Vance(axis) & ErwinRommel(allies) G1940a3.9

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OK here is our test of the kooky Japan-conquers-Brazil strategy!  :-)
I’m going to start out with pretty much the same opener I used in my game with jeff28 for comparison with India crush.

Germany 1

PURCHASE & REPAIR
nothing
save 30

COMBAT MOVES
SBR London
2 Bmb from Germany
2 tac from West Germany

• • Intercept orders? - -

z111 (1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship)
1 battleship from z113
1 sub from z124
1 sub from z118
1 fig from Norway
1 tac from West Germany

• • Scramble orders? - -

z109 (1 destroyer, 1 transport)
1 sub from z108
2 fig from West Germany
1 fig from Holland

• • Scramble orders? - -

z106 (1 destroyer, 1 transport)
1 sub from z117
1 sub from z103
aRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (6, 6)
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

Southern france (1 inf, 1 art)
3 mech from West Germany
1 fig from Hungary
1 tac from West Germany
aRolls: 3@1, 1@3; Total Hits: 03@1,: (3, 2, 3)1@3: (6)
dRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (5, 6)

Yugoslavia (5 inf)
6 inf from Southern Germany
1 armor, 1 tac from Poland
1 armor from Hungary
1 armor from Romania
aRolls: 6@1, 3@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 16@1,: (5, 6, 4, 2, 3, 6)3@3,: (5, 6, 6)1@4: (2)
dRolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 15@2: (5, 2, 5, 5, 5)

France (1AA, 6 inf, 2 art, 2 armor, 1 fig)
3 inf, 1 mech, 1 art from West Germany
4 inf, 2 art, 3 armor from Holland
3 armor from Southern Germany
aRolls: 5@1, 6@2, 6@3; Total Hits: 65@1,: (6, 2, 4, 1, 3)6@2,: (3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 5)6@3: (4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3)
dRolls: 8@2, 2@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 68@2,: (2, 1, 5, 5, 1, 4, 4, 1)2@3,: (5, 3)1@4: (2)

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z106 2 first to hit
aRolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 410@2: (1, 6, 1, 5, 2, 5, 3, 4, 3, 1)
dRolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 410@2: (6, 1, 1, 3, 4, 6, 2, 1, 4, 3)

Southern france 2
aRolls: 3@1, 1@3; Total Hits: 33@1,: (1, 3, 1)1@3: (3)
dRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (1, 5)

Yugoslavia 2
each loses 1 inf
aRolls: 5@1, 3@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 25@1,: (3, 3, 6, 3, 5)3@3,: (6, 2, 5)1@4: (4)
dRolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 24@2: (4, 4, 1, 1)

France 2
I lose 6 inf
you lose 1aA, 5 inf
aRolls: 5@1, 6@2, 6@3; Total Hits: 65@1,: (6, 1, 1, 6, 1)6@2,: (3, 4, 6, 4, 5, 3)6@3: (1, 5, 6, 2, 2, 6)
dRolls: 8@2, 2@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 48@2,: (6, 4, 2, 5, 1, 1, 5, 3)2@3,: (6, 3)1@4: (6)

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Yugoslavia 3
each loses 2 inf
aRolls: 3@1, 3@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 43@1,: (1, 3, 4)3@3,: (3, 2, 6)1@4: (1)
dRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (6, 6)

[Guest]

Awaiting scramble/intercept orders, here is the map so far.

Vance_Rommel_01a_Germany_PendingScramble.AAM

[Guest]

Scramble 4 fgt to z109!

[Guest]

OK

SBR London
2 Bmb target IC
AARolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 02@1: (2, 2)

2 tac target airbase
AARolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 02@1: (4, 5)

z109
aRolls: 1@2, 3@3; Total Hits: 21@2,: (3)3@3: (4, 2, 2)
dRolls: 4@4; Total Hits: 34@4: (1, 5, 2, 4)

z111
aRolls: 2@2, 1@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 22@2,: (3, 1)1@3,: (6)2@4: (3, 6)
dRolls: 1@2, 1@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 11@2,: (6)1@3,: (4)1@4: (1)

[Guest]

Fire with the destroyer in z109 to :)

[Guest]

Oh sorry I forgot it. duh

dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[Guest]

SBR London
ICRolling 2d6:
(5, 6)  +4

airbaseRolling 2d6:
(1, 3)

z109
I lose 1 sub, 2 fig and withdraw 1 fig
you lose destroyer and fig (or 2 fig if you prefer); transport survives either way

z111
I damage battleship
you damage battleship and lose destroyer
aRolls: 2@2, 1@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 32@2,: (5, 1)1@3,: (4)2@4: (4, 2)
dRolls: 1@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 21@3,: (2)1@4: (4)

[Guest]

Shit you SBR’ed me bad :P

[Guest]

I got hurt pretty bad in z109 though.  What goes around comes around.

15 damage to London C
4 damage to London airbase
z111 cleared with loss of battleship and 1

I took off your french fighter and destroyer; change that however you want.

NONCOMBAT MOVES
Northern Italy
1 fig, 1 tac from battle of Southern France

West Germany
1 fig, 1 tac from battle of z111
1 AA from Germany
2 inf from Denmark

Southern Italy
1 tac from battle of yugoslavia

Holland
1 fig from battle of z109
2 tac, 2 Bmb from SBR London
3 AA from West Germany

Finland (4 inf)
1 inf from Norway activate friendly neutral

Bulgaria (4 inf)
1 inf from Romania activate friendly neutral

Hungary
2 art from Southern Germany
1 inf from Romania
3 inf from Poland
2AA, 9 inf, 3 art from Germany

Norway
2 inf from Germany via tt z114 to z113

z113
1 cruiser from z114

MOBILIZE UNITS
none

COLLECT INCOME
convoy raid z93 (2 surface warships)
Rolling 2d6:
(2, 4)

[Guest]

Germany 1 = 42(territories) +5(sweden iron) +5(Soviet wheeat) -2(convoy damage) +19(Rape of Paris) = 69IPCs

Vance_Rommel_01a_Germany.AAM

[Guest]

Make that 99 IPCs; I spent nothing g1.  a penny saved is a penny earned y’know.

[Guest]

Ill land fgt in London and not in Scot.

Russia 1

PURCHASE & REPAIR
inf,4art,3tnk

NCM

Bessarabia
3inf S. ukraine
2inf E. Poland
inf,art N. Ukraine
fgt,tac Russia
fgt Novgorod

Baltic
6inf,art,2AA Novgorod
inf Belarus

S. Ukraine
mec,tnk Volgograd

Belarus
inf Archangel
mec,tnk Russia

Novgorod
2inf Karelia
3inf Vyborg

Rostov
2inf Caucasus

Bryansk
inf,art,2AA Russia

Buryatia
6inf,2AA Sakha
5inf Amur

Sub z127 > z111

Sub z115 > z113

Cruiz z115 > 114

Place:
3tnk in S.Ukraine
3art in Novgorod
inf,art Russia

Check map.

Vance_Rommel_01a_Russia.AAM
Vance_Rommel_01a_Russia.AAM

[Guest]

I posted two maps  :lol:
One with cash indicator in Sahara

Ill find a way to exploit the fact that you bought nothing! :evil:

[Guest]

I think you technically have to land the fighter where it scrambles from, but whatever.

Japan 1

PURCHASE & REPAIR
1 minor IC
2 transports
26 total

COMBAT MOVES
Yunnan (4 inf)
3 inf, 1 art from Kwangsi
1 fig, 1 tac from Kiangsi
2 Bmb from japan
aRolls: 2@1, 2@2, 1@3, 3@4; Total Hits: 42@1,: (2, 1)2@2,: (5, 5)1@3,: (1)3@4: (4, 3, 6)
dRolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 34@2: (2, 3, 1, 2)

Hunan (2 inf)
3 inf, 1 art from Kiangsi
2 fig, 2 tac from manchuria
aRolls: 2@1, 2@2, 2@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 22@1,: (6, 2)2@2,: (4, 6)2@3,: (5, 5)2@4: (2, 3)
dRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (6, 2)

Chahar (walk in)
1 inf from jehol

Anhwe (walk in)
1 inf, 1 art from Jehol
1 mech from Manchuria
3 inf from Shantung

[Guest]

Your right Vance, fgt stays in Scotland. Sry

[Guest]

meh, no difference.

NONCOMBAT MOVES
Kwangsi
2 fig 2 tac from battle of hunan
1 fig, 1 tac, 2 Bmb from battle of Yunnan

Kiangsi
3 inf, 1 art from kiangsu

z33
1 sub, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 fig, 2

tac from z6

Caroline Islands
2 fig, 2 tac from Japan
1 armor from japan, 1 inf from Iwojima via tt z6 to z33

Japan
2 inf from manchuria via tt z19 to z6
1 art from Shantung, 1 inf from Okinawa via tt z20 to z6
1 fig from Korea
1 fig from Okinawa
1 fig from Formosa

Korea
1AA, 1 art from Manchuria

z6
1 sub, 1 destroyer, 1 battleship from z19
1 cruiser from z20

MOBILIZE UNITS
2 transports in z6
1 minor IC in Kiangsu

COLLECT INCOME
Japan 1 = 30(territories) +10(USA trade) = 40IPCs

Vance_Rommel_01c_Japan.AAM

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US 1

Purchase:

1AC,2sub,2bmb

NCM:

z26
dd,cruiz,BB,AC,fgt z10
fgt E. US

Hawaii
tac z10
fgt W. US
bmb C. US

z25
dd z26

z54
dd z35

z37
sub z35

z10
tranny z26

z11
tranny with inf art and cruiz

Guam
fgt Philippines

W. US
tnk C. US

E. US
inf C. US

C.US
mec,2AA W.US
2AA E.US

Place:
2subs,AC z10
2bmb E. US

Collect 52IPC

Vance_Rommel_01d_US.AAM

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China 1

Purchase 4inf

CM:

Yunnan
3inf,fgt Szechwan

A
Rolls: 3@1 1@3; Total Hits: 23@1: (4, 1, 4)1@3: (1)

D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)