L13 G40 Ziggurat (Axis) vs Fortress (Allies+9)

I was just going to say no, but I think that z111 looks like a good place for the Scottish fighter to martyr itself for the crown. Get that engine fired up, son! It’s a good day to die!

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :1

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

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Denmark: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
            6 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Turkmenistan
            2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            2 aaGuns moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
            Russians undo move 1.
            3 artilleries placed in Novgorod
            5 infantry placed in Russia

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

Territory Summary for Russians :

Yakut S.S.R. : 1 flag, 6 infantry
    Buryatia : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns and 12 infantry
    Belarus : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Bryansk : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Rostov : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Russia : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 5 infantry
    Ukraine : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 6 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor
    Turkmenistan : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    Novgorod : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 4 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 11 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Caucasus : 1 flag, 1 armour
    125 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    114 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser
    115 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 40 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 26 / 26
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 12 / 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 : 8 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Nice G1. You really got everything you wanted out of it - including the 40% kill the TR and the 50% against the 91 cruiser. Isn’t it nice when it works like you drew it up?  :-D I like going for broke G1, myself, too. It sure makes life difficult when you go for it and the dice don’t agree with you, but with the exception of a couple extra artillery lost in Paris, I think you have to be pleased with that!

Did he do the 2 bomber purchase G1? He Sealioned me with that one. I think I still would have won but I got diced on my recapture of London the first time and it gave him a chance to regroup. I think I had 4I, 4Ay, F against 3I, 3Ay and he held with 2Ay.

No worries about the post. I have TripleA on the work computer so I get away once in a while and bang out some turns  :-D

Yeah, I generally just get dead subs when I use them  :lol: I guess losing them in an actual battle where they can be productive works well. I noticed your 110 and 111 weren’t quite as strong without the 91 sub. It almost made me think about a scramble. Everybody who advocates, unequivocally, no navy purchase G1 misses the boat (so to speak) on that. With no naval purchase, I’m max scrambling and Germany probably loses one of those battles 30-40% of the time. And UK with a navy and Germany with none is a horrific thought for Germany in rounds 2-6 and beyond.

Having been Sealioned once, though, and knowing how unpleasant that was (and how I never even get average dice when I scramble into a “lost” battle with the idea of losing 3 fighters at the cost of 4 extra german air losses), if Germany builds naval G1, I’d rather lose little than lose big…

I’ve thought about saving before, but then the odds in the sea battles go down because you can’t bring the plane(s) to 111 that need the carrier to land. I never thought you’d be baiting me to scramble :) Tricksy.

That WAS a wild open by wheatbeer.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :1

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 carriers, 1 fighter and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to Midway
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to Guam
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 26 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Midway
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to Western United States
            1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 11 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to Midway

Place Units - Americans
            2 carriers and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 55 PUs total

Territory Summary for Americans :

Philippines : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Guam : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 fighter
    Wake Island : 1 flag, 1 airfield
    Western United States : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    Midway : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 bomber and 3 fighters
    25 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    11 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport
    10 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 carriers and 1 transport
    7 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 3 infantry, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports
    54 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    Central United States : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
    Eastern United States : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter and 1 harbour

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 40 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 30 / 41
    Americans : 52 / 55
    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 : 8 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :1

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            3 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 5 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Yunnan, round 1 :  1/6 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 1 :  2/4 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 4 :  1/3 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Yunnan, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan
            2 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            4 infantry placed in Szechwan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 9 PUs; end with 9 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Shensi : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Yunnan : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Szechwan : 1 flag, 1 fighter and 8 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 40 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 29 / 41
    Americans : 52 / 55
    Chinese : 9 / 15
    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 : 8 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 6 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 4 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 5 times
            6 was rolled 4 times
        Average roll : 3.370
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.192
        Standard Deviation : 0.439
        Total rolls : 27

Japanese Combat
            1 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.500
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.778
        Standard Deviation : 1.333
        Total rolls : 10

Chinese Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.294
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.688
        Standard Deviation : 0.829
        Total rolls : 17

Scramble orders, please

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :1

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 artillery moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
            1 cruiser moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in Ethiopia
                British attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser in Ethiopia, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Ethiopia, round 1 :  1/4 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Ethiopia, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Ethiopia
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Ethiopia, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ethiopia, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Ethiopia, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ethiopia, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Ethiopia
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Ethiopia, round 4 :  1/3 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Ethiopia, round 4 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Ethiopia
                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 106 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer
                Germans defend with 1 submarine
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 106 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 106 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 106 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 106 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 106 Sea Zone
                British win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Germans with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 submarine in 97 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 1 :  4/6 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    1 battleship owned by the Italians , 1 transport owned by the Italians and 1 cruiser owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
                British win, taking 97 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 39
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                    1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to Eire
                  British take Eire from Neutral_Allies
            2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 aaGun moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            2 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
                  UK_Pacific take Celebes from Dutch
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            4 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 artillery moved from India to Burma
            3 aaGuns moved from India to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Burma to India
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Tanganyika Territory

Place Units - British
            1 fighter and 6 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 29 PUs; end with 29 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Territory Summary for British :

Burma : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 6 infantry
    India : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 fighter and 1 harbour
    Malaya : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Celebes : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    44 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 transport
    37 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer
    38 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 battleship
    Iceland : 1 flag, 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Egypt : 1 flag, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    Union of South Africa : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Ontario : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Scotland : 1 flag, 1 airfield
    Malta : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    United Kingdom : 1 flag, 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 10 infantry
    Rhodesia : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Tanganyika Territory : 1 flag, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
    Ethiopia : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    76 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
    Eire : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    97 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    81 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 40 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 29 / 41
    Americans : 52 / 55
    Chinese : 9 / 15
    British : 29 / 34
    UK_Pacific : 20 / 0
    Italians : 9 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 12 / 0
    Dutch : 8 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 8 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 4 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 12 times
            4 was rolled 5 times
            5 was rolled 8 times
            6 was rolled 4 times
        Average roll : 3.568
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.472
        Standard Deviation : 1.213
        Total rolls : 37

Germans Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.000
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 2

British Combat
            1 was rolled 4 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 9 times
            4 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.292
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.478
        Standard Deviation : 1.216
        Total rolls : 24

Italians Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 4.273
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 11