Best posts made by ArtofWar1947

@Gorshak

Thanks for the heads up. No rush; enjoy the weekend.

@Culann

Royal navy takes out both German subs without further loses.

Also, restored 1 ipc to UK treasury, because convoy loses in 109 are now 0, not 1.

@Culann

Thanks for another interesting and challenging game. I enjoyed the quick pace and the novel problems you posed.

@Stucifer

Please move the UK AA from Egypt to A-E Sudan. Thanks.

@Stucifer

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Did not scramble to defend SZ 50 because of the overwhelming odds.

@Stucifer

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Game History

Round: 6

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 mech_infantry moved from Queensland to Western Australia
              ANZAC take Western Australia from Japanese

    Combat - ANZAC

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 6 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales
        2 fighters moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone

    Place Units - ANZAC
        2 infantry placed in New South Wales
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from 27 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser
        EDIT: Adding units owned by ANZAC to 54 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 64 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3,1,3
        ANZAC collect 7 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 7 PUs

    Combat Move - French

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

I had planned to send as many fighter to 54 to protect the Ally fleet and defend NSW but not Queensland–all of which I apparently forgot when I too quickly did the US NCM. With your permission, I edited in this sensible plan.

@mikawagunichi

No problem.

@Stucifer

Binomial calculator indicated that there was about a 60% chance of at least 1 hit with five AA shots. So, the Allies did not win that crap shoot.

Forget the 2 fighters that are supposed to attack S. Belurus (wjich is otherwise a futile effort).

[dice 2d6<=3]

@mikawagunichi

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Realized before it was too late the airfields allowed Japan to smother India with air.

Game History

Round: 10

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 2 artilleries, 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        3 fighters and 1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 infantry moved from Northern Spain to Southern France
        1 fighter moved from Southern Spain to Southern France
        1 fighter moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
        1 submarine moved from 11 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Western United States to 65 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 27 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Marshall Islands to 33 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 49 Sea Zone to Gilbert Islands
        1 marine moved from Hawaiian Islands to 27 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 27 Sea Zone to 51 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 51 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from 50 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 27 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 27 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to New Hebrides
        7 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 27 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser, 3 destroyers and 3 submarines moved from 27 Sea Zone to 65 Sea Zone
        3 fighters moved from 27 Sea Zone to 65 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hawaiian Islands to 65 Sea Zone

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in Gilbert Islands
        Battle in Solomon Islands
        Battle in New Hebrides
        Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
            Americans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 3/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
            Americans win, taking Gilbert Islands from Japanese, taking Solomon Islands from Japanese, taking New Hebrides from Japanese, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
        Battle in Southern France
            Americans attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Southern France
            Americans win, taking Southern France from Germans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in 113 Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 3 fighters and 1 submarine
            Germans defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 113 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 113 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Americans lost in 113 Sea Zone
                1 destroyer owned by the Germans lost in 113 Sea Zone
            Americans win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
            Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
        Battle in 65 Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 4 fighters, 3 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers
            Japanese defend with 1 submarine
                Americans roll dice for 3 submarines in 65 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 65 Sea Zone, round 2 : 6/11 hits, 5.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 65 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Americans lost in 65 Sea Zone
                1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 65 Sea Zone
            Americans win, taking 65 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 4 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine
        Battle in 31 Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 7 fighters, 1 submarine and 4 tactical_bombers
            Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 31 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 7 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers in 31 Sea Zone, round 2 : 8/11 hits, 6.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 31 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 31 Sea Zone
            Americans win with 7 fighters, 1 submarine and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        1 battleship, 3 carriers, 2 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 27 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 27 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 4 carriers, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 27 Sea Zone to 65 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 65 Sea Zone to New Zealand
        3 fighters moved from 113 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Spain
        1 carrier, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 104 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        3 infantry moved from Brazil to French Guiana
        1 fighter moved from Southern France to Southern Spain
        1 fighter moved from Southern France to Northern Spain
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Southern Spain to Northern Spain
        1 fighter moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Spain
        1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
        4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 31 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 31 Sea Zone to 65 Sea Zone
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 31 Sea Zone to New Zealand
        1 bomber moved from 65 Sea Zone to New Zealand
        2 carriers moved from 11 Sea Zone to 27 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Americans
        1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 11 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in Western United States
        1 artillery and 2 fighters placed in Eastern United States
        2 transports placed in 104 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Western United States
        2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Spain

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 72 PUs; end with 72 PUs
        Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs
        Trigger Americans 6 Western Europe Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 82 PUs
        Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 92 PUs
        Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 97 PUs
        Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 102 PUs

    Purchase Units - Chinese
        Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Southern Spain: 2 fighters
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 93 Sea Zone: 2 fighters
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Chinese buy 4 artilleries and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Inner Mongolia to Chahar
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shansi to Chahar
        1 infantry moved from Jehol to Southern Manchuria
              Chinese take Southern Manchuria from Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Hunan to Kwangtung
              UK_Pacific take Kwangtung from Japanese
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe
        1 fighter moved from Hopei to Anhwe

    Combat - Chinese
        Battle in Chahar
            Chinese attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Chahar, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Chahar, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Chahar
            Chinese win, taking Chahar from Japanese with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
        Battle in Anhwe
            Chinese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Anhwe
            Chinese win, taking Anhwe from Japanese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Chinese
        9 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
        1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Szechwan
        3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Hopei to Honan

    Place Units - Chinese
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Szechwan
        2 artilleries placed in Honan

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs
        Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 21 PUs

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Eastern Turkey
        3 fighters moved from Crete to Eastern Turkey
        4 fighters moved from 100 Sea Zone to Eastern Turkey
        1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Egypt to Eastern Turkey
        1 infantry moved from Southern Caucasus to Eastern Turkey

    Combat - British
        Battle in Eastern Turkey
            British attack with 1 bomber, 8 fighters and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 2 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 bomber, 8 fighters and 2 infantry in Eastern Turkey, round 2 : 6/11 hits, 4.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Eastern Turkey, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Eastern Turkey
            British win, taking Eastern Turkey from Germans with 1 bomber, 8 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Chinese from Kwangtung: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Changing ownership of Kwangtung from UK_Pacific to Japanese
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Kweichow: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        4 fighters moved from Eastern Turkey to 100 Sea Zone
        4 fighters moved from Eastern Turkey to Southern Persia
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Persia to Central India
        1 infantry moved from Southern Persia to Northwest Persia
        3 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 marine moved from Crete to 100 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 marine moved from 100 Sea Zone to Egypt
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern India to Yunnan
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Burma to Central India
        1 aaGun, 1 armour, 7 artilleries, 17 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
        1 aaGun and 2 artilleries moved from Eastern India to Central India
        1 bomber moved from Eastern Turkey to Southern Persia
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Southern Caucasus to Northwest Persia
        3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Southern Caucasus to Southern Persia
        2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Southern Spain

    Place Units - British
        1 submarine placed in 100 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Persia
        1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Egypt

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 40 PUs; end with 41 PUs
        Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 44 PUs

    Place Units - UK_Pacific
        3 infantry placed in Eastern India

    Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific collect 7 PUs; end with 7 PUs
        Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 10 PUs
        Some Units in Eastern India change ownership: 3 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.00
Americans regular : 3.33
Japanese regular : -0.17
Germans regular : -0.33
British regular : 1.17

@Stucifer

Good grief. Just noticed that I forgot to move 4 US infantry from Brazil to F. Guiana. Please use this further updated file.

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@Gorshak

Unless I hear differently, I will edit the R11 map so that you can redo the J11 purchase and CM.

@Stucifer

Thanks, but do not bother. I will concede. I need to cut way back on my AA play, and this is as good a place as any to start pruning.

Stucifer (X+11) over ArtofWar (L) in PTV begun in 2024.

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/41261/l24-ptv-stucifer-x-11-v-artofwar-l/

@nikola1975

If you add <=a (where a is hit at value, which in the case under discussion is 1: <=1) immediately after the 6 (no space), dice bot would have indicated “hit” or not hit. In the example under discussion, 1d6: 1 hit.

If you +2 instead of <=a, it will provide SBR damage for a bomber.

@simon33

My understanding is that the US can take control of a Dutch territory after the Japanese seize control.

@Stucifer

The German bomber should have moved from W. Germany to S. Italy.

@ArtofWar1947

Please used map with revised NCM. Thanks.

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@Stucifer

The Japanese marine on Java should be on the BB in 38.

Did not scramble a US fighter to 42 because of the overwhelming odds.

@Stucifer said in L25 PTV ArtofWar (X+10) v Stucifer (L):

Skipped intercept at Leningrad but posted the CM save if you decide to scramble

Makes sense.

I skipped thescramble to 27 because of the overwhelming odds (98.5 to 100%).

@Stucifer

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Game History

Round: 10

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 destroyer and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 cruisers moved from 94 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
              Italians take Libya from British
        2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Gibraltar to 97 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Northern Belarus to Novgorod
              Italians take Novgorod from Russians
        1 armour moved from Novgorod to Leningrad

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Yugoslavia
            Italians attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 3.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Yugoslavia
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Yugoslavia
            Italians win, taking Yugoslavia from Americans with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
        Battle in 97 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/6 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
            Italians win with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        2 marines moved from Algeria to 94 Sea Zone
        2 marines and 4 transports moved from 94 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 94 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 marine moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
        1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Poland
        1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Slovakia Hungary
        1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
        1 fighter moved from Yugoslavia to Malta
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Yugoslavia to Malta
        1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
        1 armour, 5 artilleries, 15 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco

    Place Units - Italians
        1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 97 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 9
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,5,5,3,2,2,4,5,5,6,5,2,2,2,6,4,5,2,5,1,5,1,3
        Italians collect 6 PUs (9 lost to blockades); end with 7 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.67
Italians regular : 0.50
British regular : 0.67

Did not scramble defend DD in 97 or inf in Yugo because there was about 98% chance of the Italians winning.