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Japan 3

DOW US, ANZAC, UK, FRANCE

Purchase: CV, 2 DD, 2 Mech, INF

Combat

Kan
1 INF Sui

She
1 INF Hop

Sze
1 INF Kwe

Hon
3 Mech Ksu
3 TAC, 3 FTR Kwa

Shn
2 TAC, 3 FTR Kwa
1 INF Sia

Burma
ART Yun

Fic
1 INF Conquers Sia

sz 35
CV, CA sz 33
sub sz 34
DD sz 36

Philippines
BMB Kwa
TT sz 33 loads INF Car, INF Pau
4 TT sz 20 loads ARM, 2 ART, 5 INF
TAC, FTR Japan

sz 31
CA,DD sz 33

sz 30
sub, DD sz 33

sz 49
TAC, FTR sz 33

sz 46
2 BB, 2 CV sz 33
TAC, FTR Japan

sz 41 BMB Kwa destroys ANZAC TT

Combat Round One:

Shn

A
Rolls: 2@4 5@3 1@1; Total Hits: 42@4: (3, 2)5@3: (6, 1, 3, 5, 6)1@1: (2)

D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

Hong Kong

A
Rolls: 3@4 3@3 3@1; Total Hits: 53@4: (2, 4, 5)3@3: (5, 2, 5)3@1: (1, 6, 1)

D
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (6, 4)

sz 31

A
Rolls: 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 01@3: (6)1@2: (6)

D
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (5, 6)

sz 30

Sub First Strike
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

sz 49

A
Rolls: 1@4 1@3; Total Hits: 21@4: (1)1@3: (3)

D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

sz 46

A
Rolls: 3@4 1@3; Total Hits: 33@4: (4, 1, 4)1@3: (6)

D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

Do you wish to scramble in sz 35?

Germany 3

Purchase: 7 inf, 5 arm

NCM

2 FTR sz 95
8 inf, 2 arm, 2 art hun to Rom
5 inf, 2 art, arm Ger to Hun
BB, 3 subs, sz 113 to sz 109
3 TT’s sz 113 loads INF Norway, 5 INF WGer unloads in Pol from sz 114
2 TT’s sz 113 to sz 115 loads 4 INF unloads from sz 114 in Pol

Placement: 5 arm, 5 INF Ger; 2 inf WGer

IPC

41 tt’s + 10 NO = 51

Cromwell vs. Shadowguidex Germany 3.AAM

Italy 2

Purchase: CV, 2 INF

Combat

TT’s sz 95,97 loads 4 INF unloads 2 INF in Gib, 2 INF in Mor

NCM

ARM, INF, 2 ART Sfr to Nita
ARM Greece to Yugo
2 CA, DD sz 95 to sz 97

Placement: CV sz 95, 2 INF SItaly

IPC

16 tt’s + 10 NO = 26

Cromwell vs. Shadowguidex Italy 2.AAM

The infoview that shows the number of land units, etc. actually automatically figures CRD’s - it’s listed as “damage”. The “sum” category lists your total IPC minus CRD.

UK London’s IPC total should be 34, as your total of 39 omits the 5 IPC CRD in sz 109. I’ll adjust on Italy map.

Gazza, why do you seek the blood of Jim?

Most likely.

Updated my map with placements, left those off.

jimstirl_vs_gazzacromwell Russia 1.AAM

37 + 1 = 38….the map is right anyway!  :wink:

Russia 1

Purchase: 4 INF, 6 ART, save 1

NCM

6 INF AMU TO BURY
6 inf, 2 aa sak to bury
BB sz 115 to 114
3 inf Bal to Epl
1 inf belarus to Epl
1 inf, art nukr to epl
1 inf bessarabia to epl
3 inf sukr to nukr
mech, arm vol to bry
2 inf cau to ros
1 arm, 1 mech russia to nukr
2 aa, 1 inf, 1 art russia to bry
ftr, tac russia to epl
6 inf, art, 2 aa to baltic
1 inf arch to novgorod
3 inf vyb to Kar

Placement: 3 Art nov, 3 art sukr, 4 inf moscow

IPC

37 tt’s + 1 saved = 37

I also deleted NItaly’s TAC, according to the A3 setup. If you had more NCM’s as Germany, feel free to update the map.

jimstirl_vs_gazzacromwell Russia 1.AAM

Germany has an 85% probability of victory even with the 3 FTR. My odds calc doesn’t even factor in (not really sure) the subs surprise attack vs. no DD.

It seems pretty irrational to scramble.

Is it bad form in such instances to presume that your opponent will not scramble? If he ends up wanting to scramble, so much the better for Germany…

Not, really…like I really credit myself with a skilled victory last game!

I made so many mistakes I deserved to lose. But, at the same time, you played recklessly to adopt a battle plan that presumes poor decisions on the part of your opponent, and even then has a low probability for success (EUS invasion).

The useful thing about our game was my mistakes, and I enjoy playing opponents with a good grasp of strategy.

All right, Gazza, I’ll take the U.S./China/Russia and leave UK/ANZAC/France to you, if that is acceptable.

Yeah, I see the strategy you were trying out and it seems well conceived, specifically in choking America on her coasts with CRD, if an outright invasion isn’t possible.

Germany 1 and 2 are Naval Builds with Sea Lion on G2. Japan Pearl Harbors on J2 with landing force on Haw. One of my mistakes seems to have been to allow you to Pearl in the first place, destroying the entire initial Pacific Fleet. That was a mistake on my part. It seems best to retreat the Americans to sz 10 with, perhaps, a DD blocker in sz 25. There, America can at least divide up their starting Naval Fleet; gives them options. Also, it would mean with more U.S. Navy, your plan (invading U.S. coastline) would only work if the U.S. failed purchase management.

My second tactical mistake with America was not recognizing the EUS invasion you planned, which was obvious enough, or I would have made the sz 101 Naval odds more airtight by sending the undamaged CV I sent to sz 26 to sz 101 (the 5th FTR would have been present in EUS to scramble as well), which would have given you ~40%.

The overall German Plan seems to weaken Germany too much against Russia and it has low probability of success if the U.S. plays reasonably (not making my poor tactical choices). I’m not even sure at what point it’s best to conquer an under-defended UK - perhaps G2 is too early, no matter what the odds.

NCM

All planes from Yunnan battle land in Kwa
TT sz 6 loads ART Korea and inf Oki and unloads in Ksi
3 TT sz 6 loads 2 INF, ARM Korea; 2 INF, 1 ART Japan unloads in Ksi
2 BB, 2 CA sz 6 to sz 33

Placement: 3 Mech Ksu, BB, DD in sz 6

IPC

33 tt’s + 10 NO = 43

Cromwell vs. Shadowguidex Japan 2.AAM

Japan 2

Purchase: 3 Mech, BB, DD

Combat

Sui, 2 INF, art Cha
Hop, 1 INF anh
Kwe, 5 INF, 2 art anh
Yun, 2 INF, 2 ART Hun; 2 BMB, 5 TAC, 7 FTR Kwa; FTR Ksu; Mech Anh

Combat Round One

Yunnan

A
Rolls: 7@4 8@3 4@2 1@1; Total Hits: 177@4: (3, 4, 4, 5, 1, 3, 4)8@3: (6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 6)4@2: (1, 2, 2, 1)1@1: (1)

D
Rolls: 11@2; Total Hits: 311@2: (4, 5, 3, 5, 2, 1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 4)

Want a rematch, or are you tired of me? :) I’d like to play Allies again, if we do!

Seems like you’re giving up prematurely, it’s hardly guaranteed that I won’t make a completely stupid mistake with Russia…

Well, by my calculations before battle, you had about 62% probability of victory - it’s hardly a guaranteed battle. But I really deserve to lose for not considering the invasion of EUS. I was stupidly only considering the naval conflict. Pretty unforgivable on my part.

FTR