14L variance (axis) vs Mr Roboto(allies +8)

Diced twice!

rerolling z96

attacker round 1:
8 fighters, 6 tacs, 2 bombers = ((8x3) + (8x4)) / 6 =  9 hits and 1 die @2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

defender round 1:
4 destroyers, 3 carriers, 3 cruisers, 1 battleship, 2 fighters = ((7x2) + (3x3) + (3x4)) / 6 = 5 hits and 1 die @5
Rolls: 1@5; Total Hits: 01@5: (6)

attacker loses 3 fighters, 2 tacs
left with 5 fighters, 4 tacs 2 bombers remaining

defender takes 4 hits on carriers and battleship; sinks 4 destroyers and 1 US carrier
left with 2 damaged carriers, 3 cruisers, 1 damaged battleship, 2 fighters

attacker round 2:
((5x3) + (6x4)) / 6 = 6 hits and 1 die @3
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (3)

defender round 2:
((2x2) + (3x3) + (3x4)) / 6 = 4 hits and 1 die @1
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (3)

attacker loses 2 tacs, 2 bombers
left with 5 fighters, 2 tacs remaining

defender loses 2 damaged carriers, 3 cruisers, damaged battleship, 1 fighter
1 fighter and 10 transports remaining

attacker round 3:
((5x3) + (2x4)) / 6 = 3 hits and 1 die @5
Rolls: 1@5; Total Hits: 11@5: (4)

defender:
1x4 = 1 die at 4
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (3)

attacker loses a tac; 5 fighters, 1 tac remaining - land all on carriers.
transports sunk.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 25 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 81 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from 81 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Caucasus to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Rhodesia to French Equatorial Africa
                  Japanese take French Equatorial Africa from French
            1 mech_infantry moved from Turkmenistan to Eastern Persia
                  Japanese take Eastern Persia from British

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Egypt
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry; British defend with 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 4 fighters, 1 harbour, 12 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers; Americans defend with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                British win with 2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 5 fighters, 13 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 8 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer; British defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 2 fighters and 4 transports; Americans defend with 2 carriers and 6 transports
                Units damaged: 2 carriers owned by the Americans , 1 battleship owned by the British and 1 carrier owned by the British
                British win with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 2 fighters and 10 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -78
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 bombers, 8 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier and 3 destroyers
                Casualties for Americans: 2 carriers
                2 fighters owned by the British forced to land in Tobruk

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Evenkiyskiy to Urals
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan
            1 infantry moved from South West Africa to Union of South Africa
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 fighters placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2,5,5,3,6,4,3,2,3,6,2
            Japanese collect 12 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 37 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 96 Sea Zone: 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 4 transports
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 96 Sea Zone: 6 transports
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 81 Sea Zone: 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair 10 damage on 10 factory_minors; Remaining resources: 84 PUs;
            Germans buy 6 armour, 1 factory_minor and 9 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Eastern Persia
                  Germans take Persia from British
            3 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Iraq
                  Germans take Iraq from British
            12 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Cyprus
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Cyprus
                Germans attack with 1 bomber
                Americans defend with 1 bomber
                British win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from British with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Eastern Persia
                Germans attack with 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Eastern Persia from ANZAC with 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Turkmenistan
            4 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Northwest Persia
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Rostov
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Southern Italy
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            4 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
            Germans undo move 2.
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Volgograd
            Germans undo move 4.
            Germans undo move 3.
            Germans undo move 2.
            Germans undo move 1.
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Ukraine
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Ukraine
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Volgograd
            1 factory_minor placed in Caucasus

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6
            Germans collect 70 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 70 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 75 PUs
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 81 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 86 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 101 PUs

Cyprus was silly

You can do Russia.

Will you scramble when Japan does the amphibious assault ?

actually change that.  Japan will land in transjordan.  intercept?

changed an NCM - tacs to north persia.

Go Russia.

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 19 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            3 fighters moved from Union of South Africa to 72 Sea Zone
            3 armour moved from Union of South Africa to Tanganyika Territory
            1 infantry moved from Urals to Novosibirsk
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Novosibirsk

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
            Battle in Novosibirsk
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Trans-Jordan from British, taking Novosibirsk from Russians with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Tanganyika Territory
                Japanese attack with 3 armour
                Americans defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Tanganyika Territory from British with 3 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Battle in 72 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 3 fighters
                British defend with 1 transport; Americans defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            5 fighters moved from 81 Sea Zone to Eastern Persia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 81 Sea Zone to Eastern Persia
            3 fighters moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 armour placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6,2,2,2,4,5,4,3,3,3,5
            Japanese collect 12 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 31 PUs total

max defense. fighters last