Yes, full scramble please with all three fighters.
OOL:
Hit Battleship 1x
Cruiser
German Fighter
2 Italian Fighters
Sink Battleship
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4
Game History
Round: 12
Research Technology - Germans
Purchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 1 aaGun and 17 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
1 bomber and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
1 artillery and 1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
1 artillery moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
2 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Novgorod
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
3 fighters moved from Germany to Norway
1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Norway
2 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Norway
1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
Combat - Germans
Battle in Novgorod
Germans attack with 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys
Americans defend with 1 armour; Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
Germans roll dice for 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys in Novgorod, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 armour in Novgorod, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
1 armour owned by the Americans lost in Novgorod
Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 2 bombers and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for Americans: 1 armour
Battle in Bessarabia
Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 bomber
British defend with 1 mech_infantry
Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 bomber in Bessarabia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 bomber in Bessarabia, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Bessarabia, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 mech_infantry owned by the British lost in Bessarabia
Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
Battle in 125 Sea Zone
Germans attack with 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
British defend with 1 submarine; Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
1 submarine owned by the British Submerged
Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 125 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 125 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 125 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 destroyer owned by the Americans, 1 submarine owned by the Germans and 1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 125 Sea Zone
Germans win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
Battle in Holland Belgium
Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
British defend with 1 infantry
Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
British roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium
Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for British: 1 infantry
Battle in Norway
Germans attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
French defend with 1 infantry; Americans defend with 1 artillery
Germans roll dice for 1 cruiser in Norway, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Norway, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.50 expected hits
Americans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Norway, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Germans, 1 artillery owned by the Americans and 1 infantry owned by the French lost in Norway
Germans win, taking Norway from Americans with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
Casualties for French: 1 infantry
Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery
Battle in Western Ukraine
Germans attack with 1 artillery and 1 bomber
Russians defend with 1 infantry
Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 bomber in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Non Combat Move - Germans
2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 125 Sea Zone to Germany
3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Norway to Western Germany
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Western Germany
1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Germany
1 bomber moved from Bessarabia to Germany
1 bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Western Germany
6 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Poland
1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
2 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
3 aaGuns, 10 armour, 4 artilleries, 20 infantry and 23 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
1 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
2 artilleries moved from Western Germany to France
1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France
1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
1 aaGun moved from Germany to Western Germany
5 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
Place Units - Germans
10 infantry placed in Western Germany
1 aaGun and 7 infantry placed in Germany
Turn Complete - Germans
Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,1
Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,3,6,2,1,1,5,2,5,4
Germans collect 40 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 40 PUs
Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 45 PUs
Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Poland: 2 aaGuns
EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Slovakia Hungary: 2 aaGuns
EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Poland: 12 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Slovakia Hungary: 8 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Poland: 4 infantry
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans : 1.83
British : -0.33
Americans : 1.00
Russians : -1.50
My mouse clicker over counts sometimes. I removed too many from Poland, so had to add 4 infantry back.
I haven’t retreated Germany out of Russia before, so didn’t think it through. I should have retreated the army to Slov and just put a token number in Poland.
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4
Game History
Round: 12
Purchase Units - Russians
Russians buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Russians
1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
1 artillery moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
1 fighter moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
1 artillery moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
1 fighter moved from Russia to Eastern Poland
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States
1 artillery moved from Belarus to Baltic States
2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Bessarabia
1 fighter moved from Russia to Baltic States
10 infantry moved from Belarus to Novgorod
5 artilleries moved from Belarus to Novgorod
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
Combat - Russians
Battle in Novgorod
Russians attack with 5 artilleries and 10 infantry
Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 mech_infantrys
Russians roll dice for 5 artilleries and 10 infantry in Novgorod, round 2 : 1/15 hits, 4.17 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 2 mech_infantrys in Novgorod, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Novgorod
Russians roll dice for 5 artilleries and 9 infantry in Novgorod, round 3 : 5/14 hits, 4.00 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Novgorod, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Novgorod
Russians win, taking Novgorod from Germans with 5 artilleries and 8 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
Casualties for Germans: 2 mech_infantrys
Battle in Baltic States
Russians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
Germans defend with 1 infantry
Russians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Baltic States, round 3 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Baltic States, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Baltic States
Russians win, taking Baltic States from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
Battle in Eastern Poland
Russians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
Germans defend with 1 infantry
Russians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Eastern Poland
Russians win, taking Eastern Poland from Italians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
Battle in Bessarabia
Russians attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Germans defend with 1 artillery
Russians roll dice for 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bessarabia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Bessarabia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 artillery owned by the Germans lost in Bessarabia
Russians win, taking Bessarabia from Germans with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
Battle in Western Ukraine
Russians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
Germans defend with 1 artillery
Russians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 artillery owned by the Germans lost in Western Ukraine
Russians win, taking Western Ukraine from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery
Non Combat Move - Russians
3 armour moved from Belarus to Novgorod
8 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Novgorod
1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Baltic States
1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
1 infantry moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
1 aaGun, 5 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Belarus
3 armour moved from Russia to Belarus
3 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Belarus
1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
1 fighter moved from Western Ukraine to Belarus
1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Belarus
1 tactical_bomber moved from Bessarabia to Belarus
Place Units - Russians
2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
Russians undo move 1.
1 artillery placed in Ukraine
1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Volgograd
1 armour, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
Russians undo move 2.
2 infantry placed in Ukraine
1 artillery placed in Volgograd
Russians undo move 2.
2 infantry placed in Volgograd
1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
Turn Complete - Russians
Russians collect 36 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 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: 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
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans : -0.33
Italians : -0.33
Russians : -1.33
I am away from home until Saturday evening. I will take Japan turn. Was hoping to finish off China, but will destroy the army… then I will concede the game.
I concede the game. You outplayed me again.
I wanted to be able to say that Japan conquered China. But to guarantee taking out the army in Tsing, which would also leave enough survivors to withstand a UK counterattack, I would have needed the units in Szech to join in, instead of taking Sikang. I could have taken Kansu, which wasn’t defended. I wanted to take Sumatra with a transport and 2 marines with bombardment. Just one blocker would have kept you from reaching. But I would still have needed enough units to withstand an air only attack and then an ANZ attack, while also holding Phil and Japan. You also had more transports than I did. And Europe was lost anyway.
After playing several BM3 games and winning and losing as both Axis and Allies, I’ve come to the conclusion that if Germany concentrates on Russia and doesn’t get bogged down, that together with a hard to mess up Japan, they are very likely to win. I know you did well as UK, and as U.S. when Germany was too poor to buy bombers to threaten sz91. But if Germany earns 80+ instead of high 50’s, and Japan is around 70 until it is ready to take on Russia, then it doesn’t matter if Italy does well or not. Germany can hold off the allies in Gibraltar and win the economic war, if Russia is backed into Moscow, even if Germany doesn’t capture it until much later. Japan can do well with J3 or J1. And you mentioned a game where Germany outplayed you in the Atlantic. Which I will look at now. So what do you think? I still see league results where Allies win. But it seems that a good Axis player doesn’t screw up or have very bad early dice, that he can beat a good Allies player. I will ask if someone has tallied the league results to see if there is a pattern.
I am pretty sure that the Axis win a vast majority of games between evenly matched opponents. When I play against a stronger opponent than myself, I get smashed when I play Allies, and it is a close game when I am Axis.
The American division of resources between Atlantic and Pacific is a crucial element, and of course, die roll luck can change the course of a game. Even though I have played 30+ league games, I saw some entirely new strategies when I played Shin Ji, and also Samuel06, that were very effective against me. Samuel06 did a G2 attack on Russia, and it is very effective, and he will likely win as the Axis against me. I won as Axis against him with a Sea Lion invasion.
I posted my concession in the league results. Playing Japan was fun, but I messed up Germany early and could never recover. I think that I have learned my lesson on how to play Germany. Thanks, best wishes in your other games.
Thanks for the games. Good luck in your other games.
Shin Ji used a J2 against me, and it was very effective. He also caught me off guard in Russia with his German invasion. I got out of position, and conceded the game fairly early.