2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis)

[gamerman01]

Save the fighter,
thank you

[VictoryFirst]

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 factory and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 submarine moved from Solomon Islands Sea Zone to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands Sea Zone to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from Caroline Islands Sea Zone to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Philippines to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Japan to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from French Indo China to India
              Japanese take India from British
        1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Soviet Far East
              Japanese take Soviet Far East from Russians
        2 infantry moved from Manchuria to China
        2 infantry moved from Kwangtung to China
        1 infantry moved from French Indo China to China
        1 fighter moved from French Indo China to China
        1 fighter moved from Japan to China
        1 fighter moved from Manchuria to China

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Hawaii Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
            Americans defend with 1 carrier, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber and 2 fighters in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2,33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 carrier and 1 fighter in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1,17 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Japanese lost in Hawaii Sea Zone
                1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 carrier owned by the Americans lost in Hawaii Sea Zone
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber and 1 fighter in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1,83 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in Hawaii Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 26
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
            Casualties for Americans: 1 carrier, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
        Battle in China
            Japanese attack with 3 fighters and 5 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters and 5 infantry in China, round 2 : 0/8 hits, 2,33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in China, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in China
            3 fighters owned by the Japanese retreated
            2 infantry owned by the Japanese retreated to French Indo China
            Americans win with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -9
            Casualties for Japanese: 3 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        3 fighters moved from China to French Indo China
        1 fighter moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from Caroline Islands Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Philippines to Philippines Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Philippines Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to French Indo China
        2 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to French Indo China
        1 bomber moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to Japan
        1 battleship moved from Japan Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 transport placed in Japan Sea Zone
        1 factory placed in French Indo China

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 32 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0,50
Japanese regular : -3,83

Savegame

[VictoryFirst]

Lol I guess the Japanese were flooded by the Yellow River

[gamerman01]

Well I can’t just stand here and say nothing,

Sorry about the TERRIBLE luck and Germany had a tough go, too, and then UK hit the surprise strike. It’s mine to screw up now.

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary: Americans round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 battleship moved from West US Sea Zone to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from West US Sea Zone to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from West US to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from East US to Hawaii Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Sinkiang to India
        1 fighter moved from China to India
        1 infantry moved from China to Kwangtung
              Americans take Kwangtung from Japanese

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in India
            Americans attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in India, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in India, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in India
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in India
            Americans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
        Battle in Hawaii Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 transport
            Japanese defend with 1 battleship and 1 submarine
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 transport in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Hawaii Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the Americans lost in Hawaii Sea Zone
                1 submarine owned by the Japanese and 1 battleship owned by the Japanese lost in Hawaii Sea Zone
            Americans win with 1 battleship, 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 24
            Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 battleship and 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        1 fighter moved from India to Sinkiang
        1 infantry moved from China to Sinkiang
        1 fighter moved from East US to North Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from East US to East US Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from East US Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from North Sea Zone to United Kingdom
        1 armour moved from East US to East Canada
        1 aaGun moved from East US to East Canada
        1 bomber moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to Alaska
        1 fighter moved from Hawaii Sea Zone to West Canada
        2 infantry moved from West US to East US
        1 aaGun moved from West US to West Canada

    Place Units - Americans
        1 carrier, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in East US Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 39 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 1.50
Japanese regular : 0.67

Savegame

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R.
              Russians take Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans
        1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Manchuria
              Russians take Manchuria from Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Soviet Far East
        1 armour and 1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Soviet Far East

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

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        2 infantry moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 transport moved from Karelia Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from East Canada Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
        1 fighter moved from Soviet Far East to Novosibirsk
        2 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Yakut S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to North Sea Zone

    Place Units - Russians
        8 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R.

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 0.67
Russians regular : 0.83

Savegame

[VictoryFirst]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from East Europe to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from East Europe to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 bomber moved from West Europe to Ukraine S.S.R.
        4 fighters moved from West Europe to West Mediteranean Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Sudan Egypt
              Germans take Anglo Sudan Egypt from British
        1 armour moved from Anglo Sudan Egypt to Congo
              Germans take Congo from British
        2 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Congo

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
            Germans win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in West Mediteranean Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 4 fighters
            British defend with 1 submarine
                Germans roll dice for 4 fighters in West Mediteranean Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2,00 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the British lost in West Mediteranean Sea Zone
            Germans win with 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        4 fighters moved from West Mediteranean Sea Zone to West Europe
        10 infantry moved from Germany to East Europe
        1 bomber moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to West Europe
        1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to East Europe

    Place Units - Germans
        11 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 33 PUs; end with 35 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 0,67
Germans regular : 0,67

Savegame

[gamerman01]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: British round 2

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 2 factories and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 armour and 2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        1 armour and 2 infantry moved from North Sea Zone to Finland Norway
        1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Finland Norway
        1 armour moved from Persia to Sinkiang
              British take India from Japanese
        1 bomber moved from Caucasus to French Indo China Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Sinkiang to French Indo China Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from Red Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone

    Combat - British
        Battle in Finland Norway
            British attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Finland Norway, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Finland Norway, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Finland Norway
                1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Finland Norway
            British win, taking Finland Norway from Germans with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
        Battle in French Indo China Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 transport
            Japanese defend with 1 battleship and 2 transports
                British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 transport in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 transports in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the British lost in French Indo China Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in French Indo China Sea Zone
                British roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 0.00
Germans regular : 0.33
British regular : 0.33

Savegame

[gamerman01]

Please declare a casualty,

The first round was an obvious choice, but if you clean me out in this battle, one could argue he would have saved a transport. Unlikely, but I want to make sure, thank you!

[VictoryFirst]

I didn’t know you could post to the forum in the middle of your turn. I’ll have a look.

[VictoryFirst]

Max defense (so transport first)

[gamerman01]

Thank you,
I’m glad you’ve discovered the mid-game posting.

Now I wonder (because some very experienced and successful Triple A players are unaware) whether you know about the game notes feature in Triple A! I’ll explain a bit more after posting my turn.

And I feel bad, I am exploiting the very bad luck you had, but I’d better or you could make me pay, later. Classic is such a crazy shoot from the hip game compared to the later ones - a reminder that A&A should not be taken too seriously

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary: British round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 2 factories and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 armour and 2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        1 armour and 2 infantry moved from North Sea Zone to Finland Norway
        1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Finland Norway
        1 armour moved from Persia to Sinkiang
              British take India from Japanese
        1 bomber moved from Caucasus to French Indo China Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Sinkiang to French Indo China Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from Red Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone

    Combat - British
        Battle in Finland Norway
            British attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Finland Norway, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Finland Norway, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Finland Norway
                1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Finland Norway
            British win, taking Finland Norway from Germans with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
        Battle in French Indo China Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 transport
            Japanese defend with 1 battleship and 2 transports
                British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 transport in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 transports in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the British lost in French Indo China Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in French Indo China Sea Zone
                British roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 transport in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the British lost in French Indo China Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in French Indo China Sea Zone
                British roll dice for 1 bomber in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the British lost in French Indo China Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 battleship remaining. Battle score for attacker is -19
            Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 transport
            Casualties for Japanese: 2 transports

    Non Combat Move - British
        2 infantry moved from Kenya-Rhodesia to South Africa
        1 infantry moved from Persia to Syria Jordan
        1 fighter moved from Finland Norway to Russia

    Place Units - British
        1 infantry placed in United Kingdom
        1 factory placed in South Africa
        1 factory placed in Australia

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 28 PUs; end with 28 PUs
        COMMENT: Japan bought 1 IC and UK bought 2, so there is only 1 IC left
        COMMENT: There are 3 AA guns left for purchase

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 0.50
Germans regular : 0.33
British regular : -0.33

Savegame

[gamerman01]

The dice did deliver you a 33% result in the big air/fleet battle, so I won’t feel QUITE as bad, but the China J1 dice were just devastating.

So if you go to view -> show comment log, you will see that players can enter notes that are kept.
Since I learned last year in my re-entry to Classic about the whole limited units available thing.

The_Good_Captain tells me the goal is to implement a feature into TripleA that will track the remaining units (not an issue at all if you’re playing on a board with no missing pieces!) in a year.

Until then, I think game notes is definitely the way to go.
If you buy an AA or IC, enter a comment that updates the count.
This way we can also watch out for bombers and carriers, especially, as well.

Watch out, there’s only 1 IC left!

[VictoryFirst]

J2 OOL.tsvg

[gamerman01]

@gamerman01 said in 2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis):

but the China J1 dice were just devastating.

I used to be indignant, years ago, when some would refer (online) to Axis and Allies as a “beer and pretzels game”. Well I don’t remember what version they were referring to, but I see they have a good point if it’s Classic.

It’s great, compared to the much more complicated versions, Classic kind of forces you to just have fun. @The_Good_Captain

[gamerman01]

All - in! Nice!!

Um, let’s see…

[gamerman01]

I dunno, lose the Russians and British infantry, thanks for asking

[VictoryFirst]

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 3 armour, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        3 fighters and 6 infantry moved from French Indo China to Sinkiang
        1 bomber moved from Japan to Sinkiang
        1 fighter moved from Japan Sea Zone to Sinkiang
        1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to Okinawa Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Okinawa to Okinawa Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Okinawa Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Manchuria
            Japanese attack with 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Manchuria
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Manchuria
            Japanese win, taking Manchuria from Russians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Sinkiang
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 6 infantry
            British defend with 1 armour and 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 6 infantry in Sinkiang, round 2 : 4/11 hits, 3,67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Sinkiang, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 3,00 expected hits
                4 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Sinkiang
                2 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Sinkiang
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 2 infantry in Sinkiang, round 3 : 3/7 hits, 3,00 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Sinkiang, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1,67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Sinkiang
                2 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Sinkiang
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 4 fighters in Sinkiang, round 4 : 2/5 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter in Sinkiang, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in Sinkiang
            Japanese win with 1 bomber and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 17
            Casualties for Japanese: 6 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 armour and 2 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter and 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 fighter moved from Sinkiang to Japan Sea Zone
        1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Sinkiang to French Indo China

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 armour placed in French Indo China
        2 infantry placed in Japan
        1 transport placed in Japan Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 22 PUs; end with 25 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0,67
Japanese regular : 0,00
Russians regular : 0,67

Savegame

[VictoryFirst]

@gamerman01 Thanks! I didn’t know the piece limits for generic units apply to ALL powers (while in fact, it’s quite logical although didn’t think about it). This makes it quite interesting, you can buy ICs just to make sure your opponents can’t! 😂