11L '41 - Manstein (axis) v BoldFresh (Allies) Bid 6, +NOs, No Tech

[boldfresh]

incredibly low roll in manchuria… 12 of 16 were ones or twos!!

[Manstein]

bloody hell - that was a massacre
japan retakes manchuria with just 1 tank

Non Combat Movement
ACC SZ=>SZ34 picks up fgt from Transjordan, fgt from india
Tran SZ37=>SZ61
Other fgt India, fgt Hupeh=> Burma
ACC SZ60=> SZ50 picks up fgt from Philippines and fgt from kwangtung
Fgt Manchuria=>Yunnan
Other 2 fgts from Manchuria to SZ62ACC

spread a bit thin now

[boldfresh]

you really only lost one more unit than expected, but wow what a bloody round.

[Manstein]

i know. but it was the fact that it was all over in one go that made me think

anyway
Japan places 2 inf, 2 tanks, 1 art on Japan
1 IC on East Indies

Japan collects 39 IPC+10NOs = 49 cash

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_02cJap.AAM

[boldfresh]

ok here we go.

UK 2 - with 41 the UK buys trn, des, acc, bom

CM

trj (inf, art) - 2 inf, arm (per)
ind (2 inf) - inf, art, ftr (per)
eaf (inf) - 2 inf (rho), bom (per)

combat:

trj - 2 inf, arm vs. inf, art
Rolls: 2@1 1@3; Total Hits: 12@1: (3, 2)1@3: (1)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (3, 5)

[boldfresh]

1 jap infantry killed

trj 2
Rolls: 2@1 1@3; Total Hits: 12@1: (2, 5)1@3: (1)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[boldfresh]

trj cwol

ind - inf, art, ftr vs. 2 inf
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (3, 1)1@3: (1)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (5, 2)

[boldfresh]

ind cwlo inf

eaf - 2 inf, bom vs. inf
Rolls: 2@1 1@4; Total Hits: 12@1: (2, 5)1@4: (1)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[boldfresh]

eaf cwlo inf

NC

cau - inf, AA (per)
ukr - ftr (ind), bom (eaf)
kar - 2 ftr (gbr)
z1 - trn (z10)
wca - inf, arm (eca)
z56 - trn, des (z45)

place trn, des, acc (z2)
place bom (gbr)

collect 31, has 31

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_02dUK.AAM

[Manstein]

well i sure as hell paid for overambition there
i sense the ride has turned

Italy 2
with 15 Italy buys 5 infantry

Combat
Trans-Jordan (2inf, 1arm)
Tran SZ14 loads inf =>SZ16 loads 1 tank (Bul/Rom) => SZ15 unloads

• Arm (Libya) + 2 Cruisers SZ14 => SZ15 bombard

[Manstein]

this may be mussolini’s last hurrah…

Trans-Jordan
2 cruisers, inf, 2 tanks
Rolls: 1@1 4@3; Total Hits: 41@1: (1)4@3: (3, 5, 1, 3)

v 2 inf, tank
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (2, 3)1@3: (1)

[boldfresh]

nice, the GOOD italians showed up…  :|

[Manstein]

and the plucky Brits… bugger … another bloody exchange
Italy takes Trans-Jordan with just one tank

Non Combat Movement
Art (Italy) => Balkans
Inf (Italy) => France
Fgt (Italy) => Bul/Rom

Mobilise
Italy places 5 inf in Italy

Income
Italy collects 11 IPC + 10 NO = 21 cash

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_02eIta.AAM

[boldfresh]

well you have left me an awefully tantalizing target indeed…  :|

[Manstein]

it’s pretty much a coin flip

[boldfresh]

USA with 55 buys sub, trn, des, acc, 2 ftr

China recruits one inf.

CM

z14 (inf, art, trn, bat) - des (z12), bom (eca) needless to say this one is pretty high stakes…

combat:

bonzai!!

z14 - des, bom vs. bat
Rolls: 1@2 1@4; Total Hits: 11@2: (5)1@4: (1)
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (3)

[boldfresh]

here we go!!!

z14 round 2
attack:
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (4)
defense:
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (4)

[boldfresh]

mutual destruction, transport survives…  :|  dang i was 50% to clear that and survive the bomber…

[Manstein]

and the fairy godmother said to rommel, you shall go to africa after all…

[boldfresh]

NC

aus - 2 ftr (z45), bom (wus)
z56 - des, acc (z45)
z2 - ftr (z10)
z20 - 2 trn, 2 acc (z10)
pan - inf, art (eus)
wca - art (eca)
z1 - inf, AA (eca)

place sub, trn, des, acc, 2 ftr (z56)

collect 48, has 48

China

NC

chi - 2 inf (nin)

place inf (chi)

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_02fUSA.AAM