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

Two scrappy middleweights enter the ring!

Test summary from TripleA, engine version: 1.8.0.9, time: 16:12:11

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            3 armour moved from Holland Belgium to France
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 110 Sea Zone

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            3 armour moved from Holland Belgium to France
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            British scrambles 1 units out of Scotland to defend against the attack in 111 Sea Zone
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 4 fighters, 2 submarines and 4 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 battleship and 1 cruiser; French defend with 1 cruiser
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Germans win with 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 32
                Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 battleship, 2 bombers and 2 submarines
                British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                Germans win with 1 battleship, 2 bombers and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 44
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 9 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
                Germans win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
            Battle in France
                Germans attack with 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery; French defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Germans captures 19PUs while taking French capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking France from French with 6 armour, 3 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for Germans: 7 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Casualties for French: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
            Trigger Germans Conquer France: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation_Switch attached to French
            triggerFrenchDestroyPUsGermans: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttatchment attached to French

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Western Germany
            2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
                  Germans take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
            1 fighter moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
                  Germans take Finland from Neutral_Axis
            1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 infantry moved from Denmark to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland

Place Units - Germans
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 39 PUs; end with 58 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 factory_minor and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
                  Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
                  Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Chahar
            1 fighter moved from Korea to Kiangsi
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Kwangsi
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to Kwangsi
            4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 6 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Shantung
            2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 40 PUs

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No scramble.  Interesting!  I never see a good old fashioned Taranto anymore.

Also, wow!  Dice have not been kind to you this game.  Just noticed China’s move.

Bout to take a big risk myself.  Let’s see if my luck holds!

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;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 artillery moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                British win with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -13
                Casualties for Italians: 2 fighters
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy
            1 armour moved from Albania to Slovakia Hungary
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
            Italians collect 10 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 10 PUs total

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@Shin:

Bout to take a big risk myself.  Let’s see if my luck holds!

T’would seem not.  :-D

I’ve been worried about the swing effects on France.  If Italy loses a few planes, it’s a bummer.

If Germany fails to take france, or loses a lot of stuff in the process, the game is basically over before it starts.