we have more than enough “unannounced” hiatuses as it is :-D

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 6

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 6 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 fighter, 11 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Leningrad 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Belarus to Leningrad 1 infantry moved from Northern Manchuria to Buryatia Russians take Buryatia from Japanese Combat - Russians Battle in Leningrad Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Leningrad, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Leningrad, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Leningrad Russians win, taking Leningrad from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 2 fighters moved from Northern Belarus to Stalingrad 2 tactical_bombers moved from Russia to Stalingrad 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Stalingrad 7 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Belarus to Russia 1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Northern Belarus 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Leningrad to Northern Belarus 1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Karelia to Archangel 2 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad 1 infantry moved from Samara to Stalingrad 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Olgiy to Urals 1 tactical_bomber moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai 1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Tsinghai 2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan 2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Northern Manchuria to Buryatia 1 infantry moved from Russia to Samara 2 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk Place Units - Russians 1 fighter and 9 infantry placed in Russia 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Urals Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUs Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 38 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.33 Russians regular : 0.67

Savegame

@peirce

Good game! Was a fun one.

@Lancasterlaw1175

I think your hypothesis is broadly correct.

But I think on a technical and logistical level (not sure about political), it seems to me that it was perfectly possible for the French to mobilize and brings the guns to the front much earlier, before September. This would’ve allowed them to begin attacking almost immediately and shatter the German lines. In retrospect, the French should be at fault for not mobilizing (and preventing the Poles from doing so).

The vast majority of Army Group C divisions were undersized (or even just command headquarters), while only about half of the French ones were deficient in some way (Nafziger’s book also lists the condition of French divisions in September-October 193o).

I got the book online here:

https://www.amazon.com/French-Order-Battle-World-1939-1945/dp/1585450189

@The_Good_Captain

Game History

Round: 7 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 10 infantry and 1 tank; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 infantry moved from Munich to Ruhr 3 infantry moved from Hanover to Ruhr 2 infantry moved from Tyrolia to Munich 1 infantry moved from Silesia to Galicia 1 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia 2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Kiel to Ruhr 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Berlin to Kiel 4 infantry moved from Berlin to Hanover 1 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland Germans take Finland from Russians 2 artilleries moved from Karelia to Finland 2 infantry moved from Livonia to Karelia 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Livonia to Poland 8 artilleries moved from Karelia to Livonia 6 infantry moved from Galicia to Romania 1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria Combat - Germans Germans has abandoned SZ 18 to British Battle in Ruhr Germans attack with 13 artilleries, 2 fighters and 17 infantry British defend with 4 infantry; French defend with 9 artilleries and 13 infantry Germans roll dice for 13 artilleries, 2 fighters and 17 infantry in Ruhr, round 2 : 16/32 hits, 17.17 expected hits French roll dice for 9 artilleries and 17 infantry in Ruhr, round 2 : 10/26 hits, 13.00 expected hits 10 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ruhr 12 infantry owned by the French and 4 infantry owned by the British lost in Ruhr French and Germans reach a stalemate , taking SZ 18 from AustroHungarians. Battle score for attacker is 18 Casualties for Germans: 10 infantry Casualties for British: 4 infantry Casualties for French: 12 infantry Combat Move - Germans Trigger ChangeToTriesteMine: AustroHungarians captures territory SZ 18 Place Units - Germans 10 infantry and 1 tank placed in Berlin Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 31 PUs; end with 31 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : -3.00 Germans regular : -1.17

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TripleA Move Summary: French round 11

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

Game History

Round: 11 Combat Move - French 1 destroyer moved from 111 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Greece to Egypt

Savegame

@max334 Any moves with France? DD in Indian ocean or Fighter in UK?