Champinoman (Allies) vs Thurhame (Axis) 1940.2 Global

Ouch, lost two planes.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 3 artilleries and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 unit repaired.
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Greece
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            2 fighters moved from Libya to Malta
            2 cruisers moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 93 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 harbour; Americans defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 5 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 4 infantry
            Battle in Malta
                Italians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 fighter
                Italians win, taking Malta from British with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from Malta to Libya
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to Southern France
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Southern France to France
            3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to France
            1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            3 infantry placed in Southern France
            3 artilleries placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs

@champinoman:

Kamikaze question. Firstly, are we using them? I did a search of the forums and I couldn’t find any existing games where they had been used. And it appears you need to nominate how many attacks and their targets before resolving any of them. Is this correct? And can you nominate multiple kamikaze attacks against the same ship to maximise your chance of hitting it? (even if it wastes a kamikaze token if you hit with the first).

Yes, that is all correct. I need to pick all my kamikaze targets, and how many kamikazes to apply to each, before rolling any dice.

I believe the game handles them like scrambles - post your after combat move gamesave, and I’ll tell you whether and how I want to use my kamikazes. Haven’t actually tested this though.

| purchases: | 4 tanks, 2 mechanized infantry, 1 destroyer |
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| Sea Zone 125: | 2 submarines from Sea Zone 123 | USSR - 1 submarine |
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| Sea Zone 113: | 1 cruiser from Sea Zone 114 | USSR - 1 submarine |
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| Vyborg: | 1 infantry from Finland | USSR |
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| Novgorod: | 1 infantry from Karelia | USSR - 1 aaa |
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| Belarus: | 1 infantry from Baltic States | USSR - 1 aaa |
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| Bessarabia: | 1 infantry from Romania | USSR |

Do you want to submerge any of your submarines?

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

Game History

Round: 3

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 4 armour, 1 destroyer and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 submarines moved from 123 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 submarines
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Russians Submerged
            Battle in 113 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 cruiser
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                Germans winGermans win, taking 125 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 submarines remaining with 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine
            Battle in Novgorod
                Germans attack with 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
            6 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            3 armour moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            15 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            8 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 13 infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            2 bombers moved from Poland to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Poland to Western Germany
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Western Germany
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            2 artilleries moved from France to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            4 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 113 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,5
            Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 43 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 48 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs

Looks like the US navy fell neatly into my trap :)
Operation Pearl Harbor in the Carolines, GO!

| purchases: | 3 tanks, 2 artillery, 2 bombers |
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| Sea Zone 33: | 2 submarines from Sea Zone 6
3 destroyers, 4 submarines, 1 carrier from Sea Zone 35
2 fighters from Japan
1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber from Sea Zone 42
1 transport from Sea Zone 6 (1 artillery, 1 infantry from Japan)
1 transport from Sea Zone 34 (2 infantry from Paulau Island)
1 transport from Sea Zone 35 (1 artillery, 1 infantry from Philippines)
amphibious assault on Caroline Islands | US - 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 2 transports |
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| Caroline Islands: | amphibious - 2 artillery, 4 infantry from Sea Zone 33 | US - 1 artillery, 2 infantry |
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| Sea Zone 44: | 1 transport from Sea Zone 37 (1 artillery from Malaya)
amphibious assault on Celebes |
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| Celebes: | amphibious - 1 artillery from Sea Zone 44: | captured from Dutch |
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| Sea Zone 41: | 2 battleships from Sea Zone 42
1 transport from Sea Zone 42 (1 tank, 1 infantry from Java)
amphibious assault on Sumatra |
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| Sumatra: | amphibious - 1 tank, 1 infantry from Sea Zone 41
bombard - 2 battleships from Sea Zone 41 | Dutch
ANZAC - 1 fighter |
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| Szechwan: | 2 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry, 4 infantry from Kweichow
1 bomber, 5 fighters, 6 tactical bombers from French Indo China
1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber from Sea Zone 37 | China - 4 infantry, 1 fighter
USSR - 2 tanks, 5 mechanized infantry, 2 infantry |
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| Hopei: | 6 infantry from Chahar | China - 1 infantry |

When would you like to take your destroyer as casualty in the big naval battle? Since I have a lot of submarines, it could make a significant difference.

Typo in the above post. Should be 3 planes from Japan to Sea Zone 33, not 2. The fighter from Sea Zone 42 is attacking Sumatra, not joining the naval battle.

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 bombers; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 1 infantry, 4 submarines and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Paulau Island to 34 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Japan to 33 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 2 battleships, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            1 bomber, 5 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Szechwan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Szechwan
            6 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 33 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 3 fighters, 4 infantry, 6 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports
                Americans defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                Japanese win with 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters, 6 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 92
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 destroyers
                Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in Sumatra
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 fighter
                Japanese win, taking Celebes from Dutch, taking Sumatra from Dutch with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 fighter
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 6 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 7 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 2 armour, 2 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Chinese defend with 1 fighter and 4 infantry
                Japanese win with 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Russians: 2 armour, 2 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter and 4 infantry
            Battle in Hopei
                Japanese attack with 6 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hopei from Chinese with 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 carrier moved from 42 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 33 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            2 cruisers moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 bomber, 2 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Szechwan to French Indo China

Place Units - Japanese
            3 armour placed in French Indo China
            2 artilleries and 2 bombers placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs

Apparently I never actually clicked to move my units off my transports in the Carolines :(

Dice were partial to me in the pacific, but against me in Yunan - I should not have lost that many planes. I guess I should try to take a “glass half-full” view.