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

Same thing last game, so apparently it is in the N.O. but not in the electronic game notes.  May be in the printed game manual.

Yes, re: Ita inf, meant to take Gib with 1 S Ita, not all N. Ita.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 10 transports; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Trigger Vichy France Has Occurred: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_French_Territory_May_Turn_Vichy_Switch attached to French

Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers, 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 3 bombers, 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
                Germans win with 3 bombers, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 38
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 97 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            5 armour moved from France to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            2 artilleries moved from Germany to Western Germany
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Western Germany
            6 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany
            3 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            2 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary
            4 mech_infantrys moved from France to Germany
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            10 transports placed in 112 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 43 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 48 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs

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I didn’t ask for OOL in sz97, since Ger sank the entire Bri fleet on round 1, as expected.  This will be my first Sea Lion attack.  I didn’t strat bomb since my AA luck is terrible and losing a bomber and rolling low damage wouldn’t have been worth the loss of planes.  Also, I would of had to escort with figs, with the Bal Mod die roll rule at 2 instead of 1.  Once, in a pbem game I strat bombed Lon and gave max damage.  But I wanted to take out the Bri fleet and do it in one die round to minimize loses. 
I’ve never done Sea Lion before because not building land units for the first 2 turns would make Rus too strong in Europe 40.  Global would be offset with Japan racing thru China.  But Bal Mod will slow Japan down, so the Euro Axis will be hard pressed to invade Rus.

I needed overwhelming force to minimze loses in sz97 and couldn’t afford loses from both missions.  11 trans and 11 planes should be enough to succeed, but I’m not experienced enough with it to know what you might build to foil me, and the dice could make it very costly.

I’ve never seen Rus mass a large army on the border on T2.  Impressive.  It will take me a while to post Japan, I don’t know what I want Japan to do and I have to make dinner.

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

Game History

Round: 2

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

Politics - Japanese
            Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Combat Move - Japanese
            Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttachment attached to Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 4 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            2 marines moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 2 marines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 marines moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 33 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Siam to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 armour moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
                  Japanese take Yunnan from Chinese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to 37 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Jehol to Kwangtung
            1 fighter moved from Jehol to Kwangtung
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Kwangtung
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 37 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Shan State

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Borneo
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in Philippines
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 marines
                Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Philippines from Americans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 2 marines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kwangtung
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 2 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour
                Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 3 infantry; ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China
                  Japanese take French Indo China from Neutral_Axis
            1 armour moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Chahar to Anhwe
            5 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 aaGun moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Shan State to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to French Indo China
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to French Indo China
            2 bombers moved from Shan State to French Indo China
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea

Place Units - Japanese
            2 destroyers, 3 submarines and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs total

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Took a long time to plan and decide.  More complicated than Europe 1940 alone.  Wasn’t in position to take as much as last game after DOW, but felt Jap needed more than FIC and had a chance to take out the ANZ tran and some solitary dd’s in prep for T3.  Euro Axis not happy.  Could have been attacked from India, Aus and Java with varying combos or in succession.  Not taking Yun last turn due to bad dice, allowed China to build art and threaten any small scale advance towards stacked Chi inf.

I didn’t want ANZ taking 2 more terr and Japan having to fight for them.  The pac Allies were too aggressive for me to sit out another turn.  Japan is in better position now to use it’s 5 trans, 3 car groups and air to take most of DEI, Mal, etc. before the U.S. can seriously interfere.  Not having taken FIC on T1 and no IC or port on T2 is limiting my SE Asia options on T3.  But it did free up enough cash to build a new home fleet for defense.  But I will need to build an IC next turn.

USA can only attack Gib w/2 troops and cru bombard.  The bomber and figs can’t reach Gib because they can’t land in Vichy Fre terr.  You only have a 60% chance of taking Gib.  That’s not high odds of success, so it wouldn’t take bad dice for you to fail.  I’d settle for a draw.  Then only the Bri bomber could hit the Ita fleet and the Ita air and surviving cru could attack the US fleet at similar strength.  It’s so frustrating for a major event to swing on a small outcome.  If you win Gib, the Ger trans will likely be lost.