ABH vs Innocentbystander G40

[innocentbystander]

@Arthur:

redo that roll.  I don’t want this game to come down to bad dice rolling.Â

No its okay.  Fairs fair.  It will all work itself out.  I didn’t lose the planes, just the battle.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

oh, that isn’t bad then.

[innocentbystander]

Game History

Round: 4

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 artillery, 11 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Karelia to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            3 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland
            1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            5 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            9 infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            8 infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            6 armour moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            3 artilleries moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            5 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
                  Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians
            2 armour moved from Poland to Novgorod
            1 armour moved from Poland to Novgorod
            10 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 fighter moved from Poland to Belarus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Greece to Eastern Poland
            1 bomber moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Iceland to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Iceland to Western Germany

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Eastern Poland to Poland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Poland
            1 fighter moved from Belarus to Poland
            2 aaGuns moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            3 aaGuns moved from Poland to Eastern Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in France
            2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
            7 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 50 PUs; end with 50 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 10 artilleries; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Eastern Persia
            1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Eastern Persia: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 fighters moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Russia
            6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska

Place Units - Russians
            10 artilleries placed in Russia
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Novosibirsk: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 35 PUs

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Your German army is split in half in Russia.  You needed to keep most of them together so that you could stack them all in either Western Ukraine or Belarus to drive me back towards Moscow.You should be threating to take Moscow on G6-7.  By G8 I will have an additional 20 Russians stacked in Moscow along with some British fighters, making an invasion impossible.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 10 artilleries; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Eastern Persia
            1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Eastern Persia: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 fighters moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Russia
            6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska

Place Units - Russians
            10 artilleries placed in Russia
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Novosibirsk: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 35 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Bryansk: 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

Ooops, forgot to move those troops from Moscow forward.

[innocentbystander]

Guess what, the US and ANZAC get all the islands now (if you want them.)  It is getting dicey in the South Pacific.

[innocentbystander]

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 armour, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 3 submarines; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            4 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
            4 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
            1 armour moved from Jehol to Hopei
            1 infantry moved from Kansu to Tsinghai
                  Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Hunan
            2 fighters moved from Kwangtung to Hunan
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
            1 submarine moved from 41 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Java to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Java to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 41 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Celebes to 44 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 44 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Malaya
            Battle in Kwangsi
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Malaya from UK_Pacific, taking Kwangsi from Chinese with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hunan to Kwangtung
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hunan to Kwangtung
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangtung
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to 35 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
            1 aaGun moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            2 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            3 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 artillery moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 carriers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 battleships moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            1 artillery moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
            2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 3 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 armour and 1 infantry placed in Kwangtung

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 56 PUs; end with 57 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 54 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 45 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 armour moved from Morocco to Algeria
                  Americans take Algeria from Italians
            1 armour moved from Algeria to Morocco
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Java
            Battle in 55 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win, taking Java from Japanese with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Celebes

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter moved from Midway to 54 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 54 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 7 submarines moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 55 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 55 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 bomber moved from 55 Sea Zone to Queensland
            2 carriers moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 91 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            2 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Eastern United States
            1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 60 PUs; end with 61 PUs total
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 81 PUs

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 destroyer and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 mech_infantry moved from Siam to Malaya
            1 fighter moved from India to Malaya
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shensi to Kansu
                  Chinese take Kansu from Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
                  Chinese take Kwangsi from Japanese
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Malaya
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to India

Combat - British
            Battle in Anhwe
                British attack with 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 aaGun
                British win, taking Anhwe from Japanese with 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 aaGun
            Battle in Malaya
                British attack with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 harbour
                British win, taking Malaya from Japanese with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Malaya to Yunnan
            1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Northwest Persia
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Northwest Persia
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Northwest Persia
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to Northwest Persia
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Burma to Yunnan
            3 aaGuns and 5 infantry moved from India to Burma

Place Units - British
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt
            2 fighters placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 destroyer placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
            UK_Pacific collect 13 PUs; end with 14 PUs total
            Units Change Ownership
                Some Units in India change ownership: 1 mech_infantry
                Some Units in 39 Sea Zone change ownership: 1 destroyer

[innocentbystander]

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 destroyer and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Tunisia to Algeria
                  Italians take Algeria from Americans
            1 armour moved from Algeria to Tunisia

Combat - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 armour moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            2 aaGuns moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            2 armour moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            4 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

Place Units - Italians
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 95 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 17 PUs total

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from Dutch New Guinea to 37 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 artillery moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            1 artillery moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Borneo
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                ANZAC win, taking Borneo from Japanese with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport
            Battle in Sumatra

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Dutch New Guinea to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Dutch New Guinea to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 artillery and 1 fighter placed in New South Wales
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 19 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt

Turn Complete - French

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

I personally see that the game is over.  Japan has lost hold on both China and the Money Islands; the combined India+ANZAC+China will have no problem in preventing Japan from ever gaining any momentum.  On the European front, Germany has no chance of ever capturing Moscow and Italy has no chance of capturing Egypt.  More and more of their troops will be required to prevent a sustained allied invasion in Western Europe, Italy, or Scandinavia.  The US can dedicate it’s massive money to that front.  Along with Russia and UK, there will be about 140 PUs spent in Europe every turn.  That overwhelms the combined Italy + Germany budget of ~80 PUs.

Let me know if you agree with this assessment.  No problem at all if you want to keep playing until the situation is perfectly clear.

[innocentbystander]

@Arthur:

I personally see that the game is over.  Japan has lost hold on both China and the Money Islands; the combined India+ANZAC+China will have no problem in preventing Japan from ever gaining any momentum.  On the European front, Germany has no chance of ever capturing Moscow and Italy has no chance of capturing Egypt.  More and more of their troops will be required to prevent a sustained allied invasion in Western Europe, Italy, or Scandinavia.  The US can dedicate it’s massive money to that front.  Along with Russia and UK, there will be about 140 PUs spent in Europe every turn.  That overwhelms the combined Italy + Germany budget of ~80 PUs.Â

Let me know if you agree with this assessment.  No problem at all if you want to keep playing until the situation is perfectly clear.

It is a little hard for me to concede with Germany almost at 65 IPCs and Japan having 5 capital ships.  Perhaps after next turn things will be more clear.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

no problem. Do, though, start planning which round your Germans will converge on Moscow.  I think G8 will be the earliest that they could possibly be next to Moscow, and G9 or 10 as the earliest conceivable round that they will have sufficient strength to even conceive of attacking it.

Whatever your plan turns out to be, buy troops of sufficient speed so that they reach Moscow.  Mechs and tanks bought this round and next could make it on G9.  Planes are necessary when you are a turn or two prior to your planned attack.  The really good players will precisely calculate how many troops will be present on each side at which turn and be able to use the battle calculator to know their odds of winning several turns before the actual attack on Moscow.

[innocentbystander]

@Arthur:

no problem. Do, though, start planning which round your Germans will converge on Moscow.  I think G8 will be the earliest that they could possibly be next to Moscow, and G9 or 10 as the earliest conceivable round that they will have sufficient strength to even conceive of attacking it.Â

Whatever your plan turns out to be, buy troops of sufficient speed so that they reach Moscow.  Mechs and tanks bought this round and next could make it on G9.  Planes are necessary when you are a turn or two prior to your planned attack.  The really good players will precisely calculate how many troops will be present on each side at which turn and be able to use the battle calculator to know their odds of winning several turns before the actual attack on Moscow.

[innocentbystander]

@Arthur:

no problem. Do, though, start planning which round your Germans will converge on Moscow.  I think G8 will be the earliest that they could possibly be next to Moscow, and G9 or 10 as the earliest conceivable round that they will have sufficient strength to even conceive of attacking it.Â

Whatever your plan turns out to be, buy troops of sufficient speed so that they reach Moscow.  Mechs and tanks bought this round and next could make it on G9.  Planes are necessary when you are a turn or two prior to your planned attack.  The really good players will precisely calculate how many troops will be present on each side at which turn and be able to use the battle calculator to know their odds of winning several turns before the actual attack on Moscow.

I’m not really going for Moscow.  I have never won as the Axis be capturing Moscow.  It will be pretty clear what I’m doing after you see the board on Germany 5

The way I see it I expect to get Malaya this turn and (hopefully) wont lose it again.  The US is about 2 or 3 turns away from replacing all their transports that Japan is about to sink and I don’t expect to lose mine anymore.  You didn’t move any war ships into the islands so I wont lose a piece and I don’t have to leave anything on the Philippines, it isn’t threatened.  In fact, I am probably not going to lose… any ships this turn for Japan.  Yes you’ll have the money for a short while.  But I keep all my pieces.

Germany has 131 units on the board and (well) really none of them are threatened.  True I am NOT in position to take Russia.  But I am going to get… bigger.  And Bigger.  I have a lot of “depth” to the troops, the supply line goes back a long distance.  The Soviets and the British are not going to be able to slow Germany’s growth as least I don’t think so.  The Italians just have to keep the US off the Continent.

[innocentbystander]

Game History

Round: 5

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 fighter, 13 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Poland to Ukraine
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 81 Sea Zone
            9 armour moved from Novgorod to Nenetsia
                  Germans take Archangel from Russians
                  Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
            21 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland
            1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
                  Germans take Belarus from Russians
            4 infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            3 artilleries moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Iceland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Iceland
            4 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            5 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            5 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            7 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Poland to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Poland to Novgorod
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Novgorod

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 81 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 transport
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 aaGuns moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Bessarabia
            1 bomber moved from 81 Sea Zone to Greece

Place Units - Germans
            10 infantry placed in Germany
            3 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,3
            Germans collect 49 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 49 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs