L23/24 P2V Mainah (X+9) v mikawagunichi (L)

[mainah]

@mikawagunichi
Assumed no scramble to protect the dd, based on overall position and your previous answers.

Of all the times to bleed my air, this was the least advantageous to you.
We can reroll in forum otherwise

[mikawagunichi]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: UK_Pacific round 11

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 11

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 4 infantry, 1 submarine, 2 tactical_bombers and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Equatorial Africa to Egypt
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 27 Sea Zone
        4 marines moved from Hawaiian Islands to 27 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 battleship, 3 cruisers, 1 infantry, 4 marines and 1 transport moved from 27 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 55 Sea Zone to New Guinea
        1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
              British take Alexandria from Italians

    Combat - Americans
        Air Battle in Egypt
            Americans attacks with 2 units heading to Egypt
            Italians launches 6 interceptors out of Egypt
                Attackers Fire,  : 0/2 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 1/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in Egypt
            Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
        Strategic bombing raid in Egypt
                Italians roll AA dice in Egypt : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            Bombing raid in Egypt rolls: 1 and causes: 1 damage to unit: airfield
            Bombing raid in Egypt causes 1 damage total. 
        Battle in New Guinea
            Americans attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 cruiser in New Guinea, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in New Guinea, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in New Guinea
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in New Guinea
            Americans win, taking New Guinea from Japanese with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
        Cleaning up after air battles

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        4 transports moved from 89 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 battleship, 1 carrier, 4 destroyers and 4 transports moved from 89 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        9 destroyers moved from 104 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        3 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
        4 marines moved from 55 Sea Zone to Queensland
        1 destroyer moved from 27 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 27 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 27 Sea Zone to 66 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 27 Sea Zone to Central America
        1 carrier moved from 27 Sea Zone to 66 Sea Zone
        4 carriers, 3 destroyers and 2 fighters moved from 27 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
        2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 marine moved from Western United States to 11 Sea Zone
        2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 infantry, 1 marine and 4 transports moved from 11 Sea Zone to 27 Sea Zone
        2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 marine moved from 27 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands

    Place Units - Americans
        1 submarine and 3 transports placed in 104 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers placed in Eastern United States

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUs
        Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs
        Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 69 PUs
        Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 74 PUs
        Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 79 PUs

    Purchase Units - Chinese
        Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
        Chinese buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Chinese
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Sinkiang to Kansu
        1 fighter moved from Northern Sinkiang to Kansu

    Combat - Chinese
        Battle in Kansu
            Chinese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Kansu, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kansu, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kansu
            Chinese win, taking Kansu from Japanese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Chinese
        1 fighter moved from Kansu to Northern Sinkiang

    Place Units - Chinese
        1 infantry placed in Western Sinkiang

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 3 PUs; end with 5 PUs

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

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

    Combat Move - British
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 73 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 73 Sea Zone to 74 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from French Madagascar to 74 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 74 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 82 Sea Zone to Southern Persia
        1 infantry moved from Baluchistan to Southern Persia
        2 fighters moved from Eastern India to Southern Persia
        1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
              UK_Pacific take Shan State from Japanese

    Combat - British
        Battle in Southern Persia
            British attack with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 3 infantry
            Italians defend with 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 5 infantry
                British roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Southern Persia, round 2 : 5/7 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 5 infantry in Southern Persia, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Southern Persia
                5 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern Persia
                British roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Southern Persia, round 3 : 4/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries in Southern Persia, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 artilleries owned by the Italians lost in Southern Persia
            British win, taking Southern Persia from Italians with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Italians: 2 artilleries and 5 infantry

    Non Combat Move - British
        3 armour moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
        1 fighter moved from 89 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
        2 fighters moved from Morocco to United Kingdom
        1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 89 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 107 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Southern Persia to Central India
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern India to Burma
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone

    Place Units - British
        7 infantry placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs

    Place Units - UK_Pacific
        1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Eastern India

    Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 40 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6
        UK_Pacific collect 7 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 7 PUs
        Some Units in Eastern India change ownership: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.17
Americans regular : -0.17
Italians regular : -2.00
Japanese regular : 0.33
Defenders Fire,  : -1.00
Attackers Fire,  : -0.50
British regular : 4.17
Italians AA : -0.17

Savegame

[mikawagunichi]

@mainah No problem.

I took a gamble by bombing your airbase in Egypt w/ US to set up a kill of all the TTs with the UK planes…and amazingly made it through the 6 plane intercept with only one casualty, only to have the dice turn around and only do 1 damage.

Obviously this one is about over with the upcoming SL but we can roll it out just in case. Well played sir.

[mainah]

@mikawagunichi
Thank you sir.
By my math, Egypt was secure even with the amphib. Maybe I missed something.

As much as I did hit you with a left upper when you were aiming for a right full punch, I think you are the better player, by a decent margin. I truly think the way you applied your new tactic of hitting Italian fleet with Russian air tipped the balance to me. Opened up the eastern front. Not that the idea doesn’t have merit, but may need refinement.

It was the 3 US TT placed in sz 104 with nothing to load on turn 8 that caught my attention in a big way. That’s what made me 90% sure you were heading to Egypt the southern route.

[mikawagunichi]

@mainah Thank you appreciate that. Gotta try new strategies for fun sometimes, even though they don’t always work out.

Regarding my last post, I was referring to your 8 TTs and 1 DD in SZ 100… if the US successfully damaged the airbase on Egypt then you couldn’t scramble to protect them and I had two UK planes…but only did 1 damage to the AB so it didn’t work out. With London about to die it probably wouldn’t have mattered anyway.

Let me know if you’re interested in doing a best of out of 3.

[mainah]

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 11

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 11

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians repair damage of 1x airfield; Remaining resources: 42 PUs; 
        Italians buy 6 artilleries and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 destroyer moved from 100 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 83 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Egypt to Southern Persia
        1 bomber moved from Egypt to 82 Sea Zone
        4 infantry moved from Egypt to 100 Sea Zone
        4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 100 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
        4 infantry moved from 82 Sea Zone to Southern Persia
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Southern Persia
        1 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
        6 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Egypt to Alexandria

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in 82 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
            British defend with 2 transports; ANZAC defend with 1 submarine
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 82 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 transports in 82 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 submarine in 82 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 transports in 82 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/0 hits, 0.00 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the British and 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 82 Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the British lost in 82 Sea Zone
            Italians win, taking 82 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
            Casualties for British: 2 transports
        Battle in Alexandria
            Italians attack with 6 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Americans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Italians roll dice for 6 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Alexandria, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 4.50 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Alexandria
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Americans lost in Alexandria
            Italians win with 6 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 mech_infantry
        Battle in Southern Persia
            Italians attack with 2 armour, 1 bomber, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            British defend with 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 1 bomber, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Southern Persia, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Southern Persia, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern Persia
                2 artilleries owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Southern Persia
            Italians win, taking Southern Persia from British with 2 armour, 1 bomber, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 2 artilleries and 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        6 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Alexandria to Egypt
        1 bomber moved from Southern Persia to Egypt
        1 bomber moved from 82 Sea Zone to Egypt
        6 transports moved from 100 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Italians
        3 artilleries placed in Egypt
        3 artilleries and 6 infantry placed in Northern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
        Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 27 PUs
        Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 33 PUs
        Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 36 PUs
        Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 1.83
British regular : 0.17

Savegame

[mainah]

@mikawagunichi
Yeah… I wrote that before opening the file - didn’t picture it right in my head. I’m one of those visual people.

would definitely take you up on the best of 3.

[mainah]

@mikawagunichi
And I had accepted the risk of losing them. So long as Egypt held when London fell, i knew i would be OK.

[mikawagunichi]

@mainah Sounds good. I officially concede. Wanna bid again?

[mainah]

@mikawagunichi
Axis +13

[mikawagunichi]

@mainah +12

[mainah]

@mikawagunichi
+10

[mikawagunichi]

@mainah You got em

[mainah]

@mikawagunichi
Considering placement, will have up shortly.