2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
Turn Complete - French
Territory Summary for French :
Egypt : 2 infantry
Norway : 1 infantry
Russia : 1 fighter
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 47 / 75
Russians : 16 / 32
Japanese : 72 / 84
Americans : 55 / 74
Chinese : 0 / 4
British : 36 / 38
UK_Pacific : 5 / 3
Italians : 17 / 20
ANZAC : 10 / 20
French : 7 / 0
Dutch : 0 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0
in z54: 5 ANZ FTRs on 3 US ACs
Nasty attack on my naval base - however it only slows me down 1 move, so no real problem - I dont see any backup for the navy anytime soon.
What, for MY navy or yours? lol
I’m not concerned with keeping a navy in the Med - the only thing that would be bad for me is to build up a big one that gets crushed
Thanks for another compliment
Would have been a lot nastier had the London AA not shot down ANOTHER bomber
true - safer (but maybe not better) to build more infantry…
I didn’t ask you :lol:
Hmmmmmm
Almost there
TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 16
Research Technology - Germans
Purchase Units - Germans
COMMENT: 5 ANZ on 3 USA carriers
Germans repair damage of 20x factory_major; Remaining resources: 55 PUs;
Germans buy 11 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Kazakhstan
1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
1 armour moved from Iraq to Syria
Germans take Syria from French
1 armour moved from Syria to Iraq
1 armour moved from Iraq to Trans-Jordan
Germans take Trans-Jordan from British
1 armour moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Holland Belgium
1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Holland Belgium
1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to 112 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from 97 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
1 carrier moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
1 bomber moved from Caroline Islands to 49 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Northwest Persia to Bryansk
1 bomber moved from Northwest Persia to Egypt
1 bomber moved from Northwest Persia to Kazakhstan
1 armour, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
1 bomber moved from Rostov to Bryansk
1 armour moved from Novgorod to Finland
7 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Finland
1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Kazakhstan
1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Finland
1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Kazakhstan
Scramble to 112 or 125?
no scramble, thanks
