15L Playoff Rd2: [4] JDOW (Axis) vs. [8] Gamerman01 (Allies +25)

@Gamerman01:

No problem, but I’m confused.  Why didn’t you roll them if Z98 is first?

I want maximum defense - sub, destroyer, then cruisers last
Wow, JDOW taking risks again!!

The JDOW controlled Mussolini takes what ever risks are necessary to take off work and risks from the precious German Heer and Luftwaffe. In addition he wants his share of making operation Barbarossa a glorious success.

Indeed my Mussolini loves not getting interrupted once the dirty work has started. Thus thanks for giving the OOL in advance. I expected max defense though but I needed to be sure.

Talk later.

Sorry for the delay. Mussolini was unwell. Rolling now. Just in case as I don’t remember. the DD entered sz98 through sz99.

Italian Navy completely failed, bomber survived though.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 cruiser moved from 93 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from Tobruk to Libya
            2 artilleries moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                British defend with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                retreated to 98 Sea Zone
                British win with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -20
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Libya
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Libya from French with 2 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 aaGun moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 aaGun moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            1 bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 armour moved from Tobruk to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Albania
            1 armour moved from 97 Sea Zone to Albania
            1 armour moved from Romania to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 14 PUs; end with 16 PUs total

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@Gamerman01:

Tense stuff
Man, they could have at least sunk the sub - I would have been OK with that  :-D

one sub more or less…let’s talk after the German air strike on 98, I expect the Royal navy to whiff again^^

And I cleared Normandy without losses. So at least the Italian Army did what was expected from them:D

Well, not exactly.
Uk did hit bad in G2 because the sailors were still drunk after the great UK1 they had.

Same strategy now. UK navy still celebrating the great 98 defense while Germany sinking ships full of drunk sailors:P

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            5 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                1 submarine owned by the British Submerged
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 35
                Casualties for Germans: 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for British: 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 transports
            Battle in Karelia
                Germans attack with 5 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Karelia from Russians with 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from 98 Sea Zone to Libya
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Libya
            2 bombers moved from 98 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns, 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 15 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 armour, 2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            2 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            3 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Bessarabia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 armour moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            2 artilleries moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to France

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour and 7 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 49 PUs; end with 50 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs

triplea_37262_Ger3.tsvg

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            5 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                1 submarine owned by the British Submerged
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 35
                Casualties for Germans: 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for British: 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 transports
            Battle in Karelia
                Germans attack with 5 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Karelia from Russians with 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from 98 Sea Zone to Libya
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Libya
            2 bombers moved from 98 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns, 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 15 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 armour, 2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            2 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            3 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Bessarabia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 armour moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            2 artilleries moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to France

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour and 7 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 49 PUs; end with 50 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from France: 1 artillery
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 artillery
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

triplea_37262_Ger3.tsvg

As I said Montgomery is too lenient with alcohol restrictions in the Royal navy :-)

In addition that outcome was not super far off average. I am happy every time when no disaster happens at Luftwaffe missions. However this one was way less extreme compared to operation 97 in G2^^