Allies (+16) vs. Axis (darkskies) Coop

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Bessarabia
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 1 fighter
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 fighter
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 bomber and 2 infantry 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 and 2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Bessarabia to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Southern Italy
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern 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

Please edit 2 Italian FTR from Southern Italy back into Romania.

I know Belarus is the usual way to go, but with DS I’m not so sure. Russia can project a lot of power into Bryansk and if Germany wants to reach the Russian Oil Fields, moving into Bryansk becomes mandatory after Belarus. This requires Germany to fly most (if not all) of its bombers there as well and I’m not sure this is such a good move.

Therefore I’m thinking to move Western Ukraine->Ukraine instead of Belarus->Bryansk.
This should remove the requirement to move (almost) all bombers east, leaving no power projection into the west and the med around Gibraltar.

If any1 feels my thinking is not right about this, please enlighten me and I could redo the turn for Italy.

Consider it done. But I’ll do my German turn much later today.
It takes a little time to get to know the edit. Once you know it, it’s quite simple. Maybe I should do the edits in this game untill you practised with editing a bit.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 4 bombers; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 91 Sea Zone
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to 91 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
                  Germans take Ukraine from Russians
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
                  Germans take Novgorod from Russians
            2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
                  Germans take Belarus from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win with 3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 4 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 1 transport
                Germans win with 3 bombers and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 23
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers moved from 91 Sea Zone to Southern France
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Western Ukraine
            3 aaGuns, 6 armour, 8 artilleries, 25 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Baltic States to Western Ukraine
            3 armour moved from Romania to Western Ukraine
            3 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 127 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 127 Sea Zone to Novgorod
            6 bombers moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine
            1 aaGun and 3 artilleries moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Greater Southern Germany to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            4 bombers placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5
            Germans collect 46 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 47 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs

Amen to that!

On the other hand, pushing Russia back into Moscow is not that hard with any strategy.
I am still worried about the huge number of planes Germany now requires in the east (or at least needs to keep in range of Moscow area) to keep its advance alive.

I reckon the DS is stronger than I thought, but not overpowered in comparison with the other axis strategies I know as ‘strong’.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters moved from Manchuria to Chahar
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Siam to Shan State
            2 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
                  Japanese take Sikang from Chinese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Chahar
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Hopei
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Kweichow to Hopei

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hopei
                Japanese attack with 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hopei from Chinese with 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Chahar
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Shensi
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shensi from Chinese with 2 bombers, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 3 artilleries and 3 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 3 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            2 fighters moved from Chahar to Manchuria
            4 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Shensi to Kiangsi
            2 bombers moved from Shensi to Kiangsu
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Paulau Island
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 34 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 33 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to 6 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 submarines moved from 33 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            3 submarines moved from 34 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
            2 carriers, 2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 60 PUs; end with 61 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs

I never really worry about allied landings before turn 8 lately.
You know that if it’s like that, Japan will just win. I’m not saying the USA cannot do anything at all in Europe, but significant invasions, are just beyond their economic power. IMHO.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Baltic States
                  Italians take Baltic States from Russians
            1 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
                  Italians take Bryansk from Russians
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Ukraine

Combat - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Romania to Southern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy
            1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs