FlyingBadger (Axis) vs CDS (Allies) - PtV

cds

@flyingbadger said in FlyingBadger (Axis) vs CDS (Allies) - PtV:

@cds I’m assuming you’ve played quite a few games of it. Just thought I’d see if you had any valuable nuggets for sharing. Do you think it favours a side? Any ideas on how to wear down Russia now it has more resources? Are battleships with buying now? Best places for Japan to place ICs? Is there anything useful that can be done with Russia’s navy?

I hope you understood my explanation?! I can only tell you what I have learned over the years, and some people play different and have succes doing so, but with these guide lines you could be pretty succesfull in games (G40/PtV)

FlyingBadger

@cds Yes, thanks. Your are good at explaining the finer points, saying why something is a good idea rather than just stating what to do.

I had been thinking that the Russian marine might be an interesting and cheap move, is only to make the German player have to account for it.

In my have against malmessi he is crushing into Persia with Italy, Germany and Japan. Maybe this encircling of Russia is a good strategy for Axis, although I am hardly a high bar to test against.

cds

@flyingbadger

You always need to take in account what someone could buy the next turn, already has to its disposal… For example when you are UK London, always be prepared for a Sea Lion, but also dont invest too much units into the defense of it, because that will give the Axis freedom in other theatres, like f.e. Egypt… The best is a 90% defense at any point during the game… Also think about other means of defense when you see your opponent undertaking a Sea Lion, f.e. look at its fleet and find the weakest link in it… If it doesnt have a destroyer, you could build subs with uk, together with the scramble annihilate its fleet during the amphibious assault…

Another pointer I want to give you is:

If you read the rules, the U.S. is restricted to certain movement on the European theatre, when not at war… But the rules do allow you to move into sz105… You need to ask yourself, why do they let you move there?! And what are the benefits of that seazone… Well if you have fully loaded AC, they can fly from sz105 to London when its treatened by Germany… Also it gives you the movement to attack GIB when its Axis occupied, you can land on the AC after the attack… You cant do all these things when you stay in sz104…

So really know the game inside out, and youll really get the full experience of playing it…

FlyingBadger

@cds I really love that tip about defence, I think I am too conservative and try to get 100% defence, but that obviously comes at a cost in some way. Need to get more aggressive, if nothing else it leads to faster games!

Thanks for the advice on the US in the Atlantic. The Pacific is trickier as there are more variables, but what strategy do you like for the US fleets in the Pacific? The Caroline Islands seem like a poisoned chalice, can get everywhere but can have a lot converge on there quickly too. Is it better be aggressive, maybe losing fleets but wearing them down? Or stay conservative, perhaps at Hawaii, threatening Japan’s capital and being ready to reinforce Australia?

cds

@flyingbadger

It really depends on wether you are playing KGF or KJF as a strategy…

If you play KGF, the conservative way you wrote about is pretty good… Keep Hawai and Australia save…
If you play KJF, the best way is to be very agressive…

I like to keep my fleet in the first rounds at sz11, because from there you can go either KGF or KJF… All depends on which politcal mistakes, or strategy your opponent makes…

When you feel secure in the Atlantic (London), and Japan really is agressive towards the Islands in early in the game, you can better go directly towards Japan, because Japans fleet is more then likely scattered across the map, and is sometimes not within reach of Japan itself… Even if Japan is unobtainable, your secondary goal (which is) Korea can be taken… Korea and the occupation of sz6/7 is a very good position for the U.S. fleet… When you have taken Korea, you can build a IC/airbase (perhaps a harbor) there… Always try to secure Korea with either the Russian forces or a lot of ftr’s as follow up (trough Hawai or directly on sz7 ac’s)… That way you could retreat your fleet when it becomes threatened, but keep Korea… In the meantime Anzac and UK pac can take back Islands in the Pacific… Its a risky move when not executed well, but if done right you can really hurt Japan…

cds

@flyingbadger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE_jX9E40M0

cds

@flyingbadger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yph7j9sugqs

Its in dutch, but look at 1.04.00 and youll see what the russians did to stop the blitzkrieg…

FlyingBadger

@cds said in FlyingBadger (Axis) vs CDS (Allies) - PtV:

@flyingbadger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE_jX9E40M0

Guderian and his Actung Panzer! did revolutionise land warfare in 1940. Everyone else was still using tanks to support infantry, be used mechanised infantry to support tanks.

FlyingBadger

@cds said in FlyingBadger (Axis) vs CDS (Allies) - PtV:

@flyingbadger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yph7j9sugqs

Its in dutch, but look at 1.04.00 and youll see what the russians did to stop the blitzkrieg…

Just use more bodies until it slows then down… a little different from the steel rather than flesh approach of the Brits and Yanks. Stalin never seemed too bothered my the body count.

cds

@flyingbadger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jR4PGoOOY

This is a good movie to see what the Japanese plans were with the Navy and what their goals were doing so… It starts at 2.20…

FlyingBadger

TripleA Move Summary: Italians round 5

TripleA Move Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.0.0

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 artillery and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
        1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Albania
        2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Albania
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Albania
        1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Albania
        1 artillery moved from Libya to Tobruk
        1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        6 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Savegame

FlyingBadger

@cds Scramble?

cds

@flyingbadger

No scramble

FlyingBadger

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.0.0

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 artillery and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
        1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Albania
        2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Albania
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Albania
        1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Albania
        1 artillery moved from Libya to Tobruk
        1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        6 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Albania
            Italians attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 mech_infantry
            British defend with 1 artillery
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 mech_infantry in Albania, round 2 : 2/1 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery in Albania, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Italians and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in Albania
            Italians win with 1 bomber and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
            Casualties for Italians: 1 mech_infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery
        Battle in Bulgaria
            Italians attack with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            British defend with 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Bulgaria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 infantry in Bulgaria, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Bulgaria
            Italians win, taking Bulgaria from British with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Albania to Southern Italy
        2 aaGuns moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6,2,4,6,2,3,4,5,2,6,6,3
        Italians collect 4 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 4 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 0.00
British regular : 0.33

Savegame

cds

TripleA Turn Summary: ANZAC round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.0.0

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
        1 artillery moved from Queensland to South Australia
        2 infantry moved from Queensland to South Australia
        2 armour moved from New South Wales to Queensland
        3 infantry moved from Southern Persia to Baluchistan
        1 infantry moved from Iraq to Southern Persia

    Place Units - ANZAC
        3 infantry placed in New South Wales
        3 infantry placed in Southern Persia

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 15 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 18 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

cds

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.0.0

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia
        1 artillery moved from Queensland to South Australia
        2 infantry moved from Queensland to South Australia
        2 armour moved from New South Wales to Queensland
        3 infantry moved from Southern Persia to Baluchistan
        1 infantry moved from Iraq to Southern Persia

    Place Units - ANZAC
        3 infantry placed in New South Wales
        3 infantry placed in Southern Persia

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 15 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 18 PUs

    Combat Move - French

    Non Combat Move - French
        1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
        1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
        2 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 destroyer moved from 94 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

FlyingBadger

TripleA Move Summary: Germans round 6

TripleA Move Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.0.0

Game History

Round: 6

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 2 armour, 12 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        3 fighters moved from France to Southern France
        1 bomber moved from France to Southern France
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern France
        2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Southern France
        1 fighter moved from Germany to Southern France
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Leningrad to Novgorod
        1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Southern Belarus
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Southern Belarus
        2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Novgorod
        1 artillery moved from Archangel to Leningrad
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Leningrad
        2 infantry moved from France to Southern France
        1 submarine moved from 128 Sea Zone to 130 Sea Zone
        8 armour and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
        5 artilleries and 24 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
        1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
        1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

Savegame

FlyingBadger

@flyingbadger Scramble?

cds

@flyingbadger

No scramble

FlyingBadger

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 6

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.0.0

Game History

Round: 6

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 2 armour, 12 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        3 fighters moved from France to Southern France
        1 bomber moved from France to Southern France
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern France
        2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Southern France
        1 fighter moved from Germany to Southern France
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Leningrad to Novgorod
        1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Southern Belarus
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Southern Belarus
        2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Novgorod
        1 artillery moved from Archangel to Leningrad
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Leningrad
        2 infantry moved from France to Southern France
        1 submarine moved from 128 Sea Zone to 130 Sea Zone
        8 armour and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Eastern Poland
        5 artilleries and 24 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
        1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
        1 submarine moved from 109 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Strategic bombing raid in Southern France
                Americans roll AA dice in Southern France : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            Bombing raid in Southern France rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_minor
            Bombing raid in Southern France causes 5 damage total. 
        Battle in Southern France
            Germans attack with 6 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Americans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans roll dice for 6 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Southern France, round 2 : 5/1 hits, 4.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Americans lost in Southern France
            Germans win, taking Southern France from Americans with 6 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Americans: 1 mech_infantry
        Battle in Southern Belarus
            Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Southern Belarus, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Southern Belarus, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Southern Belarus
            Germans win, taking Southern Belarus from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Novgorod
            Germans attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Novgorod, round 2 : 2/0 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Novgorod, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Novgorod
            Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Leningrad
        2 fighters moved from Novgorod to Leningrad
        1 aaGun moved from Northern Belarus to Leningrad
        3 aaGuns moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
        3 fighters moved from Southern France to France
        3 fighters moved from Southern France to Western Germany
        1 bomber moved from Southern France to Western Germany
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern France to Western Germany
        6 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Denmark
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern France to France

    Place Units - Germans
        2 armour, 6 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
        3 infantry placed in France
        3 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,4,3,6,3,3,3,3,2,1,5,5
        Germans collect 50 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 50 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -0.33
Americans AA : -0.17
Russians regular : 0.00
Germans regular : 0.50

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FlyingBadger (Axis) vs CDS (Allies) - PtV

TripleA Move Summary: Italians round 5

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 5

TripleA Turn Summary: ANZAC round 5

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 5

TripleA Move Summary: Germans round 6

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 6

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