That makes sense.
I just think this way because the first two times I played this game I found the Axis at a huge disadvantage with almost no plausible way to win.
Your play is making me rethink that.
SORRY, PUTTING MY BMR AT MORROCO INSTEAD OF MALTA
Convoy in SZ 106
Rolling 2d6:
(1, 3)
Italy 1
1. Purchase (10)
2. Combat Movement
SUB, DD from SZ 95 to SZ 93
2 FIG from South Italy to SZ 93
ARM, ART, 2 INF from North Italy to South France
ART, INF from Libya to Tunis
MECH fromm Tobruk to Tunis
3 INF, ARM, ART from Tobruk to Alexandria
CR, TT from SZ 95 load ART from North Italy, INF from South Italy to SZ 97, unload to Greece
TT from SZ 97 load 2 INF from South Italy, unload to Greece
ARM, 2 INF from Albania to Greece
2 INF, ART from Ethiopia to Kenya
INF from Itally Somaliland to Kenya
BMB from South Italy to SZ 110
South France
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 11@3: (2)2@2: (3, 3)1@1: (5)
Defender
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (6, 1)
SZ 93
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 2@2; Total Hits: 12@3: (4, 2)2@2: (3, 5)
Defender
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (5)1@2: (6)
Tunis
Attacker
Rolls: 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 02@2: (6, 6)1@1: (3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
Alexandria
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 2@2 2@1; Total Hits: 21@3: (2)2@2: (4, 1)2@1: (5, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
Greece
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 3@3 2@2 3@1; Total Hits: 41@4: (5)3@3: (1, 2, 5)2@2: (6, 2)3@1: (1, 4, 2)
Defender
Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 14@2: (3, 6, 5, 1)
SZ 110
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (6)
Defender
Rolls: 3@4 1@3; Total Hits: 23@4: (5, 5, 1)1@3: (1)
South France Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 2@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (4)2@2: (6, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
Tunis Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 12@2: (2, 4)1@1: (6)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
Kenya
Attacker
Rolls: 2@2 2@1; Total Hits: 12@2: (3, 1)2@1: (3, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)
South France Round 3
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 11@3: (1)1@2: (5)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
SZ 93 Round 2
Surprise Strike
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
SZ 93 Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 1@2; Total Hits: 32@3: (1, 2)1@2: (1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (4)
My Italian bomber is useless in both games!
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
South Italy
5. Collect Income
Collect: 17 IPC (territory) Total
French navy didn’t do anything either.
ANZAC 1
1. PURCHASE 10
1XDD 8
2. COMBAT MOVEMENT
TT LOAD 2XINF TO DUTCH NEW GUINEA
3. NON COMBAT MOVEMENT
4. MOBILIZATION
1XDD AT SEAZONE 62
5. COLLECT INCOME
10 TERRITORY + 5 + 2 IPC SAVED = 17 IPC
FRANCE 1
NON COMBAT MOVEMENT
FRANCE UPDATED
Germany 2
1. Purchase (70)
2. Combat Movement
BB, CR, AC, FIG, TACT, TT from SZ 112 to SZ 110
2 BMB, 3 TACT, 2 FIG from Holland to SZ 110
FIG from West Germany to SZ 110
SZ 110
Attacker
Rolls: 5@4 5@3; Total Hits: 105@4: (4, 1, 2, 4, 3)5@3: (1, 2, 3, 3, 3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (3)
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
AC, DD, SUB in SZ 110
SUB in SZ 112
ART, 9 INF in Germany
INF in West Germany
5. Collect Income
Collect: 41 IPC (territory) + 10 IPC (NO) = 51 IPC Total
RUSSIA 2
1. PURCHASE 37
6XARM 36
SAVE 1 IPC
3. NON COMBAT
4. MOBILIZATION
3XARM AT NOVGOROD
3XARM AT UKRAINE
5. COLLECT INCOME
37 TERRITORY
Japan 2
1. Purchase
2. Combat Movement
2 INF, ART from Chahar to Suiyuyan
3 INF from Anhwei to Hopei
3 INF, ART from Anhwei to Kweichow
3 INF, 2 ART from Hunan to Yunnan
MECH from Anhwei to Yunnan
ARM from Kwangsi to Yunnan
BMB from Kwangsi to Suiyuyan
BMB from Kwangsi to Hopei
FIG, TACT from Kwangsi to Kweichow
4 TACT, 7 FIG from Kwangsi to Yunnan
TACT from SZ 36 to Yunnan
Suiyuyan
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 31@4: (2)2@2: (2, 6)1@1: (1)
Defender
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (1, 3)
Hopei
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 3@1; Total Hits: 21@4: (4)3@1: (3, 4, 1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
Kweichow
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@2 2@1; Total Hits: 21@4: (5)1@3: (2)2@2: (5, 2)2@1: (4, 6)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
Yunnan
Attacker
Rolls: 5@4 8@3 4@2 2@1; Total Hits: 135@4: (3, 2, 6, 1, 2)8@3: (3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 5, 1, 2)4@2: (6, 2, 2, 1)2@1: (3, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 15@2: (4, 5, 1, 4, 4)
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
Naval Base, Air Base in Kwangsi
FIG in Japan
5. Collect Income
Collect: 33 IPC (territory) + 10 IPC (NO) + 1 IPC (saved) = 44 IPC Total
USA 2
1. PURCHASE 52
1XDD 8
1XTT 7
1XAC 16
1XFTR 10
1XTAC 11
3. NON COMBAT
4. MOBILIZATION
1XSEAPORT AT MIDWAY
1XAC 1XTAC, 1XFTR AT SEAZONE 10
5. COLLECT INCOME
52 TERRITORY
CHINA 2
PURCHASE 15
5XINF 15
NON COMBAT SEE MAP
MOBILIZATION
1XINF AT KANSU
4XINF AT TSINHAI
5. COLLECT INCOME
5 TERRITORY
Map updated.
UK 2
1. PURCHASE 30 AND 22
EUROPE
1XDD 8
1XFTR 10
4XINF 12
PACIFIC
7XINF 21
SAVE 1 IPC
2. COMBAT MOVEMENT
1XDD FROM SEAZONE 94 TO SEAZONE 93
1XFTR, 1XTAC FROM SEAZONE 92 TO SEAZONE 93
1XBMR FROM MORROCCO TO SEAZONE 93
4XFTR FROM UK TO SEAZONE 104
SEAZONE 93
ATTACKER
Rolls: 2@4 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 32@4: (2, 3)1@3: (4)1@2: (2)
DEFENDER
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SEAZONE 93 CONT.
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2 1@1; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)1@1: (3)
SEAZONE 104
ATTACKER
Rolls: 4@3; Total Hits: 14@3: (3, 4, 6, 5)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)