Allies (+16) vs. Axis (darkskies) Coop

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

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 bombers and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 artilleries moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Greece
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 94 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to 109 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 109 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 3 armour and 5 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 3 artilleries
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 3 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in 94 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 carrier
                Germans win with 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 16
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier
            Battle in 109 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win, taking 109 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 bombers, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 96 Sea Zone to Libya
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Libya
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 109 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 bomber moved from 109 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Poland
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
            1 bomber moved from 109 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            6 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from France to Germany
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone
            5 bombers placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 43 PUs; end with 45 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

Wow. No planes lost yet. Usually I’m not that lucky, sorry.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers, 5 fighters and 7 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
                  Japanese take Hunan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 artillery moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 artillery moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            2 fighters moved from 43 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 armour moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Paulau Island to 34 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Java
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 7 fighters and 8 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 11 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from Dutch, taking Celebes from Dutch with 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 7 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -18
                Casualties for Japanese: 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Chinese: 11 infantry
            Battle in Sumatra
            Battle in 36 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                British defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from Dutch with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 45 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Japanese
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            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Manchuria
            4 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            3 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Manchuria
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Kiangsu
            2 carriers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 43 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Yunnan to 42 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            EDIT: 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Kweichow
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            1 carrier and 2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

Tough decisions for Japan this turn. Also the last for the weekend. Njoy the weekend!
I think I had no other options but to airblitz the Chinese. One of the reasons I am not very fond of a J1. With a JF from the USA, China and UK can be a bit bolder as Japan must attend to the American fleet.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Trigger Russians Allied Americans 3: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Italians take Bessarabia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
                  Italians take Eastern Poland from Russians
            1 artillery moved from Libya to Tunisia
                  Italians take Tunisia from French

Combat - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            2 aaGuns and 4 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            2 aaGuns and 2 artilleries moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from Libya to Western Germany

Place Units - Italians
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 14 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 25 PUs

@Arthur:

The Pacific fleet is near full strength.  I will have to decide if I need another round of spending there before switching over to the Atlantic.  You will start having some tough decisions as Germany next round.  It will be quite important to get your air force into the desired positions for G4 actions.

Yups. As I stated before, if I ever want to approach Moscow or reach the oil fields, I need a LOT of air east, to make up for the lack of ground forces. As for Japan… USA JF pressure is felt. Definately. Last Japanese turn I had to decide to either give up SZ 6 as a set up spot for Japanese naval forces (unacceptable) by focusing the IJN on India, or to attend to that American threat and let India off the hook. Such is (K)JF from the Japanese perspective. Taking India while loosing the naval war (fleet set up spot + islands) that early already is not wanted.

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 3 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Germans
            1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            2 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Baltic States
                  Germans take Baltic States from Russians
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to 109 Sea Zone
            6 bombers moved from Western Germany to 109 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 109 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 7 bombers and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 7 bombers and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Germans
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            7 bombers moved from 109 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Gibraltar to Southern Italy
            1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Libya to Western Germany
            EDIT: 1 infantry moved from Karelia to Norway
            1 aaGun, 3 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun, 3 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            6 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            3 armour moved from Greece to Romania
            3 infantry moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Greater Southern Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 destroyer placed in 112 Sea Zone
            3 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1
            Germans collect 44 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 44 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

The edit: walking into Karelia with 1 less INF, moving it during NCM from Finland to Norway instead.

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 3 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Siam
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Siam
            2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China
                  Japanese take French Indo China from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
                  Japanese take Yunnan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi
                  Japanese take Shensi from Chinese
            2 bombers moved from Kiangsu to Shan State
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
                  Japanese take Szechwan from Chinese

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Malaya
            Battle in Siam
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific, taking Siam from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Caroline Islands
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 destroyers moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to 33 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 45 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Shan State to Kweichow
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to Kweichow
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Hunan
            1 artillery moved from Kweichow to Hunan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 60 PUs; end with 62 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs

I hope you can find a way for Russia ;-). I think Germany cannot enter Bryansk without also moving all their bombers (or most of them) there too. At least for a while, but the longer this lasts, the longer the allies have.

Japan is having a hard time to prevent isolation. Much depends indeed on how fast the USA can bring any changes about. Preferrably before Moscow falls. But definately before Germany can start thinking about Cairo.