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

[boldfresh]

@Manstein:

the bloodbath begins

Russia holds for loss of 7 infantry

Non Combat Movement
all fleet to sz50
fighter (phi) lands sz 50
2 tanks in India => Caucasus
3 fighters in japan => sz50

nothing changes as you hit three hits above in Moscow… :|

[Manstein]

Mobilisation
inf, art, bomber, 1 fgt - Japan
3 tanks - India
ACC, 1 fgt - SZ38

Japan collects 57+15=72 +1 saved, has 73

map

and now for the British megabuy
these next 6-7 goes should decide the game

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09cJap.AAM

[Manstein]

AA calc had me at 60% for 5 or better hits
which calculator are you using? we seem to get very different percentages

[boldfresh]

with 89 the UK buys 4 inf, 4 arm, IC (47), save 42

CM

fra (5 inf) - 4 inf, art, 3 arm (UK)
kar (2 arm) - 2 inf (fin), 2 ftr (z5)

combat:

france - 4 inf, art, 3 arm vs. 5 inf
Rolls: 3@1 2@2 3@3; Total Hits: 33@1: (4, 6, 3)2@2: (4, 2)3@3: (4, 2, 3)
Rolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 15@2: (1, 4, 6, 4, 6)

[boldfresh]

fra 2
Rolls: 2@1 2@2 3@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (6, 3)2@2: (5, 2)3@3: (5, 2, 6)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (5, 5)

[boldfresh]

now we are talking…

fra cwlo inf

now i we can just pull karelia off…

kar - 2 inf, 2 ftr vs. 2 arm
Rolls: 2@1 2@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (1, 4)2@3: (4, 3)
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 02@3: (4, 5)

[boldfresh]

YES!  the allies are charging back!!

kar cwol

NC

z7 - 2 ftr (kar), des, 2 acc (z5)

place 4 inf, 4 arm (gbr)
place IC (nwy)

collect 34, has 76

as you know, you can’t hold the Brits down forever…  :-P

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09dUK.AAM

[Manstein]

well that stunk

[boldfresh]

@Manstein:

AA calc had me at 60% for 5 or better hits
which calculator are you using? we seem to get very different percentages

i’m using the best calculator there is for this game.

[boldfresh]

yes, you had a 57% chance for 5 hits or more.  you were only 2 hits above expected, sorry.

[boldfresh]

i think there must be something very wrong with your fleet calculator though, unless you are again inviting me to sink your jap fleet…?

[Manstein]

don’t see what else i could do with it but huddle together and hope you wound yourself
perhaps when this is over you can give me some tips. i’m clueless in the pacific. america can always spend more on fleet if japan wants to help germans

my reasoning was that you can’t take japan and kill both fleets

[Manstein]

Italy 9

with 29 Italy buys
3 tanks (15), 2 inf (6), 2 art (8)

Combat Movement
double suicide mission … not usually the italian style!

France (3 inf, art, 3 arm) - 3 inf (Italy), inf, art, arm (ger)
Russia (10inf 2 art, 15 arm) - 13 tanks (caucasus)

[Manstein]

France
4 inf, art, tank
Rolls: 3@1 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 23@1: (3, 1, 4)2@2: (6, 5)1@3: (2)

v 3 inf, art, 3 tanks
Rolls: 4@2 3@3; Total Hits: 44@2: (5, 2, 2, 5)3@3: (2, 6, 3)

[boldfresh]

yeah, i can give you some tips, WHEN THE GAME IS OVER OF COURSE  :-P  with your luck, you would be incredibly dangerous if you also had strong strategy…

[Manstein]

of course afterwards
i’m learning a lot from watching you
didn’t see that belorussian move coming at all last round either
nor that you would hold back the UK spend
am pretty screwed in europe
probably left russia too late. no money to steal even if i do take it, but i’ve got to kill those russkie troops now

anyway italians abandon french attack, tank withdraws to germany
brits lose 2 inf in france

Russia
13 tanks
Rolls: 13@3; Total Hits: 1013@3: (3, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 2, 2)

v 10 inf, 2 art, 15 arm
Rolls: 12@2 15@3; Total Hits: 1512@2: (6, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, 6, 3, 2, 3, 4, 6)15@3: (3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 2, 5, 2, 5, 5, 3, 2, 2, 6, 3)

[Manstein]

lady luck seems to work all points east of poland

italians wiped out
russians lose 10 infantry
Russia holds with 2 art, 15 arm

[boldfresh]

holy CRAP 10/13???  geez.

[Manstein]

Non Combat Movement
Fgt (Cauc) => Germany
3 inf, art (Pol) => Germany

Mobilisation
3 tanks, 2 art, 1 inf - Italy
1 inf - Caucasus

Italy collects 19+10=29, has 29

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09eIta.AAM

[boldfresh]

very strategic US turn coming up, will have to ponder it for a while…