Gsh34 (Axis) vs. Axisplaya (Allies) G40 Alpha +.2 (no tech)

Germany, round 8

Purchase: 65 ipc to spend

20 inf (60)
1 aa gun (5)

combat:

1 inf Vyborg > Karelia
1 TT in z115 picks up two inf in Germany and lands them in Finland.
1 inf Bal > Bel
1 mech Epl > Sukr
1 TT in z115 picks up two inf in Germany and lands them in Nov. (note: shore bombardments are used here)
1 sbr Epl > Nov (4 move remain)
1 fig, 1 tac z115 > Fin (3 move remain)
32 inf, 22 art, 7 mech, 6 tank Epl > Nukr
1 tank Pol > Nkur

Battle for Nov.

attacker: 1 BB shot, 1 CA shot, 2 inf, 1 sbr
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@1 1@4; Total Hits: 31@4: (3)1@3: (3)2@1: (2, 3)1@4: (3)

defender: 1 inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

Nov twol

Battle for Fin.

attacker: 2 inf, 1 fig, 1 tac
Rolls: 2@1 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 12@1: (3, 2)1@3: (6)1@4: (1)

defender: 1 inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

Fin twol

Battle for Nukr

attacker: 32 inf, 22 art and other stuff….
Rolls: 10@1 44@2; Total Hits: 1510@1: (6, 6, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 2)44@2: (5, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 1, 3, 6, 1, 3, 2, 2, 6, 6, 2, 6, 1, 5, 3, 3, 1, 1, 6, 3, 6, 6, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 2, 1)

defender: 1 inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

Nukr twol

NCM:

10 inf, 1 aa gun Bal > Epl
1 tank Pol > Nukr
1 tank Bal > Nukr
1 tac Fin > z115
1 fig Fin > Wgr
1 DD, z115 > z113
2 tac, 1 fig Wgr > UK
1 SS z115 > z112
1 fig Ger > UK
1 TT in z115 loads 2 inf in Ger and offloads them into Bal
8 inf, 2 art Wgr > Ger (a note here:  I see that I built 10 units in Wgr last time by accident.  That was to your benefit since if those two units had been in Germany, they would now be in Bal.  So, if you are ok with this, I guess I’ll just leave it the way it is.)
1 sbr Nov > Wgr
1 infantry Alx > Egy….alright!!! I’ve been waiting for this NO for a long time!  :-D

Placement:
2 inf, 1 aa gun UK
10 inf Ger
5 inf Wgr
3 inf Fra

Collect Income:
58 territories + 20 NOs - 4 CRD = 74

gsh34_vs_Axisplay_8aGermany_noncombat_movement.AAM

I mess up my placement.  I wanted to place two more inf in Wgr, not Ger.  So, I moving them now and re-attaching a new map.

gsh34_vs_Axisplay_8aGermany.AAM

I downloaded the file, but won’t be able to take my turn tonight.  I’ll try for tomorrow, hopefully.  :-)

Well, I think I’m on the losing the end of this game despite good dice.  I also don’t think what I’m about to do is a “winning” move.  I think I’d be better served to set up my Japanese fighters and sbr’s to do a sustained strategic bombing campaign against Moscow as I had planned.  However, you did not do me any favors by placing your Allied Pacific fleet with in range to be possibly sunk.  This is probably close to a 50/50 battle (which is probably closer than you would care for) _and_I do love to roll dice for large naval battles and this is getting the best of me….

Japan, round 8

Purchase: 101 ipc to spend

5TT (35)
2 DD (16)
1 CV (16)
1 NB (15)
1 AB (15)
save 4
total = 101

Combat:
1 BB, 1 CA, 2 DD, 1 SS, 1 CV, 2 fig z41 > z42 (2 fighters have 3 move remain and can land on Sum)
1 DD, 1 SS z39 > z42
4 tac z75 > z42 (1 move remain and they can land on the two CV from z72 which can move to pick them up)
2 fig, 4 sbr She > z42 (2 fighters have 0 move left and can land on CV in z42.  Sbr’s have two movement left and can land on Sum.  Path: She > Kwe > Yun > Shn > z37 > 42).

1 TT loaded with 1 tank z75 > z71 > Saf (walk in)
1 inf She > Sui (walk in)
1 mech She > Kan (walk in)
4 inf Tsi > Sik (walk in)

Battle for z42

attacker: 2 SS, 1 BB, 1 CA, 3 DD, 1 CV, 4 fig, 4 tac, 4 sbr (subs first)
Rolls: 2@2 3@2 5@3 9@4; Total Hits: 112@2: (2, 3)3@2: (2, 2, 1)5@3: (1, 6, 5, 4, 1)9@4: (2, 5, 3, 1, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5)

I need your OOL please Axisplaya.  See attached map for battle.

gsh34_vs_Axisplay_8cJapan_combat.AAM

Well, now that we are past the point of me bombing Russia, I can tell you the airbase in She was so I could send those planes to Romania or Bessarabia on this Japanese turn. Then, I could get them in position for a sustained bombing campaign on Moscow. That was my original thinking by placing it there.  In no way did I anticipate you moving your fleet that close behind me.  Also, in no way does my 11 hits mean that I have won the battle.  I have 22 hits for 61 pips to start the battle.  So, I should have gotten 10 hits.  I was one above average.  You have 23 hits for 53 pips by my count, so you should get ~9 hits in return.  If you are around average, the battle will still rage on as you have 4 soak off hits to my 2 (3 if I actually sink my carrier with no attack value).  Anyways, I am learning a lot in this game.  Namely, my KAF is pretty easy to defend against and it really does take a long time to get to Moscow after doing Sealion.  I can see that it would most likely be round 12 at the earliest that I would have had a legitimate attack on it.

Anyways, I await you OOL.  Who knows, maybe if I do win this battle I will be able to breath new life into Japan in next couple of rounds.