Euro 40 2E Colt(Axis +8) vs ERommel

[Colt45554]

Give me your first round number of hits, please.

[FMErwinRommel]

Ita takes 3 hits.  Sea battle, Bri lost cru and sank Ita dd

[Colt45554]

Thanks for 96 update. The three inf and I will wait for round 2 for further update.

[FMErwinRommel]

I like your Bri T1 move to vacate Malta garrison to Egypt during NCM, but don’t know if that would have been sufficient with 2 Ita bid units added to the T2 attack on Egypt.

[FMErwinRommel]

I may as well quit now, received 5 hits.  Retreated

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 2 artilleries and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 111 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 111 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 artillery moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from Malta to Tobruk
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 transport
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 cruiser and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in Tobruk
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 1 fighter; Italians defend with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                1 armour and 1 artillery retreated to Alexandria
                Italians win with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 3 infantry
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 battleship
                British win with 1 bomber and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Germans: 1 battleship
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - British
            1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from 111 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 aaGun moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tobruk to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 carrier moved from 98 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia

Place Units - British
            2 artilleries and 7 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1,2,2
            British collect 26 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 26 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 31 PUs

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[Colt45554]

Is the quit comment serious or mostly just the gloominess of Br1?

[Colt45554]

I think you did make the most out of the situation, though. Plenty for Italy to do yet.

[FMErwinRommel]

Stiff upper lip, will continue

[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                Italians win with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 13
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Alexandria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 armour and 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 tactical_bomber placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6
            Italians collect 13 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs total

Territory Summary for Italians :

Alexandria : 1 flag, 1 armour and 2 artilleries
    Kenya : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Anglo Egyptian Sudan : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Southern France : 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
    France : 1 infantry
    Tunisia : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Romania : 1 armour
    Northern Italy : 2 aaGuns, 1 factory_major and 4 infantry
    Southern Italy : 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 1 tactical_bomber
    96 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
    93 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser
    Greece : 1 flag, 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
    97 Sea Zone : 1 battleship and 2 transports
    Yugoslavia : 1 aaGun

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 42 / 88
    Russians : 28 / 28
    Americans : 35 / 38
    British : 27 / 31
    Italians : 15 / 13
    French : 9 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco

Turn Complete - French

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[Colt45554]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 2 armour, 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 9 mech_infantrys, 2 submarines and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 99 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 99 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Tobruk to 99 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 109 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 transport
                Germans win, taking 109 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in 99 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            2 bombers moved from 99 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 99 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            3 armour moved from France to Germany
            3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            7 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            2 artilleries moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Poland
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            2 submarines moved from 106 Sea Zone to 108 Sea Zone
            2 aaGuns moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            2 armour and 8 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 93 Sea Zone
            2 submarines placed in 112 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 44 PUs; end with 45 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Western Germany : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 3 bombers, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
    Romania : 2 artilleries and 12 infantry
    Poland : 3 aaGuns, 3 armour, 3 artilleries and 16 infantry
    Germany : 5 armour, 1 factory_major and 8 mech_infantrys
    Northern Italy : 1 infantry
    Southern Italy : 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
    112 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 submarines and 1 transport
    108 Sea Zone : 2 submarines
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    93 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 transport
    Bulgaria : 1 flag
    109 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag
    Finland : 1 flag, 6 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 55
    Russians : 28 / 28
    Americans : 35 / 38
    British : 27 / 31
    Italians : 15 / 13
    French : 7 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 4 artilleries and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 10 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            5 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            3 artilleries moved from Novgorod to Archangel

Place Units - Russians
            3 infantry placed in Ukraine
            4 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 28 PUs; end with 28 PUs total

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[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 destroyer and 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Place Units - Americans
            1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone
            3 fighters placed in Eastern United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUs total

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[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 armour and 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Alexandria

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[FMErwinRommel]

Scramble figs in S Ita>sz97?  Bri is desperate.

[Colt45554]

Give me a couple minutes.

[Colt45554]

3-fighter scramble, kill the tilted BB last.

[FMErwinRommel]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Europe 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.0

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 armour and 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Alexandria

Combat - British
            Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Germans defend with 1 fighter; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 2 fighters and 2 transports
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                Italians win with 1 battleship, 2 fighters and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -46
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
            Battle in Alexandria
                British attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 armour and 2 artilleries
                British win, taking Alexandria from Italians with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour and 2 artilleries
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy
            Moving scrambled unit from 97 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Southern Italy

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to Belgian Congo
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies

Place Units - British
            3 armour placed in Union of South Africa
            1 destroyer placed in 106 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 109 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6
            British collect 29 PUs; end with 34 PUs total

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[FMErwinRommel]

Again, Bri rolled zero and Ita rolled 3.  Figs would crash if took car, and bomber would of had to land in Cyprus, so I fought on.  The good roll in Alex would have been better served by taking out the Ita fleet.  It’s meaningless with the Ita fleet intact.  The only solution to combo Ger threat of Sea Lion and Ita get bid units is to consolidate fleet by Gib; and evacuate Malta to Egypt and Alex and Sud to Egypt. 
In previous battles, when Axis missed all opening shots, Allies also missed completely, so didn’t take advantage of it.