Antholin vs. Stalingradski Game One

[Stalingradski]

We whacked each other - an artillery duel on the first roll.

UK London collects 28 + 5 NO = 33 IPCs.

UK Calcutta collects 20.

Map is updated completely... Italy is up! Clear the Med!

[Stalingradski]

Please use this map instead - I forgot to leave an infantry behind in Alexandria.

[Antholin]

And here comes the Italian powerhouse. Buying 1 Fighter, IPC's fully spent.

Attacking SZ93 with 1 Cruiser, 1 Destroyer, 1 Sub, 1 Strat, 1 Fighter.

a

Rolls: 1@3, 2@2, 1@4, 1@3; Total Hits: 2

1@3,: (5)2@2,: (1, 4)1@4,: (4)1@3: (5)

d

Rolls: 1@3, 1@2; Total Hits: 1

1@3,: (6)1@2: (2)

Attacking Tunisia with 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank.

a

Rolls: 2@2, 1@3; Total Hits: 2

2@2,: (2, 5)1@3: (3)

d

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 0

1@2: (4)

Also, walking into Kenya with 1 Infantry from Iso. Now onto the beginnings of Mare Nostrum.

[Antholin]

Combat map.

[Antholin]

Have made all my non-combat moves, and placed my 1 Fighter in S. Italy.

Italy collects 17 IPC's. 5 from NO, 2 from territores.

Huzzah.

[Stalingradski]

Anzac purchases Transport, Infantry = 10 IPCs.

Combat - swim into Java, liberate from the Dutch.

Collect 14 IPcs.

France does practically nothing... as usual.

Germany 2!

[Antholin]

Round 2 purchases for Germany: 8 Mech, 2 Tanks, 2 Transports, 2 Artillery, 2 Infantry totaling 70 IPC's.

Attacking Southern France with 2 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 1 Tac.

a

Rolls: 4@2, 1@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 2

4@2,: (2, 5, 3, 3)1@3,: (3)1@4: (6)

d

Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 1

2@2: (4, 1)

Attacking Greece with 5 Infantry, 2 Strat.

a

Rolls: 5@1, 2@4; Total Hits: 5

5@1,: (2, 1, 2, 1, 1)2@4: (3, 4)

d

Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 1

4@2: (5, 4, 2, 3)

Attacking SZ109 with 1 U-boat against undefended transport.

[Antholin]

I've cleaned up the board, as well as making all my non-combat moves, and placements. Germany collects 56 IPC's.

And now to Mother Russia.

[Stalingradski]

What is our ally Germany up to? Why would they need so many halftracks?? And are those transports for England? Certainy they're not for Leningrad...

Russia 2 purchases 9 Infantry, Armor, Artillery = 37 IPCs.

You have a very smart, and versatile Germany you're playing right now.

[Antholin]

Emperor Hirohito has stepped down, and I have taken command in his stead. For our glorious war purchases turn 2: 2 Transports, 3 Tanks, 4 Infantry=41 IPC's spent.

Attacking Suiyuyan with 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 2 Strat

a

Rolls: 2@2, 2@4; Total Hits: 4

2@2,: (2, 1)2@4: (1, 3)

d

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 1

1@2: (2)

Attacking Hopei with 1 Infantry, 2 Fithers, 2 Tacs

a

Rolls: 1@1, 2@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 4

1@1,: (1)2@3,: (1, 3)2@4: (3, 6)

d

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 0

1@2: (6)

Attacking Kweichow with 11 Infantry, 4 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Mech, 2 Fighters, 2 Tacs

a

Rolls: 8@1, 8@2, 3@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 8

8@1,: (5, 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 1, 4)8@2,: (3, 5, 2, 2, 3, 2, 6, 4)3@3,: (3, 2, 5)2@4: (5, 4)

d

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 0

1@2: (6)

Attacking Yunnan with 2 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 2 Tacs

a

Rolls: 2@1, 2@3, 2@4; Total Hits: 3

2@1,: (5, 6)2@3,: (1, 6)2@4: (1, 4)

d

Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 0

1@1: (2)

[Antholin]

I've made unit adjustments, and non-combat moves, as well as new unit placements. Japan collects 43 IPC's.

A couple of questions and clarifications: I picked up 2 Infantry in Siam with a TT, dropping them off in Kwangsi, wanted to make sure I could move into SZ37 on non-com? Also moved 2 BB from SZ36 to SZ34, wanted to make sure I could move through SZ35 on non-com? And last, on factory placements, I had the thinking of the old way of placement, looking for optimal economical value of a territory. I just wanted to make sure that I could have placed a Minor IC in Kwangsi and not Kiangsu, disregarding the territory value?

Thank you Stalingradski for help on the above. And now onto the USA.

[Stalingradski]

Yes - SZ37 is ok for you to move into, if you have eligible movement left.

Yes, battleships can move through SZ35 when you're not at war (or even if you were - no surface ships there).

And on IC placements, a 2 or 3 IPC (or more + non-island) territory can take an IC. Majors are very limited now... Japan can only build a major on Korea, and everything else is limited to a minor. So, the Mancurian IC will always be limited to a production of 3 units.

U.S.!

[Stalingradski]

US 2 purchases Carrier, Transport, Sub, 2 Fighters, Infantry = 52 IPCs.

NCM, place, collect 52 IPCs.

The U.S. newspapers are wondering what happened to Hirohito, and who is this new General?

All materiel is flowing to the Pacific...

[Stalingradski]

China 2 purchases 5 Infantry.

They're staring down the barrel of the Japanese gun.

Suiyuyan
a

Rolls: 2@1, 1@3; Total Hits: 1

2@1,: (1, 3)1@3: (6)

d

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 1

1@2: (1)

Yunnan
a

Rolls: 2@1, 2@2; Total Hits: 2

2@1,: (1, 2)2@2: (1, 5)

d

Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 2

2@2: (1, 2)

[Stalingradski]

Slugfest!

China collects 7 + 6 NO = 13 IPCs.

UK later... gotta be a DM today til 6 or so.