14L Whackamatt (Allies +11) vs MiamiuMike (Axis)

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Iraq
            1 armour moved from Romania to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Germany to Belarus

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Belarus
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 1 fighter
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries, 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians win, taking Iraq from British with 2 artilleries and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Iraq to Greece
            2 cruisers moved from 99 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 99 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 97 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 cruisers moved from 97 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 99 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
            2 aaGuns moved from France to Northern Italy
            1 armour moved from Greece to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 2 transports moved from 99 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 95 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Baltic States
            1 fighter moved from Germany to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer and 1 fighter placed in 95 Sea Zone
            3 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 21 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 6 infantry, 6 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Baltic States to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Smolensk
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Romania to Smolensk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Smolensk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Smolensk
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Smolensk
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Cyprus to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            2 submarines moved from 93 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Smolensk
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 1 armour, 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Germans: 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 infantry; British defend with 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Novgorod
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 fighters and 3 submarines
                Americans defend with 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 2 transports
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 40
                Casualties for Germans: 3 submarines
                Casualties for Americans: 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 2 transports

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Trans-Jordan to 95 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 99 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Smolensk to Belarus
            3 aaGuns, 3 armour, 7 artilleries and 15 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            3 aaGuns, 3 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States
            6 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            2 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            1 submarine placed in 93 Sea Zone
            6 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 infantry placed in Germany
            3 infantry placed in Germany
            2 infantry placed in France

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,5
            Germans collect 53 PUs; end with 53 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 factory_minor and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 38 Sea Zone to Burma
            1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Yunnan to Sikang
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Hopei to Sikang
            2 bombers moved from Shan State to Sikang
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 55 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            5 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shantung to Hopei
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Hopei
            1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 21 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Sikang
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 2 bombers and 6 mech_infantrys
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Sikang from Chinese with 1 armour, 2 bombers and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
            Battle in Burma
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Tsinghai
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 11 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 6 infantry; Chinese defend with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -21
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery, 11 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Russians: 6 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tsinghai to Szechwan
            1 aaGun moved from Shensi to Szechwan
            2 bombers moved from Sikang to Szechwan
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier and 2 destroyers placed in 6 Sea Zone
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Shantung
            1 factory_minor placed in Malaya
            Japanese undo move 4.
            1 factory_minor placed in French Indo China

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 63 PUs; end with 64 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs

I got completely and totally screwed there….one of the worst sets of dice i’ve seen in a single battle…wow…

I should clarify - it wasn’t so much the end result, per se - and I have seen worse SINGLE rolls - it was that over the course of the 5-6 round battle, the dice were awful EACH round :)

scramble?

OK - went in, did naval bombardment and got some luck that Japan missed - hit 3 times - what is the OOL here - max defense? save bomber?

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

Game History

Round: 5

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Libya to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Libya to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 fighters moved from 95 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Greece to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 harbour; Americans defend with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British with 1 armour, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 45
                Casualties for British: 1 bomber and 2 fighters
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from France to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Bulgaria
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
            Objective Italians 3 North Africa: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 31 PUs

I went ahead and did max defense, but, I was able to hit enough on round 1, it didn’t matter really.

Everything that went horribly wrong for Japan just went very right for Italy on that attack.

MM