Xdap rd 3‏ The Headless Neds vs wewin

Things went pretty well in French Indo. Sometimes desperate and bold is a good combination…

Being lucky doesn’t hurt.  :-)

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

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 submarine moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to France
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux

Combat - Italians
            British scrambles 2 units out of Gibraltar to defend against the attack in 92 Sea Zone
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter; Americans defend with 1 fighter
                British win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer
                French defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win, taking 98 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Moving scrambled unit from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            Moving scrambled unit from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            2 infantry moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 carrier moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries placed in Southern Italy
            2 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs

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

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 submarine moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to France
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux

Combat - Italians
            British scrambles 2 units out of Gibraltar to defend against the attack in 92 Sea Zone
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter; Americans defend with 1 fighter
                British win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer
                French defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win, taking 98 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Moving scrambled unit from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            Moving scrambled unit from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            2 infantry moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 carrier moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            2 artilleries placed in Southern Italy
            2 infantry placed in Southern France
            1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs

placed 2 inf in SFra instead of NIta.

@Stalingradski:

Things went pretty well in French Indo. Sometimes desperate and bold is a good combination…

Being lucky doesn’t hurt.  :-)

Figured you would attack it (esp since I put 1 inf 2 art instead of normal 2 inf 1 art  :-)  )

If that is the allies getting lucky I dont mind in the slightest.

Not to say you have to do anything but just a friendly reminder not to forget about the german sub off the coast of Canada.

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

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 destroyer and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 fighters moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in 55 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 3 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                ANZAC win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 fighters moved from 55 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 armour moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
            2 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs

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

Game History

Round :5

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria

Turn Complete - French

My Allied companion has great faith that the destroyer/fighter combo can defend the transports…

Though it was interesting to see your attack in SZ92 - a move I would only make if I were way ahead or way behind. It makes me feel that between that attack and your warning we can expect dice to fly off the East Coast of the US…  8-)

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

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 artilleries, 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 11 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 116 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 armour moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 armour moved from Russia to Samara
                  Germans take Samara from Russians
            9 armour moved from Russia to Volgograd
                  Germans take Tambov from Russians
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Rostov
            2 bombers moved from Smolensk to Rostov
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Baltic States
                  Germans take Baltic States from Russians
            1 armour moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Smolensk to Poland
            1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from British
            2 infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            3 fighters moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 bombers moved from Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway

Combat - Germans
            Americans scrambles 1 units out of Eastern United States to defend against the attack in 101 Sea Zone
            Battle in Volgograd
                Germans attack with 9 armour
                British defend with 1 infantry; Russians defend with 1 factory_minor
                Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 9 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from Americans with 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in 101 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 3 transports
                1 submarine owned by the Germans Submerged
                Americans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 29
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer and 3 transports
            Battle in Poland
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Poland from Russians with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Norway
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Norway from Americans, taking Rostov from Russians with 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Moving scrambled unit from 101 Sea Zone to Eastern United States

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters moved from Holland Belgium to 112 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Poland to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Western Germany
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Germany
            2 artilleries moved from Germany to Western Germany
            2 bombers and 1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 aaGun moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 bombers moved from Rostov to Germany
            2 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Germany
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Volgograd

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            3 infantry placed in France
            2 carriers, 2 destroyers and 1 transport placed in 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry placed in Russia
            3 infantry placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Samara: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Volgograd: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 78 PUs

@Stalingradski:

My Allied companion has great faith that the destroyer/fighter combo can defend the transports…

Though it was interesting to see your attack in SZ92 - a move I would only make if I were way ahead or way behind. It makes me feel that between that attack and your warning we can expect dice to fly off the East Coast of the US…  8-)

:roll:  Didnt really see the point of doing much else with it.  No risk, great reward.  I did feel a little bad for trying as it probably adds a whole lot of insult to the injuries you have already suffered…

The z92 one was a lot riskier with less reward (the NO) but unfortunately for the allies it worked out as well but with significantly less devastating consequences.

The edit was for the tank that was supposed to blitz through to the vol battle but didnt make it (which was a massacre, germ armor went 8 for 9 against a lowly infantry).

Allies wont survive too many more rounds in europe with rolls like that…

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

Game History

Round :6

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur
                  Russians take Amur from Japanese

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 armour moved from Yenisey to Buryatia
            1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Evenkiyskiy
            2 aaGuns and 13 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur

Turn Complete - Russians

Territory Summary for Russians :

Evenkiyskiy : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Amur : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns and 14 infantry
    Timguska : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Buryatia : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Iraq : 1 flag
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag
    Finland : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    110 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 58 / 78
    Russians : 18 / 0
    Japanese : 54 / 60
    Americans : 57 / 83
    Chinese : 1 / 2
    British : 34 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 9 / 9
    Italians : 17 / 22
    ANZAC : 10 / 15
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

If you can’t rely on a destroyer and a fighter being able to defend against a sub, you can’t rely on anything. I’d do the same thing 100 out of 100 times and never look back. Nothing you can do against insanity like that.

Well then sad to say about 7.5% of the time you will be disappointed.  I agree certainly that you cant play this game looking for 100% odds but this one wasn’t that crazy, especially considering it was basically risk free for the axis.  I had nothing to lose…  :|

I’ll still take 92.5% odds 100 out of 100 times!  :-) I wouldn’t/couldn’t play any other way. That having been said - you were right to try it,  and your boldness paid off. I do believe that a person can create their own opportunity for fortune, and you certainly did, and deserved the good results.

I’d like to offer the Allies unconditional surrender to Team wewin. Well played! You surprised us with your aggressiveness; a bolness that to my untrained eyes looked like an inexperienced/rash opener. I had never seen a G1 Barbarossa, nor even perceived it should or could be done. Now, I’m secretly searching for a victim to try it upon…  :evil:

Please let Gargantua/allweneedislove know that you will be moving on in the tourney, and best of luck to you ~

May we meet again on the battlefield, some day!

@Stalingradski:

I’ll still take 92.5% odds 100 out of 100 times!  :-) I wouldn’t/couldn’t play any other way.

Agreed, you can’t play the game banking on odds better than that - Particularly if you are behind.

Anyways, yeah good game.  I havent played against/with this strat enough to know the best response (i have some ideas) but it is certainly strong and perhaps deceivingly so.  Round 5 is quick but not by much.  Allies need to be well ahead in the rest of the theaters by that point to have a good shot but it doesnt seem easy to do.

Thanks for the game.