15L G40 Playoff game Alexgreat (Allies +24) vs. Majikforce (Axis)

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 4 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Spain to Southern France
                  Americans take Southern France from Germans
            1 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 armour moved from Portugal to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to France
            3 fighters moved from 91 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Australia to Java
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 56 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 56 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 56 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 56 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 56 Sea Zone to Java
            5 fighters moved from 56 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 56 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 submarine moved from 55 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Strategic bombing raid in France
                    AA fire in France :  0/1 hits
                Bombing raid in France rolls: 6 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in France causes 6 damage total.
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 1 transport
                Japanese defend with 1 submarine and 1 transport
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 1 transport in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/6 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 42 Sea Zone
                    1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in 42 Sea Zone
                Americans win with 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 13
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine and 1 transport
            Battle in 43 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 fighters, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                    Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 43 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 43 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 43 Sea Zone
                Americans win, taking 43 Sea Zone from Japanese with 2 fighters, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Java
                Americans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                    Americans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Java, round 2 :  2/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Java, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Java
                Americans win, taking Java from Japanese with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery
            Battle in Borneo
                Americans attack with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Borneo, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Borneo, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Borneo, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Borneo, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Borneo, round 4 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Borneo, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Borneo
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour in Borneo, round 5 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Borneo, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Americans lost in Borneo
                Japanese win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Americans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                    Americans roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  2/11 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Americans and 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Americans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Germans with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from France to United Kingdom
            1 aaGun moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 fighters moved from Normandy Bordeaux to 110 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 carriers and 2 submarines moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            6 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Java to Western Australia
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 5 submarines and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from 56 Sea Zone to Western Australia
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Queensland to 56 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Java to 56 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Johnston Island to 30 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 2 destroyers, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 30 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 46 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from 56 Sea Zone to Western Australia

Place Units - Americans
            1 factory_minor placed in Spain
            3 artilleries and 7 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            1 artillery placed in Central United States
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 infantry placed in Western United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 69 PUs; end with 69 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 74 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 79 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 89 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 6 mech_infantrys and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 armour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
                British converts factory_major into different units
            1 armour moved from Spain to Northern Italy
                  British take Northern Italy from Italians
            1 armour moved from Turkey to Greece
                  British take Greece from Germans
            1 armour moved from Greece to Turkey
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Caucasus to 99 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 94 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
                  British take 97 Sea Zone from Italians
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma

Combat - British
            Battle in Volgograd
                British attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 factory_minor
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Volgograd, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Volgograd, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Volgograd
                British win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
            Battle in 99 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 99 Sea Zone
                British win, taking 99 Sea Zone from Italians with 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - British
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 99 Sea Zone to Caucasus
            3 armour and 1 artillery moved from Turkey to Caucasus
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Iraq to Caucasus
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Persia to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Saudi Arabia to Northwest Persia
            2 infantry moved from Saudi Arabia to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from West India to India
            2 infantry moved from West India to India
            1 infantry moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 aaGun moved from Scotland to United Kingdom

Place Units - British
            3 transports placed in 110 Sea Zone
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Persia
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Iraq

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 45 PUs; end with 46 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 armour placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs; end with 6 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 armour

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 airfield and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 airfield placed in Western Australia
            1 submarine placed in 54 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 19 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 9

Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Volgograd

Combat - French

Non Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux

Turn Complete - French

Congrats for taking the sacrifical move with Italy! I knew the possibility, but was unsure if you would do it. I had to force you, oc. The attack came up better than average for Italy, that must have been a relieve :)
I have a small issue because you did not ask about the AA as casualty, especially since you built the AB. I might very well have thought downing German air more important than Italian air (in a battle I would win anyway, while vs Germany it could have been close). I hope you see my point, its not being petty because you played well. I dont really know how to remedy, swapping the aa for an artillery? Complete rerolling feels bad cause it might deprive you of the good result since you rolled above average with every attack rd.

Volgo was an unexpected one round affair :)

One part of what I wrote is clearly rubbish as my AA would shoot at Italian air in any case. What I meant is also shooting at German air compared to having one @2 unit more shooting at Italian invaders in a battle I would win anyway, even if your goal is to do as much damage as possible and one more hit @2 could mean one less shot for you…having looked at how my 2s performed, thats a theoretical question :)  (but that is hindsight, oc).

Asking for OOL wouldnt have given away, nor could have prevented, the coming German attack :)
But you have not been devious, not at all, and thats definitly not the direction where my argument comes from.

I cant wait for Germany, taking Normandy is ensured now, question is how many air you want to sacrifice in order to take it. You did what I hoped you’d not do :) - hence my putting a DD in the Med and other things, to give Italy choices. Didnt work :)

Rerolls I think is a disproportionate reaction. Also, just putting an AA back deprives you of an actual hit you made, so there is really only one solution, take away an artillery and put an AA there instead. I know that my artillery still took part in the battle that way (which it wouldnt if taken instead of AA), but to remedy that, only a complete reroll would do. I let you decide, but I am fine with just swapping.

self punishment, not advisable :) - and not required really.

In any case, you will reach your goal of wiping me out. I really appreciate this game a lot, irrespective of the fact that I am unlikely to win it. At least more unlikely than a win by you.

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

Game History

Round: 10

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Tambov
                  Russians take Tambov from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
                  Russians take Archangel from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Northwest Persia
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 aaGun moved from Vologda to Samara

Turn Complete - Russians

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

Game History

Round: 10

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Tambov
                  Russians take Tambov from Italians

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Samara
            1 aaGun moved from Vologda to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Northwest Persia

Turn Complete - Russians

pls take the second map!

That AA didnt live its 2nd life helpful in any way, but boy did you have a bad first rd of attack.

thx for asking, but no :)

Honestly, I was aware about the possibilty of an AB build for Normandy, but I did not think of the use for Japan until the AB was there.