Karl7 (Allies + 9) vs MiamiUMike (Axis) - G40.2

Indeed - I will try to determine the advantage in this idea vs the more common attack…

But - I will scramble all 3 fighters - OOL is Italy, Germany, Italy - ships OOL is sub, dd, cruiser (which as I type this I could have just said - STANDARD - LOL)

MM

So - looking it over - what was your thinking in attacking sz95 instead of sz97?

MM

ITaly making change to purchase before roll - instead of the FTR - buying a DD

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Greece
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Greece
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 6 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to 97 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Southern Italy: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Italians from 0 to 2
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3,4,2,6,3,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
            Italians collect 14 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 16 PUs total

Yeah - it helped Italy a ton…

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 81 Sea Zone
            7 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 93 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium

Wow - I got hosed there

You hit 5 for 5 on my air - should have hit 2…maybe 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 81 Sea Zone
            7 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 93 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in 81 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 7 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
                Germans win with 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from 81 Sea Zone to Kenya
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 93 Sea Zone to France
            1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 armour moved from France to Holland Belgium
            2 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany
            2 armour moved from France to Western Germany
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Western Germany
            2 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            3 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
            1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Finland to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Poland

Place Units - Germans
            6 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in Western Germany
            1 factory_minor placed in Norway

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 41 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 46 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 harbour, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 armour moved from Kwangsi to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            2 bombers, 5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to Yunnan

This game is now officially over - your dice have been off the charts - 7 hits with 10 inf and 2 ftr?

Really? Really?

I mean, at some point what IS the point in playing?