11L '41 DM(+12) v Gamerman01(x) no tech - Game #2

[gamerman01]

I5 with 19, buy 5 INF, ART

Combat moves -
SAf - ARM

NCM -
Sud - ARM

Collect 21, 21 on hand

11L_G2_DM(12)_v_Gamerman01(x)_1941_05e.AAM

[DarthMaximus]

Thanks for putting up with my temprory insanity.

@Gamerman01:

@DarthMaximus:

Yeah I still have a great chance to win considering both UK and Russia have an equal or bigger army than Ger and Ita has like 50 ipc in units.

Yep, but defense is cheaper than offense, and the Japs have 7 aircraft in Europe!  I’m gonna make you “prove it”!

That’s exactly what made the bad dice for rd 2 of Blk strafe and the stupid UK attack so frustrating.  Winning or losing by getting the top or bottom 20% of any battle takes some of the fun out of it, at least for me.  Just like it isn’t fun to win a game if on G1 they get diced in Sz 2 and Sz 12 and Russia hits everything in site.  Or even to look in this game with you getting diced in India.  It makes everything the US/UK did this game “suspect” since you can’t count on that happening very often.  Obviously bad/good dice happen, just makes it harder to plan strategies.

Thanks again and I’ll have US up tonight.

[DarthMaximus]

US Round 5

Buy 1 trn, 3 ftrs, 1 bom, 1 dd

Combat Move

1)  SBR on Ger, 2 boms (1 uk, 1 ecan)
2)  Egy - mt vs. 1 inf (lib)
3)  Car - mt vs. 2 inf (hi via trn)

[DarthMaximus]

SBR on Ger

AA-fire

Rolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 12@1: (3, 1)

[DarthMaximus]

Damage

Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (1)

[gamerman01]

Wow, friendly SBR results this time!!

[DarthMaximus]

When it rains it pours.

Results

sbr doeas 1 damage (4 total)
egy - taken walk-in
car - taken walk-in

Non-Combat Move

1 bom to fra
3 ftrs to fra from blk
1 dd to sz 2 from sz 3
1 ac to sz 2 from sz 7
1 us ftr in sz 7 to uk ac in sz 7
1 ftr to same uk ac in sz 7 from ecan
1 inf, 1 rt to fra from uk
1 aa, 1 inf to uk from ecan, trn to sz 2
2 ftrs to sz 2 from sz 56
1 dd to sz 60 from sz 53
1 dd to sz 58 from sz 53
1 dd, 2 ac, 4 ftrs to sz 51 from sz 53
1 sub, 2 dd to sz 51 from sz 56
1 dd to sz 7 from sz 8
2 inf to ecan from eus

Placement

2 ftrs in Sz 56
1 trn, 1 dd in Sz 10
1 ftr, 1 bom on Eus

Collect 42 + 15 (NO) = 57 total

11L_G2_DM(12)_v_Gamerman01(x)_1941_05eUS.AAM

[gamerman01]

@DarthMaximus:

1 dd to sz 58 from sz 53

Looks like you meant 48

[DarthMaximus]

@Gamerman01:

@DarthMaximus:

1 dd to sz 58 from sz 53

Looks like you meant 48

correct.

[gamerman01]

G6 with 24, buy 1 RPR, 7 INF (save 2)

Combat moves -
NWE - ARM (Ger) blitz and back
Kar - INF, ART (Ger) CA, FTR (Z5)
Cze - INF, ARM, FTR (Ger)
Z6 - DD, 2 FTR (Z5)
Pol - 2 INF (Ger) FTR (Z5)
Blk - INF, 3 ARM (Ger)

KarRolls: 2@2 2@3; Total Hits: 12@2: (5, 1)2@3: (5, 5)Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (3, 2)

[gamerman01]

I need this one
Kar2Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 11@2: (3)1@3: (1)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[gamerman01]

Dang it!!
Z6Rolls: 1@2 2@3; Total Hits: 11@2: (5)2@3: (1, 4)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[gamerman01]

Lose DD, and DANG AGAIN!
BlkRolls: 1@1 3@3; Total Hits: 01@1: (3)3@3: (6, 6, 6)Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 03@2: (3, 3, 5)

[gamerman01]

Evil omens, so I probably shouldn’t go again, but I will ignore my gut and go with my head!
Blk2Rolls: 1@1 3@3; Total Hits: 31@1: (5)3@3: (2, 1, 3)Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 13@2: (4, 4, 1)

[gamerman01]

Another well-designed hit and run goes wrong….
Blk accidentally taken with 3 ARM
Maybe a blessing in disguise?  At least you can’t move the AA gun back this turn…  :|
CzeRolls: 1@1 2@3; Total Hits: 01@1: (5)2@3: (5, 6)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[gamerman01]

:x
Well CRAP
Since I have 3 tanks sitting in Blk, I guess I’ll keep going
You’d better miss!  :roll:
Cze2Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (6, 2)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

[gamerman01]

PolRolls: 2@1 1@3; Total Hits: 02@1: (3, 4)1@3: (6)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[gamerman01]

I’m getting freaking PUNKED by your defensive dice against Germany!!  I remember losing a critical battle in Finland last turn too!  Tempted to quit, but shouldn’t yet……  Maybe when I fail to take Poland
Pol2Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (1)1@3: (1)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[gamerman01]

Now my gut says to quit but my brain says you might run into another disaster or 3.
Poland not taken, 2 infantry lost to 1
Karelia not taken, inf and art take out inf and art supported by cruiser and fighter
Destroyer sunk in 6
Infantry lost in Czech
Infantry lost in Balkans, and Balkans accidentally taken

What a disastrous turn - could have been worse, but not much worse

Z6 - DD (Z5)
Ger - FTR (Cze) FTR (Pol) FTR (Kar) 2 FTR (Z6)

Collect 14, 16 on hand

11L_G2_DM(12)_v_Gamerman01(x)_1941_06a.AAM

[DarthMaximus]

This is absolutely crazy!  I think the dice gods are basically saying this game will end before the end of the season.
Craziness!