11L '41 PGMatt(10) v. Gamerman01(x) no tech, Game 3

[Seador]

I’m glad you went with the navel build again, I don’t see it often enough.  I debated between Egypt for the fleet threat and India to try to keep SUM for an extra turn or so but at the end of the day, I felt that holding Egypt all by itself was worth it.

Russia.  Buy Inf (x5), Arm (x3) spend 30 save 0

Combat
Inf ukr vs Bul
Inf Kar vs Fin

NCM
Inf cau m e.uk
inf e.uk m bel
inf (x2) bel m arc
Inf (x4), Rt, AA kar m arc
inf (x3), Rt Rus m arc
Inf (x2) nov m Rus
Inf (x2) kaz m Per
Inf Eve m Nov
Inf Yak m stc
inf (x2) Far m Stc
Inf (x2) bry m Stc
SS 4 m 6

Build: INf (x4) cau; Inf, Arm (x3) Rus

Collect: 37

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[gamerman01]

Hm - I just might have enough time to slip this in……

[gamerman01]

J1 with 17, buy TP, DD (save 2)

Combat moves -
Z35 - 2 FTR (Z61)
Z56 - 2 FTR (Z57)
Z53 - DD (Z51) 2 FTR (Z57)
Phi - INF, ART, CA, BB (Z61) INF (Car) INF (Oki)
Bor - 2 INF (Z61)
Sum - 2 INF (Car)
Kwa - INF, ARM (Jpn)
Yun - 3 INF (FIC) FTR (For) FTR (Man)
Sui - INF (Man) 3 INF (Kia)
Bry - 2 INF (Man) FTR (Jpn)

Z50Rolls: 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 21@3: (1)1@4: (2)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[gamerman01]

PhiRolls: 2@1 2@2; Total Hits: 12@1: (2, 1)2@2: (6, 6)Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 22@2: (1, 2)

[gamerman01]

Phi2Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (3, 6)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[gamerman01]

Phi for all the marblesRolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 610@2: (4, 1, 1, 4, 2, 3, 2, 5, 1, 1)Rolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 310@2: (1, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 2, 1, 6, 3)
KwaRolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (1)1@3: (2)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

[gamerman01]

Z35Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (2, 5)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[gamerman01]

Z53Rolls: 1@2 2@3; Total Hits: 11@2: (4)2@3: (6, 2)Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (5)

[gamerman01]

Z53 round 2Rolls: 1@2 2@3; Total Hits: 11@2: (4)2@3: (5, 2)Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (4)
Swoop over battleship row for a second pass!

[gamerman01]

Well if I don’t lose any fighters, the Phillipines debacle will be a little easier to swallow.  Man, the second I don’t take my customary 3rd transport in there……  boom. Z56Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (1, 4)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

[gamerman01]

My mood keeps improving
BryRolls: 2@1 1@3; Total Hits: 12@1: (3, 6)1@3: (2)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

[gamerman01]

YunRolls: 3@1 2@3; Total Hits: 13@1: (3, 4, 4)2@3: (3, 4)Rolls: 1@2 1@4; Total Hits: 21@2: (1)1@4: (1)

[gamerman01]

:roll: Yun2Rolls: 1@1 2@3; Total Hits: 11@1: (5)2@3: (6, 1)Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (6)

[gamerman01]

That’s what I wanted
SuiRolls: 4@1; Total Hits: 24@1: (1, 4, 4, 1)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
Sui2Rolls: 4@1; Total Hits: 24@1: (1, 1, 6, 5)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
Sui3Rolls: 4@1; Total Hits: 04@1: (4, 4, 2, 3)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
If you keep hitting me, just keep deducting from the last appearing rolls……

[gamerman01]

Z37 - CV (Z61) 2 FTR (Z35)
FIC - 2 FTR (Yun)
Kia - FTR (Bry)
Z62 - CV (Z57) 2 FTR (Z56)
Z60 - CV (Z57) 2 FTR (Z53)

Place TP, DD
Collect 34, 36 on hand

At least the destroyer of doom went quietly for once.

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[Seador]

UK 1

Interesting position I’m in, and I can see a couple ideas how to play it out.  I think I’m going to show three options to you, I’ll play out the first one though, the others are just discusion points.

Option A is try to make the German fleet build irrelavent by building air power.  This (should) force the issue in the Atlantic, either build more ships G2 or abandon your build entirely at a fairly minimal cost of one CV, assuming you’ll save the fighters.

Buy w/43: Ft (x4), Inf spend 43 save 0

CM:
Inf UK + Arm E.Ca vs Alg Inf

Dice
Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (1)1@3: (3)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

DD, CA z12 + Ft (x2) Egy + Bm UK vs z14 CA (x2), BB, Tr
DD z9 vs z13 Tr

Option B is turtle up; the UK can’t do it all, so build ground forces and save half the money for a fleet build next turn.  Downside is no offense at all in UK 2, their entire fleet will be pretty much sunk, and air power out of position.  Germany gets a free pass G2.  UK doesn’t have to worry about losing capitol

Option C is “play it safe”, secure a fleet in the south and build enough in the UK to prevent an all-or-nothing attack on the UK.  The downside is no transport capacity, giving the German’s a free ride in G2.

[Seador]

Well, needless to say I didn’t actually mean Algeria, I ment Gib.

Inf UK + Arm E.Ca vs Alg Gib; LWOL Inf, Arm remain

DD, CA z12 + Ft (x2) Egy + Bm UK vs z14 CA (x2), BB, Tr

Dice:
Rolls: 1@2 3@3; Total Hits: 11@2: (4)3@3: (3, 6, 5)
Rolls: 1@4 2@3; Total Hits: 21@4: (2)2@3: (4, 2)

DD z9 vs z13 Tr;  CWOL, DD remain

[Seador]

forgot my bomber
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (6)

[Seador]

Ft (x2) Egy + Bm UK vs z14 CA (x2), BBd, Tr

Dice:
Rolls: 2@3 1@4; Total Hits: 02@3: (4, 4)1@4: (6)
Rolls: 1@4 2@3; Total Hits: 21@4: (2)2@3: (5, 2)

[Seador]

tragic
I’ll go another round and try for a CA I guess.

Bm UK vs z14 CA (x2), BBd, Tr

Dice:
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (6)
Rolls: 1@4 2@3; Total Hits: 21@4: (3)2@3: (1, 6)