Variance (The Third Reich) vs Pete (technologically advanced Soviet Union)

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 6

Politics - Japanese

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 bombers, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 8 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from West India to 79 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 79 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Persia
            3 bombers moved from Burma to Caucasus
            2 bombers moved from India to Northwest Persia
            1 bomber moved from Burma to Caucasus
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 34 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Caucasus
                Japanese attack with 4 bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -17
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 bombers
            Battle in Northwest Persia
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in 34 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Persia

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Eastern Persia from British to Japanese
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from India: 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Eastern Persia: 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 bombers moved from Northwest Persia to Volgograd
            2 bombers moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 76 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 80 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 79 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 79 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 79 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 79 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 79 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 79 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Kiangsu to Burma
            2 artilleries moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
            1 aaGun and 6 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Hunan to Burma
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kwangsi
            1 bomber moved from 34 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Kwangsi
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Burma

Place Units - Japanese
            2 infantry placed in India
            1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            3 bombers placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 42 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 44 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 43 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6
            Japanese collect 48 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 56 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 6

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

Combat Move - Italians
            3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Western Germany
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                British defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Italians win, taking Western Germany from British with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Italians attack with 3 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Yugoslavia from British with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,3,6,6
            Italians collect 4 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 4 PUs total

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 7

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 4x factory_major, 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 110 PUs;
            Germans buy 1 airfield, 4 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 15 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Germany to Romania
                  Germans take Slovakia Hungary from British
                  Germans take Romania from British
            1 artillery moved from France to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from France to Holland Belgium
                  Germans take Holland Belgium from Americans
            1 armour moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            2 mech_infantrys moved from France to Western Germany
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Greater Southern Germany
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
                  Germans take Caucasus from Russians
            1 armour moved from Russia to Samara
                  Germans take Samara from Russians
            1 armour moved from Russia to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 armour moved from Vologda to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
                  Germans take Kazakhstan from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from British with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Greater Southern Germany
                Germans attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 armour
                Germans win, taking Greater Southern Germany from British with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 armour
            Battle in Western Germany
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 mech_infantrys
                French defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Western Germany from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for French: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 aaGun moved from France to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Western Germany
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States
            3 bombers, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Persia

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
            1 airfield placed in Volgograd
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in France
            1 armour and 9 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 52 PUs; end with 53 PUs total
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

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TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour, 3 bombers and 1 factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Persia to 80 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from Eastern Persia to Iraq
                  Japanese take Iraq from Russians
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Burma to 42 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Iraq
            1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Burma to 80 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Volgograd to Trans-Jordan
            3 bombers moved from Volgograd to Trans-Jordan
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

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scramble?

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour, 3 bombers and 1 factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Persia to 80 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from Eastern Persia to Iraq
                  Japanese take Iraq from Russians
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Burma to 42 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Iraq
            1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Burma to 80 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Volgograd to Trans-Jordan
            3 bombers moved from Volgograd to Trans-Jordan
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                Japanese attack with 4 bombers and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 4 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 submarine and 2 transports
                1 submarine owned by the ANZAC Submerged
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 transports
            Battle in 43 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 3 bombers and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win with 3 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Persia
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to 80 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Iraq
            4 bombers moved from Trans-Jordan to Persia
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 81 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Burma to West India
            5 infantry moved from Burma to India

Place Units - Japanese
            3 armour placed in India
            1 factory_minor placed in Persia
            3 bombers placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 41 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6,4,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 98 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6,2,5,2,4,5,2
            Japanese collect 35 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 35 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 40 PUs

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@JDOW:

Crazy game btw, was just curious how that game with Advances Soviets looks like.
You guys send your pieces into battle, no doubt about that:D

Thanks for taking an interest JDOW.  Here are my observations from playing it.

Russian side:
With advanced artillery, mechs that can blitz, and support from paratroopers you can make counterattacks with Russia.  Rockets and war bonds tips the economic situation in Russia’s favour if they survive long enough for it to add up.  The increased factory production is a surprisingly powerful tech because it makes SBR a very bad deal.

German side:
You HAVE to take Russia out as fast as possible or they will become too strong.

All in all it seems like a simple and reasonably effective balance fix.  Adding the chart 2 techs might be too much (ie long range jets and radar)

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians

Place Units - Italians
            1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6,1,4,5,5
            Italians collect 6 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 7 PUs total

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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians

Place Units - Italians
            1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6,1,4,5,5
            Italians collect 6 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 7 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Albania from British to Italians
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Albania: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Yugoslavia: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Yugoslavia: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Northern Italy: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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