1940.2 - Witt & PP Axis vs Colt & FMErwinRommel Allies (+25)

We are playing OOB. Russia gets a shit deal .

No NO for Russia as there are allied (USA) units everywhere in Russia.  Ftrs, bomber, ground troops in SFE.  I loaded the Ger turn as edited by Witt.  The Russian dice luck failed this turn.

Attacking Bry and assuming max defense aa get taken as hits.  Let me know otherwise.
Adam, you didn’t learn your lesson from the Baltic battle.  I’ll take close to even odds to attack before Ger air makes it impossible.  The Italian retreat was crucial, not taking Bry meant Ger planes couldn’t land for defense.  Bat calc odds in Bry are 47-50 %, with same number of survivors if attacker or defender wins.  Allies have more cash, production, units and TUV, so I’ll take even trade of units any day.

Taht is finei made it 48% too.

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 112 Sea Zone: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 113 Sea Zone: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 109 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 125 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Russians buy 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            3 armour, 8 artilleries, 2 fighters, 14 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            2 artilleries moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 112 Sea Zone: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 113 Sea Zone: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 109 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 125 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Russians buy 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            3 armour, 8 artilleries, 2 fighters, 14 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
            2 artilleries moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ethiopia
            Battle in Bryansk
                Russians attack with 3 armour, 8 artilleries, 2 fighters, 15 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 2 aaGuns, 7 armour, 8 infantry and 13 mech_infantrys
                    AA fire in Bryansk :  0/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 8 artilleries, 2 fighters, 15 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 2 :  9/31 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 aaGuns, 7 armour, 8 infantry and 13 mech_infantrys in Bryansk, round 2 :  10/28 hits
                    10 infantry owned by the Russians, 2 aaGuns owned by the Germans and 7 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 8 artilleries, 2 fighters, 5 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 3 :  7/21 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 7 armour, 1 infantry and 13 mech_infantrys in Bryansk, round 3 :  9/21 hits
                    5 infantry owned by the Russians, 4 artilleries owned by the Russians, 1 infantry owned by the Germans and 6 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 4 :  2/12 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 7 armour and 7 mech_infantrys in Bryansk, round 4 :  4/14 hits
                    4 artilleries owned by the Russians and 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                2 mech_infantrys owned by the Russians and 3 armour owned by the Russians retreated to Russia
                Germans win, taking Ethiopia from Italians with 7 armour and 5 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is -11
                Casualties for Germans: 2 aaGuns, 8 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 8 artilleries and 15 infantry
            Battle in Rostov
                Russians attack with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 3 mech_infantrys
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Rostov, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 mech_infantrys in Rostov, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Rostov
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries in Rostov, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Rostov, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Rostov
                Russians win, taking Rostov from Germans with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Germans: 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
            5 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Russia
            6 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            1 aaGun moved from Volgograd to Caucasus

Place Units - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 2 artilleries
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            10 infantry placed in Russia
            1 infantry placed in Volgograd

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 27 PUs; end with 27 PUs
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 30 PUs

Territory Summary for Russians :

Sakha : 2 aaGuns and 2 infantry
    Amur : 1 infantry
    Timguska : 6 infantry
    Siberia : 1 infantry
    Ethiopia : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Rostov : 2 artilleries
    Archangel : 1 infantry
    Russia : 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 10 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Novosibirsk : 5 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Caucasus : 1 aaGun
    Smolensk : 1 infantry
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag

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Edited to change my hit removal on last round of battle so as to keep 2 art instead of 2 mech.  First round of Bry went average, no AA hits.  R2, Rus didn’t roll well, but I gave it one more round.  R3 was a disaster, Rus hit hardly anything, Ger rolled average.  Retreated to Mos.  Ger can now go thru gap in defense and take Volg (Stalin).

Won’t be around to take USA turn until Sat night.

Even if I had rolled better than you, would have retreated.  An average dice roll would have taken out all your inf and all but one mech, which was my goal.

Russia mistake was building aa last turn.  An inf or two more could have filled the gap between Mos and Vol.  As it is, I needed every unit in my attacks.

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

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 2 destroyers, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Shan State, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in Shan State, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Shan State
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Soviet Far East
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Soviet Far East, round 2 :  3/5 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Soviet Far East, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Americans and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Soviet Far East
                Japanese win with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Battle in Kwangsi
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kwangsi, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kwangsi, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kwangsi
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery in Hunan, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 4 :  0/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery in Hunan, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
                retreated to Hunan
                Chinese win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Shantung to Kiangsu
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 2 carriers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Soviet Far East to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Caroline Islands
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines

Place Units - Japanese
            2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Shantung

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 47 PUs; end with 47 PUs

Territory Summary for Japanese :

Caroline Islands : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Iwo Jima : 1 infantry
    Shantung : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
    Korea : 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
    Kiangsu : 1 flag, 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 4 infantry
    Kiangsi : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Japan : 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Jehol : 1 flag
    Okinawa : 1 infantry
    Manchuria : 1 flag, 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
    Hopei : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Chahar : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Anhwe : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Shan State : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    Malaya : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Borneo : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New Britain : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Philippines : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Celebes : 1 flag
    Sumatra : 1 flag, 1 armour
    42 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    44 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    37 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 battleships, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
    35 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
    39 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    20 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    6 Sea Zone : 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 48 / 61
    Russians : 27 / 30
    Japanese : 47 / 47
    Americans : 52 / 75
    Chinese : 10 / 17
    British : 32 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 9 / 8
    Italians : 16 / 15
    ANZAC : 14 / 13
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 2 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 2 destroyers, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Shan State
            1 battleship moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Shan State, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in Shan State, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Shan State
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Soviet Far East
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Soviet Far East, round 2 :  3/5 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Soviet Far East, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Americans and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Soviet Far East
                Japanese win with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Battle in Kwangsi
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kwangsi, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kwangsi, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kwangsi
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery in Hunan, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 4 :  0/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery in Hunan, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
                retreated to Hunan
                Chinese win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Shantung to Kiangsu
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship and 2 carriers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Soviet Far East to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kiangsi
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Caroline Islands
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines

Place Units - Japanese
            2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Shantung

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 47 PUs; end with 47 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 37 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 6 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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I’m impressed Witt by how much you did with just 1 tt and few mobile units to save Malay and strike back.  Must be nice to have so many planes, CV and air bases to make up for limitations.

Thank you.
I like fighting when my back against the wall. I fancy myself a bit of a FM Model, Hitler’s Fireman. I like juggling units and defending multiple directions… Have played many games , where the situation is hopeless , just  because I like defending like that.
I can hold on, if Adam can win fir us.

Enjoy your time with the grandchildren.