Karl7(Axis)v.CorriganBP(Allies)L12-G40

[Karl7]

Any chance you’ll let me redo Japan?  I’ll use all the battle results that were generated but change up the maneuvers. Its just such a dumb move to put the fleet there next to Australia that I think it basically makes the game a joke and a huge waste of time.

[corriganbp]

If I let you re-do Japan, will you be willing to re-play from the Egypt attack on Round 2?

Against someone that knows how to play the axis (as you clearly do), I don’t believe that the allies have much of a chance unless the Axis makes a few mistakes.

[Karl7]

ha!  good point.  Hey, I know I have no right to ask for a redo.  Obviously forgetting the American Navy can move UNDER Australia rather than over is pretty inexcusable.  :roll:  My only argument would be that here there were no battles of importance even if had lost, which I would probably not have anyway.

But if you want to start back from round2, I’m down with that.  :lol:

[corriganbp]

Plus submarines don’t block.

What if we #1 – continue as is and see if you can actually still win despite having your navy crushed.
#2, then re-do to see what would have happened with a different Japan 13
#3, go back to Egypt Round 2, with the expected outcome that Egypt would be taken with one english tank (or roll it out as long as there is a reasonable result)

[corriganbp]

the failed attack on Egypt round 2 resulted in building up to force out the italians for 8 rounds before they were finally booted out of africa.

That’s time that should have gone towards either trying to support india or the russian front.

[Karl7]

Plus submarines don’t block.

Yeah, I know. The issue was that I had already committed my BBs and CCs to killing your dd off austrialia with the landing.  I intended to block the northern passage with a dd and at the moment realized that grotesque error and decided the best thing to do was to just put everything I could with the fleet since blocking would not make a difference.

[Karl7]

I’m up for whatever you want to do.  As I said, I really have no authority to make demands.

[Karl7]

Also, LOL for fleet battle if you attack is hit points first, then right up combat value.  Do not keep dd even is subs hit.  Keep ftrs over BBs. Tacb’s over cc’s

[corriganbp]

I’m taking a break but will get back to it tonight.

Attacking that Japanese fleet would be the most self-gratification I’ve had all game.  (except maybe for taking out the German strat bombers)

[Karl7]

on second thought, lets do the battle round by round as it could get complicated.

post the results of your rolls before you choose my casualties.

[corriganbp]

I have 2 ftrs, 1 tac, 1 carrier, 3 destroyers in SZ 112 supporting an amphib assault.  Will you scramble any of your ftrs in w germany to attack my invasion fleet?  I am landing in Norway.

[corriganbp]

I am really not that much of a jerk and I really should let you take back your Japan 13 – but I actually believe that you can still win – but this at least makes the game competitive, whereas before the economics were tilting in your favor.  If you can win even with the loss of your IJF, then there’s no need for option 2, but you will get option 2 even if you lose option 1.

[Karl7]

No scramble.

Bah, we should just start a new game.

Let’s see how the Americans do in killing the fleet.  My numbers tell me it should be a slaughter.  If so, I may call it just to forget my grotesque error.

[Karl7]

Don’t worry about being a jerk.  If anyone is a jerk it’s me for not looking at the map… I sometimes play too fast and make dumb errors.  I need to learn to take my time I think.  :|

[corriganbp]

Only 2 out of 11 american subs hit (good start for you).  How will you take your hits?  There’s no surprise attacks but the software breaks the decision this way.

[Karl7]

take out cv hit points

[corriganbp]

8 more hits from the main volley.

[Karl7]

so take out all hit points

kill 2 destroyers

[corriganbp]

the last hit I’m assuming is on one of the carriers

[corriganbp]

you returned 15 hits to my 10, congratulations.