16L G40 Balanced Mod 2.0 Arthur Bomber Harris (Allies) vs Shin Ji (Axis)

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
                  ANZAC take Java from Dutch
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Java
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to Java
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 17 PUs total

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

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Algeria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 cruiser placed in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Tunisia
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Morocco
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Syria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 destroyer placed in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in French West Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 artillery placed in Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Algeria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Algeria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Indo China
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Madagascar
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Remove: has removed 1 cruiser owned by French in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Tunisia
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Tunisia
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Morocco
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Guiana
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Syria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Central Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Syria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Remove: has removed 1 destroyer owned by French in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in French West Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French West Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Morocco
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Remove: has removed 1 artillery owned by French in Southern France

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

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I have to agree that the start of BM is more random than the traditional game with a typical bid.  Africa and France can be enormous swings.  It is very conceivable for Egypt to fall on I1 or I2 with bad dice rolling.

Japan winning means that Germany was doing well enough that the US had to spend more heavily on that side.  I find that Russia is much stronger in BM due to the extra income and can much more easily defend Moscow.  An extra couple of infantry a round makes a huge difference.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 6 artilleries and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 13 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
            3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Rostov to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            2 infantry moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns and 18 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur

Place Units - Russians
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
            6 artilleries placed in Russia
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 6 artilleries
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Novgorod: 2 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Ukraine: 2 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 38 PUs total

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Well, another Sea Lion game.  I tend to invite that choice with my UK1 builds.

If my Canadian transport survived, the results would have been different… such a tough choice about defending Gibraltar on UK1.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 marine, 1 submarine and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to Central United States
            2 aaGuns and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to Central United States
            1 carrier moved from 10 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 10 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Midway to Western United States
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Eastern United States
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to Midway
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to Midway
            1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 marine placed in Eastern United States
            3 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 10 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 10 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Americans from 0 to 1
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 53 PUs total

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Guerilla Hunan: Chinese has 1 infantry placed in Hunan
            1 fighter moved from Suiyuyan to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow

Combat - Chinese
            Chinese creates battle in territory Hunan
            Battle in Kweichow
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Hunan from Japanese, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            4 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            3 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 8 PUs; end with 8 PUs total

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - British
            British takes Political Action: Political Action British To War With Japanese
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to 76 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Ethiopia to 76 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Malta to 92 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria

Combat - British
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in Alexandria
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Italians win with 1 armour and 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -14
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 3 infantry
                1 fighter owned by the British retreated

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ethiopia to Egypt
            1 bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to India
            3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
                  UK_Pacific take Celebes from Dutch
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 armour placed in Union of South Africa
            10 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 24 PUs; end with 24 PUs total
            Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 27 PUs
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 30 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys

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edit back that empty China spot on your Italian turn.

No problem about edits.  I am sure that the luck will flip later in this game; it always does.