War has been declared

@Gargantua:

@FMErwinRommel:

Too bad that the U.S. bomber didn’t get hit by AA from India instead of the Italian from Egypt.  Italy could have used a break.  In my other team game that just concluded, the American bomber squad in Manch was decimated by Jpn AA until it was left with 1 bomber.

LOL Excuse me but Dawgoneits bombers have faced AA on about 25 occasions with only 1 shot down.  The axis are in no need of any “dice breaks”.

Lol, I was thinking the exact same thing Garg.  Japan has gotten some rolls this game along with Dawg’s German bombers…

But the Allies are still hangin on!

Here’s the conclusion to my prior post about my American bombing campaign against Japan.  After having a negative TUV on bombing raids over Japan, AA losses had reduced the number of bombers to that of the potential defending ftrs.  But the odds of hits was low, ha.  I went for one last raid.  3 Amer bombers intercepted by 3 Jpn ftrs and both sides rolled snake eyes.  1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36 for each times both opponents = 1/1296?  What are the odds that both sides would have the same extraordinary die roll.  Only 1 plane on each side survived the 1 round battle where every unit had a power of 1.  Japan temporarily revived, but eventually, my allied position made it impossible for the Axis and they conceded the game.

The ANZ sub battle had a 2/3 chance of success.  Jpn had a 1/3 chance with average of almost 1 unit left, which turned out to be correct.  Jpn also rolled poorly, just not as poorly, 4 out of 34.  In the real WWII, a high % of the U.S. torpedoes were duds for the first year or more.

ENOUGH TALK!  I want DICE! I want ACTION!

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

Game History

Round: 9

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel
            3 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            2 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry in Belarus, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belarus
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Archangel
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 2 bombers and 2 infantry in Archangel, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Archangel
                Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 2 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 3 bombers and 3 infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 3 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 :  2/6 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 3 bombers and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers moved from Western Ukraine to Western Germany
            2 bombers moved from Belarus to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Germany to Western Germany
            2 bombers moved from Archangel to Germany
            3 armour and 2 artilleries moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 armour moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 armour moved from Western Germany to Poland
            3 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from France to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from France to Northern Italy
            3 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
            2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2,2,3,5,5,2,3,2,2,5
            Germans collect 45 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 45 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

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sorry for the delay. i have been real busy.

Wayne

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 13x factory_major; Remaining resources: 0 techTokens; 25 PUs;
            Russians buy 6 artilleries; Remaining resources: 0 techTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Nenetsia to Archangel
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Archangel
            3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Archangel
            1 mech_infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
            1 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
            2 fighters moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Ukraine to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 3 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 3 : 1/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Ukraine
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 4 : 1/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 4 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Ukraine
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 5 : 0/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 5 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
                retreated to Western Ukraine
                Germans win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry
            Battle in Archangel
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 2 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Archangel, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Archangel
                Russians win, taking Archangel from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Belarus
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belarus
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Belarus, round 3 : 3/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Belarus, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Germans lost in Belarus
                Russians win, taking Belarus from Germans with 2 fighters and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters moved from Belarus to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            3 armour moved from Volgograd to Ukraine
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            1 armour moved from Vologda to Smolensk
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Smolensk

Place Units - Russians
            3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            3 artilleries placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 31 PUs
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0.67
    Russians : -2.33

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 2x harbour, 3x airfield, 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 61 PUs;
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Aleutian Islands
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 45 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 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
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to Celebes
            3 bombers moved from Caroline Islands to 55 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 45 Sea Zone to India
            2 battleships, 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers and 6 submarines moved from 45 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            4 tactical_bombers moved from 45 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 55 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea
                  Japanese take New Guinea from ANZAC
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Aleutian Islands
            Battle in 46 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 6 submarines
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 6 submarines in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/6 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
                    1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC lost in 46 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking Aleutian Islands from Americans with 2 battleships, 4 carriers, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 6 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 55 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 3 bombers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 4 tactical_bombers
                ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 bombers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 :  3/11 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC and 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 55 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 3 bombers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
            Battle in Celebes
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Celebes, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Celebes, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Japanese, 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Celebes
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 tactical_bomber in Celebes, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery in Celebes, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the ANZAC lost in Celebes
                Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -10
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 carrier, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            2 transports moved from 45 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Shan State to Malaya
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from India to West India
            3 bombers moved from 55 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
            3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 55 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Celebes to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to Dutch New Guinea
            1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Philippines

Place Units - Japanese
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 20 Sea Zone: 1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Philippines: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 35 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            2 fighters and 1 infantry placed in India
            1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 67 PUs; end with 67 PUs
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs

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Every single ANZ defender hit.  I attacked Cel with a tt and planes and only inflicted 1 hit.  Both defenders hit.  So I chose to take a ftr as a hit to save a ground unit.  But the remaining defender hit again.  So I gave up and left the isle empty.  I didn’t use a 2nd tt because I didn’t want to lose 2 tt’s and I only had 1 inf left in the Phil.  But I did advance to threaten the Allied fleet and have interceptors in India.

I had the same trouble with loading and moving tt’s again in sz20 when there were multiple tt’s.  So I made a NCM in combat phase to clear out tt’s from that sz so I could make a combat move from there.  But then I couldn’t complete the NCM in NCM.  So I had to edit at the end.

I will have to start marking the dice stat box.  Average ANZ dice roll was 1.4 (median 1); average Jpn dice roll was 4.2 (median 5).

Russian’s are sending thier good dice to Anzac!

@FMErwinRommel:

Another good turn for Japan.  Bombed Indian bases without loss, China completely conquered and I suspect that the Americans will bring a major part of their fleet back from Australia to protect Hawaii.  Japan doesn’t like sending unprotected tt’s on suicide missions to capture islands that can be lost again next turn.  I was satisfied to take out the cr and tt by the Celebes.

If you are going to be recording dice stats - make sure to include these ones that you seem to have forgotten… 8-)

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

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed

Combat Move - Chinese

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 2 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 42 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 43 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 26 Sea Zone: 2 submarines
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 54 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 26 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Algeria: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Morocco: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Libya: 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Algeria: 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Egypt: 2 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to French West Africa: 2 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 93 Sea Zone: 2 infantry and 2 transports
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Gibraltar: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 87 Sea Zone: 2 transports
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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SA and I were on the phone and I lost reception driving through the mountains and we weren’t able to finish our coordination conversation.  Made a few edits to US non-com movements.