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I see a lot of G3/J3 amongst top players, notably the Championship game between @Daaras and @Ghostglider had a J3 DOW on Allies except USSR, followed by I3/G4 Russia DOW. Late DOWs seem to be fairly common (although I need to comb through many more threads before I have statistics to back that up).

I personally have begun to favor the J2 after working on my “new” strategy, which I cannot take full credit for. After seeing @pacifiersboard using the cruiser/marine at Carolines on J1 taking New Hebrides against @mikawagunichi , I began to contemplate how this might be used effectively.

One of the stickiest points in my usual Japan strategy is the massive Allied fleet that inevitably seems to coalesce off the coast of Queensland. This fleet is constantly threatening the rich DEI and their NO, as well as allowing ANZAC to buy boats & planes, and easily maintain an income of 16. Denying US the opportunity to move a large fleet to sea zone 55 allows Japan to deny at least one of these Nos, and usually both very early, as well as using a sub or 2 to convoy the 3 IPCs in Victoria & NSW.

I have used a variation of this to open several games now, and has been quite effective in the Pacific theater. A bid of 6 to Japan for an extra transport is quite potent, but not entirely necessary for this strategy. Indeed, you might argue that putting the bid into Europe might be a better use.
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We’ve had a resurgence in interest in PtV it seems, looks like we are around 80 games so far this year (I count 160 finished games in the ELO spreadsheet, but they each take 2 people). Compared to 51 I believe for 2023. That is either a massive uptick in interest or those of us playing are playing a lot more (@mikawagunichi leading the way at 30! games this year). I thought I would consult some ancient wisdom from yesteryear in the PTV Strategy thread here:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35558/ww2-path-to-victory-strategies

Pleasantly surprised to say, I’ve been in the kitchen cooking and have a strategy not discussed at length. Most of the discussion was around the Germany-Russia front and J1 viability. Looking forward to sparking some discussion with my post (incoming) over there!

Cheers,
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Global 1940 and 1943 Expansion for use with TripleA

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@VictoryFirst

I thoght that was maybe the issue. I think you made them the same as what they printed though

Screenshot from 2024-11-21 17-08-30.png

Maybe it needs to be adjusted. Give it a white background ?
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L24 PtV Mikawagunichi (Allies) vs. Nikola1975 (Axis + 12)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 19
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 19 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 1 artillery moved from Morocco to 94 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 94 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 100 Sea Zone to Alexandria 2 battleships moved from 94 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 3 carriers moved from 94 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Alexandria 4 fighters moved from 94 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Alexandria 1 infantry moved from Southern France to France 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy 2 destroyers moved from 94 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 94 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone Combat - Italians Battle in Alexandria Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber British defend with 2 infantry Italians roll dice for 2 battleships in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Alexandria, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.83 expected hits British roll dice for 2 infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Alexandria 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Alexandria Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Italians 1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to 100 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Alexandria to Greece 1 aaGun moved from Southern France to Northern Italy 1 tactical_bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy 1 artillery moved from Gibraltar to 94 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 2 transports moved from 94 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov Place Units - Italians 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy 2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Northern Italy 1 submarine placed in 97 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Italians Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs Objective Italians 3 North Africa Control: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 29 PUs Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 34 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians regular : -0.17 British regular : 0.33
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dawgoneit Axis -VS- entek Allies TRS I'll get you this time.

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TripleA Turn Summary: Dutch round 2
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Round: 2 Combat Move - Dutch 1 T.Boat moved from sz50 to sz59 1 Infantry moved from Bava to sz59 1 Infantry moved from sz59 to Bali 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry moved from Sarong to New Guinea Non Combat Move - Dutch Turn Complete - Dutch
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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 8
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World At War

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Round: 8 Combat Move - Italians 2 Infantrys moved from S.Algeria to N.Algeria 2 Adv.Fighters moved from S.Algeria to N.Algeria 4 Infantrys moved from Tunis to N.Tunisia 2 Artillerys moved from Campania to 46 Sea Zone 1 Elite moved from Campania to 46 Sea Zone 1 Infantry moved from Campania to 46 Sea Zone 2 Artillerys, 1 Elite, 1 Infantry and 2 Transports moved from 46 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone 2 Artillerys, 1 Elite and 1 Infantry moved from 48 Sea Zone to Tobruk Italians take Tobruk from British 1 Carrier moved from 51 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone 2 Adv.Fighters moved from Rome to N.Algeria 1 Destroyer moved from 43 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 2 Adv.Fighters moved from 51 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone 1 Destroyer moved from 51 Sea Zone to 48 Sea Zone Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 2 ArmoredCars, 2 Artillerys, 1 Destroyer, 1 Elite, 5 Infantrys, 2 Tanks and 2 Transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat - Italians Battle in N.Algeria Italians attack with 4 Adv.Fighters and 2 Infantrys French defend with 1 ArmoredCar Italians roll dice for 4 Adv.Fighters and 2 Infantrys in N.Algeria, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits French roll dice for 1 ArmoredCar in N.Algeria, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 ArmoredCar owned by the French lost in N.Algeria Italians win, taking N.Algeria from French with 4 Adv.Fighters and 2 Infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for French: 1 ArmoredCar Non Combat Move - Italians 4 Adv.Fighters moved from N.Algeria to S.Algeria Place Units - Italians 1 Destroyer and 2 Transports placed in 46 Sea Zone 2 ArmoredCars and 2 Tanks placed in Tunis 2 Artillerys, 1 Elite and 4 Infantrys placed in Rome 1 Infantry placed in Provence Turn Complete - Italians Italians collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : -0.17 Italians regular : -1.33
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VictoryFirst (Germany) vs. Ragnell804 (Allies) | Original Europe, Game 7

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 6
TripleA Turn Summary for game: Europe Improved

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Round: 6 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 17 armour, 8 artilleries and 46 infantry moved from Belorussia to Moscow 2 armour and 4 fighters moved from East Poland to Moscow 1 bomber moved from Germany to Moscow 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria Germans take Algeria from Americans 1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Iran to Caucasus Germans take Caucasus from Russians 3 infantry moved from Egypt to Libya 1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from Sicilian Sea Sea Zone to Strait of Gibraltar Sea Zone Combat - Germans Battle in Moscow Germans attack with 19 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 46 infantry British defend with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry; Americans defend with 1 fighter; Russians defend with 1 aaGun, 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 factory, 2 fighters and 51 infantry Russians roll AA dice in Moscow : 0/5 hits, 0.83 expected hits Germans roll dice for 19 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 46 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 28/78 hits, 23.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 52 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 16/64 hits, 22.50 expected hits 16 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Moscow 26 infantry owned by the Russians, 1 bomber owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Moscow Germans roll dice for 19 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 30 infantry in Moscow, round 3 : 21/62 hits, 21.17 expected hits Russians roll dice for 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 fighters and 25 infantry in Moscow, round 3 : 16/36 hits, 13.33 expected hits 16 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Moscow 21 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Moscow Germans roll dice for 19 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 14 infantry in Moscow, round 4 : 18/46 hits, 18.50 expected hits Russians roll dice for 4 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 fighters and 4 infantry in Moscow, round 4 : 4/15 hits, 6.33 expected hits 4 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Moscow 2 fighters owned by the Russians, 4 infantry owned by the Russians, 3 armour owned by the Russians, 3 artilleries owned by the Russians, 1 fighter owned by the Americans, 1 fighter owned by the British and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Moscow Germans captures 22PUs while taking Russians capital Germans win, taking Moscow from Russians with 19 armour, 8 artilleries, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 10 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 143 Casualties for Germans: 36 infantry Casualties for Russians: 3 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 51 infantry Casualties for British: 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter Non Combat Move - Germans Trigger GermanVictoryConditionsMet: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachmentGermanVictorySwitch attached to Germans 4 fighters moved from Moscow to East Poland 1 bomber moved from Moscow to East Poland 1 aaGun moved from Belorussia to East Poland Place Units - Germans 12 infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 48 PUs; end with 71 PUs
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Russians regular : -6.17 Germans regular : 3.50 Russians AA : -0.83
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L24 PTV Dawgoneit (Allies) vs Nikola1975 (Axis +10)

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@dawgoneit No.