G40 2nd Ed. 2xAxe v tinydictator (+9 Allies)

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
                  Italians take Eastern Persia from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Egypt to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Iraq to Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 artillery moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            3 destroyers moved from 95 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Persia
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Persia
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 factory_minor placed in Persia
            3 infantry placed in Iraq

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
            Italians collect 24 PUs; end with 24 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 30 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 35 PUs

I have to concede this game. I attacked Normandy with 5 inf, 1 art, 1 mec, 5 fig and 4 bombers. According to the calculator, I have an 86% chance of winning, with 6 units surviving on average. I already ran the fight 6 times, and the best I could get was winning with 1 bomber left.

This is ridiculous, but surely a sign that I’m not supposed to win this game. There’s no sense in continuing without the Luftwaffe, particularly because my buys assumed I would have some airforce left. It was a good game, but I can only take so much dicing.

You’re right, I didn’t calculate properly. Let me rethink this then.

I was wondering why you’d risk so many forces… It’s true that with 60% and 3 surviving units I wouldn’t try to attack either. Lets take this as my ‘re-roll’ and I’ll post a new German turn.

(I’ll change some Italian NCM also)

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

Game History

Round: 8

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair 8 damage on 8 factory_majors; Remaining resources: 57 PUs;
            Germans buy 1 aaGun, 4 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Baltic States
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 bombers moved from Southern Italy to Baltic States
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Belarus
            4 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Baltic States
            2 bombers moved from Southern Italy to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Finland
                Germans attack with 4 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Finland from Russians with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Romania
            1 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Romania
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 artillery moved from France to Western Germany
            1 artillery moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
            5 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Ukraine
            2 bombers moved from Baltic States to Germany
            2 bombers moved from 92 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Southern Italy: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 armour placed in Ukraine
            1 armour and 5 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 44 PUs; end with 45 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to India
            3 bombers moved from Iraq to India
            1 bomber moved from Kweichow to India
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to India
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to Java
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 49 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to India
            3 bombers moved from Iraq to India
            1 bomber moved from Kweichow to India
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to India
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to Java
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 49 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from Americans with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Solomon Islands
            Air Battle in India
                Japanese attacks with 6 units heading to India
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in India
                Bombing raid in India rolls: 3,4,6 and causes: 13 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in India rolls: 3 and causes: 3 damage to unit: airfield
                Bombing raid in India causes 16 damage total.  Damaged units is as follows: factory_major = 13, airfield = 3
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            7 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 7 infantry and 4 transports moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            7 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 artillery moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            4 bombers moved from India to Shan State
            2 fighters moved from India to Shan State
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Hunan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Hunan
            1 aaGun moved from Kweichow to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kweichow to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to Japan
            2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hopei to Hunan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 transport placed in 37 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Shan State: 4 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Malaya: 4 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 artilleries placed in Malaya
            2 infantry placed in Japan
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 60 PUs; end with 60 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to India
            3 bombers moved from Iraq to India
            1 bomber moved from Kweichow to India
            1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to India
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 41 Sea Zone to Java
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 49 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from Americans with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Solomon Islands
            Air Battle in India
                Japanese attacks with 6 units heading to India
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in India
                Bombing raid in India rolls: 3,4,6 and causes: 13 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in India rolls: 3 and causes: 3 damage to unit: airfield
                Bombing raid in India causes 16 damage total.  Damaged units is as follows: factory_major = 13, airfield = 3
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            7 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 7 infantry and 4 transports moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            7 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 artillery moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            4 bombers moved from India to Shan State
            2 fighters moved from India to Shan State
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Hunan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Hunan
            1 aaGun moved from Kweichow to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kweichow to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to Japan
            2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hopei to Hunan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 transport placed in 37 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Shan State: 4 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Malaya: 4 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 artilleries placed in Malaya
            2 infantry placed in Japan
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 60 PUs; end with 60 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Hunan: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 6 Sea Zone: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Japan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Japan: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Hunan: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Yes.