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Made an edit to leave 1 additional fighter back in Japan.

Please use the 2nd save file.

Is this ever actually a good idea?

Would it ever make sense for USA to capture Spain in order to invade Europe via Gibraltar; needing only one defensive fleet instead of two?
The money saved on navy, plus the expediency, could possibly be worth the consequent boon for the Axis?
Particularly if Mongolia had already turned Russian?

Sorry that I’m sure it’s been discussed before. Dug back a bit but didn’t find anything.

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 1 artillery and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 1 marine moved from Malta to 98 Sea Zone 1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from 100 Sea Zone to Crete 1 armour moved from Northern Belarus to Novgorod Italians take Novgorod from Russians 1 armour moved from Novgorod to Smolensk Italians take Smolensk from Russians Combat - Italians Battle in Crete Non Combat Move - Italians 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 99 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 100 Sea Zone to Syria Italians take Syria from Neutral_Axis 1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria 1 destroyer moved from 99 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 99 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone Place Units - Italians 3 transports placed in 97 Sea Zone 1 artillery placed in Southern Italy Turn Complete - Italians Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 17 PUs Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 4

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 4 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 116 Sea Zone Combat - Russians Russians creates battle in territory 128 Sea Zone Germans scrambles 3 units out of Western Germany to defend against the attack in 116 Sea Zone Battle in 116 Sea Zone Russians attack with 1 submarine Germans defend with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in 116 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers in 116 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Russians lost in 116 Sea Zone 1 destroyer owned by the Germans lost in 116 Sea Zone Germans win with 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer Moving scrambled unit from 116 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Western Germany Moving scrambled unit from 116 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Western Germany Moving scrambled unit from 116 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Western Germany Non Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Karelia to Russia 2 fighters moved from Russia to Stalingrad 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Stalingrad 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Russia to Samara 1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara 1 artillery moved from Russia to Samara 1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Yaroslavl to Russia 2 mech_infantrys moved from Tula to Stalingrad 2 armour moved from Tula to Stalingrad 2 infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad 1 infantry moved from Kursk to Bryansk 1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia 1 infantry moved from Russia to Yaroslavl 2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Tula to Russia 1 fighter moved from Stalingrad to Russia 10 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey Place Units - Russians 1 fighter placed in Russia 4 artilleries placed in Russia 2 infantry placed in Stalingrad 1 infantry placed in Stalingrad 4 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 32 PUs; end with 32 PUs Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 35 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 37 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.00 Russians regular : 0.67

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It is general consensus that cruisers and battleships are overpriced in OOB and are rarely (if ever) advisable to purchase. Here is a thought, and I look forward to feedback:

As WWII developed, naval battles increasingly were dependent less on big naval guns and more on aircraft. Designs in ships (AAA armament especially) reflected this by the later years of the war, and I am hoping to incorporate that. Say that cruisers and battleships had limited AAA, in each battle they participate in rolling 1@1 before the rolling begins. I feel as though this is a good solution for two reasons:

It reflects reality. When planes attacked warships, They had to wait until optimal range to release bombs/torpedoes, while the ships had been firing all throughout the approach.

It adds value and dynamism to the ships. In every sixth battle in which one of these ships comes up against planes, it will theoretically score a preemptive hit. That comes out to a 1.7 IPC value every 6 battles, on average. 6 battles may be more than many of one’s ships fight in a game, so I feel as though this bonus ability is not overwhelming, especially since no navy will have more than a handful, save for rare occasions.

I know that, in some cases, this may be a large shift. Say Japan attacks the UK BB off Malaya (SZ 37) with a cruiser and 2 bombers. It is possible that, with this new ability, the BB could score a preemptive hit on a bomber and sink the cruiser in a lone round of combat, and should the remaining 2 Japanese units score only 1 hit, proceed to destroy the last bomber in the second round of combat.

I acknowledge that, in such cases, it may be over the top. But it does prove the point that such a tweak would force players to respect cruisers and BBs more, and it would give more reason for purchasing cruisers as screening ships. My apologies if this is in the wrong section of the forum.

Thoughts?

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 8

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 8 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 1 cruiser moved from 47 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone 1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 55 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from 50 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands 1 destroyer moved from 49 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 64 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Celebes Combat - ANZAC Battle in Celebes Battle in Solomon Islands Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 infantry moved from Gilbert Islands to 49 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 49 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands 1 fighter moved from 34 Sea Zone to Queensland 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland Place Units - ANZAC 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 64 Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in New South Wales Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 15 PUs Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 18 PUs Combat Move - French Non Combat Move - French 1 fighter moved from Iceland to United Kingdom Turn Complete - French

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Territory Summary for ANZAC and French :

Caroline Islands : 1 infantry United Kingdom : 1 fighter and 2 infantry Solomon Islands : 1 marine New South Wales : 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Queensland : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 2 artilleries, 3 fighters, 1 harbour and 8 infantry New Zealand : 1 airfield and 1 harbour 64 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 transport Southern Persia : 1 infantry 35 Sea Zone : 1 transport 34 Sea Zone : 1 fighter 82 Sea Zone : 1 fighter 50 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser 45 Sea Zone : 1 transport 78 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer Celebes : 1 flag, 1 infantry 55 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 46 / 71 Russians : 33 / 38 Japanese : 52 / 65 Americans : 52 / 82 Chinese : 11 / 15 British : 32 / 37 UK_Pacific : 8 / 8 Italians : 32 / 42 ANZAC : 12 / 18 French : 0 / 0 Dutch : 0 / 0 Mongolians : 0 / 0 Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0 Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0 Neutral_True : 20 / 0

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@The_Good_Captain

Game History

Round: 4 Purchase Units - Germans Note to players Germans: <body><b>All powers can now produce tank units!<b></body> Condition TankProductionGermans: Germans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction Germans buy 1 fighter and 13 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 infantry moved from South West Africa to Union of South Africa Germans take Union of South Africa from British 1 infantry moved from Munich to Alsace 1 infantry moved from Poland to Belarus 1 artillery moved from Poland to Livonia 1 infantry moved from Poland to Livonia 2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Poland to Belarus 1 fighter moved from Poland to Belarus 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Silesia to Poland 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia 1 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia 5 infantry moved from Hanover to Ruhr 4 infantry moved from Berlin to Hanover 1 fighter moved from Berlin to Hanover 1 infantry moved from Berlin to Hanover 5 infantry moved from Ruhr to Alsace 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Livonia 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Livonia Combat - Germans Germans has abandoned SZ 18 to British Battle in Livonia Germans attack with 2 artilleries and 7 infantry Russians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries and 7 infantry in Livonia, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 3.67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Livonia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Livonia 2 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Livonia Germans win, taking SZ 18 from AustroHungarians with 2 artilleries and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry Combat Move - Germans Trigger ChangeToTriesteMine: AustroHungarians captures territory SZ 18 Place Units - Germans 1 fighter and 13 infantry placed in Berlin Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0.50 Germans regular : 0.33

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@The_Good_Captain

Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 armour, 6 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Japanese 3 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to Hawaii Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to North Australia Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to Solomon Islands Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Solomon Islands to Solomon Islands Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Solomon Islands Sea Zone to New Zealand Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from New Zealand Sea Zone to New Zealand Japanese take New Zealand from British 2 battleships moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to North Australia Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from North Australia Sea Zone to Australia 2 fighters moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to Australia 1 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Yakut S.S.R. Japanese take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians 1 infantry moved from Sinkiang to Kazakh S.S.R. 1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from French Indo China to Kazakh S.S.R. Combat - Japanese Battle in Kazakh S.S.R. Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry Russians defend with 2 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kazakh S.S.R. 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Kazakh S.S.R. 2 fighters owned by the Japanese and 1 bomber owned by the Japanese retreated Russians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Australia Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry British defend with 2 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 battleships in Australia, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Australia, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits British roll dice for 2 infantry in Australia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Australia Japanese win, taking Australia from British with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for British: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 carrier moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to North Australia Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Australia to North Australia Sea Zone 1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to Caroline Islands Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Borneo Celebes to Borneo Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Borneo Sea Zone to East Indies Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from East Indies to East Indies Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from East Indies Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to French Indo China 2 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone 1 armour moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 1 armour moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria 1 infantry moved from China to Sinkiang 2 infantry moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to French Indo China 2 fighters moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to French Indo China 1 bomber moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to French Indo China Place Units - Japanese 1 armour and 6 infantry placed in Japan 2 transports placed in Japan Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 40 PUs; end with 40 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 0.50 Russians regular : 0.33 British regular : -0.67

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