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@FMErwinRommel:

Garg and I think alike.  Why build mech inf when you can build tanks.  My 7 tanks in West India reduce the need for planes for offense and defense.

No sense beating around the bush! :)

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 artilleries and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Syria
                  British take Syria from Italians
            1 armour moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
                  British take Trans-Jordan from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
                  British take Alexandria from Italians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rhodesia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  British take Belgian Congo from Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rhodesia to Tanganyika Territory
                  British take Tanganyika Territory from Italians

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 artilleries and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Syria
                  British take Syria from Italians
            1 armour moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
                  British take Trans-Jordan from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
                  British take Alexandria from Italians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rhodesia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  British take Belgian Congo from Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rhodesia to Tanganyika Territory
                  British take Tanganyika Territory from Italians

Combat - British

Non Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Persia
            3 aaGuns moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            3 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            2 fighters moved from Egypt to 97 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Persia
            2 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar

Place Units - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 39 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 38 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 artilleries placed in Persia
            2 submarines placed in 98 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 32 PUs; end with 35 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Anglo Egyptian Sudan: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Kenya from Italians to British
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Kenya: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Changing PUs for British from 35 to 41
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 artilleries and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Egypt

Combat - Italians
            Strategic bombing raid in Egypt
                    AA fire in Egypt :  1/1 hits
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Egypt causes 0 damage total.

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern France

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy
            1 artillery placed in Northern Italy
            1 artillery placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2,2,1,2,6,2,1,1
            Italians collect 5 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 5 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 destroyers and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            4 submarines moved from 54 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone

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The ANZAC hunter killer pack is on the move.  Do the Japs want their subs to participate in battle off the Phillipines?

Yes, all 5 Japanese subs fight.  I should not have moved the entire Phil fleet against DNG in combat, so I could have held a DD back once I calc the whole picture.  I also considered putting 2 tt’s in sz36, but they could have been hit by U.S. cv moving and then ANZ ftr attacking.

The Brits need to give a lesson on how to shoot down bombers to the Russians!  Brits 1 for 1.

Could be the Luftwaffe bomber pilots are much better than the Italians!

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

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 destroyers and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            4 submarines moved from 54 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in 35 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 4 submarines
                Japanese defend with 5 submarines and 3 transports
                    ANZAC roll dice for 4 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 5 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 35 Sea Zone
                    ANZAC roll dice for 4 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 4 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Japanese and 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 35 Sea Zone
                    ANZAC roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 5 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 5 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 6 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 6 : 1/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 35 Sea Zone
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 7 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 7 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 8 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 8 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 35 Sea Zone
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 9 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 9 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 10 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 10 : 1/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 35 Sea Zone
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 11 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 11 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 12 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 12 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 13 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 submarines in 35 Sea Zone, round 13 : 1/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Japanese and 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 35 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 submarine and 3 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 4 submarines
                Casualties for ANZAC: 4 submarines
            Battle in 55 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 destroyer and 4 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer and 4 fighters in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 55 Sea Zone
                ANZAC win with 1 destroyer and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 fighters moved from 55 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 55 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 54 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 14 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

ANZAC : -5.67
    Japanese : -2.00

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

Game History

Round: 8

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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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.

Look at that Combat Hit Differential!!! Horrible for ANZACS.  Went many rounds with no hits.

@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”.

4 hits on 28 dice at two… ouch D.A!

You came close D.A.  It was worth the risk for a chance to sink 3 tt’s.  Not using your DD’s so I couldn’t scramble my 3 planes was smart.  Because I had committed all my Phil DD’s in combat elsewhere, I was vulnerable.

@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…