BotA - r2 - AmorphousCube vs. SantaClaus

Game History

Round: 10 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 5 armour, 1 fighter and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Japanese 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from South Compass Sea Zone to South Africa Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from South Africa Sea Zone to South Africa Japanese take South Africa from British 1 armour moved from Persia to Anglo Sudan Egypt Japanese take Syria Jordan from British Japanese take Anglo Sudan Egypt from British 2 infantry moved from Madagascar to West Compass Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from West Compass Sea Zone to Red Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Red Sea Zone to Italian East Africa Japanese take Italian East Africa from British 2 infantry moved from French Indo China to French Indo China Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to Red Sea Zone 2 battleships moved from South Compass Sea Zone to Red Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Red Sea Zone to Anglo Sudan Egypt 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 1 submarine moved from West Compass Sea Zone to Red Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Red Sea Zone to Caucasus 2 infantry moved from Persia to Caucasus 3 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Evenki National Okrug 1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Evenki National Okrug 1 bomber moved from India to Russia 2 infantry moved from Sinkiang to Kazakh S.S.R. 1 armour moved from India to Kazakh S.S.R. Combat - Japanese Strategic bombing raid in Russia Russians roll AA dice in Russia : 1/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits 1 bomber owned by the Japanese killed by AA in Russia Bombing raid costs 0 PUs Battle in Evenki National Okrug Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry Americans defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Evenki National Okrug, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1,00 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Evenki National Okrug, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Evenki National Okrug Japanese win, taking Evenki National Okrug from Russians with 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Battle in Kazakh S.S.R. Japanese attack with 1 armour and 2 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 armour and 2 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0,83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Kazakh S.S.R. Japanese win, taking Kazakh S.S.R. from Russians with 1 armour and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Caucasus Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry British defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0,83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Caucasus 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Caucasus Japanese win, taking Caucasus from Russians with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Evenki National Okrug to Karelia S.S.R. 1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Novosibirsk 2 armour moved from India to Novosibirsk 1 armour moved from Persia to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Japan to Novosibirsk 5 infantry moved from Manchuria to Yakut S.S.R. 2 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to French Indo China Place Units - Japanese 3 armour placed in India Japanese undo move 1. 3 armour placed in Manchuria Japanese undo move 1. 3 armour placed in India 2 armour and 1 infantry placed in Manchuria 1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 55 PUs; end with 55 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 0,33 Russians regular : 0,00 Russians AA : 0,83

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@The_Good_Captain

It took me awhile, but I see what you mean as the G1, G3, G4, G5 North Sea dice are not grossly out of whack all put together.

After the 1% G3 result, I would have continued if the prize was $5,000

We re-set, and played just for fun. G4 was lucky with 0 planes lost instead of “supposed to be” 2, which set up G5 situation.

After the 1% G5 result, I would continue if the prize was $5,000, but I’m not going to grind out a just-for-fun game trying to win, and I think it might even be insulting to continue against a strong player after losing 6/7 of your luftwaffe early in the game in that situation, to say I will show you that I can still beat you

:) :) I only post this because I think it’s fun and mutually enjoyable to talk about the game and situations we all looked at. Hope I’m not wrong.

@leemorrison You’re being polite. Yes I got my bomber and some air shot down during the first two turns but I overextended very badly with Japan, mostly because I underestimated the value the tanks would give you in terms of exploiting openings in my positions.

Tanks as reserves (all 18)…but Axis abandoning St. Lo, and, defending only the two other cities. Again the US forces got creamed on the beaches, and, the Brits. do no take Caen till turn 6 (normally a cakewalk). In turn 4 all Ge. reinforcements are used up, and, all Allies by turn 7.

By turn 7 & 8 Ge. forces are finally reduced to allow moveouts for St. Lo & Cherbough, Allied air has suffered losses, all the Ge. can hope for is to lock up US forces in battle till round 10.

Again by letting the Ge. ignore St. Lo, their forces become two armies, neither one cannot/will not usually come to the aid of the other.

Well Ge. wins this one, end of turn 10, the last Ge. defender in Cherbough, a bunker, is taken out. Game ends with about 122 points of Allies units left and 4 Ge. bunkers (here a extra unit attacking Cherbough, another bomber scoring a hit, would have made a difference). Thanks, Pellulo

Tanks as reserves, but, with Ge. abadoning Cherbough…& holding onto St. Lo & Caen only. Even with massive Ge. tanks reinforcements, you sometimees must take the risk of attacking with a pure armor force (if you wants to drive those pestsky Imperial forces off the beaches of Caen). By turn three 7 Ge. tanks attack (on three for dice roll) a combine Brit. force of 3 troopers, 4 guns, and a tank (all defend on two).

Here it would normally be a slaughter (five Allied units lost), usually the defense comes out poor, compared to the attacking Axis tanks (but the Brits. rose to the occasion with the destruction of 6 axis tanks). Not only were valuable armor lost for lower price guns & infantry, they could not be replaced. By the beginning of of turn 4 axis armor is down from orginal 23 to 6.

In turn 1 & 2 Naval shelling & bombers fail to take out allot of bunkers, it came up to turn 2 & 3 for Allies land units to take out the bulk of the bunkers.

Still Ge. reinforcements are strong, turn 4 will probably decide the game. Here the Ge. get payback by taking out 2:1 in armor (six Allies tanks for 3 Ge. tanks). By turn’s end the Brits. hold Caen, US forces just entered Cherbough (2 troopers & 2 guns vrs. 2 bunkers), and, US forces on the outskirts of St. Lo.

Can Ge. forces lock combat to contest St. Lo up to turn 10, almost all reinforcements are use up (with 12 Ge. guns & 3 tanks & 9 troopers to 16 Allied guns & 5 tanks & 20 troopers), it seems like a difficult time for the Allies & more difficulties for the Axis power.

Germany last till turn 9, even thought they still have a force outside of Caen, Allied Air power, is just to much for an attack. The Brits. for turn 9 uses up most of their remaining forces to lock in combat the Germans (to prevent any last minute do or die attacks).

The game ends with about 6 Ge. guns left, 4 bunkers left,and, the Allies with juat over hafe their Air units intact,and, about in point value 60 in land units. Thanks Pellulo
Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:22 pm

Game History

Round: 22 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 17 armour and 97 infantry moved from East Europe to Karelia S.S.R. 2 armour moved from Germany to Karelia S.S.R. 3 fighters moved from Germany to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from West Europe to Karelia S.S.R. Combat - Germans Battle in Karelia S.S.R. Germans attack with 19 armour, 4 fighters and 97 infantry British defend with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 33 infantry; Americans defend with 1 aaGun, 10 armour, 9 fighters and 48 infantry; Russians defend with 1 factory and 6 infantry 4 fighters owned by the Germans retreated 18 armour owned by the Germans retreated to East Europe Russians win with 10 armour, 1 bomber, 11 fighters and 23 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -104 Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 97 infantry Casualties for Americans: 48 infantry Casualties for Russians: 6 infantry Casualties for British: 10 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 4 fighters moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Germany 9 infantry moved from Germany to East Europe Place Units - Germans 9 infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 25 PUs; end with 26 PUs

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@Martin Yes the “miss” on my part was using Japan’s bomber offensively when it could have at least NCM’d from Manchuria -> Germany to give one more HP to the units there. That might have made some level of difference in the final fight but in hindsight, once the UK air got as many kills as it did it was unlikely that Germany was going to survive.

Good luck to you as well!

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