Texouse (Axis) vs. Trajan (Allies) 1942

Test summary from TripleA, engine version: 1.9, time: 2:06:41 PM

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 1 fighter and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
                  Americans take Yunnan from Japanese
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Persia to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Burma to Kazakh S.S.R.

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 1 fighter and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
                  Americans take Yunnan from Japanese
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Persia to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Burma to Kazakh S.S.R.

Combat - British
            Battle in Kazakh S.S.R.
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Kazakh S.S.R.
                British win, taking Kazakh S.S.R. from Japanese with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 bomber moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to India
            2 fighters moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Persia
            2 fighters moved from Burma to India
            1 armour moved from French Indo-China Thailand to India
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Persia
            1 armour moved from Trans-Jordan to Persia
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 transport moved from 15 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 13 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 49 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 49 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 47 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to Persia
            1 artillery moved from India to Persia

Place Units - British
            1 fighter and 3 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Egypt
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 36 PUs; end with 37 PUs

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You weren’t allowed to take Bur also. A transport can LOAD from more than one terr, but can only UNLOAD into a single one. A transport also can’t move after unloading.

Examples:
You could have loaded 1 Inf each from Man and Jap, and dropped them both in FIC.
You could have loaded 1 Inf from Jap, moved to z61, picked up another Inf from Kwang (you didn’t have one there…but just an example). But you couldn’t have dropped one into FIC and the other into Bur.
No matter where they came from, you can’t drop one into FIC (during combat move) and the other into Burma or Malaya (during non-com).
You could have dropped one in to FIC during CM, and the other in FIC during NCM (and given that FIC was empty, the result would have been exactly the same).

Let me know if unclear.

And that fleet is perfectly safe - I can hit it with SS, DD, CC, BB, CV, 4 Ftr, Bom. I’d get destroyed. The UK could hit you again with SS, CC, 4 Ftr, Bom - but the downside risk is too big. It’s the kind of move I might try if I was losing, but no need to take such chances being ahead (although, not massively so). I might post tonight, if not, tomorrow.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 3 destroyers, 2 fighters and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to India
            1 destroyer moved from 23 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from French West Africa to 23 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 23 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 11 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 11 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 13 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 destroyers and 3 transports moved from 15 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 2 fighters and 2 submarines moved from 53 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from East Indies to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Eastern Australia
            1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 fighters placed in Western United States
            2 destroyers placed in 56 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 11 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 46 PUs; end with 46 PUs

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TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 artillery and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Evenki National Okrug
                  Russians take Evenki National Okrug from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
                  Russians take Novosibirsk from Japanese
            2 fighters and 3 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Belorussia
                  Russians take Belorussia from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 artillery and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Vologda to Evenki National Okrug
                  Russians take Evenki National Okrug from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
                  Russians take Novosibirsk from Japanese
            2 fighters and 3 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Belorussia
                  Russians take Belorussia from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Kazakh S.S.R.
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 4 infantry
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 4 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 :  2/6 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Kazakh S.S.R.
                Russians win, taking Kazakh S.S.R. from Japanese with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Caucasus
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Archangel to West Russia
            1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to West Russia
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Russia to West Russia
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Russia to Caucasus

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Caucasus
            5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUs

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Hey, so you might want to check out your navy in z6. I can hit it with 2 DD, CC, BB, 3 Ftr. I see that as having a small edge…even if I don’t pull it off, the US can follow up with 4 DDs and a Ftr.

Let me know what you want to do - moving it all to z5 would obviously make it safe.

Ah! Under “Game” menu, just “enable edit mode”. Generally, all edits are ok if it doesn’t affect the gameplay (i.e. if you change a NCM after having placed units). I’ll post a new map with the edits - just let me know that you are ok with it and I’ll do the turn.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 2 destroyers and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries moved from 5 Sea Zone to Karelia S.S.R.
                  Germans take Karelia S.S.R. from Russians
            4 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Karelia S.S.R.
            3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Karelia S.S.R.
            3 armour moved from Baltic States to Karelia S.S.R.
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Belorussia
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Belorussia
            3 fighters moved from Germany to Belorussia
            1 bomber moved from Germany to Belorussia

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Belorussia
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 2 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 :  3/6 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belorussia
                Germans win, taking Belorussia from Russians with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 bomber moved from Belorussia to Poland
            3 fighters moved from Belorussia to Poland
            1 artillery moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Poland
            1 artillery moved from Southern Europe to Italy
            2 infantry moved from Southern Europe to Italy

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour and 5 infantry placed in Germany
            2 destroyers placed in 5 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 38 PUs; end with 38 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 5 Sea Zone: 1 battleship, 3 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 6 Sea Zone: 1 battleship, 3 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 2 destroyers and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 transport moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 8 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Northwestern Europe
                  British take Northwestern Europe from Germans

Combat - British

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from 13 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 transport moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 8 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Persia
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            2 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 2 infantry moved from Persia to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 armour moved from India to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 cruiser, 1 submarine and 2 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from India to Persia

Place Units - British
            2 destroyers placed in 8 Sea Zone
            2 infantry placed in Egypt
            British undo move 2.
            1 armour and 1 infantry placed in Egypt
            3 infantry placed in India
            1 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs

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So the basic math of using one inf to take a 1 Terr is that you gain 1 IPC, and have a 1/3 chance of killing and Inf when I take it over - so EV of 1 IPC. Against that you lose 1 Inf so net (-1).

But - in order to kill the guy, I’ll have to do the same math - and if I want to be sure to retake it, I need to bring 2 Inf - so when you add in my expected future loss, you can gain that back and more. And if I get unlucky and don’t take it back you can move your air in and really put pressure on India. So there is a possible strategic gain too.

So yeah it’s the right move especially if the terr has strategic value.