16L G40 Balladeer (Allies + 20) vs Alex

Scramble 1 Ita fig and the German tac, pls.

did you one shot me in 97, or were my defenses again underwhelming?

I just saw. Your threes hit nicely and above average overall. Nothing really crazy happenend, but over 3 active games now I realy would like to have a break, a nice and consequential result somewhere. Only horrific losses or paying wins with a lot of blood in the more important (naval) battles.

Now, of course my dice follow statistics overall, no believing in other things. In my experience, dice just go well over longer periods, then go bad again for a time. Its rare that games feel balanced throughout, just some games (or large parts of it) very well, others really bad. And even that is likely a skewed and subjective view. But its enough to make or break games, especially when it happens early, one way or another. Apart from huge naval battles later on, or Moscow, those are more volatile, oc, with so many dice thrown.

hm, considering Italys options. I wonder what you would do.

@Balladeer:

@alexgreat:

hm, considering Italys options. I wonder what you would do.

Panic :)

My guess was on “resign” for an answer, but I wasnt that far off :)

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Gibraltar
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Italians attack with 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 3 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 :  1/6 hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 3 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies and 2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                    Italians roll dice for 2 armour and 2 artilleries in Yugoslavia, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Yugoslavia
                    Italians roll dice for 2 armour and 2 artilleries in Yugoslavia, round 4 :  2/4 hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 1 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies and 1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 2 armour and 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French lost in Tunisia
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
                    Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 fighters in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 carrier and 1 cruiser in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians, 1 cruiser owned by the British, 1 submarine owned by the Italians and 1 cruiser owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  2/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 carrier and 2 fighters in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Italians and 2 fighters owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                retreated to 97 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 carrier remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs total

yet another great alpha strike and the appropriate answer in 97.

My casualty selection for you may have been wrong, I took the figs because if you would have damaged the AC I would have stopped the attack. Pls have it anyway you want it.

I dont say ANYTHING :)

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

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 armour, 8 mech_infantrys, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Northern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 92 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            1 armour, 3 artilleries and 13 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
                  Germans take Eastern Poland from Russians
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            1 armour, 2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            5 armour moved from France to Germany
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to Western Germany
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 111 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in 111 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Russians lost in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
                British defend with 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 transport owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in 96 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 destroyer
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 destroyer in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the French lost in 92 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 cruiser; British defend with 1 carrier
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  3/5 hits
                    French roll dice for 1 carrier and 1 cruiser in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 cruiser owned by the French and 1 carrier owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 28
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 aaGuns moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from 96 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy

Place Units - Germans
            2 armour and 8 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 112 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Finland: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Norway: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Karelia: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Finland: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Karelia from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Finland: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Vyborg: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Vyborg from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
            Germans undo move 2.
            1 transport placed in 112 Sea Zone
            1 submarine placed in 93 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Forgot the walk-ins, sorry. And one more edit attached.
This time, my air was very motivated indeed.