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@Adam514 I assume with max defense I kill the British bomber first?

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Italians round 47

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 47

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 2 aaGuns, 1 destroyer and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        2 transports moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        1 battleship and 2 cruisers moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        32 artilleries, 1 fighter, 66 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to France
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 93 Sea Zone to France
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to France

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Northern Italy
            Italians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            British defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in Northern Italy, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the British lost in Northern Italy
            Italians win, taking Northern Italy from British with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
        Battle in France
            Italians attack with 32 artilleries, 6 fighters, 67 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 53 infantry; French defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 2 mech_infantrys; Americans defend with 5 armour, 6 artilleries and 46 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 32 artilleries, 6 fighters, 67 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in France, round 2 : 38/108 hits, 31.67 expected hits
                French roll dice for 6 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 99 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in France, round 2 : 46/116 hits, 39.50 expected hits
                2 mech_infantrys owned by the French, 1 bomber owned by the British, 34 infantry owned by the Americans, 46 infantry owned by the Italians and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in France
                Italians roll dice for 32 artilleries, 6 fighters, 21 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in France, round 3 : 15/62 hits, 22.33 expected hits

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : -1.67
British : -0.33
French : 6.50

Savegame

continue with the US?

well that first round was good for me. But not so much the second. Probably going to retreat to to W Germany but will need a couple of minutes to decide.

retreating

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 47

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 47

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 2 aaGuns, 1 destroyer and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        2 transports moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        1 battleship and 2 cruisers moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        32 artilleries, 1 fighter, 66 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to France
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 93 Sea Zone to France
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to France

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Northern Italy
            Italians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            British defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in Northern Italy, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the British lost in Northern Italy
            Italians win, taking Northern Italy from British with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
        Battle in France
            Italians attack with 32 artilleries, 6 fighters, 67 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 53 infantry; French defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 2 mech_infantrys; Americans defend with 5 armour, 6 artilleries and 46 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 32 artilleries, 6 fighters, 67 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in France, round 2 : 38/108 hits, 31.67 expected hits
                French roll dice for 6 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 99 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in France, round 2 : 46/116 hits, 39.50 expected hits
                2 mech_infantrys owned by the French, 1 bomber owned by the British, 34 infantry owned by the Americans, 46 infantry owned by the Italians and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in France
                Italians roll dice for 32 artilleries, 6 fighters, 21 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in France, round 3 : 15/62 hits, 22.33 expected hits
                French roll dice for 6 armour, 7 artilleries and 65 infantry in France, round 3 : 26/78 hits, 27.00 expected hits
                12 infantry owned by the Americans, 3 artilleries owned by the Americans, 5 artilleries owned by the Italians and 21 infantry owned by the Italians lost in France
            1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians and 27 artilleries owned by the Italians retreated to Western Germany
            French win with 6 armour, 4 artilleries and 53 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -47
            Casualties for Italians: 5 artilleries and 67 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 3 artilleries and 46 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 bomber
            Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 2 mech_infantrys

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        3 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Bryansk
        2 carriers and 2 transports moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        6 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from France to Southern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        1 destroyer placed in 93 Sea Zone
        2 aaGuns and 1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs
        Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 22 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : -1.67
British : -0.33
French : 5.50

Savegame

just posted but realized I might need to rethink whether that Italian air is in West Germany or in S Italy. Can’t get to that right away.

I’ll stick with it.

@JDOW

There were a couple of reasons. Partly was to be able to use the factory to produce, but also because I could set up the fleet there too. If I didn’t hold the terrain, there was a possibility that the US could take it and then the British could wipe out my navy and land. But yes, given his move now, it might have been a mistake. Or at least a mistake not to expect this on the last turn and move back into France.

If I stuck it out another round, the Germans would have had a shot, but it wasn’t certainly that I could get the odds above 80% or so. I can hold West Germany I think (and maybe S Italy too). If I went another round and rolled poorly, that probably wouldn’t have been possible. Might regret not doing another round.

@Adam514 nope. I’ll go with this

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 48

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 48

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 65 PUs; 
        Germans buy 2 artilleries and 19 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Samara
        1 infantry moved from Rostov to Tambov
        1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
              Germans take Archangel from Russians
        1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Samara
        1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Tambov

    Combat - Germans
        Germans creates battle in territory 125 Sea Zone
        Battle in Tambov
            Germans attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Tambov
            Germans win, taking Tambov from Russians with 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Samara
            Germans attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 infantry in Samara, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Samara, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Samara
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Samara, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Samara, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Samara
            Germans win, taking Samara from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        20 armour and 42 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Bryansk
        55 artilleries and 26 infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
        3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Novgorod to Western Germany
        1 fighter, 9 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Germany to Western Germany
        3 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Germany
        5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Germany
        7 mech_infantrys moved from Vyborg to Baltic States
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Vyborg to Baltic States
        1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Samara to Novgorod
        1 bomber moved from Tambov to Novgorod
        42 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Bryansk
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
        1 mech_infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod

    Place Units - Germans
        2 infantry placed in Volgograd
        3 infantry placed in Ukraine
        3 infantry placed in Novgorod
        2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Western Germany
        10 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1,3,2
        Germans collect 43 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 43 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 48 PUs
        Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 50 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 65 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0.83
Russians : 0.00

Savegame