Champinoman (Allies) vs Thurhame (Axis) 1940.2 Global

I’d lose the tac first, not the fighter. Tac alone is 3|3; fighter alone is 3|4. Only reason to take the fighter as a loss would be its cheaper to replace, but since I can’t make purchases…

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 9

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 2 infantry, 10 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 artilleries moved from Algeria to Tunisia
                  Germans take Tunisia from British
            4 armour moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
            11 armour, 7 artilleries, 5 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Tambov to Russia
            2 armour, 3 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Smolensk to Russia
            3 armour moved from Volgograd to Russia
            3 armour moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R.
                  Germans take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Russia

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                Germans attack with 4 armour
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 3 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Russia
                Germans attack with 19 armour, 11 artilleries, 3 bombers, 8 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 39 infantry
                Germans captures 12PUs while taking Russians capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking Russia from Russians with 16 armour and 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour, 11 artilleries, 1 bomber, 8 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 2 aaGuns, 1 fighter and 39 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            2 infantry placed in Southern France
            1 transport placed in 93 Sea Zone
            10 submarines placed in 112 Sea Zone
            3 armour placed in Novgorod
            1 tactical_bomber placed in Ukraine

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 79 PUs; end with 91 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 96 PUs
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 102 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 117 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 122 PUs

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 9

Combat Move - Japanese
            4 units repaired.
            8 armour moved from Iraq to Egypt
            2 bombers, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Syria to Egypt
            2 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Vologda
                  Japanese take Vologda from Russians

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Egypt
                Japanese attack with 8 armour, 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 9 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Egypt from British with 2 armour, 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 9 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 6 armour, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Syria
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            4 battleships, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 5 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 20 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 fighter moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Rostov
            1 aaGun moved from Novosibirsk to Vologda

Turn Complete - Japanese

I believe that makes 8 victory cities in Europe; so your only hope is for that Russian infantry force to somehow survive Germany’s turn and then take Leningrad.

With the Pacific under my control, taking Japan really only gave you a one-shot PU boost. The game would have needed to go on much longer for Japan’s lack of income to make much difference.

Still, I think I agree. If your combined fleet has sacrificed a bit of transport power for the extra muscle to replace UK’s planes, it would have been a different game. I’d probably have made the same attack, but with a much lower chance of success. Then you could have come through the med with reinforcements from the US mainland; I think I could have slowed you down but not stopped you at that point.

I guess it just goes to show that there’s no general who never overlooks anything. Your planes, my kamikazes; on such mistakes hinge the balance of war. Just like chess, there’s always an opportunity somewhere, if you can find it.

As far as Egypt, if the Japanese attack hadn’t done the job I had 5 Italian planes and a German force of 3 tanks, 3 artillery, 2 infantry, and 2 bombers ready to finish the job.