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@TinCanoftheSea

Yeah, I needed to give it a longer think, and I just wanted to post it so I could re-load if I messed up my purchases. :)

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 carrier, 2 factory_minors, 3 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 marine moved from Celebes to 45 Sea Zone 1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 45 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from 42 Sea Zone to Sumatra 1 battleship moved from 132 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to Java 1 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea Japanese take New Guinea from ANZAC 2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 35 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 132 Sea Zone to Shan State 2 infantry moved from Kwangtung to 21 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Borneo to 37 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Siam to Shan State 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Java 1 infantry moved from Shansi to Inner Mongolia Japanese take Inner Mongolia from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Honan to Tsinghai Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Hunan to Szechwan Japanese take Szechwan from Chinese 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 42 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 132 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 21 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 132 Sea Zone to Malaya 2 fighters moved from 37 Sea Zone to Java 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Shan State 2 fighters moved from 132 Sea Zone to Shan State 2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Shan State 2 infantry moved from Korea to Northern Manchuria 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Korea to Southern Manchuria 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Northern Manchuria 1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Northern Manchuria 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Southern Manchuria 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Shan State 1 submarine moved from 43 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 132 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Battle in Malaya Battle in Java Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber ANZAC defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 cruisers in Java, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 infantry in Java, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Java Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific, taking Java from ANZAC with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry Battle in 42 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber French defend with 1 destroyer Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 2.33 expected hits French roll dice for 1 destroyer in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the French lost in 42 Sea Zone Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8 Casualties for French: 1 destroyer Battle in Shan State Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers British defend with 1 infantry; ANZAC defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Shan State, round 2 : 4/10 hits, 4.33 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 infantry in Shan State, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shan State 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Shan State Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in Southern Manchuria Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Russians defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Southern Manchuria, round 2 : 1/8 hits, 2.50 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Southern Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Southern Manchuria 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Southern Manchuria Japanese win, taking Southern Manchuria from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Sumatra Battle in Northern Manchuria Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Russians defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Northern Manchuria, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Northern Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Northern Manchuria 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Northern Manchuria Japanese win, taking Sumatra from UK_Pacific, taking Northern Manchuria from Chinese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 fighter moved from Java to 132 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 132 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Java to 43 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 45 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 46 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from Caroline Islands to 35 Sea Zone 1 aaGun and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from 22 Sea Zone to Marianas 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Shansi 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Honan 2 artilleries moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi 4 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 4 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi 1 carrier moved from 6 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to Kwangsi 2 bombers moved from Shan State to Kwangsi 1 aaGun moved from Korea to Southern Manchuria 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Manchuria to Korea 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Manchuria to 6 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from Korea to Southern Manchuria 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Kyushu to 6 Sea Zone 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kwangtung to Hopei 1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Hunan 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Hunan 1 artillery moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi 2 artilleries moved from Anhwe to Hopei 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hopei Place Units - Japanese 1 carrier placed in 6 Sea Zone 1 submarine placed in 7 Sea Zone 1 factory_minor placed in Kiangsu 1 factory_minor placed in Kwangtung 3 infantry placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 66 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 1.33 French regular : -0.33 Japanese regular : -0.50 UK_Pacific regular : 0.33 ANZAC regular : -0.33

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@zlefin I think without a british bid one is able to go for 111 and 110 and at least 1 sub against 106. So that becomes more common. But some form of British bid is pretty common and it does make sense since that is one of the places where you can immediately limit German attacks.

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 8

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

Game History

Round: 8 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java Combat - ANZAC Battle in Java ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Java, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Java, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Java ANZAC win, taking Java from Japanese with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 21 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone Place Units - ANZAC 1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone 1 submarine placed in 54 Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in Queensland Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 15 PUs; end with 17 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 20 PUs Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 23 PUs Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from 42 Sea Zone: 1 artillery and 1 transport EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to 42 Sea Zone: 1 transport EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Java: 1 artillery EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Combat Move - French Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.67 ANZAC regular : 2.17

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 11

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

Game History

Round: 11 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 86 PUs; Germans buy 5 artilleries, 18 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 2 infantry moved from Rostov to Caucasus 2 tactical_bombers moved from Bessarabia to Caucasus 1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara Germans take Samara from Russians 2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium 1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Norway 1 fighter moved from Germany to Denmark 1 fighter moved from Germany to Denmark 2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Denmark 1 fighter moved from Germany to Holland Belgium 1 artillery and 13 infantry moved from Finland to Norway 2 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bessarabia to Slovakia Hungary 1 infantry moved from Germany to Greater Southern Germany Germans take Greater Southern Germany from Americans Combat - Germans Battle in Holland Belgium Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry British defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in Norway Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 13 infantry British defend with 2 aaGuns and 6 infantry; Americans defend with 2 infantry British roll AA dice in Norway : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 13 infantry in Norway, round 2 : 3/17 hits, 4.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 2 aaGuns and 8 infantry in Norway, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 2.67 expected hits 3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Norway 2 aaGuns owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Norway Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 10 infantry in Norway, round 3 : 3/14 hits, 3.83 expected hits Americans roll dice for 7 infantry in Norway, round 3 : 2/7 hits, 2.33 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Norway 2 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Norway Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 8 infantry in Norway, round 4 : 6/12 hits, 3.50 expected hits Americans roll dice for 4 infantry in Norway, round 4 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits 3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Norway 4 infantry owned by the British lost in Norway Germans win, taking Norway from Americans with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10 Casualties for Germans: 8 infantry Casualties for British: 2 aaGuns and 6 infantry Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry Battle in Denmark Germans attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry Americans defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Denmark, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Denmark, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Denmark Germans win, taking Denmark from Americans with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Battle in Slovakia Hungary Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Americans defend with 1 armour Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Slovakia Hungary, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 armour in Slovakia Hungary, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 armour owned by the Americans lost in Slovakia Hungary Germans win, taking Slovakia Hungary from Americans with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Americans: 1 armour Battle in Caucasus Germans attack with 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers British defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Caucasus, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Caucasus 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Caucasus Germans win, taking Caucasus from British with 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 2 tactical_bombers moved from Caucasus to Rostov 16 armour and 29 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Rostov 3 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov 3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Rostov 3 aaGuns, 8 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Slovakia Hungary to Germany 2 tactical_bombers moved from Bessarabia to Western Germany 2 fighters moved from Denmark to Germany 1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to Western Germany 1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Norway to Western Germany 1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland 5 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany 1 aaGun moved from Germany to Western Germany Place Units - Germans 3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod 3 infantry placed in Russia 3 infantry placed in Ukraine 5 artilleries and 5 infantry placed in Western Germany 7 infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,4 Germans collect 55 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 55 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 75 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.83 British AA : -0.50 Germans regular : 2.33 British regular : 0.33

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Scramble 9 fighters to sz79 and kill the Anzac fighters before any other unit.

@simon33 just a reminder that it is your turn.

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 22

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

Game History

Round: 22 Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter moved from Iraq to 99 Sea Zone Combat - Russians Battle in 99 Sea Zone Russians attack with 1 fighter Italians defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 99 Sea Zone Russians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Italians: 1 transport Non Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Iraq Turn Complete - Russians

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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