G40 2E Colt vs thomasberg(+17)

Understood. Also, may be an hour or more before I get my next turn going. I realize J1 attack on Allies is now considered the best option, I just haven’t played against it much, so I’m going to have to think a little on my strategy.

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Americans
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttachment attached to Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to United Kingdom
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to Central United States
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 4 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 50 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 60 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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US done. Continuing with China.

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            6 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 1/6 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Yunnan, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Tsinghai

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Yunnan
            1 infantry placed in Hunan
            1 infantry placed in Hopei
            1 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese : 0,17
    Japanese : 0,67

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

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 artillery moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

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Ok. UK combat moves done. Please let me know about scramble and other things I need to consider before resolving combat.

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Americans
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttachment attached to Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to United Kingdom
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to Central United States
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 4 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 50 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 60 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            6 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 1/6 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Yunnan, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Tsinghai

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Yunnan
            1 infantry placed in Hunan
            1 infantry placed in Hopei
            1 infantry placed in Shensi

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 armour and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 artillery moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians and 1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters and 1 submarine
                Germans defend with 1 fighter; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 3 fighters in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 3 fighters in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 2,00 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                    3 fighters owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 submarine owned by the British retreated to 99 Sea Zone
                Italians win with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -30
                Casualties for British: 3 fighters
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 battleship and 1 destroyer
                Germans defend with 1 submarine
                    British roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 destroyer in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the British and 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 110 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 battleship remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Tobruk
                British attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                    British roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tobruk, round 2 : 5/7 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Tobruk, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 2,17 expected hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians, 1 artillery owned by the Italians, 3 infantry owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Tobruk
                    British roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Tobruk, round 3 : 3/6 hits, 2,50 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 armour in Tobruk, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,50 expected hits
                    1 armour owned by the Italians lost in Tobruk
                British win, taking Tobruk from Italians with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 98 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Tobruk to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from India to West India
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma

Place Units - British
            1 fighter placed in United Kingdom
            3 armour placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,1,2
            British collect 25 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 25 PUs
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 30 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 0,83
    British : 0,50
    Italians : -2,17
    Chinese : 0,17
    Japanese : 0,67

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Yes, submerge. Otherwise, nothing to add.

Thanks. Very fun, so far! Off to sleep now. Back tomorrow.

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 62 Sea Zone to New South Wales
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Queensland

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 fighter placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs

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: 1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 62 Sea Zone to New South Wales
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Queensland

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 fighter placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa

Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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No scramble.

Order of losses: French Infantry, US Bomber, UK Infantry, Mech. Inf., French Fighter, UK Fighter