Canuck12 (Allies) vs ULTRA GARGANTUA (Central Powers) Great War

Interesting…. That may influence m strategy in the comming turns…

Though with regard to geurilla campaigns (ideology asside) credit must go to:

1. Che and Castro’s troops in Cuba
2. Mao Zedong’s forces in China, and of course
3. The Viet-Kong
4. you could even include the Red Army under Trotsky

Something about that communism just really motivated people. Too bad the whole thing worked about as well as a wooden submarine…

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - French
            French buy 8 artilleries and 6 infantry; 0 PUs remaining

Combat Move - French
            1 artillery moved from Picardy to Burgundy
            1 artillery moved from Picardy to Burgundy
            1 fighter moved from Aisne River to Saissons
            1 fighter moved from Arras to Noyon
            1 fighter moved from Arras to Noyon
            1 infantry moved from Oise to Noyon
            1 infantry moved from Oise to Noyon
            1 artillery moved from Oise to Saissons
            1 infantry moved from Oise to Saissons
            1 artillery moved from Oise to Saissons
            2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 submarines and 1 transport moved from SZ 47 Strait of Gibraltar to SZ 48 West Mediterranean
            2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 submarines and 1 transport moved from SZ 48 West Mediterranean to SZ 49 Balearic Sea
            1 destroyer moved from SZ 76 Mid Atlantic to SZ 47 Strait of Gibraltar
            1 cavalry moved from Arras to Picardy
            1 cavalry moved from Arras to Picardy
            1 cavalry moved from Arras to Ypres
            1 infantry moved from Amiens to Ypres
            1 artillery moved from Amiens to Ypres
            1 fighter moved from Amiens to Ypres
            1 artillery moved from Oise to Noyon

Combat - French
            Battle in Ypres
                French attack with 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Ypres, round 1 :  1/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ypres, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 cavalry owned by the French lost in Ypres
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Ypres, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Ypres, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Germans lost in Ypres
                French win, taking Ypres from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 cavalry
            Battle in Saissons
                French attack with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    French roll dice for 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Saissons, round 1 :  1/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Saissons, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Saissons
                    French roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 fighter in Saissons, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Saissons, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Saissons
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 fighter in Saissons, round 3 :  1/2 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Saissons, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the French and 1 artillery owned by the Germans lost in Saissons
                French win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for French: 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
            Battle in Noyon
                French attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Noyon, round 1 :  2/5 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Noyon, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Noyon
                French win, taking Noyon from Germans with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from Saissons to Burgundy
            1 fighter moved from Noyon to Oise
            1 fighter moved from Noyon to Oise
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Amiens to Arras
            1 cavalry moved from Normandy to Burgundy
            1 cavalry moved from Paris to Burgundy
            1 cavalry moved from Paris to Burgundy
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Aisne River to Burgundy
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Normandy to Amiens
            1 artillery, 1 cavalry and 2 infantry moved from Tunisia to Tripoli
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia
            1 fighter moved from Ypres to Arras

Place Units - French
            3 infantry placed in Burgundy
            2 artilleries placed in Picardy
            4 artilleries placed in Normandy
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in Paris

Turn Complete - French
            French collect 49 PUs; end with 49 PUs total

Territory Summary for French :

SZ 47 Strait of Gibraltar : 1 destroyer
    SZ 49 Balearic Sea : 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 submarines and 1 transport
    SZ 55 Tyrrhenian Sea : 1 submarine and 1 transport
    Ypres : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Amiens : 1 artillery and 6 infantry
    Arras : 7 artilleries, 1 fighter and 9 infantry
    Picardy : 2 artilleries, 2 cavalrys and 1 factory
    Oise : 2 fighters
    Noyon : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    Burgundy : 12 artilleries, 4 cavalrys, 1 factory, 1 fighter and 12 infantry
    Orleans : 1 factory
    Paris : 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Marseilles : 1 factory
    Normandy : 4 artilleries and 1 factory
    Tunisia : 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    Tripoli : 1 artillery, 1 cavalry and 3 infantry
    Tuscany : 1 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 115 / 119
    French : 49 / 49
    Russians : 45 / 48
    Austrians : 76 / 76
    Ottomans : 55 / 55
    British : 58 / 63
    Italians : 23 / 25
    Americans : 50 / 50

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 6 artilleries and 8 infantry; 0 PUs remaining

Combat Move - Russians
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Armenia
            3 cavalrys moved from Astrakhan to Armenia
            3 infantry moved from Astrakhan to SZ 60 Black Sea
            3 artilleries moved from Crimea to SZ 60 Black Sea
            3 artilleries, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 3 infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from SZ 60 Black Sea to SZ 61 Black Sea
            3 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from SZ 61 Black Sea to Armenia
            1 fighter moved from Astrakhan to Armenia
            1 fighter moved from Astrakhan to Armenia
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            2 fighters moved from Crimea to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from Lithuania to Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Warsaw
            1 artillery moved from Lithuania to Warsaw
            1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Warsaw

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Warsaw
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory and 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Warsaw, round 1 :  1/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Warsaw, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Warsaw
                Russians win, taking Warsaw from Germans with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Ukraine
                Russians attack with 3 fighters and 4 infantry
                Austrians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 3 fighters and 4 infantry in Ukraine, round 1 :  2/7 hits
                    Austrians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Ukraine, round 1 :  0/3 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Austrians lost in Ukraine
                    Russians roll dice for 3 fighters and 4 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 :  1/7 hits
                    Austrians roll dice for 1 artillery in Ukraine, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Austrians lost in Ukraine
                Russians win, taking Ukraine from Austrians with 3 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
                Casualties for Austrians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Battle in Armenia
                Russians attack with 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 2 fighters and 5 infantry
                Ottomans defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 2 fighters and 5 infantry in Armenia, round 1 :  3/16 hits
                    Ottomans roll dice for 1 infantry in Armenia, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Ottomans lost in Armenia
                Russians win, taking Armenia from Ottomans with 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 2 fighters and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Ottomans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Armenia to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from Armenia to Caucasus
            3 fighters moved from Ukraine to Lithuania
            2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Crimea to Lithuania
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Ryazan to Lithuania
            4 cavalrys moved from Ryazan to Caucasus
            3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Novgorod to Pskov
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Moscow to Ryazan

Place Units - Russians
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Crimea
            3 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Moscow
            4 infantry placed in Petrograd
            1 infantry placed in Moscow
            Russians undo move 4.
            Russians undo move 3.
            Russians undo move 2.
            1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Petrograd
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in Moscow

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russians :

SZ 61 Black Sea : 1 flag, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 1 submarine and 3 transports
    Moscow : 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Petrograd : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Ukraine : 4 infantry
    Warsaw : 1 artillery, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Caucasus : 4 cavalrys and 2 fighters
    Crimea : 3 artilleries, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Ryazan : 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
    Lithuania : 13 artilleries, 3 fighters and 25 infantry
    Pskov : 3 artilleries and 4 infantry
    Armenia : 1 flag, 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 5 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 112 / 119
    French : 49 / 49
    Russians : 54 / 54
    Austrians : 73 / 76
    Ottomans : 52 / 55
    British : 58 / 63
    Italians : 23 / 25
    Americans : 50 / 50

Oh I see it now. A pincer movement… not looking good for me my friend…

And as for Democracy and capitalism: yes they certainly get people excited. They have been exciting a lot of people all over the middle east for over a year now. And I personally believe them to be the closest things we have in the political and economic spheres to freedom.

But democracy and capitalism are, fundamentally, decentralized systems of power. This is not at all condusive to long guerilla campaigns. If a small group of people are going to fight on against the majority they are almost certainly expecting their effors to pay personal dividends. This is why communist dictatoriship is so appealing to geurillas, because it promises them power as the spoils of war. Democracy cannot guarantee this.

Democracy, seems to come best when mobs of people take to the streets, rather than when a small mob of people take the capital street-by-street.

Yeah, sure. But the fact that there are TWICE as many austrian and German troops on the Eastern front as there are Russian negates any feeling of hope I may have had…

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 artilleries and 7 submarines; 2 PUs remaining

Game Loaded
                Germans are now being played by: Human
                French is now being played by: Human
                British are now being played by: Human
                Russians are now being played by: Human
                Austrians are now being played by: Human
                Italians are now being played by: Human
                Ottomans are now being played by: Human
                Americans are now being played by: Human

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry moved from Loos to Vimy
            1 transport moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from India to SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 100 Indian Ocean to SZ 68 Persian Gulf
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 100 Indian Ocean to SZ 69 Arabian Sea
            1 cruiser moved from SZ 100 Indian Ocean to SZ 69 Arabian Sea
            1 infantry moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to Yemen
                  British take Yemen from Ottomans
            1 artillery moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to Yemen
            1 artillery moved from SZ 68 Persian Gulf to Basra
                  British take Basra from Ottomans
            1 infantry moved from SZ 68 Persian Gulf to Basra

Combat - British
            Battle in Vimy
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry
                Germans defend with 11 artilleries, 1 factory, 3 fighters and 15 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry in Vimy, round 1 :  3/13 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 15 infantry in Vimy, round 1 :  7/29 hits
                    7 infantry owned by the British and 3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vimy
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Vimy, round 2 :  0/6 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry in Vimy, round 2 :  5/26 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the British , 1 artillery owned by the British , 1 cavalry owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Vimy
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter in Vimy, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry in Vimy, round 3 :  15/26 hits
                    1 fighter owned by the British lost in Vimy
                Germans win with 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -42
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 2 fighters and 9 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            3 battlecruisers, 3 battleships, 6 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from SZ 34 Skagerrak to SZ 37 North Sea
            3 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Normandy to Flanders

Place Units - British
            2 submarines placed in SZ 89 Sea of Japan
            2 submarines placed in SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            3 submarines placed in SZ 37 North Sea
            3 artilleries placed in London

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 60 PUs; end with 62 PUs total

Territory Summary for British :

SZ 10 Atlantic Ocean : 2 infantry and 1 transport
    SZ 12 Atlantic Ocean : 1 cruiser
    SZ 13 Atlantic Ocean : 1 destroyer
    SZ 14 Atlantic Ocean : 1 destroyer
    SZ 34 Skagerrak : 1 flag,    SZ 35 Helgoland Bight : 1 flag,    SZ 37 North Sea : 3 battlecruisers, 3 battleships, 6 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 6 submarines
    SZ 42 English Channel : 5 transports
    SZ 55 Tyrrhenian Sea : 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
    SZ 68 Persian Gulf : 1 flag, 1 transport
    SZ 69 Arabian Sea : 1 cruiser and 1 transport
    SZ 77 South Atlantic : 1 submarine
    SZ 89 Sea of Japan : 2 battlecruisers, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 submarines and 2 transports
    SZ 100 Indian Ocean : 2 submarines
    Flanders : 3 artilleries and 7 infantry
    Amiens : 4 artilleries and 6 infantry
    Nsanakang : 1 flag,    Douala : 1 flag,    Yaounde : 1 flag,    Garoua : 1 flag,    Mora : 1 flag,    Bertoua : 1 flag, 4 infantry
    Karas : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Scotland : 1 factory
    London : 1 aaGun, 5 artilleries, 1 factory and 6 infantry
    York : 1 factory
    Ireland : 1 infantry
    British Somaliland : 2 infantry
    Yemen : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Gibraltar : 2 infantry
    Cyprus : 1 infantry
    ANZAC : 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 1 factory and 4 infantry
    India : 1 factory
    Canada : 1 cavalry, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Portugal : 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Japan : 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Basra : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 112 / 119
    French : 49 / 49
    Russians : 50 / 54
    Austrians : 79 / 79
    Ottomans : 50 / 54
    British : 60 / 62
    Italians : 20 / 25
    Americans : 50 / 50

Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries, 3 fighters and 12 infantry in Vimy, round 3 :  15/26 hits

I concede.

er, I mean…
La Triple Etente has decided enough blood has been shed in this sensles conflict. Together with our Italian and American Allies we would like to negotiate a ceace-fire. Or if that fails, simple concede defeat in good French fashion.

If you wish to play this version again I kindly request to command the Allied Powers. So many mistakes to correct.

I feel like the Vancouver Canucks. At the beginning, my heart just wans’t in it and with such a poor start there is just no hope of comming back…

Hahaha! It sounds like you know how to create the conditions for a rematch… Say 1939 or so? hehe

No, I did not quit because of the one attack. Though I thought it was comical that it end on such a note.

I made massive, massive errors, oversights and miscalculations in the first 2 rounds which completely handicapped me for the rest of the game. You played a solid game and did not allow me to claw anything back in the last few rounds. I decided if I had a shot at taking one of the german factories on the western front then I might try and stick it out. I attacked with the Brits to soften up for the French and it didnt go well…

Come on Joel, dont tell me that in 6 rounds of this game plus whatever you have played with bood and guts that you haven’t figured out some of the keys to winning in this version. Because I know I have and if I have even a slight idea I know your strategic brain is just churning with methods and tactics.

Sorry to deny you a glorious victory. It is inevitable, but it would porbabaly take annother 10 turns or so. I think our time would be better spent in something even remotely competitive. I believe I can deliver that if you are up to the challenge…

Stick a fork in it already! You kicked my ass!

Oooh. You have piqued my interest.

It seems like 1940 global is definately worth trying. I will try to keep my post frequency up but work is getting a little busy and we are moving as well.

Though as soon as I slice the head off of this Russian bear we go at it trench-style again! Deal?

As for 1940 Axis or allies?

1-3 I’m Allies you’re Axis
4-6 I’m Axis you’re Allies

Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (2)

Let the carnage begin!