Vance(axis) vs Alexgreat(Allies) G1940a3 new setup

[lexgreat]

Phil taken with loss of 3 inf, 1 fig

3. NON-COMBAT MOVES

2 Bomber E-US –> Norway
BB SZ 101 --> 104
Fig Gibraltar --> AC SZ 99
2 Fig, 3 Bomber Nov --> Bryansk
3 Bomber Cauc (from Rus) --> Bryansk
1 Sub SZ 6 --> SZ 19
1 Sub SZ 6 --> SZ 17
1 Bomber to Sikiang (need to check, not sure where it came from, but think ok)
1 Bomber Phili --> Guam
3 Fig Phili --> SZ 21
Fleet Borneo --> SZ 21

4. MOBILIZATION

MIC Finland
Fig, Tac, Bomber Norway
4 TT, 1 DD SZ 101
2 Inf E-US

5. INCOME

69 (terr) + 25(NO) = 94

all NC-moves subject to a final review when back home, but to save time and as reference for your planning.
map follows.

[lexgreat]

UK 9

1. PURCHASE (33/33)

Europe

• 2 TT (14)
• 1 Arm (6)
• Bomber (12)
  save 1

Pacific

• Fig (10)
• Tac (11)
• 2 Arm (12)

2. COMBAT MOVES

SZ 92 <– 2 Subs from SZ 98, Fig from UK

Sub surprise
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 22@2: (2, 1)
A (depending on subs)
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (2)
D (depending on subs)
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (5)

Tur <-- 3 Mech E-Persia, 2 Fig India
A
Rolls: 2@3 3@1; Total Hits: 22@3: (1, 6)3@1: (2, 3, 1)
D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

Gold Coast <-- Arm from FWA
A
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (2)
D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[lexgreat]

that battle ship really got surprised.

3. NON-COMBAT MOVEMENTS (as for US subject to a final review once I am with proper map, but for Europe part should be correct)

Fig SZ 92 lands in Algeria
AC SZ 112 –> 110
Fleet SZ 96 --> SZ 99
TT SZ 81 with inf (Sud) + Mech (Egypt) to SZ 99, offload into Greece
Art Nigeria --> FEA
Inf Ken --> Sudan
Inf Iso --> Eth
2 Fig SZ 115 --> Nov
Fig Russia --> Bur
Fig SZ 96 --> Bry
2 Fig Tur --> Vol
Fig, Tac SZ 41 --> Iraq
Fleet SZ 41 --> SZ 79
2 Mech Sze -_> Kan
5 Inf, AA Sze --> Sik
9 Inf, AA W-India --> E-Persia
Arm India --> E-Persia
2 Inf Burma --> India
Inf Yunnan --> Sze

4. MOBILIZATION

1 TT SZ 110
1 TT SZ 81
Bomber UK
Armor Egypt
Fig, Tac, 2 Arm India

5. INCOME

Europe 31 (terr) + 1 saved = 32
Pacific 28 (terr) + 5 (NO) = 33

As I mentioned, everything is subject to a final view on proper map. China later, but since no bearing on Italy you could go forward with it, provided you discern the new localization of all units, your missing ones (CR, BB, Caucasus) from this post. Probably less messier to wait for map? Will update and send later today, but asap.

As for your Kamikaze note, I guess I circumvented that correctly with US, but will redo if my understanding of the rules is wrong (I did not use surface warships, only TTs and air).

[Guest]

Yes Kamikaze’s can only hit surface ships.  I will wait for the map.  No rush.

[lexgreat]

Map consolidated, China to come later.

Also will roll for two missing convoys:

SZ 20 (max of 1)
Input ErrorThere was an error in your dice throw: “2d6” is not correct syntax.

Normandy (max of 2)
Input ErrorThere was an error in your dice throw: “2d6” is not correct syntax.

[lexgreat]

SZ 20
Rolling 2d6:
(3, 5)

Normandy
Rolling 2d6:
(3, 5)

[lexgreat]

China still missing.

Alexgreat_Vance_9f_UKUSChina.AAM

[Guest]

OK you can do China later with Anzac/france

Italy 9

PURCHASE & REPAIR
4 inf
1 art
16 total

COMBAT MOVES
Rostov (2 inf, 1 art, 1 armor)
3 fig from East Poland
3 fig from South Ukraine
aRolls: 6@3; Total Hits: 36@3: (1, 6, 5, 2, 1, 5)
dRolls: 3@2, 1@3; Total Hits: 13@2,: (4, 3, 1)1@3: (4)

[Guest]

Rostov 2
aRolls: 5@3; Total Hits: 25@3: (2, 6, 5, 5, 3)
dRolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (4)

[Guest]

Rostov also cleared by air.
South Ukraine
5 fig from battle of Rostov

Yugoslavia
6 inf, 6 art from Northern Italy

MOBILIZE UNITS
4 inf, 1 art in Northern Italy

COLLECT INCOME
Italy 9 = 11(territories)

Alexgreat_Vance_9e_Italy.AAM

[lexgreat]

CHINA 9

1. PURCHASE (29)

• 7 Inf (21)
• 2 Art (8)

2. COMBAT MOVES

3. NON-COMBAT MOVES

2 Inf Sui –> Kan
Inf Tsi --> Kan
Inf Sze --Sik
Inf Sik --> Tsi

4. MOBILIZATION
5 Inf Kan
2 Inf Hop
Art Hop, Art Tsi

5. INCOME

23 (terr) + 5 (NO) = 29

ANZAC 9

1. PURCHASE (17)

MIC (12)
save 5

2. COMBAT MOVES

Caucasus <-- NW-Persia 2 Inf
TT SZ 62 + Art --> DNG

3. NON-COMBAT MOVE

Fig Sik --> Ros
Fig Sik --> Bry
Fig Yun --> Vol
Fig Java --> AC SZ 79
Fig NSW --> W-Aus
TT SZ 61 --> SZ 54

4. MOBILIZATION

MIC Iraq

5. INCOME

12 (terr) + 10 (NO) + 5 saved = 27

FRANCE 9

Inf FWA --> Gold Coast. The UK Empire is restored

[lexgreat]

map

Alexgreat_Vance_9h_ANZACFRA.AAM
Alexgreat_Vance_9h_ANZACFRA.AAM

[lexgreat]

Wrong map, 2 Figs from SZ 96 have not non-combat moved to Bry

Correct Now

Alexgreat_Vance_9h_ANZACFRA.AAM

[Guest]

OK here goes.  I don;t think I have very much chance here, so I will roll out this battle and then probably concede.  But it’s not over til its over so I am praying to the dice Gods.

Germany 10

Purchase & Repair
3 tac
3 armor
2 mech
59 total

COMBAT MOVES
Bryansk (1 AA, 6 Bmb, 33 inf, 12 mech, 6 armor, 9 fig)
1 Bmb, 10 mech, 3 armor from East Poland
5 mech from North Ukraine
13 art, 16 mech, 10 armor, 2 tac from South Ukraine
AARolls: 3@1; Total Hits: 13@1: (1, 3, 5)

[Guest]

Lose 1 tac
aRolls: 18@1, 26@2, 13@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 1718@1,: (5, 3, 1, 6, 3, 5, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 1, 4, 6, 1)26@2,: (2, 3, 3, 2, 6, 4, 3, 6, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 6, 6, 3, 6, 3, 2, 6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 2, 2)13@3,: (3, 3, 6, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4)2@4: (3, 2)
dRolls: 6@1, 45@2, 6@3, 9@4; Total Hits: 296@1,: (5, 6, 3, 4, 6, 6)45@2,: (3, 2, 1, 3, 5, 1, 6, 5, 3, 1, 1, 6, 6, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 2, 6, 2, 5, 4, 1, 5, 1, 2, 5, 3, 1, 6, 2, 5, 2, 3, 5, 1, 2, 1)6@3,: (4, 3, 1, 6, 6, 5)9@4: (6, 6, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 5)

[Guest]

LOL I quit.  Congratulations Alex you beat me again!

Losing my sea lion fleet early on made me have to put off Barbarossa until G4.  Even with aggressive tactics by Japan keeping USA occupied, it was inevitable that the allies would eventually come to Russia’s aid.  Timing in everything.

[lexgreat]

Thank you, Vance.

But lets not forget I made this sub / cruiser mistake in, what was it, UK2, and you put those cruiser to my main fleet! It didnt make a difference in the way that the same strategy with the two cruisers with the fleet to start with would have been valid and possible, and with the dice results we had, successfull as well. Still, it was gracious and a lot of other players would have happily let me relapse into classic thinking that anything that can float can block a sub, and attack with the CRs in prime position to watch the debacle  :)

29 hits from my 2s is clearly insane, but your attack had less than 10% chance to succeed, statistically (first time I used such a calculator, I ran out of paper with those numbers, lol). But I had a feeling you would do it this turn with the new ANZAC and Finland factory, and the Greece one coming next turn. To take or at least contain all of them, your remaining force would be susceptible to a Russian attack, and too small splinter groups leaving Russia would fall prey to allied bombers.

But, in any case, I learned a lot, really a lot, from how you manouvered with Germany / Italy, and the fun would have been the same had I lost. And fun I had, never played such an intensive global 40, never manouvered on such a grand scale. I several times was sure that certain outcomes are inevitable, and then the opposite happened.

I picked up some very useful moves from you, and how to protect the West efficiently. I made appaling mistakes with Russia, biggest of all losing the airforce because I calculated range for one target, then attacked another and ran out of fuel :)

If you want, I’d start a new game with you anytime. Maybe, and hopefully this is not an insult, you’d like to play a classic spring 1942, or even, preferably, World at War (I saw there is a map in battlemaps) for a change. But in any case, thanks again, Vance.

[Guest]

OK cool.  I actually don’t know how to play those other games.  I played classic A&A a few times when it first came out (yes I am that old), and just got back into it this year when i saw the new Global games.

By the way, your trick of reaching z113 with the new carriers was awesome and I am going to tuck that one away for future use.

Good luck Alex!