15L AeV (Axis) vs Gamerman01 (Allies)+16

Nice move to protect the Phillipines…

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 armour, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 infantry and 6 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter moved from Midway to 16 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to 16 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Midway to 6 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
                  French take France from Germans
                  French take French Indo China from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            3 fighters moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            2 bombers moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Germany

Combat - Americans
            Americans creates battle in territory 91 Sea Zone
            Strategic bombing raid in Germany
                Bombing raid in Germany rolls: 3,8 and causes: 11 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Germany causes 11 damage total.
            Battle in Caroline Islands
                Americans attack with 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Caroline Islands from Japanese with 2 artilleries and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 6 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Americans attack with 4 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 2 infantry
                Americans win with 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Trigger French 1 Liberation By Americans: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_French_1_Can_Be_Liberated_Switch attached to French
            Trigger French 1 Liberation By Americans: French has 4 infantry placed in France

Non Combat Move - Americans
            3 fighters moved from Holland Belgium to United Kingdom
            1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 carrier moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 86 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southeast Mexico to 89 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 89 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 transport moved from 102 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to Quebec
            1 artillery moved from 106 Sea Zone to Quebec
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to Quebec
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western United States to Southeast Mexico
            2 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Amur
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            2 fighters moved from Western United States to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 16 Sea Zone to Amur
            1 bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to Midway
            1 destroyer moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            3 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 3 submarines placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Central United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
            Trigger Americans 5 Presence In France: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 81 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 3 artilleries and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Kiangsi
                  Chinese take Kiangsi from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Jehol
                  Chinese take Jehol from Japanese

Combat - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Anhwe

Place Units - Chinese
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Jehol

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 21 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 carrier and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
                  British take Holland Belgium from Germans
            1 armour moved from Eastern Persia to Northwest Persia
                  British take Persia from Germans
                  British take Northwest Persia from Germans
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Syria
            1 armour moved from Anhwe to Jehol
                  Chinese take Shantung from Japanese
            1 fighter moved from 80 Sea Zone to Egypt
            2 cruisers moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to 80 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 armour and 1 artillery moved from Iraq to Trans-Jordan
            1 mech_infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan

Combat - British
            Battle in Egypt
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                British win, taking Egypt from Germans with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                British attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 2 infantry
                British win, taking Trans-Jordan from Italians with 2 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Syria
                British attack with 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 aaGun
                British win, taking Syria from Italians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Italians: 1 aaGun

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to Anhwe
            2 infantry moved from Hunan to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kiangsi
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Jehol
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Eastern Persia
            2 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            3 fighters moved from United Kingdom to France
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 aaGun moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium

Place Units - British
            1 carrier placed in 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in 110 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,1,6,1,1
            British collect 32 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 33 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry placed in India
            1 destroyer placed in 39 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs
            Units Change Ownership
                Some Units in India change ownership: 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
                Some Units in 39 Sea Zone change ownership: 1 destroyer

Yes, is a good time to call it, I agree!  I need to eat now, but will be happy to give you some comments.  Was a blast, thanks for squeezing it all in, in October!

I think you should be able to beat tier 3’s and 4’s and possibly 2’s, AeV.  I mean, just playing as well as you did against me.  I guess I played 2 mid tier-2’s recently and they both fared a little better than you, but not much better.

The J2 in China killed you.  Like I already said, you probably would have got away with it against a lesser player - I think most would have attacked Yunnan to get the NO and not tried attacking your stack on Kwe.  But I made the right move and attacked the stack with everything and I got good luck.  That combination there was the killer.

Japanese forward ground units in the first several rounds of the game are GOLD.  The Allies should as a general rule be willing to take risky and desperate shots against all Japanese ground units on the fronts - in China and on islands.  So one of the biggest lessons from this game I think is to keep being aggressive with Japan like you were, but be a little more careful not to give the Allies a shot at you.  <50% odds of the Allies on your stack might not be acceptable.  The conventional wisdom of “as long as they lose more than me” doesn’t work so well in some situations in G40, and this is one of the best examples of that.

I had a 57% with an expected -6.68 TUV swing.  A lot of players wouldn’t attack there, but like I said it was the right move.  Your aggressive move to Kwe forced me to attack, because to stand aside is to let Japan split the Allies in half and drive for India or mop up China.

I hope you don’t feel like I’m beating you over the head with it, but in my opinion that was single most critical decision of this game.  I got great luck there too, and that really hurt you (although you took Kwe back, killing the 5 Chinese survivors with zero casualties to Japan), but even if I didn’t get great luck, it would have weakened Japan’s stack sufficiently to really protect India for quite awhile.