L16 G40 StuckTojo (Allies +16) vs Simon33 (Axis)

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 3 destroyers and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 26 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 destroyer and 2 transports placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone

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

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Hopei
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Hopei from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Suiyuyan
                Chinese attack with 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Hopei to Burma

Place Units - Chinese
            5 infantry placed in Kansu

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 6 PUs; end with 6 PUs total

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

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - British
            British takes Political Action: Political Action British To War With Japanese
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly

Combat Move - British
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 104 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from New Brunswick Nova Scotia to 104 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 cruisers moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to 76 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
            4 infantry moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Yunnan
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

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Submerge sub in sz 98?

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 2 armour, 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - British
            British takes Political Action: Political Action British To War With Japanese
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly

Combat Move - British
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 104 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from New Brunswick Nova Scotia to 104 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 cruisers moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to 76 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
            4 infantry moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Yunnan
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

Combat - British
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 4 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
                Italians defend with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                British win, taking 98 Sea Zone from Italians with 1 cruiser, 4 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 44
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier and 1 cruiser
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 submarine
                British win with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
            Battle in Yunnan
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                British win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 4 infantry
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Italians defend with 2 infantry
                British win, taking Trans-Jordan from Italians with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Kenya
                British attack with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Kenya from Italians with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            3 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from India to Burma
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from 104 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria

Place Units - British
            1 transport placed in 106 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in United Kingdom
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 31 PUs; end with 32 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 43 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2,5,6,2,3,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,1,2,3,1
            UK_Pacific collect 9 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 9 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 14 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

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No problem.

So what now?

Ok, I’ll still use the CV (instead of a plane, right?) even if it means you may end up with a sub that I can’t hit.

Can you do the dice rolling?  I honestly have no idea how to do it?

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 cruiser moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Java to 37 Sea Zone

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                ANZAC attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                retreated to 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -16
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 carrier and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                1 tactical_bomber owned by the Japanese and 1 fighter owned by the Japanese forced to land in Siam

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Burma
            2 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
                  ANZAC take Sumatra from Dutch
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
                  ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 artillery and 1 fighter placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 23 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 28 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 2

Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 58 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia

Combat - French
            Battle in Tunisia
                French attack with 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery
                French win, taking Tunisia from Italians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa

Turn Complete - French

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