BotA U-505 vs. Pug

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires, version: 4.0.7

Game History

Round :4

Combat Move - France
            1 Cutter moved from SZ33 to SZ38
                  France take SZ38 from UnitedKingdom
            1 Battleship, 2 Brigantines and 1 Cutter moved from SZ33 to SZ34
            1 Barque, 1 Battleship, 1 Brigantine and 3 Corvettes moved from SZ36 to SZ34
            6 Dragoonss, 3 Horse_Artillerys and 3 Hussarss moved from Hollande to Picardy
            1 Horse_Artillery moved from Champagne to Picardy

Purchase Units - France
            France buy 1 Battleship, 2 Brigantines and 2 Fusilierss; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - France
            Battle in SZ34
                France attack with 1 Barque, 2 Battleships, 3 Brigantines, 3 Corvettes and 1 Cutter
                UnitedKingdom defend with 1 Cutter
                    France roll dice for 3 Corvettes in SZ34, round 1 :  1/0 hits
                    1 Cutter owned by the UnitedKingdom lost in SZ34
                France win with 1 Barque, 2 Battleships, 3 Brigantines, 3 Corvettes and 1 Cutter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for UnitedKingdom: 1 Cutter
            Battle in Picardy
                France attack with 6 Dragoonss, 4 Horse_Artillerys and 3 Hussarss
                UnitedKingdom defend with 1 Fusiliers
                    France roll dice for 6 Dragoonss, 4 Horse_Artillerys and 3 Hussarss in Picardy, round 1 :  4/1 hits
                    UnitedKingdom roll dice for 1 Fusiliers in Picardy, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 Fusiliers owned by the UnitedKingdom lost in Picardy
                France win, taking Picardy from UnitedKingdom with 6 Dragoonss, 4 Horse_Artillerys and 3 Hussarss remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for UnitedKingdom: 1 Fusiliers

Non Combat Move - France
            2 Artillerys, 6 Fusilierss, 1 Howitzer and 1 Hussars moved from Hollande to Flanders
            2 Chasseurss and 2 Fusilierss moved from Champagne to Flanders
            1 Hussars moved from Flanders to Champagne
            1 Horse_Artillery moved from Champagne to Flanders
            1 Artillery moved from Champagne to Flanders
            1 Fusiliers moved from Cologne to Champagne
            1 Artillery moved from Champagne to Flanders
            1 Artillery moved from Champagne to Flanders
            3 Chasseurss and 2 Fusilierss moved from Orleanais to Champagne
            1 Barque and 1 Ney moved from SZ82 to SZ79
            1 Ney moved from SZ79 to Albania
            1 Barque and 1 Brigantine moved from SZ54 to SZ49

Place Units - France
            2 Fusilierss placed in Orleanais
            1 Battleship and 2 Brigantines placed in SZ34

Turn Complete - France
            France collect 55 PUs; end with 55 PUs total
            Objective Balancing Convoy Income for balanced game: France met a national objective for an additional -6 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Territory Summary for France :

SZ79 : 1 flag, 1 Barque
    SZ49 : 1 flag, 1 Barque and 1 Brigantine
    Picardy : 1 flag, 6 Dragoonss, 4 Horse_Artillerys and 3 Hussarss
    Albania : 1 flag, 1 Ney
    Languedoc : 1 flag, 1 Artillery, 2 Fusilierss, 3 Grenadierss, 2 Horse_Artillerys and 1 Marines
    Flanders : 1 flag, 5 Artillerys, 2 Chasseurss, 8 Fusilierss, 1 Horse_Artillery and 1 Howitzer
    Egypt : 1 flag
    SZ34 : 1 flag, 1 Barque, 3 Battleships, 5 Brigantines, 3 Corvettes and 1 Cutter
    Cologne : 1 flag
    Orleanais : 1 flag, 1 Capital, 2 Fusilierss and 1 Mortella_Tower
    SZ38 : 1 flag, 1 Cutter
    Sinai : 1 flag
    Hollande : 1 flag
    Provence : 1 flag
    SZ73 : 1 flag, 1 Brigantine
    Brittany : 1 flag, 2 Chasseurss, 2 Fusilierss, 1 General and 2 Mariness
    Champagne : 1 flag, 1 Artillery, 3 Chasseurss, 1 Fortress, 3 Fusilierss and 1 Hussars

Production/PUs Summary :

France : 55 / 49
    UnitedKingdom : 45 / 43
    Spain : 41 / 31
    KingdomOfPrussia : 25 / 29
    Sweden : 19 / 24
    AustrianEmpire : 27 / 29
    OttomanEmpire : 37 / 39
    Russia : 38 / 38

@pug6000:

Best Ottoman opening I encountered so far. I had something similar in mind, but never had the chance to try it, as people always chose the French side I play the English side.

Pug

What do people normally do with the Ottomans? This my first game so I have no frame of reference.

I am curious how Ottomans will continue with Russia having no problems with Sweden anymore.

I am curious, too. I foresee a fighting withdrawal.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires, version: 4.0.7

Game History

Round :4

Combat Move - Spain
            2 Artillerys moved from Oporto to Algarve
            2 Dragoonss and 2 Hussarss moved from New Castille to Algarve
            2 Mariness moved from Tangiers to SZ53
            1 Cuirassiers moved from Tangiers to Oran
            1 Fusiliers and 1 Howitzer moved from Andalusia to SZ53
            2 Barques, 1 Fusiliers, 1 Howitzer and 2 Mariness moved from SZ53 to SZ55
            1 Fusiliers, 1 Howitzer and 2 Mariness moved from SZ55 to Oran
            1 Artillery and 1 Chasseurs moved from Andalusia to Algarve

Purchase Units - Spain
            Spain buy 1 Battleship, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Marines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - Spain
            Battle in Algarve
                Spain attack with 3 Artillerys, 1 Chasseurs, 2 Dragoonss and 2 Hussarss
                Neutral defend with 4 Chasseurss
                    Spain roll dice for 3 Artillerys, 1 Chasseurs, 2 Dragoonss and 2 Hussarss in Algarve, round 1 :  3/1 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 4 Chasseurss in Algarve, round 1 :  2/0 hits
                    3 Chasseurss owned by the Neutral and 2 Hussarss owned by the Spain lost in Algarve
                    Spain roll dice for 3 Artillerys, 1 Chasseurs and 2 Dragoonss in Algarve, round 2 :  2/1 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Chasseurs in Algarve, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 Chasseurs owned by the Neutral lost in Algarve
                Spain win, taking Algarve from Neutral with 3 Artillerys, 1 Chasseurs and 2 Dragoonss remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Neutral: 4 Chasseurss
                Casualties for Spain: 2 Hussarss
            Battle in Oran
                Spain attack with 1 Cuirassiers, 1 Fusiliers, 1 Howitzer and 2 Mariness
                Neutral defend with 1 Fusiliers
                    Spain roll dice for 1 Cuirassiers, 1 Fusiliers, 1 Howitzer and 2 Mariness in Oran, round 1 :  2/0 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Fusiliers in Oran, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 Fusiliers owned by the Neutral and 1 Fusiliers owned by the Spain lost in Oran
                Spain win, taking Oran from Neutral with 1 Cuirassiers, 1 Howitzer and 2 Mariness remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Neutral: 1 Fusiliers
                Casualties for Spain: 1 Fusiliers

Non Combat Move - Spain
            1 General moved from Andalusia to SZ53
            1 Barque and 1 General moved from SZ53 to SZ54
            1 General moved from SZ54 to Tangiers
            1 Corvette and 1 Cutter moved from SZ54 to SZ55
            1 Brigantine, 1 Cutter and 1 Frigate moved from SZ49 to SZ54
            1 Brigantine, 1 Corvette and 1 Cutter moved from SZ46 to SZ40

Place Units - Spain
            1 Battleship placed in SZ54
            1 Fusiliers and 1 Marines placed in Tangiers

Turn Complete - Spain
            Spain collect 43 PUs; end with 43 PUs total
            Objective Balancing Convoy Income for balanced game: Spain met a national objective for an additional -10 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Territory Summary for Spain :

Tangiers : 1 flag, 1 Fusiliers, 1 General and 1 Marines
    SZ40 : 1 flag, 1 Brigantine, 1 Corvette and 1 Cutter
    Algarve : 1 flag, 3 Artillerys, 1 Chasseurs and 2 Dragoonss
    Oran : 1 flag, 1 Cuirassiers, 1 Howitzer and 2 Mariness
    Alemtejo : 1 flag
    Oporto : 1 flag
    SZ54 : 1 flag, 1 Barque, 1 Battleship, 1 Brigantine, 1 Cutter and 1 Frigate
    SZ55 : 1 flag, 2 Barques, 1 Corvette and 1 Cutter
    Andalusia : 1 flag, 1 General
    New Castille : 1 flag, 1 Capital and 1 Mortella_Tower

Production/PUs Summary :

France : 52 / 49
    UnitedKingdom : 51 / 47
    Spain : 43 / 33
    KingdomOfPrussia : 25 / 29
    Sweden : 19 / 24
    AustrianEmpire : 28 / 29
    OttomanEmpire : 37 / 39
    Russia : 38 / 38

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires, version: 4.0.7

Game History

Round :4

Combat Move - Sweden
            2 Brigantines, 3 Cutters and 1 Frigate moved from SZ6 to SZ4
            1 Battleship and 1 Cutter moved from SZ7 to SZ4

Purchase Units - Sweden
            Sweden buy 1 Cutter, 1 Frigate and 1 Marines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - Sweden
            Battle in SZ4
                Sweden attack with 1 Battleship, 2 Brigantines, 4 Cutters and 1 Frigate
                KingdomOfPrussia defend with 1 Cutter
                    Sweden roll dice for 1 Battleship, 2 Brigantines, 4 Cutters and 1 Frigate in SZ4, round 1 :  3/1 hits
                    KingdomOfPrussia roll dice for 1 Cutter in SZ4, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 Cutter owned by the KingdomOfPrussia lost in SZ4
                Sweden win with 1 Battleship, 2 Brigantines, 4 Cutters and 1 Frigate remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for KingdomOfPrussia: 1 Cutter

Non Combat Move - Sweden
            2 Barques moved from SZ7 to SZ6

Place Units - Sweden
            1 Cutter and 1 Frigate placed in SZ6
            1 Marines placed in Svealand

Turn Complete - Sweden
            Sweden collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs total

Territory Summary for Sweden :

Norvege : 1 flag
    Lappland : 1 flag, 1 Dragoons and 1 Horse_Artillery
    Bohus : 1 flag, 1 Artillery, 1 Chasseurs, 1 Fortress and 1 Marines
    Svealand : 1 flag, 1 Capital, 1 Marines and 1 Mortella_Tower
    Jutland : 1 flag, 2 Artillerys, 3 Chasseurss, 1 Dragoons, 2 Fortresss, 2 Grenadierss and 1 Howitzer
    Skane : 1 flag, 1 General
    SZ6 : 1 flag, 3 Barques, 1 Cutter and 1 Frigate
    SZ8 : 1 flag
    SZ4 : 1 flag, 1 Battleship, 2 Brigantines, 4 Cutters and 1 Frigate
    Holstein : 1 flag, 3 Fortresss and 2 Fusilierss
    Ostra Gotaland : 1 flag, 2 Chasseurss, 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness

Production/PUs Summary :

France : 52 / 49
    UnitedKingdom : 51 / 47
    Spain : 43 / 33
    KingdomOfPrussia : 25 / 25
    Sweden : 19 / 19
    AustrianEmpire : 28 / 29
    OttomanEmpire : 37 / 39
    Russia : 38 / 38

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires, version: 4.0.7

Game History

Round :4

Combat Move - OttomanEmpire
            1 Artillery, 1 Dragoons, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Horse_Artillery moved from Jordan to Midian

Purchase Units - OttomanEmpire
            OttomanEmpire buy 1 Barque, 1 Chasseurs, 3 Mariness and 1 Mortars; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - OttomanEmpire
            Battle in Midian
                OttomanEmpire attack with 1 Artillery, 1 Dragoons, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Horse_Artillery
                Neutral defend with 1 Fusiliers
                    OttomanEmpire roll dice for 1 Artillery, 1 Dragoons, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Horse_Artillery in Midian, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    Neutral roll dice for 1 Fusiliers in Midian, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 Fusiliers owned by the Neutral lost in Midian
                OttomanEmpire win, taking Midian from Neutral with 1 Artillery, 1 Dragoons, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Horse_Artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Neutral: 1 Fusiliers

Non Combat Move - OttomanEmpire
            1 Fusiliers moved from Tarsus to Lazes
            1 Artillery, 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness moved from Moldavia to SZ93
            1 Artillery, 2 Barques, 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness moved from SZ93 to SZ84
            1 Artillery, 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness moved from SZ84 to Constantinople
            1 Cutter moved from SZ92 to SZ84
            1 Dragoons and 1 Horse_Artillery moved from Wallachia to Bulgaria
            1 Horse_Artillery moved from Wallachia to Serbia
            1 Chasseurs and 1 Fusiliers moved from Moldavia to Bulgaria
            1 Chasseurs, 1 Fusiliers and 1 General moved from Serbia to Bulgaria
            3 Chasseurss and 2 Fusilierss moved from Serbia to Wallachia
            1 Fusiliers moved from Transylvania to Wallachia
            1 Fusiliers moved from Transylvania to Wallachia
            2 Artillerys moved from Transylvania to Wallachia
            1 Chasseurs and 2 Fusilierss moved from Transylvania to Serbia
            1 Chasseurs, 1 Fusiliers and 2 Howitzers moved from Bosnia to Serbia

Place Units - OttomanEmpire
            1 Barque placed in SZ84
            1 Chasseurs, 3 Mariness and 1 Mortars placed in Constantinople
            OttomanEmpire undo move 2.
            1 Chasseurs placed in Bulgaria
            3 Mariness and 1 Mortars placed in Constantinople

Turn Complete - OttomanEmpire
            OttomanEmpire collect 38 PUs; end with 38 PUs total

Territory Summary for OttomanEmpire :

Wallachia : 1 flag, 2 Artillerys, 3 Chasseurss, 4 Fusilierss and 1 Horse_Artillery
    SZ98 : 1 flag
    Midian : 1 flag, 1 Artillery, 1 Dragoons, 1 Fusiliers and 1 Horse_Artillery
    Lazes : 1 flag, 5 Fusilierss
    Transylvania : 1 flag
    SZ84 : 1 flag, 4 Barques, 1 Brigantine, 3 Cutters and 2 Frigates
    Constantinople : 1 flag, 1 Artillery, 1 Capital, 1 Fortress, 2 Fusilierss, 6 Mariness and 1 Mortars
    Serbia : 1 flag, 2 Chasseurss, 3 Fusilierss, 1 Horse_Artillery and 2 Howitzers
    Jordan : 1 flag
    Bulgaria : 1 flag, 3 Chasseurss, 1 Dragoons, 2 Fusilierss, 1 General and 1 Horse_Artillery
    Syria : 1 flag
    Anatolia : 1 flag, 1 Mortella_Tower
    Thessaly : 1 flag, 1 Fortress

Production/PUs Summary :

France : 52 / 49
    UnitedKingdom : 51 / 47
    Spain : 43 / 33
    KingdomOfPrussia : 25 / 25
    Sweden : 19 / 19
    AustrianEmpire : 28 / 28
    OttomanEmpire : 38 / 38
    Russia : 38 / 38

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires, version: 4.0.7

Game History

Round :5

Combat Move - France
            2 Mariness moved from Brittany to SZ34
            1 Fusiliers moved from Brittany to SZ34
            1 Barque, 1 Battleship, 1 Brigantine, 1 Fusiliers and 2 Mariness moved from SZ34 to SZ30
            1 Fusiliers moved from SZ30 to North Wales
                  France take North Wales from UnitedKingdom
            2 Mariness moved from SZ30 to Leinster

Purchase Units - France
            France buy 4 Chasseurss, 1 Corvette, 2 Cutters and 2 Fusilierss; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - France
            Battle in Leinster
                France attack with 2 Mariness
                UnitedKingdom defend with 1 Marines
                    France roll dice for 1 Battleship in Leinster, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 Marines owned by the UnitedKingdom lost in Leinster
                France win, taking Leinster from UnitedKingdom with 2 Mariness remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for UnitedKingdom: 1 Marines

Non Combat Move - France
            1 Cutter moved from SZ38 to SZ33
            1 Battleship, 2 Brigantines and 1 Cutter moved from SZ34 to SZ33
            1 Battleship and 3 Corvettes moved from SZ34 to SZ36
            1 Brigantine moved from SZ34 to SZ33
            1 Brigantine moved from SZ34 to SZ36
            1 Barque and 1 Brigantine moved from SZ49 to SZ44
            1 Barque moved from SZ79 to SZ83
            1 Ney moved from Albania to Hellas
            1 Brigantine moved from SZ73 to SZ80
            1 Horse_Artillery and 3 Hussarss moved from Picardy to Brittany
            5 Artillerys, 2 Chasseurss, 8 Fusilierss, 1 Horse_Artillery and 1 Howitzer moved from Flanders to Champagne
            6 Dragoonss and 3 Horse_Artillerys moved from Picardy to Champagne
            2 Fusilierss moved from Orleanais to Champagne
            2 Horse_Artillerys moved from Languedoc to Champagne
            1 Artillery, 2 Fusilierss, 3 Grenadierss and 1 Marines moved from Languedoc to Burgundy

Place Units - France
            4 Chasseurss and 2 Fusilierss placed in Orleanais
            1 Corvette and 2 Cutters placed in SZ36

Turn Complete - France
            France collect 55 PUs; end with 55 PUs total
            Objective Balancing Convoy Income for balanced game: France met a national objective for an additional -6 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Territory Summary for France :

SZ80 : 1 flag, 1 Brigantine
    North Wales : 1 flag, 1 Fusiliers
    SZ44 : 1 flag, 1 Barque and 1 Brigantine
    Burgundy : 1 flag, 1 Artillery, 2 Fusilierss, 3 Grenadierss and 1 Marines
    SZ83 : 1 flag, 1 Barque
    Flanders : 1 flag
    Egypt : 1 flag
    SZ33 : 1 flag, 1 Battleship, 3 Brigantines and 2 Cutters
    Orleanais : 1 flag, 1 Capital, 4 Chasseurss, 2 Fusilierss and 1 Mortella_Tower
    Sinai : 1 flag
    SZ36 : 1 flag, 1 Battleship, 1 Brigantine, 4 Corvettes and 2 Cutters
    SZ30 : 1 flag, 1 Barque, 1 Battleship and 1 Brigantine
    Provence : 1 flag
    SZ73 : 1 flag
    Leinster : 1 flag, 2 Mariness
    Brittany : 1 flag, 2 Chasseurss, 1 Fusiliers, 1 General, 1 Horse_Artillery and 3 Hussarss
    Champagne : 1 flag, 6 Artillerys, 5 Chasseurss, 6 Dragoonss, 1 Fortress, 13 Fusilierss, 6 Horse_Artillerys, 1 Howitzer and 1 Hussars
    Hellas : 1 flag, 1 Ney

Production/PUs Summary :

France : 55 / 49
    UnitedKingdom : 48 / 47
    Spain : 43 / 33
    KingdomOfPrussia : 25 / 25
    Sweden : 19 / 19
    AustrianEmpire : 28 / 28
    OttomanEmpire : 37 / 38
    Russia : 39 / 39

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Napoleonic Empires, version: 4.0.7

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Spain
            Spain buy 1 Barque, 1 Frigate and 2 Mariness; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Non Combat Move - Spain
            1 Brigantine, 1 Corvette and 1 Cutter moved from SZ40 to SZ36
            2 Dragoonss moved from Algarve to Murcia
            3 Artillerys and 1 Chasseurs moved from Algarve to Andalusia
            1 Corvette and 1 Cutter moved from SZ55 to SZ58
            1 Cutter moved from SZ54 to SZ57
            1 Battleship, 1 Brigantine and 1 Frigate moved from SZ54 to SZ58
            1 Fusiliers moved from Tangiers to SZ54
            1 Barque and 1 Fusiliers moved from SZ54 to SZ57
            1 Marines moved from Tangiers to Oran
            1 Barque moved from SZ55 to SZ54
            1 Cuirassiers moved from Oran to SZ55
            1 Barque and 1 Cuirassiers moved from SZ55 to SZ58

Place Units - Spain
            1 Barque and 1 Frigate placed in SZ54
            2 Mariness placed in Tangiers

Turn Complete - Spain
            Spain collect 43 PUs; end with 44 PUs total
            Objective Balancing Convoy Income for balanced game: Spain met a national objective for an additional -10 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Territory Summary for Spain :

Tangiers : 1 flag, 1 General and 2 Mariness
    Algarve : 1 flag
    Oran : 1 flag, 1 Howitzer and 3 Mariness
    Murcia : 1 flag, 2 Dragoonss
    Alemtejo : 1 flag
    Oporto : 1 flag
    SZ36 : 1 flag, 1 Brigantine, 1 Corvette and 1 Cutter
    SZ54 : 1 flag, 2 Barques and 1 Frigate
    SZ57 : 1 flag, 1 Barque, 1 Cutter and 1 Fusiliers
    SZ58 : 1 flag, 1 Barque, 1 Battleship, 1 Brigantine, 1 Corvette, 1 Cuirassiers, 1 Cutter and 1 Frigate
    Andalusia : 1 flag, 3 Artillerys, 1 Chasseurs and 1 General
    New Castille : 1 flag, 1 Capital and 1 Mortella_Tower

Production/PUs Summary :

France : 43 / 49
    UnitedKingdom : 54 / 50
    Spain : 43 / 34
    KingdomOfPrussia : 25 / 25
    Sweden : 19 / 19
    AustrianEmpire : 30 / 28
    OttomanEmpire : 37 / 38
    Russia : 39 / 39

u505 is putting up one hell of a fight!

@Veqryn:

u505 is putting up one hell of a fight!

Well, this IS a game of military conquest. Nobody wins by defending.  :-D

@pug6000:

I want opponents, not victims! So this is like it should be  :-)

Some interesting ideas on his side.

As I am new to this game, I think I made some strategic errors early, but I’ve been saved from an embarrassing defeat by good dice in the mass attacks against individual unit battles.

Unfortunately, as I have been spending the whole night polishing off a bottle of 100 proof vodka, I’m not in any shape to make any moves right now(typing this post has taken me 20 minutes already). The battle resumes after a good nights rest. Back in 8 hours or so.

@pug6000:

Some interesting ideas on his side.

list them…

napoleonic doesn’t see enough original plays…