16L G40 Balanced Mod 2.0 Arthur Bomber Harris (Allies) vs Shin Ji (Axis)

[Shin-Ji]

@JDOW:

@Shin:

I hate when my prophecies keep coming true.   :-D

Man, you were supposed to get diced in OUR game and not let other players harvest the fruits MARTI did set up to be picked:D

The ways of the Dice Goddess are not for we mere mortals to understand.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

I once had a 99.9+% chance of taking Moscow with a combined Japanese bomber + German land force attack.  AA gun fire shot down more than half of the dozen Japanese strafers; the remaining ones all missed.  I still had a 98% chance of winning, but the dice goddess was still against me.  Nothing that you can do when you have a perfect plan but failed dice rolls!

[Shin-Ji]

@Arthur:

I once had a 99.9+% chance of taking Moscow with a combined Japanese bomber + German land force attack.  AA gun fire shot down more than half of the dozen Japanese strafers; the remaining ones all missed.  I still had a 98% chance of winning, but the dice goddess was still against me.  Nothing that you can do when you have a perfect plan but failed dice rolls!

nods in agreement, a single heroic tear running down my face

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 armour moved from Russia to Smolensk
                  Russians take Smolensk from Italians
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Rostov
                  Russians take Rostov from Italians
            17 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Trans-Jordan

Place Units - Russians
            9 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4,6
            Russians collect 31 PUs; end with 32 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 34 PUs
            Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 36 PUs

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[Shin-Ji]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 20 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 armour moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            10 armour, 1 artillery, 6 fighters, 3 infantry, 7 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Kwangtung to Hunan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                ANZAC defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
            Battle in Sumatra
                Japanese attack with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from UK_Pacific with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from Americans with 1 armour and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 10 armour, 1 artillery, 6 fighters, 3 infantry, 9 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 armour, 12 artilleries and 15 infantry
                4 armour owned by the Japanese retreated to Kiangsi
                Chinese win with 1 armour and 9 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is -28
                Casualties for British: 3 artilleries and 15 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 6 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            6 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from 21 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 aaGun moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 infantry placed in Kwangtung
            2 fighters placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 44 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 43 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6
            Japanese collect 32 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 32 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 37 PUs

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 4 artilleries, 5 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            3 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Portugal to 91 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Spain to 91 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries, 3 carriers, 3 destroyers, 3 infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 95 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Morocco to Southern Italy
            1 destroyer moved from 92 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 95 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to 95 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to 95 Sea Zone
            7 fighters moved from Syria to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
                  Americans take 35 Sea Zone from Japanese
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 42 Sea Zone

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Scramble from Italy?

[Shin-Ji]

Of course not!

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

I doubted it, but I could see a desperation attack of the Italian scramblers followed up with German bombers… just wanted to make sure.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 4 artilleries, 5 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            3 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Portugal to 91 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Spain to 91 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries, 3 carriers, 3 destroyers, 3 infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 95 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Morocco to Southern Italy
            1 destroyer moved from 92 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 95 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to 95 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to 95 Sea Zone
            7 fighters moved from Syria to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
                  Americans take 35 Sea Zone from Japanese
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 42 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Ukraine
                Americans attack with 7 fighters
                Germans defend with 3 armour and 1 factory_minor
                Americans win with 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour
                Casualties for Americans: 3 fighters
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Americans win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Japanese with 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in Southern Italy
                Americans attack with 3 artilleries, 5 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Americans captures 19PUs while taking Italians capital
                Americans win, taking Southern Italy from Italians with 2 artilleries, 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 33
                Casualties for Italians: 2 aaGuns, 3 fighters and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            triggerItaliansDestroyPUsAmericans: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttatchment attached to Italians

Non Combat Move - Americans
            4 fighters moved from Ukraine to Russia
            2 fighters moved from Northwest Persia to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Morocco to Syria
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 91 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Eastern United States to Morocco
            3 transports moved from 90 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 95 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 fighter moved from 95 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 54 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry placed in Central United States
            5 fighters placed in Eastern United States
            1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 65 PUs; end with 85 PUs total
            Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 90 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 95 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 100 PUs
            Objective Americans 8 Pacific Airfields: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 105 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 115 PUs

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 3 artilleries and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsu
                  Chinese take Kiangsu from Japanese
            4 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Kiangsi
                Chinese attack with 4 artilleries and 7 infantry
                Japanese defend with 4 armour and 1 artillery
                Chinese win, taking Kiangsi from Japanese with 4 artilleries and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 19
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 4 armour and 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 artillery moved from Chahar to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Place Units - Chinese
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Kiangsi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 20 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2,1,3,4,4,5,3,2,6,5,1,1,4,5,4
            Chinese collect 22 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 22 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 25 PUs

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Ukraine
                  Russians take Ukraine from Germans
            1 submarine moved from 81 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
                  British take 97 Sea Zone from Italians
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone

Combat - British

Non Combat Move - British
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to Northwest Persia
            3 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from India to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from India to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from Tsinghai to Russia
            1 aaGun moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            1 armour moved from Sikang to Caucasus
            1 armour moved from Hunan to Shensi
            9 artilleries moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from India to Eastern Persia
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Spain to Southern Italy

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs total
            Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs
            Units Change Ownership
                Some Units in India change ownership: 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Some Units in 39 Sea Zone change ownership: 1 transport
                Turning on Edit Mode
                EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 41 Sea Zone: 1 transport
                EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Is it time to call this a game, and flip sides?  That bad dice rolls for two rounds near Moscow was a killer for the Axis.  With Italy gone and Japan off the mainland, I don’t see a way to withstand the US economy backed up with Russian infantry.

[Shin-Ji]

I had been considering that.  Sure!  Let’s go ahead and flip sides.

I’ll post your win.  Congratulations - I think after this game I’ve learned a lot about how to sealion well, and what to avoid in the future.  Well played!

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to France
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia

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[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Changing build to 2 bombers and a sub.

Scrambles, Sir?

[JDOW]

Honor to your nick:D

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

It was a good game.  I made a bunch of mistakes but the weakness of Japan allowed me to focus 100% in Europe.  What is the thinking on J1 in balance mode games?  Definitely J3 allows India to become too strong.

[Shin-Ji]

It has been my understanding that J3 is pretty standard.  Even J4 is common.  But I wonder if this is a case of the consensus being wrong.

J1 is super risky in BM, moreso than normal - because the USA gets access to tons of money right off the bat.

Still, when it works …

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

I just hate all of that money if the Allies have the money islands for 3 full turns.  That sounds ridiculous to do a J4…  anyway, scrambles Sir?