13L G40.2 Gamerman01 (Allies +9) vs. Jeff28 (Axis)

Great, so I can waste 5 IPC’s on R1!

Maybe I can take the time to play R1 now…

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

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

Research Technology - Russians
            Russians spend 5 on tech rolls
            Russians removing all Technology Tokens after unsuccessful research.

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Amur to Korea

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Korea
                Russians attack with 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 fighter and 4 infantry
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Trigger Russians Conquer Japanese Territory By Mongolia: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_Mongolia_May_Change_To_Russians_Control_Switch attached to Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
            5 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Bryansk
            3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Russia to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
            6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Belarus

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 1 fighter placed in Novgorod
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 infantry placed in Volgograd

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

@Jeff28:

You attacked Korea?

In the words of Lombardi:

“What in the world is going on out here?”

I get asked this every time.

I want to take Mongolia off the table.  I think it helps the Axis more than the Allies - the stupid Mongolia rules.  I throw that infantry away as a matter of protest against the honorable Mr. Harris.  I attack Korea specifically because he added it to the 2nd edition rules  :x

If Mongolia is in play, then Japan can freely cross over between the Northern front and the Chinese front.  Now you can’t.

What an interesting player you’ve gotten involved with, eh?  You’ll probably learn all kinds of things this game.  Or just decide I’m off my rocker.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :1

Research Technology - Americans
            Americans spend 5 on tech rolls
            Americans removing all Technology Tokens after unsuccessful research.

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 0 techTokens;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to 26 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 aaGun moved from Eastern United States to Central United States
            1 carrier moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 101 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Central United States to Southeast Mexico
            1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to Southeast Mexico
            1 armour moved from Central United States to Western United States
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 carrier moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to 30 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 57 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to Western United States
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 10 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from 10 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 battleship moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Western United States
            1 infantry placed in Central United States
            1 fighter placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 53 PUs total

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

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 Hunan
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Hunan
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

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

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

Place Units - Chinese
            4 infantry placed in Yunnan

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

I haven’t played with Triple A much yet.

I have a problem.

I attacked your 2 subs in Z106 with a destroyer, cruiser, and bomber.

Triple A incorrectly rolls the defending subs first, and asks for a casualty choice.

Problem is, before I choose a casualty I should know how many hits I scored on your subs.  This makes a difference in choosing whether to lose my destroyer or cruiser.

Will you allow me to change my choice after seeing how many hits I scored?  Because in the proper sequence of events, your subs do NOT have a surprise strike.

It should be:

1. Attacker rolls
2. Defender chooses casualties
3. Defender rolls
4. Attacker chooses casualties

It’s doing step 3, then step 4, then step 1, then step 2.

If I take off my destroyer now before seeing my rolls, and I don’t hit you twice, then your sub goes free.
I shouldn’t have to make a casualty choice before seeing my attack roll.  It’s a fault with Triple A.

Understand?  So can I take off my destroyer now and if I don’t score 2 hits, change it to removing the cruiser?
Or… I could roll it out on the forum and then use edit mode to fix it, preserving the hit you got… That’s what I’ll do…

So these will be the official dice for this battle.
I’ll preserve the hit your subs scored.

Here’s my attack rollRolls: 1@2 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 11@2: (5)1@3: (6)1@4: (2)

OK, so I lose my cruiser after your subs hit me.

Round 2Rolls: 1@2 1@4; Total Hits: 11@2: (6)1@4: (3)Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (3)

OK, Z106 cleared with loss of a cruiser.  Destroyer and bomber remain.  I’ll use edit mode to reflect this if necessary.

Same result in Triple A anyway, so no edit necessary.
Moving on, then.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :1

Research Technology - British
            UK_Pacific spend 5 on tech rolls
            British removing all Technology Tokens after successful research.
            British discover Shipyards

Activate Technology - British
            British activating Shipyards
            British giving technology to UK_Pacific: Shipyards

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens;

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

Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 106 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 110 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 39 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 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia
            1 infantry moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser 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

Combat - British
            Battle in Ethiopia
                British attack with 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British win, taking Ethiopia from Italians with 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Germans defend with 2 submarines
                British win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Germans with 1 bomber and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                British attack with 4 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 battleship and 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the Germans Submerged
                British win with 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for Germans: 1 battleship

Non Combat Move - British
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            3 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            5 infantry moved from India to Burma
            3 aaGuns moved from India to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 artillery moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 carrier moved from 98 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to Eire
                  British take Eire from Neutral_Allies
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from 106 Sea Zone to Quebec
            1 fighter moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 96 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from India to 81 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            10 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

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

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry

@Jeff28:

I guess this means no 97 scramble? Woo hoo.

Two different zones with German ships to hit makes 97 out of the question.  I hit 95 more than 97 anyway  :-)
Also, your buy of 2 transports and carrier makes an attack on Italian ships that are protected by 3 fighters too risky, and the fighters can’t come back to UK to defend

@Jeff28:

I guess this means no 97 scramble? Woo hoo.

Shipyards and no fighters lost on UK1!  Zero casualties in Ethiopia!  Woo hoo!

You did get good fortune in 96 and 106, though…  But at least you didn’t get freaky good luck!