Wheatbeer (axis) vs vance (allies) G40 A3

[Guest]

JAPAN 4

PURCHASE & REPAIR
repair carrier in z37
repair battleship in z35
10 inf
save 25
55 total

COMBAT MOVES

Celebes (swim in)
1 inf from Borneo via tt z43 to z44

Burma (2AA, 12 inf, 4 art)
2 battleships from z35 for bombard
1 cruiser from z42 for bombard
1 cruiser from z43 for bombard
3 inf, 3 art from philippines via 3tt z35 to z38
1 inf, 1 art from Malaya via tt z37 to z38
1 inf, 3 art, 1 mech, 1 armor from Shan state
5 inf from Yunnan
3 fig, 3 tac from z37
6 fig, 6 tac, 2 Bmb from Kwangsi
AARolls: 6@2; Total Hits: 26@2: (6, 2, 1, 6, 5, 5)

[Guest]

That AA should have been 1 hit; lose 1 fig

BombardRolls: 2@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 32@3,: (3, 3)2@4: (3, 5)
aRolls: 2@1, 16@2, 8@3, 10@4; Total Hits: 202@1,: (4, 5)16@2,: (5, 5, 3, 1, 6, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 6, 5, 4, 5, 2)8@3,: (2, 3, 6, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3)10@4: (2, 5, 6, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5)
dRolls: 16@2; Total Hits: 216@2: (3, 2, 6, 6, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 3, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6)

[Guest]

NONCOMBAT MOVES
z37
2 carriers from z37
3 fig, 3 tac from Battle of Burma
1 destroyer from z35

Yunnan
4 fig, 5 tac from Battle of Burma

Siam
2 Bmb from Battle of Burma

z6
1 destroyer from z16

z41
1 sub from z39

MOBILIZE UNITS
10 inf in Japan

COLLECT INCOME
JAPAN4 = 47(territories) +25(saved) = 72IPCs

Wheatbeer(allies)_vs_vance(axis)_3_delta1_04c_Japan.AAM

[wheatbeer]

Accidentally taking Burma was extremely costly here.  Not even a fighting chance now.

[Guest]

Yeah taking Burma was crappy, but Japan taking India on J5 was inevitable either way.  Those UK forces would either die in Burma or in India.

I think we are seeing that with Neutral Blocks the game is very slanted toward an axis win.  Being able to crush the middle east with impunity, together with a Japanese move on India to either take it outright or even just keep UK busy and out of the middle east is a combo that would be hard to beat for the allies.  I don’t know how I would counter that.  Maybe US goes 100% Atlantic?  In this case, you beat me in two alpha 3 games hands down, but in this game with Neutral Blocks the axis seem to hold all the cards.

What do you think?  Want to continue or call it?  I would not consider this a loss on your part because the rules were on my side.  Really unfair I would say.

[wheatbeer]

I dunno what will happen.  I can prevent Japan from taking Hawaii or NSW for awhile yet.  But with all 3 Axis powers bearing down on the Middle East (assuming you take your Japanese forces there after Calcutta falls), you can probably evict me no matter what I do.  Joining SZ98-SZ100 lets you threaten quite a lot of territories.

On the other hand, Russia is doing ok despite splitting my forces.  I can probably take both Norway and Sweden.  However, I don’t know if I can fight both of my southern fronts (incoming to the east into Ukraine and incoming north to the Caucasus).

[Guest]

OK let’s keep it going for a bit and see where it leads.

[wheatbeer]

US4

Buy (77/79)
1 art
1 trans
2 strat
2 fig
2 tact

CM:

SZ6
1 sub, 5 fig SZ7 >> SZ6
1 strat mid
1 tact SZ33

PHI
1 art car load trans SZ33 >> SZ35 unload phi

KOR
1 inf car load trans SZ33 >> SZ6 unload kor

CEL
1 inf, 1 art car load trans SZ33 >> SZ44 unload cel

need scrambling orders SZ6

[wheatbeer]

I forgot SAUD when planning my Buy, care if I alter this?

My CM won’t change.

[wheatbeer]

US4

Buy (77/79)
2 inf
1 art
1 trans
1 sub
2 strat
1 fig
2 tact

CM:

SZ6
1 sub, 4 fig SZ7 >> SZ6
1 strat mid
2 tact wus

PHI
1 art car load trans SZ33 >> SZ35 unload phi

KOR
1 inf car load trans SZ33 >> SZ6 unload kor

CEL
1 inf, 1 art car load trans SZ33 >> SZ44 unload cel

(changed planes hitting SZ6 slightly too)

need scrambling orders SZ6

[wheatbeer]

the new Buy is (79/79) also, sorry for the tweaking

[Guest]

tweaking no problemo.  I think I also forgot to place my 10 inf on Japan last turn.  Perhaps you could be so kind as to place them?

Scramble 3 fighters in z6 please

[wheatbeer]

I’ll add them.  Though even without them I wasn’t thinking of sacking Tokyo anytime soon  :-P

SZ6

A 1 sub, 4 fig, 2 tact, 1 strat

Rolls: 1@2 4@3 3@4; Total Hits: 31@2: (2)4@3: (5, 5, 6, 5)3@4: (5, 4, 2)

D 1 dest, 3 fig

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

[wheatbeer]

SZ6 r2

A 3 fig, 2 tact, 1 strat

Rolls: 3@3 3@4; Total Hits: 43@3: (1, 4, 2)3@4: (4, 5, 1)

D 1 fig

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

[wheatbeer]

sz6 cwlo 1 sub, 2 fig

kor, phi twol

CEL

A 1 inf, 1 art

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

D 1 inf

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

[wheatbeer]

cel twol

NCM:
1 strat SZ6 >> gua
3 carrier, 1 fig SZ7 >> SZ6
1 fig wus >> SZ6
3 dest, 3 cru, 2 bsh, 1 carrier, 1 fig, 1 tact SZ33 >> SZ35
1 sub SZ45 >> SZ20
1 sub SZ34 >> SZ20
1 dest SZ26 >> SZ33
1 sub, 1 dest, 1 carrier SZ10 >> SZ26

Mobilize:
2 inf, 1 art saud
1 sub, 1 trans SZ10
1 fig, 2 tact, 2 strat wus

Collect 60 + 30 (NOs) = 90 IPC

Wheatbeer(allies)_vs_vance(axis)_3_delta1_04d_US.AAM

[wheatbeer]

China 4

Buy (9/11)
3 inf

CM:

JEH
1 inf cha

SHA
1 inf anh

KSU
1 inf anh

jeh, sha, ksu twol

NCM:
4 inf cha >> anh
5 inf, 1 fig hop >> anh

Mobilize:
3 inf anh

Collect 16 IPC (18 total)

Wheatbeer(allies)_vs_vance(axis)_3_delta1_04e_China.AAM

[wheatbeer]

I forgot to move the 4 US inf in WIND to IND, do you care if I fix that?

[Guest]

no worries.

[wheatbeer]

UK4

UKE Buy (37/37)
2 trans
2 tact

UKP Buy (3/3)
1 inf

CM:

NOR
2 inf, 2 art load 2x trans SZ110 >> SZ126 unload nor
1 trans SZ91 >> SZ110 load 2 inf uk >> SZ112 unload nor
3 fig uk