ShrimpBoatChef vs Grendal WW II Global 2nd E

Hi Grendal: If your British SUBS attack my boats along SE Asia - OOL, Order of Loss: SZ 37,38 or 39 is 1/2 to Battleship, then 1/2 to carrier, then cruiser (if present) then kill carrier. Will keep destroyer as long as possible so planes can shoot at subs.  Planes in all three sea zones can land in nearby Japanese territories.  If you attack SZ 113, 2 fighters will scramble (i doubt you will, but just letting you know ahead of time since we are opposite time zones). If your USA planes enter SZ 6, my planes all scramble.  OOL:  1/2 BS, Destroyer, Tacts, Fighter, kill Battleship.  Good luck.

Hello Grendal - you are playing a good first game.  Generally, if a battle has a scramble or Intercept option, best to ask first. Also, if there are going to be Losses - ask ahead of time for OOL: Order of Loss.  It might vary from what you would expect.  This game is a LOT of fun, so want to see you get better and keep playing.  There are NO’s National Objectives.  You might read about those.  u are really playing a good first game. Ask with questions, I will tell you honestly best options.

sure; intercept @ 2.

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

Game History

Round :4

Politics - Italians

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 armour, 1 battleship and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Belgian Congo to French Equatorial Africa
                  Italians take French Equatorial Africa from French
            1 armour moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            2 artilleries moved from Syria to Iraq
            1 armour moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 artillery moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 cruiser and 2 transports moved from 98 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 98 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Alexandria
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 1 :  2/3 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French lost in Alexandria
                Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 3 artilleries and 1 bomber
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 3 artilleries and 1 bomber in Iraq, round 1 :  1/5 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Iraq, round 1 :  2/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 artilleries owned by the Italians lost in Iraq
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 bomber in Iraq, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Iraq, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Iraq
                Italians win, taking Iraq from Russians with 1 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 3 artilleries
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians lost in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                Italians win, taking Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 fighter moved from Alexandria to 95 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Iraq to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 battleship placed in 95 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 24 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 29 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 34 PUs

hey, where did you go?

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

Game History

Round :5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 4 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            3 armour and 5 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Vologda
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Archangel to Vologda
            3 armour moved from Novgorod to Smolensk
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Rostov
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Russia
            1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Ukraine to Bryansk

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 125 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in 125 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 125 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Russians lost in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans win, taking 125 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 5 armour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 5 armour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Bryansk, round 1 :  4/11 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Bryansk, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 5 armour, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Vologda
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry in Vologda, round 1 :  0/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Vologda, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vologda
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 artillery in Vologda, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Vologda, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 artillery owned by the Germans lost in Vologda
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Vologda, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Vologda
                Russians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Smolensk
                Germans attack with 6 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Smolensk, round 1 :  1/10 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Smolensk, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
                    Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 :  1/10 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Smolensk
                Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 6 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Rostov, round 1 :  2/7 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Rostov, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Rostov
                Germans win, taking Rostov from Russians with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                    AA guns fire in Russia :  0/1 hits
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 7 and causes: 7 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 7 damage total.

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 carrier moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to 112 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 125 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Baltic States to 115 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Poland to Belarus
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 aaGun and 1 artillery moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 artillery moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Ukraine
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in France
            Germans undo move 3.
            3 infantry placed in France
            1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Germany
            1 artillery placed in Germany
            Germans undo move 3.
            1 infantry placed in Germany
            2 infantry placed in France

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs

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

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Korea to Amur
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Amur
            1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 infantry moved from Burma to 38 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 38 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 artillery moved from Burma to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
            1 fighter moved from 38 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 armour moved from Hunan to Szechwan
            2 bombers, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Szechwan
            1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Kweichow

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Philippines
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry in Philippines, round 1 :  3/6 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Philippines, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Philippines
                Japanese win, taking Philippines from Americans with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Borneo
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Kweichow, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kweichow
                Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in Szechwan, round 1 :  8/10 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Szechwan, round 1 :  0/4 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Chinese and 3 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Szechwan
                Japanese win, taking Szechwan from Chinese with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 19
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter and 3 infantry
            Battle in 80 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                British defend with 1 artillery and 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in 80 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 transport
            Battle in Amur
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Amur, round 1 :  2/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Amur, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Russians , 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Russians lost in Amur
                Japanese win, taking Amur from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Java

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 carrier moved from 39 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 80 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from India to 79 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 38 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 38 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Amur to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Kiangsu to Japan
            1 fighter moved from Shantung to Japan
            1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 armour moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to 35 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 fighter moved from 38 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Szechwan to India
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Burma
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Hunan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in India
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Kwangtung
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 56 PUs; end with 56 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 61 PUs

Grendal:

I’m going to scramble 3 fighters and aim six Kamikaze attacks at the Battleship in SZ 6.

(In the future, you may want to rethink the mechanics of this move.  Very risky.  As this is your first game, you may not be aware of the risk you were placing your carrier in by moving unnecessarily as an attacker into SZ 17.  Any SZ with a little Red dot has Kamikaze/s units in it. There are a total of six such “attacks” for the Japanese.  It is a single shot attack, a roll of a one or a two scores a hit.  Were I to successfully score a single hit on your aircraft carrier, your 2 fighters in SZ 6 would be lost regardless of combat, because there is nowhere for them to land (they would fight, then die).  On the other hand, were you to wait and move your ships into that sea zone on a Noncom move, there is no battle, so the carrier is safe.  In this case it doesn’t matter…)

Also, Transports cannot be targeted by Kamikaze, no honor in that (part of the rules, just figured I would mention it now).

So scramble 3 fighters; aim 6 Kamikaze attacks at battleship.  Order of Loss – OOL: 1/2 Battle, 1/2 carrier, Destroyer, Kill carrier, Destroyer…

If your subs are alive, Kill Battleship, then Tact, then fighters
If your subs are gone at this point, Tactical, then Kill battleship, then fighters. Survivors land in Japan.

If you elect to modify the attack, let me know the new plan and my options.  Also, if you want to play a second game at same time - where you are Axis and I am Allies, let me know and I can set it up. As we are on opposite sides of the world, slow going, but a lot of fun.  Good luck.