War has been declared

british revenge!

I wouldn’t mind losing one bomber out of a squadron, or if it was the 4th or 5th run for that bomber.  But its always the 1st or 2nd mission for a solo bomber.  It’s not just that it’s an expensive unit, but it means the opponent is spared repairing 5 or 6 points, for a total effect of about 17 points.

after all the trouble bombings caused in Russia, Moscow has no sympathy for lost bombers.

I’m said to hear that Sen. John McCain, war hero, died today.  Living in the Washington, D.C. area, politics is big news, and the networks had special reports on his life.  On a separate note, the military history channel is rerunning a documentary on Pearl Harbor after 75 years.  I know that Japan attacked Pear Harbor, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia almost simultaneously.  Japan attacked the Brits hours after Pearl Harbor, unlike many A&A games, where Brit is attacked first.  So Churchill got Parliament to declare war first, before Roosevelt went to Congress, a day after Pearl Harbor.

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

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 armour and 3 artilleries; Remaining resources: 4 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 mech_infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Tanganyika Territory
                  British take Tanganyika Territory from Japanese
            1 armour moved from Union of South Africa to Tanganyika Territory
            1 armour moved from Union of South Africa to Tanganyika Territory
            1 armour moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
                  British take Belgian Congo from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Greece to Albania
                  British take Albania from Italians

Combat - British

Non Combat Move - British
            4 aaGuns moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            2 submarines moved from 98 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            2 fighters moved from Egypt to Persia
            1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 105 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt

Place Units - British
            3 armour placed in Iraq
            3 artilleries placed in Persia

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 70 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2,1,4
            British collect 37 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 41 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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i’m dead.
it might have been a different game if japan
would have taken some ipc’s from russia.
sorry man its game unless my partner says other wise.

Give me a chance to see if I can win in the Pacific within the next few turns.  As to my not attacking Rus, those 3 terr in Siberia that I could reach without activating the Mongolian rule, would not have made a difference.  Russia leaving me alone, helped me expand, and the U.S. spent almost every $ in the Pacific for about 4 turns or more.  My conquest of India and invasion of Africa also diverted much of Britain’s resources away from you.  Rus I.C.s are closer to the China border than my 1 coastal I.C.  It would take me 2 turns with mobile units to reach my border with Rus.  Rus could be inside China in 1 turn.

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

Game History

Round: 18

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

Combat Move - Italians

Place Units - Italians
            1 artillery placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5,1,3,3,1
            Italians collect 0 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 1 PU

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

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 destroyers; Remaining resources: 0 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 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Sumatra
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Sumatra, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Sumatra, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Sumatra
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery in Sumatra, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Sumatra, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the ANZAC lost in Sumatra
                Japanese win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - ANZAC

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 destroyers placed in 54 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 44 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,4
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 10 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

ANZAC : 1.00
    Japanese : 1.00

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

Game History

Round: 18

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            3 infantry moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States

Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Japan wishes to thank Australia for reducing its home guard ground troops by 1/3.  We also wish to thank ANZ for not reinforcing Celebes.  Apparently, ANZ didn’t want to sacrifice a DD; so it gambled and lost attacking a another isle, rather than reinforce its currently occupied isle. That would have made it unlikely for me to recapture Celebe with just the one tt that could reach.

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

Game History

Round: 19

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            5 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 armour moved from Germany to Romania
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Romania
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 3 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Holland Belgium
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from Americans with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Romania
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 4 bombers and 6 infantry
                Russians defend with 5 armour and 6 mech_infantrys
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 4 bombers and 6 infantry in Romania, round 2 :  3/11 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 5 armour and 6 mech_infantrys in Romania, round 2 :  4/11 hits
                    3 mech_infantrys owned by the Russians and 4 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Romania
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 4 bombers and 2 infantry in Romania, round 3 :  5/7 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 5 armour and 3 mech_infantrys in Romania, round 3 :  6/8 hits
                    3 mech_infantrys owned by the Russians, 2 armour owned by the Russians, 3 bombers owned by the Germans, 2 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Romania
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber in Romania, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour in Romania, round 4 :  3/3 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Russians and 1 bomber owned by the Germans lost in Romania
                Russians win with 2 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -30
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour, 4 bombers and 6 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 3 armour and 6 mech_infantrys

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Poland to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Germany to Greater Southern Germany
            3 artilleries moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            4 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            3 infantry moved from Western Germany to Greater Southern Germany
            1 aaGun and 7 infantry moved from Western Germany to France

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in France
            8 infantry placed in Germany
            Germans undo move 2.
            3 infantry placed in Western Germany
            5 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1,6,2,5,4
            Germans collect 28 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 28 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 19

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians repair damage of 2x airfield, 4x factory_major; Remaining resources: 0 techTokens; 44 PUs;
            Russians buy 4 armour, 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 techTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Poland
            3 armour moved from Novgorod to Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Slovakia Hungary
            3 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Greater Southern Germany
            2 armour moved from Romania to Greater Southern Germany
                  Russians take Yugoslavia from Germans
            1 armour moved from Bulgaria to Greater Southern Germany

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Greater Southern Germany
                Russians attack with 3 armour, 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Greater Southern Germany, round 2 : 6/9 hits, 4.67 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries and 6 infantry in Greater Southern Germany, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                    1 fighter owned by the Russians, 2 armour owned by the Russians and 6 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Greater Southern Germany
                    Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Greater Southern Germany, round 3 : 5/6 hits, 3.17 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries in Greater Southern Germany, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    2 fighters owned by the Russians and 2 artilleries owned by the Germans lost in Greater Southern Germany
                Russians win, taking Greater Southern Germany from Germans with 1 armour, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -16
                Casualties for Germans: 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 armour and 3 fighters
            Battle in Poland
                Russians attack with 3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Poland, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Poland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Poland
                Russians win, taking Poland from Germans with 3 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Slovakia Hungary
                Russians attack with 3 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Slovakia Hungary, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Slovakia Hungary, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Slovakia Hungary
                Russians win, taking Slovakia Hungary from Germans with 3 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Greater Southern Germany to Romania
            1 artillery moved from Bessarabia to Romania
            2 aaGuns moved from Eastern Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            3 armour moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            3 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Place Units - Russians
            1 bomber placed in Russia
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Ukraine
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 18 PUs; end with 70 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 1.00
    Russians : 4.17

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

Game History

Round: 19

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 destroyer, 1 harbour, 7 infantry, 3 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Caroline Islands to 31 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Caroline Islands to 30 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 70 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 8 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 33 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone

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S.A. suberge U.S. subs off of Wake and Johnston Isles?  Attacking with 2 bombers and sub off Wake: and 2 bombers, 2 ftrs, 2 TB and sub off Johnston.  Will assume submerge if no immediate response, based on prior decisions.

Almost overlooked ANZ tt.  Add to combat: sub sz42 attack ANZ tt sz41.

The game didnt like my edit of sub>tt off of Sum after posting but before combat.  When I did combat, it rolled the dice but locked up on the casualties.  Luckily, I had saved the game before the edit.  So I will perform the other combats and edit the results of Celeb to ignore the rerun of that battle and to add Sum battle.  ANZ held out in Celeb, both Jpn attackers missed round 1.  No survivors on either side, so ANZ retains ownership.