16L -Pete (Axis) vs. Karl7 (Allies) BM 2

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

Game History

Round: 16

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Urals to Vologda
                  Russians take Vologda from Germans
            11 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan
                  Russians take Kazakhstan from Germans

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 aaGun moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan

Turn Complete - Russians

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wow, this is going to be CLose!

I will need to suicide US fleet against the Germans… so, I will assume scramble?  What OOL?  I assume you will want to lose ftrs first?

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

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 95 PUs;
            Americans buy 2 artilleries, 7 bombers and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to 110 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from French West Africa to 110 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 91 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            2 fighters moved from 21 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            2 fighters moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 17 Sea Zone

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

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 95 PUs;
            Americans buy 2 artilleries, 7 bombers and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            2 armour moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 armour moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from French West Africa to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            2 fighters moved from 21 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            2 fighters moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria to Jehol
                  Chinese take Jehol from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria

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scraM?  ool?

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

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 95 PUs;
            Americans buy 2 artilleries, 7 bombers and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            2 armour moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 armour moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from French West Africa to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            2 fighters moved from 21 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            2 fighters moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria to Jehol
                  Chinese take Jehol from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria

Combat - Americans
            Americans creates battle in territory 6 Sea Zone
            Germans scrambles 3 units out of Normandy Bordeaux to defend against the attack in 110 Sea Zone
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Germans defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Bulgaria
                Americans attack with 3 armour
                Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Americans win, taking Bulgaria from Germans with 2 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour
            Battle in Kiangsi
                Americans attack with 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese defend with 3 infantry
                Americans win, taking Kiangsi from Japanese with 4 fighters and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 3 infantry
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 3 bombers and 4 fighters
                Germans defend with 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 carriers, 9 fighters, 7 infantry, 2 submarines and 7 transports
                2 submarines owned by the Germans Submerged
                Germans win with 2 carriers, 8 fighters and 7 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -50
                Casualties for Germans: 1 carrier and 1 fighter
                Casualties for Americans: 3 bombers and 4 fighters
            Moving scrambled unit from 110 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Normandy Bordeaux
            Moving scrambled unit from 110 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Normandy Bordeaux
            Moving scrambled unit from 110 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Normandy Bordeaux
                1 fighter owned by the Germans forced to land in Normandy Bordeaux

Non Combat Move - Americans
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 109 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            4 artilleries moved from Eastern United States to Quebec
            4 infantry moved from Eastern United States to Quebec
            4 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            3 armour, 1 artillery, 3 carriers, 2 destroyers, 4 fighters, 2 infantry, 2 tactical_bombers and 8 transports moved from 98 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            3 armour and 1 artillery moved from 92 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Morocco
            4 fighters moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 carriers and 2 fighters moved from 21 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 17 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 17 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 34 Sea Zone to Paulau Island
            1 destroyer moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            3 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            7 bombers and 1 fighter placed in Eastern United States
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Greece

Turn Complete - Americans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6
            Americans collect 62 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 62 PUs total
            Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
            Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 82 PUs
            Objective Americans 8 Pacific Airfields: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 87 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 97 PUs
            Objective Americans 9 Vital Forward Bases: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 102 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 1 artillery and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Guerilla Anhwe: Chinese has 1 infantry placed in Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Kansu
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi

Combat - Chinese
            Chinese creates battle in territory Anhwe

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            1 artillery and 4 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 22 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 16

Combat Move - British
            1 battleship, 3 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 92 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 110 Sea Zone

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ok, this is make or break.

You will want max defense regardless.  Right?

yeah, you want max defense.  nothing else can help you more.

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

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 2 fighters and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 4 armour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 battleship, 3 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 92 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Germans scrambles 3 units out of Normandy Bordeaux to defend against the attack in 110 Sea Zone
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                British attack with 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 4 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 8 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Germans defend with 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 carriers, 7 fighters, 7 infantry, 2 submarines and 7 transports
                Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the British
                British win with 2 battleships, 4 cruisers, 7 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 186
                Casualties for Germans: 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 carriers, 7 fighters, 7 infantry, 2 submarines and 7 transports
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter

Non Combat Move - British
            7 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 83 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 aaGun, 3 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Persia to Iraq
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to Iraq
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
            3 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from India to Eastern Persia
            2 armour moved from Szechwan to Kazakhstan
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Ethiopia to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Kenya to Egypt
            2 fighters moved from 98 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo

Place Units - British
            1 armour and 2 fighters placed in Egypt
            7 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1
            British collect 30 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 30 PUs total
            Objective British 2 Southern Europe Beach Head: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 33 PUs
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 36 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 39 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            4 armour placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 23 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 4 armour

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

Game History

Round: 16

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 2 fighters and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 4 armour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 battleship, 3 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 92 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Germans scrambles 3 units out of Normandy Bordeaux to defend against the attack in 110 Sea Zone
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                British attack with 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 4 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 8 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Germans defend with 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 carriers, 7 fighters, 7 infantry, 2 submarines and 7 transports
                Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the British
                British win with 2 battleships, 4 cruisers, 7 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 186
                Casualties for Germans: 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 carriers, 7 fighters, 7 infantry, 2 submarines and 7 transports
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter

Non Combat Move - British
            7 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 83 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 aaGun, 3 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Persia to Iraq
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to Iraq
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
            3 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from India to Eastern Persia
            2 armour moved from Szechwan to Kazakhstan
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Ethiopia to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Kenya to Egypt
            2 fighters moved from 98 Sea Zone to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo

Place Units - British
            1 armour and 2 fighters placed in Egypt
            7 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1
            British collect 30 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 30 PUs total
            Objective British 2 Southern Europe Beach Head: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 33 PUs
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 36 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 39 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            4 armour placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 23 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 4 armour
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Egypt: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 98 Sea Zone: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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@-Pete:

game over, man. I absolutely shat the bed the last 5 turns and you turned on the heat.

That was a good game!  Super close.