16L G40 nerquen (Axis) vs. Gamerman01 (Allies) Balanced mode (-4 allied NOs)

oho… such a great news for Axis from Tobruk…

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 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Egypt
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Egypt
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Egypt
                Italians attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry; British defend with 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians win, taking Egypt from British with 2 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 16
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 3 infantry
                Italians win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 aaGuns and 4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 artillery moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            2 fighters moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 transport placed in 95 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5
            Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total

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 9 artilleries, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Northern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 4 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            2 armour moved from Romania to Greece
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Greece
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from French with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 1 bomber and 4 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 4 infantry
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 96 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 aaGun moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            1 artillery moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 artillery moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            3 armour moved from France to Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 93 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Southern France
            1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            9 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Germany

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
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Southern Italy: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

I did not even dream about being able to capture Egypt in Ita1, I don’t think it ever happened to me before, it was quite an upset in Tobruk…

in G2 I did couple non-combat edits at the end of the turn

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 9 artilleries, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Northern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 4 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            2 armour moved from Romania to Greece
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Greece
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 96 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from French with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 1 bomber and 4 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 4 infantry
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 96 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 aaGun moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            1 artillery moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 artillery moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            3 armour moved from France to Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 93 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Southern France
            1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            9 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Germany

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
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Western Germany: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Southern Italy: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Southern Italy: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Romania: 1 bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

interesting strategy of giving up Egypt… I’ve always thought Egypt is quite important for Allies… looking forward to learn how wrong that thinking is… the bomber fighting in Greece changed its mind and decided to land in Romania instead of Rome.

@nerquen:

…the bomber fighting in Greece changed its mind and decided to land in Romania instead of Rome.

actually scratch that, please use my earlier G2 post  (with 2 bombers in Rome)

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 infantry; 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 Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Yunnan
            2 bombers, 6 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 armour moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
                  Japanese take French Indo China from French
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 17 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 17 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter moved from 43 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Siam to Shan State
            3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 battleship moved from 20 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 20 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 33 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung

I need scrambling decision for Guam, and OK I will ask for permission of any edit that can influence your planing.