X-DAP FINAL - Dairy(Qyrn?) vs. TeamBoldDutch - Game 1

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

Game History

Round: 1

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 mech_infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            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 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Spain
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Spain
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Spain
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Spain
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Neutral_True defend with 6 infantry
                Italians win, taking Spain from Neutral_True with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 6 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Spain to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Bulgaria
            1 armour moved from Albania to Bulgaria
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Spain to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Italians
            1 submarine placed in 97 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Italy
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Northern Italy: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Southern Italy: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Northern Italy: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Southern Italy: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6
            Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total

please, enjoy.

don’t take credit when you write the playbook.  :wink:

Why do u say that omega?  :wink:

@Omega1759:

Oh boy, I need to follow this one closely

This is opus number one in C major… how do u like the music so far.

oh you mean you don’t want to mention how germany can take gibraltar and lock the UK fleet in the med to die?  yeah, probably a good idea not to say that.

@Cow:

He plays by email and I got a copy of a game.

it’s a good thing larry harris doesn’t play ME by email.  :wink:

I like to call this strategy the “DEATHSTAR”  :-o

the guy who comes up with it gets to name it right?  so welcome to the DEATHSTAR cow.

@Omega1759:

Interesting start!

Very good G1, things could have gone terrible there. :wink:

when i roll, things could ALWAYS go terrible.  :lol:

Deathstar turn 2 coming right up!!

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 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 battleship and 2 carriers; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 infantry moved from Norway to Sweden
            5 infantry moved from Finland to Sweden
            3 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 4 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Sweden
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
                  Germans take Gibraltar from British
            6 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Albania
            1 armour moved from Albania to Greece
            2 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Greece
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Sweden
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Greece

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Sweden
                Germans attack with 3 artilleries, 1 bomber and 10 infantry
                Neutral_True defend with 6 infantry
                Germans win, taking Sweden from Neutral_True with 3 artilleries, 1 bomber and 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_True: 6 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Sweden to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Greece to Alexandria
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            2 aaGuns moved from France to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Bulgaria
            3 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            3 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Holland Belgium to Southern France
            1 fighter and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from France to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Northern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Northern Italy
            2 armour moved from France to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Northern Italy
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from France to Yugoslavia
            4 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            2 submarines moved from 106 Sea Zone to 103 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Western Germany
            2 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Germans
            1 battleship and 2 carriers placed in 93 Sea Zone
            1 airfield placed in Southern France
            1 artillery placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 49 PUs; end with 49 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs

that would be nice - IF the USA was at war.   :roll:

annnnnnnnd…. let the desperation attacks commence.

i ALMOST feel sorry for Veq.  but not quite.

i was really thinking about attacking with Japan on J2 until you mentioned that seth… THANKS!!!  :wink: