13L G40 Andul vs. Cpt. John Miller (Allies +10)

No scramble

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
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 armour moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 transport
                    Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  2/3 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Italians , 1 submarine owned by the Italians and 1 carrier owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 cruiser owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the British and 1 bomber owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                British and Italians reach a stalemate
                . Battle score for attacker is -10
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter
                Casualties for Italians: 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 4 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 :  0/7 hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 5 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 3 :  3/5 hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 5 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 3 :  1/5 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 4 :  1/4 hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 fighter in Yugoslavia, round 5 :  1/3 hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 1 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies and 1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                Italians win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 4 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Tunisia, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Tunisia
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French lost in Southern France
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery in Southern France, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the French lost in Southern France
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Albania to Bulgaria
                  Italians take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
            1 fighter moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Northern Italy

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

Territory Summary for Italians :

British Somaliland : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Kenya : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Tunisia : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
    Tobruk : 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Northern Italy : 2 aaGuns, 1 factory_major and 1 fighter
    Southern Italy : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 4 infantry
    Ethiopia : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Bulgaria : 1 flag, 5 infantry
    97 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag, 1 armour

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 37 / 62
    Russians : 36 / 41
    Japanese : 39 / 42
    Americans : 52 / 72
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 31 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 10 / 10
    Italians : 18 / 14
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Captain, I don’t know if there is one nation you always feel to be jinxed with, but for me it is the Italians.  Doesn’t matter if logistically I am playing them well or more likely poorly, the dice just never seem to work out with them.  There should be a sub-forum dedicated purely to the horror stories of “Nations that always ruin your A&A life”……

Yes, ineptitude would sum it up completely.  It’s almost like a mental block; If Hitler and Hirohito are going well for me, I always know that Mussolini is waiting in the winds to screw me before the round is over.  But as you noted, we all have our horror stories.

Regardless, onwards and semi-good luck  8-)

No scramble Captain……

Yeah, thought about it but I’m quite confident I would have ended up on the bottom of the Mediterranean……

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 5 armour and 8 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            7 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter and 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Belarus

Combat - Germans
            Germans creates battle in territory 106 Sea Zone
            Germans creates battle in territory 111 Sea Zone
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 106 Sea Zone
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 106 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                Germans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Germans Submerged
                1 submarine owned by the Russians Submerged
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 3 bombers and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 :  0/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 1 infantry in Belarus, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belarus
                Germans winRussians win with no units remaining, taking Belarus from Russians with 3 bombers and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 artillery
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Eastern Poland, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery in Eastern Poland, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Eastern Poland
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 1 armour, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 aaGun, 3 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            3 bombers moved from Belarus to Baltic States
            5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Baltic States
            3 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
            3 artilleries moved from France to Western Germany
            3 armour moved from France to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            5 armour and 5 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Western Germany : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 3 mech_infantrys
    Germany : 8 armour, 1 factory_major, 3 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
    Norway : 2 infantry
    Denmark : 2 infantry
    Northern Italy : 2 aaGuns
    Belarus : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Karelia : 1 flag, 7 infantry
    Baltic States : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 bombers, 6 fighters, 6 infantry and 5 tactical_bombers
    Eastern Poland : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
    Bessarabia : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 1 flag
    113 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    Finland : 1 flag
    111 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 49
    Russians : 31 / 41
    Japanese : 39 / 42
    Americans : 52 / 72
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 31 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 10 / 10
    Italians : 18 / 14
    ANZAC : 10 / 22
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 fighter and 1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Paulau Island to 34 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            2 bombers, 6 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
                  Japanese take Hunan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 45 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 45 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 37 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 37 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking 37 Sea Zone from UK_Pacific with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Malaya
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 6 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry; British defend with 3 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 6 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Shan State, round 2 :  6/14 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 4 infantry in Shan State, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the British , 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shan State
                Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 2 bombers, 6 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in Java

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Anhwe
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 bombers, 5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Shan State to Kwangsi
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Manchuria
            2 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 aaGun and 4 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria

Place Units - Japanese
            1 harbour placed in Hainan
            1 airfield placed in Kwangsi
            1 factory_minor placed in Kwangtung

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total

Territory Summary for Japanese :

Caroline Islands : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 infantry
    Shantung : 1 flag
    Kwangsi : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 4 artilleries, 2 bombers, 5 fighters, 7 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
    Kiangsu : 1 flag
    Kiangsi : 1 flag
    Japan : 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Jehol : 1 flag
    Manchuria : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Hainan : 1 harbour
    Hunan : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Hopei : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Chahar : 1 flag
    Anhwe : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Shan State : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Malaya : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Borneo : 1 flag
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Philippines : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    French Indo China : 1 flag
    Celebes : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Java : 1 flag, 1 armour and 1 infantry
    42 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    44 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    37 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    36 Sea Zone : 1 battleship and 3 transports
    35 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    16 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    6 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 41 / 49
    Russians : 34 / 39
    Japanese : 52 / 52
    Americans : 52 / 72
    Chinese : 8 / 16
    British : 31 / 36
    UK_Pacific : 6 / 10
    Italians : 18 / 14
    ANZAC : 10 / 22
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 4 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0