Tutor game: AndrewAAGamer (X) vs trulpen [and everyone else] (A+50) OOB

Good Allied Turn. Going to Norway is the better option. While it alleviates pressure on Italy it removes the most money from Germany and allows a conduit to help Moscow. I also like moving the US fleet as you did as it puts pressure on Tokyo. Japan will be forced to move to the Philippines to counter. I also like moving the UK fleet back into the Med to endanger the Italian fleet and remove their NO. You have have moved in the right direction on two of your goals.; Hose Italy and Help Defend Moscow.

Italy 4: Is my capital safe? Yes. UK has an infantry, artillery, 2 fighters plus bombard attack. I have enough already to be safe.

So, the two decisions to make are 1) where are the Germans going against Russia to see how I may assist them and 2) what to do with the Italian Fleet versus the UK Med fleet off Egypt.

Where are the Germans going against Russia? Bryansk or Rostov? I can move safely to either. Bryansk would allow a G6 attack while Rostov will allow me to trade Caucasus and Volgograd. A G6 attack has less than a 40% chance of success so that is off the table. Heading to Rostov then as long as Russia cannot move back to Bryansk. Nope they can’t as it would be 95% or better so Rostov it is. Germany will need the money what with Norway gone and trading Finland.

What to do with the Italian Fleet versus the UK Med fleet off Egypt? Italy can attack at 40% and UK on average would have 2-3 units left which would be planes that must land and a cruiser probably, maybe a hit carrier. Germany only has 2 bombers to finish off the survivors. Most likely the surface ships could be removed with the loss of the entire Italian air and naval units. Not sure that is a good option. Or Italy could play defense and stay put with a build. If I move the fleet to SZ95 their planes are significantly reduced and the UK has a 67% chance of success and that assumes the carrier dies and thus the British planes splash. Better option.

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 4

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

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 destroyer and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 armour moved from Bessarabia to Rostov
              Italians take Rostov from Russians
        1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in 92 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 destroyer
            British defend with 1 submarine
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 destroyer in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 submarine in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the British lost in 92 Sea Zone
            Italians win with 1 bomber and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for British: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Romania
        1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
        1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
        1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
        2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        3 infantry placed in Southern Italy
        1 destroyer placed in 95 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : 0.00
British : -0.17

Savegame

Funny how things look different after the Turn versus before. I see I miscounted and only the bomber cannot make it to SZ95. UK still has 5 fighters that can get there. That makes it a 92% battle without losing the carrier. Better have the Luftwaffe in position to finish off the UK survivors otherwise the Italian Navy is toast on the cheap.

Thanks but nope. I think this is still the best of bad choices.

TripleA Turn Summary: ANZAC round 4

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

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in 44 Sea Zone
            ANZAC attack with 1 submarine
            Japanese defend with 1 transport
                1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in 44 Sea Zone
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
            ANZAC win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 submarines moved from 33 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 34 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 30 Sea Zone to Johnston Island
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from South Australia to New South Wales

    Place Units - ANZAC
        3 submarines placed in 62 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 11 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

ANZAC : 0,67

Savegame

@trulpen I think it looks good to me. Three subs is the right build, and the other moves look good too. My only thought is that it might be time to move the ANZAC inf to TransJordan from Egypt.

I like the move. Especially the subs. Since I don’t see any immediate movement against central Africa, I like moving inf towards Persia. Plan on the French as well.

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 4

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

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in 44 Sea Zone
            ANZAC attack with 1 submarine
            Japanese defend with 1 transport
                1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in 44 Sea Zone
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
            ANZAC win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 submarines moved from 33 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 34 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 30 Sea Zone to Johnston Island
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from South Australia to New South Wales

    Place Units - ANZAC
        3 submarines placed in 62 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 11 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 16 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Combat Move - French

    Non Combat Move - French
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        EDIT: 2 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
        1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
        1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
        1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Karelia to Russia

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

ANZAC : 0,67

Savegame

Germany 5: Is my capital safe? After the US takes Denmark, builds a naval base and aircraft carrier the UK has a 3 infantry, artillery, 4 fighter, bomber and bombard attack. I will need significant resources to protect against that.

Take Volgograd, Caucasus and Novgorod to get some money. Moscow is very safe so need to think about a long-term money game.

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 5

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

Game History

Round: 5

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 43 PUs; 
        Germans buy 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
              Germans take Caucasus from Russians
        2 bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Volgograd
        1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
              Germans take Bryansk from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
        1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
        1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
        1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
        1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
              Germans take Karelia from Russians
        2 fighters moved from Finland to Novgorod
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
        1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Volgograd

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Volgograd
            Germans attack with 1 armour, 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys
            Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 3 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys in Volgograd, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 3 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys in Volgograd, round 3 : 3/5 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Volgograd, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Volgograd
            Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 1 armour, 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
        Battle in Belarus
            Germans attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Russians defend with 1 armour
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Belarus, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour in Belarus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Russians lost in Belarus
            Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Russians: 1 armour
        Battle in Novgorod
            Germans attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Novgorod, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Novgorod, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Novgorod
            Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 fighter moved from Finland to Western Germany
        3 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Western Germany
        2 bombers moved from Volgograd to Rostov
        11 armour, 5 artilleries, 27 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        5 mech_infantrys moved from Bessarabia to Rostov
        1 aaGun and 5 artilleries moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
        4 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
        2 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Germany
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
        1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Novgorod to Eastern Poland
        1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
        4 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Belarus to Germany

    Place Units - Germans
        3 infantry placed in Ukraine
        4 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
        6 infantry placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 51 PUs; end with 51 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 66 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 1.67
Russians : -1.50

Savegame

@trulpen said in Tutor game: AndrewAAGamer (X) vs trulpen [and everyone else] (A+50) OOB:

US hasn’t built a mIC in Norway yet though, right?

Ahhh - you are right. So one less UK Fighter. Though you can never trust those sneaky Americans and their advanced technology and brain power. Better to be prepared for it just in case they slip one in somehow. Gotta watch out for those stealth factories.

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Russians round 5

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 fighter and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia
              Russians take Ethiopia from Italians
        2 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 artillery moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Bryansk
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Volgograd

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame