2015 2nd Playoffs G40 Soulblighter (Allies +28) vs Shin Ji (Axis)

[Shin-Ji]

Did the traditional Taranto attack fall out of favor at some point?  I feel like no one’s doing that anymore.

[Shin-Ji]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 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
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

[Shin-Ji]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 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
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                British win with 2 fighters and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -28
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 5 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                2 fighters owned by the British forced to land in Algeria

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
            Italians collect 13 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total

[Shin-Ji]

Hope that OOL was OK for you.  I just went with best defense.

[Soulblighter]

@Shin:

Hope that OOL was OK for you.  I just went with best defense.

No it isn’t. You had 1 hit in round 4 with only a bomber and a battleship remaining. I had 3 units remaining. I prefer to exchange one of the fighters for the carrier. It would have made sense for me to go for the carrier over the fighter as it would be logic for me to score at least 1 hit.

[Shin-Ji]

Oh?  See, I was thinking you’d want to keep you air.

Well, OK, we’ll fix this.

[Shin-Ji]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 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
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                British win with 2 fighters and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -28
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 5 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                2 fighters owned by the British forced to land in Algeria

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
            Italians collect 13 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 92 Sea Zone: 1 carrier
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Algeria: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Changing unit hit damage for these British owned units to: carrier = 1
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[Shin-Ji]

Alright then!  This was what you wanted, right?

[Soulblighter]

@Shin:

Oh?  See, I was thinking you’d want to keep you air.

Well, OK, we’ll fix this.

It depends entirely on the situation, but in this case the carrier is more valuable.

[Shin-Ji]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 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
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                British win with 2 fighters and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -28
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 5 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                2 fighters owned by the British forced to land in Algeria

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
            Italians collect 13 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 92 Sea Zone: 1 carrier
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Algeria: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Changing unit hit damage for these British owned units to: carrier = 1
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Albania: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Slovakia Hungary: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[Shin-Ji]

Forgot to move my tank.

[Soulblighter]

OMG. That tank influences the movement of my Anzac destroyer!

[Shin-Ji]

:mrgreen:

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 aaGun moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
                  ANZAC take Java from Dutch
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to South Australia
            1 aaGun moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Queensland
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 19 PUs

[Soulblighter]

Also. While I don’t mind if you move the tank. You can’t move it there. You need to move it elsewhere. I can’t blame you, but usually yugoslavia already belongs to the axis, but in this game they are pro neutral towards the allies.

[Shin-Ji]

Oh yea!  FOrgot the strafe actually worked this time.  OK, put it in Romania then.

[Soulblighter]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - French
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Slovakia Hungary: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Romania: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
                  French take Holland Belgium from Germans

Combat - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan

Turn Complete - French

[Soulblighter]

I am considering a ncm. Moving the artillery back to normandy and the infantry into belgium.

[Shin-Ji]

OK.  Let me know when you’ve decided, and I’ll do German’s move.

[Shin-Ji]

Actually, since I’m attacking both places, it won’t matter.