JDOW (Allies+8) vs Simon33 (Axis) BM3 god help me.

  • '19 '17 '16

    TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 7

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

    Game History

    Round: 7
    
        Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour, 5 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
                  Japanese take Buryatia from Russians
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Hunan
            1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Shan State
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Hunan
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Siam
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 armour, 5 artilleries, 10 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow
            2 fighters moved from Japan to 21 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
                  Japanese take 20 Sea Zone from Americans
            2 carriers and 1 cruiser moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone
    
        Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 4 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 
    
        Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Siam
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Siam, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Siam, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Siam
                Japanese win, taking Siam from UK_Pacific with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Shan State
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Shan State, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Shan State
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 21 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 21 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 21 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 16 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 2 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 16 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 10/25 hits, 6.83 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Kweichow
                Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
                Japanese win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
    
        Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to French Indo China
            1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Siam to French Indo China
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsi to Anhwe
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 bomber moved from Hunan to French Indo China
            1 fighter moved from Hunan to French Indo China
            2 transports moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
    
        Place Units - Japanese
            1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Kiangsu
            1 artillery and 2 fighters placed in Japan
    
        Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3,4,1,2,3,6,2
            Japanese collect 39 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 39 PUs
            Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 42 PUs
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :

    Americans : -0.33
    Chinese : 1.00
    UK_Pacific : 0.33
    Japanese : 4.67
    

    Savegame

  • '19 '17 '16

    Interesting, thanks for running those numbers. Trading fleets absolutely works against Japan so even if I had diced you, it still may not have been very helpful for Japan.

  • '15 '14

    exactly.

  • '19 '17 '16

    Major downside might have been not having a naval base on FIC. My northern fleet couldn’t have moved into SZ6, so either I’d need to buy that (I could have trimmed a fighter by flying one from SZ5), or converge on SZ19. Hmm.

  • '15 '14

    Well, you couldn’t have it all in that spot. But compared to how Japan looks like now, she would have been in way better shape for sure (even with better dice at Phil):)

  • '15 '14

    TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 7

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

    Game History

    Round: 7
    
        Combat Move - Americans
            3 bombers moved from Syria to Bessarabia
            1 bomber moved from Syria to Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Norway to Finland
            2 fighters moved from Norway to Finland
            4 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to Finland
            1 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            2 infantry moved from Morocco to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
            2 fighters moved from Yunnan to Hopei
    
        Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 5 bombers, 2 fighters, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
    
        Combat - Americans
            Strategic bombing raid in Ukraine
                    AA fire in Ukraine : 1/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Ukraine causes 0 damage total. 
            Battle in Holland Belgium
            Battle in Southern France
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Americans attack with 3 bombers
                Italians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                    Americans roll dice for 3 bombers in Bessarabia, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 2,00 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians and 1 bomber owned by the Americans lost in Bessarabia
                Americans win, taking Holland Belgium from Germans, taking Southern France from Italians with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Finland
                Americans attack with 1 artillery and 6 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
                    Americans roll dice for 1 artillery and 6 fighters in Finland, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 3,33 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry in Finland, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Germans, 1 artillery owned by the Americans and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Finland
                Americans win with 6 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Hopei
                Americans attack with 2 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                    Americans roll dice for 2 fighters in Hopei, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1,00 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hopei, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hopei
                Americans win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
    
        Non Combat Move - Americans
            2 bombers moved from Bessarabia to Russia
            2 fighters moved from Hopei to Tsinghai
            1 mech_infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern United States to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Gibraltar to Norway
            2 bombers moved from Eastern United States to Norway
            1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to Gibraltar
            4 fighters moved from Finland to Norway
            2 fighters moved from Finland to Norway
            1 fighter moved from Guam to 42 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 armour moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 fighter moved from Guam to Malaya
            2 fighters moved from Guam to Caroline Islands
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 30 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
            1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
    
        Place Units - Americans
            3 infantry placed in Norway
            2 infantry placed in Central United States
            2 bombers placed in Western United States
            3 bombers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Eastern United States
    
        Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 70 PUs; end with 70 PUs
            Trigger Americans 6 Western Europe Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 75 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 85 PUs
            Objective Americans 9 Vital Forward Bases: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 90 PUs
            Objective Americans 8 Pacific Airfields: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 95 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 100 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 105 PUs
            Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 110 PUs
    
        Combat Move - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Guerilla Hopei: Chinese has 1 infantry placed in Hopei
    
        Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 2 artilleries and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
    
        Combat - Chinese
            Chinese creates battle in territory Hopei
    
        Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Suiyuyan
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi
    
        Place Units - Chinese
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Suiyuyan
            1 artillery placed in Tsinghai
    
        Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 9 PUs; end with 9 PUs
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 12 PUs
    
        Combat Move - British
                Turning on Edit Mode
                EDIT: Removing units owned by Chinese from Tsinghai: 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 10 infantry
                EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Shensi: 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 10 infantry
                EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 armour moved from Norway to Finland
                  British take Finland from Germans
            1 armour moved from Finland to Norway
            1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
                  Russians take Caucasus from Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Sikang to Shensi
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shensi to Kweichow
            1 mech_infantry moved from Sikang to Szechwan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 armour moved from Sikang to Kweichow
            3 artilleries and 15 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kweichow
            1 bomber moved from India to Kweichow
            4 fighters moved from Tsinghai to Kweichow
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Tsinghai to Kweichow
    
        Purchase Units - British
            British buy 7 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 
    
        Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 artilleries and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
    
        Combat - British
            Battle in Kweichow
                British attack with 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 15 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 15 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 2 : 10/27 hits, 8,17 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 10/24 hits, 8,17 expected hits
                    10 infantry owned by the Japanese and 10 infantry owned by the British lost in Kweichow
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 5 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 3 : 9/17 hits, 6,50 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Kweichow, round 3 : 5/14 hits, 4,83 expected hits
                    5 infantry owned by the Japanese, 3 artilleries owned by the Japanese, 1 mech_infantry owned by the Japanese and 5 infantry owned by the British lost in Kweichow
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 4 : 3/12 hits, 5,50 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour and 4 artilleries in Kweichow, round 4 : 2/5 hits, 1,83 expected hits
                    3 artilleries owned by the Japanese, 1 mech_infantry owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in Kweichow
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 5 : 1/10 hits, 4,83 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour and 1 artillery in Kweichow, round 5 : 2/2 hits, 0,83 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Japanese, 1 mech_infantry owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in Kweichow
                    British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 6 : 5/8 hits, 4,17 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour in Kweichow, round 6 : 1/1 hits, 0,50 expected hits
                    1 armour owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in Kweichow
                British win, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
                Casualties for British: 3 artilleries, 15 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    
        Non Combat Move - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 42 Sea Zone: 3 destroyers
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 aaGuns moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Shan State
            3 mech_infantrys moved from India to Burma
            2 fighters moved from Kweichow to Burma
            2 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 marine moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Iraq
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Syria to Persia
            1 armour moved from Syria to Persia
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 41 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 marine moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            2 destroyers moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            4 transports moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            5 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 aaGuns moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 mech_infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Southern France
            1 carrier, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Norway to Russia
            2 fighters moved from Norway to Russia
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kweichow to Shensi
            1 bomber moved from Kweichow to India
    
        Place Units - British
            7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in United Kingdom
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Egypt
    
        Turn Complete - British
            British collect 35 PUs; end with 36 PUs
            Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 39 PUs
    
        Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 artilleries and 5 infantry placed in India
    
        Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs
            Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 21 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 artilleries and 5 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 93 Sea Zone: 2 submarines
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 97 Sea Zone: 2 submarines
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :

    Germans : 1,00
    British : -1,17
    Americans : 1,67
    AA fire in Ukraine : : 0,83
    Japanese : 3,50
    

    Savegame

  • '15 '14

    My bombers die like flies. Props to the AA gunners:D

  • '19 '17 '16

    @JDOW said in JDOW (Allies+8) vs Simon33 (Axis) BM3 god help me.:

    My bombers die like flies. Props to the AA gunners:D

    Two in a row anyway. Like getting snake eyes.

    @JDOW said in JDOW (Allies+8) vs Simon33 (Axis) BM3 god help me.:

    Well, you couldn’t have it all in that spot. But compared to how Japan looks like now, she would have been in way better shape for sure (even with better dice at Phil):)

    In fact, I could have converged my fleets on SZ19 without needing to purchase anything. How depressing. Thinking about it now, I may have had that move in mind when I moved into that position. How depressing. I would have lost all the money islands except Sumatra. I’ll have to have a think about if it’s possible to save this game. Japan’s decline may not be salvagable. Those 11 planes on Norway are pretty scary. I think I should have defended against that landing better. With a French Normandy, it was a clear target.

  • '15 '14

    Yes. Sz 19 may have worked, too. As this would have allowed you to merge fleets, maybe the better choice. Harbour might have been an option to stay strategically flexible.

    The It mech did hit, too. Dangerous times for US bombers🤣
    The 2 figs in china doing a better jon

  • '19 '17 '16

    TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Italians round 7

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

    Game History

    Round: 7
    
        Combat Move - Italians
            1 infantry moved from France to Southern France
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Southern France
    
        Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; 
    
        Combat - Italians
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 fighter; Americans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                    1 bomber owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern France
                Americans win with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 bomber and 1 infantry
    
        Non Combat Move - Italians
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :

    Italians : -0.83
    Americans : 1.67
    

    Savegame

  • '19 '17 '16

    Ok, that’s it. You win. gg.

    I thought I’d take the 3% chance of retaking Southern France. I see what you’re doing there. Moving all those troops into Southern FranIn fact, I could have converged my fleets on SZ19 without needing to purchase anything. How depressing. Thinking about it now, I may have had that move in mind when I moved into that position. How depressing. I would have lost all the money islands except Sumatra. I’ll have to have a think about if it’s possible to save this game. Japan’s decline may not be salvagable. Those 11 planes on Norway are pretty scary. I think I should have defended against that landing better. With a French Normandy, it was a clear target.ce via Normandy will make it almost impossible to take down. Obviously, I needed to leave some mechs in W Germany to respond to such an attack but I was more worried about moving them into USSR. Germany will now be squeezed from 3 sides. If it wasn’t for allied fighters via Norway, I’d have had Moscow, by my calcs. Not that I feel it was particularly close. I largely lost this game J4 when I gave up the Philippines. Not completely sure why. A couple of other mistakes in Europe and I’m out of it.

  • '19 '17 '16

    @simon33 said in JDOW (Allies+8) vs Simon33 (Axis) BM3 god help me.:

    Ok, that’s it. You win. gg.

    I thought I’d take the 3% chance of retaking Southern France. I see what you’re doing there. Moving all those troops into Southern France via Normandy will make it almost impossible to take down. Obviously, I needed to leave some mechs in W Germany to respond to such an attack but I was more worried about moving them into USSR. Germany will now be squeezed from 3 sides. If it wasn’t for allied fighters via Norway, I’d have had Moscow, by my calcs. Not that I feel it was particularly close. I largely lost this game J4 when I gave up the Philippines. Not completely sure why. A couple of other mistakes in Europe and I’m out of it.

    That is what I meant to post. Obviously pasted in a previous post with a stray click.

    Downside of holding on to Philippines J4 was that I would have had to abandon the 2TTs starting in SZ5. The 3ftr 1tac 2bomb you could hit it with was way too much for me to defend against. Still, better to defend the money islands in most cases. I guess that was why but my logic didn’t consider what the USN would do to me in later turns. Hmm, if I had have converged on SZ19 that may have been ok but conceding the Philippines is not great.

  • '19 '17 '16

    Oh and thanks for the game.

    One other interesting point, is that in the other game where I declined to make the Yunnan attack, Japan became dominant around round 10. Maybe keeping the air alive is pretty important.

  • '15 '14

    Thanks for the game. as you said, the first nail in the coffin was the Yunnan attack. Japan has to achieve something major when making such a sacrifice. This was not the case. India was still rather strong and the Chinese weren’t dead. Still had their fighter and even artillery. Russia could recover, too.

    And as you said, the final nail was the US taking Norway because this allowed infinite fighter support for Moscow.

    You might have had an attack at Moscow without Norway but I would have found ways to bring a bunch of fighters in anyway. Thus I think Axis would have needed huge dice at a Moscow attack, otherwise Germans would not have managed to go further after Moscow, especially as Japan was falling apart.

    Good luck in your other games and thanks again for the game. You are a kind and nice opponent and a great sportsman.

  • '15 '14

    rematch with switched sides?

  • '19 '17 '16

    @JDOW Yeah, cool. Same bid?

  • '15 '14

    I guess I have to give you the same bid, anything else would be Weasel-style:D

  • '15 '14

    How do you want to spend your bid?

  • '19 '17 '16

    I would presume so, so I’ll just nominate something.

    mech on Burma, inf NG, 1IPC to UK_Pac.

  • '15 '14

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