11L '41 DM (Axis) vs. LL (Allies + 6) +NO, No Tech, 14 VC

@LuckyLindy:

Yeah, I agree you would really be in trouble had you not gotten those 4 transports, battleship and 2 carriers.  However, it didn’t end up being SUCH a big deal in the end because you had to build 3 carriers to make the move and you then built two more Italian carriers, and then they were all destroyed with minimal losses by the Allies.

Yeah, overall it probably turned out to be a wash (in ipcs), but the delay was much more valuable to the Axis then the ipc count since the Axis have the long term adv.  You had to rebuild transports but I don’t need to rebuild a navy.  Just gave me more time to pump out inf and armor and get in better position to try and lock down potential key landing zones.

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Yeah, I kind of regretted the Ita ACs.  I think I needed at least 1 (maybe not) to cover from the UK air but at the time I was thinking of maybe branching out since the US fleet was still in the Pac.
For Germany, I was going to buy a blocker DD anyway and then sort of saw I could hit the fleet so it turned into 42 ipc instead of 8.  I was really tempted to try only 2 ACs but didn’t like the attack with only 4 ftrs and 1 bom (I think) so I went safe with 3 ac so I could bring all reachable ftrs.

Which brings me to a strat question.  You can answer this later if you want.  I’d love to talk strat after the game.
Did you always intend to bring the US fleet over from the Pac?
To me it seemed like more of a reaction to Fortress Japan and the Axis AC buys and sinking of UK ships.
Or did you hope to secure a spot in Asia but couldn’t find one?

To me (and I could be wrong), but I felt the game really turned against you (ended) once you left Asia.
I can’t remember that well (in terms of your options) but I have to admit I was happy to see them essentially conceding Asia.  Did you consider making a last stand in Asia?

I do have a suggestion for the Pac, but it’ll have to wait till after the game.  :wink:  So feel free to remind me.

And if you want wait until after the game to respond that is fine too.

@LuckyLindy:

One thing is for sure, I have never had 40 transports before!!  :lol:

Cheers

Yeah, that’s too many!  :-D

@LuckyLindy:

DM, when you say you think the game ended when I left Asia, what do you mean?

Cheers

I thought that might have been your best chance.  Either try and stake a claim in Man (or Fic/Bur) and slug it out there.  I Thought it was a very neat move to load up the Russian troops and thought you might make an attack on Japan or stack in SE Asia.
Once you left Russia (which I think was the right move) I thought you were going all out for Japan so once you left Asia I think it pretty much guarenteed the Axis an IPC adv and gave Japan a bit of a breather.  Seemed like you moved to a Plan B or C, which is why I asked if you always intended to move the US to the Med.  Once you left Asia, I don’t think time was on your side.  I feel I can just play extremely conservatively (attack in Sz 15 not withstanding) and just make sure I stack Japan/Ger/Ita appropriately and cover Mos.  Germany’s army alone equals pretty much all the Allies put together.  I just felt you had a better shot at Japan, then at any place in Eu.

Italy on the Way.

Italy Round 22

Buy 4 inf, 2 arm

Combat Move

1)  Far - mt vs. 1 inf (yak)
2)  Blk - 1 inf vs. 2 inf (cze), 5 ftrs (ita)

Blk

2 inf, 5 ftrs

Rolls: 2@1 5@3; Total Hits: 42@1: (5, 6)5@3: (1, 4, 3, 1, 3)

1 inf

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

Results

far - taken, walk-in
blk - taken, wol

Non-Combat Move

5 ftrs to ita
2 arm to ita from cze
2 inf, 1 rt to epl from euk
2 arm to epl from kar
21 inf, 9 arm, aa to kar from fin

Placement

4 inf, 2 arm on Ita

Collect 23

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Germany Round 23

Pay 11 damage to Ger

Buy 9 rt, 7 inf

Combat Move

1)  Egy - 1 arm vs. 4 inf (trj), 2 arm (per)
2)  Nwe - 1 inf vs. 3 inf, 1 rt (fra)

Egy

4 inf, 2 arm

Rolls: 4@1 2@3; Total Hits: 14@1: (4, 5, 4, 6)2@3: (3, 6)

1 arm

Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (5)

Nwe

3 inf, 1 rt

Rolls: 2@1 2@2; Total Hits: 32@1: (1, 1)2@2: (5, 1)

1 inf

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

Results

egy - taken, wol
nwe - taken, wol

Non-Combat Move

5 inf, 5 arm to ita from fra
27 inf, 7 arm to ger from fra
2 inf, 10 arm to ger from pol
1 arm to ger from epl
3 inf, 1 rt to pol from epl
4 inf, 1 rt to epl from euk
3 amr to epl from mos
9 arm to bst from fin
2 inf, 1 aa to bst from kar
28 inf, 1 rt to kar from fin
14 arm to ukr from per
18 inf, 8 rt to cauc from per
2 inf, 1 rt to yun from hup
1 arm to ura from yak
3 arm to hup from man
2 inf, 1 rt to sui from man

Placement

6 inf on Fra
1 inf, 9 rt on Ger

Collect 53 + 15 (NO) = 68 total

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Japan Round 23

Buy 1 bom, 1 ftr, 2 arm

Combat Move

None

Non-Combat Move

2 inf to cauc from per
8 inf to per from trj
15 inf, 3 rt, 1 aa to egy from try
4 inf to ind from bur
2 arm to ind from bur
3 inf to stc from bry
4 inf to sui from man
2 arm to hup from man
5 ftrs to kaz from man
1 bom to ger from fra
2 boms to ger from ita
1 bom to ita from bur

Placement

2 arm on Bur
1 ftr,1  bom on Fic

Collect 22 + 10 (NO) = 32 total

Take your time with UK if you want.  I’ll probably be out the rest of tonight, and I might not do turns tomorrow with football on and all.  :-)

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