Operation Dark Skies JamesAleman(axis) vs Allweneedislove

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 artilleries, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Siberia to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Korea to Amur
            8 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur
            1 armour moved from Korea to Amur
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Amur
            2 bombers, 10 fighters and 8 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Yunnan

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 artilleries, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Siberia to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Korea to Amur
            8 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur
            1 armour moved from Korea to Amur
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Amur
            2 bombers, 10 fighters and 8 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Yunnan

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 artilleries, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Siberia to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Korea to Amur
            8 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur
            1 armour moved from Korea to Amur
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Amur
            2 bombers, 10 fighters and 8 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Amur
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 10 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Amur from Russians with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 11 fighters, 1 infantry and 8 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 2 bombers, 11 fighters, 1 infantry and 8 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for Russians and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for Americans and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for British and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for French and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for Dutch and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1: Changing Relationship for Neutral_Allies and Mongolians from Strict_Neutral to Friendly_Neutral
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1 activates a trigger called: Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians
            Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Americans:French:British:ANZAC:Chinese:Russians for territoryAttatchment attached to Olgiy
            Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Americans:French:British:ANZAC:Chinese:Russians for territoryAttatchment attached to Dzavhan
            Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Americans:French:British:ANZAC:Chinese:Russians for territoryAttatchment attached to Tsagaan Olom
            Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Americans:French:British:ANZAC:Chinese:Russians for territoryAttatchment attached to Central Mongolia
            Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Americans:French:British:ANZAC:Chinese:Russians for territoryAttatchment attached to Buyant-Uhaa
            Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians: Setting captureUnitOnEnteringBy to Americans:French:British:ANZAC:Chinese:Russians for territoryAttatchment attached to Ulaanbaatar
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 1 activates a trigger called: Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 2
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 2: Russians captures territory Olgiy
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 2: Russians captures territory Dzavhan
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 2: Russians captures territory Tsagaan Olom
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 2: Russians captures territory Central Mongolia
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 2: Russians captures territory Buyant-Uhaa
            Trigger Japanese Conquer Russians Territory By Mongolia 2: Russians captures territory Ulaanbaatar

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            2 bombers moved from Amur to Hunan
            3 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to Hunan
            5 fighters moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
            1 mech_infantry moved from Chahar to Kweichow
            1 aaGun moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            1 artillery moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 artillery moved from Chahar to Anhwe
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Siberia
            1 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to 5 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Jehol
            2 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Manchuria
            1 artillery moved from 36 Sea Zone to Hainan
            1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Hainan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 harbour placed in Hainan
            2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 46 PUs

If UK hits z97, scramble 3 fighters. Remove Italian ones first.

Order of loss z109:3 subs, then ca, bb, ftr, ftr, cv

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

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Romania to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Romania to Belarus
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Tanganyika Territory
                  Italians take Tanganyika Territory from British
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Belgian Congo
                  Italians take Belgian Congo from British

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

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Romania to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Romania to Belarus
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Tanganyika Territory
                  Italians take Tanganyika Territory from British
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Belgian Congo
                  Italians take Belgian Congo from British

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 99 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 fighter
                British defend with 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Belarus
                Italians attack with 2 armour and 1 bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Belarus from Russians with 2 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Romania
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Romania
            1 bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            2 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tunisia to 94 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 94 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 artillery moved from Kenya to Italian Somaliland

Place Units - Italians
            1 bomber placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Order of loss S. France: Take off the inf, art, German art, mech
Order of loss z93: dd, ca
Order of loss S. Italy against UK bomber: aagun,3inf,bomber

I’m off work until next Monday, so I’ll be available to post throughout the day this week.

Mind if I change Italy by dropping a transport and artillery in Gibraltar?

Just use the art from Africa if that is ok.

Here is the map, if you don’t want me to make the change, just use the other map.

Italy Edit.tsvg

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

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 88 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            7 bombers moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 3 submarines moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Baltic States

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

Game History

Round: 3

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 bombers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 88 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            7 bombers moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 3 submarines moved from 109 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Baltic States

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 88 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 2 transports
                Germans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for British: 2 transports
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 7 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 7 bombers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun and 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            6 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Finland
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Belarus
            3 aaGuns, 3 armour, 3 artilleries and 17 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            2 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland
            6 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Yugoslavia to Eastern Poland
            3 aaGuns and 1 artillery moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 artillery moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Baltic States to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from 88 Sea Zone to Gibraltar

Place Units - Germans
            1 mech_infantry placed in Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 112 Sea Zone
            2 bombers and 1 fighter placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 46 PUs; end with 49 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs

I will scramble 3 fighters vs Russian sub z112.

Order of loss Belarus:aagun, inf, art, mech, 2 german armor, italian armor, bombers, tac, italian armor, german armor, fighters.

To those reading the bomber thread:
To preserve the German fleet, I deviated from 2 more bombers to make a dd, fighter, the mech will be needed for Greece later.
My original plan called for 12 bombers by this turn, now I have 9, the strategy leaves room for flexibility based on game outcomes. The Germany navy is new to my play testing and I feel it is worth the extra investment to preserve it if possible.

I also changed Italy’s planned Mech build turn 2, the bomber was deemed more important for the extra punch it gives the 3 Italian armor, 2 fighters and other units. So far so good in terms of demonstrating the range and flexibility of the bombers, we’ll see how things develop. This should be Russia’s last full production, the lockdown is set up to begin unless my opponent draws the bombers elsewhere like he did on turn 2, when my 3 bombers were enticed to sink the UK navy instead of landing in Romania to bomb Russia this turn. Now I have 2 bomber forces able to bomb UK and Russia if they are free.

@JamesAleman:

I will scramble 3 fighters vs Russian sub z112.

Order of loss Belarus:aagun, inf, art, mech, 2 german armor, italian armor, bombers, tac, italian armor, german armor, fighters.

To those reading the bomber thread:
To preserve the German fleet, I deviated from 2 more bombers to make a dd, fighter, the mech will be needed for Greece later.
My original plan called for 12 bombers by this turn, now I have 9, the strategy leaves room for flexibility based on game outcomes. The Germany navy is new to my play testing and I feel it is worth the extra investment to preserve it if possible.

I also changed Italy’s planned Mech build turn 2, the bomber was deemed more important for the extra punch it gives the 3 Italian armor, 2 fighters and other units. So far so good in terms of demonstrating the range and flexibility of the bombers, we’ll see how things develop. This should be Russia’s last full production, the lockdown is set up to begin unless my opponent draws the bombers elsewhere like he did on turn 2, when my 3 bombers were enticed to sink the UK navy instead of landing in Romania to bomb Russia this turn. Now I have 2 bomber forces able to bomb UK and Russia if they are free.

As you can see, the Italian starting unit presence, along with the armor, mech and bomber built by Italy turn 1 and 2, make blocking with Russia very challenging. German is set up to secure both factories next turn, since Italy can clear many blockers, in addition Italy poses a serious risk to Moscow in terms of opening a channel for 3 German armor and the air force. Due to the Russian determination to deny Factories, a large portion of their forces are cut off from the Capital and risk severe strafes from air and land forces in theater. Japan will be able to drop an airbase (not sure I want to) and bomb Moscow turn 5 if needed, and in a pinch Italy can as well. We still need to see what effect the allied Atlantic threat will pose to the Germans, in addition, there is a Greece garrison that will have to be ignored for a couple of turns, with the 54 IPCs collected by Berlin, only 1 mech can be built without dropping the 4 bomber build, If things got dire, I could at this time do 3 bombers and make 4 mech, but I am below my bomber quota, and a mech a turn should suit me for now. Next turn, Germany will go up 7-8 IPCs from Novgorod and or Karelia. Archangel should be blitz-able to remove the NO at this point since my navy will be otherwise engaged in other endeavors.