12L-AA50-41 -tech, +NO, U-505 (Axis) v. Boldfresh (Allies+7)

[boldfresh]

dang these sbr numbers are starting to hurt - me getting scores of bombers shot down and you dropping 6 balls on my factories!  :-P

[U-505]

Sorry this took so long. I kept waffling over where I wanted a few of my units.

Combat results

SBR inflicts 6 damage to Nor IC

SbR inflcits 4 damage to kar IC

SBR inflcits 2 damage to Rus IC

Trans-Jordan
twol
2 inf, 8 fig remain

Urals
twol
2 inf, 1 fig, 1 bmb remain

Novosibirsk
taken w/loss of 1 inf
2 inf, 1 fig, 2 bmb remain

Kazakh
twol
2 inf, 1 arm remain

Non-combat moves
1 bmb Nor to Pol
2 bmb Kar to Pol
1 bmb Rus to yak
1 fig, 1 bmb Ural to Yak
1 fig Novo to Yak
2 bmb Novo to Cauc
8 fig T-J to sz34
1 inf, 1 art IEA to Rho
4 inf Per to Cauc
1 inf Ind to Per
2 inf Bur to Ind
4 arm FIC to Ind
2 inf FIC to Bur
1 arm Chi to Cauc
5 inf Nin to Chi
3 inf Sui to Nin
1 arm Man to Nin
2 inf Man to Sui
1 AA Eve to Yak
2 inf Yak to Eve
4 inf Stc to Yak
2 inf Bury to Stc
1 AA Kia to man
1 TP sz62 bridge 1 inf, 1 arm Japan to man
2 TP sz36 to sz62 bridge 1 inf, 2 arm japan to Man
1 TP, 1 CV, 2 fig sz52 load 1 inf Mid to sz62 load 1 inf japan unload Bury
2 DD sz52 to sz59

Placement
4 art Cauc
3 inf Ind
2 inf Bur
2 arm FIC
3 inf Man
5 inf, 3 arm Japan

Japan collects $82

@Boldfresh:

dang these sbr numbers are starting to hurt - me getting scores of bombers shot down and you dropping 6 balls on my factories!  :-P

Yeah, losing a ton of bombers sucks. Especially when your bombers are doing minimal damage while your opponent’s bombers are scorching the earth.

Honestly, there are times when I prefer Low Luck rules. SBR’s are one of them. The other is in large scale 50/50 battles. It always bugs me a little when I see the game turned upside down because a large even-odds battle results in one side getting diced. I made a conscious decision that I would be willing to trade my sz34 fleets for those pain in the ass US fighters, but I’m a little worried that your slight unit advantage is going to end up with you walking away with like 10 fighters putting me behind the 8-ball again.

Boldfresh_U-505_12LAA50-41_24cJ.AAM

[boldfresh]

UK24 - with 33 buys 8 inf, save 9

CM

nwe (3 inf) - 3 inf (gbr) via z5, 2 ftr (ita), bombard with 3 bat
ura (2 inf) - 2 inf (arc), ftr (rus), ftr (z5)
bel - inf (bel), bom (egy)

combat:

nwe - 3 inf, 2 ftr, 3 bat vs. 3 inf
Rolls: 3@1 2@3 3@4; Total Hits: 73@1: (1, 1, 1)2@3: (2, 4)3@4: (3, 4, 1)
Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 23@2: (1, 2, 5)

[boldfresh]

glad that wasn’t a big sbr campaign

nwe twlo 2 inf

ura - 2 inf, 2 ftr vs. 2 inf
Rolls: 2@1 2@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (1, 4)2@3: (2, 5)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (6, 1)

[boldfresh]

ura twlo inf

bel - inf, bom vs. inf
Rolls: 1@1 1@4; Total Hits: 11@1: (3)1@4: (3)
:aaa 1@2

[boldfresh]

defense
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[boldfresh]

bel cwlo inf

NC

rus - bom (bel), 15 inf (arc), 2 ftr (ura)
z5 - 2 ftr (nwe) to 1 US acc
kar - 4 inf (gbr), 3 inf, aa (nwy), 3 inf (fin)

place 8 inf (gbr)

collect 29, has 38

Boldfresh_U-505_12LAA50-41_24dUK.AAM

[U-505]

Italy 24

Combat moves

NWE (1 inf)
2 inf, 3 fig Fra

NWE

2 inf, 3 fig

Rolls: 2@1, 3@3; Total Hits: 02@1,: (2, 2)3@3: (4, 5, 6)

1 defending inf

;aaa 1@2:

[U-505]

1 defending inf

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

[U-505]

NWE

2 inf, 3 fig

Rolls: 2@1, 3@3; Total Hits: 02@1,: (2, 5)3@3: (5, 4, 5)

1 defending inf

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

[U-505]

Okaaay.

NWE

2 inf, 3 fig

Rolls: 2@1, 3@3; Total Hits: 42@1,: (5, 1)3@3: (3, 3, 3)

1 defending inf

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

[U-505]

Combat results

NWE
twol
2 inf, 3 fig remain

Non-combat moves
3 fig NWE to Fra
4 inf, 1 art Ger to Fra
1 inf Pol to Ger
1 arm Ukr to Pol

Boldfresh_U-505_12LAA50-41_24eI.AAM

[boldfresh]

USA24 - with 55 buys 5 inf, 2 arm, 3 ftr

CM

trj (2 inf) - 2 inf (egy), ftr (ita)
cng (inf) - 2 inf (sud), 2 ftr (z12)
eaf (inf) - inf (sud), bom (egy)

combat:

trj - 2 inf, ftr vs. 2 inf
Rolls: 2@1 1@3; Total Hits: 02@1: (5, 6)1@3: (6)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 22@2: (2, 2)

[boldfresh]

it just gets harder and harder to believe  :lol:  i just did that one for fun, i like to give a sporting chance.  but if these dice continue this way for about 50 more rounds, my margin could be gone  :-P

two infantry thrown to the dogs in trj

let’s see if i can lose another in eaf without hitting

eaf - inf, bom vs. inf
Rolls: 1@1 1@4; Total Hits: 11@1: (5)1@4: (4)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[boldfresh]

eaf twol

cng - 2 inf, 2 ftr vs. inf
Rolls: 2@1 2@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (1, 2)2@3: (5, 3)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

[boldfresh]

cng twol

NC

egy - ftr (trj), 10 inf (lib), 3 inf (sud)
rus - bom (trj), ftr (z5)
lib - 12 inf (alg)
alg - 3 inf, arm (eca), bom (wca)
sud - 2 ftr (cng)
rus - bom (eaf)
z12 - 3 ftr (wus), 6 sub (z18)
wca - 2 inf (wus)

place 5 inf, ftr (ita)
place 2 arm, 2 ftr (wus)

collect 50, has 50

Boldfresh_U-505_12LAA50-41_24fUSA.AAM

[U-505]

Germany 25

purchase $53

7 inf
2 art
1 arm
1 IC
save $4

Combat moves

Balkans (2 inf)
1 inf Bul
2 inf Cze
1 fig Ger
6 fig Pol

Balkans

3 inf, 7 fig

Rolls: 3@1, 7@3; Total Hits: 53@1,: (5, 2, 4)7@3: (4, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 1)

2 defending inf

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

[boldfresh]

U!  you are back!  :-D

[boldfresh]

OOOH the IC.  now we are gonna have some fun.

[U-505]

Combat results

Balkans
taken w/loss of 1 inf
2 inf, 7 fig remain

Non-combat moves
7 fig Balk to Pol
3 inf, 1 AA Bul to Pol
1 arm Bul to Ger
6 arm Pol to Ger
1 inf EPol to Belo
5 inf Pol to E Pol
5 art Ger to Fra
9 inf, 6 art Ger to Pol

Placement
7 inf, 2 art, 1 arm Ger
1 IC Pol

Germany collects $47+$4 saved=$51

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