Oysteilo (Axis) vs. Ichabod (Allies +40) G40 2nd. Edition

@Ichabod:

In SZ 97, UK threw a complete miss in the critical 1st roll…at that point I considered retreating. If there ever was a time that Italy should have won the battle that was it…odds went down to 38% for the UK in the 2nd combat round.

Rule Britannia!

Britannia rules the Seas!

In SZ 96, I wish I kept my fighter instead of the Cruiser. SZ 96 went first before the Taranto/Tobruk battles. I think it bad sport to edit that. My decision to keep the Cruiser based upon Cairo starting to look exposed (thinking I need a blocker in SZ 97 and 96). I didn’t know at that point how well or bad Tobruk and Taranto would go. Also, the attacker is supposed to select casualties before the next battle per the rule book. They should not be able to go back and edit casualties from a previous battle based upon an outcome of a following one. I see those kinds of edits occur and I think they go too far. Just my philosophy on edits.

Some good and poor rolls there, maybe tobruk was over the top? For your cruiser feel free to keep it. This is a friendly game so almost anything goes! I’ll edit it in

@oysteilo:

@Ichabod:

In SZ 97, UK threw a complete miss in the critical 1st roll…at that point I considered retreating. If there ever was a time that Italy should have won the battle that was it…odds went down to 38% for the UK in the 2nd combat round.

Rule Britannia!

Britannia rules the Seas!

In SZ 96, I wish I kept my fighter instead of the Cruiser. SZ 96 went first before the Taranto/Tobruk battles. I think it bad sport to edit that. My decision to keep the Cruiser based upon Cairo starting to look exposed (thinking I need a blocker in SZ 97 and 96). I didn’t know at that point how well or bad Tobruk and Taranto would go. Also, the attacker is supposed to select casualties before the next battle per the rule book. They should not be able to go back and edit casualties from a previous battle based upon an outcome of a following one. I see those kinds of edits occur and I think they go too far. Just my philosophy on edits.

Some good and poor rolls there, maybe tobruk was over the top? For your cruiser feel free to keep it. This is a friendly game so almost anything goes! I’ll edit it in

I misunderstood you, you want to keep the fighter instead of the cruiser? Thats ok to, so one more fighter on malta?

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 96 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Malta: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 cruiser in Greece, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,50 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 4 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Greece
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Greece, round 3 : 3/5 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in Greece, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Greece
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 2 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1,83 expected hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                    Neutral_Allies roll dice for 1 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Yugoslavia
                Italians win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 2 infantry
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                    Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 93 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 destroyer in 93 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 93 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,83 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 93 Sea Zone
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 destroyer in 93 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 93 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 0,83 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians and 1 bomber owned by the Italians lost in 93 Sea Zone
                French win with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is -26
                Casualties for Italians: 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Italians
            5 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Italians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : -2,17
    French : 1,33
    Neutral_Allies : -2,00

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not exactely an axis game so far!

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour and 15 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Germans
            Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
                  Germans take Bessarabia from Russians
            3 armour, 2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
                  Germans take Eastern Poland from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
                  Germans take Baltic States from Russians
            3 artilleries and 13 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Southern France
                  Germans take Southern France from French

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 3 artilleries, 1 bomber and 3 infantry
                French defend with 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 artilleries, 1 bomber and 3 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the French and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                    Germans roll dice for 3 artilleries, 1 bomber and 3 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 1/7 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 3 artilleries, 1 bomber and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for French: 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                    Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/5 hits, 2,83 expected hits
                    French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,83 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the French, 1 cruiser owned by the French and 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans lost in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Germans: 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in 124 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 124 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in 124 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Russians lost in 124 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 124 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            6 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from France to Germany
            1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 97 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            3 aaGuns moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            4 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour and 9 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            6 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 45 PUs; end with 45 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0,67
    French : -1,50
    Russians : -0,17

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most likely this game is already lost for the axis, but lets see what happens

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 factory_major and 1 harbour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            3 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Yunnan, round 2 : 8/12 hits, 5,83 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kwangsi
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 aaGun and 9 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            3 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Paulau Island to 34 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 carriers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 38 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to Japan
            1 battleship moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 harbour placed in Hainan
            1 factory_major placed in Korea

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 32 PUs; end with 32 PUs
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese : 0,33
    Japanese : 2,17

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options for you

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 2

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

Combat Move - Italians

Combat - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 armour moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            1 armour moved from Greece to Romania
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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I wont get to this before sunday or monday

I am sorry for the huge delay. I probably wont be able to make significant progress before friday