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ItIsILeClerc

Allrighty, I brought my winter-clothing.
This is an interesting move that I have never seen yet (although heard about); abandoning Moscow. I can only guess as to where the Red Army wants to go, but I’m guessing something about protecting Cairo, or defecting to Mao ;-). Tojo sees Hirohito sitting uneasy on his throne…

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 1 harbour, 7 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
2 bombers, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Burma
2 mech_infantrys moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
1 mech_infantry moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
1 artillery moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
1 mech_infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Hunan to Szechwan
2 mech_infantrys moved from Anhwe to Szechwan
1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Shan State
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Malaya

Combat - Japanese
Battle in 43 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
British defend with 1 destroyer
Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
Battle in 45 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 1 destroyer
Japanese win with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
Battle in 44 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 1 destroyer
Japanese win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
Battle in Szechwan
Japanese attack with 2 armour and 3 mech_infantrys
Chinese defend with 1 infantry
Japanese win, taking Szechwan from Chinese with 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
Battle in Yunnan
Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys
British defend with 2 infantry
Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
Casualties for British: 2 infantry
Battle in Shan State
Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
British defend with 1 infantry
Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
Casualties for British: 1 infantry
Battle in Malaya
Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour; Americans defend with 1 armour
Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
Casualties for Americans: 1 armour
Battle in Burma
Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
British defend with 4 infantry; Chinese defend with 1 fighter
Japanese win with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
Casualties for Japanese: 2 bombers
Casualties for British: 4 infantry
Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter

Non Combat Move - Japanese
2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
2 aaGuns, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
4 artilleries moved from French Indo China to Kwangsi
1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to Japan
1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Hopei
1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kweichow
1 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 44 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 45 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
2 battleships, 6 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers, 1 fighter, 2 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Malaya to 36 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to 36 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Yunnan to 36 Sea Zone
5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Burma to Kwangsi
1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
1 harbour placed in Kwangsi
1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Kwangtung
3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
6 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
Japanese collect 50 PUs; end with 50 PUs total

ItIsILeClerc

It’s perfectly clear, no worries. Even without the explanation.
I too edit-moved 2AAAs.

SZ109… Choices choices ;-). Project max threat north or south.

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 1 bomber, 4 infantry and 14 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
1 mech_infantry moved from Nenetsia to Urals
Germans take Urals from Russians
1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Kazakhstan
Germans take Kazakhstan from Russians
1 infantry moved from Tambov to Samara
Germans take Samara from Russians
1 infantry moved from Vologda to Novosibirsk
Germans take Novosibirsk from Russians
4 bombers moved from Rostov to Russia
4 fighters moved from Rostov to Russia

Combat - Germans
Air Battle in Russia
Germans attacks with 8 units heading to Russia
Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
Strategic bombing raid in Russia
Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 4,5,6,4 and causes: 14 damage to unit: factory_major
Bombing raid in Russia causes 14 damage total.
Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Changing ownership of Northwest Persia from Russians to Germans
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
1 infantry moved from Rostov to Tambov
1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Vologda
1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
2 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Bryansk
3 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Finland
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
4 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Bryansk
4 bombers and 4 fighters moved from Russia to Bryansk
3 aaGuns, 9 armour, 8 artilleries, 23 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Northwest Persia
2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
3 artilleries moved from Western Germany to France
2 mech_infantrys moved from Slovakia Hungary to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
3 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
3 infantry placed in France
4 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2
Germans collect 60 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 60 PUs total
Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 67 PUs
Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 82 PUs
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Bryansk: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Tambov: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Vologda: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Samara: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 6

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

Combat Move - Italians

Combat - Italians
Italians creates battle in territory 97 Sea Zone

Non Combat Move - Italians
2 aaGuns, 2 armour, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Bryansk
2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France
1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
3 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy
3 infantry placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs

ItIsILeClerc

I like that idea, WB!
Both simple and satisfying. Balance would probably need testing, since the axis have way more aircraft than the allies.

ItIsILeClerc

I wouldn’t call it easier, if China starts with double their forces everywhere.
I’d think Japan would actually have a reason not to J1. Since A&A is a game and not a simulation, I wouldn’t want to make taking China as hard as it historically was. My point for additional China rules/set up in a game like A&A would only be to draw in more power from the Japanese, so they have less to use against the Wallies. If need be, China could even get more units at start up…

ItIsILeClerc

If you mean by ‘unreasonable demands’, that the USA demanded Japan to stop its war in China then I can’t say the USA and the Brits had any choice but to demand that. The Japanese waged such a cruel and barbaric war in China, that I am wondering why the USA hadn’t declared war on Japan first.
Just Google ‘rape of Nanking’ and you get a picture of what the Chinese had to endure. This massacre alone still causes tension between China and Japan…

Eventually the USA was so fed up by the Japanese cruel bararism in China, that they stopped supplying oil and other strategic materials to Japan, and, indeed, started supplying war materials to the Chinese. Deprived of oil, Japan could not wage an effective war so Japan had to attack the DEI oil fields, an act the western allies would never let go unpunished. This would (very likely) mean War and Japan knew it, so they attacked first, at Pearl Harbor.

Back to the Japanese war in China. It wasn’t exactly going well for Japan (sluggish), so maybe they butchered the people in occupied China out of frustration? Who knows.
The fact is that A&A gives the impression that the war in China is very easily won. In reality however, Japan had very limited resources (manpower and oil in particular) and it had to make choices of what to do with it. Wage an effective war against the western allies OR China. Even with the DEI oil.

If you want to translate the war in China into A&AG40 (taking the Japanese set up as startingpoint), I think China has to start with at least double all their forces at set up and limit their production to 2 units per turn (or 1 ART if they own Yunnan) regardless of how many IPCs they own. The IPC value of their areas would only be of use for Japan. Furthermore, the chinese INF units should attack @Â½, or @1 if paired with an ART. Their defensive values remain normal. All the other OOB rules would still apply for China. This would roughly simulate The choice Japan had to make in the real war.

ItIsILeClerc

I hope you can see what I did with the edits.
If not, here it is: instead of 2TAC + 1 INF, I placed FTR+TAC+MECH. Same TUV. And repositioned 2 other mech after that (within their legal range, ofc).

OK, if it’s after fall of Mocow, I can relate. That should be after a while. First Germany must work on its ability to approach Moscow and if the UK sends a few FTR/TAC into that City, they can hold out longer. We’ll see how it works out.

If you are thinking about a ‘battle of the Java sea’, please take great care with allocating losses.
I must admit I used the BC on it but I didn’t take into account the dynamics of taking air and CV losses. Just looked at the statistics. I’m growing weary of the BC after a while… So if the combat is in fact much more disadvantageous for Japan I might reconsider this move. A heck, damn F’n BC… I 'll look into it ;-). I 'll simulate the battle in the BC but this time exactly how it is going to be. Should have done that by tomorrow and since you’re away this weekend, I figure that is not much time lost anyway.

Speaking of which: Njoy the weekend!

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 1 airfield, 1 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
1 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kansu
Japanese take Kansu from Chinese
1 submarine moved from 39 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
2 battleships and 1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Borneo
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to Celebes
1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Shan State
1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
2 mech_infantrys moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 bomber moved from Kwangsi to Borneo
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Java

Combat - Japanese
Battle in Java
Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 2 infantry
Japanese win, taking Java from Americans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
Battle in 43 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
Americans defend with 1 transport
Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
Battle in 44 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 transport
Americans defend with 1 transport
Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
Battle in Celebes
Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
Japanese win, taking Celebes from Americans with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
Battle in Shan State
Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
ANZAC defend with 1 infantry
Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
Battle in 37 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 1 transport
Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
Battle in Yunnan
Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
British defend with 1 infantry
Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
Casualties for British: 1 infantry
Battle in Borneo
Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
Battle in 41 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 fighter
Americans defend with 1 transport
Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for Americans: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Japanese
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to Kwangsi
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
1 bomber moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
1 bomber moved from Borneo to Kwangsi
1 fighter moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 44 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
2 fighters moved from Celebes to 42 Sea Zone
2 tactical_bombers moved from Celebes to 42 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Borneo to 42 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Borneo to 42 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from 43 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
6 carriers, 4 destroyers and 4 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Japan to Kwangsi
2 mech_infantrys moved from Suiyuyan to Anhwe
1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Hunan
3 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Hunan
1 armour moved from Hopei to Hunan
1 armour moved from French Indo China to Hunan

Place Units - Japanese
1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers placed in Kwangtung
3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
1 airfield placed in Kwangsi
1 transport placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
Japanese collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs total
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Kwangtung: 1 tactical_bomber
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kwangtung: 1 fighter
EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Kwangtung: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kwangtung: 1 mech_infantry
EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Hunan: 2 mech_infantrys
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kwangsi: 2 mech_infantrys
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

ItIsILeClerc

Just so it’s clear:
I’m not dismissing DS as a valid strategy. I just don’t see that it’s so much better than the other strategies.
I have spent 240IPCs now on bombers. Imagine I spent that all on land units. That would be ~70 land units instead of the +13 bombers the Germans have now. Say I put 30 of them In Russia to compensate the offensive power of those bombers, and another 10 because Russia is not raided so heavily (or not at all, even). The situation in Russia would have been better for Germany because those 40 land units have more power than those +13 STR and they also defend much better. With +40 land units in Russia, Germany could also keep all of their FTR+TAC in the west to contest the allies there (but I’m not saying they should). They are just an extra bonus to every front, capable of contesting dead zones more effectively.

Anyway, that leaves another 30 land units to be divided between west and east. Add the land units already west, and GE6 -could- have 40 land units in the west if necessary, instead of just 10.

For me, the bottom line is:
yes it is working and it is a very strong strategy, worthy of high level play. It is in fact also surprisingly fun to play. But I wouldn’t call it overpowered. I think our game shows this at least, if not the fact that I perhaps need to work on my Japanese endurance against a heavy early focus by the USA ;-). If that’s the case, so be it. But if Japan can do much better against an early USA focus than I am now, the allies have a problem with Germany regardless of what strategy they use.

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 6

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 2 bombers and 10 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Tambov
1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
Germans take Vologda from Russians
1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Nenetsia
Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Volgograd
Germans take Volgograd from Russians
1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
Germans take Caucasus from Russians
2 fighters moved from Ukraine to Russia
4 bombers moved from Novgorod to Russia
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Tambov

Combat - Germans
Battle in Tambov
Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Russians defend with 1 infantry
Germans win, taking Tambov from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Air Battle in Russia
Germans attacks with 6 units heading to Russia
Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
Strategic bombing raid in Russia
1 bomber killed by AA
Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 7,3,7 and causes: 16 damage to unit: factory_major
Bombing raid in Russia causes 16 damage total.
Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
3 aaGuns, 8 artilleries, 24 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
3 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
3 bombers and 2 fighters moved from Russia to Rostov
2 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Rostov
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tambov to Rostov
1 mech_infantry moved from Smolensk to Rostov
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
2 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland
1 aaGun moved from Archangel to Vologda
1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Rostov
1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Southern Italy
1 bomber moved from Southern France to Southern Italy
2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Rostov
2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Belarus
2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Slovakia Hungary
1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Rostov
1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Ukraine

Place Units - Germans
3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
2 bombers and 4 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
Germans collect 59 PUs; end with 60 PUs total
Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs
Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 80 PUs

ItIsILeClerc

moved 3 ‘bulgarian’ germans from Romania to Bessarabia. Forgot them this turn.

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 5

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

Combat Move - Italians
2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Cyprus
1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone

Combat - Italians
Battle in Cyprus

Non Combat Move - Italians
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
EDIT: 3 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Ukraine
1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Bessarabia
1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
1 destroyer placed in 97 Sea Zone
2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Italy
1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs

ItIsILeClerc

Hmmmm, I know I’m a relative newbie regarding JF stuff, but I know how to J4India. My point is that I deliberately did not go for it (tough decision I admit), because that would position the IJN in the Indian sea J4. With an India scheme I saw the USA + ANZAC going Carolines->Philippines+DEI, also denying Japan their naval set up location at SZ6 all the time. Doesn’t this already mean game over for Japan, even though they control India???
If I’m missing something important, please do tell. How can Japan overcome the above, even though controlling India?

I’d like to continue for a while. When I am 100% sure it’s not going to work, we can switch sides again. If I feel up to another game ;-). Don’t know about you but I can play this game too much in a short time.

If you wish, we can then even start from round 2 or 3 so you can still do that J4India. We then just delete the IC I bought J1 and add another TRS in SZ6 and give Japan an extra 4IPCs.

ItIsILeClerc

So how you think this will end?
I think it will end as predicted: Japan cannot withstand the JF for much longer (as usual) and then it is Germany versus the world. You think DS is strong enough to face those odds? I doubt it. They’ve got the economy against them.

I suggest we play a little longer to see if Germany can make up for the loosing game in the Pacific. But I will be surprised if they can. If it becomes clear they can’t (which I expect), I’d consider the DS myth busted. Another victory for JF over GF, hurray! Same old story as ever: JF is so much easier for the allies compared to GF. Very annoying.

Maybe if Japan is not doing J1. I consider J1 not very good against a USA going to JF. But then again, what JDOW would be…

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 5

Research Technology - Japanese
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 127 Sea Zone: 1 transport
EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 125 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 127 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
1 infantry moved from Sikang to Tsinghai
Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese
1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Shensi
1 mech_infantry moved from Hopei to Shensi
2 mech_infantrys moved from Hopei to Suiyuyan
1 bomber moved from Kiangsu to Shensi
1 bomber moved from Kiangsu to Suiyuyan
1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
1 tactical_bomber moved from 34 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
Battle in 42 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 1 transport
Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
Battle in Shensi
Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys
Chinese defend with 1 artillery
Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery
Battle in Suiyuyan
Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys
Chinese defend with 1 infantry
Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 34 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 battleship, 4 carriers, 2 destroyers, 4 fighters, 1 submarine and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 bomber moved from Shensi to Kwangsi
1 bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Kiangsi
4 transports moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
2 mech_infantrys moved from Kiangsu to Kwangsi
1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Shan State to French Indo China
1 tactical_bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Paulau Island to Kwangsi
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Paulau Island to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
1 bomber and 3 fighters placed in Japan
1 factory_minor placed in Kwangtung

Turn Complete - Japanese
Japanese collect 59 PUs; end with 59 PUs total

ItIsILeClerc

No problem at all. I’ll edit them.

ItIsILeClerc

Italian edit. I think that Mech is better positioned in EP than Ukraine… Not a major mistake but still.

ItIsILeClerc

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 5

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 2 bombers and 8 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
6 bombers moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Belarus
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Smolensk
Germans take Smolensk from Russians
1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Tambov
Germans take Tambov from Russians
9 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Rostov
Germans take Rostov from Russians
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
Germans take Archangel from Russians
2 bombers moved from Southern France to 91 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
Air Battle in Russia
Germans attacks with 6 units heading to Russia
Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
Strategic bombing raid in Russia
1 bomber killed by AA
Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 7,6,3,8 and causes: 20 damage to unit: factory_major
Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 3 and causes: 3 damage to unit: airfield
Bombing raid in Russia causes 23 damage total. Damaged units is as follows: factory_major = 20, airfield = 3
Battle in Belarus
Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Russians defend with 1 infantry
Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Battle in 91 Sea Zone
Germans attack with 2 bombers
British defend with 1 destroyer
Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Germans
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
5 bombers moved from Russia to Novgorod
1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Archangel
1 fighter moved from Belarus to Novgorod
1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Novgorod
3 aaGuns, 8 artilleries and 24 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Novgorod
2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Novgorod
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
1 bomber moved from Southern France to Western Germany
1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Novgorod
1 bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Southern France
5 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
EDIT: 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,4
Germans collect 54 PUs; end with 55 PUs total
Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs
Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs