Tirano (X) Vs. Ichabod (L+17)

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour, 5 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
                  Russians take Archangel from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Nenetsia
                  Russians take Nenetsia from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Urals
                  Russians take Urals from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Urals
            2 infantry moved from Samara to Novosibirsk
            2 infantry moved from Samara to Novosibirsk
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
                  Russians take Western Ukraine from Germans
            2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            3 fighters moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Ukraine, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Belarus from Italians to Russians
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 fighters moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 aaGun moved from Samara to Russia
            1 aaGun moved from Vologda to Russia
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Belarus

Place Units - Russians
            1 armour, 5 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0.33
    Russians : 1.50

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@Tirano:

Look at round 9, You retook the territory Chahar from Japan, a territory that borders Mongolia.  As per page 39 of the Pacific Rule Book, “This occurs regardless the state of relations between the Soviet Union and Japan at the time of the attack, with one exception: If the Soviet Union attacks Korea or any Japan-controlled territory bordering these [Olgiy, Dzavhan, Tsagaan-Olom, Central Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, and Buyant-Uhaa] Mongolian territories while Mongolia is still strict neutral.”

It appears to me you broke the pact, meaning they will remain strict neutral until such a time as one of us directly attacks them, turning them and all other strict neutrals into Pro-Allies/Axis.

If I somehow misinterpreted that let me know, for now I wont edit it in, though.

Similarly no hard feeling, we play a game with a 40 page rule book, no surprise that occasionally we mess up a rule :)

You are correct  :-D

If I realized you were referring to Chahar, I would not have mentioned it the 2nd time. I misinterpreted comments about Russia declaring war on Japan first.

I made a really awful blunder by Russia going into Chahar. Wish I didn’t do that.

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 fighters, 7 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 unit repaired.
            1 bomber and 9 fighters moved from Norway to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Norway to 125 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Denmark
            3 destroyers moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 122 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            9 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            4 armour, 3 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Caucasus to Kazakhstan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Iraq to Caucasus

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You have a scramble option for SZ 112?

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy nothing; Remaining resources: 9 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 9 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Norway to 125 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Germany
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 105 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 125 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Norway to 105 Sea Zone
            3 armour, 12 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 16 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers moved from West India to India
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to India
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to West India
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk

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

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 fighters, 7 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 unit repaired.
            1 bomber and 9 fighters moved from Norway to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Norway to 125 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Denmark
            3 destroyers moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 carriers moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 122 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            9 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            4 armour, 3 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Caucasus to Kazakhstan
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Iraq to Caucasus

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Denmark
            Battle in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 9 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                    Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 16 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 9 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 16 Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/10 hits, 5.17 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 16 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 16 Sea Zone
                Americans win, taking Denmark from Germans with 9 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Germany
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 9 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 factory_major and 9 mech_infantrys
                    Americans roll dice for 1 bomber and 9 fighters in Germany, round 2 : 4/10 hits, 5.17 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 9 mech_infantrys in Germany, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                    3 fighters owned by the Americans and 4 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Germany
                    Americans roll dice for 1 bomber and 6 fighters in Germany, round 3 : 5/7 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 5 mech_infantrys in Germany, round 3 : 1/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Americans and 5 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Germany
                Americans win with 1 bomber and 5 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Germans: 9 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Americans: 4 fighters

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber and 5 fighters moved from Germany to Norway
            9 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Iceland to 123 Sea Zone
            9 infantry moved from Iceland to 123 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 9 infantry and 5 transports moved from 123 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from 125 Sea Zone to Norway
            1 artillery moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            5 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 5 infantry and 3 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 123 Sea Zone
            2 transports moved from 102 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 infantry placed in Western United States
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Norway
            1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Iraq
            1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            5 infantry placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 59 PUs; end with 59 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 69 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 74 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 79 PUs

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy nothing; Remaining resources: 9 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 9 PUs

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Norway to 125 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Germany
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 105 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 125 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Norway to 105 Sea Zone
            3 armour, 12 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 16 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers moved from West India to India
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to India
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to West India
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk

Combat - British
            Battle in Germany
                British captures 54PUs while taking Germans capital
                British converts factory_major into different units
            Battle in 105 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer and 4 fighters
                Italians defend with 2 submarines
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 4 fighters in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 2 submarines in 105 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    2 submarines owned by the Italians lost in 105 Sea Zone
                British win, taking Germany from Germans, taking 105 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Italians: 2 submarines
            Battle in India
                British attack with 3 armour, 12 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 16 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Japanese defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
                    British roll dice for 3 armour, 12 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 16 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in India, round 2 : 11/42 hits, 14.83 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in India, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in India
                British win, taking India from Japanese with 3 armour, 12 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 15 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            3 aaGuns moved from West India to India
            1 bomber, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from India to West India
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 79 Sea Zone to West India
            1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            4 fighters moved from 105 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 transport placed in 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery placed in United Kingdom
            1 airfield placed in Eire
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Eire: 1 airfield
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Iceland: 1 harbour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Persia

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 38 PUs; end with 92 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 97 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs; end with 5 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0.67
    British : -3.17
    Italians : -0.33
    Americans : -0.33
    Japanese : 0.67

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I intended to buy a naval base for Iceland, but didn’t realize until I was placing units that I accidentally selected an air base. I changed it via edit.

If you want it changed, than I will place the airbase at Gibraltar.

@Tirano:

No thanks.  If the British would like to come on through though they will scramble.

Sorry, but the naval base on Norway permitted the UK boat to travel to SZ 114; out of range of any scramble option.

Cool. Agree on your comments about the US in Iraq having minimal effect, in fact in this game, I think it slowed me down and tied up resources. My builds were going to enter into China to create another front since I didn’t need them to help Russia anymore. China had 9 IPCs saved for the turn that the US planted a stack. But another China front would really have been a side show and just another nail in the coffin.

I think the US in Iraq thing would be better served if doing a Kill Japan First approach. The US still has to fly several planes and initially get into position to persuade Germany from trying to come down. So, in the beginning it might help Russia keep Germany out of Stalingrad.

My theory is that a US in Iraq factory would help give the UK more beef to help hold the Middle East which is their most important area to defend after Cairo. The UK would be more freed up to do whatever is best to help Russia while the US mostly spends against Japan.

As far as Japan goes in our game, Japan is about to permanently lose India. 3 Anzac fighters + 1 French infantry (viva la France) and Japan’s odds are like 10-14% chances…India will be defended; and the transports off of French Indo China would be blocked from the money islands next turn. Then the UK gets to build on India and the UK has money to buy 3 fighters on Perisa to add to the air force that will land on India.

It was a fun game…and there was a moment that I thought you were going to win it.

We could keep using this thread and switch sides. What kind of experimental game would you want to try? Sometimes I want to do stuff with the axis like play the med if the UK fails in a UK 1 attack…ect. I wouldn’t want to be restricted in that type scenario.

Would you like to try the allies’ neutral crush thing along with Spanish beachhead? I tried a neutral crush against simon 33. His Japan became a super monster. The US couldn’t sustain both theaters. He is a great axis defense player. He gets to economic stability with europe and pacific axis…than just defends until he has overwhelming odds everywhere. And I mean everywhere. It’s incredible. Have you played him?

Take a 17 bid?

I still think the US in Iraq thing has merit to some degree; but only in a J1 DOW game. I probably didn’t need to spend anymore in the factory once it was apparent I didn’t need it. Think of it as insurance.

A J1 DOW in our game was required otherwise we would have just been playing a normal game. There would have been no US in Iraq. You asked to see it! There really wasn’t a negative effect for the Axis as result of doing a J1. The US had to spend money on sending planes that way in the beginning.

But if you want to do a neutral crush (which is a KGF) strategy. And you want me to wait till J3 or J4, it’s saying I need Japan neutered plus a bid so that I can see if Germany really gets destroyed. You won’t really be validating or actually testing a plan. Waiting till J3 is not optimal in 40.2 because India gets too strong.

I’m ok with you getting a bid of 19. But why do you need Japan held back? Doesn’t that restrict the US lots of money you need for an invasion fleet? Please explain.

Future reference. I’m ok with bid money in the bank so long as the country doesn’t buy a factory or any base turn 1.

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 98 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 71 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Germans buy 6 artilleries and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            3 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Yugoslavia

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