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

[Manstein]

Japan collects 41 +10 = 51, has 51

map

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_05cJap.AAM

[boldfresh]

UK with 31 buys 7 inf, ftr

CM

fin () - inf (nwy)
bor () - inf, arm (sum)
pol (3 inf, 2 arm) - 2 inf, 2 ftr (gbr), 3 ftr (ukr), 2 ftr (kar)

combat:

poland - 2 inf, 7 ftr vs. 3 inf, 2 arm
atk:
Rolls: 2@1 7@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (3, 3)7@3: (3, 6, 6, 5, 6, 1, 5)
Rolls: 3@2 2@3; Total Hits: 03@2: (3, 5, 5)2@3: (6, 6)

[boldfresh]

wow talk about super ugly all around… guess i can’t complain.

pol 2
atk:
Rolls: 2@1 7@3; Total Hits: 32@1: (3, 5)7@3: (6, 5, 1, 1, 6, 5, 1)
Rolls: 1@2 2@3; Total Hits: 21@2: (1)2@3: (6, 2)

[boldfresh]

pol cwlo 2 inf, not taken…

NC

kar - arm (nwy)
z5 - des, acc (z3), ftr (pol)
cau - inf (ukr)
epl - 6 ftr (z5)
z49 - des (z38)

place 7 inf, ftr (gbr)

collect 35, has 35

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_05dUK.AAM

[Manstein]

Italy 5

With 22 Italy buys: 2 tanks, 4 inf

Combat Movement
time to start chancing my arm

Ukraine (1 inf) - 4 inf (Bul/Rom)
Caucasus (11 inf, 1 art) -
inf, art, tank (persia) + fgt (bul/rom)

• inf, tank (Gibraltar) via tran SZ13=>sz16
• inf, art (Italy) via tran sz14=>sz16
• inf (balkans) via tran sz14=>sz16
• 2 Cru bombard sz14=>sz16

[Manstein]

Ukraine
4 inf
Rolls: 4@1; Total Hits: 14@1: (6, 6, 5, 1)

v 1 inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[Manstein]

Ukraine falls for loss 1 inf
held by 3 inf

[Manstein]

Caucasus

AA gun
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (2)

[Manstein]

now for the big one

Caucasus
2 cru bombards, 4 inf, 2 art, 2 tanks, 1 fighter
Rolls: 2@1 4@2 5@3; Total Hits: 42@1: (1, 6)4@2: (5, 5, 5, 3)5@3: (3, 3, 1, 4, 4)

v 11 inf, 1 art
Rolls: 12@2; Total Hits: 312@2: (4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6, 3, 2, 4, 1)

[Manstein]

Caucasus r2
1 inf, 2 art, 2 tanks, fighter
Rolls: 3@2 3@3; Total Hits: 53@2: (1, 6, 1)3@3: (1, 3, 1)

v 7 inf, 1 art
Rolls: 8@2; Total Hits: 38@2: (1, 5, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 6)

[boldfresh]

Your luck is still with ya…  :lol:

[Manstein]

well i feel it turned your way for a couple of rounds. i needed that.

caucasus r3
2 tanks, 1 fighter
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 13@3: (6, 6, 1)

v 2 inf, 1 art
Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 03@2: (3, 6, 4)

[Manstein]

caucasus r4
2 tanks, 1 fgt
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 33@3: (2, 3, 1)

v 1 inf, 1 art
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (5, 6)

[Manstein]

ok, so that was decidedly fortunate

[boldfresh]

Massacred… :|

[Manstein]

Caucasus falls. 2 tanks holding

Non Combat Movement
fighter in caucasus lands in persia
art (france) to Italy

Mobilisation
2 tanks, 4 inf in Italy

[Manstein]

Italy collects 18+10=28, has 28

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_05eIta.AAM

[boldfresh]

with 55 the USA buys 2 ftr, 2 des, 3 subs, save 1

CM

z64 (trn) - sub (z56)
z50 (4 trn, 2 des, 4 acc, cru, 7 ftr, bat) - 2 acc, sub, 2 des, 4 ftr (z38) (boats come through both z49 and z48, allowing for retreat to both locations), 2 acc, des, 4 ftr (z46) boats come through z51, 2 bom (wus), bom (haw)
phi (inf, art) - 3 inf, art (sol)

combat:

this is a big one!

z50 - 4 acc, sub, 3 des, 8 ftr, 3 bom vs. 2 des, 4 acc, cru, 7 ftr, bat

atk:
sub
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
the rest of the attackers
Rolls: 4@1 3@2 8@3 3@4; Total Hits: 84@1: (5, 3, 4, 5)3@2: (5, 5, 4)8@3: (3, 6, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1, 1)3@4: (1, 5, 4)

[boldfresh]

exactly on odds.  will await your casualty choice before continuing.

[Manstein]

am i right in assuming that i can land the fighters in the philippines if all carriers are lost, but only if you fail to take it with the land forces. if the islands fall, the fighters can only land on carriers
pls confirm