Eqqman (Entente) v TGC (CP), 1914, OOB + RR

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - Russians
        Condition TankProductionRussians: Russians has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        Russians buy 1 fighter and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Neutral_True to Ukraine: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 artillery moved from Ukraine to Moscow
        1 artillery moved from Ukraine to Moscow

    Combat - Russians
        Russians creates battle in territory SZ 11
        Russians creates battle in territory Ukraine
        Battle in Ukraine
            Russians attack with 1 infantry
            Germans defend with 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 8 infantry; AustroHungarians defend with 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 6 artilleries, 2 fighters and 10 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 12/18 hits, 9.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine
            Germans win with 6 artilleries, 2 fighters and 10 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Russians
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Ukraine: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Neutral_True from Ukraine: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Place Units - Russians
        1 fighter and 4 infantry placed in Moscow

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 20 PUs; end with 22 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 2.33
Russians regular : -0.33

Russians in Ukraine decline combat.
r4.tsvg

[The_Good_Captain]

@Eqqman

Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - Germans
        Condition TankProductionGermans: Germans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        Germans buy 13 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine
        1 fighter moved from Poland to Ukraine
        2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Poland to Livonia
        2 infantry moved from Silesia to Poland
        2 infantry moved from Prussia to Poland
        1 fighter moved from Silesia to Hanover
        2 fighters moved from Berlin to Hanover
        5 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia
        5 infantry moved from Berlin to Hanover
        6 infantry moved from Hanover to Munich
        2 infantry moved from Kiel to Ruhr
        2 infantry moved from Ruhr to Alsace
        11 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Alsace to Munich

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Ukraine
            Germans attack with 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 9 infantry; AustroHungarians loiter and taunt
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 9 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 7/14 hits, 6.17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine
            Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Germans

    Place Units - Germans
        13 infantry placed in Berlin

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 40 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0.50
Germans regular : 0.83

G4.tsvg You’d rather declare “no combat” than use EDIT, is that right? Just want to make sure I understand your pref on that. My only concern is that you’re essentially declaring “no combat” after the roll is made and I’m worried about some future accident regarding that particular order of operations.

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain If your preference is that no dice ever get rolled needlessly, I’ll work harder to make that happen.

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain As an addendum, my own preference is to always explain why Edit Mode was used whether I think it should be obvious or not, so I will still be posting avoided combat on my end.

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - French
        Condition TankProductionFrench: French has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        French buy 1 fighter and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - French
        8 infantry moved from Picardy to Lorraine
        1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Paris to Burgundy
        4 infantry and 2 transports moved from SZ 2 to SZ 16
        1 transport moved from SZ 17 to SZ 14
        1 infantry moved from Portugal to SZ 14
        1 infantry moved from Morocco to SZ 14

    Combat Move - French

    Place Units - French
        1 fighter and 7 infantry placed in Paris

    Turn Complete - French
        French collect 27 PUs; end with 28 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - British
        Condition TankProductionBritish: British has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        British buy 1 fighter and 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from London: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Belgium: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Belgium to Alsace
        2 transports moved from SZ 6 to SZ 9
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Yorkshire to SZ 9
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from SZ 9 to Belgium
        1 transport moved from SZ 17 to SZ 28
        1 infantry moved from South West Africa to SZ 24
        1 artillery moved from South West Africa to SZ 24
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from SZ 24 to Nigeria
        1 infantry moved from Kamerun to Nigeria
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kamerun to French Equatorial Africa
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from South West Africa to Angola
        8 infantry moved from India to Persia

    Combat - British
        Battle in Alsace
            British attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            Germans defend with 2 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Alsace, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Alsace, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Alsace
            Germans and British reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in Nigeria
            British attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 battleship in Nigeria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Nigeria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Nigeria
            British win, taking Nigeria from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - British

    Place Units - British
        1 fighter placed in London
        11 infantry placed in India

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 41 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.50
British regular : -0.33

Very agonizing what to do with the British in Russiauk4.tsvg

[Eqqman]

Edit Mode used to allow Fighter to fly across SZ9 as allowed.

[The_Good_Captain]

@Eqqman

Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - Ottomans
        Condition TankProductionOttomans: Ottomans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        Ottomans buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Ottomans
        2 artilleries and 13 infantry moved from Mesopotamia to Sevastopol
        4 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Arabia to Mesopotamia
        1 artillery and 10 infantry moved from Ankara to Mesopotamia
        2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Arabia
        2 infantry moved from Smyrna to Trans-Jordan
        2 infantry moved from Constantinople to Smyrna
        4 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara

    Combat - Ottomans
        Battle in Sevastopol
            Ottomans attack with 2 artilleries and 13 infantry
            British defend with 2 artilleries and 5 infantry; Russians defend with 1 port
                Ottomans roll dice for 2 artilleries and 13 infantry in Sevastopol, round 2 : 2/15 hits, 5.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 5 infantry in Sevastopol, round 2 : 5/7 hits, 3.50 expected hits
                5 infantry owned by the Ottomans and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Sevastopol
            Russians and Ottomans reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is -9
            Casualties for Ottomans: 5 infantry
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry

    Combat Move - Ottomans

    Place Units - Ottomans
        7 infantry placed in Constantinople

    Turn Complete - Ottomans
        Ottomans collect 20 PUs; end with 21 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 1.50
Ottomans regular : -3.67

O4.tsvg

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - Italians
        Condition TankProductionItalians: Italians has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        Italians buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        6 infantry moved from Tuscany to Venice
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Rome to Tuscany
        2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
        1 transport moved from SZ 28 to SZ 19

    Combat - Italians
        Italians creates battle in territory SZ 18
        Battle in Trans-Jordan
            Italians attack with 2 artilleries and 5 infantry
            Ottomans defend with 1 artillery and 8 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 5 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                Ottomans roll dice for 1 artillery and 8 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 2/9 hits, 4.50 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the Ottomans and 2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Trans-Jordan
            Ottomans and Italians reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Ottomans: 3 infantry

    Combat Move - Italians

    Place Units - Italians
        5 infantry placed in Rome

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 17 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 0.00
Ottomans regular : -2.50

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - Americans
        Condition TankProductionAmericans: Americans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        Americans buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 14 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        Trigger AmericansRemoveRestrictions: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared for rulesAttachment attached to Americans
        Trigger AmericansJoinWar: Changing Relationship for AustroHungarians and Americans from Neutral to War
        Trigger AmericansJoinWar: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutral to Allied
        Trigger AmericansJoinWar: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutral to War
        Trigger AmericansJoinWar: Changing Relationship for French and Americans from Neutral to Allied
        Trigger AmericansJoinWar: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutral to Allied
        Trigger AmericansJoinWar: Changing Relationship for Ottomans and Americans from Neutral to War
        Trigger AmericansJoinWar: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutral to Allied
        2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from United States of America to SZ 1
        2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from SZ 1 to SZ 14
        1 battleship moved from SZ 1 to SZ 14
        1 cruiser moved from SZ 1 to SZ 14

    Combat Move - Americans

    Place Units - Americans
        4 infantry placed in United States of America

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 20 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

usa4.tsvg

[The_Good_Captain]

@Eqqman

Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians buy 1 fighter and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 infantry moved from Serbia to Romania
        1 infantry moved from Budapest to Romania
        1 infantry moved from Galicia to Ukraine
        1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Belarus
              AustroHungarians take Belarus from Russians
        2 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Romania
        1 artillery moved from Vienna to Tyrolia
        1 fighter moved from Vienna to Tyrolia
        1 infantry moved from Vienna to Galicia
        1 infantry moved from Vienna to Galicia
        6 infantry moved from Vienna to Tyrolia

    Combat - AustroHungarians
        Battle in Romania
            AustroHungarians attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Romania, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Romania, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Romania
            AustroHungarians win, taking Romania from Russians with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians

    Place Units - AustroHungarians
        1 fighter and 8 infantry placed in Vienna

    Turn Complete - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 0.50
AustroHungarians regular : 1.00

AH5.tsvg Round 4, Ent +4.66 / CP -11.83

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 artillery and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Moscow to Belarus
        1 infantry moved from Moscow to Belarus
        1 artillery moved from Moscow to Belarus
        1 artillery moved from Moscow to Belarus

    Combat - Russians
        Russians creates battle in territory SZ 11
        Battle in Belarus
            Russians attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
            AustroHungarians defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Belarus
            Russians win, taking Belarus from AustroHungarians with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Russians

    Place Units - Russians
        1 artillery and 6 infantry placed in Moscow

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 0.00
AustroHungarians regular : -0.50

r5.tsvg

[The_Good_Captain]

@Eqqman

Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 12 infantry and 1 tank; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        8 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Livonia to Moscow
        3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 9 infantry moved from Ukraine to Moscow
        4 infantry moved from Poland to Belarus
        5 infantry moved from Silesia to Poland
        4 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia
        9 infantry moved from Berlin to Hanover
        11 artilleries and 19 infantry moved from Munich to Alsace
        2 infantry moved from Hanover to Munich
        3 infantry moved from Hanover to Ruhr
        4 infantry moved from Ruhr to Alsace
        3 fighters moved from Hanover to Alsace

    Combat - Germans
        Air Battle in Moscow
            Germans attacks with 2 units heading to Moscow
            Russians launches 1 interceptors out of Moscow
                Attackers Fire,  : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Attackers Fire,  : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in Moscow
                Attackers Fire,  : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Attackers Fire,  : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Attackers Fire,  : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in Moscow
            Air Battle is over, the attackers have all died
        Battle in Alsace
            Germans attack with 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 24 infantry
            British defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 24 infantry in Alsace, round 2 : 16/38 hits, 18.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Alsace, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans, 1 artillery owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Alsace
            Germans win with 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 23 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
        Battle in Moscow
            Germans attack with 11 artilleries and 17 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory, 1 fighter and 16 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries and 17 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 13/28 hits, 13.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 16 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 8/18 hits, 9.00 expected hits
                13 infantry owned by the Russians and 8 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Moscow
            Russians and Germans reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is 15
            Casualties for Germans: 8 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 13 infantry
        Battle in Belarus
            Germans attack with 4 infantry
            Russians defend with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 4 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belarus
            Russians and Germans reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is -6
            Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Germans

    Place Units - Germans
        12 infantry and 1 tank placed in Berlin

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 39 PUs; end with 39 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Defenders Fire,  : 0.33
Attackers Fire,  : -2.33
Russians regular : 0.00
Germans regular : -2.50
British regular : -0.50

G5.tsvg

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
The French will invade Albania with the goal of using the naval bombardments to clear out the defending Artillery. I double-checked the rules, and even if the Artillery clean out my Infantry on the shore defense rolls, the BBs still get to fire. However, I don’t know if the game engine will allow the BBs to proceed and fire if I remove the Infantry from the space, so be prepared for some Edit Mode fixing.

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - French
        French buy 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 tank; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - French
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Coastal Barrage 2: 1 coastal_attacker
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 14 to SZ 17
        4 infantry and 2 transports moved from SZ 16 to SZ 17
        2 infantry moved from SZ 17 to Albania
        1 infantry moved from Togoland to Gold Coast
        1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Burgundy to Lorraine
        1 fighter moved from Paris to Lorraine
        7 infantry moved from Paris to Burgundy

    Combat - French
        French creates battle in territory Coastal Barrage 2
        Battle in Coastal Barrage 2
            French attack with 1 coastal_attacker
            Contested defend with 2 coastal_artillerys
                French roll dice for 1 coastal_attacker in Coastal Barrage 2, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 1.00 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 coastal_artillery owned by the Contested
                Contested roll dice for 2 coastal_artillerys in Coastal Barrage 2, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 coastal_attacker owned by the French lost in Coastal Barrage 2
            Contested win with 2 coastal_artillerys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for French: 1 coastal_attacker
        Battle in Albania
            French attack with 2 infantry
            AustroHungarians defend with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                French roll dice for 2 battleships in Albania, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                French roll dice for 2 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians, 2 artilleries owned by the AustroHungarians and 2 infantry owned by the French lost in Albania
            AustroHungarians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for French: 2 infantry
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 2 artilleries and 1 infantry

    Combat Move - French
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to Albania: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Changing unit hit damage for these Contested owned units to: coastal_artillery = 0
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Place Units - French
        1 fighter, 5 infantry and 1 tank placed in Paris

    Turn Complete - French
        French collect 27 PUs; end with 28 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 2.00
Contested regular : 1.00
AustroHungarians regular : 1.50

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain British will reinforce Moscow, T-J, and not fight. Edit Mode to get Fighter across the channel as allowed.

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - British
        British buy 1 fighter, 10 infantry and 1 tank; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Neutral_True to Trans-Jordan: 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Neutral_True to Moscow: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Belgium: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from London: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        3 infantry moved from Yorkshire to SZ 9
        1 infantry moved from Karelia to Livonia
              Russians take Livonia from Germans
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Nigeria to SZ 24
        1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 24 to SZ 26
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Angola to Belgian Congo
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Egypt to SZ 28
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 28 to SZ 17
        1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from SZ 17 to Albania
        1 infantry moved from London to SZ 9
        4 infantry moved from SZ 9 to Belgium
        1 artillery, 1 fighter and 16 infantry moved from Persia to Sevastopol
        11 infantry moved from India to Persia

    Combat - British
        Battle in Albania
            British attack with 1 artillery and 5 infantry
            AustroHungarians defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Albania
            British win, taking Albania from AustroHungarians with 1 artillery and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Sevastopol
            British attack with 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 19 infantry; Russians loiter and taunt
            Ottomans defend with 2 artilleries and 8 infantry
                British roll dice for 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 19 infantry in Sevastopol, round 2 : 9/23 hits, 9.17 expected hits
                Ottomans roll dice for 2 artilleries and 8 infantry in Sevastopol, round 2 : 7/10 hits, 5.00 expected hits
                2 artilleries owned by the Ottomans, 7 infantry owned by the Ottomans and 7 infantry owned by the British lost in Sevastopol
            Ottomans and British reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 7 infantry
            Casualties for Ottomans: 2 artilleries and 7 infantry

    Combat Move - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Moscow: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Neutral_True from Moscow: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Karelia: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Karelia: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Karelia: 1 artillery
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Trans-Jordan: 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Neutral_True from Trans-Jordan: 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Egypt: 6 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Egypt: 2 artilleries
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Place Units - British
        1 fighter and 4 infantry placed in London
        6 infantry and 1 tank placed in India

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 43 PUs; end with 43 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Ottomans regular : 2.00
AustroHungarians regular : -0.50
British regular : 0.50

Alright as promised here’s my brain dump on the Russian situation. First I ask the question “can Russia be saved BY ME?”, which is a different question than “can Russia be saved at all, by anyone?” I looked at some of your games as the Entente and it looked like you haven’t cracked a reliable way to get past turn 5. So, if I start from the premise that Russia dies no matter what, then what is the best outcome? If I do Ukraine->Belarus->Moscow->Block RR->RR, and have a large stack of Russians removed from the map, with equally large stacks of CP units now free to march west, this seems like a very poor plan. It feels far better to have the Russians go down kicking and screaming taking as many CPs with them on the way down as possible rather than simply being removed from the board without even rolling dice.

So if I can’t get past turn 5 with conventional play, can I at least get to turn 6 with an unconventional move? The only options here are move to Poland to block the advance of the German stack (which I thought about hard but vetoed) or move to Ukraine to block the advance of the AH stack. Blocking the AH stack is probably better since I can at least support that direct from Moscow. After that it gets more challenging since I have to guess as to what is your preferred method of knocking out Russia. Do you want RR no matter what or will you take what you can get. Russia turn 4 felt like the last turn I could successfully do both. Now on UK 4 I have to choose between giving you 1% or 23% on Moscow vs. being able to block RR on turn 5. I decided to block RR, so now that I passed the 23% roll Russia will have their turn 6 and my goals from the outset of the game will have been met. It might have been an error to not move 1 British Infantry into Tatarstan so that I had the option to move Sevastopol->Tatarstan to block any AH move, but I likely wouldn’t have moved up there anyway since I don’t have enough threatening Mesopotamia if I do.

Last word, if AH does any kind of suicidal attack on Moscow kill ALL the UK units before touching any Russians.

uk5.tsvg

[The_Good_Captain]

@Eqqman

Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - Ottomans
        Ottomans buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Ottomans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Ottomans from Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Neutral_True to Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        5 artilleries and 15 infantry moved from Mesopotamia to Sevastopol
        2 infantry moved from Arabia to Mesopotamia
        4 infantry moved from Ankara to Mesopotamia
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Smyrna
        2 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara
        1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
        1 infantry moved from Constantinople to Bulgaria
        4 infantry moved from Constantinople to Smyrna

    Combat - Ottomans
        Battle in Sevastopol
            Ottomans attack with 5 artilleries and 16 infantry
            British defend with 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 12 infantry; Russians defend with 1 port
                Ottomans roll dice for 5 artilleries and 16 infantry in Sevastopol, round 2 : 12/21 hits, 8.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 12 infantry in Sevastopol, round 2 : 8/16 hits, 8.33 expected hits
                8 infantry owned by the Ottomans, 1 artillery owned by the British and 11 infantry owned by the British lost in Sevastopol
            Russians and Ottomans reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is 13
            Casualties for Ottomans: 8 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 11 infantry

    Combat Move - Ottomans

    Place Units - Ottomans
        7 infantry placed in Constantinople

    Turn Complete - Ottomans
        Ottomans collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0.33
Ottomans regular : 3.33

O5.tsvg I think with oob rules, as the CP, its not really prudent to accept the revolution if the Russian army fights in even one big battle. As the Russian player, its better to fight with your army and then (I feel) escape north and drag as much of the CP army as you can away from the areas of the board that matter.

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Tuscany to Venice
        5 infantry moved from Rome to Tuscany

    Combat - Italians
        Italians creates battle in territory SZ 18
        Italians creates battle in territory Trans-Jordan
        Battle in Trans-Jordan
            Italians attack with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry; British loiter and taunt
                Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 3 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 4/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Ottomans roll dice for 1 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Neutral_True lost in Trans-Jordan
            Italians win, taking Trans-Jordan from Ottomans with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Neutral_True: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Italians

    Place Units - Italians
        5 infantry placed in Rome

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 17 PUs; end with 19 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 1.67
Ottomans regular : -0.50

[Eqqman]

@The_Good_Captain
Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 11 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Coastal Barrage 1: 1 coastal_attacker
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        2 artilleries, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from SZ 14 to SZ 17
        2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from SZ 17 to Greece
        6 infantry moved from United States of America to SZ 1
        6 infantry and 3 transports moved from SZ 1 to SZ 14
        6 infantry moved from SZ 14 to Spanish Morocco

    Combat - Americans
        Americans creates battle in territory Coastal Barrage 1
        Battle in Coastal Barrage 1
            Americans attack with 1 coastal_attacker
            Contested defend with 1 coastal_artillery
                Americans roll dice for 1 coastal_attacker in Coastal Barrage 1, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 1.00 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 coastal_artillery owned by the Contested
                Contested roll dice for 1 coastal_artillery in Coastal Barrage 1, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
            Contested and Americans reach a stalemate
        Battle in Greece
            Americans attack with 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
            Neutral_True defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship in Greece, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 artilleries and 4 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Neutral_True roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Americans, 3 infantry owned by the Neutral_True and 1 artillery owned by the Neutral_True lost in Greece
            Americans win, taking Greece from Neutral_True with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Neutral_True: 1 artillery and 3 infantry

    Combat Move - Americans

    Place Units - Americans
        2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 3 infantry placed in United States of America

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 22 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 1.67
Contested regular : -0.50
Neutral_True regular : 0.00

usa5.tsvg