Variance vs GARGANTUA

Fighters scrambling - British incoming!

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.2

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 destroyer, 1 factory_minor and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 112 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from Malta to Tobruk
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium

Combat - British
            Germans scrambles 3 units out of Western Germany to defend against the attack in 112 Sea Zone
            Battle in Holland Belgium
            Battle in Ethiopia
                British attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    British roll dice for 2 cruisers in Ethiopia, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Ethiopia, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Ethiopia, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Ethiopia
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ethiopia, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ethiopia, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ethiopia, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ethiopia, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the British, 1 infantry owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Ethiopia
                Italians win, taking Holland Belgium from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Tobruk
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tobruk, round 2 :  3/7 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Tobruk, round 2 :  0/6 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Tobruk
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tobruk, round 3 :  1/7 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry in Tobruk, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Tobruk
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tobruk, round 4 :  4/6 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 artillery in Tobruk, round 4 :  0/2 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Italians and 1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Tobruk
                British win, taking Tobruk from Italians with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in 112 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 3 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 3 fighters in 112 Sea Zone, round 2 :  5/8 hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 112 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters and 1 transport in 112 Sea Zone, round 2 :  5/5 hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                    1 submarine owned by the Germans, 2 fighters owned by the Germans, 1 fighter owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British, 2 destroyers owned by the British and 1 cruiser owned by the Germans lost in 112 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber and 2 fighters in 112 Sea Zone, round 3 :  4/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 112 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    1 battleship owned by the Germans, 1 fighter owned by the Germans and 1 transport owned by the Germans lost in 112 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 battleship, 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 37
                Casualties for Germans: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 fighter
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                    1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            2 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to Eire
                  British take Eire from Neutral_Allies
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tobruk to Egypt
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 98 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            3 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 aaGun moved from India to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Burma to India

Place Units - British
            1 factory_minor placed in Egypt
            1 destroyer placed in 110 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,2,2,4
            British collect 28 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 28 PUs total
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 31 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys

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Sz 112 was a BLOODBATH!  Wow!

Haha Variance Please.

Looks like Hitler had to cancel some tour dates!

To wit:

To wit:

Is that a surrender I hear?

Oh you mean like that life expectancy of that Italian sub? :)

That’s it… spread out your planes…  spread out your power!

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.2

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 infantry moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                ANZAC attack with 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery
                1 infantry owned by the ANZAC retreated to Egypt
                Italians win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
                  ANZAC take Java from Dutch
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to Java
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Java
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.2

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            French takes Political Action: Political Action French To War With Japanese
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Algeria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 cruiser placed in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Tunisia
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Morocco
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Syria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 destroyer placed in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in French West Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 artillery placed in Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Algeria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Southern France
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Algeria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Indo China
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Madagascar
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Remove: has removed 1 cruiser owned by French in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Tunisia
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Tunisia
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Morocco
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Guiana
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Syria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Central Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Syria
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Remove: has removed 1 destroyer owned by French in 93 Sea Zone
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in French West Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French West Africa
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Morocco
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Remove
            Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Remove: has removed 1 artillery owned by French in Southern France

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter could not land in Algeria and was removed
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 111 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 119 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 109 Sea Zone to United Kingdom

Turn Complete - French

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What an audacious gambit!  sending your tank and all planes to Normandy!  Glad you came away without any hits I bet; or that could have been something!

How rude!