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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 4

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

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        2 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
        2 fighters moved from Russia to Smolensk
        1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Italian Somaliland

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Italian Somaliland
        Battle in Smolensk
            Russians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Smolensk
            Russians win, taking Italian Somaliland from Italians, taking Smolensk from Germans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
        2 fighters moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
        1 infantry moved from Tambov to Bryansk
        1 armour, 6 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        4 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Northwest Persia to Bryansk
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Egypt

    Place Units - Russians
        1 artillery, 1 fighter and 8 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs
        Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 36 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Smolensk: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.67
Russians regular : 1.67

Savegame

Courtesy reminder, a sub off Amur does not hurt Russia in OOB 💰

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 4

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

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        2 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
        2 fighters moved from Russia to Smolensk
        1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Italian Somaliland

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Italian Somaliland
        Battle in Smolensk
            Russians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Smolensk
            Russians win, taking Italian Somaliland from Italians, taking Smolensk from Germans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Smolensk
        2 fighters moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
        1 infantry moved from Tambov to Bryansk
        1 armour, 6 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        4 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Northwest Persia to Bryansk
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Egypt

    Place Units - Russians
        1 artillery, 1 fighter and 8 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs
        Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.67
Russians regular : 1.67

Savegame

Now that I’ve looked at the Pacific situation, I think you can honorably accept the resignation because it looks to me like you’re on your way to victory. The entire Western front is sewn up, the Americans are exhausted, ANZAC has few ground forces, and although ANZAC has carriers and planes and the USA has 18 very controversial subs, you have unlimited Germans to transport to Australia

Do you accept the resignation, or do you want time to ask ABH to consider continuing, with a compromise or even not?
I don’t want to start the next round too soon anyway, I’m in two playoffs plus a slugfest.

Thank you, now I’ll take a look at the Pacific situation and see if I see what you are talking about - an imminent VC win

Sheesh. Maybe tonight or one of these nights where I’m in a hotel room and protected from my wife and regular home life maintenance

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 3

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

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
              ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch
        1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        3 fighters moved from Malaya to Yunnan
        1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales
        1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
        1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 12 PUs
        Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 17 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs

    Combat Move - French
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

    Combat - French
        Battle in 92 Sea Zone
            French attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter; Russians loiter and taunt
            Italians defend with 1 cruiser, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                French roll dice for 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 92 Sea Zone
                French roll dice for 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 92 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 92 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the French lost in 92 Sea Zone
                1 cruiser owned by the Italians lost in 92 Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 92 Sea Zone
            French win with 1 cruiser and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 17
            Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser, 1 submarine and 1 transport
            Casualties for French: 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - French
        1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
        1 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco
        1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.17
French regular : -0.67

Savegame

Fascinating!! Thanks!

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 10

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 10

    Research Technology - Russians

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 armour and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        2 infantry moved from Sinkiang to India
        1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to India
        1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Manchuria
        2 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Manchuria
        2 infantry moved from Sinkiang to China
        1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to China
        1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Manchuria

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in China
            Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in China, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in China, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in China
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in China
            Russians win, taking China from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
        Battle in India
            Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in India, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in India, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in India
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in India, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in India, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in India, round 4 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in India, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in India
            Russians win, taking India from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
        Battle in Manchuria
            Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 4 infantry
            Japanese defend with 4 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 0/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 4 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 4/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                4 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Manchuria
            1 fighter owned by the Russians retreated
            1 armour owned by the Russians retreated to Soviet Far East
            Japanese win with 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
            Casualties for Russians: 4 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 transport moved from West Africa Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from West US Sea Zone to Solomon Islands Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang
        1 aaGun moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
        1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Sinkiang
        1 fighter moved from India to Sinkiang
        1 armour moved from Sinkiang to Novosibirsk
        1 armour moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang
        1 fighter moved from China to Novosibirsk
        1 armour moved from Sinkiang to Novosibirsk

    Place Units - Russians
        1 armour placed in Russia
        7 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R.
        Russians undo move 2.
        3 infantry placed in Russia
        4 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R.

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 26 PUs; end with 26 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 3.33
Russians regular : -2.67

Savegame

Agh my hours are being grabbed from me so won’t be able to finish this afternoon

Great, and interesting!

Does this mean stranded carriers off a coastline, like California or Kwangtung, would drown? That the rulebook is literal and correct? If so, WOW!!

Oh, and interesting that TripleA landed the fighter on Japan right now and did not give a choice.

But I never assume TripleA is correct. 😏

Also! I am unclear on whether this decision is made immediately after the battle (it IS my last combat roll anyway) or if it’s made later. I don’t see where the rulebook specified this either, so I would think it’s immediately after the end of that roll.
That is assuming there is a choice at all. Even if fighters must actually only land on islands (I can’t imagine this is the case, but you’ve clarified stranger things before) there would definitely be a choice in the case of multinational carriers, so there must be some specific point in time a defender must decide where widowed planes land.

The Americans have to retreat after the Japanese score 3 more hits. The Americans will retreat 1 bomber and the Japanese still have 1 fighter and the battleship.

Play stops again because the fighter must land. I checked in the rulebook and under “fighters” it says “IMPORTANT: during combat, if a fighter is based on an aircraft carrier and the carrier is attacked and destroyed in battle, the fighter is not immediately destroyed - it is considered defending in the air (it defends at a strong die roll of 4). If it survives the battle, it must try to land on the same sea zone the battle takes place in - either on an island or another carrier…”

It says it has to land on an island, which would be Japan, but I’m guessing it was on oversight that often there is a coastal territory by the sea zone the fighter could land on.

@The_Good_Captain I suspect @leemorrison wants to land on Japan and not Manchuria anyway.
The question is, has this rule ever been officially clarified to correct it from “islands” to “adjacent land territory”? I don’t see it in the rules clarification either.

@leemorrison If you are electing for Japan anyway, then play can continue

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Americans round 9

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 9

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 fighters and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 infantry moved from Anglo Sudan Egypt to Italian East Africa
              British take Italian East Africa from Japanese
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from South Pacific Sea Zone to South Australia Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from South Australia Sea Zone to Australia
              British take Australia from Japanese
        2 fighters moved from South Pacific Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        2 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Japan Sea Zone

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in Japan Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 2 bombers and 5 fighters
            Japanese defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Americans roll dice for 2 bombers and 5 fighters in Japan Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 3.83 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 2 transports in Japan Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                3 fighters owned by the Americans lost in Japan Sea Zone
                2 transports owned by the Japanese and 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in Japan Sea Zone
                Americans roll dice for 2 bombers and 2 fighters in Japan Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 fighters in Japan Sea Zone, round 3 : 3/4 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                2 fighters owned by the Americans and 1 bomber owned by the Americans lost in Japan Sea Zone
                1 fighter owned by the Japanese and 1 carrier owned by the Japanese lost in Japan Sea Zone
            1 bomber owned by the Americans retreated
            Japanese win with 1 battleship and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -21
            Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber and 5 fighters
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 2 transports
            1 fighter owned by the Japanese forced to land in Japan

    Non Combat Move - Americans

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.17
Japanese regular : 0.67

Savegame

@leemorrison told me by e-mail to lose a fighter and the carrier

Here is a nail-biter roll…

I think, soon,
I’m prioritizing our 4 player game, of course, and I have a hotly contested Classic tournament game going so people waiting on my game to conclude there.

I’m not taking on any new games until I can get one or two of these done, but then, both of my other 2 games will result in another game if I win

The slow but steady pace over 20 months and counting kind of adds to the mystique of this game, I think. But I’m not willfully slowing it down, it’s just the 1 game I have that doesn’t have multiple people waiting on me, and as we both know, these major power turns are usually… big undertakings

I am not sure enough about how this ends up.

I will not record a result until I hear again from each of you whether you are resigning or accepting a resignation. Since you’ve had some days to maybe think about it, I wonder what the thoughts are now.

I’m not in a hurry to start the next game, I’m having trouble keeping up with the 3 I have, so take your time.

I think @Arthur-Bomber-Harris said he isn’t too interested in continuing in the playoff anyway, time constraints. That’s fine, and I can understand the resignation, but I don’t want to chalk up a loss to someone who technically won? the game.

I won’t go on and on, I’m an outsider to the game, but I want to float the idea of a “draw”, where @GeneralDisarray advances because ABH willingly forfeits the opportunity to advance in the playoffs, and maybe this game result isn’t recorded in the permanent standings.

Again, I just don’t like the idea of recording a win for General D and a loss for ABH unless for example you were both to say ABH was losing the game anyway.

It would be nice to have some kind of agreement. To me the dream scenario is you reset the battle to the point after ABH saves all subs, but the game is yours (plural)

In case it helps you understand where I’m coming from, I WOULD be happy to conclude this and record ABH loss and General D win, IF General D, um, accepts that

Thank you for your patience for this move!

I assumed casualties for round 1 of the Sea of Japan attack, but I need to ask you for 2 more casualties - see file posted

Thanks, and it shouldn’t take me too long to finish through Russia 10 after that

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Americans round 9

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 9

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 fighters and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 infantry moved from Anglo Sudan Egypt to Italian East Africa
              British take Italian East Africa from Japanese
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from South Pacific Sea Zone to South Australia Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from South Australia Sea Zone to Australia
              British take Australia from Japanese
        2 fighters moved from South Pacific Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        2 bombers and 3 fighters moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Japan Sea Zone

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in Japan Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 2 bombers and 5 fighters
            Japanese defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Americans roll dice for 2 bombers and 5 fighters in Japan Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 3.83 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 2 transports in Japan Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                3 fighters owned by the Americans lost in Japan Sea Zone
                2 transports owned by the Japanese and 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in Japan Sea Zone
                Americans roll dice for 2 bombers and 2 fighters in Japan Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 2.33 expected hits

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.17
Japanese regular : 0.17

Savegame