Tutor game: AndrewAAGamer (X) vs trulpen [and everyone else] (A+50) OOB

[AndrewAAGamer]

I apologize for the delay. Things have been out of control busy-wise. I am going on vacation and will not be back for a week. I am unsure of my internet possibilities however if I can take my Turn while I am gone I will otherwise it will be a bit.

[Midnight_Reaper]

Ah, the full play-by-forum experience. I’m impressed.

(No, seriously, I’m impressed. This has been a great game.)

-Midnight_Reaper

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

I haven’t followed this game much this summer. It looks like the Allies are in good position with Moscow held firmly and the Middle East is relatively strong. Once the Italian fleet is demolished this turn, convoy raids in the Med should dramatically tilt the game economically. With a Russian income of 27 PU/turn, Germany cannot make much progress for the foreseeable future. Japan’s unusual China gambit did not pay dividends as the air force is now bogged down trying to defend the coast.

Does anyone else have the same analysis.

[AndrewAAGamer]

Germany 7: Is my capital safe? Yes, there is no way for the Allies to attack Berlin this Turn.

With the Med starting to collapse I need more Luftwaffe to threaten the Allied Fleet. Allied money spent on defending their fleet means money not going into the Med. A large Luftwaffe will also help me defend the Atlantic Wall and hopefully get Norway back eventually.

[AndrewAAGamer]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 7

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 7

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 bombers and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
        2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
        1 infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Finland
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Vyborg to Bryansk
        2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Archangel
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to Finland

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Archangel
            Germans attack with 2 bombers and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 bombers and 2 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 2 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Finland
            Germans attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 artillery
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Finland, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery in Finland, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in Finland
            Germans win, taking Finland from British with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery
        Battle in Bryansk
            Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 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 with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        5 armour, 5 artilleries, 25 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Rostov
        10 armour and 10 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Rostov
        3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Finland to Novgorod
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Finland to Vyborg
        2 bombers moved from Archangel to Novgorod
        1 submarine moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
        7 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States
        13 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Germany to Western Germany
        2 aaGuns moved from Germany to Western Germany
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Ukraine
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
        2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
        1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

    Place Units - Germans
        3 infantry placed in Volgograd
        3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
        3 armour placed in Novgorod
        2 bombers placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 49 PUs; end with 51 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 66 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -1.67
British : 0.67
Russians : 0.33

Savegame

[AndrewAAGamer]

Sorry for the long delay in playing. Things have been really crazy for me the past two months and they are finally starting to settle down. Should be able to keep up a more normal pace going forward.

[trulpenplay]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Russians round 7

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 7

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
              Russians take Caucasus from Germans
        3 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        2 fighters moved from Russia to Volgograd
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Archangel
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        2 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
        1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

[trulpen]

Want to take both Archangel and Stalingrad. Thinking of adding one more art to the latter.

[trulpen]

Somehow I think it’s rather obvious moves. Of course Italy is coming with 8 mech from behind, so will still have a strong can-opening-capability, but taking out 2 tank, 2 fig for them should be a good thing anyway.

[trulpenplay]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 7

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 7

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
              Russians take Caucasus from Germans
        3 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        2 fighters moved from Russia to Volgograd
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Archangel
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        2 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
        1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 artillery moved from Tambov to Volgograd

    Combat - Russians
        Russians creates battle in territory 113 Sea Zone
        Battle in Volgograd
            Russians attack with 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 7 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 3 infantry; Italians defend with 2 armour and 2 fighters
                Russians roll dice for 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 7 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 2/12 hits, 3,67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 3,33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Volgograd
                Russians roll dice for 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 5 infantry in Volgograd, round 3 : 3/10 hits, 3,33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 3 : 3/5 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the Russians, 1 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 armour owned by the Italians lost in Volgograd
                Russians roll dice for 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Volgograd, round 4 : 3/7 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters in Volgograd, round 4 : 1/2 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 fighters owned by the Italians lost in Volgograd
            Russians win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 23
            Casualties for Russians: 6 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
            Casualties for Italians: 2 armour and 2 fighters
        Battle in Archangel
            Russians attack with 1 fighter and 4 infantry
            Germans defend with 2 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Archangel, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Archangel
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Archangel, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Archangel, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Archangel
            Russians win, taking Archangel from Germans with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        2 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
        2 fighters moved from Volgograd to Russia
        1 fighter moved from Archangel to Russia
        1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
        5 artilleries moved from Russia to Samara
        3 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 59 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Tambov to Samara
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan
        1 mech_infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
        1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries moved from Russia to Vologda
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
        4 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
        1 aaGun moved from Vologda to Samara

    Place Units - Russians
        9 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
        Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs
        Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 9 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0,33
Russians : -0,83

Savegame

[farmboy]

@trulpen I agree that you can’t pass up Volgograd, but I think you should aim for more certain odds. I dislike trading so many Russian units for Italian rather than German, but if you are able to stack samara after you can counter the German counterattack.

Also, instead of two inf, I might buy one tank, just so that I have a unit with blitzing capability.

[trulpen]

Nice with a swift reply. Wasn’t expecting it. :)

There will be room for buying a tank next turn. Now I still wanted to maximize the defensive properties of the purchase.

It is not evident were those 20 mech are heading; towards Moscow or Norway or both. Now Moscow can however be heavily supported by allied air if need be.

[trulpen]

I also don’t like going in heavy on Stalingrad, but I considered it better than failing. Both denying Germany the production and taking out italians are prime objectives.

Now Russia is on a crazy 36 income.

With things getting rather hot in Europe, that’s pretty good.

[farmboy]

@trulpen

I did a quick check on odds on Moscow on the turn after next. You will need 10-12 allied air in range to keep his odds below 50% if he decides to really go for it.

[trulpen]

@farmboy said in Tutor game: AndrewAAGamer (X) vs trulpen [and everyone else] (A+50) OOB:

@trulpen

I did a quick check on odds on Moscow on the turn after next. You will need 10-12 allied air in range to keep his odds below 50% if he decides to really go for it.

Thanks! Should be easy-peasy.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Game is definitely looking vastly improved with Japan tied up in China, Germany stalled, and the Med about to be turned into a convoy-raiding nightmare for the Axis. The loss of the Italian air force was a big blow.

[trulpen]

Came to think of something. Think I have to have moew in Moscow. Will adjust.

[trulpenplay]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 7

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0

Game History

Round: 7

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
              Russians take Caucasus from Germans
        3 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        2 fighters moved from Russia to Volgograd
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Archangel
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        2 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Archangel
        1 infantry moved from Tambov to Volgograd
        1 artillery moved from Tambov to Volgograd

    Combat - Russians
        Russians creates battle in territory 113 Sea Zone
        Battle in Volgograd
            Russians attack with 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 7 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 3 infantry; Italians defend with 2 armour and 2 fighters
            Russians win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 23
            Casualties for Russians: 6 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
            Casualties for Italians: 2 armour and 2 fighters
        Battle in Archangel
            Russians attack with 1 fighter and 4 infantry
            Germans defend with 2 infantry
            Russians win, taking Archangel from Germans with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        2 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
        2 fighters moved from Volgograd to Russia
        1 fighter moved from Archangel to Russia
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan
        1 mech_infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
        1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries moved from Russia to Vologda
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
        4 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
        1 aaGun moved from Vologda to Samara
        5 artilleries moved from Russia to Samara
        1 artillery moved from Tambov to Samara
        1 aaGun moved from Tambov to Russia
        1 aaGun moved from Tambov to Russia
        1 aaGun moved from Tambov to Samara
        29 infantry moved from Tambov to Russia
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Tambov to Russia
        2 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
        31 infantry moved from Tambov to Samara

    Place Units - Russians
        9 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
        Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs
        Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 9 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Savegame

[trulpen]

Neglected the italian sb can-opening-possibility. Think it’s corrected now. What do you say?

[surfer]

I like it, but why give up Yenisey. As stands, the position is a stalemate, neither side can advance. The 2 inf aren’t getting anywhere quickly to help anything. I would think its worth it to stand and protect a few IPCs.