L24 BM FlyingBadger (Axis) vs Zarhunter (Allies+15) #5

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Game History

Round: 6

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 2 destroyers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Kansu
              Japanese take Tsagaan Olom from Russians
        1 fighter moved from Yunnan to 41 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Yunnan to 42 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Malaya to Sumatra
        1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 33 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 34 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 22 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 17 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 23 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Japan to 33 Sea Zone
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Malaya to 33 Sea Zone

    Combat - Japanese
        Americans scrambles 3 units out of Caroline Islands to defend against the attack in 33 Sea Zone
        Battle in 41 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 transport
            British defend with 1 transport
            Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for British: 1 transport
        Battle in Sumatra
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 1 infantry
            Japanese win, taking Sumatra from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
        Battle in 42 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
            Americans defend with 1 submarine
            Japanese win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Americans with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
        Battle in Kansu
            Japanese attack with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            Chinese defend with 1 fighter
            Japanese win, taking Kansu from Chinese with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter
        Battle in 33 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 1 bomber, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 8 fighters, 4 submarines and 7 tactical_bombers
            Americans defend with 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports; ANZAC defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
            Units damaged: 2 carriers owned by the Americans and 1 battleship owned by the Americans
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
            Japanese win with 2 battleships, 1 bomber, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 7 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 142
            Casualties for Japanese: 3 destroyers, 3 fighters and 4 submarines
            Casualties for Americans: 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Marianas
        4 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to Marianas
        2 fighters moved from 33 Sea Zone to Marianas
        1 transport moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Jehol
        1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from Amur to Ulaanbaatar
        2 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar
        1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
        1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
        1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
        1 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow
        1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Shantung to Kweichow
        1 armour moved from Hunan to Yunnan
        1 aaGun moved from Hopei to Anhwe
        1 mech_infantry moved from Malaya to Yunnan
        1 marine moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
        1 marine and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from 37 Sea Zone to Malaya
        2 transports moved from 35 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Sumatra to 37 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Shantung
        1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Malaya
        3 fighters placed in Japan
        2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 6 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 65 PUs; end with 65 PUs
        Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 68 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs

@zarhunter said in L24 BM FlyingBadger (Axis) vs Zarhunter (Allies+15) #5:

Scramble?

Yes, all 3.
Let me choose the Italian casualties please, I may make different decisions depending on how the dice land.

another pacific fleet pathing error, I lose more games that way and I just cant seem to fix that oversight.

It can be difficult to anticipate all the possible air units which can be brought into an attack when there are lots of islands and carriers around as potential landing spots. I’ve lost many a USN fleet in the Pacific because I failed to account fully for all the Japanese air units. You can always use a Local Game, to skip through to the opponeents turn and play around with their units to see what is possible.

The Caroline Islands are a double edged sword, they are a powrful central location which give attack options across a very wide area, but this also means that they can be attacked from a lot of places too. Both the Axis and Allies have adjacent islands which can be used to land the air units which start closeby, freeing up the carriers to pick up planes coming from far away.

Casualties:

• Damage Battleship
• Lose the Sub
• Lose 1 Destroyer

@zarhunter Yes, that selection of casualties is what I would choose.
Carry on the battle to conclusion, order of loss is:

• Cruisers
• Battleship
• Fighters

@FlyingBadger Actually, one slight alteration. Keep 1 destroyer and lose a cruiser instead.

@FlyingBadger Then the subsequent order of loss is:

• Destroyer
• Cruiser
• Battleship
• Fighters

41210_round6_italy.tsvg

Game History

Round: 6

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 fighter and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from Bulgaria to Caucasus
        2 armour moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
        1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
              Italians take Iraq from British

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Caucasus
            Italians attack with 2 armour and 1 bomber
            British defend with 1 armour
                Italians roll dice for 2 armour and 1 bomber in Caucasus, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour in Caucasus, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Italians lost in Caucasus
                1 armour owned by the British lost in Caucasus
            Italians win, taking Caucasus from Russians with 1 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Italians: 1 armour
            Casualties for British: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        3 aaGuns, 4 artilleries, 10 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
        1 bomber moved from Caucasus to Southern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
        1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
        Italians collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs
        Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 0.33
Russians regular : 0.50

@zarhunter I assumed no scamble as there were 9 escorting fighters against the 2 potential Soviet interceptors. However, if you would have wanted to have intercepted then we can roll for those and edit the results.

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Game History

Round: 7

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 59 PUs; 
        Germans buy 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 armour moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
              Germans take Smolensk from Russians
        1 armour moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
        1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Bryansk
        4 bombers and 9 fighters moved from Bryansk to Russia
        1 infantry and 7 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Tambov
        9 armour and 12 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Volgograd

    Combat - Germans
        Air Battle in Russia
            Germans attacks with 13 units heading to Russia
            Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
        Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Russians roll AA dice in Russia : 1/4 hits, 0.67 expected hits
            1 bomber owned by the Germans killed by AA in Russia
            Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 5,3,3 and causes: 11 damage to unit: factory_major
            Bombing raid in Russia causes 11 damage total. 
        Battle in Tambov
            Germans attack with 1 infantry and 7 tactical_bombers
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry and 7 tactical_bombers in Tambov, round 2 : 2/8 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Tambov
            Germans win, taking Tambov from Russians with 1 infantry and 7 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Volgograd
            Germans attack with 9 armour and 12 mech_infantrys
            Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 9 armour and 12 mech_infantrys in Volgograd, round 2 : 6/21 hits, 6.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
            Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 9 armour and 12 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Cleaning up after air battles

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
        7 tactical_bombers moved from Tambov to Bryansk
        3 bombers and 9 fighters moved from Russia to Bryansk
        2 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
        3 armour moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
        3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
        2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France

    Place Units - Germans
        1 fighter placed in Western Germany
        3 infantry placed in France
        2 artilleries and 1 fighter placed in Ukraine
        2 armour and 1 fighter placed in Novgorod

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 59 PUs; end with 59 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 79 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0.67
Germans regular : -2.17
Russians AA : 0.33

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Game History

Round: 7

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 carriers, 5 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Jehol to Buyant-Uhaa
              Japanese take Buyant-Uhaa from Russians
        3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to Burma
        1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Burma
            Japanese attack with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Burma, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Burma, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Burma
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Burma
            Japanese win with 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        3 fighters moved from Burma to Malaya
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Burma to 37 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Sumatra to 41 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 41 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Shan State
        1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Malaya to Shan State
        1 marine moved from Malaya to Shan State
        2 armour, 6 artilleries, 16 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Kweichow to Shan State
        1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
        1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Szechwan
        1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
        1 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Shantung to Hunan
        1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Amur
        1 mech_infantry moved from Jehol to Amur
        1 aaGun moved from Anhwe to Jehol
        1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
        3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Marianas to Philippines
        2 fighters moved from Marianas to 35 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Marianas to 35 Sea Zone
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Marianas to 6 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Marianas to Japan

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 carrier placed in 37 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Malaya
        1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Shantung
        1 carrier placed in 6 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 4 infantry placed in Japan

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 63 PUs; end with 63 PUs
        Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 66 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.33
UK_Pacific regular : 0.67

@zarhunter said in L24 BM FlyingBadger (Axis) vs Zarhunter (Allies+15) #5:

UKP has 1 less PU, I decided to repair 3 but did not want to go back and restart so I did an edit to the complex, thinking I can change the PU for UKP but it was not available, will fix it when the PU edit is showing next.

No problem.

41210_round7_italy.tsvg

Game History

Round: 7

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 airfield; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
              Italians take Northwest Persia from Russians
        1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Egypt

    Combat - Italians
        Strategic bombing raid in Egypt
                British roll AA dice in Egypt : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            Bombing raid in Egypt rolls: 8 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_minor
            Bombing raid in Egypt causes 6 damage total. 

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from Egypt to Greece
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        3 aaGuns, 4 artilleries, 10 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia

    Place Units - Italians
        1 airfield placed in Bryansk

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2,3,4,6,6
        Italians collect 7 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 12 PUs
        Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

British AA : -0.17

@zarhunter Intercept?
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never even entered my mind…

It’s not always easy to spot this. I’ve had it done to me many times. It can be particularly effective as the Italians go after the Russian, UK and US.