That makes sense.
I just think this way because the first two times I played this game I found the Axis at a huge disadvantage with almost no plausible way to win.
Your play is making me rethink that.
COMBAT MOVEMENT CONT.
1XSUB FROM SEAZONE 101 TO SEAZONE 91
1XDD FROM SEAZONE 104 TO SEAZONE 91
1XCRU FROM SEAZONE 110 TO SEAZONE 91
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@3 2@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (4)2@2: (6, 4)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
SEAZONE 91 CONT.
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@3 2@2; Total Hits: 21@3: (6)2@2: (1, 1)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
3. NON COMBAT SEE MAP
4. MOBILIZATION
1XAC, 2XTAC, 2XDD AT SEAZONE 101
3XARM AT W. FRANCE
5. COLLECT INCOME
74 + 2 SAVED IPC = 76 IPC
CHINA 8
1. PURCHASE 6
2XINF AT YUNNAN
5. COLLECT INCOME
5 TERRITORY
UK 8
1. PURCHASE
EUROPE 26
6XINF 18
2XART 8
PACIFIC 21
2XINF 6
2XART 8
1XTT 7
2. COMBAT MOVEMENT
1XARM TO KENYA
TT LOAD 1XINF TO DENMARK
2XINF FROM HOLLAND TO W. GERMANY
7XFTR, 2XTAC, 1XBMR TO W. GERMANY
ATTACKER
Rolls: 3@4 7@3 2@1; Total Hits: 53@4: (4, 4, 4)7@3: (5, 5, 2, 6, 5, 4, 1)2@1: (6, 4)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
3. NON COMBAT MOVEMENT
4. MOBILIZATION
6XINF 2XART AT UK
2XINF, 2XART, 1XTT AT INDIA
5. COLLECT INCOME
EUROPE 33
PACIFIC 21
Italy 8
1. Purchase (53)
2. Combat Movement
2 ARM, 2 ART, 5 INF from Caucasus to Volgograd
FIG, TACT from South Italy to SZ 114
4 ART, 8 INF from North Italy to West Germany
2 ARM, MECH from South Italy to West Germany
ARM from Sudan to Congo to Kenya
SZ 114
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3; Total Hits: 21@4: (1)1@3: (1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
West Germany
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 8@2 5@1; Total Hits: 32@3: (2, 6)8@2: (4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 1, 6)5@1: (5, 2, 1, 4, 5)
Defender
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (2, 6)
Volgograd
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 4@2 3@1; Total Hits: 52@3: (2, 5)4@2: (2, 2, 2, 1)3@1: (3, 6, 3)
Defender
Rolls: 6@2; Total Hits: 36@2: (2, 2, 4, 3, 1, 5)
Volgograd Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 4@2; Total Hits: 12@3: (4, 3)4@2: (6, 4, 5, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
3 INF in Central Persia
3 MECH in Iraq
3 ARM, 2 ART, 2 INF in North Italy
5. Collect Income
Collect: 38 IPC (territory) + 21 IPC (NO) = 59 IPC (Total)
Germany 9
1. Purchase (108)
2. Combat Movement
ART from Vologda to Novosibirsk
3 ARM from Russia to Bryansk to South Ukraine
2 BMB from Novgorod to South Ukraine
4 INF from Germany to Hungary
6 TACT, 3 FIG from Belarus to Hungary
MECH from East Poland to North Ukraine
INF, from Novgorod to Karelia
BB, 2 AC, CR, 5 SUB, 2 TT from SZ 115, load ART from Novgorod to SZ 113, load 2 INF, unload 2 INF to Denmark, unload 2 INF to Norway
FIG from Germany to Denmark
FIG from Germany to Norway
Denmark
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@1; Total Hits: 11@4: (5)1@3: (2)2@1: (4, 3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)
Norway
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 2@1; Total Hits: 12@3: (1, 6)2@1: (5, 6)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)
Hungary
Attacker
Rolls: 3@4 6@3 4@1; Total Hits: 73@4: (1, 2, 2)6@3: (3, 6, 2, 6, 6, 1)4@1: (2, 5, 1, 2)
Defender
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 23@3: (4, 2, 3)
South Ukraine
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 3@3; Total Hits: 12@4: (1, 5)3@3: (6, 6, 4)
Defender:
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (4, 2)
South Ukraine Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 2@3; Total Hits: 32@4: (2, 2)2@3: (4, 2)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
INF in France
2 FIG, TACT in West Germany
7 ARM in Germany
DD, 2 SUB in SZ 113
BMB in Novgorod
5. Collect Income
SZ 125 Convoy
Rolling 2d6:
(1, 5)
Collect: 48 IPC (territory) + 25 IPC (NO) - 1 IPC (convoy) = 72 IPC Total
Forgot to place the TACT in West Germany on Battlemap.
Map updated.
Map updated.
Japan 9
1. Purchase (49)
2. Combat Movement
2 BB, 2 CR, 5 AC, DD, 10 SUB from SZ 19 to SZ 6, load 8 INF, ART, 3 AA, to SZ 8, unload to Aleutian Islands
SUB from SZ 19 to SZ 22
SUB from SZ 19 to SZ 25
5 TACT, 5 FIG from Japan to SZ 25
2 BMB from Japan to SZ 22
INF from Queensland to Northern Territory
INF from Urals to Evenkiyskiy
SZ 22
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 1@2; Total Hits: 22@4: (3, 4)1@2: (6)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
SZ 25
Attacker
Rolls: 5@4 5@3 1@2; Total Hits: 65@4: (6, 5, 6, 3, 4)5@3: (6, 2, 2, 5, 3)1@2: (2)
Defender:
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
3. Non Combat Movement
See map
4. Mobilization
3 INF in Kiangsu
3 INF in New South Wales
3 INF, TACT, FIG in Japan
5. Collect
SZ 6 Convoy
Rolling 2d6:
(3, 4)