16L G40 nerquen (Axis) vs. Gamerman01 (Allies) Balanced mode (-4 allied NOs)

[gamerman01]

I don’t think there would be much less bombing.  Fighters escort at 2 also, and if there is much of an escort at all, it shields the bombers.  And escorts aren’t even always needed, if there is a small number of potential interceptors…

[regularkid]

yah, in my experience, the change to the air raid values doesn’t really deter players from making strategic bombing when it would otherwise be advisable in a vanilla game. It does, however, promote interceptions.

[nerquen]

@regularkid:

yah, in my experience, the change to the air raid values doesn’t really deter players from making strategic bombing when it would otherwise be advisable in a vanilla game. It does, however, promote interceptions.

true… escorts help… I guess the reason I did not really bomb until now was more that Axis powers were quite busy on all fronts, I never had some bombers (preferably with escorts) to spare  for a bombing raid… or I did not want  to risk them against AA shots

[gamerman01]

Exactly

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
                  Russians take Northwest Persia from Italians
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 armour moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Rostov
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Smolensk
                Russians attack with 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 aaGun
                Russians win, taking Smolensk from Italians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Italians: 1 aaGun
            Battle in Vologda
                Russians attack with 1 armour, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 1 armour, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Russians attack with 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Bryansk from Italians with 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Battle in Rostov
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Rostov from Germans with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Samara
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Samara from Germans with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Samara to Shensi
            1 fighter moved from Samara to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Kazakhstan
            2 artilleries moved from Tambov to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Russia
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 aaGun moved from Tambov to Rostov
            1 aaGun moved from Tambov to Rostov
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Tambov

Place Units - Russians
            1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 24 PUs; end with 24 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 26 PUs

[nerquen]

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
            1 fighter and 6 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea
            1 fighter moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 fighter moved from 63 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 62 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Korea
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Americans defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Korea from Americans with 1 fighter and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Battle in 30 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 30 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 63 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            4 transports moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Korea to Japan
            1 aaGun moved from Manchuria to Korea
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Chahar
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsu
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Kwangtung to Kiangsu
            3 mech_infantrys moved from French Indo China to Kwangtung
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Kiangsu
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Hunan to Kwangtung
            1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Philippines
            1 armour moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Kwangtung
            1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 62 Sea Zone to New Zealand

Place Units - Japanese
            1 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            2 fighters and 3 infantry placed in Japan
            1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer placed in 20 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 36 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5,2,3,2,3,3,5,3,4,6,6
            Japanese collect 41 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 42 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 47 PUs

[nerquen]

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[gamerman01]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 6 bombers; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 3 submarines moved from 54 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to 30 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Hainan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            2 carriers, 3 destroyers, 2 fighters and 5 submarines moved from 10 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Soviet Far East to 6 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
                  French take France from Germans
                  French take Normandy Bordeaux from Americans
                  French take Southern France from British
            1 fighter moved from French Madagascar to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 marine moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
                  Americans take 93 Sea Zone from Italians
            1 marine moved from 95 Sea Zone to Sicily

Combat - Americans
            Japanese scrambles 3 units out of Japan to defend against the attack in 6 Sea Zone

[gamerman01]

Alright, Mr. Bumper, do you send kamikazes at my cruiser in Z20?

[nerquen]

yes, 5 kamikaze, as for SZ6, the OOL are Cruiser, fighters, DD last

[gamerman01]

Alright, like you said this was a cursed game for me
86% you hit with a kamikaze, and you did.  With only 1 kamikaze left I think I had a shot at doing major damage in 6 and possibly even staying alive.  But my 60% chance to clear with a sub over a destroyer failed.
Perfect storm.  You played great, you ambushed me by being nearly an unknown in the league, and you had the right strategy for Axis in the balanced mod game.
Good game, I would ask for rematch but can’t do until April

[nerquen]

Thanks for the game Gamerman, was fun here and I would be up for a rematch once you get available. Good luck with your deadline.

[gamerman01]

Thanks, it is getting stressful and I’ll be glad when it’s met  :-)
Are you playing anyone else?  Will you be here for me in April?

[nerquen]

I am not playing any other game now and I guess I shall be available for you in April, just shoot me a message when you are.