BM Surfer (L+15) vs Farmboy (X)

if you go all in on defending N Italy, and can manage to wipe out my units in France and S France without using units that need to be in N Italy this is what I get as a combat:

@farmboy you do have a couple of other choices here too, but just thtought that was interesting. And I’m pretty sure its the largest combat I would have ever had if it happens.

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 26

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

Game History

Round: 26

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 airfield, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 submarines, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 1 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        3 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
        15 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to Paulau Island
        2 infantry moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 34 Sea Zone to Paulau Island

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in 34 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 transport
            Americans defend with 1 transport
                1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 34 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
        Battle in 42 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 6 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers
            ANZAC defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 6 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 7/13 hits, 7.33 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 42 Sea Zone
            Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from ANZAC with 1 destroyer, 6 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
        Battle in Paulau Island
            Japanese attack with 15 fighters, 2 infantry and 6 tactical_bombers
            Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 15 fighters, 2 infantry and 6 tactical_bombers in Paulau Island, round 2 : 9/23 hits, 11.83 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Paulau Island, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Paulau Island
            Japanese win, taking Paulau Island from Americans with 15 fighters, 2 infantry and 6 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 fighter moved from 34 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        6 tactical_bombers moved from Paulau Island to 35 Sea Zone
        15 fighters moved from Paulau Island to 35 Sea Zone
        3 submarines moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Persia
        3 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
        1 artillery moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
        3 fighters moved from India to Eastern Persia
        1 fighter moved from Sikang to India
        2 bombers moved from Sikang to India
        1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        5 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to French Indo China
        1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Japan
        1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 airfield placed in Eastern Persia
        1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers placed in India
        2 submarines placed in 37 Sea Zone
        1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 77 PUs; end with 77 PUs
        Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 80 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 85 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 90 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -0.67
Japanese regular : -3.17
ANZAC regular : -0.17

Savegame

@surfer I’d certainly be curious about that battle. But I probably wouldn’t take that battle yet either. To get the 30% odds you have to pull back all the air from Iraq and I think that forces you to retreat from there so i get closer to Egypt. I think you can probably do better than 30% if you set up a blocker for some of my fast movers further east. But I think each turn my odds should improve a little and I would just wait until victory was more guaranteed in n Italy just because I can bring in 23+units a turn. So I expect I would eventually get the win that way. But of course you have enough on the board that you might still be able to capitalize on a major mistake or dicing

@surfer I’ll just add that I’m happy to keep playing but I’m cautious enough that I’m not going to rely on 70% odds, so we would have to play it out longer to see that kind of battle

@surfer this was a very good and hard fought game. And if you want to see the dice roll I’m happy just to rush through to the German turn to see how a battle of that scale would actually play out.

will do. Might not be until tonight that I get hte dice rolling

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Germans round 27

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 27

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy nothing; Remaining resources: 98 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        3 infantry and 1 marine moved from France to Northern Italy
        64 artilleries, 1 bomber, 7 fighters, 109 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
        10 armour, 25 artilleries, 81 infantry and 32 mech_infantrys moved from Greater Southern Germany to Northern Italy
        1 armour and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Northern Italy
        12 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to Northern Italy

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

will do this slowly so you can be around for it. Here is the battle. 63% odds with 357 units vs 314. Again, wouldn’t risk this in a real game, but don’t believe I have ever had more units involved in a battle.

TripleA Move Summary: Germans round 27

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

Game History

Round: 27

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy nothing; Remaining resources: 98 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        3 infantry and 1 marine moved from France to Northern Italy
        64 artilleries, 1 bomber, 7 fighters, 109 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
        10 armour, 25 artilleries, 81 infantry and 32 mech_infantrys moved from Greater Southern Germany to Northern Italy
        1 armour and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Northern Italy
        12 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to Northern Italy

Savegame

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Germans round 27

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 27

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy nothing; Remaining resources: 98 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        3 infantry and 1 marine moved from France to Northern Italy
        64 artilleries, 1 bomber, 7 fighters, 109 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
        10 armour, 25 artilleries, 81 infantry and 32 mech_infantrys moved from Greater Southern Germany to Northern Italy
        1 armour and 9 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Northern Italy
        12 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to Northern Italy

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Northern Italy
            Germans attack with 11 armour, 89 artilleries, 1 bomber, 19 fighters, 193 infantry, 1 marine, 41 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 4 aaGuns, 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 7 fighters, 34 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers; French defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 aaGun, 4 armour, 22 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 18 fighters, 94 infantry, 12 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber; Russians defend with 3 aaGuns, 2 armour, 19 artilleries, 4 fighters, 67 infantry, 7 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans roll AA dice in Northern Italy : 5/22 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                5 fighters owned by the Germans lost in Northern Italy
                Germans roll dice for 11 armour, 89 artilleries, 1 bomber, 14 fighters, 193 infantry, 1 marine, 41 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Northern Italy, round 2 : 89/352 hits, 98.17 expected hits

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans AA : 1.33
Germans regular : -9.17

Savegame

Your AA hit above average and my first round is a few hits below average at 89! Right now the box for casualties goes below the screen and I can’t click accept. Will try to figure that out later, but you are welcome to continue the next stage.

@surfer I have to get back to it later. If you can figure out how to get the click button, feel free to proceed.