15L Playoff Rd2: [4] JDOW (Axis) vs. [8] Gamerman01 (Allies +25)

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Shensi to Suiyuyan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Chinese attack with 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Suiyuyan from Japanese with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese

Place Units - Chinese
            2 infantry placed in Shensi
            3 infantry placed in Kansu

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 6 PUs; end with 6 PUs total

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[gamerman01]

Very intriguing and fun UK2 to make - can’t finish it right now…… maybe tonight or tomorrow
I’ll leave you to analyze the crap out of USA and China2 and to speculate and anticipate what may be coming on UK2  :-D

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

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

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 airfield, 4 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Ethiopia to 76 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 1 cruiser, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            3 infantry moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Yunnan

Combat - British
            Battle in Alexandria
                British attack with 1 armour, 3 artilleries and 4 infantry
                Italians defend with 2 infantry
                British win, taking Alexandria from Italians with 1 armour, 3 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                British attack with 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                British win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 artilleries and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to India
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ethiopia to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Tanganyika Territory
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Scotland to 109 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 109 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            2 aaGuns moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 infantry moved from Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba to Ontario
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            1 transport placed in 71 Sea Zone
            1 airfield placed in Gibraltar
            4 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
            British collect 31 PUs; end with 31 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 20 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5
            UK_Pacific collect 14 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry

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[JDOW]

@Gamerman01:

Very intriguing and fun UK2 to make - can’t finish it right now…… maybe tonight or tomorrow
I’ll leave you to analyze the crap out of USA and China2 and to speculate and anticipate what may be coming on UK2  :-D

Here we go now:D

Well, unprovoked is something I of course had on the radar and with 3 juicy japanese units at Yunnan I wanted to make it as unattractive as possible and not give targets at Siam for instance, kept the sub at Kwantung and did not leave anything in range of an attack of the Kwantung guys.
Thus, with the 3 convoy damage, I’d say Japan did what was in their power to not make unprovoked a killer move. It’s a valid option for sure but this is in the nature of the game.

However there is something going crazy in the med though  :-o Mussolini has ordered to build additional bunkers^^ Hitler is unaffected by UK and course delighted to hear his intelligence news from Asia which will keep the GIs away for another turn.

However his eyes are - as my Hitler’s always are - on the red army!

[gamerman01]

Man was it hard to let those 3 subs all go

Time to go for the (very) soft underbelly  :evil:

[JDOW]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 cruiser moved from 93 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from Tobruk to Libya
            2 artilleries moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya

triplea_37262_Ita2.tsvg

[JDOW]

Here we go.

I will roll sz98 first.
Sir, could you please tell me your OOL for 1, 2 or (most likely :evil:) 3 hits in advance?
Then I would most likely not need to interrupt the battles with OOL choices.

Thanks!

[gamerman01]

No problem, but I’m confused.  Why didn’t you roll them if Z98 is first?

I want maximum defense - sub, destroyer, then cruisers last
Wow, JDOW taking risks again!!

[gamerman01]

Oh, you just don’t like rolling some dice and then having to wait??  Weird, man  :-)

[gamerman01]

@JDOW:

or (most likely :evil:) 3 hits in advance?

Kiss goodbye to the extremely important Italian bomber, JDOW

[JDOW]

@Gamerman01:

No problem, but I’m confused.  Why didn’t you roll them if Z98 is first?

I want maximum defense - sub, destroyer, then cruisers last
Wow, JDOW taking risks again!!

The JDOW controlled Mussolini takes what ever risks are necessary to take off work and risks from the precious German Heer and Luftwaffe. In addition he wants his share of making operation Barbarossa a glorious success.

Indeed my Mussolini loves not getting interrupted once the dirty work has started. Thus thanks for giving the OOL in advance. I expected max defense though but I needed to be sure.

Talk later.

[gamerman01]

Mussolini must die

[JDOW]

Sorry for the delay. Mussolini was unwell. Rolling now. Just in case as I don’t remember. the DD entered sz98 through sz99.

[JDOW]

Italian Navy completely failed, bomber survived though.

[gamerman01]

Tense stuff
Man, they could have at least sunk the sub - I would have been OK with that  :-D

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 cruiser moved from 93 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 98 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from Tobruk to Libya
            2 artilleries moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                British defend with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                retreated to 98 Sea Zone
                British win with 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -20
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Libya
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Libya from French with 2 artilleries 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 aaGun moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 aaGun moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            1 bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 armour moved from Tobruk to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Albania
            1 armour moved from 97 Sea Zone to Albania
            1 armour moved from Romania to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 14 PUs; end with 16 PUs total

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[JDOW]

@Gamerman01:

Tense stuff
Man, they could have at least sunk the sub - I would have been OK with that  :-D

one sub more or less…let’s talk after the German air strike on 98, I expect the Royal navy to whiff again^^

[JDOW]

And I cleared Normandy without losses. So at least the Italian Army did what was expected from them:D

[gamerman01]

@JDOW:

let’s talk after the German air strike on 98, I expect the Royal navy to whiff again^^

No you don’t, otherwise you wouldn’t have attacked with the Italians…. HA!  :-D

[JDOW]

Well, not exactly.
Uk did hit bad in G2 because the sailors were still drunk after the great UK1 they had.

Same strategy now. UK navy still celebrating the great 98 defense while Germany sinking ships full of drunk sailors:P