14L G40 Wheat (allies +16) v Bold - game 3

[boldfresh]

@wheatbeer:

I forgot to move my Soviet forces from Burma to India.

Not a big deal either way, but let me know if I can fix that.

no problem of course

[wheatbeer]

I emailed US combat movements.

Let me know if you prefer tripleA or forum dice for the battle in SZ45 given mass sub involvement.

I am guessing you will want to select OOL round by round either way.

[boldfresh]

Just use forum

[wheatbeer]

US
8 cv, 23 sub, 15 dd, 17 fig, 2 tact, 1 strat

Rolls: 23@2 15@2 17@3 3@4; Total Hits: 2123@2: (3, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6, 1, 4, 2, 5, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2)15@2: (6, 6, 4, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 1, 5, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5)17@3: (6, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 5, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 5, 5, 2, 1, 4)3@4: (1, 4, 3)

[boldfresh]

are we rolling our own dice?

[boldfresh]

why not, since it’s the last battle of the game let’s go old school and roll our own dice i say!  i need about 20 ones here!

tip the carriers and battleships for 10, then 11 subs

defense:

29 subs, 3 des, 8 acc, 2 cruisers, 2 tacs, 14 ftrs, 2 bat
Rolls: 29@1 11@2 4@3 16@4; Total Hits: 2529@1: (1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3, 6, 6, 1, 4, 1, 5, 4, 4, 1, 1, 1, 5, 3, 4, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2)11@2: (4, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 6, 1, 6, 5, 6)4@3: (6, 2, 1, 5)16@4: (6, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4, 2, 3, 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 4, 6)

[wheatbeer]

8 carriers and 9 destroyers sink

23 sub, 6 dd, 17 fig, 2 tact, 1 strat

Rolls: 23@2 6@2 17@3 3@4; Total Hits: 2023@2: (5, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 2, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 4, 4)6@2: (6, 3, 5, 4, 6, 2)17@3: (6, 3, 1, 6, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 5)3@4: (5, 6, 6)

[boldfresh]

lose 3 destroyers and 17 subs

defense:

18 subs, 3 des, 8 damaged acc, 2 cruisers, 2 tacs, 14 ftrs, 2 damaged bat
Rolls: 18@1 11@2 4@3 16@4; Total Hits: 1918@1: (5, 4, 1, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 1, 5, 2, 2, 5, 3, 4, 1, 4)11@2: (5, 4, 2, 2, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3)4@3: (1, 6, 1, 5)16@4: (1, 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 6, 2, 1, 6, 6)

[boldfresh]

49 vs 49 going forward!!  this is a slugfest.

[wheatbeer]

US loses 14 sub, 5 dd

attack:

9 sub (surprise strikes)

Rolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 110@2: (2, 4, 3, 6, 6, 6, 4, 5, 5, 3)

1 dd, 17 fig, 2 tact, 1 strat

Rolls: 1@2 17@3 3@4; Total Hits: 151@2: (2)17@3: (3, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 5, 1, 4, 2)3@4: (1, 2, 2)

[boldfresh]

ouch there’s your dice just in the nick of time, 3 hits over.

[boldfresh]

i will lose the sub on the surprise strike and lose 8 acc, 2 cru, 2 tac, and 3 ftr

defense -

8 damaged acc
Rolls: 8@2; Total Hits: 28@2: (6, 4, 5, 4, 2, 6, 2, 6)

2 cruisers
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (4, 3)

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

14 ftrs
Rolls: 14@4; Total Hits: 914@4: (1, 6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 1, 5, 5)

2 damaged bat
Rolls: 2@4; Total Hits: 12@4: (6, 4)

[boldfresh]

up to 4 hits can be taken to your subs.

[wheatbeer]

US loses 4 sub, 1 dd, 9 fighter

5 sub (surprise strike)

Rolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 25@2: (2, 2, 3, 3, 6)

8 fig, 2 tact, 1 strat

Rolls: 8@3 3@4; Total Hits: 68@3: (6, 3, 2, 3, 6, 3, 2, 4)3@4: (2, 5, 6)

[boldfresh]

dang man, you’re killin me - exactly 2 sub hits.

defense = 11 ftrs
Rolls: 11@4; Total Hits: 811@4: (4, 1, 2, 1, 1, 5, 4, 1, 5, 6, 1)

[boldfresh]

good news is the transport still survives unless you go another round!  :-P

[wheatbeer]

Americans lose 7 fig 1 strat and retreat to SZ55

[wheatbeer]

Make that 6 fig, 1 tact, 1 strat rather

[wheatbeer]

I was tempted to retreat after round 3 … not sure I made the right call or not. ANZAC could have killed the BBs after all.

[boldfresh]

ending that battle as 8 usa units vs. 5 jap ftrs was a boon to the japs but not nearly enough of a boon.