13L G40 Most Holy (Axis) vs Karl7 (Axis +6)

I’m remarkably good at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

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

Game History

Round :8

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 artillery, 3 destroyers, 1 fighter and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            4 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
                  Italians take Eastern Persia from British
            1 armour moved from Persia to West India
                  Italians take West India from UK_Pacific
            1 armour moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Eastern Persia
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
                  Italians take Caucasus from Russians
            1 armour moved from Gold Coast to French Central Africa
                  Italians take French Central Africa from French
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British
            1 armour moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Italians attack with 4 artilleries and 10 infantry
                British defend with 4 fighters; Americans defend with 5 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters, 1 harbour, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                    Italians roll dice for 4 artilleries and 10 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 1 :  2/14 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 5 armour, 1 artillery, 7 fighters, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in Normandy Bordeaux, round 1 :  7/19 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Americans and 7 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                    Italians roll dice for 4 artilleries and 3 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  4/7 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 5 armour, 1 artillery, 7 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  9/17 hits
                    2 mech_infantrys owned by the Americans , 4 artilleries owned by the Italians , 2 infantry owned by the Americans and 3 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Americans win with 5 armour, 1 artillery and 7 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -26
                Casualties for Italians: 4 artilleries and 10 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 armour moved from Egypt to Iraq
            2 fighters moved from Iraq to Southern Italy
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 97 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            3 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            3 destroyers placed in 95 Sea Zone
            Italians undo move 1.
            1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            2 infantry placed in Northern Italy
            Italians undo move 3.
            2 infantry placed in Egypt

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 34 PUs; end with 35 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 41 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 46 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs

Territory Summary for Italians :

West India : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Trans-Jordan : 1 flag
    Alexandria : 1 flag
    Egypt : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Gold Coast : 1 flag
    Nigeria : 1 flag
    Malta : 1 flag
    Anglo Egyptian Sudan : 1 flag
    French Central Africa : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Algeria : 1 flag
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Syria : 1 flag
    French West Africa : 1 flag
    Tunisia : 1 flag
    Northern Italy : 1 factory_major
    Southern Italy : 4 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Caucasus : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    95 Sea Zone : 3 destroyers, 2 submarines and 1 transport
    93 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Greece : 1 flag
    Iraq : 1 flag, 2 armour
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag, 2 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag
    Persia : 1 flag
    98 Sea Zone : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 45 / 62
    Russians : 29 / 34
    Japanese : 45 / 47
    Americans : 55 / 75
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 23 / 25
    UK_Pacific : 9 / 13
    Italians : 34 / 51
    ANZAC : 14 / 23
    French : 1 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 13 times
            2 was rolled 7 times
            3 was rolled 12 times
            4 was rolled 6 times
            5 was rolled 12 times
            6 was rolled 7 times
        Average roll : 3.316
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.911
        Standard Deviation : 0.954
        Total rolls : 57

Italians Combat
            1 was rolled 6 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 4 times
        Average roll : 3.333
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.650
        Standard Deviation : 0.806
        Total rolls : 21

Americans Combat
            1 was rolled 7 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 10 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 8 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.306
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.086
        Standard Deviation : 1.042
        Total rolls : 36

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

Game History

Round :9

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 armour, 24 artilleries and 23 infantry moved from Smolensk to Russia
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Belarus to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Russia
                Germans attack with 2 armour, 24 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 23 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 30 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                    AA guns fire in Russia :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 24 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 23 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 1 :  25/56 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 aaGun, 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 fighters, 30 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Russia, round 1 :  18/43 hits
                    24 infantry owned by the Russians , 18 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 aaGun owned by the Russians lost in Russia
                    Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 24 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 5 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 2 :  22/38 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 fighters, 6 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Russia, round 2 :  7/19 hits
                    6 infantry owned by the Russians , 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Russians , 4 armour owned by the Russians , 5 infantry owned by the Germans , 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Russians , 3 artilleries owned by the Russians , 3 fighters owned by the Russians and 2 artilleries owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                Germans captures 34PUs while taking Russians capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking Russia from Russians with 2 armour, 22 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 103
                Casualties for Germans: 2 artilleries and 23 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun, 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 fighters, 30 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 bomber moved from Russia to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to 115 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to 115 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 115 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            7 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            3 artilleries moved from Holland Belgium to France
            2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            1 infantry moved from France to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour and 4 infantry placed in Western Germany
            7 infantry placed in Germany
            Germans undo move 2.
            6 infantry placed in Germany
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in France
            1 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,4
            Germans collect 51 PUs; end with 85 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 90 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 95 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 100 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 110 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Egypt : 1 artillery
    Southern France : 1 infantry
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 6 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 9 infantry
    Slovakia Hungary : 1 infantry
    Western Germany : 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 3 armour, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 7 infantry
    Poland : 2 infantry
    Germany : 3 aaGuns, 1 factory_major and 15 infantry
    Holland Belgium : 1 infantry
    Northern Italy : 2 infantry
    Belarus : 1 flag, 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
    Karelia : 1 flag
    Baltic States : 1 flag
    Bryansk : 1 flag
    Vyborg : 1 flag
    Archangel : 1 flag
    Eastern Poland : 1 flag
    Bessarabia : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 armour, 22 artilleries and 1 factory_minor
    Western Ukraine : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    Vologda : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 4 infantry
    Novgorod : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Smolensk : 1 flag
    112 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 3 transports
    Bulgaria : 1 flag
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor
    Finland : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 51 / 110
    Russians : 23 / 0
    Japanese : 38 / 47
    Americans : 55 / 75
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 23 / 25
    UK_Pacific : 9 / 13
    Italians : 34 / 51
    ANZAC : 21 / 27
    French : 1 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 31 times
            2 was rolled 32 times
            3 was rolled 27 times
            4 was rolled 27 times
            5 was rolled 18 times
            6 was rolled 26 times
        Average roll : 3.292
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.794
        Standard Deviation : 0.891
        Total rolls : 161

Null / Other
            4 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 4.000
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 4.000
        Standard Deviation : 2.000
        Total rolls : 2

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 20 times
            2 was rolled 23 times
            3 was rolled 13 times
            4 was rolled 13 times
            5 was rolled 13 times
            6 was rolled 12 times
        Average roll : 3.128
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.183
        Standard Deviation : 1.088
        Total rolls : 94

Russians Combat
            1 was rolled 11 times
            2 was rolled 9 times
            3 was rolled 14 times
            4 was rolled 12 times
            5 was rolled 5 times
            6 was rolled 14 times
        Average roll : 3.508
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.984
        Standard Deviation : 0.992
        Total rolls : 65

Giving up? I find myself very vulnerable. I’m usually arguing for my opponents to resign. I don’t have the confidence of victory here.