L15 TheMethuselah (axis) vs Adam514 (allies+17), no tech

@Adam514:

You probably could have managed to get higher odds, but it wouldn’t have been a sure thing I think.

Totally right–nothing’s a sure thing in this game!

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

Game History

Round: 8

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 6 bombers and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Russia to Samara
                  Germans take Samara from Russians
            1 armour moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Volgograd
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Volgograd

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys in Rostov, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Rostov, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the British lost in Rostov
                Germans win, taking Rostov from British with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Volgograd
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 fighter
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 fighter in Volgograd, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
                Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Volgograd to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Volgograd to Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Karelia

Place Units - Germans
            6 bombers placed in Germany
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Ukraine

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,4,5,5,4,6,5,1
            Germans collect 51 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 51 PUs total
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 66 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 53 / 66
    Russians : 25 / 0
    Japanese : 42 / 47
    Americans : 56 / 75
    Chinese : 15 / 16
    British : 31 / 41
    UK_Pacific : 2 / 0
    Italians : 17 / 9
    ANZAC : 14 / 19
    French : 10 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 4 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Chahar
                  Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
            6 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to Eastern Persia

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 :  1/7 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kweichow
                Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 1 fighter and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Eastern Persia
                Japanese attack with 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in Eastern Persia, round 2 :  3/5 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 infantry in Eastern Persia, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    2 fighters owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Eastern Persia
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -14
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 fighters

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Persia to Volgograd
            1 fighter moved from Kweichow to India
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from French Indo China to Burma
            1 aaGun moved from Anhwe to Kweichow

Place Units - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Volgograd: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Volgograd: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 infantry placed in Japan
            1 submarine placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 2 artilleries placed in India
            3 armour placed in French Indo China

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
            Japanese collect 38 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 38 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 43 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 53 / 66
    Russians : 25 / 0
    Japanese : 42 / 43
    Americans : 56 / 75
    Chinese : 15 / 16
    British : 31 / 41
    UK_Pacific : 2 / 0
    Italians : 17 / 9
    ANZAC : 14 / 19
    French : 10 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy nothing; Remaining resources: 9 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians

Combat - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2,3,3,6,5,6,5
            Italians collect 9 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 18 PUs total

I am in the midst of rolling dice for Germany and realized that I forgot to add in the two tacs to the holland belgium battle. I absolutely meant to include them and hope you don’t mind me rolling their first round dice here (our inf all missed first round–see Marti)

Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (4, 3)

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, 6 mech_infantrys and 4 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 bomber moved from Russia to Persia
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
                  Germans take Kazakhstan from Russians
            1 armour moved from Russia to Urals
                  Germans take Urals from Russians
            1 bomber moved from Germany to Finland
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland

Combat - Germans
            Strategic bombing raid in Persia
                    AA fire in Persia :  0/1 hits
                Bombing raid in Persia rolls: 8 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Persia causes 6 damage total.
            Battle in Finland
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Finland, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Finland, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Finland, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Finland, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Finland
                retreated to Finland
                Russians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans retreated to Western Germany
            Battle in Caucasus
                Germans attack with 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys in Caucasus, round 2 :  2/8 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Caucasus, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the British lost in Caucasus
                Germans winBritish win with 1 infantry remaining, taking Caucasus from Russians with 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Holland Belgium: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Holland Belgium from British to Germans
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Holland Belgium: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 aaGun moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Volgograd
            1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Persia to India
            5 bombers moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Finland to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia

Place Units - Germans
            4 submarines placed in 113 Sea Zone
            3 armour placed in Volgograd
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3,4,6,6,2,1,5
            Germans collect 55 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 55 PUs total
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 70 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 75 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 57 / 75
    Russians : 21 / 0
    Japanese : 38 / 43
    Americans : 58 / 77
    Chinese : 17 / 18
    British : 31 / 39
    UK_Pacific : 2 / 0
    Italians : 17 / 18
    ANZAC : 14 / 20
    French : 10 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 37 PUs;
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 armour, 5 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from India to West India

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 35 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 35 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                Japanese win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in West India
                Japanese attack with 2 armour, 5 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 5 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in West India, round 2 :  2/14 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in West India, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in West India
                Japanese win, taking West India from UK_Pacific with 2 armour, 5 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter moved from West India to Caucasus
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            2 aaGuns moved from India to West India
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Burma to West India
            3 armour moved from French Indo China to Burma
            3 fighters moved from Japan to French Indo China

Place Units - Japanese
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in India
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in French Indo China
            2 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1
            Japanese collect 31 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 32 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 37 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 57 / 75
    Russians : 21 / 0
    Japanese : 36 / 37
    Americans : 58 / 77
    Chinese : 21 / 18
    British : 31 / 39
    UK_Pacific : 0 / 0
    Italians : 17 / 18
    ANZAC : 14 / 20
    French : 10 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0