Farmboy (Axis +4) vs AD (Allies) BM

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 12

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 6 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 105 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to Holland Belgium
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            4 artilleries and 16 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
            2 bombers, 4 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Norway

Combat - Germans
            Germans creates battle in territory 125 Sea Zone
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from British with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Norway
                Germans attack with 4 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 16 infantry and 6 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Americans defend with 3 aaGuns, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 9 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry
                    AA fire in Norway : 2/12 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                    2 tactical_bombers owned by the Germans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 4 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 16 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 2 : 10/30 hits, 10.67 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 4 aaGuns, 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 13 infantry, 1 marine and 2 mech_infantrys in Norway, round 2 : 5/20 hits, 7.00 expected hits
                    1 aaGun owned by the British, 3 aaGuns owned by the Americans, 5 infantry owned by the Germans and 6 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 4 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 11 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 3 : 9/25 hits, 9.83 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 7 infantry, 1 marine and 2 mech_infantrys in Norway, round 3 : 6/14 hits, 5.00 expected hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 6 infantry owned by the Germans, 3 infantry owned by the Americans, 4 infantry owned by the British and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Americans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 4 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 5 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 4 : 7/19 hits, 8.83 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 marine in Norway, round 4 : 3/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Germans, 1 armour owned by the Americans, 1 marine owned by the Americans, 1 artillery owned by the Americans, 1 artillery owned by the British and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Norway
                Germans win, taking Norway from Americans with 4 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 28
                Casualties for Germans: 14 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for Americans: 3 aaGuns, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 9 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Germany
            2 aaGuns moved from Finland to Norway
            2 bombers and 4 fighters moved from Norway to Western Germany
            4 tactical_bombers moved from Norway to Germany
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            3 fighters moved from 92 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            3 artilleries moved from Novgorod to Baltic States
            2 aaGuns, 7 artilleries and 37 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            11 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            11 armour and 11 mech_infantrys moved from Karelia to Baltic States
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Baltic States
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Germany
            6 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 marine, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Western Germany to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            1 submarine placed in 127 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
            Germans collect 50 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 50 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -1.67
    British : 0.33
    AA fire in Norway : : 0.00
    Americans : 0.00
    Russians : -0.33

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Other game is done, so I should be playing this one on a more regular base.

Yep. I think you’ve blocked an axis pacific victory and the Germans are in trouble. I’ll see what I can do for the next couple of rounds, but this looks tough.

It is!

And I’m sure you are right. I thought Norway was iffy, but I also thought it was worth it to take away the factory and the US land units. Although I suspect you are getting to a point where you are not going to need the US to be too involved on the Europe side.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 12

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 80 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;
            Japanese buy 6 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 6 infantry and 5 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Aleutian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Midway to 31 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from India to West India
                  Japanese take West India from UK_Pacific
            1 armour moved from West India to India
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
                  Japanese take Szechwan from Chinese
            1 artillery moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kweichow
            2 bombers moved from French Indo China to Kweichow

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Aleutian Islands
            Battle in 31 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 31 Sea Zone
                Japanese win, taking Aleutian Islands from Americans with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Kweichow, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kweichow
                Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kweichow to India
            2 bombers moved from Kweichow to India
            1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 marine moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 1 fighter, 4 infantry, 1 marine, 2 submarines, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 1 marine moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            2 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 artillery moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            3 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Anhwe
            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 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter moved from 31 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Midway to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Philippines to 39 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to 39 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from French Indo China to India
            1 submarine moved from 55 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Philippines
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 6 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 artilleries placed in India
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Malaya
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Shantung
            1 destroyer and 5 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from India: 5 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Burma: 5 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 65 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs
            Objective Japanese 5 Pacific Airfields: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 78 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 83 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese : -0.33
    Japanese : 0.00

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Missed an NCM and edited it in after.

@axis-dominion:

I think it’s a common mistake German players make when they go and sweep Norway, taking extremely valuable attention away from the Russian campaign (assuming Russians aren’t already pinned down and weak). I pretty much never see anything good come out of a Norway sweep (or normandy as well), unless it is when the allies have just barely taken it and it’s a relatively costless sweep.

I think I still have trouble with axis strategy at this level and perhaps with the need to be more singleminded about what the focus should be on early. I suspect here that I made the mistakes earlier in dividing German attention too much. I’ve found with more mid level players that holding Gibraltar has been quite effective. It makes Italy more dangerous and can mess with the atlantic threat against Germany, which then allows Germany to take Russia.  But against both you and Karl it’s backfired, and I pay for not being more singleminded.

I knew that I if I took Norway, the Soviets would push in. But i felt that if I didn’t, I would only be able to delay the Soviets a turn or two and would have a more substantial problem on the atlantic side. Anyway, every game is good experience.