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Round 4 and still fighting - enjoy the match! :-)

@crockett36 the Ukrainian factory AAA is too strong :face_with_head_bandage:

@axis-dominion @ksmckay congratulations to both of you! I hope one day I will have half the skill set :-)

@FlyingBadger darn, I was so focused on London that I only saw your posted photo of Dad’s Army and did not notice that you already posted Russia…

Your Chinese infantrymen should drink less rice schnapps ;-)

@flyingbadger hmm, the presence of the British Navy seems to make Sea Lion impossible - for now. Let’s see what I come up with. I won’t be able to make this German turn on the side and need to wait until the imperialist and communist enemies are sleeping.

What I need now, is a

@FlyingBadger same editing procedure as every turn :face_with_rolling_eyes: Two non-combat movements to go, please

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 12

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 6 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
              Germans take Greece from ANZAC
        3 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
        2 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
        1 artillery moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
        1 fighter moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
        1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk
        3 mech_infantrys moved from France to Spain
        1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Spain
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Smolensk
        1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Spain
            Germans attack with 1 bomber and 3 mech_infantrys
            Americans defend with 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 3 mech_infantrys in Spain, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry in Spain, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Spain
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys in Spain, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry in Spain, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                2 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Americans lost in Spain
            1 bomber owned by the Germans retreated
            Americans win with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
            Casualties for Germans: 3 mech_infantrys
            Casualties for Americans: 1 mech_infantry
        Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            British defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the British lost in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from British with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery
        Battle in Smolensk
            Germans attack with 2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Smolensk, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Smolensk, round 3 : 1/5 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Smolensk
            Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 1 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in Bryansk
            Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
            Russians defend with 3 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1,50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 3 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 4 : 0/3 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 5 : 2/3 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 5 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
            Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 bomber moved from Spain to France
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Sweden to 113 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Smolensk to Novgorod
        1 fighter moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 artillery moved from Western Germany to France
        1 armour moved from Archangel to Belarus
        3 artilleries moved from Archangel to Belarus
        3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Western Ukraine to Rostov
        1 aaGun moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
        1 bomber moved from France to Western Germany
        3 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Albania
        1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
        1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Rostov

    Place Units - Germans
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in France
        2 infantry placed in Western Germany
        1 mech_infantry placed in Romania
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3
        Germans collect 55 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 55 PUs
        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

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0,00
Russians regular : 1,00
Germans regular : -2,83
British regular : -0,67

Savegame

@crockett36 it really caught me by surprise when you declared war on the neutrals. But I see my chances increasing again. Why have you not built the US factory in Spain one round earlier?

@flyingbadger please do a full scramble. And it is a good idea to decide on the losses round by round. I will occasionally look at the screen, tonight. Good luck… not! ;-)

@flyingbadger thank you, Dave! It was a fun game! In my fourth attempt, I finally managed to win :-)

I think it was two blunders which decided the game: The first one was to offer the UK on a silver tablet. At the beginning of the match, I intended to go for Sea Lion, but you well defended - as you described below. When I brought back those transports from Novgorod to Germany, the plan was actually to get reinforcements for Russia using a short cut with the transports. I didn’t have a second attempt for Sea Lion in my mind - and apparently neither did you.

The second blunder was to leave the US fleet unprotected. Lucky me, the “blocking” sub could just be ignored by the Japanese.

Had you kept the UK and the US fleet, it would have been a much longer game, and I can’t tell who wold have won.

I am looking forward to our next game! As it is the end of the year, we might go for another BM-match outside of the league, if you like. Or we go for the tutor PtV game, in December :-)

Good luck with your other games!

@barnee thank you, but this is indeed not applicable here, as the Axis are in control of their capitals. It is true that these messages from AAA should be verified.

@giallo I will be in the office, on Tuesday, and also need to think about how to handle a Russian wall backed by 54 IPCs. Please expect my German turn tomorrow in the later evening.

@Giallo I am leaving for work late, today, so I could still make my move for Germany.

Have a good day!

@giallo no problem - I can edit it when I make my turn for Germany in the afternoon

@Giallo I edited a forgotten combat move without battle (Slovakia Hungary) and as well the British inf in Australia

@giallo thank you, Giallo! As I mentioned at the beginning, I am not a fan of Sea Lion. As expected and feared, Russia grew into a monster. It was tough to push the red army back and at the same time having an eye on the US Navy in the Pacific.

Good luck with your other games! If you like, we can play again at the beginning of January.

@ksmckay only now, after 10 months, I noticed that you also jumped in and gave me newbee precious comments… Greatly appreciated - thank you very much:+1: ! At the time, I was under the impression that all comments to my game came from Trulpen.

After one year at axis&allies.org, I love the community and find it awesome that strong players play weaker and newer players and give precious advice to improve the gameplay.

Martin (X) - Elche (L+30) OOB

Elche wins. Japan should avoid undertaking expeditions to Australia in an early phase of the game. See you all later - I am in my sub heading towards Argentina…

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/37815/l21-martin-x-elche-l-30-oob?_=1641823194682

I have chosen a Japanese fighter as casualty in the last round. I somehow expected the concerted effort of the US and the UK to be a bit more successful.

Good luck to both of you - it will be an epic battle! :-)