Botider (Axis) vs Jen (Allies) G40A2 +NO -Tech Gm3

@Cmdr:

Thinking Germany’s luck in France is well made up for with Italy’s luck in SZ 97!

Really? Hehe … you were 3 under, I was 1 over … differential of 4. That’s a long ways from the 19 differential in three land battles that took place on G1 - but then they were larger battles. In smaller battles, fracked dice are not terribly surprising and they always seem to be more dramatically tragic, but the larger the forces in a battle, usually the dice tend to even out. In Germany, the land battles never did… you just kept getting great results and I couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn.

But it’s all in the perspective. You always think your own side took the worst of it. Truthfully, the German navy was spectacular on G1, while the land forces couldn’t shoot straight and their opponents couldn’t miss. For Britain it was the exact opposite … the land battles (largely equal forces) went your way pretty clearly, while relatively equal forces in the naval battles did not go your way. When I saw your combat moves, I thought I had a decent chance to win a couple of the land battles, and almost zero chance to win the naval battle in sz97. It went the opposite way. And the move against Kwangsi was a great move… if you’d gotten your sz97 dice in Kwangsi,… well,… let’s just say the Ambassador in Calcutta would be packing up right about now.

Ah, well… dice. It’s why we love/hate this game, right? Mulling over Italy’s choices… didn’t expect to have a navy in sz97. :)

italy 1

purchase
2 inf, rtl… spend $10

combat
sz93 (dd, ca)
sub sz95
ftr, tbmb northern italy
ftr southern italy

malta (ftr)
2 inf southern italy via trn sz95 > sz96
bb sz97 > sz96 for bombardment

tobruk (2 rtl, mech, arm)
inf, arm greece via trn sz97 > sz96
2 inf southern italy via trn sz97 > sz96
ca sz97 > sz96 for bombardment
ca sz95 > sz96 for bombardment
inf, rtl libya

southern france (inf, rtl)
2 inf, 2 rtl, arm northern italy

kenya (inf)
2 inf, rtl ethiopia
inf somliland

sz93
sub @ 2, 2 ftr @ 3, tbmb @ 4
Rolls: 1@2 2@3 1@4; Total Hits: 21@2: (4)2@3: (3, 5)1@4: (2)
vs
dd @ 2, ca @ 3
Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)1@3: (5)

sz93 cleared w/out loss

malta
2 inf @ 1, bb @ 4
Rolls: 2@1 1@4; Total Hits: 12@1: (4, 2)1@4: (4)
vs
ftr @ 4
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (4)

malta taken w/ loss of inf… aa destroyed

tobruk
3 inf @ 1, inf/rtl @ 2, arm/2 ca @ 3
Rolls: 3@1 2@2 3@3; Total Hits: 33@1: (4, 3, 3)2@2: (6, 6)3@3: (2, 2, 2)
vs
2 rtl/mech @ 2, arm @ 3
Rolls: 3@2 1@3; Total Hits: 03@2: (4, 5, 3)1@3: (6)

(gulp) … wow. gleefully unexpected…

tobruk
3 inf @ 1, inf/rtl @ 2, arm @ 3
Rolls: 3@1 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 13@1: (5, 5, 6)2@2: (2, 3)1@3: (4)
vs
arm @ 3
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)

tobruk taken w/out loss. what was in the linguine at lunch??

southern france … let’s see if these guys are as tough as their compatriots in paris…
2 inf/2 rtl @ 2, arm @ 3
Rolls: 4@2 1@3; Total Hits: 04@2: (4, 6, 4, 3)1@3: (4)
vs
inf/rtl @ 2
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (4, 2)

:lol: … the axis can’t fight on the continent. at all.

southern france
inf/2 rtl @ 2, arm @ 3
Rolls: 3@2 1@3; Total Hits: 23@2: (4, 2, 3)1@3: (3)
vs
inf/rtl @ 2
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (3, 2)

southern france taken w/ loss of 2 inf

kenya
2 inf @ 1, inf/rtl @ 2
Rolls: 2@1 2@2; Total Hits: 02@1: (4, 6)2@2: (3, 4)
vs
inf @ 2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

trained in paris, apparently…  :roll:

kenya
inf @ 1, inf/rtl @ 2
Rolls: 1@1 2@2; Total Hits: 11@1: (2)2@2: (4, 2)
vs
inf @ 2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

kenya taken w/ loss of inf

noncombat
planes > southern italy
2 dd sz95 > sz97
aa northern italy > yugoslavia

deployment
2 inf, rtl > southern italy

collect
$14 + $5 (no enemy ships in med) = $19

france?

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@Cmdr:

Yes, you got lucky in Tobruk, but that’s okay too.

i’d settle for some bland dice. wild swings in this game… either feast or famine. impossible to plot an overall strategy, even with strong forces…

germany 2

purchase
9 inf, mech, rtl, 2 arm, 3 trn

combat
sz110 (ca) … need scramble orders
sub sz112
2 ftr, 3 tbmb, sbmb west germany

scotland (inf)
2 inf west germany via trn sz112 > sz111
ftr, tbmb sz112
bb, ca sz112 > sz111

normandy ( )
arm france

scotland
2 inf @ 1, ftr/ca @ 3, tbmb/bb @ 4
Rolls: 2@1 2@3 2@4; Total Hits: 32@1: (5, 2)2@3: (2, 2)2@4: (5, 1)
vs
inf @ 2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

scotland taken w/out loss
normandy taken w/out opposition

sz110 battle awaits scramble orders from england… (i’m pretty sure, but you need to confirm that those boys will ride this one out at the officer’s mess…