Teslas (Allies) vs Private Panic (Axis) in 1940 Global

I was assuming Zexcis is shitty Russian player. The plan is just to win ASAP.

Yeah, if you’re reading this, I said it, Zexcis, you fat nerd.

“The Chinese threat” really doesn’t exist unless you’re already losing. It’s more like “the Chinese annoyance”.

I am still at work, just realized what time it was. I’m going to head home before I take my turn. Sorry for the delay, sir.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
                  ANZAC take Sumatra from Dutch
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from South Australia to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            3 fighters moved from Queensland to Java

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 factory_minor placed in Queensland
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 18 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 29 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 2

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

ANZAC is going to be mean this game.

It looks as if you forgot to move your German sub from SZ 118. The most clearly optimal play here is to move it to SZ 125 to block the 5 IPC Russian NO, so I have done that for you.

If you would not like to do this, please move it and give Russia 5 IPCs on Japan’s turn.

Woops, you can’t make it to 125 from there. Thank god! I will leave it in 118, but feel free to move it on Japan’s turn nontheless.

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 5 artilleries and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 118 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 125 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 125 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 118 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Archangel to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Western Ukraine

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Novgorod
                Russians attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Novgorod from Germans with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Western Ukraine from Germans with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            3 artilleries moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            9 artilleries moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            2 infantry moved from Kansu to Novosibirsk
            1 infantry moved from Olgiy to Timguska
            1 infantry moved from Dzavhan to Olgiy
            2 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Tsagaan Olom
            6 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone

Place Units - Russians
            5 artilleries and 5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 28 PUs; end with 31 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 36 PUs

1: Please note my two posts before the Russian turn, since we’re on a new page.

2:

To me, your Russian front looks kinda dangerous for you at the moment. You have a lot more units now, but you still need to walk three more turns toward Moscow. That’s somewhere between 15-30 more Russians to be built, depending on how well you take Russia’s economy or bomb their factory. There’s also 25 more Russians slowly walking their way to Moscow.

I would be very careful if I were you, and don’t delay another turn like you did the last round if you can at all help it. I think Moscow is out of your grasp (without a Japanese suicide strafe first), but the middle east is still well within the range of possibilities.

That being said, I would love for you to show me differently.

Well it’s your turn! You have too many concurrent games, man. How many are you in now?

A DD off of Formosa couldn’t have gone to 16 anyway. That would be a move of three spaces, and you did not own a naval base at the start of your turn that bordered it.

I will edit it to SZ 19, off of Kiangsu, as per your request. However, I will question it. You’ve moved from a SZ with a naval base to a SZ without a naval base. America is not close enough to attempt to send out destroyer blocks. You’ve essentially greatly reduced the range of possibilities this destroyer has in front of it for reasons I cannot see. Would you mind letting me know your idea on this?

Taking Dutch New Guinea robs ANZAC of their 5 IPC NO, but it cost you a 7 IPC transport and strands 7 IPCs worth of units on the island after you do it for at least one turn, but probably more. Had you taken another island, say Borneo, you would have reduced the allied income by 4, but increased your own by 4: A greater net positive. Borneo is also in a position that harder for the allies to attack (it’s further from Caroline and Queensland), and is also an easier place to pick up any stranded units on the way to something else, for instance, another money island, or Calcutta, or Malaya, or Western Australia. Finally, Borneo is 1/4th of your 5 IPC NO, so its potential value is even higher.

Just my 2 cents on that. What you do with your Japanese transports is basically the backbone of any game as the Japanese. Your fleet is your body, your airforce your sword, and your transports with units on them your blood. You can lose some transports, for a good reason, but don’t throw them away, and be very aware of what you do with them, and whether or not you’ll have enough not only on this turn, but the next, and the next.

I started at least four years ago, but less than seven years ago. I can’t actually remember. The first few games I played were the OOB 1st version ones. We moved to alpha 3 rules for a while, and then when the second edition version of the game and rules came out my friends bought a new set. We played that quite a bit. I bought my own set after moving about a year and a half ago.

Ah, okay, you mean the destroyer in japan’s sea zone? I understand now.

I got your PM about it being a bit slow for you potentially for a while, and I need to go cut the grass today, so I’m going to do US/UK over the next few hours in between other household tasks.

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 harbour, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Politics - Americans
            Americans takes Political Action: Political Action Americans To War With Italians
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutrality to War
            Americans takes Political Action: Political Action Americans To War With Germans
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutrality to War
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Americans
            1 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 cruiser moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Morocco
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 armour
                Americans win, taking Morocco from Italians with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour

Non Combat Move - Americans
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern United States to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Eastern United States to United Kingdom
            2 carriers and 1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Central United States to Southeast Mexico
            1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Wake Island to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to 26 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 harbour placed in Southeast Mexico
            1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Central United States
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 51 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 72 PUs