Varn H (allies) vs. *your-name-here* (axis): Spring 1942

[Varn H]

Get ready for a laugh…

Round 4, USA

Purchase:
—1.) Battleship x1, Factory x1  (-$35, 5 remaining)

Combat Movement:
—1.) none

Non-Combat Movement:
—1.) SZ 55 Transport x1 loads Tank x1 and Infantry x1 from Western USA, proceeds to SZ 43
—2.) Hawaii Bomber x1 to Western USA

Mobilize:
—1.) Battleship x1 to SZ 55
—2.) Factory to Brazil

Collect Income:
USA collect 40, total 45 in hand

Summary:
–-SZ 55: BB x5, Destroyer x1, Sub x5, Cruiser x1, Transport x2 plus UK Transport x1
—Solomons: Infantry x1 plus UK units
—Western USA: Infantry x3, Artillery x1, Bomber x1
—Alaska: Infantry x1
—Hawaii: Infantry x2
—Midway: Infantry x1
—SZ 43: Transport x1 with Tank x1 and Infantry x1

and… commence laughter.

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) USA4.AAM

[Varn H]

Round 5, Russia

Purchase:
–-1.) Infantry x7  (-$21, 0 remaining)

Combat Movement:
—1.) Caucasus Tank x2, plus Caucasus Fighters x5 invade India via Persia
—2.) Caucasus Tank x1 blitz Ukraine (back to Caucasus)

[Varn H]

Round 5, Russia; continued

Combat India, Attacker, Round 1: Fighter x5, Tank x2
Rolls: 7@3; Total Hits: 47@3: (5, 3, 1, 3, 6, 4, 3)

Combat India, Defender, Round 1: Tank x1
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)

[Varn H]

Round 5, Russia; continued

India taken, no losses!

[Varn H]

Round 5, Russia; continued

Non-Combat Movement:
–-1.) Russia Infantry x1 to West Russia
—2.) India Fighters x5 back to Caucasus
—3.) Caucasus Infantry x4 to Kazakh
—4.) SZ 6 Sub to SZ 7

Mobilize:
—1.) Infantry x7 to Russia

Collect Income:
Russia collect 24, total 24 in hand
Germany –7
UK +4

Summary:
—Russia: Infantry x14
—Caucasus: Infantry x3, Tank x1, Fighter x5 (plus UK Bomber)
—Kazakh: Infantry x7
—India: Tank x2
—SZ 7: Sub x1 plus UK units
—West Russia: Infantry x1
—Archangel: Infantry x1

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) R5.AAM

[Varn H]

Germany’s Turn!

[Varn H]

Forgot to put the US bomber in Western USA on the AA map.

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) R5.AAM

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Ger 5
–-----
Builds:

On Hand    49

13 Inf      39
2 Tank      10

Saved        0

Combat:
WRu: Tank(Kar), Bmr(WEu), Bmr(Ger) Vs Inf
Ukr: Inf(Blk), 12 Tanks(Kar), Inf(EEu) Vs Undefened
EAf: Inf(Egy) Vs Undefended

WRu: Tank(Kar), Bmr(WEu), Bmr(Ger) Vs Inf
Rolls: 1@3 2@4; Total Hits: 11@3: (6)2@4: (3, 6)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[MrMalachiCrunch]

I wrote an article many months ago about a Brasil IC.  Efficient tranpost Sz23>22>23 to drop guys off.  Susceptible to axis air power, bomers in TrJ or worse Egy can mess with that requiring fleet defense.

Sometimes a two front war can help split the enemy forces into manageable chunks, but sometimes it means you have two forces 80% strong enough to do the job.

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) G5.AAM

[MrMalachiCrunch]

I guess this would help!

Combat Results:
WRu: CWLO 1 Tank

Non-Combat Moves:
WEu: 1 Inf(SEu), 2 Bmr(WRu)
Blk: 1 Inf+AA(SEu), 8 Inf(Ger)
SEu: AA(WEu)
Ger: 2 Tanks(Kar)
Kar: Inf(Nwy)

Builds:
Ger:
SEu: AA

Collect 45 IPC, 0 saved, 45 IPC On Hand

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Hey Varn.  Could you move my Sub from Sz12 to Sz22 and the Sub from Sz8 to Sz10 please and thanks.

[Varn H]

I moved your infantry from Egypt to East Africa as well. I believe you would collect 46 not 45.

UK’s turn!

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Right you are!  Glad somebody is paying attention to detail because it seems I am not!

[Varn H]

Round 5, UK

Purchase:
–-1.) Infantry x6, Artillery x1  (-$22, 0 remaining)

Combat Movement:
—1.) SZ 7 Fleet loads Infantry x5, Artillery x3 from UK, proceeds to SZ 5
—2.) SZ 5 amphibious assaults:
------a.) Infantry x1 to Norway (uncontested)
------b.) Infantry x1 to Eastern Europe (uncontested)
------c.) Infantry x3, Artillery x3, Carrier Fighters x2, Bombardment x2 to Karelia
—3.) Caucasus Bomber to East Africa

[Varn H]

Round 5, UK; continued

Combat Karelia, Attacker, Round 1: Bombardment x2, Fighter x2, Infantry x3, Artillery x3
Rolls: 6@2 2@3 2@4; Total Hits: 36@2: (1, 4, 6, 1, 4, 3)2@3: (6, 4)2@4: (6, 2)

Combat Karelia, Defender, Round 1: Infantry x1
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[Varn H]

Round 5, UK; continued

UK returns Karelia to Russia, no losses!

[Varn H]

Round 5, UK; continued

and now to get my bomber shot down…

Combat East Africa, Attacker, Round 1: Bomber x1
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (2)

Combat East Africa, Defender, Round 1: Infantry x1
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[Varn H]

Round 5, UK; continued

Infantry in East Africa destroyed.

[Varn H]

Round 5, UK; continued

Non-Combat Movement:
–-1.) Karelia Fighters return to SZ 5
—2.) SZ 55 Transport x1 loads Infantry x1 and Tank x1 from Western USA, proceeds to SZ 43
—4.) Western Canada Infantry x1 to Eastern Canada
—5.) East Africa Bomber back to Caucasus (???)

Mobilize:
—1.) Infantry x6, Artillery x1 to UK

Collect Income:
UK collect 30, total 30 in hand

Summary:
—UK: Infantry x6, Artillery x3
—SZ 5: BB x2, Destroyer x3, Carrier x1, Fighter x2, Transport x5
—SZ 43: Transport x1 loaded with Tank and Infantry, plus USA units
—Caucasus: UK Bomber x1 plus Russian units
—Eastern Canada: Infantry x1
—Solomons: Infantry x1 plus USA units
—Australia: Infantry x2
—Norway: Infantry x1
—Eastern Europe: Infantry x1
—Karelia: Infantry x3, Artillery x3
—others: 0

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) UK5.AAM

[Varn H]

The  :? symbol was an accident. I do my turns ahead of time in notepad, and I put 3 question marks by the battles I might lose troops in. I was supposed to remove the 3 question marks before I hit post.

Japan’s Turn!