Canuck12 (Allies) vs ULTRA GARGANTUA (Central Powers) Great War

[Canuck12]

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 6 artilleries and 8 infantry; 0 PUs remaining

Combat Move - Russians
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Armenia
            3 cavalrys moved from Astrakhan to Armenia
            3 infantry moved from Astrakhan to SZ 60 Black Sea
            3 artilleries moved from Crimea to SZ 60 Black Sea
            3 artilleries, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 3 infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from SZ 60 Black Sea to SZ 61 Black Sea
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from SZ 61 Black Sea to Armenia
            1 fighter moved from Astrakhan to Armenia
            1 fighter moved from Astrakhan to Armenia
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Crimea to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Warsaw
            1 artillery moved from Lithuania to Warsaw
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Warsaw

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Warsaw
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory and 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Warsaw, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Warsaw, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Warsaw
                Russians win, taking Warsaw from Germans with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 3 fighters and 4 infantry
                Austrians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 3 fighters and 4 infantry in Ukraine, round 1 :  2/7 hits
                    Austrians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Ukraine, round 1 :  0/3 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Austrians lost in Ukraine
                    Russians roll dice for 3 fighters and 4 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 :  1/7 hits
                    Austrians roll dice for 1 artillery in Ukraine, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Austrians lost in Ukraine
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Austrians with 3 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for Austrians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in Armenia
                Russians attack with 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 2 fighters and 5 infantry
                Ottomans defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 2 fighters and 5 infantry in Armenia, round 1 :  3/16 hits
                    Ottomans roll dice for 1 infantry in Armenia, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Ottomans lost in Armenia
                Russians win, taking Armenia from Ottomans with 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 2 fighters and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Ottomans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Armenia to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from Armenia to Caucasus
            3 fighters moved from Ukraine to Lithuania
            2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Crimea to Lithuania
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Ryazan to Lithuania
            4 cavalrys moved from Ryazan to Caucasus
            3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Novgorod to Pskov
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Moscow to Ryazan

Place Units - Russians
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Crimea
            3 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Moscow
            4 infantry placed in Petrograd
            1 infantry placed in Moscow
            Russians undo move 4.
            Russians undo move 3.
            Russians undo move 2.
            1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Petrograd
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in Moscow

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russians :

SZ 61 Black Sea : 1 flag, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 1 submarine and 3 transports
    Moscow : 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Petrograd : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Ukraine : 4 infantry
    Warsaw : 1 artillery, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Caucasus : 4 cavalrys and 2 fighters
    Crimea : 3 artilleries, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Ryazan : 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
    Lithuania : 13 artilleries, 3 fighters and 25 infantry
    Pskov : 3 artilleries and 4 infantry
    Armenia : 1 flag, 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 5 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 112 / 119
    French : 49 / 49
    Russians : 54 / 54
    Austrians : 73 / 76
    Ottomans : 52 / 55
    British : 58 / 63
    Italians : 23 / 25
    Americans : 50 / 50

[Canuck12]

Oh I see it now. A pincer movement… not looking good for me my friend…

And as for Democracy and capitalism: yes they certainly get people excited. They have been exciting a lot of people all over the middle east for over a year now. And I personally believe them to be the closest things we have in the political and economic spheres to freedom.

But democracy and capitalism are, fundamentally, decentralized systems of power. This is not at all condusive to long guerilla campaigns. If a small group of people are going to fight on against the majority they are almost certainly expecting their effors to pay personal dividends. This is why communist dictatoriship is so appealing to geurillas, because it promises them power as the spoils of war. Democracy cannot guarantee this.

Democracy, seems to come best when mobs of people take to the streets, rather than when a small mob of people take the capital street-by-street.

[Gargantua]

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Austrians
            Austrians buy 6 artilleries, 2 fighters and 12 infantry; 0 PUs remaining

Combat Move - Austrians
            8 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 21 infantry moved from Romania to Ukraine
            1 cavalry moved from Sardinia to SZ 54 Tyrrhenian Sea
            1 cavalry and 1 transport moved from SZ 54 Tyrrhenian Sea to SZ 57 Ionian Sea
            1 cavalry moved from SZ 57 Ionian Sea to Naples
                  Austrians take Naples from Italians
            1 transport moved from SZ 66 East Mediterranean to SZ 57 Ionian Sea
            1 transport moved from SZ 63 Aegean Sea to SZ 57 Ionian Sea
            1 infantry moved from Greece to SZ 57 Ionian Sea
            1 infantry moved from SZ 57 Ionian Sea to Apulia
                  Austrians take Apulia from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Greece to SZ 57 Ionian Sea
            1 artillery moved from Greece to SZ 57 Ionian Sea
            1 infantry moved from SZ 57 Ionian Sea to Cyrenaica
            1 artillery moved from SZ 57 Ionian Sea to Cyrenaica

Combat - Austrians
            Battle in Ukraine
                Austrians attack with 8 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 21 infantry
                Russians defend with 4 infantry
                Austrians win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 8 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 17 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Russians: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Austrians: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Austrians
            1 fighter moved from Romania to Croatia-Dalmatia
            1 artillery moved from Milan to Venice
            1 artillery moved from Milan to Venice
            1 infantry moved from Milan to Venice
            1 infantry moved from Milan to Venice
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Istria to Venice
            1 artillery moved from Austria to Carinthia
            1 infantry moved from Austria to Carinthia
            4 infantry moved from Belgrade to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Transylvania to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Transylvania to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Hungary to Transylvania
            1 infantry moved from Hungary to Transylvania

Place Units - Austrians
            2 fighters placed in Hungary
            1 artillery and 4 infantry placed in Istria
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Tyrol
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Romania
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Greece
            1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Belgrade
            Austrians undo move 6.
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Belgrade
            2 infantry placed in Hungary

Turn Complete - Austrians
            Austrians collect 79 PUs; end with 79 PUs total

[Gargantua]

I screwed up and misclicked my turn with the ottomans… file attached.

Your Russian offensive is going into turkey is going to do some SERIOUS damage…  I do not look forward to seeing the results… I just hope it’s over quick LOL.

[Gargantua]

File.

Yea, russia could be up 15.  And the British get some pick-apart shots in there too, the bastards.

[Canuck12]

Yeah, sure. But the fact that there are TWICE as many austrian and German troops on the Eastern front as there are Russian negates any feeling of hope I may have had…

[Canuck12]

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 artilleries and 7 submarines; 2 PUs remaining

Game Loaded
                Germans are now being played by: Human
                French is now being played by: Human
                British are now being played by: Human
                Russians are now being played by: Human
                Austrians are now being played by: Human
                Italians are now being played by: Human
                Ottomans are now being played by: Human
                Americans are now being played by: Human

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry moved from Loos to Vimy
            1 transport moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from India to SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 100 Indian Ocean to SZ 68 Persian Gulf
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 100 Indian Ocean to SZ 69 Arabian Sea
            1 cruiser moved from SZ 100 Indian Ocean to SZ 69 Arabian Sea
            1 infantry moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to Yemen
                  British take Yemen from Ottomans
            1 artillery moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to Yemen
            1 artillery moved from SZ 68 Persian Gulf to Basra
                  British take Basra from Ottomans
            1 infantry moved from SZ 68 Persian Gulf to Basra

Combat - British
            Battle in Vimy
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry
                Germans defend with 11 artilleries, 1 factory, 3 fighters and 15 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry in Vimy, round 1 :  3/13 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 15 infantry in Vimy, round 1 :  7/29 hits
                    7 infantry owned by the British and 3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vimy
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Vimy, round 2 :  0/6 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry in Vimy, round 2 :  5/26 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the British , 1 artillery owned by the British , 1 cavalry owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Vimy
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter in Vimy, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry in Vimy, round 3 :  15/26 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the British lost in Vimy
                Germans win with 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -42
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            3 battlecruisers, 3 battleships, 6 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from SZ 34 Skagerrak to SZ 37 North Sea
            3 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Normandy to Flanders

Place Units - British
            2 submarines placed in SZ 89 Sea of Japan
            2 submarines placed in SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            3 submarines placed in SZ 37 North Sea
            3 artilleries placed in London

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 60 PUs; end with 62 PUs total

Territory Summary for British :

SZ 10 Atlantic Ocean : 2 infantry and 1 transport
    SZ 12 Atlantic Ocean : 1 cruiser
    SZ 13 Atlantic Ocean : 1 destroyer
    SZ 14 Atlantic Ocean : 1 destroyer
    SZ 34 Skagerrak : 1 flag,    SZ 35 Helgoland Bight : 1 flag,    SZ 37 North Sea : 3 battlecruisers, 3 battleships, 6 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 6 submarines
    SZ 42 English Channel : 5 transports
    SZ 55 Tyrrhenian Sea : 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
    SZ 68 Persian Gulf : 1 flag, 1 transport
    SZ 69 Arabian Sea : 1 cruiser and 1 transport
    SZ 77 South Atlantic : 1 submarine
    SZ 89 Sea of Japan : 2 battlecruisers, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 submarines and 2 transports
    SZ 100 Indian Ocean : 2 submarines
    Flanders : 3 artilleries and 7 infantry
    Amiens : 4 artilleries and 6 infantry
    Nsanakang : 1 flag,    Douala : 1 flag,    Yaounde : 1 flag,    Garoua : 1 flag,    Mora : 1 flag,    Bertoua : 1 flag, 4 infantry
    Karas : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Scotland : 1 factory
    London : 1 aaGun, 5 artilleries, 1 factory and 6 infantry
    York : 1 factory
    Ireland : 1 infantry
    British Somaliland : 2 infantry
    Yemen : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Gibraltar : 2 infantry
    Cyprus : 1 infantry
    ANZAC : 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 1 factory and 4 infantry
    India : 1 factory
    Canada : 1 cavalry, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Portugal : 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Japan : 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Basra : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 112 / 119
    French : 49 / 49
    Russians : 50 / 54
    Austrians : 79 / 79
    Ottomans : 50 / 54
    British : 60 / 62
    Italians : 20 / 25
    Americans : 50 / 50

[Canuck12]

Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry in Vimy, round 3 :  15/26 hits

I concede.

er, I mean…
La Triple Etente has decided enough blood has been shed in this sensles conflict. Together with our Italian and American Allies we would like to negotiate a ceace-fire. Or if that fails, simple concede defeat in good French fashion.

If you wish to play this version again I kindly request to command the Allied Powers. So many mistakes to correct.

I feel like the Vancouver Canucks. At the beginning, my heart just wans’t in it and with such a poor start there is just no hope of comming back…

[Gargantua]

I don’t understand…

So you attacked Vimy with… a sub par army, at half the size of mine, with less than half the punch power lol?  Then your 1 fighter got shot down 15 times in the last round so you quit?  Was the prime minister flying that thing? or? :P

I mean, The first two rounds were fairly average?  other than 0 hits on round 2 I don’t see the big deal.  Yea you’ve lost some ground but… I know what I’d do. :P

So in this negotiated Surrender, these are my terms.

1. The British fleet is reduced to a consistent HALF the size of the German fleet.
2. All current holdings are retained,
3. Lithuania, the Crimea and the Caucusus, now fall under Central Power control.
4. All of North Africa is divided up amongst the Central Powers.  Along with Corscia, Crete, and Cyprus.
5. The Territory of South Africa is traded to Germany
6. Britain, France, and Russia will pay war reparations to Germany to the tune of 5000 IPC’s (PU’s) at current prices over the next 100 turns.
7. Belgium will regain it’s territory and independance, but must sign an agreement to allow Central Powered troops to transfer through the region at any time - and at the will of the central powers
8.  The Americans will be at their own expense  build Gemany 5 new Zepplins, for their beligerence, and co conspiritism with the triple entente.
9. England will NOT be allowed to have transports of the coast of India.
10. Responsibility of the war will lie SOLELY of French and Russian shoulders.

[Canuck12]

Hahaha! It sounds like you know how to create the conditions for a rematch… Say 1939 or so? hehe

No, I did not quit because of the one attack. Though I thought it was comical that it end on such a note.

I made massive, massive errors, oversights and miscalculations in the first 2 rounds which completely handicapped me for the rest of the game. You played a solid game and did not allow me to claw anything back in the last few rounds. I decided if I had a shot at taking one of the german factories on the western front then I might try and stick it out. I attacked with the Brits to soften up for the French and it didnt go well…

Come on Joel, dont tell me that in 6 rounds of this game plus whatever you have played with bood and guts that you haven’t figured out some of the keys to winning in this version. Because I know I have and if I have even a slight idea I know your strategic brain is just churning with methods and tactics.

Sorry to deny you a glorious victory. It is inevitable, but it would porbabaly take annother 10 turns or so. I think our time would be better spent in something even remotely competitive. I believe I can deliver that if you are up to the challenge…

Stick a fork in it already! You kicked my ass!

[Gargantua]

Alright alright…

So the next thing is.  We download Triple A 1.5.2.1 STABLE - which has 1940 Global Alpha + 3.9.  And play.

Axis or Allies?  And let me get a link for 1.5.2.1 :

http://sourceforge.net/projects/tripleamaps/files/TripleA/stable/1_5_2_1_bundled/triplea_1_5_2_1_windows_installer_with_java.exe/download

Once that is installed, the game is already included etc (it’s a special link made just for me).

So let me know what it’s going to be ace.  Perhaps we have that 1939 rematch? :P

[Canuck12]

Oooh. You have piqued my interest.

It seems like 1940 global is definately worth trying. I will try to keep my post frequency up but work is getting a little busy and we are moving as well.

Though as soon as I slice the head off of this Russian bear we go at it trench-style again! Deal?

As for 1940 Axis or allies?

1-3 I’m Allies you’re Axis
4-6 I’m Axis you’re Allies

Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (2)

Let the carnage begin!