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

[strategic planner]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 10 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            3 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            5 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            2 artilleries moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            6 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            3 artilleries moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            4 armour moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            8 infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod

[JDOW]

Scramble 3 fighters please to sz110

[strategic planner]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 10 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            3 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            5 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            2 artilleries moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            6 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            3 artilleries moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            4 armour moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            8 infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod

Combat - Germans
            British scrambles 3 units out of United Kingdom to defend against the attack in 110 Sea Zone
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter; British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 transport
                Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 40
                Casualties for Germans: 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 transport
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 3 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from British with 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 3 armour and 7 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 3 armour and 6 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 aaGuns moved from Germany to Poland
            3 armour moved from Southern France to Greater Southern Germany
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Baltic States
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in Western Germany
            1 armour and 6 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            3 infantry placed in France
            3 infantry placed in Southern France
            3 infantry placed in Germany
            1 infantry placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 47 PUs; end with 48 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs

[JDOW]

Hi Sir,

1. you are dodging bullets my friend:) You had 39% on that battle.

2. Please carefully read the advice I give you. I already told you to be careful with casualty choice and not always take what tripleA sets as default.
You need to take care about casualty choice!!!
In that battle you kept my damaged carrier and took my fighters off first. This is unacceptable! A fighter defends at 4 the carrier at 2. I am shooting at naked German air. I would always keep a fighter!

Please confirm that you read and understood this!

There is 2 options now. I either claim that the roll at 2 was a roll at 4, in this case it missed anyway
I would also have the right to reroll that dice.

I just keep it like that now but please be more attentive towards those details.

[JDOW]

"I would also have the right to reroll that dice. "

This means I could roll 1 dice @4 on the forum and if it hits you would have to take town one German air.

[JDOW]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 artilleries, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Belarus
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Persia to Iraq
            1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Smolensk to Iraq

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Iraq
                Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_Axis defend with 3 infantry
                Russians win, taking Iraq from Neutral_Axis with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Axis: 3 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Belarus from Germans with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 bomber moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            2 fighters moved from Belarus to Russia
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            3 artilleries moved from Russia to Smolensk
            6 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            3 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            2 aaGuns and 15 infantry moved from Amur to Korea

Place Units - Russians
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
            3 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 41 PUs
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 44 PUs

[strategic planner]

@JDOW:

Hi Sir,

1. you are dodging bullets my friend:) You had 39% on that battle.

2. Please carefully read the advice I give you. I already told you to be careful with casualty choice and not always take what tripleA sets as default.
You need to take care about casualty choice!!!
In that battle you kept my damaged carrier and took my fighters off first. This is unacceptable! A fighter defends at 4 the carrier at 2. I am shooting at naked German air. I would always keep a fighter!

Please confirm that you read and understood this!

There is 2 options now. I either claim that the roll at 2 was a roll at 4, in this case it missed anyway
I would also have the right to reroll that dice.

I just keep it like that now but please be more attentive towards those details.

Point taken. carriers first, then fighters. It sounds super stupid but I was thinking that since carriers cost more to build and fighters were replaceable that carriers would be saved. I will more than happily let you reroll and take one of my air. and yes on the 39 I am in desperation mode so I am trying to stave off your formidable attacks

[strategic planner]

is it possible for you to post a desired order of loss to be used in almost any battle so I don’t mess it up?

[JDOW]

The default rule for casualty choice is: Max defense.
It required a bit of experience to realize when max defense is not taken for granted.

Typical example where max defense does not apply was your attack at Shan state where I would save the bomber as there was no way you could win the battle.

With carriers it sometimes depend. there are a number of situations where you would save the carrier

1. When you still think you are gonna win the battle as defender and in this case the carrier would auto repair
2. If damaging a carrier would mean that maybe planes crash or that a follow up attack might come and the planes would be be available as they have to land if the carrier gets damaged.

In case of doubt, better ask :)

You can keep that German plane, taking down 5 German planes for that fleet is still good for the Allies :)

[Soulblighter]

AA guns are sometimes also worth saving in case of specific potential follow up attacks.

[JDOW]

Yep. In some cases Inf is taken off before AA because then the attacker could not retreat anymore.

[Soulblighter]

You could do it as following strategic planner. First you propose the OOL you think is appropriate. Then JDOW confirms it or not. This might help teach you to see the true value of units in specific situations. Then again it depends on JDOW as well :P.

[strategic planner]

land wise:
aa gun
inf
mechinf
art
tank/air

sea wise
1 hit bb (unless not near safety)
sub
destroyer
cruiser
2 hit bb
carrier/ftr/tcbmr (depends on how close they are to a landable space, amount of air units, etc)

[JDOW]

This is ok as a default.

However in the end it depends case by case. Sometimes I prefer to keep ships over air, sometimes air over ships.

Sometimes mech is worth more than arty, sometimes the other way around. In case you feel insecure just ask.

In some cases it is ok to choose for your opponent. For example in case you retreat, you can just choose for your opponent and invite him to change the OOL according to his convenience. this avoids delays in the game.

[JDOW]

Japans turn :)

I know sinking ships at the coast of Japan was traumatizing, however the war continues:D

[strategic planner]

can Chinese or british units move into French indo china or is it a safe haven?

[strategic planner]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to 6 Sea Zone

[strategic planner]

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to 6 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Sumatra
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from UK_Pacific with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in 6 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 2 transports
                Japanese win, taking 6 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 46
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 2 transports

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe

Place Units - Japanese
            1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone
            1 airfield placed in French Indo China
            1 factory_minor placed in Kiangsu
            2 fighters placed in Japan
            2 artilleries placed in French Indo China
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from French Indo China: 2 artilleries
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to French Indo China: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from French Indo China: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to French Indo China: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Japanese undo move 5.
            1 artillery placed in French Indo China

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 51 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

[strategic planner]

I may have 1 extra ipc as japan that I didn’t spend (bc I switched to 1 inf 2 art for FIC)

[JDOW]

Yep, you could have edited it. I will do that for you