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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World At War

Game History

Round: 5 Purchase Units - French French buy 2 Artillerys, 1 Bunker, 1 Elite, 1 Infantry and 1 Tank; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Non Combat Move - French 1 Submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 1 Infantry moved from French Sudan to French Equatorial Africa 1 Destroyer and 1 Transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone 1 Fighter moved from Wales to Dover 2 Infantrys moved from Scotland to Manchester 1 Transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone Place Units - French 1 Bunker, 1 Infantry and 1 Tank placed in Syria 2 Artillerys and 1 Elite placed in French Equatorial Africa Turn Complete - French French collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs

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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Russians round 8

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 8 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 2 artilleries and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Northern Caucasus 1 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Northern Caucasus 1 tactical_bomber moved from Stalingrad to Northern Caucasus 2 tactical_bombers moved from Stalingrad to Bryansk 2 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 3 fighters moved from Russia to Bryansk Combat - Russians Battle in Bryansk Russians attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Bryansk, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 3.17 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk Russians win, taking Bryansk from Germans with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Northern Caucasus Russians attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry Russians roll dice for 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Northern Caucasus, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Northern Caucasus, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Caucasus Russians win, taking Northern Caucasus from Italians with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 3 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Stalingrad to Urals 3 artilleries and 33 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Samara 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Russia 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Caucasus to Russia 1 infantry moved from Gorky to Russia Place Units - Russians 2 artilleries and 8 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 22 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 24 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.67 Germans regular : -0.33 Russians regular : -2.83

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@shadowhawk which tournament rules do you use? Have a link?

@Daaras new thread

@The-Janus

I’m not an expert, but I do have some thoughts on your thoughts:

I think you’re seriously underrating artillery. While I agree that tanks are the best buy for the US (though not the UK-if you’re doing “Middle Earth”, where you dump a bunch of minor industrial complexes in the Middle East and Egypt and mass produce ground units and march them up to the Soviet Union, they’ll be cash-strapped enough to need artillery, and the Middle East to the Eastern Front isn’t terribly far), as you mentioned, they’re the perfect option for large land powers like Germany and the Soviet Union. Keep in mind that artillery is way more cost-effective than tanks in terms of sheer firepower. 9 infantry and 9 artillery (63 IPCs worth of units) have a 70+% chance of winning against 6 infantry and 6 tanks (63 IPCs worth of units) regardless of whether either side is attacking or defending. Because of this, if America is focusing more on delivering troops to Europe directly via transports (rather than your strategy of moving through North Africa to the Eastern Front), artillery could still be valuable to provide more cost-effective firepower, since Western Europe is so dense that 2-space-movers aren’t very useful. If we’re going directly after Western Europe, I’d rather have 8 infantry, 8 artillery, and 8 transports (112 IPCs) rather than 7 infantry, 7 tanks, and 7 transports (112 IPCs).

Your view of mechanized infantry is mostly correct. I do think Germany isn’t as hard-pressed as you think and can afford them (and they’re an absolute must if you’re preparing a giant assault on Moscow on a specific turn).

Tactical bombers aren’t very useful in Europe because carriers aren’t very useful there.

You’re right about cruisers, and others agree with you (https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35286/warfare-principles-of-axis-allies-by-andrewaagamer/4?page=1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_P4GK8o2kE). Some people this was intentional to simulate how they and battleships were obsolete to make the game more realistic.

Yeah, convoys are messed up.

I think that a Baltic fleet for taking on the USSR is useful, but there are far better things for Germany (though a navy built for other purposes, for example Sealion, would be an excellent resource against Leningrad).

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Japanese round 6

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 6 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 destroyer, 6 infantry and 8 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 infantry moved from Shansi to Inner Mongolia Japanese take Inner Mongolia from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Honan Japanese take Honan from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei Japanese take Hopei from Chinese 1 marine moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone 1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 55 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from New Guinea to 55 Sea Zone 5 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 35 Sea Zone 5 artilleries, 5 infantry and 5 transports moved from 35 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 55 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone 6 artilleries, 2 fighters, 8 infantry, 1 marine and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 64 Sea Zone to New South Wales 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 55 Sea Zone to New South Wales 2 bombers moved from Java to New South Wales 1 infantry moved from Southern Manchuria to Northern Manchuria 2 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to Northern Manchuria 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Siberia Combat - Japanese Battle in Siberia Battle in Northern Manchuria Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Northern Manchuria, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Northern Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Northern Manchuria 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Northern Manchuria Japanese win, taking Siberia from Russians with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in New South Wales Japanese attack with 6 artilleries, 2 bombers, 5 fighters, 8 infantry, 1 marine and 5 tactical_bombers ANZAC defend with 2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 13 infantry ANZAC roll AA dice in New South Wales : 1/6 hits, 1.00 expected hits 1 fighter owned by the Japanese lost in New South Wales Japanese roll dice for 1 cruiser in New South Wales, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 6 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 8 infantry, 1 marine and 5 tactical_bombers in New South Wales, round 2 : 11/26 hits, 10.83 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 13 infantry in New South Wales, round 2 : 6/17 hits, 6.00 expected hits 6 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in New South Wales 10 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 2 aaGuns owned by the ANZAC lost in New South Wales Japanese roll dice for 6 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 marine and 5 tactical_bombers in New South Wales, round 3 : 8/20 hits, 9.17 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 3 infantry in New South Wales, round 3 : 3/7 hits, 2.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in New South Wales 3 infantry owned by the ANZAC, 1 fighter owned by the ANZAC and 3 artilleries owned by the ANZAC lost in New South Wales Japanese captures 3PUs while taking ANZAC capital Japanese win, taking New South Wales from ANZAC with 5 artilleries, 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 1 marine and 5 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 33 Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 8 infantry Casualties for ANZAC: 2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 13 infantry triggerANZACDestroyPUsJapanese: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttachment attached to ANZAC Trigger Japanese Destroy Factories Siberia: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Japanese in Siberia Non Combat Move - Japanese Trigger Siberia Has Fallen to Japanese Switch: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_Russian_Siberia_Factory_May_Be_Destroyed_Japanese attached to Japanese 1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 2 battleships and 2 cruisers moved from 47 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 50 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 55 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone 2 carriers and 1 destroyer moved from 55 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to Japan 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Caroline Islands to Kiangsu 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsu 1 aaGun moved from Shansi to Inner Mongolia 1 aaGun moved from Kwangtung to Kiangsi 6 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Shansi 2 fighters moved from Northern Manchuria to 6 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone 2 bombers, 4 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from New South Wales to Queensland Place Units - Japanese 3 infantry placed in Kwangtung 3 infantry placed in Kiangsu 1 destroyer and 8 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 9 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 7 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6,5,3,4,1,5,1,1,1,2,2,4,2,1,3,2,6,5,1,2,3,5,5,3,2 Japanese collect 50 PUs (9 lost to blockades); end with 53 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs Objective Japanese 2 Strategic Defense Perimeter: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 0.67 Japanese regular : -0.67 ANZAC AA : 0.00 ANZAC regular : 0.33

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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 5

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

Game History

Round: 5 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 artillery and 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Belarus 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Belarus 1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel 1 fighter moved from Russia to Archangel 1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Archangel Combat - Russians Battle in Archangel Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Archangel Russians win, taking Archangel from Germans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Belarus Russians attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 aaGun and 2 infantry Germans roll AA dice in Belarus : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Russians lost in Belarus Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 aaGun and 2 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 aaGun owned by the Germans lost in Belarus Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Belarus, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Belarus, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belarus 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belarus Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Belarus, round 4 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belarus Russians win, taking Belarus from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 3 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Vologda 10 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 2 fighters moved from Archangel to Bryansk 2 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Bryansk 1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov 2 aaGuns and 14 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk Place Units - Russians 2 infantry placed in Volgograd 1 artillery and 9 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 28 PUs; end with 28 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 30 PUs Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 32 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans AA : 0.83 Germans regular : -1.00 Russians regular : 1.50

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