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

[boldfresh]

fra 4 - come on you idiots!!!
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (4, 2)1@3: (1)
Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 34@2: (3, 2, 2, 1)

[boldfresh]

france holds with loss of 4 inf.  entire attacking force including the fighter is killed.  for four infantry.  seriously man, i don’t think i’ve ever seen anything like this.  this is setting new records even for me.

nov - 4 ftr vs. art
Rolls: 4@3; Total Hits: 34@3: (1, 3, 5, 3)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[Manstein]

in france - kill 3 germans, 1 italian

[boldfresh]

and again, another fighter down.

NC

fleet - to z7
kar - 3 ftr (kar), arm (rus)
rus - ftr (z16)

place 3 inf, art, arm (gbr)
place trn (z7)

collect 19, has 19

well, that pretty much is going to seal my defeat.  these dice have not let up for one moment all game.

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_07dUK.AAM

[Manstein]

Italy 7

with 26 Italy buys
4 tanks (20), 2 inf (6)

Combat moves
Ukraine (mt) - 2 tanks (czech)
Eastern Ukraine (mt) - tank (caucasus) blitz and returns to caucasus

[Manstein]

Noncombat Moves

Inf, art (italy) => france
Inf (balkans) => italy
3 inf, art (balkans) => bul/rom
tank (italy) => bul/rom

Mobilise

4 tanks - caucasus
2 inf - italy

Italy collects 19+10=29, has 29

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_07eIta.AAM

[boldfresh]

if you didn’t actually see it you wouldn’t believe a guy could be this unlucky right?  :lol:

[boldfresh]

Usa with 48 buys acc, ftr, 2 bom

CM

SOLOMONS SEA ZONE () - sub (z38) has to move from the zone in combat move or fight since the zone is hostile
wca (2inf) - Inf, ARM, bom (eus), ftr (z56)
z62 (trn) - ftr (z56)
iwo () - inf (mid)

Combat:

Wca - Inf, ARM, ftr, bom vs 2 Inf
Rolls: 1@1 2@3 1@4; Total Hits: 21@1: (4)2@3: (6, 2)1@4: (2)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (5, 5)

[boldfresh]

I think I collected 48 in error last round because u had Alaska.  If so I will just switch one of the bomber to a fighter on the buy

[boldfresh]

yeah i should have had 46 to spend this round, so one of those bombers will be a fighter.

NC

z59 - ftr (wca), ftr (z62), 2 des, acc (z56)
z52 - sub (z48), 5 subs (z53)
mid - bom (wca)
eca - ftr (z7)

place 2 ftr, acc (z56)
place bom (wus)

collect 46, has 46

here’s the correct map, sorry for the confusion.

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_07fUSA.AAM

[boldfresh]

actually, if you don’t mind, i’d rather move the sub from z38 to z51 (not to z46).

map.

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_07fUSA.AAM

[Manstein]

blimey. you certainly give me a lot to think about with your US play

Germany 8

with 50 Germant buys: 10 inf (30), 4 tanks (20)

Combat Movement
East Poland (mt) - 11 inf, 2 art (Pol), 5 tanks (Ger)

Non Combat Movement
Eastern Ukr (mt) - tank (Pol)
Ukraine - 2 inf, 2 art (Bul) + 2 tanks (Pol)
Caucasus - 4 tanks (Bul)
East Poland - 5 tanks (Ger)
Poland - 4 inf, 3 art (Ger)

[Manstein]

Mobilisation

5 inf in France
5 inf, 4 tanks in Germany

Germany collects 41+15=56, has 56

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_08aGer.AAM

[boldfresh]

with 18 russia buys 6 inf

CM

nov () - blitz and back to russia with arm

NC

rus - 2 arm (kar)
fin - AA (kar)
kar - inf (bst)

place 6 inf (rus)

collect 15, has 15

map.

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_08bRus.AAM

[Manstein]

Japan 8

With 65, Japan buys:
3 fighters (30), 4 infantry (12), bomber (12), 2 tanks (10) - save 1

Combat movement
Tank (ching) blitz through novosibirsk to evenki

Australia (3 inf, art, AA) - inf, art (borneo), art (Sum), 2 fighters (sz49), BB bombard

[Manstein]

Australia
AA gun
Rolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 12@1: (3, 1)

[Manstein]

drat

Australia
inf, 2 art, fighter, BB
Rolls: 3@2 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 23@2: (6, 3, 3)1@3: (1)1@4: (1)

v 3inf, art
Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 14@2: (4, 2, 5, 3)

[Manstein]

Australia 2
2 art, fgt
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 12@2: (6, 2)1@3: (5)

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

[boldfresh]

come on guys put up SOME RESISTANCE.

[Manstein]

Australia 3
2 art, fgt
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 02@2: (4, 3)1@3: (4)

v art
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)