BM3 Colt(Axis) vs Rommel

Yes, inf, mech and tanks  Interesting dice, 6 of the 8 hits were 1’s.  2 of 5 inf rolled 1’s and all my tanks and planes gave hits, 4 of 5 rolled 1’s

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 2 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Tunisia
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to Tunisia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            4 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Southern France
            2 bombers moved from India to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 54 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Americans creates battle in territory 125 Sea Zone
            Battle in 45 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                Americans win, taking 125 Sea Zone from Germans with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 bombers and 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Americans win, taking 37 Sea Zone from Japanese with 2 bombers and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Algeria
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Americans win, taking Algeria from Germans with 1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Americans attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 2 infantry
                Americans win, taking Tunisia from Germans with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Americans attack with 1 artillery, 4 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Americans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Germans with 1 artillery, 4 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
            Strategic bombing raid in Southern France
                Bombing raid in Southern France rolls: 7 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Southern France causes 6 damage total.

Non Combat Move - Americans
            2 fighters moved from Tunisia to Morocco
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            4 fighters moved from Normandy Bordeaux to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern France to United Kingdom
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Eastern United States to United Kingdom
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to India
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 46 Sea Zone to New Guinea
            2 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers, 2 infantry, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Western United States to Queensland
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 carrier, 2 submarines and 1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 41 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5
            Americans collect 62 PUs; end with 63 PUs total
            Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Trigger Americans 6 Western Europe Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 78 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 83 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 93 PUs

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 105 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 91 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 110 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Chinese buy nothing; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 3 PUs total

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 3 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
                  British take Tobruk from Italians
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Libya
                  British take Libya from Italians
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan
            2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            2 fighters moved from India to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from India to Yunnan
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in Yunnan
                British attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 5 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun, 5 armour, 3 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys
                2 armour owned by the British retreated to Burma
                Japanese win with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun, 4 armour, 3 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys
            Battle in Kazakhstan
                British attack with 1 armour
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                British win, taking Kazakhstan from Japanese with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer; Americans loiter and taunt
                Japanese defend with 1 submarine
                British win, taking 41 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Turkmenistan
            2 fighters moved from Malta to Egypt
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from Burma to India

Place Units - British
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Persia
            3 fighters placed in United Kingdom
            1 submarine placed in 110 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 39 PUs; end with 39 PUs total
            Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 42 PUs
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 45 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 48 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 7 PUs; end with 8 PUs total
            Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 11 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

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UK Pac beat the odds in Yun, but chose to retreat from battle with 2 tanks and 2 planes vs only 1 Jpn tank left.  Probably should have taken Yun, to prevent Jpn mech and planes from reaching and destroying Burma or bombing India.  USA gained 2 big N.O.'s and terr.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 fighters moved from Java to Burma
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from New South Wales to Queensland

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 factory_minor placed in Queensland

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 19 PUs

Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

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Bri replaced the 2 figs that went to Gib, plus added another and a sub.  The U.S. added 2 dd and a sub.  Not enough to guarantee survival, but I didn’t want to use up a dd every turn to block the Ger navy.  I could have not moved Bri figs to Gib and then could have bought more ships instead of replacement figs.  Maybe Ger will find a better use for the bombers in St Pete.

Oops, I just realized that 2 figs from St Pete can join the battle by landing on the cv.  If you use every available plane from St Pete, you will definitely win.

My reference to LL in Mos was Ger T9 when 8 Rus inf inflicted 4 hits vs LL of 3.  The Rus counterattack definitely was lucky dice for me.

No scramble.  You were able to use planes that could only land cv’s that were being built this turn.  You did that to me last game and I didn’t think of it here.  Roll 1st round

OOL all the US and Bri dd’s subs and sink the cv’s makes 11.

If I had used a dd to block the Ger fleet, bat calc would have been 50% without the Ger fleet or the 2 planes that could have landed on the cv.  Don’t know how I could have built more than Ger each turn to change the situation.

I concede.  Even tho the allies have slightly more cash, units and TUV, Ger and Jpn each have massive air that the US can’t overcome.  Playing thru the mid-game gave me some experience that I didn’t have with global bal mod.  But at this point, I’d prefer to put that experience to use in a rematch.  I’m sure that I could do better as the allies next time.  I see how Jpn can defend it’s homeland with a few specific units and that Phil controls the entire area and can use kamikazi, so one big fleet there is a simple plan; and that sz 36 is hard for the allies to reach.  Now I just have to take out China and not lose the Ger capital.  Do you have a preference for which side you want to play and which game version?  Global bal mod works for me, but I would consider others.