Ferrousgryphon (Allies) vs Simon33 (Axis) BM3

@Ferrousgryphon:

@simon33:

Very frustrating that both amphibious assaults failed. I think I didn’t realise how thin the attack on the Celebes sub was.

I can’t see how that 40 tank force can be prevented from claiming the middle east.

I have been concerned about your tanks taking over the Middle East for a few turns. I agree it’s not looking good for me. I’m not quite ready to capitulate yet.

I wasn’t expecting a capitulation yet. Just doing a bit of trash talk. The Middle East isn’t a victory city and the fall of Egypt isn’t guaranteed yet.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 15

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 97 PUs;
            Germans buy 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 6 mech_infantrys and 6 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 artilleries moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            3 armour moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            3 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            40 armour, 2 artilleries and 21 mech_infantrys moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Caucasus
                Germans attack with 46 armour, 5 artilleries and 23 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 46 armour, 5 artilleries and 23 mech_infantrys in Caucasus, round 2 : 32/74 hits, 29.33 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 2 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the British lost in Caucasus
                Germans win, taking Caucasus from British with 46 armour, 5 artilleries and 23 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 aaGuns moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            11 artilleries moved from Samara to Kazakhstan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
            4 bombers and 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 submarines and 2 transports moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Novgorod to 112 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Novgorod to Western Germany
            5 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France

Place Units - Germans
            6 transports placed in 112 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries placed in France
            3 armour placed in Volgograd
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1,1,5,6,1,3,3
            Germans collect 74 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 75 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 80 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 85 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 100 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 2.67
    British : -0.67

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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 15

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 5 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 54 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Shan State to India
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya
            2 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 54 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to Malaya
            2 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            2 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 35 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            4 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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I moved your Soviet sub to SZ98 to avoid fighting in SZ97. Let me know if you want to do something different.

Scramble to SZ54?

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 15

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 5 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 54 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Shan State to India
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya
            2 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 54 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to Malaya
            2 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 21 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            2 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 35 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam
            4 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            ANZAC scrambles 2 units out of Queensland to defend against the attack in 54 Sea Zone
            Strategic bombing raid in India
                    AA fire in India : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Bombing raid in India rolls: 7 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in India causes 6 damage total.
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in Guam
                Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 airfield; ANZAC defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Guam, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Guam, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese, 1 artillery owned by the Japanese, 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 1 artillery owned by the ANZAC lost in Guam
                Japanese win, taking Guam from Americans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Malaya
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 mech_infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Malaya, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Malaya, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Malaya
                Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                ANZAC defend with 1 submarine
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking 44 Sea Zone from ANZAC with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
            Battle in Celebes
            Battle in 55 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer and 4 submarines
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 4 submarines in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC lost in 55 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking Celebes from ANZAC with 1 destroyer and 4 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 54 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 11 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers
                ANZAC defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 4 fighters; Americans defend with 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                    Japanese roll dice for 11 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers in 54 Sea Zone, round 2 : 12/16 hits, 8.83 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 4 fighters in 54 Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/10 hits, 4.83 expected hits
                    5 fighters owned by the Japanese, 1 carrier owned by the ANZAC, 4 fighters owned by the ANZAC, 1 cruiser owned by the ANZAC and 4 destroyers owned by the ANZAC lost in 54 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 6 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 50
                Casualties for Japanese: 5 fighters
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 4 fighters
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer and 2 submarines
                ANZAC defend with 1 submarine
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 submarines in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking 37 Sea Zone from ANZAC with 1 destroyer and 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
            Battle in 46 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 46 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter in 46 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 46 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 46 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter in 46 Sea Zone, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 46 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC lost in 46 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            3 armour and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Tsinghai to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai
            7 artilleries moved from Tsinghai to Shensi
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shantung to Hunan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 bomber moved from India to French Indo China
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            3 artilleries moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            2 fighters moved from Malaya to French Indo China
            3 carriers moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 46 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            3 carriers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 44 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 21 Sea Zone to Philippines
            4 tactical_bombers moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            6 carriers and 1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            6 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 mech_infantrys placed in French Indo China
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Shantung
            3 fighters and 3 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 61 PUs; end with 62 PUs
            Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; 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

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans : 1.33
    ANZAC : -0.17
    UK_Pacific : -0.33
    AA fire in India : : -0.17
    Japanese : 4.67

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Thanks for the game. Was good to not have to play out to an inevitable conclusion too.

I don’t know about BM. I’m starting to think that without the allies actually going after the NOs, they don’t have much of a chance. Some of the NOs are fine and probably add value but some just force irrational actions, like why land on Sicily? Kid will say or at least think that they did it in the actual war so let’s bring some historical outcomes. Where’s the fun in that?

I really expect to win when I play Axis unless I screw up somewhere, which I guess I do often.