2016 JDOW (Axis) vs strategic planner (allies +24)

[JDOW]

Sir, just to be sure.

You are aware I can easily attack the transports at Alaska?
The blocker does not prevent the planes from attacking. All I need is to somehow attack the sub.
The rule says I just need a theoretical chance for a landing spot.
Assuming you would have a large fleet placed in sz8 I could still just send a sub to attack the fleet as theoretically by a miracle that sub could win that battle.

However even if I would not kill the fleet in sz8 I could still attack the transports at Alaska with a single plane.

In case I would clear sz8 I would have to move a carrier to pick the plane up. In case I would clear sz8 from surface ships the plane attack the transports would crash.

If this would affect your US turn, feel free to change your NCM. And also your buy, in case you believe you don’t need the harbour than anymore.

Advice from my end. The Harbour and transports in Alaska are not a good idea anyway. You will not achieve anything from there. With your fleet being at Queensland all you provide is targets for Japan.

Regards,
Tobias

[JDOW]

All I need is to somehow attack the sub.
–> I meant I just need to attack the destroyer at sz8, even with a single sub and even if the sub loses I could still attack the transports.

[strategic planner]

oh… I could have sworn that there was no landing space. yes I am changing.

[strategic planner]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 10 Sea Zone: 3 transports
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Western United States: 2 aaGuns, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 10 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 8 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Alaska: 2 aaGuns, 1 harbour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 1 Sea Zone: 3 transports
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 101 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

[strategic planner]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 10 Sea Zone: 3 transports
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Western United States: 2 aaGuns, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 10 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 8 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Alaska: 2 aaGuns, 1 harbour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 1 Sea Zone: 3 transports
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 101 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            ANZAC buy 1 carrier and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 carrier and 1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 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
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs

[strategic planner]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  British take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  British take Alexandria from Italians
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Combat - French
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 destroyer
                Italians defend with 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Tobruk

Turn Complete - French

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 fighters and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            9 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            4 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
            8 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            5 artilleries moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 1 fighter, 9 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 artillery, 7 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
                Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 24
                Casualties for Germans: 7 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery, 7 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 5 artilleries and 8 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 5 artilleries and 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            4 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
            2 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Germany
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            3 bombers moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland
            2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland

Place Units - Germans
            3 fighters placed in Western Germany
            7 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 46 PUs; end with 46 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs

[JDOW]

Oh, I forgot thos precious subs in sz 121.

I will edit them to sz122 and sz123 later.

[strategic planner]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 2 artilleries and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            5 armour moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            3 armour moved from Novgorod to Karelia
            12 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
            1 fighter moved from Trans-Jordan to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to 98 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to 98 Sea Zone

Combat - Russians
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Russians attack with 1 submarine
                Germans defend with 1 submarine
                Russians win, taking 125 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Karelia
                Russians attack with 3 armour and 12 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Karelia from Germans with 3 armour and 12 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Russians attack with 5 armour, 3 artilleries and 5 mech_infantrys
                Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Russians win, taking Bessarabia from Germans with 5 armour, 3 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 mech_infantrys
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 transport
                Russians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Russians: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            4 infantry moved from Korea to Amur
            1 aaGun moved from Korea to Amur
            2 aaGuns moved from Novgorod to Karelia

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

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1,3,6,5,1,1,6,5,2,5,3,2,1
            Russians collect 32 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 32 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 37 PUs

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 fighters and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            9 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            4 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
            8 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            5 artilleries moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 1 fighter, 9 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 artillery, 7 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
                Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 24
                Casualties for Germans: 7 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery, 7 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 5 artilleries and 8 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 5 artilleries and 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            4 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
            2 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Germany
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            3 bombers moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland
            2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland

Place Units - Germans
            3 fighters placed in Western Germany
            7 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 46 PUs; end with 46 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 121 Sea Zone: 2 submarines
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 105 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 109 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 123 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 122 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[JDOW]

Oh, you were just moving.

Sorry I made an edit in between.
However the German sub activites do not influence the Russians at all.

You taking high risks in every turn, and you are getting away with it so far. For future games my advice is to be more carefull with the units, especially Russian air.

Japan incoming:D

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            2 artilleries moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            2 cruisers moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 41 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Amur
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
            2 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to Amur
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Amur
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Jehol to Amur
            1 bomber moved from Shan State to 55 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Malaya
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                British defend with 1 harbour; ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
            Battle in Amur
                Japanese attack with 3 artilleries, 4 fighters, 5 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun and 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Amur from Russians with 3 artilleries, 4 fighters, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun and 4 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Java
            Battle in 55 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking Java from Dutch with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 25 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
            Battle in Korea

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsu
            5 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Burma
            1 destroyer moved from 41 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 55 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 55 Sea Zone to Shan State
            2 fighters moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 55 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to Burma
            2 fighters moved from 25 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Amur to 6 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Amur to 6 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Jehol to Burma
            1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 fighters moved from Amur to Jehol
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 63 PUs; end with 63 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

[JDOW]

By the way: You are aware that you could have taken Brazil during Americans Non Combat move?
The transport at Mexico could have taken it.

Just keep it in mind for the next turn just in case you were unaware.

[JDOW]

Here is the strategy session part 2: Playing the Russians

While playing the Russians on a very high level is very difficult and underestimated by many players, playing them at least solid is quite easy.

There is just 1 simple objective: Don’t lose Moscow
If you make it easy for the Axis to get Moscow, the Allies lose the game, as simple as that.

You might have seen games where the Axis lost despite taking Moscow, but those games had special circumstances:

• Germans took unacceptable losses in order to take Moscow
• Germans took unacceptable losses in Western Europe
• Allies successfully got Japan so much down that America could focus 100% on Germany

In order to accomplish to not lose Moscow, there are just 2 rules:

1. Do not let substantial parts of the red Army get slaughtered
2. Make sure the biggest part of the Red Army stays in range of Moscow to defend it

You heavily breached both of those rules with your Russians.

• You sent expensive units twice into certain death at Bessarabia
• You sent a substantial part of the Red army to an expedition into Scandinavia, thus they out of range of Moscow

Both attacks at Bessarabia were ill advised, you have no chance there, Germans resupplies just kill those guys en passent, Germans have superior air power to make sure that battles ending up in blood baths. instead sending so many units into certain death you had 2 other options:
1. Not attacking Bessarabia at all
2. Just attacking with few infantry plus solid air support, you just want to exchange units and maybe kill 3-4 Germans and only losing 2 Russians

If you would have kept all those units you could have had a very strong army now at Bryansk making it hard for the Germans to crack.
In addition do not send the Russian planes to chase Italian boats. You need those planes to defend and to efficiently take territories.

So for the next time: Make it hard for the Germans to progress in Russia. Lure them deep into Russia like it happened in the real WW2. The deeper they are into Russia, the longer the German supply chain is and the shorter the Russian is.

• Make solid buys with the Russians: Buy 10 units at least each round, better 11-12 as long as you have the money. Rather something like 7 inf, 3 art, 1 mech for the first 2 rounds
• Only make exchange battles with air support against single Inf. Take e.g. inf+fig+tac vs single inf. Only take more units than the defender in case you really want to take the territory to block somehow
• Keep them in range of Moscow, skip scandinavian expedictions, try to hold Bryansk as long as possible, the hold Moscow as long as possible, bring Allied air to Moscow if necessary

Of course this is a very simple strategy which does not make you autowin, however it will just give the other powers enough time to severely harm the Axis. You need well played US and UK to get the Axis down but as I said, solid Russians are a good start to do so :)

[strategic planner]

thanks for the advice :). I am good at 1942 1E - this Saturday I played Russia, bought all inf/art the whole time and pushed Germany back to eastern Europe and Italy. but I am horrendous at global so far, but my goal is to get better. that is a good strategy to hold the front and to not get blown up. I think I need to be more cautious with attacks and positioning so I don’t destroy my armies for nothing

[strategic planner]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 3 artilleries, 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            2 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Caroline Islands
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Caroline Islands from Japanese with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 86 Sea Zone to Brazil
                  Americans take Brazil from Neutral_Allies
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 4 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 5 transports moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            2 destroyers moved from 101 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western United States
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Western United States
            Americans undo move 3.
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Western United States
            2 transports placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 72 PUs

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            6 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan
                  Chinese take Szechwan from Japanese

Combat - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese

Place Units - Chinese
            2 infantry placed in Szechwan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 4 PUs; end with 4 PUs total

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 artillery, 2 destroyers and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
                  British take 98 Sea Zone from Italians
            2 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Kenya
                  British take Kenya from Italians

Combat - British
            British creates battle in territory 109 Sea Zone

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Iceland to 109 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 109 Sea Zone
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt

Place Units - British
            2 destroyers placed in 109 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2
            British collect 28 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 28 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Union of South Africa: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Union of South Africa: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Changing PUs for British from 33 to 35
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs; end with 6 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 3 infantry

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter, 2 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
                  Italians take Caucasus from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
                  Italians take Trans-Jordan from British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Iraq to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 bomber and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 19
                Casualties for Americans: 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 2 fighters
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 bomber
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            2 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            2 fighters moved from 98 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 artillery moved from Syria to Iraq

Place Units - Italians
            2 submarines and 1 transport placed in 95 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 21 PUs; end with 22 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 31 PUs

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I btw looks like you do not take my advice seriously or did not understand what the issue was at Alaska last turn.

Again, I can attack your destroyer and sending planes to sz26. Those planes kill the destroyer and the 5 transports and land on a carrier after that.

I assume you did not want to send your Transports into certain death? You could send them to Johnston Island. Edit them if you like.
That was the last time I warned you ;)

You were aware that subs can always slip through Gibraltar regardless who owns it?