PtV FlyingBadger (Axis+7) vs Nikola1975 (Allies) #2

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Germans round 1

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

Game History

Round: 1 Purchase Units - Germans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Changing PUs for British from 29 to 28 EDIT: Changing PUs for UK_Pacific from 17 to 18 EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Game History

Round: 2 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R. Russians take Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Persia 1 infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk 1 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R. 1 armour and 6 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Manchuria Combat - Russians Battle in Manchuria Russians attack with 1 armour and 6 infantry Japanese defend with 2 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 6 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 1.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Manchuria Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 6 infantry in Manchuria, round 3 : 1/7 hits, 1.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Manchuria, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Manchuria 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Manchuria Russians win, taking Manchuria from Japanese with 1 armour and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians Place Units - Russians 2 infantry placed in Russia 6 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R. Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 28 PUs; end with 28 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 0.00 Russians regular : -1.00

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Game History

Round: 1 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 2 carriers and 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Politics - Americans Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States Combat Move - Americans Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared for rulesAttachment attached to Americans 1 bomber moved from Central United States to 110 Sea Zone Combat - Americans Battle in 110 Sea Zone Americans attack with 1 bomber Germans defend with 1 battleship Americans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20 Casualties for Germans: 1 battleship Non Combat Move - Americans 1 bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 86 Sea Zone to Brazil Americans take Brazil from Neutral_Allies 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands 1 fighter moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 10 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to British Columbia 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Central United States to Eastern United States 1 infantry moved from Central United States to Eastern United States 1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to British Columbia Place Units - Americans 2 carriers placed in 10 Sea Zone 1 fighter placed in 10 Sea Zone 1 fighter placed in Eastern United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 62 PUs Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs Purchase Units - Chinese Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Chinese 2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan 1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan Combat - Chinese Battle in Yunnan Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 artillery Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery Non Combat Move - Chinese 1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Shensi 4 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi 2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Shensi 2 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi Place Units - Chinese 4 infantry placed in Shensi Turn Complete - Chinese Chinese collect 9 PUs; end with 9 PUs Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs Purchase Units - British British buy 1 carrier and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Purchase Units - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 111 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Scotland to 109 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 97 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia 1 fighter moved from Burma to 37 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone Combat - British Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone Battle in Ethiopia British attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry British win, taking Ethiopia from Italians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10 Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry Battle in 37 Sea Zone British attack with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter Japanese defend with 1 cruiser British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for British: 1 destroyer Casualties for Japanese: 1 cruiser Battle in 97 Sea Zone British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 fighter; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 transport Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians Italians win with 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -17 Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter Battle in 96 Sea Zone British attack with 1 cruiser Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport Italians win with 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12 Casualties for British: 1 cruiser Non Combat Move - British 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt 1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt 2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia 1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Burma 1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies 1 infantry moved from India to Burma 1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State 1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State 1 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan 3 infantry moved from India to Burma 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Burma 3 aaGuns moved from India to Burma 1 infantry moved from India to Burma Place Units - British 1 carrier placed in 109 Sea Zone 1 fighter placed in 109 Sea Zone Turn Complete - British Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,5,2 British collect 26 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 28 PUs Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 33 PUs Place Units - UK_Pacific 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India Turn Complete - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

More broadly, I’m feeling a bit lost in terms of overall Japanese strategy on this map. India and New Guinea seem far enough away that I can’t reliably threaten them without leaving the core Japanese territories exposed, China and Russia have enough starting units in the region that I can’t knock them out while keeping up with US / ANZAC naval pressure, and the Japanese economy as a whole seems to be too weak to solve any of these problems – I’m earning 60 - 70 IPCs/turn, I don’t see a way to increase that, and China + Russia + ANZAC + US can easily spend 80 - 90 IPCs/turn in the region.

In OOB Global and in AA50 and even in Global BM3, Japan has options for its expansion and the hard part of playing Japan is figuring out how to prioritize one or two of those options and make them succeed.

On this map, I feel like I have no options, only threats, and I’m lucky if I can keep all of those threats stalemated.

Let me know if that’s intentional, or if you have another way of looking at the ‘big picture’ for PTV that you find helpful. Happy to hear your strategy advice during and/or after the game.

Sorry about all the edits. I was on the phone with Hyundai, complaining about an early transmission failure and got sloppy. Forgot about Kamis, took that back. contemplated a wild-eyed invasion of Rome and forgot to undo that. Decided I should take the bomber as the last casualty in Caucasus. And forgot to drop my Tommys in Africa. Let me know if anything irks you too much.

I’m sorry, get well soon and you’re going to need all your energy, same as I do

Take your sweet time