BM 23 Playoff Final Gamerman (L+4) vs Farmboy (X)

[gamerman01]

That’s a lot of black, especially that opening whiff on attack, ouch

We already had the kamikaze funeral for the New Zealander. Now we have to find another suicide mission for him to prevent disgrace.

[gamerman01]

Little rough going, could have been worse

UK4.tsvg

[farmboy]

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 4

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Western Ukraine
        1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        1 armour moved from Belarus to Western Ukraine
        1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Western Ukraine
            Italians attack with 2 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
            Italians win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 2 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Germany
        1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Southern Italy
        2 artilleries moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy
        1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.83
Russians regular : -0.33

Savegame

[gamerman01]

What are you going to do about these French?
That’s the 3rd German ship they sunk without a loss, and there’s another destroyer down in 92.

I dare you to attack them!

F4.tsvg

[gamerman01]

If you don’t, you know they’ll do 3 damage to Norway! :hushed:

[farmboy]

@gamerman01 now I have to figure out whether you are trying to convince me to trade German units for French navy or if this is just reverse psychology.

[gamerman01]

That’s part of my magic

[gamerman01]

But enough of that -

A good day to you, sir!

[farmboy]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 5

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 destroyer, 7 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 125 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 113 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from Germany to 125 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 125 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Bessarabia
        1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
        1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
              Germans take Ukraine from Russians
        1 armour moved from Belarus to Smolensk
              Germans take Smolensk from Russians
        1 armour moved from Smolensk to Bryansk
        5 armour, 8 artilleries, 32 infantry and 11 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Bryansk
        1 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
        3 armour moved from Novgorod to Bryansk

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Bryansk
            Germans attack with 10 armour, 8 artilleries, 32 infantry and 19 mech_infantrys
            British defend with 1 fighter; Russians defend with 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 10 armour, 8 artilleries, 32 infantry and 19 mech_infantrys in Bryansk, round 2 : 18/69 hits, 17.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 aaGun, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk
                2 infantry owned by the Russians, 1 aaGun owned by the Russians and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Bryansk
            Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 10 armour, 8 artilleries, 30 infantry and 19 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 fighter
        Battle in Bessarabia
            Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Bessarabia, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Bessarabia
            Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in 125 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
            French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 3 fighters in 125 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 3.17 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 125 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Germans lost in 125 Sea Zone
                1 destroyer owned by the French and 1 cruiser owned by the French lost in 125 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 2 bombers and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
            Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
            Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 bomber moved from 125 Sea Zone to Western Germany
        1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Norway
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
        2 aaGuns moved from Belarus to Bryansk
        3 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
        1 bomber moved from 125 Sea Zone to Western Germany
        1 fighter moved from Greece to Western Germany
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Greece to Western Germany
        1 fighter moved from 125 Sea Zone to Norway
        1 fighter moved from 125 Sea Zone to Norway
        1 fighter moved from 125 Sea Zone to Western Germany
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bessarabia to Greece
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Bessarabia to Yugoslavia

    Place Units - Germans
        3 infantry placed in Novgorod
        3 infantry placed in France
        1 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
        1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 113 Sea Zone
        1 submarine placed in 114 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 51 PUs; end with 51 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs
        Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 58 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 0.17
Russians regular : 0.33
Germans regular : -1.00

Savegame

[farmboy]

I either took the bait or saw through your trick. :)

[gamerman01]

My doomed block took out 2 Germans, nice.

The French gambit totally depended on the dice. We both have to be happy again

[farmboy]

@gamerman01 yeah that was tough. If you had one more hit your counter would have 50/50 odds with my defense. I don’t think you are going to go for it given the game, but that is still symbolically a risk I want to avoid.

[gamerman01]

I was going to hit and run even with those 2 Germans. Buckle your seatbelt - I’ll review the scenario again, of course in the event I have poor luck, but I like the round 1 numbers

[gamerman01]

You rolled 9/24 hits on 1’s on the attack of Bryansk. I’m glad they were inconsequential! But maybe I should be scared…

Naaa… all dice rolls are independent

[gamerman01]

No, I only counted infantry.

STILL, it was 9/43 which is a scorching 20.9% rate

[gamerman01]

Uh oh. Can’t get automatic +5 from Arc or a high chance of stopping the Ukraine factory.

[gamerman01]

I don’t think I even need to think about it very long. You made a very big raise, now I call it.

[farmboy]

exciting!

[gamerman01]

Yes! I like it.

I’m going to make it riskier by taking Arc for the big 5. According to my calculations, that’s OK.

Stand by

[gamerman01]

Oh that did not just happen.