LennardF (Allies + 12) vs Akreider2 (Axis) Round 2 - BM3

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 8

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 8

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 94 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Southern France to 93 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
        1 artillery moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
        1 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria
        1 fighter moved from 94 Sea Zone to Algeria
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Algeria
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Algeria
        1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Algeria
        1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers moved from 94 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Samara
        1 mech_infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
              Italians take Vologda from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
        3 armour moved from Rostov to Smolensk

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Algeria
            Italians attack with 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            British defend with 2 infantry; French defend with 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in Algeria, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Algeria, round 2 : 6/17 hits, 6.00 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Algeria, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans, 1 artillery owned by the Americans, 2 infantry owned by the French, 2 infantry owned by the British and 3 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Algeria
            Italians win, taking Algeria from Americans with 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
            Casualties for Italians: 3 infantry
            Casualties for French: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Smolensk
            Italians attack with 3 armour and 1 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 3 armour and 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
            Italians win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 3 armour and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 fighter moved from Algeria to 92 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Algeria to 92 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Algeria to Tunisia
        1 bomber moved from Algeria to Southern Italy
        1 fighter moved from Tunisia to Libya
        1 artillery moved from Tobruk to Libya
        1 bomber moved from Crete to Southern Italy
        1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 94 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from France to Southern France
        1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
        1 infantry placed in Southern France
        2 transports placed in 97 Sea Zone
        Italians undo move 1.
        Italians undo move 1.
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
        1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
        Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs
        Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 30 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : 1.67
Americans : 1.00
Russians : -0.33

Savegame

So what’s the top secret Anzac plan to take Japan? You can trust me, I’m a pro!

I can exchange intelligence on the Dutch or Mongolians.

TripleA Move Summary: Germans round 9

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 9

    Research Technology - Germans

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

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 armour moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R.
              Germans take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
        1 armour moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Buryatia
              Germans take Buryatia from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
        2 infantry moved from Tambov to Russia
        4 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Russia
        12 armour, 20 artilleries, 4 fighters, 26 infantry, 40 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Russia
        3 armour moved from Ukraine to Russia
        5 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
        1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 9

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 9

    Research Technology - Germans

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

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 armour moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R.
              Germans take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
        1 armour moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Buryatia
              Germans take Buryatia from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Samara to Russia
        2 infantry moved from Tambov to Russia
        4 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Russia
        12 armour, 20 artilleries, 4 fighters, 26 infantry, 40 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Russia
        3 armour moved from Ukraine to Russia
        5 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
        1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in 115 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines
            Russians defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 cruiser in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the Russians lost in 115 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
            Casualties for Russians: 1 cruiser
        Battle in Russia
            Germans attack with 19 armour, 20 artilleries, 5 bombers, 4 fighters, 29 infantry, 41 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 7 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber; ANZAC defend with 1 fighter; Russians defend with 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 5 armour, 16 artilleries, 1 factory_major, 6 fighters, 56 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                AA fire in Russia : 1/11 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                Germans roll dice for 19 armour, 20 artilleries, 5 bombers, 3 fighters, 29 infantry, 41 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 2 : 40/119 hits, 37.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 5 aaGuns, 5 armour, 16 artilleries, 14 fighters, 56 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 2 : 29/98 hits, 38.50 expected hits
                35 infantry owned by the Russians, 29 infantry owned by the Germans and 5 aaGuns owned by the Russians lost in Russia
                Germans roll dice for 19 armour, 20 artilleries, 5 bombers, 3 fighters, 41 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 3 : 29/90 hits, 32.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 5 armour, 16 artilleries, 14 fighters, 21 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 3 : 28/63 hits, 26.83 expected hits
                5 mech_infantrys owned by the Russians, 21 infantry owned by the Russians, 3 artilleries owned by the Russians and 28 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                Germans roll dice for 19 armour, 20 artilleries, 5 bombers, 3 fighters, 13 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 4 : 19/62 hits, 26.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 5 armour, 13 artilleries, 14 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 4 : 18/34 hits, 17.17 expected hits
                5 armour owned by the Russians, 1 tactical_bomber owned by the British, 13 artilleries owned by the Russians, 12 artilleries owned by the Germans and 6 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Russia
                Germans roll dice for 19 armour, 8 artilleries, 5 bombers, 3 fighters, 7 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Russia, round 5 : 21/44 hits, 20.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 14 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Russia, round 5 : 10/15 hits, 9.83 expected hits
                1 tactical_bomber owned by the Russians, 6 fighters owned by the Russians, 1 fighter owned by the ANZAC, 3 artilleries owned by the Germans, 7 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans and 7 fighters owned by the British lost in Russia
            Germans captures 15PUs while taking Russians capital
            Germans converts factory_major into different units
            Germans win, taking Russia from Russians with 19 armour, 5 artilleries, 5 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 148
            Casualties for Germans: 15 artilleries, 1 fighter, 29 infantry and 41 mech_infantrys
            Casualties for Russians: 5 aaGuns, 5 armour, 16 artilleries, 6 fighters, 56 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
            Casualties for British: 7 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 fighter
        triggerRussiansDestroyPUsGermans: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttachment attached to Russians

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        5 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
        3 armour moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
        1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        5 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Russia to Rostov
        4 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
        1 mech_infantry moved from Evenkiyskiy to Yakut S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
        1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
        1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to France
        1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France

    Place Units - Germans
        1 infantry placed in Western Germany
        2 bombers placed in Western Germany
        3 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
        3 armour placed in Ukraine
        3 armour placed in Novgorod
        3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
        Germans undo move 2.
        2 bombers placed in Germany
        Germans undo move 4.
        3 armour placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 68 PUs; end with 83 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 88 PUs
        Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 90 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 95 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 110 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -7.67
AA fire in Russia : : -0.83
Russians : -7.83

Savegame

I got lucky with the AA gun and then especially with the first round of that attack.

Good game. I actually did feel you were ahead when I was playing Japan, but then felt relatively good about the Axis when playing Italy and Germany. Japan was really in shambles and if you hadn’t lost the UK air force, I think you’d have taken FIC pretty soon (and of course all the Pacific Islands other than Japan) and Japan’s income was heading towards zero.

In your place, I would have abandoned Moscow as even if you had favorable rolls, you lacked a counter-attack. If I had bad rolls, I would have retreated and attacked in 1-2 turns.

I would have stacked infantry more in Moscow and bought very few offensive units.

You could have invaded Norway once or twice and I didn’t have a transport to reinvade. Of course I made my share of small errors.
I guess the problem with leaving Moscow is that your best path (to UK allies in Persia) is blocked, and the path to Japan’s part of China is a long one.

I’m up for another game.

I probably need to figure out the Pacific arena (notably the islands and the US/Japan part) the most. I’m more used to the land play of Revised. And in most cases land units can run away from battles they’ll lose (or you have much smaller unit values), whereas boats can get caught. Probably due to the faster movement to number of spaces ratio (and perhaps also because planes can make life very difficult for boats, but generally a stack of infantry is safe).

The US also faces very long supply lines.

I think Vichy is a trap. Vichy looks like a great idea because of the short-term pay-off, but it isn’t worth it as the Allies can easily conquer 3-5 IPCs in Africa and 1 IPC with Syria (and Italy or Germany can use the 3 IPC from Southern France - though you can get that with Vichy too). Most of that will go to UK which is very helpful.

I’ve heard that bombers were good, so I bought a good number of those with Germany. I didn’t get in as many SBRs as I’d like, but they might still be useful - especially in the last few turns of sieging Russia - while also threatening (or being 1 turn away from threatening) the Allies Atlantic fleets.

I’ll offer you Allies +6.

I’m back to being clueless about where to place the bid. So many options. Is it possible to hold the Burma road for one more turn with a good bid? That’d be nice. Otherwise, saving a transport is always a worthy goal.

Allies +9. BTW if I did take +7 could I do a sub + 1 IPC to a country? Or do you need to place the full bid?

I’ll take Allies with a sub on Z91 and art in Alexandria.