15L Ghostglider(Axis) vs MrRoboto (Allies+20)

[boldfresh]

Robot this could be your year.  You have the #4 guy in the league in a pretty bad G1.  It’s not gonna come easy though you’re gonna have to earn it.

Ghost what is it with us and the axis???

[MrRoboto]

Yeah, I might have a chance after that start :-)

106 and 110 went well for him, though

[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Russians
            Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - Russians

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            6 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Sikang
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bessarabia
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Russia
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            4 mech_infantrys placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

[Ghostglider]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
                  Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
                  Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Chahar
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            2 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Korea to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Kwangsi
            1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 armour moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            1 artillery placed in Japan
            3 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 31 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 42 / 69
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 30 / 41
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 8 / 12
    British : 28 / 28
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 17
    Italians : 10 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 12 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 6 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Ghostglider]

Lucky J1 to counter G1 - I hope you get equal luck with China.

[MrRoboto]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Scotland to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia

[Ghostglider]

Max Scramble in z97, thanks

[MrRoboto]

And my advantage is almost gone already :-)

[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 artilleries and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Scotland to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia

Combat - British
            Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in Ethiopia
                British attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British win, taking Ethiopia from Italians with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer and 4 fighters
                Germans defend with 2 submarines
                British win with 1 destroyer and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 tactical_bomber; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 transport
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                Italians win with 1 battleship and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -32
                Casualties for Germans: 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -10
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter

Non Combat Move - British
            1 artillery moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 80 Sea Zone to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 cruiser moved from 111 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 111 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Scotland
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            3 aaGuns and 5 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Burma to India
            3 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 factory_minor placed in Egypt
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1
            British collect 28 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 28 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 artilleries and 3 infantry

[boldfresh]

well roboto - so much for your advantage, you just gave it all back and more.

[boldfresh]

get ready for an enormous italy.  wow, you don’t see an opportunity like this every day.

[MrRoboto]

“you just gave it all back and more”.

Haha, you act like it was my fault :-)
It’s dice man…

[boldfresh]

not that it’s your fault no.  however, ftr on destroyer in 96 is just asking for disaster.  put 2 units on 96 and bring a ftr from the north no?  the dice screwed you yes, but you asked for it in 96.

[MrRoboto]

It was a risk, a gamble. I needed the units elsewhere.

Interestingly enough, I almost never ever gamble with fights like these. Making an attack with less than 80% is highly unusual for me. It seems like, whenever I do, it fails.

On the other hand, Bjergmose gambled in both games against me with highly risky moves and it paid off both times.
I’m just on the poor side when it comes to gambles, it seems…

[boldfresh]

My thought was after the g1 gift you could afford to be more conservative and throw one more unit at 96.  The way the dice went though it may have been just throwing away one more unit.  Wicked bad dice man.

[Ghostglider]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Italians
            1 unit repaired.
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            1 armour moved from Albania to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 destroyer moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber and 1 submarine
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 1 bomber and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in Gibraltar
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Slovakia Hungary
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6
            Italians collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 18 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 23 PUs

[boldfresh]

Ghost didn’t crush egypt?  Hmmm

[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            French takes Political Action: Political Action French To War With Japanese
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
                  French take Holland Belgium from Germans

Combat - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

[Ghostglider]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 infantry, 10 mech_infantrys, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 unit repaired.
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 119 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 armour moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

[Ghostglider]

Wait a bit - I have to change this move. Please wait with scramble orders