G40 house ruled2 wittmann(Axis) vs. nerquen(Allies)

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Greece to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom

Combat - Italians
            Air Battle in United Kingdom
                Italians attacks with 3 units heading to United Kingdom
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 0 damage total.
            Battle in Alexandria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Syria
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 submarine moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns moved from Yugoslavia to Greater Southern Germany
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Greater Southern Germany

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3,4,2,1
            Italians collect 16 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 16 PUs total

I am going to be a bit risky here… sending all that can reach to London (via SZ110)… except cruiser, carrier, fighter, tac and 2 subs are securing the landing TTs. You have 12% to break the landing if you scramble 3 fighters… I am counting here on my 88%. If you would get your 12% result there it is pretty much game over for Axis… BUT if your 12% scramble gamble would fail, and I would kill your fighters during landing then London would get smashed… so I am counting on the fact that you would not like to take 88% risk of getting trashed in London…

So the question for you, do you scramble off London?

Germany bought 2 infantry, 8 artilleries, 1 mech and 1 DD

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

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 8 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 submarines moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern France to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            7 armour moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            2 transports moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            8 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            7 armour, 9 infantry and 9 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            9 armour, 11 infantry and 11 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from Normandy Bordeaux to 110 Sea Zone
            9 armour, 2 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            2 fighters moved from 111 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in United Kingdom
                Germans attack with 9 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 11 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry; British defend with 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans captures 35PUs while taking British capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking United Kingdom from British with 9 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 59
                Casualties for Germans: 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 11 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 5 aaGuns, 2 fighters, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Trigger Germans Conquer London: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Axis_Capture_London_Switch attached to Germans

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from United Kingdom to Holland Belgium
            3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Greater Southern Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            8 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 110 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 47 PUs; end with 82 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 87 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 92 PUs
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            EDIT: Changing PUs for Germans from 92 to 89
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London is gone, with over average result, I did not lose a single armor in the process, looks like my armors will start pushing Russia back home soon

I got 15 hits in round1, 11 expected on average. You got only 7, 8 were expected on average.

looks like not, but the theory says that US can now go all in against Japan now and try to destroy it before Germany conquers Moscow… not sure how plausible it is… USA still probably shall get involved in European theater as well… otherwise Italy will just grow to a monster as well

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 artillery, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Trigger Russians Allied Americans 5: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - Japanese
            Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Siam to French Indo China
                  Japanese take French Indo China from French
            1 infantry moved from Siam to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Java
            2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 armour moved from Siam to Malaya
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            2 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 fighters moved from 36 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 18 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Siam to Shan State
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Shensi
                  Japanese take Shensi from Chinese
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Burma
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Malaya
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Philippines
            1 cruiser moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 cruisers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Siberia to Soviet Far East
                  Japanese take Soviet Far East from Russians
            1 transport moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Manchuria to 18 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine and 1 transport
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking 41 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Java from ANZAC with 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
            Battle in Sumatra
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from ANZAC with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
            Battle in Borneo
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in 35 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 cruisers, 1 fighter, 2 submarines and 1 transport
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific, taking Celebes from Dutch with 2 cruisers, 1 fighter, 2 submarines and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Philippines
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Philippines from Americans with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Malaya
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 harbour and 3 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
            Battle in Burma
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win with 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kwangtung
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Szechwan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in 18 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese win with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Szechwan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Burma to Kweichow
            2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Hopei
            2 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            2 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 aaGun moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Sumatra to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 fighters moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Philippines to Kwangsi
            1 bomber moved from 18 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 bomber moved from Malaya to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from 18 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 67 PUs; end with 67 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
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            EDIT: Changing PUs for Japanese from 72 to 54
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Japan just had super busy and succesfull J3 attack on all… just had to take down 1 plane to capture Java… but hmm… looks like Allies will have pretty hard times… London gone, Egypt will fall soon probably too, Japan growing well… too many theaters that require strong US involvement

Sea Lion is quite a gamble I would say… it can be perfect but can be as well just fast defeat for Axis… I have never attempted it in a league or tournament game yet… too risky, in OOB there are much safer ways to Axis victory… but now when we are trying to make the conventional easy ways to Axis victory harder Allies shall watch for Sea Lion threat more carefully I would say…

@Elrood:

did the rule: Cruisers cost 11, Battleships cost 19
have any influence yet?

Not really in the latest version of the rules. In our first test game though when Cruisers had a special blitzing ability we saw cruisers being purchased. Also the major naval builder, USA, has shipyars with CRs for 9 and BBs for 17 and they are being purchased there. All other nations are quite restricted on income to see cruisers and BB’s being purchased. Maybe we can reduce CRs to 10, so nations other than USA will occasionally purchase some. As per BBs, I am fine if only USA is purchasing them.