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UK3.tsvg
Round: 3

    Research Technology - Britain
        Britain spend 10 on tech rolls

    Combat Move - Britain
        1 battleship moved from Sea Zone 15 English Channel to Sea Zone 14 Helgoland Bight
        1 battleship moved from Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 14 Helgoland Bight
        2 colonials moved from Normandy to Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic
        2 colonials and 2 transports moved from Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        2 field_guns moved from London to Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        2 colonials, 2 field_guns and 2 transports moved from Sea Zone 15 English Channel to Sea Zone 14 Helgoland Bight
        2 colonials and 2 field_guns moved from Sea Zone 14 Helgoland Bight to Hanover
        1 destroyer moved from Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean to Sea Zone 59 Central Mediterranean
        1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from Sea Zone 79 Arabian Sea to Sea Zone 80 Indian Ocean
        1 cruiser moved from Sea Zone 81 Bay of Bengal to Sea Zone 80 Indian Ocean
        1 submarine moved from Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea to Sea Zone 72 Persian Gulf
        1 field_gun moved from Cairo-Suez to Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean
        1 field_gun and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean to Sea Zone 75 Red Sea
        1 infantry moved from French Somaliland to Sea Zone 75 Red Sea
        1 field_gun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 75 Red Sea to Sea Zone 74 Gulf of Aden
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Sea Zone 74 Gulf of Aden to Italian Somaliland
              Italy take Italian Somaliland from Germany
        1 cavalry moved from Uganda to British East Africa
              Britain take British East Africa from Germany
        1 cavalry moved from British East Africa to Uganda
        1 cavalry moved from Western Sudan to Uganda
        1 infantry moved from Congo to Northern Rhodesia
        1 colonial moved from Gabon to Congo
        1 infantry moved from Dahome to Sea Zone 100 Gulf of Guinea
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 100 Gulf of Guinea to Sea Zone 99 South Atlantic
        1 infantry moved from Sea Zone 99 South Atlantic to Congo
        2 colonials and 1 infantry moved from Papua to German New Guinea
        1 transport moved from Sea Zone 120 Arafura Sea to Sea Zone 122 Bismarck Sea
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Bismarck Islands to Sea Zone 122 Bismarck Sea
        2 colonials moved from Solomon Islands to Sea Zone 121 Coral Sea
        1 battlecruiser, 2 colonials and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 121 Coral Sea to Sea Zone 122 Bismarck Sea
        3 colonials and 1 field_gun moved from Sea Zone 122 Bismarck Sea to German New Guinea

    Purchase Units - Britain
        Britain buy 3 cavalrys, 2 destroyers, 2 field_guns, 7 infantry, 2 transports and 1 trench; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 4 techTokens; 

    Combat - Britain
        Battle in Sea Zone 72 Persian Gulf
            Britain attack with 1 submarine
            Turkey defend with 1 transport
            Britain win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Turkey: 1 transport
        Battle in Hanover
            Britain attack with 2 colonials and 2 field_guns
            Germany defend with 2 stormtruppens and 2 trenchs
            Units damaged: 2 trenchs owned by the Germany
            Britain win, taking Hanover from Germany with 1 colonial and 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Britain: 1 colonial and 1 field_gun
            Casualties for Germany: 2 stormtruppens and 2 trenchs
        Battle in German New Guinea
            Britain attack with 5 colonials, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry
            Germany defend with 1 Factory, 1 field_gun, 1 heavy_gun, 1 infantry and 1 trench
            Britain win, taking German New Guinea from Germany with 2 colonials and 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Britain: 3 colonials and 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germany: 1 field_gun, 1 heavy_gun, 1 infantry and 1 trench
        Battle in Sea Zone 59 Central Mediterranean
            Italy loiter and taunt; Britain attack with 1 destroyer
            Austria defend with 1 submarine
            Austria win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
            Casualties for Britain: 1 destroyer
            Casualties for Austria: 1 submarine
        Battle in Sea Zone 80 Indian Ocean
            Britain attack with 1 battlecruiser, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer
            Germany defend with 1 cruiser
            Britain win with 1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Britain: 1 cruiser
            Casualties for Germany: 1 cruiser

    Non Combat Move - Britain
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Calcutta to Sea Zone 81 Bay of Bengal
        1 field_gun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 81 Bay of Bengal to Sea Zone 79 Arabian Sea
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Sea Zone 79 Arabian Sea to Travancore
        1 cruiser moved from Sea Zone 126 Java Sea to Sea Zone 125 Sulu Sea
        1 colonial moved from Rajputana to Sindh
        1 battlecruiser and 2 cruisers moved from Sea Zone 92 Mozambique Channel to Sea Zone 74 Gulf of Aden
        1 field_gun and 3 infantry moved from Bombay to Gujarat
        2 field_guns moved from London to Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        4 infantry moved from England to Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        2 field_guns, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from Sea Zone 15 English Channel to Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic
        1 cavalry, 1 colonial, 3 field_guns and 3 infantry moved from Normandy to Paris
        2 field_guns and 4 infantry moved from Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic to Normandy
        1 fighter moved from London to Holstein
        2 cruisers moved from Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 14 Helgoland Bight
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from Sea Zone 15 English Channel to Sea Zone 14 Helgoland Bight
        1 colonial moved from Quebec to Nova Scotia
        1 colonial moved from Ontario to Quebec
        1 colonial moved from Manitoba to Ontario
        1 colonial moved from Saskatchewan to Manitoba

    Place Units - Britain
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Britain from Madeira: 1 field_gun
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Britain from Madeira: 2 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Britain from Sea Zone 33 Mid Atlantic: 1 battlecruiser and 2 transports
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Neutral from Canary Islands: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Changing ownership of Canary Islands from Neutral to Britain
        EDIT: Changing ownership of Cape Verde from Neutral to Britain
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Britain to Sea Zone 53 Mid Atlantic: 1 battlecruiser and 1 transport
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Britain to Sea Zone 51 Mid Atlantic: 1 transport
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Britain to Canary Islands: 1 field_gun
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Britain to Cape Verde: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 trench placed in Uganda
        4 infantry placed in London
        3 infantry placed in England
        1 destroyer placed in Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        1 transport placed in Sea Zone 22 Mid Atlantic
        1 destroyer placed in Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean
        1 field_gun placed in Cairo-Suez
        2 cavalrys placed in Cape Town
        1 transport placed in Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea
        1 field_gun placed in Bombay
        1 cavalry placed in Calcutta

    Turn Complete - Britain
        Britain collect 96 PUs; end with 97 PUs

@entek I already reported. Click on the 3 lines to the right of the post. It gives options to report post or user, which I already did

@witt Entek can’t take his turn until tomorrow so he said I should take it for him.

@witt You did a nice job of placing your units to retake W Prussia and covering your other provinces. G has such crazy shaped provinces. Cav with mobile tech in Nassau can reach Paris, and Hanover to W Prussia. Cav in Galicia can reach Russia and eastern Germany. Undefended or lightly defended provinces can be recaptured in force.

UK would have to make a serious buildup, and even then G could easily match it. UK has more pressing areas of concern in Russia and holding off Turkey, which interestingly, has almost as many units and TUV as G or A.

@Private-Panic Austria3.tsvg
Round: 3

    Research Technology - Austria
        Austria spend 10 on tech rolls
            Austria roll 3,4 and gets 0 hits

    Combat Move - Austria
        1 fighter and 1 infantry moved from Galicia to Bessarabia
        2 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 4 infantry moved from Galicia to Odessa

    Purchase Units - Austria
        Austria buy 2 field_guns, 6 heavy_guns, 10 infantry and 1 trench; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 2 techTokens; 

    Combat - Austria
        Battle in Odessa
            Austria attack with 2 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 4 infantry
            Russia defend with 3 conscripts and 1 trench
                Austria roll dice for 2 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 4 infantry in Odessa, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Russia roll dice for 3 conscripts and 1 trench in Odessa, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 trench owned by the Russia and 1 conscript owned by the Russia lost in Odessa
            2 field_guns owned by the Austria, 4 infantry owned by the Austria and 2 heavy_guns owned by the Austria retreated to Galicia
            Russia win with 2 conscripts remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Russia: 1 conscript and 1 trench
        Battle in Bessarabia
            Austria attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Russia defend with 1 conscript
                Austria roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russia roll dice for 1 conscript in Bessarabia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 conscript owned by the Russia lost in Bessarabia
            Austria win, taking Bessarabia from Russia with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Russia: 1 conscript

    Non Combat Move - Austria
        1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Galicia
        5 infantry moved from Milan to Venice
        1 infantry moved from Croatia to Bosnia
        1 heavy_gun and 2 infantry moved from Baranya to Bosnia
        3 cavalrys moved from Galicia to Bosnia
        2 field_guns moved from Hungary to Transylvania
        1 heavy_gun and 2 infantry moved from Transylvania to Baranya
        1 infantry moved from Galicia to Transylvania
        2 infantry moved from Trieste to Croatia
        4 infantry moved from Trieste to Venice
        1 heavy_gun moved from Galicia to Transylvania
        1 fighter moved from Galicia to Transylvania

    Place Units - Austria
        6 heavy_guns and 1 trench placed in Galicia
        1 field_gun and 3 infantry placed in Venice
        6 infantry placed in Trieste
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry placed in Hungary

    Turn Complete - Austria
        Austria collect 79 PUs; end with 79 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Austria regular : 0.67
Russia regular : -0.67

When I was CP in last game, Serbs sank the Turk CA & tt, not allowing any chance of amphib invasion. Now that I am UK, F & S CA’s both sank attacking and failing to sink even the Turk CA. Now I’m having to spend almost everything on ships to defend the fleet without allied support. And trenches for Cairo, because Tobruk was left undefended, So I reduce my defenders to retake it, leaving Cairo vulnerable. So no transports for Eng Chan.

@Colt45554 et al: It would be nice to see the dice stats. If you posted the save game from the end of your turn, rather than the next player’s turn, or even better, copy and post the “view turn summary” by clicking on the right-hand side of the screen, it would show the dice stats.

@elrood Your Arabs outgunned the Turks, again.
Now that you’re down to your last Bedouin, it’s time to disclose your secret weapon.
“May the fleas from a thousand camels infest your armpits.” That’s right, trained fleas were the secret weapon, trained to detect Turkish sweat.
To show how forward thinking we are, we used both male and female fleas. But, of course, they served in separate battalions.

@Colt45554 I knew Turk getting LF and now building 3 of them, would help you to threaten UK navy and several land targets. UK could sure you a tech to compensate.

@witt Crust jugglers? A British term. Had to Google it, means gypsies, tinkers (Wheel of Time fantasy series).
Unrelated:
Watched the first 2 Sharpe’s movies for free on Youtube: Sharpe’s Rifles and Sharpe’s Eagle. Enjoyable.

@Colt45554 Wow, T spent 1/4 of its budget to be the first player to build a Zep in this game. So I became the first player to build an AA gun in this game.

NML 1914 Team Game 7
Same players, new positions.
Ger FMRommel
Fra Witt
Aus TBD
Italy/Arab TBD
Turk Colt
UK PP
Rus Elrood
USA Entek

Turks get bid bonus of industry tech & 1 infantry in each IC.
Marti email dice going to Witt and Redrum
Good luck and have fun. Happy hunting.

The Christmas Truce of 1914: In Flanders, near Ypres, a spontaneous eruption of feelings arose on Christmas morning. German troops began singing Christmas carols and displaying bits of evergreen. The Brits began to sing, Unarmed German and then British gathered in no-man’s land to exchange food, cigarettes and play soccer. This never happened again during the war.
Merry Christmas from the Red Baron.

@colt45554 Congratulations on taking the big prize and opening the floodgates to Africa.

@Witt I hope this isn’t a trend in tech dice. Italy and UK each bought only 1 dice, but each got a tech on the first round. :cry: While I bought 3 and got nothing.

You got me Witt. I thought, why land my troops in Tua, when they could enjoy Tahiti. I didn’t think about UK being able to bypass my fleet and land from the other SZ that Tahiti shares. You were lucky that I didn’t win that battle, to go on to Mexico.

@Witt That naval tech you got on the cheap, gave me fits finding places that my Atlantic and Indian ships could move to that your faster ships couldn’t reach.

Start new NML 1914 Team Game 8

Captain Walker replaces Redrum

GER Rommel
FRA/Ser Colt
AUS PP
ITA/Ara Entek
TUR/Com Elrood
UK Witt
RUS Cap Walker
USA Dawg

Turks start with an infantry in each IC. But no industry tech.
Emails to Witt and Colt
Take your turn in PBEM mode. Save manually to your computer and post manually to the forum.

Good luck, have fun and happy hunting.

Apparently, Rasputin is leading the Russians in the west and Zhukov’s father led them in the east. And Conrad, commander of the Austrians in real life, could never deliver on his promises. Apparently, Laurel and Hardy led the Communist forces.

Two failed opportunities. if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no luck at all. Russia alone has as many tech as all 4 CPs.

@witt Thanks Witt (and Colt) for making this game interesting by finding novel ways to combat the CP. It’s an unconventional shift, a complex mating dance. UK reduces its garrison at Cairo, following Kitchener’s path to Khartoum, instead of the traditional convoying from India, to contain the Germans in Africa. Leaving the defense of Cairo to France. Yet tying up the Turks, by harassing the Arabian coasts.

You were lucky to get a tech, but again, not the bunkers that you probably wanted for N. Rhod. Third time will be a charm. Getting carriers (assume you wanted discounted ships) and using French figs to defend them was like making lemonade out of lemons. Earlier, your army was between the Germans and Cape Town, now they aren’t. But you managed to match the G troop buildup in Africa. This will be an interesting contest.

Did you kick your habit for naval builds, or are you just in temporary rehab?

I calculated the odds in GEAfr at around 31%, assuming my one-on-one attack in N Rhod knocked out a cav defending at 1. Perverse dice, I won the other battle, an inf & LF against a trench, also defending at 1. The trench missed twice, but the UK cav hit on first round. So the UK cav and another behind it could both participate in the GEA battle. Battle calc gave huge change in odds for such a small item. The odds went up to about 45% including a 3rd bombarder, which only fires once. If I had just kept my 2 units in GEAfr, the odds for UK would have dropped noticeably.