Operation Dark Skies JamesAleman(axis) vs Allweneedislove

Well, since I’ve built destroyers with Italy, not one has hit, so time for something different I guess. This should end this game one way or the other very soon.

To war with the neutrals, maybe they will hit like my destroyers….nope. They did pretty good, too good in Turkey, we’ll see if it matters I guess.

@allweneedislove:

i am having lots of fun with this game. i have never had a neutral attack in a competitive game.

sure shakes this up.

Yeah, you are missing out.  It’s really fun when somebody attacks true neutrals, especially if it’s your opponent and they really shouldn’t have  :-)

@allweneedislove:

i am having lots of fun with this game. i have never had a neutral attack in a competitive game.

sure shakes this up.

now i wish i did not land 8 fighters in gibralter to be slaughtered for the cost off a few german trucks.

Then I wouldn’t have crushed neutrals…nice bait :)

@JamesAleman:

@allweneedislove:

i am having lots of fun with this game. i have never had a neutral attack in a competitive game.

sure shakes this up.

now i wish i did not land 8 fighters in gibralter to be slaughtered for the cost off a few german trucks.

Then I wouldn’t have crushed neutrals…nice bait :)

I have been following this game - and I was thinking to myself: He should attack the neutrals now - and voila, you did!

A good choice in my opinion, as things are right now in the game.

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

Game History

Round: 13

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 9 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Gibraltar
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            2 fighters moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            10 bombers moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            14 armour and 22 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Syria
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Timguska
                  Germans take Timguska from British

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

Game History

Round: 13

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 9 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Gibraltar
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            2 fighters moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            10 bombers moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            14 armour and 22 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Syria
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Timguska
                  Germans take Timguska from British

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Germans attack with 10 bombers, 2 fighters, 8 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 8 fighters and 1 harbour
                Germans win, taking Gibraltar from British with 10 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 52
                Casualties for Germans: 7 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 8 fighters
            Battle in Syria
                Germans attack with 14 armour and 22 mech_infantrys
                French defend with 2 infantry; British defend with 14 mech_infantrys; Americans defend with 4 bombers
                Germans win, taking Syria from French with 14 armour and 20 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 102
                Casualties for Germans: 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for French: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 14 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Americans: 4 bombers

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 aaGun, 9 artilleries and 19 infantry moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 artillery moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            1 mech_infantry moved from Evenkiyskiy to Novosibirsk
            1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Novgorod to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Southern France to Spain
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Gibraltar to Northern Italy
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to Northern Italy
            10 bombers moved from Gibraltar to Southern Italy
            4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            6 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Germany to Southern Italy
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun and 12 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany
            2 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Germany
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour placed in Russia
            3 artilleries placed in Volgograd
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            3 infantry placed in Southern France
            3 infantry placed in France
            3 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2
            Germans collect 61 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 61 PUs total
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 81 PUs

Wow, sorry about the battle for Syria. I expected you to hit about 10 times over 2 rounds if I was lucky. Instead I got hit just twice…

I figured you figured I was going the distance, so I did not ask for order of loss, I removed the bombers the first round to give you the best chance for doing damage, since round two was misses anyway, it didn’t matter.

Let’s see if this gamble pays off. Start the “clock”. If I don’t end this in three rounds, I likely won’t be ;)

just wow on the rolls.  Granted you sent overwhelming force to win, but still…

@arathorn:

@JamesAleman:

@allweneedislove:

i am having lots of fun with this game. i have never had a neutral attack in a competitive game.

sure shakes this up.

now i wish i did not land 8 fighters in gibralter to be slaughtered for the cost off a few german trucks.

Then I wouldn’t have crushed neutrals…nice bait :)

I have been following this game - and I was thinking to myself: He should attack the neutrals now - and voila, you did!

A good choice in my opinion, as things are right now in the game.

I can just second that. I also thought about attacking the Neutrals very early. However this move was an expensive hammer.
The game looked completely lost for Axis but his looks like a resurrection and the game and the battle for Egypt is open again.

Still good luck to both players!

A couple turns back, Italy did not seem positioned to open up Turkey, now it is done.

The battle is not only for Egypt, but also Volgorad…

@Omega1759:

A couple turns back, Italy did not seem positioned to open up Turkey, now it is done.

The battle is not only for Egypt, but also Volgorad…

Responded to you privately as game is still pending. Check your message, you can post if after this game ends if you like.

@JapanDOWRound1Fan:

@arathorn:

@JamesAleman:

@allweneedislove:

i am having lots of fun with this game. i have never had a neutral attack in a competitive game.

sure shakes this up.

now i wish i did not land 8 fighters in gibralter to be slaughtered for the cost off a few german trucks.

Then I wouldn’t have crushed neutrals…nice bait :)

I have been following this game - and I was thinking to myself: He should attack the neutrals now - and voila, you did!

A good choice in my opinion, as things are right now in the game.

I can just second that. I also thought about attacking the Neutrals very early. However this move was an expensive hammer.
The game looked completely lost for Axis but his looks like a resurrection and the game and the battle for Egypt is open again.

Still good luck to both players!

Thank you, this is a fun game, not my ideal example for the bomber concept, but the other 11 games will show what this game doesn’t. By the way, today we refined “Dark Skies”, I believe I will deploy this new plan in my future games to illustrate how I can make Japan “immune” from KJF strategies…using “surplus” German air forces on Japanese carriers and air bases…a German can opener in the Pacific gives Japan free reign…Time will tell, but If my gut is right, the axis will be “immune” from a loss regardless of dice. I want to roll this out in my wheatbeer game, but I would feel better if I can play test the concept once against myself before going live.

My goal in the new Skies strategy will be to Bomb UK and Russia with Italy. Bomb Russia(early on), India, and Australia with Germany, and have Japan work towards 6 cities while Germany works towards 8 using Germany as a can opener in the Pacific. Should be “unstoppable” if the concept bares out. This calls for Germany to obtain 60 IPCs, deploy 30 against Europe and 30 against Pacific. When Volgorad, and Caucasus fall turns 5-7 Germany should hit 80’s and spend 30 towards Russia, 50 towards Pacific…Japan builds carriers, Germany lands fighters/tacticals on them, and Bombers on air bases…good game.

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

Game History

Round: 13

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 fighter and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            4 carriers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            3 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Korea to 8 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Aleutian Islands
            1 artillery moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Korea to Amur

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

Game History

Round: 13

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 fighter and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            4 carriers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            3 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Korea to 8 Sea Zone
            3 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Aleutian Islands
            1 artillery moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Korea to Amur

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Aleutian Islands
            Battle in Amur
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Aleutian Islands from Americans, taking Amur from Russians with 1 artillery, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Hawaiian Islands
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                ANZAC defend with 1 infantry; Americans defend with 1 airfield and 1 harbour
                Japanese win, taking Hawaiian Islands from Americans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 aaGun moved from Korea to Amur
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Amur to Japan

Place Units - Japanese
            3 infantry placed in Korea
            1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Japan
            Japanese undo move 1.
            Japanese undo move 1.
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Amur: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Korea: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 infantry placed in Korea
            1 fighter and 3 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 9
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 42 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 41 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 44 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 35 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 20 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2
            Japanese collect 19 PUs (9 lost to blockades); end with 19 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs

Hope you don’t mind, before placement, I edited one more aagun to Amur as an extra noncombat. If you do, just place it back in Korea.