G40 Bal Mod Rommel (X) Colt (L) rematch no bid

I couldn’t figure out what to do with Italy’s cash and moves.  Europe 1940 was bad enough, but with UK Pac joining with Bri Euro, Ita is confined.  Ger can help in the Med, but the Afr army can’t be supported and can be attacked from all sides.  This is the 2nd time that Ita used its bomber to attack the Fra dd and the Fre hit.  This time I had a fig take the hit.  But that’s 1/3 x 1/3 or 1/9 probability.  I had the cash to build a cv, but no extra figs to load it or dd to support it.
I thought that Japan could sink the US in Carolines, but Java fleet doesn’t have a naval base to reach.  I knew it was putting itself out of reach to defend Japan.  But I was able to take Java without a trans and it’s centrally located.  China is tough.  Maybe that’s why some players put an IC in Kiangsu T1 and don’t attack allies until later.

Yes, I meant Ita cash this past turn.  Re Yukon, see the game screen notes, change log 3.4.  Think they are just getting too detailed, consider it too rugged.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 8 armour and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Trigger Russians Allied Americans 1: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - Germans
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 125 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                Germans win, taking 125 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters moved from 125 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            10 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            8 armour and 1 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 41 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 46 PUs
            Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 48 PUs

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Another round or two will show how Japan can cope.  I already know how to defend Ger in a normal game, with minimal, strategically placed units.  A&A designed it to help Ger with Paris.  Plus, BM gives figs 2 defense, and allies can’t get figs from London to W.Ger.  So now I just need to learn how to defend Japan on the cheap, so it can still expand.

I expected Rus to take 3 terr from Ger, but couldn’t do anything to stop it.  Even if Sea Lion had succeeded, Ger couldn’t have built with the London cash until T4.  Rus also gets lots of cash on T4, from N.O.s.  So the question is, is Sea Lion a viable option in Global?  In Global, Rus gets the Siberian cash bonus from T1, while in Europe, not until Rus is at war.  What’s your experience or observation ABH?

I’m also confounded by Japan’s opening choices.  If Japan waits to DOW, UK Pac and Anz can race thru DEI, generating cash.  They can’t hold them, but Japan also has limited land units to conquer them rather than just occupying empty isles.  If Japan DOW early, ANZ gets wartime N.O.s for isles that are remote and inconsequential for Japan; and USA can move earlier against Axis in both Euro and Pac.  Global is diff in the Pac, in that USA can move to, say Australia, while in Europe, it can’t advance towards Euro until at war.  Colt, now that you have been playing Allies, which do you prefer and do you think that Bal Mod is balanced?

Right after ending combat move and clicking done, I realized that my sub>sub wouldn’t work, since you could submerge.  I saved gave after I pressed done, but should have saved before.  Edit says I can’t because unit in process of moving.  I will add units to one battle and figure out what to do with the battle where units are to be transferred from.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod, version: 2.1

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 armour, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

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

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 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 5 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 38 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 38 Sea Zone to Burma
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to 37 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Burma
            3 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Hunan to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Burma
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese win, taking 37 Sea Zone from UK_Pacific with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 submarine
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Burma
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 5 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 5 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Soviet Far East

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 44 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 38 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            2 infantry moved from Chahar to Anhwe
            2 fighters moved from French Indo China to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Japan
            1 bomber moved from Burma to French Indo China
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 58 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Anhwe
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Anhwe
            1 artillery moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to French Indo China

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 submarines and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            3 armour placed in French Indo China

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs

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