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TripleA Move Summary: British round 11

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

Game History

Round: 11

    Combat Move - British
        2 infantry moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
        4 fighters moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
        1 fighter moved from India to Northwest Persia
        1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
        1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
        2 bombers, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany

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@Booper
Do you want to escort in Germany?

TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 11

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

Game History

Round: 11

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 1 armour, 1 bomber, 3 destroyers, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Yugoslavia
        1 artillery moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 95 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
              Americans take 97 Sea Zone from Italians
        2 bombers moved from Algeria to France
        1 fighter moved from 95 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        4 fighters moved from 95 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        1 fighter moved from 95 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Egypt to 99 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Algeria to Northern Italy
        1 bomber moved from Algeria to 94 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Algeria to 99 Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from Algeria to Northern Italy
        1 battleship moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone

    Combat - Americans
        Strategic bombing raid in France
                Germans roll AA dice in France : 1/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
            1 bomber owned by the Americans killed by AA in France
            Bombing raid in France rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_minor
            Bombing raid in France causes 5 damage total. 
        Battle in Yugoslavia
        Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
        Battle in Northern Italy
            Americans attack with 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 4 fighters and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 4 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 1 cruiser in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 4 fighters and 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 2/10 hits, 4.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 4 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Northern Italy
                2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Italy
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 4 fighters and 1 infantry in Northern Italy, round 3 : 5/9 hits, 4.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Italy
            Americans win, taking Yugoslavia from Italians, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Germans, taking Northern Italy from Germans with 1 artillery, 3 bombers, 4 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 4 infantry
        Battle in 99 Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine; Italians defend with 1 submarine
                Americans roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 99 Sea Zone
                1 submarine owned by the Germans and 1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 99 Sea Zone
                Americans roll dice for 2 bombers and 1 fighter in 99 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 99 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Germans lost in 99 Sea Zone
            Americans win with 2 bombers and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
            Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
            Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
        Battle in 94 Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
            Italians defend with 1 submarine
                Americans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 94 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 94 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 94 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 94 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 94 Sea Zone
            Americans win with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        1 bomber moved from France to Southern Italy
        2 transports moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        2 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
        2 carriers moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 92 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        3 carriers moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
        4 fighters moved from Northern Italy to 110 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 fighter moved from 99 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        3 bombers moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        2 bombers moved from 99 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 64 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 64 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 11 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 9 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to Central United States
        1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to Samoa
        2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to Samoa
        2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to Samoa

    Place Units - Americans
        1 factory_minor placed in Iraq
        1 armour and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
        1 destroyer and 3 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
        1 bomber and 1 fighter placed in Eastern United States
        2 destroyers placed in 10 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 64 PUs; end with 66 PUs
        Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 76 PUs
        Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 81 PUs

    Purchase Units - Chinese
        Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed

    Combat Move - Chinese

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 2 PUs

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        2 infantry moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
        4 fighters moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
        1 fighter moved from India to Northwest Persia
        1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
        1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
        2 bombers, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany

    Combat - British
        Air Battle in Western Germany
            British attacks with 9 units heading to Western Germany
            Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
        Strategic bombing raid in Western Germany
                Germans roll AA dice in Western Germany : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll AA dice in Western Germany : 1/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
            1 bomber owned by the British killed by AA in Western Germany
            Bombing raid in Western Germany rolls: 8 and causes: 8 damage to unit: factory_major
            Bombing raid in Western Germany rolls: 3,6 and causes: 6 damage to unit: airfield
            Bombing raid in Western Germany causes 14 damage total.  Damaged units is as follows: factory_major = 8, airfield = 6
        Battle in Southern France
        Battle in 96 Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
            Italians defend with 1 submarine
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
            British win, taking Southern France from Italians with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
        Battle in Northwest Persia
            British attack with 5 fighters and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 3 infantry
                British roll dice for 5 fighters and 2 infantry in Northwest Persia, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Northwest Persia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Northwest Persia
                3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northwest Persia
            British win, taking Northwest Persia from Germans with 5 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
        Cleaning up after air battles

    Non Combat Move - British
        1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Egypt to 81 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Eastern Persia
        1 submarine moved from 80 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        2 mech_infantrys moved from India to West India
        3 artilleries moved from India to West India
        6 infantry moved from India to West India
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
        2 artilleries moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
        2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
        1 aaGun moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
        1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
        2 fighters moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
        3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
        1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 carrier moved from 81 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
        5 fighters moved from Northwest Persia to Persia

    Place Units - British
        1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 110 Sea Zone
        1 artillery placed in United Kingdom
        3 infantry placed in Persia
        1 fighter placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 34 PUs; end with 35 PUs
        Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 40 PUs

    Place Units - UK_Pacific
        2 infantry placed in India

    Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs; end with 6 PUs
        Some Units in India change ownership: 2 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -4.00
Italians regular : -0.67
Germans AA : 1.00
Germans regular : -1.00
British regular : 1.50

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TripleA Turn Summary: ANZAC round 11

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

Game History

Round: 11

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        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

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in Dutch New Guinea

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 fighter moved from New Zealand to Queensland
        1 fighter moved from Western United States to Wake Island

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in New South Wales

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 11

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

Game History

Round: 11

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        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

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in Dutch New Guinea

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 fighter moved from New Zealand to Queensland
        1 fighter moved from Western United States to Wake Island

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in New South Wales

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs

    Combat Move - French

    Non Combat Move - French
        2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
        1 fighter moved from Egypt to Iraq
        1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 12

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

Game History

Round: 12

    Combat Move - Russians
        4 artilleries, 43 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tambov to Rostov

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Rostov
            Russians attack with 4 artilleries, 43 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 4 artilleries, 43 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Rostov, round 2 : 13/48 hits, 9.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Rostov, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Rostov
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Rostov
            Russians win, taking Rostov from Germans with 4 artilleries, 42 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        4 aaGuns moved from Tambov to Rostov
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Turkmenistan to Eastern Persia
        2 fighters moved from Turkmenistan to Eastern Persia
        1 submarine moved from 105 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Russians

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.67
Russians regular : 3.67

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@Booper
I’m finally resigning the game.

This is probably long overdue, and I’m sorry if it felt that way. But to me, the last few turns still had something interesting to offer. I didn’t play many endgames yet.

Feel free to play the Japan turn though and get the 6 VC. It doesn’t happen too often to play till the actual win condition of the game (barring one full round of holding).

First of all, congratulation on the win. You’ve played very well!

A few thoughts from me:

• You played very efficiently and ruthless. I don’t remember any mistakes from your side that I spotted. It was always a steady grid forward for you
• I’m curious about your J1 attack excluding the US. Was it simply to make all other attacks a bit safer or is there any other advantages I’m not aware of?
• I was quite happy with holding moscow so long (with very little pressure from the west on Germany). Until I realized that it’s not necessary for you to get it in the first place. Starving me to death by capturing everything else was enough. In retrospect I maybe should have played this differently. Not exactly sure how though
• US spent almost all of their income in the pacific. And overall I was quite happy with how I annoyed Japan there. Had the Carolines for a long time, even philipines for a turn Still, I felt like I never reached the point where I could face your fleet. I really wonder what went wrong there.
• the Persia factory was probably too late. Instead I counted on egypt
• russian mech in africa is nice, but I’m not sure worth the hassle
• Except for the last turns, I didn’t put much pressure on Germany, actually for the Europe investment that I did, I was quite satisfied. Nevertheless, it was not enough and Germany could do as it pleases
• US bombers are very awesome. Originally I planned them to kill the japanese fleet, but as that never happened they could turn very quickly around to the other side of the board
• turn 5 I thought I had there an actual decent chance at capturing Rome (with US providing a surprise landing space in Sicily), but then I blundered two uk transports around Egypt, which was the beginning of the end I felt.
• I liked the turn 6 move to Guam, as it really made you shift your focus. I played several japanese buys through, and estimated decent odds at japan (~80%). But you bought well though and in the end it was a quite a bit less than I’d hoped for (around 45-52%)
  • I still went ahead, hoping for the coin flip. In the end not successful. And latest after this battle, the game was over. Why did I go through with it?
    • I was already pouring all money into the Pacific and still I barely reach even odds in facing your fleet. Japan still increased its income and just has to buy carriers as the planes already exist. I saw this as a losing preposition
    • you had no planes in reach of Japan and only one transport. With the anzac fighters at the ready, you would not have been able to take back Japan. So capturing would have been double worth it as you have 2 turns no income. And with the Japanese money, I was hoping to rebuild the lost planes.
    • So I saw this as a last gamble to even the odds. If things progressed as before, I would end up losing
• I was quite happy how quickly I could move the US units to Europe. Still of course a doomed undertaking with that much German income
• In the end, India would have fallen, Persia as well. All while I could not possibly get into Germany.

I’m curious about your thoughts on the game.

Thanks for the game. I had lots of fun!

Reported the end result in the league thread: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1732858 :thumbsup: