17 or 18L G40 Gargantua (Axis) vs AAGamer (Allies - HUGE bid)

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Syria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Tobruk to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Greece to Egypt
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Libya to Egypt
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Syria to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Egypt
                Italians attack with 4 armour, 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 5 infantry
                British defend with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters, 1 harbour, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in Egypt, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 4 armour, 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 5 infantry in Egypt, round 2 :  7/13 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Egypt, round 2 :  6/12 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 2 infantry owned by the ANZAC, 1 armour owned by the Italians, 2 armour owned by the British, 2 artilleries owned by the British, 5 infantry owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Egypt
                    Italians roll dice for 3 armour, 2 bombers and 2 fighters in Egypt, round 3 :  4/7 hits
                    British roll dice for 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Egypt, round 3 :  4/4 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the British, 1 bomber owned by the Italians, 1 fighter owned by the Italians, 3 fighters owned by the British and 2 armour owned by the Italians lost in Egypt
                Italians win, taking Egypt from British with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 19
                Casualties for Italians: 3 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia
            1 aaGun and 1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to British Somaliland

Place Units - Italians
            1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 32 PUs

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What a BLOODBATH in Egypt wow!  Blow for Blow CQB man.

From looking at the map - and observing your play style, you’re really not doing too bad;  If I had to guess I would put in the above average level of players at AA.org; which is saying alot as this is only your first game here.

As for the game itself;

Yes - you have been punished in some key territories, but both of them (Egy/Ind) are difficult to keep against a focused drive.

I like your American landings at Gibraltar - though it was at risk to counter attack; sometimes that’s the thing to do; put it out there to draw fire.  Glad you did that.

Your pacific campaign isn’t really too bad; and you’ve done a good job adjusting your forces for the most part to capitalize on an expended Japan.  Carolines was a good play, it’s a critical territory in the pac.

Something for you to consider - and something i was worried you might try; was to clear Sz6, and then non combat move your navy in there to convoy and damage Japan.  I think I gave you 50/50 sending air against my fleet;  it was a wild card; and my thought was it would cost you some planes if you tried…  Carolines was probably the better choice though.  Interested to see where this goes!

I find the allies need to make riskier moves; especially early.  Anything to stop/slow the axis juggernauts.

For your first game - you are light years ahead of alot of guys.  Don’t let it get to your ego though!  Alot of practice and games to be had friend. :)

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 6 armour, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Trigger Russians Allied Americans 1: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - Germans
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 16 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            2 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Trans-Jordan to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 bomber moved from Syria to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Bessarabia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Karelia
            2 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Bessarabia
                Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Karelia
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 infantry in Karelia, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Karelia, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Karelia
                Germans win, taking Karelia from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 2 infantry; French defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 2 :  3/5 hits
                    British roll dice for 3 infantry in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans, 1 infantry owned by the French and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                Germans win, taking Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 3 artilleries, 16 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 artilleries, 16 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in Baltic States, round 2 :  3/21 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Baltic States
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 3 artilleries, 16 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Eastern Poland, round 2 :  2/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Eastern Poland
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
            5 aaGuns moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Poland
            3 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Poland
            7 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Baltic States
            1 bomber moved from Karelia to Finland
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 bomber moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            2 artilleries moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            3 infantry moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Poland
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Romania
            2 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 destroyer placed in 110 Sea Zone
            6 armour placed in Germany
            1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            1 infantry placed in France

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 45 PUs; end with 45 PUs
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 armour moved from India to Eastern Persia
                  Japanese take West India from UK_Pacific
                  Japanese take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
                  Japanese take Szechwan from Chinese
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
            1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 39 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Tsinghai
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kansu to Tsinghai
            7 infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Shensi
            4 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea
            2 fighters moved from Japan to Korea

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Sumatra
            Battle in Tsinghai
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 3 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Tsinghai, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 3 infantry in Tsinghai, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Tsinghai
                Japanese win, taking Sumatra from Dutch, taking Tsinghai from Chinese with 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
            Battle in Burma
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                British defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Burma, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 infantry in Burma, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Burma
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries in Burma, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Burma, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Burma
                Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 submarine, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports
                British defend with 1 battleship
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 battleship in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 battleship owned by the British lost in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from UK_Pacific with 2 fighters, 1 submarine, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship
            Battle in Shensi
                Japanese attack with 3 fighters, 7 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 9 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters, 7 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Shensi, round 2 :  6/13 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 9 infantry in Shensi, round 2 :  4/9 hits
                    4 infantry owned by the Japanese and 6 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shensi
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Shensi, round 3 :  4/9 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 3 infantry in Shensi, round 3 :  0/3 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shensi
                Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Chinese: 9 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 4 infantry
            Battle in Korea
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 4 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 4 infantry in Korea, round 2 :  1/6 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Korea, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Korea
                Japanese win, taking Korea from Russians with 2 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Java
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Java, round 2 :  0/4 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Java, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Java
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Java, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Java, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Java
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Java, round 4 :  1/3 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 infantry in Java, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Java
                Japanese win, taking Java from ANZAC with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 42 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 2 transports moved from 39 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
            2 bombers moved from Tsinghai to Hunan
            1 artillery moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            2 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            2 fighters moved from Korea to Japan
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Shensi to Hunan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in India
            1 carrier and 2 destroyers placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 44 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6
            Japanese collect 65 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 65 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs
            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 75 PUs

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I’ll defend!