G40 BM2  Rommel X vs Colt L "Third times a charm"

manual saved game, title had been stuck on UKPac

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Okay.  The ability of China to build troops in any terr, even one that it just recaptured, is huge advantage.  I didn’t see the combined stack coming.  Jpn doesn’t have the tts to end run on India, which is adequately defended.

I thought ANZ would send its dd and tt to Java to block Malay fleet from joining an attack on U.S. fleet in Aust, while also retaking Java.  The battle calc says Jpn would win sea battle in sz54.  But the unit and power numbers are fairly even, and U.S. could take hits on carriers and planes could retreat to land and bb could repair if it survived.  But Jpn fighters on damaged carriers would crash and bb would remain damaged and couldn’t reach a seaport for repairs in one turn.

ABH:  I did build IC in Kia J1, 3 tanks in Kia on J2 and used them to take Hong K on J3.  But I also used inf/art to ensure against bad dice and not have to take the tanks as hits.  I built 2 marines on J1 instead of tt.  I only moved a few inf from Man on J1, because in the prior aborted game, Rus returned to the border when Jpn moved away too many units.  J2/3 I moved south, but not SW.  Perhaps that was a mistake.  As for strafing, all Jpn planes were engaged in successful attacks on land and sea, including the critical retaking of Java.  So none were available to perform strafing, which would have required 4/5 planes.  Besides, I’m not accustomed to it, the few times I’ve tried it went badly.

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Burma: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Yunnan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Egypt: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Trans-Jordan: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Germans buy 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 127 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 127 Sea Zone to Karelia
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Karelia
            2 armour moved from Belarus to Rostov
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 armour moved from Archangel to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            2 artilleries moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Russia

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intercept with your 2 figthers against strat bomb of Mos by 3 bombers and a fig escort?

I had intended to blitz thru Lenin to help attack Kar, but wasn’t allowed.  Remembered can’t blitz thru terr with facil.  Had to divert 1 strat bomber

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

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Burma: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Yunnan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Egypt: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Trans-Jordan: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Germans buy 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 127 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 127 Sea Zone to Karelia
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Karelia
            2 armour moved from Belarus to Rostov
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Rostov
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Archangel
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
            1 armour moved from Archangel to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            2 artilleries moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Russia

Combat - Germans
            Air Battle in Russia
                Germans attacks with 4 units heading to Russia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 4,8,8 and causes: 20 damage to unit: factory_major
                Bombing raid in Russia causes 20 damage total.
            Battle in 114 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Russians defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Russians: 1 cruiser
            Battle in Karelia
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 3 artilleries
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 artilleries
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 2 armour and 4 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win with 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 2 armour
                Casualties for Russians: 4 infantry
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Bryansk
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Bryansk
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Bryansk
            1 fighter moved from 114 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Karelia to Poland
            3 bombers moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            2 aaGuns, 11 armour, 11 artilleries, 20 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Germany to Western Germany
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Bryansk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in France
            3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
            Germans collect 55 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

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Strat bomb of Mos went perfectly.  No AA hits and exact max damage allowed from just 3 bombers.  Was surprised on the increase in Allied threat to Europe during turn 5.  So had to do Fortress Europa and no builds against Rus.

Yes, that’s the second time that sub has beaten a dd, one-on-one.  I could have had a sub escort the dd, but gambled on the 40% chance that the dd would survive.  I didn’t want to commit too many of my limited navy, and I wanted to get rid of the Rus cruiser.  I built and moved defensively in Europe in case the blocking dd was sunk.  I can’t decide what Jpn should do to contain the stacked Chinese/Indian army in Yun.  And haven’t thought of what to do with my fleets, since an attack on Aust won’t succeed.  Just glad that they can’t attack together, altho their turns follow each other before I can move.  I’m headed out to work in the yard while it’s still sunny.  Weather is 20 degrees cooler than yesterday, but tolerable.

Norway is the soft spot.  Without tts, I can’t reinforce it directly and it will take several turns for mobile units to move thru Lenin or be built in Lenin.  On the other hand, damaged carriers in the fjords, don’t have a friendly land terr for fighters to land or naval base at hand to repair, as in the Eng Chan.