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.
Italy 2
1. Purchase (17)
2. Combat Movement
BMB from West Germany to SZ 119
SUB from SZ 93 to SZ 96
FIG from South Italy to SZ 96
DD from SZ 97 to SZ 99
FIG from South Italy to SZ 99
BB, 2 CR, 3 TT, load INF, ART, ARM from Greece, ARM from South France to North Italy to TT, INF from South Italy, from SZ 97 to SZ 98, unload to Egpyt
2 INF from Ethiopia to Sudan, walk in
SZ 119
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (5)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)
SZ 96
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (4)1@2: (5)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)
SZ 99
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 11@3: (6)1@2: (1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
SZ 98
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 2@3; Total Hits: 11@4: (1)2@3: (4, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)
OMG my bomber
SZ 96 Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
Egypt
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 22@3: (2, 5)2@2: (1, 5)1@1: (4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@2; Total Hits: 11@4: (4)1@3: (5)2@2: (5, 3)
Man, Fighter and Sub versus on DD and I lose both
Egypt Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 2@2; Total Hits: 32@3: (2, 3)2@2: (5, 1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@4 1@3; Total Hits: 21@4: (1)1@3: (3)
3. Non Combat Movement
See map
4. Mobilization
AC in SZ 97
5. Collect Income
Collect: 20 IPC (territory) + 5 IPC (NO) +1 IPC saved = 26 IPC Total
I gotta redo Italy. I won’t redo the bomber I lost, but my movements in med were not valid movements.
FIG from South Italy to Algeria
INF, MECH, ART from Tunis to Algeria
BB, 2 CR, DD, 3 TT, load INF, ART, ARM from Greece, ARM from South France to North Italy to TT, INF from South Italy, to SZ 99
FIG from South Italy to SZ 96
SUB from SZ 93 to SZ 96
SZ 99
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 2@3 2@2; Total Hits: 41@4: (2)2@3: (3, 6)2@2: (2, 1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)
SZ 96
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)1@2: (4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)
Algeria
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 21@3: (1)2@2: (4, 6)1@1: (1)
Defender
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (6, 2)
Syria
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 32@3: (1, 1)2@2: (2, 6)1@1: (2)
Defender
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (3)
SZ 96 Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)1@2: (3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
Come on Italy!
SZ 96 Round 3
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (5)1@2: (5)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
For Mussolini!!!
SZ 96 Round 4
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)1@2: (3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
SZ 96 Round 5
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 11@3: (3)1@2: (3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
3. Non Combat Movement
See map
4. Mobilization
AC in SZ 95
5. Collect Income
Collect: 19 IPC (territory) + 1 IPC saved = 20 IPC Total
As we discussed, I will proceed with Germany 3.
Germany 3
1. Purchase (51)
2. Combat Movement
BB, CR, DD, SUB, AC, 2 FIG, 11 TT, load 11 INF, 2 ART, 9 ARM, to SZ 110
TACT, BMB from West Germany to SZ 110
2 FIG, BMB, TACT from West Germany to England
No Scramble declared
SZ 110
Attacker
Rolls: 3@4 3@3 2@2; Total Hits: 13@4: (5, 5, 6)3@3: (5, 4, 6)2@2: (6, 1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@4 2@3 1@2; Total Hits: 21@4: (2)2@3: (1, 6)1@2: (5)
Germany damage to BB, AC
England damage to BB
SZ 110 Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 3@4 3@3 2@2; Total Hits: 23@4: (1, 6, 4)3@3: (4, 4, 4)2@2: (5, 6)
Defender
Rolls: 1@4 2@3 1@2; Total Hits: 31@4: (3)2@3: (1, 5)1@2: (2)
Oh man… if you scrambled it might have been ugly for me.
Damage to AC, DD, SUB
SZ 110 Round 3
Attacker
Rolls: 3@4 3@3; Total Hits: 53@4: (3, 5, 1)3@3: (3, 1, 3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@4 1@3; Total Hits: 11@4: (3)1@3: (6)
I finally hit in round 3… sigh
England AA
Rolls: 4@1; Total Hits: 14@1: (6, 4, 2, 1)
If my INF can hit like your AA
England
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 10@3 4@2 9@1; Total Hits: 82@4: (6, 3)10@3: (1, 3, 3, 6, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 1)4@2: (3, 6, 3, 3)9@1: (6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6)
Defender
Rolls: 6@4 1@3 10@2 1@1; Total Hits: 86@4: (2, 6, 5, 2, 4, 4)1@3: (1)10@2: (6, 5, 4, 3, 5, 1, 5, 6, 5, 1)1@1: (1)
Forgot 1 Artillery for you
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
I had 9@1 hit none and your 1@1 hit… man
England Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 10@3 4@2; Total Hits: 82@4: (6, 3)10@3: (1, 1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 6, 4, 1, 1)4@2: (1, 4, 5, 3)
Defender
Rolls: 6@4 1@3 8@2; Total Hits: 76@4: (1, 1, 6, 4, 4, 6)1@3: (1)8@2: (3, 4, 2, 5, 6, 5, 3, 1)
England Round 3
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 7@3; Total Hits: 22@4: (5, 5)7@3: (3, 1, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6)
Defender
Rolls: 6@4 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 56@4: (3, 2, 5, 5, 3, 6)1@3: (1)1@2: (1)
Wow…
Planes retreat
England Round 4
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (1)
Defender
Rolls: 6@4; Total Hits: 46@4: (4, 4, 5, 6, 2, 1)
Total disaster… had an 88% chance of winning.
3. Non Combat Movement
See map
4. Mobilization
DD, SUB in SZ 110
ART, 9 INF in West Germany
2 INF in Germany
5. Collect Income
Collect: 41 IPC (territory) + 10 IPC (NO) = 51 IPC Total