barnee vs VictoryFirst EXP Boxes Game 3

Game History

Round: 10

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 1 Soviet_Commisar_A2D3
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 3 guard_infantrys
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 1 1stCorps
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 3rd Corps: 1 Soviet_Commisar_A2D3 and 3 guard_infantrys
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 1st Corps: 1 Soviet_Commisar_A2D3 and 3 guard_infantrys
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 1st Corps: 1 1stCorps
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 3rd Corps: 1 3rdCorps
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Russians repair damage of 1x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 21 PUs; 0 AirLendLease; 3 TankLendLease; 
        Russians buy 1 Soviet_Commisar, 1 elite, 3 guard_infantrys and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 AirLendLease; 3 TankLendLease; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        Trigger RailMovementAutoPlaceRussians: Russians has 1 Europe_Rail and 2 Rails placed in Russia
        1 elite and 2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
        1 russian_para moved from Russia to Vologda
        1 armour moved from Urals to Vologda
        1 elite and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
        1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Tambov
            Russians attack with 1 elite and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 elite and 2 infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Tambov
                Russians roll dice for 1 elite and 1 infantry in Tambov, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Tambov, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Tambov
            Russians win, taking Tambov from Germans with 1 elite and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
        Battle in Vologda
            Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 elite, 1 infantry and 1 russian_para
            Germans defend with 2 mech_infantrys
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 elite, 1 infantry and 1 russian_para in Vologda, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 mech_infantrys in Vologda, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Vologda
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vologda
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 elite and 1 russian_para in Vologda, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Vologda, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 russian_para owned by the Russians lost in Vologda
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vologda
            Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 1 armour and 1 elite remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry and 1 russian_para
            Casualties for Germans: 2 mech_infantrys

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        Trigger RailMovementAutoPlaceRemoveRussians: has removed 1 Europe_Rail and 2 Rails owned by Russians in Russia
        1 armour moved from Volgograd to Russia
        2 Rails moved from Russia to Volgograd
        2 Rails and 2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Russia
        1 Europe_Rail moved from Russia to Buryatia
        1 Europe_Rail and 1 infantry moved from Buryatia to Russia
        1 aaGun moved from Caucasus to Volgograd

    Place Units - Russians
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 1 factory_minor
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 1 factory_major
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Changing unit bombing damage for these Russians owned units to: factory_major = 5
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 Soviet_Commisar, 1 elite and 3 guard_infantrys placed in Russia
        1 infantry placed in Volgograd
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 2nd Corps: 3 guard_infantrys
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 2nd Corps: 1 Soviet_Commisar_A2D3
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 2nd Corps: 3 guard_infantrys
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 2nd Corps: 3 armour
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 3 armour
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 1 Soviet_Commisar
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 2nd Corps: 1 Soviet_Commisar_A2D3
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 2nd Corps: 1 Soviet_Commisar_3
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from 2nd Corps: 1 2ndCorps
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 1 2ndCorps
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to 1st Army Group: 1 1stCorps, 1 2ndCorps, 1 elite, 6 guard_infantrys, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 1 1stCorps, 1 2ndCorps, 1 elite, 6 guard_infantrys and 2 mech_infantrys
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Russia: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 1 1stSovietAG
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 21 PUs; end with 21 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 1.33
Russians regular : 0.67

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@barnee Hmm, I just realized something went wrong. The Moscow apparently turned into a Minor Factory after you captured it, which I didn’t realize until now. That’s why the damage suddenly turned to 6, which I found strange. I assume upon recapture, the old damage of 8 is restored? Or is the new damage kept?

If the damage goes back to 8, I have to change my buy so that I can repair more. If not, then my turn is correct.

@barnee Hehe no worries :) I understand the confusion, as it might look like the increased IPC values for the islands count as a sort of bonus. But they actually replace the original IPC values, without changing a nation’s starting income.

That’s also why Japan can have less income than its capital territory. Their starting islands are worth nothing to them, but once they are captured, they reduce Japan’s income and increase the conqueror’s income.

Lol I also learned a new rule. That France is included when tallying the total Allied income level. I find that counter-intuitive because their capital is captured so they don’t generate any income at all, but apparently, it is still included.

So that means the Allied total IPC value is not 187, but 194 due to the extra 7 IPCs from the French… so this game has now ended in an Allied Economic Victory!

@barnee

Lol I’ve also reached the max 😂

Yeah the capture of Moscow was less lethal than I thought. You really needed to roll super well, so that you could take it with enough stuff so that I couldn’t recapture.

I think the frequent poor dice for Japan played a big role in the defeat of the Axis. Like that +10 and +6 for the Americans was just insane. I believe you still had a way to come back after that defeat in SZ 6. If you spent that turn all money on navy and bought 4 DD and 2 CA, instead of just 2 CA, I would only have had a 30% for my second attack on SZ 6, which I would probably not have done. Then a considerable part of your navy would survive, and then I am not so sure the game would end in an Allied victory. The Allies would be caught up with Japan for several more rounds, which means Germany would have all the opportunity to make a big attack against the Russians.

Yeah this is my first victory! I REALLY enjoyed this game! It’s just indescribable in words how cool of an experience it is to play this game. The “dopamine hit” when playing is unmatched by any other version of A&A. Each theater has been a tense fight. Egypt and the Middle East have been under pressure during the whole game. I’ve been constantly scratching my head about what best to do with the Russians, to slow down the Germans as much as possible, and also to be sure Moscow doesn’t fall. At some point, I had a dilemma with the US whether to continue the pressure against Japan or take it down a bit and start dealing with the U-boat threat, which is always a very tough decision. And during the Moscow battle, I was sweating!

Thank you very much for playing, and I am looking forward to the rematch :)