War has been declared

The Persian Civil war is at 50/50 odds!  Is it going to HAPPEN>?

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

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 5 destroyers, 1 infantry, 5 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 72 Sea Zone to French Madagascar
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 31 Sea Zone to Wake Island
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo

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D.A.: Brit intercept Jpn bomber & ftr escort with your ftr in Persia?

An intercept would not affect the bombing raid, as I could take my ftr as a hit from the air battle, so I am going ahead with my turn.  If you choose to intercept, roll the dice remotely.

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

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 5 destroyers, 1 infantry, 5 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 72 Sea Zone to French Madagascar
            1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 31 Sea Zone to Wake Island
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo

Combat - Japanese
            Air Battle in Persia
                Japanese attacks with 2 units heading to Persia
                Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
            Strategic bombing raid in Persia
                    AA fire in Persia :  0/1 hits
                Bombing raid in Persia rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Persia causes 5 damage total.
            Battle in 43 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine and 1 transport
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 43 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 43 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                Japanese win with 1 submarine and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in French Madagascar
            Battle in Wake Island
            Battle in Borneo
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Borneo, round 2 :  4/10 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Borneo, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Borneo
                Japanese win, taking French Madagascar from French, taking Wake Island from Americans, taking Borneo from ANZAC with 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
            Battle in 25 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 25 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers and 1 fighter in 25 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 25 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 25 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            1 fighter moved from 25 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 32 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Borneo to 35 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries moved from West India to Eastern Persia
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
            1 submarine moved from 70 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Kenya to Tanganyika Territory
            1 submarine moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from 25 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in India
            5 destroyers and 5 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 74 PUs; end with 75 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 80 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 85 PUs

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Empress dowager Teimei always had a fascination for the far away, exotic French island of Madagascar, so Emperor Hirohito ordered it conquered and presented to his mother for her birthday.  What a nice son.  :-D  A side benefit of the Brit bomber being downed by AA fire the prior turn, was that Brit air couldn’t sink my tt except by landing in Fr. Mad.    So my tt is safe for now.  Borneo was recovered without loss of troops.  And Wake Is was vacant, so we just walked in.

In other words - he didn’t go for it in Persia.

Gun shy :)

News article today said the stern of a dd that had been struck by a mine during WWII was found off of Kiska Island, which the Japanese held from June 1942-July 1943.  Two islands in the Aleutian Island chain were the only continental U.S. land occupied by foreign forces in the past 200 years.  On a separate note, I’m listening to an audiobook entitled “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors”, the story of the dd’s in the CV Escort group that faced down the powerful Japanese BB fleet in one of the series of battles in the Leyte Gulf on Oct 25, 1944.  Very interesting, good narrator.  The U.S. had small escort CVs that carried 1/3 the planes that the big CVs carried.  They performed sub patrol and protected small fleet operations that didn’t require the big CVs.

Submerge is correct.

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

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - British
            British repair damage of 5x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 31 PUs;
            British buy 3 armour, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British

Non Combat Move - British
            4 armour moved from Iraq to Persia
            1 armour moved from Iraq to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            4 aaGuns moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland

Place Units - British
            3 armour placed in Union of South Africa
            1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt
            3 infantry placed in Persia

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 71 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 82 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,4
            British collect 34 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 34 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

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: 17

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 artillery and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Southern France
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Southern Italy to Southern France
            3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Non Combat Move - Italians

Place Units - Italians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Southern France

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6,6,2
            Italians collect 5 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 5 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Celebes
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Celebes, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Celebes, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Celebes
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Celebes, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Celebes, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Celebes
                ANZAC win, taking Celebes from Japanese with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 artillery placed in Queensland
            1 transport placed in 54 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

ANZAC : 0.67
    Japanese : 0.00

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

Game History

Round: 17

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            3 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece

Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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D.A. outwitted me.  My only tt this turn is in India, so he invaded Cel because he could put a blocker dd to stop me from retaking it right away.  I shouldn’t have invaded Wake.  I should have put that tt in Phil instead, where I normally keep one.  Some players leverage their tt’s by sending their amphib troops on to the next isle instead of garrisoning isles.  I kept the money isles garrisoned, but just recently decided I also needed subs to prevent unescorted tt’s from invading.

D.A. is crafty!

@Gargantua:

D.A. is crafty!

Heck, even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes!