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I’m just wishing you could earn IPCs by occupying sea zones with battleships…

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 4

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 bomber, 8 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Libya to Egypt
              Germans take Egypt from British
        2 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Libya to Algeria
        2 fighters moved from France to Algeria
        1 fighter moved from Northwestern Europe to 3 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Northwestern Europe to Norway
        2 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
        9 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Baltic States to Karelia S.S.R.
        2 armour moved from Germany to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Poland to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Poland to Belorussia
        2 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine S.S.R.
        3 infantry moved from Poland to Belorussia

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in 3 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 fighter
            Americans defend with 1 transport
                1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 3 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
        Battle in Belorussia
            Germans attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
            Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belorussia
            Germans win, taking Belorussia from Russians with 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
        Battle in Norway
            Germans attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
            Americans defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Norway, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Norway, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Norway, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Norway, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Norway
            Germans win, taking Norway from Americans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
        Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 3 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 4 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Russians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Algeria
            Germans attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 5 infantry
            British defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry; Americans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Americans roll AA dice in Algeria : 1/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in Algeria
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Algeria, round 2 : 2/9 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Algeria, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                1 aaGun owned by the Americans, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Algeria
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Algeria, round 3 : 1/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Algeria, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Algeria
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery and 1 fighter in Algeria, round 4 : 3/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Algeria, round 4 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Germans, 1 artillery owned by the Americans, 1 infantry owned by the British and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Algeria
            Germans win, taking Algeria from British with 2 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
            Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 5 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 infantry
        Battle in Karelia S.S.R.
            Germans attack with 11 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 factory and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 11 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 : 8/17 hits, 6.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Karelia S.S.R.
            Germans win, taking Karelia S.S.R. from Russians with 11 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 fighter moved from Norway to Northwestern Europe
        1 fighter moved from Norway to Northwestern Europe
        1 fighter moved from Algeria to France
        1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to France
        1 fighter moved from Belorussia to France
        1 fighter moved from 3 Sea Zone to Northwestern Europe
        2 armour moved from France to Poland
        1 armour moved from Northwestern Europe to Poland
        1 artillery moved from Poland to Baltic States
        2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
        1 artillery moved from Germany to Poland
        4 infantry moved from Germany to Baltic States
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Italy to Germany

    Place Units - Germans
        1 bomber and 8 infantry placed in Germany
        1 submarine placed in 5 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 43 PUs; end with 43 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -0.33
Americans AA : 0.67
Russians regular : -2.00
Germans regular : 0.00
British regular : 1.50

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nvm i just went for it. figured if they all die anyway the flags don’t matter that much. (they didn’t)

you didn’t make it easy, though… ouch.

specifically, which nationality of infantry should be hit first?

if it wasn’t mixed ownership, I’d just do AA gun -> inf -> art -> tank, because I’m pretty sure the AA gun operator will not live to celebrate his accuracy)

Indeed… Every time I open a new save-game I see another surprise. This time I was surprised by the amount of compassion that you showed my fighter in Sinkiang.

Order of hits in Algeria? Coming at you with

• 5 inf
• 1 art
• 2 tanks
• 1 fighter
• 1 smoldering wreck

shaking my fist at whoever is training those british AA gun operators

@macphearsome said in Canuck12 (Allies) vs. MacPhearsome (Axis) - 1942 2nd ed. LH balance edits.:

        Battle in 44 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 submarine
            Americans defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/8 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Japanese, 1 submarine owned by the Americans, 1 cruiser owned by the Americans, 2 destroyers owned by the Americans, 1 carrier owned by the Americans and 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 44 Sea Zone, round 3 : 5/7 hits, 3.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 44 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the Japanese, 1 fighter owned by the Americans, 1 transport owned by the Americans and 1 battleship owned by the Americans lost in 44 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 57
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
            Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport

Phone died so I don’t know if you replied to my text. I picked casualties for you as honestly as possible. Let me know if you agree with them.

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.33
Japanese regular : 3.17
Russians regular : -0.33
British regular : -1.00

Ouch… lol

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        2 fighters moved from 50 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
        2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 51 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Japan to 44 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 50 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Yakut S.S.R.
              Japanese take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
        1 fighter moved from Buryatia S.S.R. to Novosibirsk
        2 transports moved from 62 Sea Zone to 60 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Japan to 60 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 60 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 48 Sea Zone to Philippine Islands
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
        1 artillery moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
        1 transport moved from 61 Sea Zone to 60 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Japan to 60 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 60 Sea Zone to 61 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 61 Sea Zone to Yunnan
        2 infantry moved from Buryatia S.S.R. to Yakut S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Sinkiang to Kazakh S.S.R.
              Japanese take Kazakh S.S.R. from Russians
        3 infantry moved from Sinkiang to Novosibirsk
        1 armour moved from Sinkiang to Yunnan

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Philippine Islands
            Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            British defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Philippine Islands, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 infantry in Philippine Islands, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Philippine Islands
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Philippine Islands, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 infantry in Philippine Islands, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Philippine Islands
            Japanese win, taking Philippine Islands from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Novosibirsk
            Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Novosibirsk
            Japanese win, taking Novosibirsk from Russians with 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
        Battle in 44 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 submarine
            Americans defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Americans
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/8 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Japanese, 1 submarine owned by the Americans, 1 cruiser owned by the Americans, 2 destroyers owned by the Americans, 1 carrier owned by the Americans and 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 44 Sea Zone, round 3 : 5/7 hits, 3.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 44 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the Japanese, 1 fighter owned by the Americans, 1 transport owned by the Americans and 1 battleship owned by the Americans lost in 44 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 57
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
            Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang
        1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 60 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 61 Sea Zone to 60 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 fighter and 1 transport placed in 60 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Japan

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 40 PUs; end with 40 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.33
Japanese regular : 3.17
Russians regular : -0.33
British regular : -1.00

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Archangel
        2 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine S.S.R.
        3 fighters moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Archangel
        2 fighters moved from Northwestern Europe to Ukraine S.S.R.

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 artillery
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 artillery in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Russians with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery
        Battle in Archangel
            Germans attack with 3 fighters and 1 infantry
            Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 fighters and 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Archangel
            Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 3 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        3 fighters moved from Archangel to Northwestern Europe
        2 fighters moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Poland
        9 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Belorussia to Baltic States
        1 aaGun moved from Germany to Northwestern Europe
        1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 14 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from France to 14 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 14 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 15 Sea Zone to Libya
        1 infantry moved from Algeria to Libya
        1 transport moved from 15 Sea Zone to 14 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from France to 14 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 14 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 15 Sea Zone to Libya
        1 infantry moved from Italy to France
        2 infantry moved from Germany to France
        2 armour moved from Germany to France
        1 infantry moved from Germany to Northwestern Europe
        1 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
        1 aaGun moved from Italy to Germany

    Place Units - Germans
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Italy
        2 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 0.00
Germans regular : 0.00

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Archangel
        2 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine S.S.R.
        3 fighters moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Archangel
        2 fighters moved from Northwestern Europe to Ukraine S.S.R.

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 artillery
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 artillery in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Russians with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery
        Battle in Archangel
            Germans attack with 3 fighters and 1 infantry
            Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 fighters and 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Archangel
            Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 3 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        3 fighters moved from Archangel to Northwestern Europe
        2 fighters moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Poland
        9 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Belorussia to Baltic States
        1 aaGun moved from Germany to Northwestern Europe
        1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 14 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from France to 14 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 14 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 15 Sea Zone to Libya
        1 infantry moved from Algeria to Libya
        1 transport moved from 15 Sea Zone to 14 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from France to 14 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 14 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 15 Sea Zone to Libya
        1 infantry moved from Italy to France
        2 infantry moved from Germany to France
        2 armour moved from Germany to France
        1 infantry moved from Germany to Northwestern Europe
        1 infantry moved from Germany to Poland

    Place Units - Germans
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Italy
        2 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 0.00
Germans regular : 0.00

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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        2 fighters moved from 53 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands
        1 destroyer moved from 61 Sea Zone to 51 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 1 submarine moved from 53 Sea Zone to 51 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 60 Sea Zone to 51 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Japan to 48 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from French Indo-China Thailand to 36 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Burma to 36 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 34 Sea Zone to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
        1 fighter moved from 34 Sea Zone to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
        1 armour moved from Yunnan to Sinkiang
              Japanese take Szechwan from Americans
              Japanese take Sinkiang from Americans
        1 infantry moved from Buryatia S.S.R. to Soviet Far East
              Japanese take Soviet Far East from Russians
        2 infantry moved from Japan to 60 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 60 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 64 Sea Zone to Alaska
              Japanese take Alaska from Americans
        1 transport moved from 61 Sea Zone to 60 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 60 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 60 Sea Zone to 61 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 61 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
        1 fighter moved from Kiangsu to Kwangtung

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in 48 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 fighter
            British defend with 1 transport
                1 transport owned by the British lost in 48 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for British: 1 transport
        Battle in 51 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            British defend with 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 51 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the British lost in 51 Sea Zone
                Japanese roll dice for 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer in 51 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 cruiser in 51 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 51 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
            Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
        Battle in Solomon Islands
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters
            Americans defend with 1 bomber
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters in Solomon Islands, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 bomber in Solomon Islands, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Japanese and 1 bomber owned by the Americans lost in Solomon Islands
            Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
            Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber
        Battle in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
            Japanese win, taking Anglo-Egyptian Sudan from British with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
        Battle in Kwangtung
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Kwangtung, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Kwangtung, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Kwangtung, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Kwangtung
            Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from Americans with 1 artillery and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 carrier moved from 53 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 34 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 34 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        4 infantry moved from Anhwei to Sinkiang
        1 fighter moved from Solomon Islands to 50 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Buryatia S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from 48 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to 36 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan

    Place Units - Japanese
        2 transports placed in 62 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry placed in Japan

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.67
Japanese regular : 2.33
British regular : 0.00

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 2 armour, 1 destroyer, 5 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 transport moved from 17 Sea Zone to 14 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from France to 14 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 14 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
              Germans take Gibraltar from British
        2 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to West Russia
        1 armour moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Belorussia
        1 armour moved from Bulgaria Romania to Belorussia
        6 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Belorussia
        2 fighters moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to West Russia
        2 fighters moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Archangel
        1 fighter moved from Northwestern Europe to Archangel
        1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Archangel
        1 armour moved from Germany to Belorussia
        1 bomber moved from Germany to United Kingdom

    Combat - Germans
        Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                British roll AA dice in United Kingdom : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            1 bomber killed by AA
            Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 0 damage total. 
        Battle in Belorussia
            Germans attack with 9 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 9 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 : 3/16 hits, 6.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Belorussia
            Germans win, taking Belorussia from Russians with 9 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
        Battle in West Russia
            Germans attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in West Russia, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in West Russia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in West Russia
            Germans win, taking West Russia from Russians with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Archangel
            Germans attack with 3 fighters and 1 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 fighters and 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Archangel
            Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 3 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        2 fighters moved from West Russia to Northwestern Europe
        1 fighter moved from Italy to France
        1 infantry moved from Germany to France
        3 fighters moved from Archangel to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 battleship moved from 17 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Germany to Poland

    Place Units - Germans
        1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 15 Sea Zone
        1 infantry placed in Italy
        2 armour and 4 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

British AA : 0.83
Russians regular : -1.33
Germans regular : -4.00

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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 60 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 60 Sea Zone to 61 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 61 Sea Zone to Yunnan
        1 transport moved from 61 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Philippine Islands to 48 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 48 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Burma
              Japanese take Burma from British
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from French Indo-China Thailand to Yunnan
        1 fighter moved from French Indo-China Thailand to Anhwei
        1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Anhwei
        4 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwei
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Yunnan
        3 infantry moved from Manchuria to Buryatia S.S.R.
              Japanese take Buryatia S.S.R. from Russians
        1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 fighters moved from 37 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 44 Sea Zone to 53 Sea Zone
        1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter moved from 50 Sea Zone to 53 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Japan to 53 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Japan to 53 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 60 Sea Zone to 61 Sea Zone

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Yunnan
            Japanese attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
            Americans defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Yunnan
            Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Americans with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
        Battle in Anhwei
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 4 infantry
            Americans defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 4 infantry in Anhwei, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Anhwei, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Anhwei
            Japanese win, taking Anhwei from Americans with 2 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
        Battle in 53 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
            Americans defend with 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 53 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 53 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 carrier and 1 cruiser in 53 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 fighters in 53 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 53 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 53 Sea Zone
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 53 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters in 53 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 carrier in 53 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter in 53 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the Japanese, 1 carrier owned by the Americans and 1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in 53 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 26
            Casualties for Americans: 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber
        Battle in 34 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 fighters
            British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 fighters in 34 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 34 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
                1 carrier owned by the British lost in 34 Sea Zone
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 fighters in 34 Sea Zone, round 3 : 4/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 34 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Japanese, 1 transport owned by the British and 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 34 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 23
            Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 destroyer moved from 60 Sea Zone to 51 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Malaya to French Indo-China Thailand
        1 fighter moved from Anhwei to Japan
        1 fighter moved from Anhwei to Kiangsu

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 cruiser and 1 transport placed in 60 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Japan

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 34 PUs; end with 35 PUs
        1 unit repaired.

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.83
Japanese regular : 0.50
British regular : 0.67

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9.0

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        2 submarines moved from 9 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Northwestern Europe to 7 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Norway to 7 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 1 submarine moved from 5 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia S.S.R.
              Germans take Karelia S.S.R. from Russians
        1 armour moved from Baltic States to West Russia
        1 armour moved from Poland to West Russia
        1 armour moved from Bulgaria Romania to West Russia
        1 fighter moved from Germany to West Russia
        3 infantry moved from Belorussia to West Russia
        1 fighter moved from Poland to West Russia
        1 fighter moved from Bulgaria Romania to West Russia
        1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 3 infantry moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to West Russia
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern Europe to 15 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 15 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 17 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in 17 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 battleship and 1 transport
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 transport in 17 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 17 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 17 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 battleship and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
        Battle in West Russia
            Germans attack with 4 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 6 infantry
            Russians defend with 4 armour, 3 artilleries and 7 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 4 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 6 infantry in West Russia, round 2 : 5/16 hits, 6.17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 4 armour, 3 artilleries and 7 infantry in West Russia, round 2 : 2/14 hits, 5.33 expected hits
                5 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in West Russia
            1 artillery owned by the Germans, 4 infantry owned by the Germans and 4 armour owned by the Germans retreated to Ukraine S.S.R.
            Russians win with 4 armour, 3 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 5 infantry
        Battle in 7 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 3 submarines
            British defend with 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport; Russians defend with 1 submarine
                British roll dice for 1 submarine in 7 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 3 submarines in 7 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 cruiser in 7 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters in 7 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 7 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 submarine owned by the Germans and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 7 Sea Zone
            1 submarine owned by the Russians Submerged
                1 transport owned by the British lost in 7 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 29
            Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
        Battle in Trans-Jordan
            Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            British defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Trans-Jordan
            Germans win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 fighter moved from 7 Sea Zone to France
        1 fighter moved from 7 Sea Zone to Northwestern Europe
        2 infantry moved from Germany to Northwestern Europe
        1 infantry moved from Germany to France
        1 infantry moved from Italy to France
        1 armour moved from Northwestern Europe to 5 Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from France to Northwestern Europe
        1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Karelia S.S.R.
        2 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia S.S.R.
        2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
        1 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Poland to Belorussia
        4 fighters moved from West Russia to Ukraine S.S.R.
        2 infantry moved from Bulgaria Romania to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 armour moved from 5 Sea Zone to Karelia S.S.R.
        2 armour moved from Germany to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 armour moved from Italy to Bulgaria Romania
        1 bomber moved from West Russia to Germany
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Algeria to Libya
        1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria

    Place Units - Germans
        1 fighter placed in Italy
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 7 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -3.33
Germans regular : -0.00
British regular : -0.83

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In my opinion, the Allies have a better chance of winning.  I consider the Axis to be more challenging, but more fun to play.

When I play with my friends, we do what you propose; we count the IPC value of a country at the end of its turn.  We find this to be simple because we simply count the IPC difference for each territory, and add this (or subtract) from the default IPC for this nation.

We find that when we adjust the tokens for all countries, that this is a very error prone method, and it forces us to do counting that is not necessary.  All that is necessary is to know how much your nation is worth at the end of your turn.  At all other times this information is useless.

But, you should still use paper money, because you collect money at the end of your turn, and you may also have saved some money from your previous turn phase.  The amount of money that you have in pocket is generally not the same as your IPC value at any given moment in the game.

I’d always thought that bidding was for the Axis in this version?

In any case your description is right, but it’s the first time I’ve heard that the version has an Axis-tilt.  Certainly in my group we find that the Axis is more fun to play, but also more challenging.

Against good allies, plan on being on the defensive.  Russia will come at you, and it won’t take long for the Allies to sink your navies and start coming over the Atlantic.

I recommend that you do conquer Egypt on the first turn, but then leave it at that.  You will likely lose Egypt shortly afterwards, so I recommend taking your African Army across the Suez and into Persia to be a little bit aggressive against India and Caucasus.

Fighters and Bombers are good, you’ll need them for sinking the British Navy (especially on turns 1 and 2).  Infantry is pretty good, but I recommend some tanks and artillery as supplements.

From there, just try to keep Russia busy while Japan spreads through Asia.  Ask your Japanese Ally to make a decisive goal of taking a straight line to Moscow through one or two of the three paths to Moscow (either north of mongolia, or through China, or through India).

Well, I would recommend taking some time to browse through some of the posts in this section of the forum, because it is no longer very active but most of the advice is still prudent.  There are also a few articles about A&A revised strategy for each nation.

In general, though, I would recommend that you immediately try to pressure Germany with all three allied players, while not forgetting about important pieces that are already on the board (such as British Fighters and Navy scattered in the Indian Ocean / Pacific area, or the American transports in the Atlantic).  Try to minimize the amount of money that you spend on expensive naval units, focusing on ground units and transports as much as possible.

Also, depending on exactly what rule set you are using (box rules, Larry Harris Tournament Rules, house rules, etc.), you should strongly consider some strategic bombing raids on Germany with your existing bombers.

As Russia, I usually struggle to contain Germany on the Eastern Front, so be careful and try not to expose too much armor to German counter-attacks.  If you can keep Germany from pressuring Caucasus that is good.

As Britain, I tend to purchase some big boats on the first turn, play a little bit defensively until I am certain that a German invasion is impossible (I often try to sink their Baltic Transport ASAP to accomplish this), and then I work on pressuring Germany.  Make sure that you purchase the right amount of transports and keep your navy alive, otherwise you can end up out of time and feel like you are wasting your turns.  A turn that you are not landing troops in Africa / Europe / Russia or trying to invade Western Europe, is in my opinion, a bad turn for the UK.

As the US, I used to hold the orthodox position that the only correct move was to transport units into Africa or Europe every turn, although I have lost to US players who are aggressive in the Pacific.  Try to look for opportunities, and don’t be afraid to be a little bit “cost- ineffective” in your battles if it means forcing Germany to engage several players at once.  I maintain that Africa is best left to the US, and if the US idles with its Atlantic transports it can mean losing the game for the Allies or at least a hard game for the UK.  Even if you are doing a “Pressure Japan First” strategy, I highly recommend landing your Washington Forces in Algeria right away, and trying to add targets in the atlantic for the strong (but finite) german air force.  Reinforcing UK’s moves is generally a good idea, too, if you can.  Remember that the UK and US get to move (in that order) between Germany’s turns, so look to strengthen the UK position every turn with this pattern.

I think you are correct.  If the US forces do not have a destroyer, then any hits done by your submarine are killed before they can strike back.  Of course, because you have a destroyer, his submarines do not get the same luxury.

Generally speaking that fleet is useful for harrassing the japanese forces, and not much else.  If you send the fleet into the mediterranean it risks becoming redundant (and this is only possible if Germany does not close the Suez Canal due to error or bad rolling).  I consider the Indian Ocean fleet to be basically the same as a lot of Allied units in Asia - something that you can throw under the bus to slow down the Japanese advancement.  Japan WILL advance; be sure of that.  Just do your best to buy one turn, then one more turn, then another.  Stall Japan and kill Germany.

I like several of the strategies mentioned above, and I’m glad that I read this thread because it gave me some new ideas.  For example, I had never even considered strafing the submarine with the fighter and protecting pearl harbour.  Of course, Japan should still be able to sink the whole mess, but it does provide slightly better chance of a successful American counter-attack.