11L '41 - Manstein (axis) v BoldFresh (Allies) Bid 6, +NOs, No Tech

[Manstein]

hooray!

Non Combat Movement
Evenki - inf, tank (yak) + tank (stan)
Caucasus - 3 tanks (india), inf (kaz)
Chinghai - 2 tanks (ning)
Ningxia - 3 tanks (manch)
Tran sz33 picks up Inf (Madagascar) => sz27
Fighter Australia and all fleet into sz 39

[Manstein]

Mobilise
4 infantry, 3 fighters, bomber in  Japan

2 tanks in India

Japan paid 53+15=68+1 saved, has 69

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_08cJap.AAM

[boldfresh]

Well, this should be an interesting round.

[Manstein]

you’re telling me…

[boldfresh]

UK with 19 buys art, 3 arm

CM

ger (5 inf, 4 arm) - 5 inf, art, arm (gbr), arm, 3 ftr (kar)

well manstein, this is probably the last hurrah if the assault of berlin fails

combat:

aa fire in berlin
Rolls: 3@1; Total Hits: 13@1: (6, 1, 3)

[boldfresh]

well, i WAS 70% to take berlin.  looks like i’m screwed once again.

ger - 5 inf, art, 2 arm, 2 ftr vs. 5 inf, 4 arm

atk:
Rolls: 4@1 2@2 4@3; Total Hits: 34@1: (4, 2, 6, 1)2@2: (1, 5)4@3: (4, 4, 2, 4)
Rolls: 5@2 4@3; Total Hits: 35@2: (4, 3, 2, 2, 1)4@3: (4, 4, 6, 6)

[boldfresh]

ger 2 - 2 inf, art, 2 arm, 2 ftr vs. 3 inf, 4 arm
atk:
Rolls: 1@1 2@2 4@3; Total Hits: 41@1: (1)2@2: (3, 1)4@3: (4, 1, 5, 1)
Rolls: 3@2 4@3; Total Hits: 43@2: (1, 1, 2)4@3: (2, 5, 6, 6)

[boldfresh]

ger 3 - arm, 2 ftr vs. 3 arm - once again it’s down to this, just like it was in the big naval battle when it was 3 on 3 bombers vs. ftrs and bat - can i win ONE TIME???

atk:
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 23@3: (1, 5, 1)
def:
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 13@3: (2, 5, 5)

[boldfresh]

well it comes down to this for the allied hopes.

ger 4 - arm, ftr vs. arm
atk:
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (5, 2)
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (5)

[boldfresh]

yes!  berlin captured with loss of 5 inf, art, arm, 2 ftr - 56 IPC’s plundered

NC

z5 - ftr (ger), ftr (rus), des, 2 acc (z7)
fin - 2 inf (kar)

place art, 3 arm (gbr)

collect 33 + 56 from the German coffers = has 89

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_08dUK.AAM

[Manstein]

well that’s a valuable lesson
and i’m not confident of taking moscow either
guess i’ve got to hold my nerve, here

Italy 8
with 29, italy buys 4 tanks, 3 infantry

Combat Movement
Germany (arm) - inf, art (france), tank (bul)

[Manstein]

Germany
inf, art, tank
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (2, 5)1@3: (2)

v tank
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 01@3: (5)

[Manstein]

germany liberated. shame you don’t have to give me the money back!

Non Combat Movement
3 inf (italy) => france
3 inf, art (Bul) => poland
2 tanks (Ukr) => caucasus

Mobilisation
4 tanks - caucasus
3 infantry - italy

Italy collects 29, has 29

[Manstein]

map

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_08eIta.AAM

[boldfresh]

with 46 the USA buys ftr, acc (24), inf, arm, 2 trn (22)

CM

phi () - inf (iwo)
ala () - blitz and back to wca

NC

z52 - 2 des, acc, 2 ftr (z59), 2 ftr, acc (z56), sub (z51)
wak - bom (mid), bom (wus)
wca - AA (wus)
pan - ftr (eca)

place trn (z56)
place inf, arm (eus)
place trn, acc, ftr (z10)

collect 55, has 55

well, this could turn into an interesting game now…

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_08fUSA.AAM

[Manstein]

yep, tis very nicely poised now

Germany 9

With nothing, germany buys … diddly squat

Combat Movement
Belorussia (mt) - 11 inf, 2 art (E Pol)
Archangel (mt) - tank (EUkr) blitzes
Karelia (inf) - 3 tanks (E Pol) blitz via Baltics, taking that

[Manstein]

Karelia
3 arm
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 13@3: (3, 6, 6)

v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[Manstein]

Karelia falls for loss of tank, 2 arm holding

Non Combat Movement
2 tanks (Ukr) => E Poland
1 inf (Ukr) => E Ukraine
1 inf, 2 art (Ukr) => Caucasus
5 inf (France) => Germany
4 inf, 3 art (Pol) => Germany

Mobilisation
nada

Germany collects 45+15=60, has 60

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09aGer.AAM

[Manstein]

slight tweak

3 german fighters in caucasus will fly to east poland

new map

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09aGer.AAM

[boldfresh]

with 15 russia buys 5 inf

CM

bel (11 inf, 2 art) - 16 inf, 2 art, 15 arm (rus)
kaz () - inf (rus)
nov () - inf (rus)

combat:

bel - 16 inf, 2 art, 15 arm vs. 11 inf, 2 art
atk:
Rolls: 14@1 4@2 15@3; Total Hits: 1014@1: (3, 6, 2, 3, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 6, 3, 6, 1, 2)4@2: (5, 4, 6, 2)15@3: (4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 6, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 5, 5)
def:
Rolls: 13@2; Total Hits: 413@2: (5, 1, 2, 5, 6, 2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 6, 1)