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

[boldfresh]

@Manstein:

assume i can press on with japan, or are you moving your russian AA gun?

aa gun stays put.  go ahead with Japan.

[Manstein]

Japan 11

with 84 japan buys
2 tanks (10), 2 fighters (20), 2 bombers (24), ACC (14), Destroyer (8), Transport (7)
save 1

Combat Movement
SZ 50 (tran) - bomber (sum) kills trannie

Non Combat Movement
bomber (sz50) lands Car Islands
bomber (sum) => italy
trans (sz35) loads inf, art (india) => sz39
Fleet (sz38) => sz51
tank (EPol) => germany
tank (bel) => karelia
2 tanks (transjord) => egypt
tank (cauc) => bulgaria
8 tanks (russia) => E Poland
AA (arc) => karelia
fgt (japan) => sz62

Mobilisation
2 tanks, 1 fighter, 2 bombers in Russia
ACC, fgt, DD, tran in SZ62

Japan collects 59+15=74 + 1 saved, has 75

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_11cJap.AAM

[boldfresh]

UK with 63 buys 4 inf (12), arm (5), cru (12), acc (14), bat (20)

CM

nwe (arm) - inf (nwy) via z5, 2 ftr (z7)
waf () - inf, arm (gbr) via 1 trn
gib () - inf (gbr) via z12
alg () - 2 inf, 2 arm (gbr) via 2 trn offload z12

combat:

nwe - inf, 2 ftr vs. arm
Rolls: 1@1 2@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (6)2@3: (3, 1)
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (3)

[boldfresh]

nwe cwlo inf, not taken

NC

z12 - des, 2 acc (z7), 2 ftr (nwe)

place 2 inf (nwy)
place 2 inf, arm (gbr)
place cru, acc, bat (z7)

collect 25, has 25

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_11dUK.AAM

[Manstein]

Italy 11

with 29, Italy buys:
fighter (10), 3 inf (9), 2 tanks (10)

Combat Movement
None

Non Combat Movement
None

Placement
fighter, 3 inf, 1 tank - Italy
tank - caucasus

Italy collects 19+5=24

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_11eIta.AAM

[boldfresh]

with 57 the USA buys 5 inf, art, 2 arm, 4 trn (57)

CM

z62 - sub (z52)
fra (AA) - sbr with bom (eca)

combat:

aa fire in paris
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[boldfresh]

SONOFA…  bomber SHOT DOWN OVER PARIS.  this bad luck is just NEVER GOING TO END.

z62 - sub vs. des, acc, 2 ftr
attack:
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

[boldfresh]

defense
Rolls: 2@2 2@4; Total Hits: 12@2: (4, 2)2@4: (5, 5)

[boldfresh]

z62 holds without loss.  these dice are really starting to wear me out.

z19 - 2 acc (z55)
gbr - 2 inf, 2 arm (eca), inf, arm (bra), 4 ftr (eca)
z7 - 2 trn (z9), trn (z18), 2 ftr, acc (z8), 2 ftr (eus)
z9 - trn (z7)
eca - 6 inf, arm (eus)
z12 - ftr (eus)

place 4 trn (z10)
place 5 inf, art, 2 arm (eus)

collect 55, has 55

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_11fUSA.AAM

[Manstein]

Germany 12

with 57, germany buys
14 inf (42), fgt (10), tank (5)

combat movement
SBR gbr - bomber (ger)
finland (mt) - inf, art (kar)

[Manstein]

SBR
aa gun
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 11@1: (1)

[Manstein]

FFS
i’ve tried that twice now and lost bomber both times

[Manstein]

Non Combat Movement
4 tanks, inf (ger) => france
2 fgt (fra) => germany
2 inf (fra) => italy
AA (fra) => italy

Mobilise
6 inf - france
1 inf, 1 tank - karelia
7 inf, fgt - germany

germany collects 42+15=57, has 57

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_12aGer.AAM

[boldfresh]

russia does nothing, proceed with J12

[Manstein]

Japan 12

with 75, japan buys
4 transports (28), 2 inf (6), 2 art (8), destroyer (8), 5 tanks (25)

combat movement
SBR gbr - bomber (italy)
Philippines (inf, arm) - inf, art (sz39) + bomber (car) + 2 fgt (sz51) + 2 fgt (sz62)

[Manstein]

british aa gun
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (2)

[Manstein]

finally!
damage
Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (2)

[Manstein]

sorry i also meant to attack iwo jima, which is empty
inf/art from japan (that’s why i’m only using 2 land units on philippines
hope that’s not a problem

[Manstein]

philippines
inf, art, 4 fighters
Rolls: 2@2 4@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (6, 5)4@3: (6, 5, 3, 1)

v inf, arm
Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)1@3: (5)

[Manstein]

sorry i’ve cocked this up  completely
the sz 62 fighters wont reach and i didn’t roll for the bomber
i’ll redo philippines