X-DAP-04 TeamBoldDutch vs. Ancients for 1945

can you tell us what the UK is going
to do?

@Boldfresh:

can you tell us what the UK is going
to do?

at least generally?

i’ve had italy ready for quite some time.  italy coming within the next hour or two.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :8

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Germans and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Italians and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Neutral_True from Strict_Neutral to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and British from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and UK_Pacific from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and ANZAC from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and Dutch from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and Chinese from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and French from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Neutral_True and Neutral_Allies from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Germans and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Italians and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Mongolians and British from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Mongolians and UK_Pacific from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Mongolians and ANZAC from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Mongolians and Dutch from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Mongolians and Chinese from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Mongolians and French from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With TrueNeutrals: Changing Relationship for Mongolians and Neutral_Allies from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 carrier and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Spain
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Spain
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 104 Sea Zone to Spain
            2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Spain
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_True defend with 6 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Spain, round 1 :  2/9 hits
                    Neutral_True roll dice for 6 infantry in Spain, round 1 :  1/6 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Neutral_True and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Spain
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Spain, round 2 :  3/8 hits
                    Neutral_True roll dice for 4 infantry in Spain, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Neutral_True and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Spain
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Spain, round 3 :  6/7 hits
                    Neutral_True roll dice for 1 infantry in Spain, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_True lost in Spain
                Italians win, taking Spain from Neutral_True with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 6 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 aaGuns moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain
            2 bombers moved from Spain to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns and 3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France

Place Units - Italians
            1 carrier and 1 submarine placed in 110 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
            Italians collect 12 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 18 PUs

Territory Summary for Italians :

Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 1 tactical_bomber
    Southern France : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    Northern Italy : 1 factory_major
    Southern Italy : 1 airfield, 2 bombers, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Spain : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    110 Sea Zone : 1 carrier and 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 72
    Russians : 34 / 39
    Japanese : 72 / 85
    Americans : 52 / 72
    Chinese : 2 / 2
    British : 31 / 31
    UK_Pacific : 0 / 0
    Italians : 15 / 18
    ANZAC : 10 / 20
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 16 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 6 times
            2 was rolled 6 times
            3 was rolled 4 times
            4 was rolled 5 times
            5 was rolled 9 times
            6 was rolled 7 times
        Average roll : 3.703
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.417
        Standard Deviation : 0.645
        Total rolls : 37

Null / Other
            2 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.500
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 2

Neutral_True Combat
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 4.182
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.300
        Standard Deviation : 1.140
        Total rolls : 11

Italians Combat
            1 was rolled 6 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 5 times
        Average roll : 3.500
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.435
        Standard Deviation : 0.659
        Total rolls : 24

hold on - did the italians just do something RIGHT???  :-o :-o :-o

my compliments on the veteran move you pulled with your subs in z97 to steal 2 ipc from the italians.

if the french attack z110 we scramble ftr, tac

@alexgreat:

You are rich now, I am sure they will come back on land and sea with a vengeance.

turns out you were right.  who woulda thought the italians would figure so prominently after sucking most of the game.  i guess the bomber pilots were involved, which has boded well all game.

Me must be deep in his bunker!  :-o

@Me1945:

You will be surprised. Some people have to work. Kind of bunker.
Coming.

People do work?  I make my money playing games  :wink:

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :9

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 7 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Caucasus
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
            6 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            8 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Gibraltar
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            9 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 destroyer
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 104 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber in 104 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 destroyer in 104 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 104 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber in 104 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 destroyer in 104 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the French and 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 104 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 8 artilleries and 7 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 8 artilleries and 7 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 1 :  6/15 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Eastern Poland
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 8 artilleries and 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Ukraine, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Caucasus
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Caucasus, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Caucasus, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Caucasus
                Germans win, taking Caucasus from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                Germans attack with 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 5 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 4 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 5 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys in Iraq, round 1 :  13/26 hits
                    British roll dice for 4 infantry in Iraq, round 1 :  4/4 hits
                    4 infantry owned by the British and 4 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Iraq
                Germans win, taking Iraq from British with 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 4 infantry
                Casualties for British: 4 infantry
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Germans attack with 3 bombers, 5 fighters, 8 mech_infantrys and 4 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 harbour; Americans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 5 fighters and 1 infantry
                    AA guns fire in Gibraltar :  1/3 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in Gibraltar
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers, 4 fighters, 8 mech_infantrys and 4 tactical_bombers in Gibraltar, round 1 :  5/19 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 6 fighters and 1 infantry in Gibraltar, round 1 :  6/9 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Americans , 1 artillery owned by the Americans , 1 aaGun owned by the Americans , 1 artillery owned by the British , 1 infantry owned by the Americans and 6 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Gibraltar
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers, 4 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 4 tactical_bombers in Gibraltar, round 2 :  8/13 hits
                    British roll dice for 5 fighters in Gibraltar, round 2 :  3/5 hits
                    4 fighters owned by the Americans , 1 fighter owned by the British , 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans and 2 fighters owned by the Germans lost in Gibraltar
                Germans win, taking Gibraltar from British with 3 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
                Casualties for Germans: 3 fighters and 7 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 fighter
                Casualties for Americans: 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 5 fighters and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            3 bombers moved from Gibraltar to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry, 7 submarines and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France
            2 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Germany to Poland
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Yugoslavia to Southern France
            6 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Bulgaria
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 aaGun moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            3 artilleries moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 bomber moved from Caucasus to Romania
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 104 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux

Place Units - Germans
            7 infantry placed in Romania
            1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 112 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Southern France: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Eastern Poland: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3
            Germans collect 48 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 48 PUs total
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
    Normandy Bordeaux : 2 aaGuns, 3 bombers, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Southern France : 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    France : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Western Germany : 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 1 tactical_bomber
    Romania : 1 bomber, 1 factory_major and 7 infantry
    Poland : 1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 infantry
    Germany : 1 factory_major
    Karelia : 1 flag
    Vyborg : 1 flag
    Eastern Poland : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 8 artilleries, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Bessarabia : 1 flag
    Ukraine : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 1 flag
    Caucasus : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    112 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    104 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    Bulgaria : 1 flag, 8 mech_infantrys
    Greece : 1 flag
    Iraq : 1 flag, 9 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag, 1 aaGun
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag, 3 artilleries
    Spain : 2 fighters, 4 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
    Finland : 1 flag, 7 infantry
    110 Sea Zone : 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 7 submarines and 1 transport

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 51 / 57
    Russians : 29 / 39
    Japanese : 72 / 85
    Americans : 52 / 72
    Chinese : 2 / 2
    British : 29 / 31
    UK_Pacific : 0 / 0
    Italians : 15 / 18
    ANZAC : 10 / 16
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 16 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 37 times
            2 was rolled 22 times
            3 was rolled 12 times
            4 was rolled 18 times
            5 was rolled 23 times
            6 was rolled 20 times
        Average roll : 3.212
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 2.641
        Standard Deviation : 1.625
        Total rolls : 132

Null / Other
            1 was rolled 9 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 2.650
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 2.316
        Standard Deviation : 1.522
        Total rolls : 20

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 17 times
            2 was rolled 14 times
            3 was rolled 10 times
            4 was rolled 11 times
            5 was rolled 19 times
            6 was rolled 13 times
        Average roll : 3.476
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.723
        Standard Deviation : 0.850
        Total rolls : 84

French Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.000
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 2

British Combat
            1 was rolled 9 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 2.650
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 2.316
        Standard Deviation : 1.522
        Total rolls : 20

Russians Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.333
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

Americans Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.333
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

SONOFA….  :x :x