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@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 9 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 transport moved from South Atlantic Sea Zone to British Convoy 1 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to British Convoy 1 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from Davis Strait Sea Zone to U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone
        3 fighters moved from United States to U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Iceland to Celtic Sea Sea Zone

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 1 bomber and 1 transport
            Germans defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 transport in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the Americans lost in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone
                Americans roll dice for 1 bomber in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the Americans lost in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone
                1 destroyer owned by the Germans lost in British Convoy 1 Sea Zone
            Germans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -11
            Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber and 1 transport
            Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer
        Battle in U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
            Germans defend with 1 submarine
                Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 3 fighters in U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone
                1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone
            Americans win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
            Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Changing ownership of U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone from Germans to Americans
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        3 fighters moved from U.S. Convoy 2 Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone

    Place Units - Americans
        3 fighters placed in United States

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 36 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 1.67
Germans regular : 1.67

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@The_Good_Captain Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        2 fighters moved from Leningrad to Baltic States
        1 bomber moved from Stalingrad to Baltic States
        1 armour moved from Palestine to Egypt
              Middle_East take Egypt from Germans
        1 armour moved from Egypt to Palestine
        1 infantry moved from Iran to Caucasus
        2 carriers and 4 fighters moved from Atlantic Sea Zone to Soviet Convoy Sea Zone

    Combat - British
        Battle in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone
            British attack with 2 carriers; Americans loiter and taunt
            Germans defend with 1 submarine
            1 submarine owned by the Germans submerged
        Battle in Baltic States
            British attack with 1 bomber and 2 fighters
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 fighters in Baltic States, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the British lost in Baltic States
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Baltic States
            British winBritish winBritish win, taking Soviet Convoy Sea Zone from Germans with 2 carriers remaining with 2 carriers remaining with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
            Casualties for British: 1 bomber
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - British
        2 fighters moved from Baltic States to Stalingrad

    Place Units - British
        1 submarine placed in Celtic Sea Sea Zone
        1 transport placed in Celtic Sea Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.67
British regular : 0.33

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 4 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 bomber moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Rumania
        3 fighters moved from United States to United Kingdom

    Combat - Americans
        Americans creates battle in territory Soviet Convoy Sea Zone
        Battle in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone
            British loiter and taunt; Americans attack with 4 fighters
            Germans defend with 1 submarine
            1 submarine owned by the Germans submerged
        Battle in Rumania
            Americans attack with 1 bomber
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 1 bomber in Rumania, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Rumania, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Rumania
            Americans winAmericans winAmericans win with 4 fighters remaining with 4 fighters remaining with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        1 bomber moved from Rumania to Caucasus

    Place Units - Americans
        4 fighters placed in United States

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.33
Germans regular : -0.33

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@VictoryFirst And the German response:
[dice 1d6<=2]

@VictoryFirst Anyway ranting about statistics aside, back to the game. USA Attacks Germans in American Convoy (6 IPC):

[dice 4d6<=3]

@VictoryFirst Additionally, I’ve also noticed that when large groups of units attack a small force, if the attacker scores an overwhelming number of hits (i.e. 4 attackers Vs. 2 defenders score 4/4 hits), the result is recorded as a large-scale luck “+” for the attackers, even though said luck did not matter. Basically, what I’m saying is that when trying to model these things, some care should be given to “when” the luck happened. Not all “Germany +6.50” scenarios are equivalent to one another.

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Russia to Karelia
        1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Belorussia to Baltic Sea Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Belorussia to Baltic States
              Russians take Baltic States from Germans
        1 armour moved from Baltic States to Belorussia
        11 infantry moved from Leningrad to Belorussia
        1 submarine and 1 transport moved from Norwegian Sea Sea Zone to Atlantic Sea Zone

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Karelia
            Russians attack with 1 artillery and 6 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 6 infantry in Karelia, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Karelia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Karelia
            Russians win, taking Karelia from Germans with 1 artillery and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in Baltic Sea Sea Zone
            Russians attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 transport
                Russians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in Baltic Sea Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 transport in Baltic Sea Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the Germans lost in Baltic Sea Sea Zone
            Russians win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Germans: 1 transport

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to Belorussia
        3 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Belorussia
        1 aaGun moved from Russia to Moscow
        1 aaGun moved from Leningrad to Karelia

    Place Units - Russians
        6 infantry placed in Leningrad
        Russians undo move 1.
        6 infantry placed in Leningrad
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Caucasus: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Stalingrad: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 23 PUs; end with 23 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.50
Russians regular : 0.33

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 2 carriers; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 infantry moved from Libya to Central Mediterranean Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
              British take Tunisia from Germans
        1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Central Mediterranean Sea Zone to Western Mediterranean Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Western Mediterranean Sea Zone to Vichy France
              British take Vichy France from Germans
        3 fighters moved from Gibraltar to United Kingdom
        1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Iran to Caucasus

    Combat - British
        Battle in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 bomber
            Germans defend with 1 transport
                British roll dice for 1 bomber in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 transport in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 bomber in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 transport in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 bomber in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 transport in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the Germans lost in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
            British win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Germans: 1 transport

    Non Combat Move - British
        1 bomber moved from British Convoy 3 Sea Zone to United Kingdom

    Place Units - British
        2 carriers placed in Celtic Sea Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 12 PUs; end with 17 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.50
British regular : -1.00

The dice stats presented by TripleA seem off to be. Yes the UK Bomber technically missed the German Transport several times before getting the kill, but at the end of the day the result was that UK won and the Bomber lived. In my mind, that means UK should be “+” on the exchange.

Basically, what I’m saying is that rounds where both sides scored 0 hits should be discounted.

@VictoryFirst 0/13 hits. I’m approaching TGC’s level of bad luck lol.

Jokes aside, will work on my move later this afternoon.

@VictoryFirst So the UK DD dies while the US one lives. Feel free to make that edit during your Germany turn. It would not have changed anything that I did.

@VictoryFirst Your second screenshot does not appear to be from the AAE rulebook but one of the combat examples in the rulebook clearly shows that you are allowed to fire back with any hit submarines (as if the Germans needed even more advantages than they already had lol):

Rolling:

2 Subs @ Celtic SZ:
[dice 2d6<=2]

1 Sub @ Davis Strait SZ:
[dice 1d6<=2]

@The_Good_Captain Do you want to fight to the death again? USSR’s turn is already over so you’re not blocking income anymore but you may be able to kill the carriers if my luck continues to trend badly. From what I can tell, in this edition Submarines do not get sneak-attack rolls when on defense; only offense.

@The_Good_Captain I’m on three hours of sleep and have lost what little remains of my sanity:

[dice 2d6<=1]

@The_Good_Captain Game History

Round: 3

    Actions - Russians
        Russians takes action: Action UKPays1PUs
        Action UKPays1PUs activates a trigger called: Trigger UKPays1PUs
        Trigger UKPays1PUs: British met a national objective for an additional -1 PUs; end with 16 PUs

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        4 armour, 2 artilleries and 21 infantry moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Belorussia
        7 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Belorussia
        1 submarine moved from Atlantic Sea Zone to Soviet Convoy Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Karelia to Leningrad
        1 armour and 3 infantry moved from Leningrad to Belorussia
        1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Leningrad to East Poland

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in East Poland
            Russians attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in East Poland, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in East Poland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in East Poland
            Russians win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone
            Russians attack with 1 submarine
            Germans defend with 1 submarine
                Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 5 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Russians lost in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
            Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from East Poland to Belorussia

    Place Units - Russians
        8 infantry placed in Leningrad
        Russians undo move 1.
        8 infantry placed in Stalingrad
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Belorussia: 1 bomber and 1 fighter
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Caucasus: 1 bomber and 1 fighter
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 18 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.67
Russians regular : -0.50

@VictoryFirst I was under the impression that you were not allowed to pick and choose which submarines submerged. Is that incorrect?

@The_Good_Captain

About to go on a series of work calls. For when I get back later, how do you want to handle this fight?

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 4 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Davis Strait Sea Zone: 1 submarine
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        2 infantry moved from United States to U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to South Atlantic Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from South Atlantic Sea Zone to Morocco
              Americans take Morocco from Germans

    Combat - Americans

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        EDIT: 1 destroyer moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to Davis Strait Sea Zone
        1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from United States to Davis Strait Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Davis Strait Sea Zone to United Kingdom
        1 fighter moved from Davis Strait Sea Zone to Iceland

    Place Units - Americans
        3 fighters placed in United States

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 41 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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@VictoryFirst Americans attack Germans in Davis Strait SZ:

[dice 2d6<=3]
[dice 1d6<=4]

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy nothing; Remaining resources: 25 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Celtic Sea Sea Zone: 2 submarines
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Celtic Sea Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Egypt to Libya
              British take Libya from Germans
        1 infantry moved from Palestine to Eastern Mediterranean Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Syria to Eastern Mediterranean Sea Zone
        1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Eastern Mediterranean Sea Zone to Central Mediterranean Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Central Mediterranean Sea Zone to Libya
        1 fighter moved from Malta to Gibraltar
        1 infantry moved from Iraq to Iran

    Combat - British
        Battle in Celtic Sea Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 bomber and 2 fighters
            Germans defend with 2 submarines
            2 submarines owned by the Germans submerged

    Non Combat Move - British
        1 destroyer moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone
        1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Celtic Sea Sea Zone to Gibraltar
        1 aaGun and 1 armour moved from Canada to United States

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 16 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

@VictoryFirst Side-Note: Did you mean to not capture Gibraltar with Germany?

Asking because in the other two games we played, you made sure to capture it to prevent UK from landing air there. We can fix it via edit if you want (in that case, just move 2 Fighters/1 Bomber back to UK and 1 Fighter to Syria)

@VictoryFirst British Attack Germans in Celtic SZ:

[dice 3d6<=3]
[dice 1d6<=4]

@VictoryFirst Well this is at least closer to what you wanted anyway (Germany did better on Eastern Front, Allies did better in the Atlantic).

Purchase Units
Russians buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move
1 armour and 3 infantry moved from Caucasus to Ukraine S.S.R.
1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Ukraine S.S.R.
1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Belorussia to Ukraine S.S.R.
1 armour moved from Turkestan to Ukraine S.S.R.
1 armour moved from Moscow to Ukraine S.S.R.
1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Moscow to Ukraine S.S.R.
1 submarine and 1 transport moved from White Sea Sea Zone to Norwegian Sea Sea Zone
3 infantry moved from Turkestan to Belorussia
4 infantry moved from Moscow to Belorussia
2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Belorussia
1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Russia to Belorussia
1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Leningrad
2 infantry moved from Karelia to Leningrad
1 armour moved from Archangel to Belorussia
1 armour moved from Siberia to Belorussia
3 infantry moved from Archangel to Russia
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Siberia to Russia
1 infantry moved from Iran to Caucasus
Combat
Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
Russians attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 9 infantry
Germans defend with 2 armour and 2 infantry
Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 9 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 6,3,5,3,3,4,3,2,6,1,1,6,6,2,6,3
Germans roll dice for 2 armour and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1,3,5,3
1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
2 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 armour owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
Russians takes Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans
Russians win
Battle casualty summary: Battle score (TUV change) for attacker is 13
Recording Battle Statistics
Non Combat Move
1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Belorussia
1 aaGun moved from Moscow to Belorussia
1 aaGun moved from Archangel to Russia
Cleaning up during movement phase
Place Units
8 infantry placed in Leningrad
Turn Complete
Russians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs

This one is messed up because I forgot to copy/paste the turn summary at the end of the round. Sorry about that.