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I’ve just played a series of BM3 as allies with bids from 8 to 14 to allies and lost. Sure, it could just be me or the dice, but there was a distinct pattern wherein the Axis built up strong naval and air defenses that kept UK and US at bay and then dispatched Russia at will. This was more pronounced on the Europe side where Germany could sit in the center position and project power in every direction. The key to this strategy seems to be waiting to bring USA in until R3 or even R4. This allows the Axis to maneuver into a superior position and block the US/UK counter thrust. The bid sort of helps, but loses its impact quickly.

Proposed solution? Well, I think the weak link is, as usual, Russia. It is so weak at the start, and really can’t become an offensive force even if it is ignored by the Axis. If it were beefed up some with some extra NOs, maybe it could pose more of a threat. Say, up the patriotic war NO to 5 and condition it to deactivate only if allied ground units in the USSR, so air would be ok (this would be historically accurate FYI, the US operated bombers out of Russia). Also maybe give another +5 NO for control of Urals, Novosibirsk and Timguska or something. Call it Siberian Industry or something. That would give Russia a relatively safe +7 turn after turn.

Thoughts?

Karl7

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Risky, but not crazy

Karl7

@trulpen said in 2 vs 2 tournament: A&A (G40, BM3, PtV):

@trulpen said in 2 vs 2 tournament: A&A (G40, BM3, PtV):

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@Gargantua & @Karl7

Suppose it will be “KILL!”, no? ;)

We are: The Rum and the Fury!

Karl7

@oysteilo said in G40BML 2020 Oysteilo Allies +8 vs Karl7 Axis, this will not end well!:

no war???

Got to keep those Americans away!

Karl7

@axis-dominion said in G40 Balance Mod - Feedback Thread:

I like the idea of beefing up Russia some more and giving Germany more of a sense of urgency to go after the mother bear. Otherwise you will have the @trulpen ’s of the world Who will stack like 8 to 10 euro carriers and like Karl said, block any allied progress in the west and med whilst ever slowly choking Russia like a python.

Yes, I experienced that. It hurt.

Karl7

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World At War

Game History

Round: 1

    Combat Move - Russians
        2 Infantrys and 1 Tank moved from Arkhangelsk to 6 Sea Zone
        2 Infantrys and 1 Tank moved from 6 Sea Zone to Lapland
        1 Infantry moved from Murmansk to Lapland
        1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from Lithuania to East Prussia
        1 Infantry moved from Latvia to East Prussia
        1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from Crimea to 54 Sea Zone
        1 Artillery, 1 Infantry and 1 Transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 53 Sea Zone
        1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from 53 Sea Zone to E.Romania
        1 Infantry moved from Odessa to E.Romania
        1 Infantry moved from Astrakhan to Azerbaijan
        1 Infantry moved from Chimkent to 126 Sea Zone
        1 Artillery moved from Uzbekistan to 126 Sea Zone
        1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from 126 Sea Zone to Azerbaijan
        1 Tank moved from Georgia to Azerbaijan
        1 Bomber moved from Sverdlovsk to Azerbaijan
        1 Infantry moved from Semipalatinsk to Khobdo
        1 Infantry moved from Krasnoyarsk to Khobdo
        1 Tank moved from Karaganda to Khobdo
        1 Fighter moved from Sverdlovsk to Khobdo
        1 Destroyer and 1 Submarine moved from 54 Sea Zone to 53 Sea Zone
        1 Infantry moved from S.Karelia to Vyborg
        1 Fighter moved from Leningrad to Vyborg
        1 Infantry moved from Leningrad to Vyborg
        1 Fighter moved from Vyborg to Oulu
        1 Infantry moved from N.Karelia to Oulu
        2 Infantrys and 1 Tank moved from Leningrad to Vyborg

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 6 Infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Azerbaijan
            Russians attack with 1 Artillery, 1 Bomber, 2 Infantrys and 1 Tank
            Neutral defend with 1 Infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 Artillery, 1 Bomber, 2 Infantrys and 1 Tank in Azerbaijan, round 2 : 4/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 1 Infantry in Azerbaijan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Neutral lost in Azerbaijan
            Russians loses 0 PUs for violating Azerbaijans neutrality.
            Russians win, taking Azerbaijan from Neutral with 1 Artillery, 1 Bomber, 2 Infantrys and 1 Tank remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Neutral: 1 Infantry
        Battle in E.Romania
            Russians attack with 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys
            Romanians defend with 1 Infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys in E.Romania, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Romanians roll dice for 1 Infantry in E.Romania, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Russians lost in E.Romania
                1 Infantry owned by the Romanians lost in E.Romania
            Russians win, taking E.Romania from Romanians with 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 1 Infantry
            Casualties for Romanians: 1 Infantry
        Battle in Khobdo
            Russians attack with 1 Fighter, 2 Infantrys and 1 Tank
            Neutral defend with 2 Infantrys
                Russians roll dice for 1 Fighter, 2 Infantrys and 1 Tank in Khobdo, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 2 Infantrys in Khobdo, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Russians lost in Khobdo
                1 Infantry owned by the Neutral lost in Khobdo
                Russians roll dice for 1 Fighter, 1 Infantry and 1 Tank in Khobdo, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 1 Infantry in Khobdo, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Russians lost in Khobdo
                1 Infantry owned by the Neutral lost in Khobdo
            Russians loses 0 PUs for violating Khobdos neutrality.
            Russians win, taking Khobdo from Neutral with 1 Fighter and 1 Tank remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 2 Infantrys
            Casualties for Neutral: 2 Infantrys
        Battle in East Prussia
            Russians attack with 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys
            Germans defend with 2 Infantrys
                Russians roll dice for 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys in East Prussia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 Infantrys in East Prussia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Germans lost in East Prussia
                Russians roll dice for 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys in East Prussia, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 Infantry in East Prussia, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys in East Prussia, round 4 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 Infantry in East Prussia, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys in East Prussia, round 5 : 2/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 Infantry in East Prussia, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Germans lost in East Prussia
            Russians win, taking East Prussia from Germans with 1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Germans: 2 Infantrys
        Battle in Lapland
            Russians attack with 3 Infantrys and 1 Tank
            Finns defend with 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry
                Russians roll dice for 3 Infantrys and 1 Tank in Lapland, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Finns roll dice for 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry in Lapland, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 Infantrys owned by the Russians lost in Lapland
                1 Infantry owned by the Finns lost in Lapland
                Russians roll dice for 1 Infantry and 1 Tank in Lapland, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Finns roll dice for 1 Artillery in Lapland, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 Infantry and 1 Tank in Lapland, round 4 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Finns roll dice for 1 Artillery in Lapland, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Russians lost in Lapland
                1 Artillery owned by the Finns lost in Lapland
            Russians win, taking Lapland from Finns with 1 Tank remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 3 Infantrys
            Casualties for Finns: 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry
        Battle in Oulu
            Russians attack with 1 Fighter and 1 Infantry
            Finns defend with 1 Infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 Fighter and 1 Infantry in Oulu, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Finns roll dice for 1 Infantry in Oulu, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 Fighter and 1 Infantry in Oulu, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Finns roll dice for 1 Infantry in Oulu, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Finns lost in Oulu
            Russians win, taking Oulu from Finns with 1 Fighter and 1 Infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Finns: 1 Infantry
        Battle in Vyborg
            Russians attack with 4 Infantrys and 1 Tank
            Finns defend with 1 Infantry
                Russians roll dice for 4 Infantrys and 1 Tank in Vyborg, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Finns roll dice for 1 Infantry in Vyborg, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 Infantry owned by the Finns lost in Vyborg
            Russians win, taking Vyborg from Finns with 4 Infantrys and 1 Tank remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Finns: 1 Infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 Infantry moved from Leningrad to Vyborg
        1 Fighter moved from Oulu to Leningrad
        1 Infantry moved from Minsk to Lithuania
        1 Infantry moved from Novgorod to Minsk
        2 Infantrys moved from Estonia to Leningrad
        1 Infantry moved from Donetsk to Kiev
        1 Artillery and 2 Infantrys moved from Kursk to Kiev
        1 Infantry moved from Tula to Kursk
        1 Tank moved from Rostov to Kiev
        1 Tank moved from Penza to Kursk
        1 Infantry moved from Smolensk to Minsk
        2 Tanks moved from Moscow to Kursk
        1 Infantry moved from Yaroslavl to Kursk
        2 Infantrys moved from Moscow to Yaroslavl
        1 Artillery moved from Moscow to Yaroslavl
        1 AAGun moved from Moscow to Yaroslavl
        1 AAGun moved from Tashkent to Chimkent
        3 Infantrys moved from Stalingrad to Rostov
        1 Infantry moved from Saratov to Georgia
        1 Bomber moved from Azerbaijan to Georgia
        1 Infantry moved from Tashkent to Chimkent
        1 Artillery moved from Kuybyshev to Penza
        1 Infantry moved from Vologda to Yaroslavl
        1 Infantry moved from Komi to Arkhangelsk
        1 Infantry moved from Kirov to Arkhangelsk
        1 Infantry moved from Perm to Kirov
        1 Infantry moved from Gorky to Yaroslavl
        1 Tank moved from Sverdlovsk to Kirov
        1 Infantry moved from Sverdlovsk to Perm
        1 Infantry moved from Ufa to Kuybyshev
        1 Artillery moved from Alma Ata to Semipalatinsk
        1 Infantry moved from Yakutsk to Ayan
        1 Infantry moved from Okhotsk to Ayan
        1 Artillery moved from N.Buryat Mongolia to Ayan
        1 Infantry moved from Olyokminsk to N.Buryat Mongolia
        1 Infantry moved from S.Buryat Mongolia to N.Buryat Mongolia
        1 Tank moved from Irkutsk to N.Buryat Mongolia
        1 Fighter moved from Khobdo to Irkutsk
        1 Infantry moved from Bratsk to Olyokminsk
        1 Infantry moved from Evenkia to Olyokminsk
        1 Infantry moved from Zhigansk to Yakutsk
        1 Artillery moved from Bulun to Zhigansk
        1 Infantry moved from Kolyma to Okhotsk
        1 Infantry moved from Khatanga to Olyokminsk
        1 Infantry moved from Yeniseysk to Khatanga
        1 Fighter moved from Sibirsky to N.Buryat Mongolia
        1 Tank moved from Sibirsky to Olyokminsk
        1 Infantry moved from Sibirsky to Khatanga
        1 Infantry moved from Salekhard to Yeniseysk
        1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Krasnoyarsk
        1 Infantry moved from Surgut to Yeniseysk

    Place Units - Russians
        3 Infantrys placed in Leningrad
        1 Infantry placed in Leningrad
        2 Infantrys placed in Moscow

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 122 PUs; end with 122 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Finns regular : 0.67
Romanians regular : 0.67
Germans regular : -1.67
Russians regular : 1.17
Neutral regular : 0.67

Savegame

Karl7

@Adam514 said in trulpen's 1st G40 2v2-tourney: Challenges:

@Gargantua @Karl7 adam-dominion challenges you as well! Our preference is PTV then BM. Send your preferred version and bid to me or @axis-dominion .

adam-dominion is also open to challenges, we can play multiple games at once.

Hey Adam-dominion, we may need to see how things shake out on a couple other potential games we are working on the bid on. You guys are the “BOSS-LEVEL” team, so maybe no sense in getting killed before we trounce some minions.

But hold on. We’ll get back to you.