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: 4

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

Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 fighters moved from Persia to Rostov

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Rostov
                ANZAC attack with 3 fighters
                Italians defend with 1 armour
                ANZAC win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 fighters moved from Rostov to Tambov
            2 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 aaGun moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 artillery moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 fighter moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            1 bomber moved from New South Wales to Queensland

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

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 17 PUs

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[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Cyprus
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia

Turn Complete - French

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[gamerman01]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to Cyprus
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia

Turn Complete - French
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Iraq: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to Northwest Persia: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[gamerman01]

@Gamerman01:

@JDOW:

US Marines started great in Phil, but the rest was a so far typical attackers round. Still no break for the Allies.

That is sick, man.  Not a single plane downed from my gambit in China and as I feared my good luck on UK’s turn is once again nullified.  What can I do

Well, I can get lucky with UK/ANZAC again  :-D
If I complain, I’d better acknowledge when I get good luck -
The Italians have not had very good luck all game if I recall correctly
2 tanks for a Russian mech - that’s a good break for me
Turns out taking over Bryansk was huge.  But will the surviving arty hit anything?  :-P

[JDOW]

If I look at my defense dice overall, I think they are quite terrible. I guess except the German ground units I literally hit almost zero time.
But we are both of course fully aware that this is absolutely fine for the Axis as long as their attacks go well.
So overall I have nothing to complain and would take the overall dice outcome again and again so far:)

regarding the Italian tanks. I was of course aware of the potential air strike, so I gave them up. I would have of course loved to take at least one Anzac Fighter down, but so be it.
However I am happy to give them at this point when they open the route Stalingrad and Caucasus while I have the option to even hold Caucasus which is another -2 for the arch enemy of my Germans. Germans also wanted to have the extra 14 exactly this turn as the Allied invasion forces start to concentrate.
In addition there are some more can openers to come so Russians can’t entirely relax about that although they have Anzac to counter them in the middle east.

So let me just wipe that bugs occupying and suppressing my Greek fellows with the AA missing again and we are good again, ok? ;)

[JDOW]

I was wondering: In case there would have been 2 tanks in Rostov: Would you then waived the airstrike and put maybe the 4 Franzac Fighters to Greece?

[gamerman01]

@JDOW:

I was wondering: In case there would have been 2 tanks in Rostov: Would you then waived the airstrike and put maybe the 4 Franzac Fighters to Greece?

No

[gamerman01]

@JDOW:

I have the option to even hold Caucasus which is another -2 for the arch enemy of my Germans.

You’re going down, JDOW

So let me just wipe that bugs occupying and suppressing my Greek fellows with the AA missing again and we are good again, ok? ;)

I wasn’t sure if you were going to attack this turn.  Bring it - make sure to bring 3 planes  :wink:

[gamerman01]

I’m going to bed now - I won’t be available for any decisions for about 7 hours

[JDOW]

I am at work anyway. I guess no decisions will be necessary hopefully.

[gamerman01]

Right, right, after thinking about it I realized it was very unlikely

[JDOW]

@JDOW:

So let me just wipe that bugs occupying and suppressing my Greek fellows with the AA missing again and we are good again, ok? ;)

We are “good” again.
AA whiffed and you only scored 2 hits in defense total.
I put the “good” in inverted commas as we weren’t never bad despite the overall great UK dice. 5 rounds of great German dice is everything Axis can ask for!

[gamerman01]

5 rounds of good German dice - wonderful  :-(
So much for the AA

[gamerman01]

Just make sure you roll at least 4 convoy damage for yourself  :-D

[JDOW]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Volgograd
                  Germans take Volgograd from Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
                  Germans take Caucasus from Russians
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Greece
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Greece
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Greece
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Greece
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel
            2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Archangel
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Archangel, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Archangel
                Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 2 artilleries
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries in Bryansk, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Bryansk
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery in Bryansk, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 artilleries
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    AA fire in Greece :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Greece, round 2 :  4/9 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Greece, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans, 1 aaGun owned by the British, 1 artillery owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Greece
                Germans win, taking Greece from British with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            1 aaGun, 4 artilleries and 20 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            4 armour moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Rostov
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Ukraine to Rostov
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            4 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Romania
            1 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 artillery moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Archangel to Novgorod
            2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            4 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            2 aaGuns moved from France to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Greece to Rostov
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            2 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3,1,6,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6,1,6,1,4
            Germans collect 53 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 53 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs

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[JDOW]

@Gamerman01:

Just make sure you roll at least 4 convoy damage for yourself  :-D

Almost made it:D All of the sub commanders thought the other one will sink the 2 lonely civilian transports. Caught them last minute. More innocent civilian blood in the Adriatic sea^^

[JDOW]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Volgograd
                  Germans take Volgograd from Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
                  Germans take Caucasus from Russians
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Greece
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Greece
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Greece
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Greece
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel
            2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Archangel
                Germans attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Archangel, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Archangel, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Archangel
                Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 2 artilleries
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries in Bryansk, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Bryansk
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery in Bryansk, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 artilleries
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    AA fire in Greece :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Greece, round 2 :  4/9 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Greece, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans, 1 aaGun owned by the British, 1 artillery owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Greece
                Germans win, taking Greece from British with 2 bombers, 3 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            1 aaGun, 4 artilleries and 20 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            4 armour moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Rostov
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Ukraine to Rostov
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            4 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Romania
            1 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 artillery moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Archangel to Novgorod
            2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            4 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            2 aaGuns moved from France to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Greece to Rostov
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            1 cruiser moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            2 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3,1,6,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6,1,6,1,4
            Germans collect 53 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 53 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Eastern Poland: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Romania: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

triplea_37262_Ger5.tsvg

[gamerman01]

@JDOW:

Almost made it:D All of the sub commanders thought the other one will sink the 2 lonely civilian transports. Caught them last minute. More innocent civilian blood in the Adriatic sea^^

Good grief, I needed the fleet in 99 just to stop 2 IPC’s

[gamerman01]

Boldfresh was right - editing one last unit at the end of your turn is kind of your trademark  :wink:
Another JDOW edit!

[boldfresh]

@Gamerman01:

Boldfresh was right - editing one last unit at the end of your turn is kind of your trademark  :wink:
Another JDOW edit!

:-D