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L25 PTV Adam514 (Axis+14) vs axis-dominion (Allies)

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pretty sure you won’t scramble on any of these. so proceeding
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2024 Playoff OOB Round 1 farmboy (L+45) vs booper (X)

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@Booper I started playing but got pulled away should at least post US tonight.
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L25 PTV - Surfer (X+9) v Stucifer (Allies)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 11
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 11 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy nothing; Remaining resources: 3 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Kursk Combat - Italians Battle in Kursk Italians attack with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Russians defend with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Kursk, round 2 : 2/9 hits, 3.00 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Kursk, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Kursk 1 mech_infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Kursk Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Kursk, round 3 : 1/8 hits, 2.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 armour in Kursk, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 armour owned by the Russians lost in Kursk Italians win, taking Kursk from Russians with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11 Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Non Combat Move - Italians 1 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 1 fighter moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia Turn Complete - Italians Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,6,6,3 Italians collect 8 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 11 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians regular : -2.83 Russians regular : -0.83
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L25 PTV Surfer (X+12) v Mikawagunichi (L)

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@mikawagunichi Another incredibly difficult Japan move. But several of my small battles went well.
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"East & West" by Imp Games - Discussion

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@The_Good_Captain said in "East & West" by Imp Games - Discussion:

You don’t even need to buy a nuke as NATO

Correct, the US and UK instead need to add how many transports to the board, to even be viable? Compared to how many the USSR needs?

You’re trying to do the “crying poor” argument as the USSR, and it doesn’t wash because I’ve already laid the numbers out.
If the USSR “needs” 2 nukes and 2 spies to win the game, that’s 60 IPCs
If NATO needs 3 spies and at least 4 transports just to be competitive, that’s 62 IPCs already. So let’s call that a wash, for the sake of argument (maybe it’s 2 spies and 5 transports, etc.)

If the USSR is collecting 70 IPCs at the end of their 2nd turn (which, they are) that’s already putting them at 35 inf compared to a (reasonable, but generous/rounded up) 32 for all of NATO; if that trend holds, the USSR can basically afford to not purchase 3-4 infantry for 6 rounds, build 2 nukes with that money instead, and put the game out of reach – while still being at parity w/r/t ground forces.

And that’s to say nothing of the fact that after turn 2 they can likely/reasonably still boost their economy by invading:
[one of] Sweden or Finland Switzerland Afghanistan
…at a time when NATO is maybe maintaining parity in France, and often is struggling or failing to hold onto Italy.

Prior to rd3 NATO is only ever nibbling around the edges of the USSR, and at best they’re “trading” those territories – meaning both sides cash them in. The problem is that trading territories is a losing proposition for NATO, because their infantry cost so much more.

If NATO spends 2 infantry to kill 1 infantry and take a 2 IPC territory, and then the USSR spends 2 infantry to kill NATO’s 1 surviving infantry to take back the territory – guess what? We’ve both lost 6 IPCs in units for 2 IPCs in territory… but the USSR started with the territory, and also ended with the territory.

This is why the game stagnates; there’s no point for NATO to attack, unless they can either a) catch the USSR with their pants down, taking out tanks or aircraft with a nuke or paratroopers or similar, or; b) make a big enough landing that it can’t be pushed back, and also can be continually resupplied. Yes I’m talking about Kamchatka.

The problem fundamentally is that nukes are a hard-counter to anything NATO is doing involving transports, while the hard-counter for nukes is…? There isn’t one. If anything, the only counter is to be winning the game militarily/economically, which I think I’ve pretty clearly established that NATO is not the faction which is in the driver’s seat, in that regard… in addition to being at a disadvantage in spying, too!
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crocket36 (Allies) vs Simon33 (Axis+6) French Rebalance

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Japan got pretty savaged there.
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World at War Captain Walker (axis) vs Entek

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 14
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World At War

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Round: 14 Combat Move - French 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from W.Morocco to 31 Sea Zone 1 Artillery, 1 Infantry and 1 Transport moved from 31 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 2 Transports moved from 42 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone 2 Artillerys and 2 Infantrys moved from E.Morocco to 41 Sea Zone 2 Artillerys, 2 Infantrys and 2 Transports moved from 41 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 Adv.Fighter, 3 Artillerys and 3 Infantrys moved from 42 Sea Zone to N.Tunisia 3 Infantrys moved from Syria to Palestine Purchase Units - French French buy 2 Artillerys, 4 Infantrys, 1 Submarine and 1 Transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat - French Battle in N.Tunisia French attack with 1 Adv.Fighter, 3 Artillerys and 3 Infantrys Italians defend with 2 Artillerys, 1 Elite and 5 Infantrys French roll dice for 1 Adv.Fighter, 3 Artillerys and 3 Infantrys in N.Tunisia, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 2.50 expected hits Italians roll dice for 2 Artillerys, 1 Elite and 5 Infantrys in N.Tunisia, round 2 : 1/8 hits, 2.67 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the French lost in N.Tunisia 3 Infantrys owned by the Italians lost in N.Tunisia French roll dice for 1 Adv.Fighter, 3 Artillerys and 2 Infantrys in N.Tunisia, round 3 : 0/6 hits, 2.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 2 Artillerys, 1 Elite and 2 Infantrys in N.Tunisia, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits 2 Infantrys owned by the French lost in N.Tunisia French roll dice for 1 Adv.Fighter and 3 Artillerys in N.Tunisia, round 4 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits Italians roll dice for 2 Artillerys, 1 Elite and 2 Infantrys in N.Tunisia, round 4 : 1/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits 1 Artillery owned by the French lost in N.Tunisia 2 Infantrys owned by the Italians lost in N.Tunisia French roll dice for 1 Adv.Fighter and 2 Artillerys in N.Tunisia, round 5 : 0/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 2 Artillerys and 1 Elite in N.Tunisia, round 5 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits 2 Artillerys owned by the French lost in N.Tunisia 1 Adv.Fighter owned by the French retreated Italians win with 2 Artillerys and 1 Elite remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8 Casualties for French: 3 Artillerys and 3 Infantrys Casualties for Italians: 5 Infantrys Non Combat Move - French 1 Adv.Fighter moved from N.Tunisia to 42 Sea Zone 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from Canadian Prairies to Keewatin Place Units - French 1 Transport placed in 1 Sea Zone 1 Submarine placed in 55 Sea Zone 1 Infantry placed in Syria 2 Artillerys and 2 Infantrys placed in E.Morocco 1 Infantry placed in Churchill Turn Complete - French French collect 25 PUs; end with 26 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians regular : -1.00 French regular : -2.33
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L24 OOB Stucifer (X) v Crockett36 (L+120)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

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Round: 3 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 fighter, 6 mech_infantrys and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo 1 artillery moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone 1 armour moved from Malaya to Shan State Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific 1 armour moved from Shan State to Yunnan 1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan Japanese take Szechwan from Chinese 1 artillery moved from Hunan to Yunnan 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan 1 artillery moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi 1 armour moved from Kiangsu to Hunan 1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi 1 mech_infantry moved from Kiangsu to Hunan 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan 1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Yunnan 1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to Yunnan 1 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow 2 artilleries moved from Anhwe to Hunan 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar 1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Paulau Island to 34 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 34 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes 1 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes 1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 21 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone 1 battleship moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 2 destroyers moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Battle in Celebes Battle in Borneo Battle in 45 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 destroyer ANZAC defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 45 Sea Zone Japanese win, taking Celebes from Dutch, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport Battle in Java Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry ANZAC defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 cruiser in Java, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Java, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 infantry in Java, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Java, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 infantry in Java, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Java Japanese win, taking Java from ANZAC with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 aaGun moved from Jehol to Manchuria 2 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria 5 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria 2 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea 3 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe Place Units - Japanese 3 mech_infantrys placed in Shantung 3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu 2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone 1 fighter placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 59 PUs; end with 59 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Japanese regular : -0.83 ANZAC regular : -0.67
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