Capt Witt (Allies!) and Private P (Axis) clash in 1940

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 artilleries, 11 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 1 submarine and 6 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Smolensk
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Archangel
                Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 armour
                Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 armour
            Battle in Southern Italy
                Germans attack with 2 bombers
                Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
                Casualties for Americans: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Northern Italy
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 3 infantry
                British defend with 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Northern Italy from British with 2 bombers and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for British: 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
            Battle in Smolensk
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 6 transports
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 6 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 armour moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            1 bomber moved from Smolensk to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Slovakia Hungary to Germany
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in Normandy Bordeaux
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Normandy Bordeaux: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Southern France: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Holland Belgium: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Normandy Bordeaux: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 110 Sea Zone: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Western Germany
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry placed in Germany
            2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2,1,6
            Germans collect 47 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 47 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

Forgive all the edits - I forgot that G could not build in S France, which lead to various belated changes of non-combat moves, etc.

Let’s see through this round to the end and then see what things look like.

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 armour moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Shensi
            2 armour, 4 artilleries, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Hopei to Kweichow
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
            1 bomber moved from Anhwe to Suiyuyan
            1 bomber moved from Anhwe to Shensi
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Anhwe to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 armour, 2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Shensi
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 3 armour, 4 artilleries, 4 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 3 armour, 4 artilleries, 4 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 2 submarines and 1 transport
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Americans with 2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 2 submarines and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Japanese win with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in 43 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Java

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Hopei
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Shan State to 42 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Shensi to Hopei
            1 bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Hopei
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Amur
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur

Place Units - Japanese
            1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 6 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 36 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Manchuria
            1 infantry placed in Japan
            1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Japan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 6 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Japan: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Japan: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kiangsu: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 53 PUs; end with 58 PUs total

One problem with J is my inability to take and hold the islands. That’s made worse by your naval threat to all my factories bar Indo-China, where I need to build land units, so I am losing the transports race.

Whenever my fleet ends up off an island attempting to protect what t/ports I do have, I lose movement due to the lack of a naval base.

Meanwhile the allies build and lose t/ports with abandon.

I do think I may be on the edge of achieving China’s demise, but it’s too late. I began thinking that my first priority with J was to get rid of China, which I do with no problem against hard AI. Perhaps instead I should have focused on winning India?

Also my factories would have been better placed with naval bases.

Anything else I should be thinking about?

Well I could drag it out for a few more turns but shall we start a new one instead?

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 6 artilleries and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to France
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to France
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            3 armour and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            1 armour moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to France
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to France

Scramble?

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 6 artilleries and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to France
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to France
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            3 armour and 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            1 armour moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to France
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to France

Combat - Germans
            British scrambles 1 units out of Scotland to defend against the attack in 109 Sea Zone
            British scrambles 3 units out of United Kingdom to defend against the attack in 109 Sea Zone
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 submarines
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 24
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in 109 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 submarines
                French defend with 1 fighter; British defend with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 transport
                British win with 4 fighters and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in France
                Germans attack with 6 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 5 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 6 infantry; British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Germans captures 19PUs while taking French capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking France from French with 6 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 4 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 28
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
                Germans win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Moving scrambled unit from 109 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Scotland
            Moving scrambled unit from 109 Sea Zone back to originating territory: United Kingdom
            Moving scrambled unit from 109 Sea Zone back to originating territory: United Kingdom
            Moving scrambled unit from 109 Sea Zone back to originating territory: United Kingdom
            Trigger Germans Conquer France: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation_Switch attached to French

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
                  Germans take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            2 infantry moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 fighter moved from France to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from France to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from France to Western Germany
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 bombers moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
                  Germans take Finland from Neutral_Axis

Place Units - Germans
            6 artilleries placed in Germany
            1 submarine placed in 113 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 60 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs