13L G40.2 Gamerman01 (Allies +9) vs. Jeff28 (Axis)

Oh my goodness, this is Vologda all over again

After that poor attack roll, you had a great defense roll.
But then I got a decent roll, and then you got a terrible roll

Heart stopping

Oh my goodness, that was scary, but I’m sorry to tell you I came out smelling like a rose

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :6

Politics - Americans

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 airfield, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 0 techTokens;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 battleship moved from 33 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 55 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 armour moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Philippines
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                Americans win, taking Philippines from Japanese with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
                Japanese defend with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
                Units damaged: 2 carriers owned by the Japanese
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                Americans win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 46
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
                Casualties for Americans: 2 carriers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            Battle in Java
                Americans attack with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                Americans win, taking Java from Japanese with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 16 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 10 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from French West Africa to Morocco
            1 carrier and 2 fighters moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            3 submarines moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 102 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to New Brunswick Nova Scotia
            1 artillery moved from Eastern United States to New Brunswick Nova Scotia
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to New Brunswick Nova Scotia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to New Brunswick Nova Scotia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 86 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Morocco
            2 fighters moved from Western United States to Wake Island
            1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 14 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to British Columbia
            2 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 airfield placed in Morocco
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in Western United States
            1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 59 PUs; end with 61 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 76 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 86 PUs

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :6

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 109 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to 109 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            2 fighters moved from 91 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 artillery moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma

Combat - British
            Battle in Algeria
                British attack with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery
                British win, taking Algeria from Italians with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
            Battle in 99 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter
                Germans defend with 1 transport
                British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 1 transport
            Battle in Burma
                British attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 mech_infantry
                British win, taking Burma from Japanese with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from India to Eastern Persia
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Eastern Persia
            2 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 carrier moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Morocco
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 92 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 fighter moved from Algeria to Malta
            2 fighters moved from Algeria to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Persia
            2 fighters placed in United Kingdom
            1 destroyer placed in 109 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 32 PUs; end with 32 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 artillery placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs; end with 7 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery

IF you haven’t started planning your Italy turn yet,
I’d like to leave the 2 infantry on Gibraltar instead of going to Algeria

So that you don’t have to do it -

@Jeff28:

Go ahead, I’m going to need some time to mourn. Got my hopes up after you only got 2 hits.

No kidding
That was a dramatic reversal of fortunes

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :6

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

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Scotland to 94 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 fighter moved from India to 41 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Guinea to 46 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 46 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 artillery moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 fighter and 1 transport
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                ANZAC win with 1 fighter and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in Sumatra
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese win with 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                ANZAC win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in Celebes
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 mech_infantry
                ANZAC win, taking Celebes from Japanese with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
            Battle in 94 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 bomber
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to India

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 submarines placed in 54 Sea Zone
            1 bomber placed in Queensland

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 18 PUs

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :6

Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Eastern Poland

Combat - French
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                French attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                French win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom

Turn Complete - French

@Gamerman01:

French win

As long as they’re only fighting the Italians…

@Jeff28:

An Anzac bomber in scotland? Really that’s the cheeseball ���� you’re beating me with?

You need to learn the art of the can-opener, Jeff

It was on its way to Russia to stop Italian weasels from opening cans, but a great opportunity presented itself.
Lucky for you the destroyer hit  :x

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :7

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 2 armour, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Syria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland
                  Russians take Italian Somaliland from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 armour moved from Russia to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Smolensk to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Archangel
                  Russians take Archangel from Italians
            24 infantry moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            9 artilleries moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Volgograd
            1 armour moved from Archangel to Vologda
            1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
            1 armour moved from Russia to Volgograd

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Volgograd
                Russians attack with 2 armour, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 2 armour, 5 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Russians attack with 9 artilleries and 24 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Bryansk from Germans with 9 artilleries and 22 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Belarus from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Syria
                Russians attack with 1 armour
                Italians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Syria from Italians with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Turkmenistan to Eastern Persia
            2 aaGuns moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            2 artilleries moved from Vologda to Samara
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            1 mech_infantry moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            3 artilleries moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk

Place Units - Russians
            2 armour, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6,3,5,4,1,6
            Russians collect 25 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 25 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 30 PUs
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 9 PUs; end with 39 PUs

@Gamerman01:

You need to learn the art of the can-opener, Jeff

No offense meant.  No doubt you’ve seen a lot

Bump #1

Oh, OK
Will not bump again during this week.  Talk to you this weekend, and good luck with the work.  If you can’t do it this weekend, just drop a note here and that’s no problem