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Let's talk the Taranto raid.

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For those who don’t know, the Taranto raid basically involves bringing as many British units as possible on Britain’s first turn to attack the Italian naval units in sea zone 97, with the goal of sinking it and crippling the Italians early on and prevent them from being a significant problem for the rest of the game (ideally).

I heard about this a year ago, maybe, I’ve tried it several times myself. I read about it a lot on this forum.

I don’t understand it, though. The British can only bring 4 fighters, 1 tactical bomber, 1 strategic bomber, 1 destroyer, and 1 cruiser to that battle. While the odds are good enough with Low Luck, if the Axis scramble 3 fighters, with regular dice that’s only a 70-80% chance of success, far below the 95+% threshold @AndrewAAGamer AGmer reccommends.

Yes, you can have the British carrier help out (that brings it to a 90+% chance), but it adds no combat value and taking it as fodder essentially dooms 2 fighters. Is it really worth sacrificing that? I very rarely use carriers as fodder unless it’s a crucial battle and if all air units can land safely.

Am I missing something here? Is there a way to make this viable in my eyes? Is killing the carrier as part of this strategy already accepted among most players who use this?

I look forward to your responses!
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SbY (Al) vs CdS (Ax) Europe 1940 2nd

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Sorry for the delay.

The fighter in Scotland scrambles, the fighters in London don’t.
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L24 BM4 Me1945 vs farmboy (L+20)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 10
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History
Round: 10 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 armour, 2 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Buryatia Russians take Buryatia from Japanese 1 fighter moved from Russia to Shensi 2 infantry moved from Kansu to Shensi 1 fighter moved from Russia to Kazakhstan 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Kazakhstan 1 infantry moved from Rostov to Ukraine Russians take Ukraine from Germans 2 mech_infantrys moved from Tsinghai to Kazakhstan 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Tsinghai to Suiyuyan 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kansu to Suiyuyan 2 armour, 1 artillery, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Poland Combat - Russians Battle in Suiyuyan Russians attack with 1 armour, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in Suiyuyan, round 2 : 2/8 hits, 1.67 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Suiyuyan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Suiyuyan Russians win, taking Suiyuyan from Japanese with 1 armour, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Poland Russians attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry Russians roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys in Poland, round 2 : 4/12 hits, 3.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Poland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Poland Russians win, taking Poland from Germans with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 6 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Battle in Kazakhstan Russians attack with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Kazakhstan, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kazakhstan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kazakhstan Russians win, taking Kazakhstan from Japanese with 1 fighter, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Shensi Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Shensi, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shensi, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shensi Russians win, taking Shensi from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter moved from Shensi to Kansu 1 fighter moved from Kazakhstan to Russia 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kazakhstan to Samara 12 artilleries and 35 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine 1 aaGun moved from Baltic States to Poland 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Rostov to Caucasus 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Slovakia Hungary 1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Eastern Poland 3 infantry moved from Novgorod to Baltic States 1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Slovakia Hungary 1 armour moved from Belarus to Poland 1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Baltic States 2 aaGuns and 15 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Central Mongolia Place Units - Russians 2 infantry placed in Novgorod 1 armour and 6 mech_infantrys placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 34 PUs; end with 34 PUs Trigger Russians 4 Archangel Lend Lease Lane War With Japan: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 36 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 38 PUs Trigger Russians 5 Persia Lend Lease Lane War With Japan: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 40 PUs Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 42 PUs Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 45 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Japanese regular : -1.00 Germans regular : -0.33 Russians regular : 1.00
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SbY (Al) vs CdS (Ax) Europe 1940 2nd

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Sorry for coming back to this thread, but I wanted to add that it definitely helps when the US has the Heavy Bombers research ability (I know it’s Oztea’s 1941 setup, but I find it still follows Global 1940 dynamics in the large scale):

2024-8-13-Ozteas-1941-Global-Setup.tsvg
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PTV (Game 2) MuddSlinger (X+15) vs Nikola1975 (A)

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forgot to mention the $15 bid went to jap inf in Kwangsi and jap minor
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L24 PTV Stucifer (X+12) vs mikawagunichi (L)

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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 1 artillery and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Gorky to Yaroslavl Russians take Yaroslavl from Germans 1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Kursk Russians take Kursk from Germans 16 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Samara to Stalingrad 5 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Urals to Northern Caucasus Russians take Kazakhstan from Germans 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Russia to Northern Caucasus Combat - Russians Battle in Stalingrad Russians attack with 16 artilleries and 7 infantry Germans defend with 2 infantry Russians roll dice for 16 artilleries and 7 infantry in Stalingrad, round 2 : 3/23 hits, 7.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Stalingrad, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Stalingrad Russians win, taking Stalingrad from Germans with 16 artilleries and 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry Battle in Northern Caucasus Russians attack with 5 armour, 2 fighters, 5 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Germans roll AA dice in Northern Caucasus : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits Russians roll dice for 5 armour, 2 fighters, 5 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 5/14 hits, 6.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 3/11 hits, 4.00 expected hits 3 mech_infantrys owned by the Russians lost in Northern Caucasus 1 aaGun owned by the Germans and 4 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Caucasus Russians roll dice for 5 armour, 2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Northern Caucasus, round 3 : 7/11 hits, 5.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Northern Caucasus, round 3 : 4/7 hits, 2.67 expected hits 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Russians and 2 armour owned by the Russians lost in Northern Caucasus 5 infantry owned by the Germans, 1 armour owned by the Germans and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Caucasus Russians win, taking Northern Caucasus from Germans with 3 armour, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Russians: 2 armour and 5 mech_infantrys Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Northern Caucasus to Urals Place Units - Russians 1 artillery 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 :
Germans AA : -0.50 Germans regular : -0.33 Russians regular : -4.67
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[Global 1940] 2nd Revised Setup For France

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Looks good!

I do agree with Tamer of Beasts that we should keep the French fighter there, or at least change it to a British one.

I think not adding anything to North Africa is fine. French forces weren’t that strong.
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TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balance

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