17L Global BM 3.0 Adam (Allies) vs JuanSpain (Axis)

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 5 fighters and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 bomber moved from Philippines to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            4 tactical_bombers moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 30 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer and 4 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 2 submarines
                Japanese win with 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Americans: 2 submarines
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Malaya to Burma
            2 mech_infantrys moved from French Indo China to Burma
            2 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            2 fighters moved from Philippines to Burma
            3 marines moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            6 fighters moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 destroyer moved from 20 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 bomber moved from Philippines to French Indo China
            2 battleships, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 3 marines, 5 submarines and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            4 tactical_bombers moved from 30 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            6 fighters moved from Japan to French Indo China
            5 artilleries moved from Kweichow to Anhwe
            14 infantry moved from Kweichow to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 airfield, 1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys placed in French Indo China
            4 fighters placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1
            Japanese collect 54 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 55 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs
            Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 33 Sea Zone: 2 carriers and 2 destroyers
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 35 Sea Zone: 2 carriers and 2 destroyers
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from French Indo China: 4 fighters
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Philippines: 4 fighters
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 33 Sea Zone: 1 carrier and 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 35 Sea Zone: 1 carrier and 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from French Indo China: 2 bombers
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Philippines: 2 bombers
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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Take last please, just changed bombers position.

Strategically you are smashing me on a long term battle, your domain on rules and how you take advantage of them is impressive.

I am just trying a desperate short term strategy with a lot of chances to fail but with chances to win also. I only do this when I see my clear inferiority, otherwise I try to build for a secure long term win.

Well, at least I am making you think and providing a fun game I hope, being competitive versus the best BM player is good enough for me.

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            3 fighters moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            4 armour moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to West India

Combat - Italians
            Battle in West India
                Italians attack with 4 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Americans defend with 1 bomber
                Italians win, taking West India from UK_Pacific with 4 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber
            Battle in Iraq
                Italians attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Italians win, taking Iraq from British with 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 bombers moved from Iraq to Eastern Persia
            3 fighters moved from Iraq to Eastern Persia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            2 artilleries moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            4 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 10
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,2,3,4,6,3,1,3,1,4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5
            Italians collect 13 PUs (10 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs total
            Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 17 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 10

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 bombers; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            9 armour and 33 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to India
            5 bombers moved from Caucasus to India
            3 bombers moved from French Indo China to India

Combat - Germans
            Battle in India
                Germans attack with 9 armour, 8 bombers and 33 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 3 aaGuns, 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 27 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; UK_Pacific defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour; Americans defend with 9 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber; ANZAC defend with 4 fighters
                Germans captures 10PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking India from UK_Pacific with 1 armour and 5 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 64
                Casualties for Germans: 8 armour, 3 bombers and 33 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 3 aaGuns, 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 27 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Americans: 9 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for ANZAC: 4 fighters
            triggerUKPacificDestroyPUsGermans: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttachment attached to UK_Pacific

Non Combat Move - Germans
            5 bombers moved from India to French Indo China
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
            5 bombers moved from Western Germany to Eastern Persia
            4 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            4 aaGuns, 11 artilleries and 25 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States
            1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            5 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Karelia to Baltic States

Place Units - Germans
            3 bombers placed in Novgorod
            Germans undo move 1.
            5 bombers placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4,3,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2,4,1,4,1,4,2,3,3
            Germans collect 41 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 52 PUs total
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Novgorod: 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Baltic States: 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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I was very lucky there, you should have kept around 20 pieces and then with the russian help, a very tight battle vs Japan + Italy.

I have not calculated in detail, but I would say I only had a 30/40% to win this battle combining my 3 armies on average.

@Adam514:

Well considering I am spending over 1 hour on a turn, you can be sure I am thinking. You are now a part of the (small) list of players who have made me think the longest� :wink:.

I learned a valuable lesson here, which is that even though lots of carriers aren’t too efficient in battle, they allow Japan to rapidly switch between land and naval operations, and it shouldn’t be underestimated. You used that expertly here.

I agree carriers are not the most efficient item, but for Japan they are not so bad if you allready have the planes to carry, and you know how to use them. I have practised quite a lot with them on Vanilla.

If Pearl resists your attack, I will win the game, however you are better on BM than me very clearly. No way I can win you on a global long term battle.

Ok, thank you very much then.

I knew from the 2 games we played outside the league, that you were better by far, and I have only played 4 games afterwards, in fact I preferred practising more before playing you in the league, but this year has so little action that I decided taking your challenge to learn from you, allthough a defeat was quite certain.

I knew my only chance was on a Pacific win using a large german army there, coordinating my moves accuratelly, and then pray for some Marti help at the end of all if needed (as it was the case).

Yes I thought about trying to capture it in the next round and the % was a bit higher I believe, but I was uncertain about defense in all Japan sea and coastal VCs at the same time, giving you one more round I saw potential moves from your side that I didn´t like.

Re the rematch, I should offer it for sure, your turn for Axis I propose. My allies are weaker + I have no “one side of the map win” option, so you should win very easy, then we can play the game for the best of 3 with me repeating Axis.

Thx Tobias, I feel very proud of it, ADAM is superb and my plan was designed ad-hoc since round 1. It is the first time I play like that, which was a real challenge having someone like ADAM in front, normally testing something is a disaster, but it worked.

The dice in Calc for Germany were huge with 50 vs 50 pieces but a lot less attack power vs defense, but I had 2 more armies coming (28 Japanese and 12 italians coordinated for the same round) that were not necessary, in the end I needed help from Marti, but not to win a 0% battle but a 30% aprox one.

I am far from finding something vs ADAM in which you can ellaborate for a win without a comparable forces battle in the end for decision of the winner before he starts dominating you completelly.

Well, I guess this was 50% (may be more) of my pass to next year league play-off title. Would be good being there after 1 year of absence due to my switch to BM. At least the padawan was there.