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TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 12

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

Game History

Round: 12 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Americans 1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone 6 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from Paulau Island to 34 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to Guam 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 31 Sea Zone to Wake Island 1 artillery moved from Midway to 25 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 25 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from 17 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima 3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Greece to 97 Sea Zone 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone 3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 10 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Southern France 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Italy to Southern France 3 fighters moved from Gibraltar to Southern France 4 fighters moved from Greece to Southern France 1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern France 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 25 Sea Zone to Wake Island Combat - Americans Battle in Normandy Bordeaux Battle in Iwo Jima Battle in Guam Americans attack with 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers Japanese defend with 1 airfield and 2 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Guam, round 2 : 7/8 hits, 4.00 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Guam, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Guam 2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Guam Americans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Italians, taking Iwo Jima from Japanese, taking Guam from Japanese with 1 artillery, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Battle in Wake Island Americans attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Japanese defend with 1 airfield and 2 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Wake Island, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Wake Island, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 fighter owned by the Americans and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Wake Island 2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Wake Island Americans win, taking Wake Island from Japanese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7 Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter and 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Battle in Southern France Americans attack with 1 armour, 9 artilleries, 11 fighters, 13 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 2 aaGuns and 2 infantry; Italians defend with 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Italians roll AA dice in Southern France : 1/12 hits, 2.00 expected hits 1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in Southern France Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 9 artilleries, 10 fighters, 13 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Southern France, round 2 : 14/38 hits, 13.50 expected hits Italians roll dice for 4 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 16 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 6/19 hits, 6.33 expected hits 6 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Southern France 2 aaGuns owned by the Germans, 2 aaGuns owned by the Italians, 2 infantry owned by the Germans and 8 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern France Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 9 artilleries, 10 fighters, 7 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Southern France, round 3 : 16/32 hits, 12.50 expected hits Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Southern France, round 3 : 2/9 hits, 3.00 expected hits 1 fighter owned by the Americans and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Southern France 1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians, 2 artilleries owned by the Italians and 6 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern France Americans win, taking Southern France from Italians with 1 armour, 9 artilleries, 9 fighters, 6 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 39 Casualties for Americans: 2 fighters and 7 infantry Casualties for Italians: 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Casualties for Germans: 2 aaGuns and 2 infantry Battle in 43 Sea Zone Americans attack with 1 destroyer and 6 fighters Japanese defend with 1 submarine Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 6 fighters in 43 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 3.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 43 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 43 Sea Zone Americans win, taking 43 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 destroyer and 6 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine Non Combat Move - Americans 2 carriers moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Morocco to 92 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux 1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern France 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern France to United Kingdom 6 fighters moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone 2 submarines moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone 4 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar 2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to Gibraltar 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Wake Island to 31 Sea Zone 1 carrier and 1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 25 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone 1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 17 Sea Zone 6 fighters moved from 43 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 9 carriers, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 3 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone Place Units - Americans 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Greece 1 submarine placed in 97 Sea Zone 1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in Central United States 1 fighter placed in Eastern United States 1 fighter placed in Eastern United States 2 fighters and 1 infantry placed in Western United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 68 PUs; end with 68 PUs Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs Trigger Americans 6 Western Europe Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 78 PUs Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 88 PUs Objective Americans 9 Vital Forward Bases: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 93 PUs Objective Americans 8 Pacific Airfields: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 98 PUs Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 103 PUs Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 108 PUs Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Western United States: 2 fighters EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Hawaiian Islands: 2 fighters EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Purchase Units - Chinese Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed Chinese buy nothing; Remaining resources: 4 PUs; Combat Move - Chinese Non Combat Move - Chinese Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode EDIT: 1 fighter moved from 21 Sea Zone to Burma Turn Complete - Chinese Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 4 PUs Purchase Units - British British buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Purchase Units - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Italy to Greater Southern Germany 1 bomber moved from Greece to Germany 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Yugoslavia 1 fighter moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 3 fighters moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Greater Southern Germany Combat - British Strategic bombing raid in Germany Germans roll AA dice in Germany : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Bombing raid in Germany rolls: 7 and causes: 7 damage to unit: factory_major Bombing raid in Germany causes 7 damage total. Battle in Yugoslavia British attack with 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry British roll dice for 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 3.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Yugoslavia British win, taking Yugoslavia from Germans with 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Battle in Greater Southern Germany British attack with 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Italians defend with 1 mech_infantry British roll dice for 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Greater Southern Germany, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 3.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Greater Southern Germany, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Greater Southern Germany 1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians lost in Greater Southern Germany British win with 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry Non Combat Move - British 1 bomber moved from Germany to Normandy Bordeaux 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Normandy Bordeaux 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 92 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 105 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 3 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 marine moved from Northern Italy to Southern France 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Greater Southern Germany to Normandy Bordeaux 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yugoslavia to Greece 3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq 3 artilleries moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia 3 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq 3 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan 1 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Eastern Persia 1 fighter moved from Greece to Iraq 3 fighters moved from Northern Italy to Greece 2 aaGuns and 30 infantry moved from India to Burma 1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Greece to Iraq 1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone Place Units - British 1 transport placed in 110 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in United Kingdom 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Iraq 3 infantry placed in Egypt Turn Complete - British British collect 34 PUs; end with 36 PUs Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 39 PUs Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 42 PUs Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 45 PUs Objective British 2 Southern Europe Beach Head: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 48 PUs Place Units - UK_Pacific 3 infantry placed in India Turn Complete - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs; end with 6 PUs Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 9 PUs Some Units in India change ownership: 3 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 7.83 Italians regular : -1.33 Japanese regular : 1.50 Germans AA : -0.17 Germans regular : 0.33 British regular : -1.67 Italians AA : -1.00

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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 9

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

Game History

Round: 9 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 carrier, 3 destroyers and 4 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 bomber moved from Philippines to 46 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Dutch New Guinea to 42 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Sumatra to 42 Sea Zone 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 16 infantry and 1 marine moved from Shan State to Burma 1 mech_infantry moved from Yenisey to Evenkiyskiy Japanese take Evenkiyskiy from Russians 1 bomber moved from Philippines to Burma 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone 1 battleship and 1 marine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from 38 Sea Zone to Burma 6 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Burma Combat - Japanese Battle in 46 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 bomber Americans defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 46 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Americans: 1 transport Battle in 42 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers ANZAC defend with 1 submarine Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 3.17 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 42 Sea Zone Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine Battle in Burma Japanese attack with 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 1 bomber, 6 fighters, 16 infantry, 2 marines and 6 tactical_bombers Chinese defend with 7 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Burma, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 1 bomber, 6 fighters, 16 infantry, 2 marines and 6 tactical_bombers in Burma, round 2 : 14/38 hits, 14.33 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 7 infantry in Burma, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 2.33 expected hits 4 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Burma 7 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Burma Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 1 bomber, 6 fighters, 12 infantry, 2 marines and 6 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9 Casualties for Japanese: 4 infantry Casualties for Chinese: 7 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 2 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone 2 aaGuns moved from Shan State to Burma 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 4 infantry moved from 38 Sea Zone to Burma 2 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State 1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from 46 Sea Zone to French Indo China 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from Burma to French Indo China 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to French Indo China 2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 43 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone 3 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 4 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 5 carriers and 3 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 4 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China 2 fighters moved from Burma to 38 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Burma to French Indo China 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Shan State 3 fighters moved from Japan to French Indo China Place Units - Japanese 3 destroyers placed in 36 Sea Zone 3 submarines placed in 20 Sea Zone 1 carrier and 1 submarine placed in 6 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 50 PUs; end with 50 PUs Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 53 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.17 UK_Pacific regular : 1.67 ANZAC regular : -0.17

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@simon33 Yes that’s overplayed now but considerate of you to ask. It could’ve been a tactic on your end to be fair.

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 6

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

Game History

Round: 6 Purchase Units - Russians Russians repair damage of 10x factory_major; Remaining resources: 28 PUs; Russians buy 2 artilleries and 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel Russians take Archangel from Germans 1 armour moved from Russia to Smolensk Russians take Smolensk from Germans 1 armour moved from Smolensk to Russia Combat - Russians Non Combat Move - Russians 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 18 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tambov to Russia 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia 5 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara 2 infantry moved from Tambov to Rostov 1 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk 3 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska 2 aaGuns and 7 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R. 2 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia 1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone Place Units - Russians 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 5 infantry placed in Russia 3 infantry placed in Volgograd Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 26 PUs; end with 26 PUs Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 Optional[PUs]; end with 29 Optional[PUs] Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 Optional[PUs]; end with 31 Optional[PUs] Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 Optional[PUs]; end with 33 Optional[PUs] Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 Optional[PUs]; end with 35 Optional[PUs]

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@Daaras @FranceNeedsMorePower

Russia is up

It’s been 17 days now…

I agreed to revive this game from July 2025 when you asked in early March 2026

Happy to play it and enjoy the road to victory, but with gaps it becomes more tedious.

J4 was played 4/25 and
J5 on 5/25

Are we continuing?