Fortress (Axis) vs. Miamiumike (Allies) - Allies+9; G40.2 no tech

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :3

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 airfield, 4 artilleries, 3 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to 88 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 94 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to 94 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 94 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 94 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 109 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 109 Sea Zone
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 109 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                Germans win, taking 109 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 88 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 88 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 88 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 88 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 88 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 destroyer
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers in 92 Sea Zone, round 1 :  4/4 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 destroyer in 92 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans and 1 destroyer owned by the French lost in 92 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 94 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 cruiser
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 94 Sea Zone, round 1 :  3/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser in 94 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in 94 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from 94 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Northern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            3 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            7 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland
            1 armour moved from Germany to Romania
            1 armour moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Poland
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 aaGun moved from France to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 artilleries moved from Western Germany to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 airfield placed in Morocco
            2 submarines placed in 93 Sea Zone
            4 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 45 PUs; end with 45 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
    Morocco : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Algeria : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Slovakia Hungary : 1 flag, 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 7 infantry
    Western Germany : 1 flag, 4 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
    Romania : 1 flag, 3 armour and 5 infantry
    Poland : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 3 armour, 9 artilleries, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Germany : 1 flag, 6 artilleries, 1 factory_major and 3 infantry
    Northern Italy : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    Southern Italy : 1 flag, 1 bomber
    93 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 submarines
    Bulgaria : 1 flag
    109 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    92 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    91 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    Finland : 1 flag, 9 infantry
    88 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 45 / 55
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 31 / 52
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 7 / 13
    British : 30 / 32
    UK_Pacific : 24 / 24
    Italians : 14 / 28
    ANZAC : 14 / 14
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 2 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 4 times
            2 was rolled 5 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.600
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 1.643
        Standard Deviation : 1.282
        Total rolls : 15

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 3 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
        Average roll : 2.500
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 1.636
        Standard Deviation : 1.279
        Total rolls : 12

French Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 1.000
        Median : 1.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

British Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.000
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :3

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 2 armour, 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            2 bombers, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to India
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
                  Japanese take Kansu from Chinese
            3 infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi
                  Japanese take Shensi from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Kwangtung
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kwangtung
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to 21 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to 21 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to 19 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            2 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangtung

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Kwangtung
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 5 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 5 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Kwangtung, round 1 :  3/12 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 infantry in Kwangtung, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kwangtung
                Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 5 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in 19 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 19 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 19 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Japanese and 1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 19 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 21 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 21 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC and 1 fighter owned by the Japanese lost in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 44 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                Japanese win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in India
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 airfield, 3 armour, 1 harbour and 1 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 factory_major
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in India, round 1 :  7/10 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 3 armour and 1 infantry in India, round 1 :  2/4 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British , 3 armour owned by the British , 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Japanese lost in India
                Japanese captures 24PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Japanese converts factory_major into different units
                Japanese win, taking India from UK_Pacific with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for British: 3 armour and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            3 carriers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 bombers moved from India to Kwangsi
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 19 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 aaGun moved from Shantung to Kiangsu
            4 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
            1 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 artillery moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 21 Sea Zone to Kiangsu
            5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 airfield placed in Kwangsi
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 40 PUs; end with 64 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 69 PUs

Territory Summary for Japanese :

Caroline Islands : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Paulau Island : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Kwangsi : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 armour, 4 artilleries, 2 bombers, 5 fighters, 5 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
    Kiangsu : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Japan : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Siam : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Manchuria : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Hainan : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Shensi : 1 flag, 3 infantry
    Suiyuyan : 1 flag, 4 infantry
    Kweichow : 1 flag
    Hunan : 1 flag
    Kansu : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Hopei : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Chahar : 1 flag
    Anhwe : 1 flag
    India : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    44 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    36 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 battleships, 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 1 submarine and 3 transports
    39 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 45 / 55
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 40 / 69
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 4 / 13
    British : 30 / 32
    UK_Pacific : 18 / 0
    Italians : 14 / 28
    ANZAC : 14 / 14
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 2 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 7 times
            2 was rolled 7 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 6 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 11 times
        Average roll : 3.629
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.853
        Standard Deviation : 1.361
        Total rolls : 35

Japanese Combat
            1 was rolled 5 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 5 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 10 times
        Average roll : 3.852
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.962
        Standard Deviation : 1.401
        Total rolls : 27

ANZAC Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.000
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

British Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.000
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

UK_Pacific Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.167
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.400
        Standard Deviation : 0.632
        Total rolls : 6

I’ve never won on the Pacific map with the 6 VCs. And I take Calcutta every game I play as Axis, literally, most of the time on J3, never later than J4. I normally have so much invested in land battles that the US and Anzac just outpiece me to death and corner what’s left of my navy. Once the US gets a foothold and can start cranking out units, I’m generally relying on Germany to win the game before I get steamrolled. Got my butt absolutely destroyed in one of those games by allweneedislove - captured Calcutta, Moscow, Stalingrad, but couldn’t take Cairo before America had factories in Normandy and Southern France cranking out half a dozen units a turn If you want to call it, I’m cool with that, though, too.

This was a first. I’ve never been not able to take and hold Yunnan. You were right to value it so highly. In my opinion, the three most strategically vital spaces on the board are Gibraltar as a runaway #1 (not counting VCs, of course) with Yunnan being #2 because it’s almost always important and Trans Jordan being #3 because, while it’s only important in certain games - in the games it is important in it’s absolutely crucial.

Keep me in mind if you’re looking for somebody to play with. I’ve enjoyed both of our games  :-)

Take care, Mike.

:-) Take care, Mike!