Ksmckay (axis) vs Axis-Dominion(Allies) BM3

[axis-dominion]

your dice are just too good this game… I don’t think I’m going to survive much longer, but I’ll play it out a bit more to see.

[ksmckay]

yeah, the attrition in russia is killer.

[axis-dominion]

yah 50% hit rate there, but it’s not even just rostov. it’s pervasive, look at w.ukr for ex. it’s unbelievable, you haven’t even missed once there. it all adds up too much.

[ksmckay]

yep. for sure. WUkr has been bad for you since I took it back in round 5

[axis-dominion]

Japan has been getting really high hit rates too, and look at all my misses in hawaii. not even a single unit. or midway. that’s a lot of units lost for nothing.

[axis-dominion]

I’m the most prolific player out there almost every year, and with all my games, I rarely get a result this lopsided. might be the worst to date even. no big battles mind you, just lots of little ones adding up to be too much.

[ksmckay]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 12

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 4 artilleries, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        11 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
        1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
        1 mech_infantry moved from Urals to Samara
              Germans take Samara from Russians
        1 mech_infantry moved from Nenetsia to Evenkiyskiy
              Germans take Evenkiyskiy from Russians
        1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Caroline Islands to Guam
        1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Rostov
            Germans attack with 11 artilleries and 11 infantry
            British defend with 3 fighters; Americans defend with 1 fighter; Russians defend with 2 aaGuns and 8 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries and 11 infantry in Rostov, round 2 : 11/22 hits, 7.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 aaGuns, 4 fighters and 8 infantry in Rostov, round 2 : 5/12 hits, 5.33 expected hits
                8 infantry owned by the Russians, 5 infantry owned by the Germans, 2 aaGuns owned by the Russians and 1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in Rostov
            11 artilleries owned by the Germans and 6 infantry owned by the Germans retreated to Ukraine
            Russians win with 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 29
            Casualties for Germans: 5 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter
            Casualties for Russians: 2 aaGuns and 8 infantry
        Battle in 115 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines
            Russians defend with 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
                Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Russians lost in 115 Sea Zone
                Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 cruiser in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                1 cruiser owned by the Russians lost in 115 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
            Casualties for Russians: 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
        Battle in Smolensk
            Germans attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
            Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
        3 bombers, 10 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Gibraltar to Yugoslavia
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Karelia
        2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
        2 carriers moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
        8 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland

    Place Units - Germans
        3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
        1 fighter placed in 114 Sea Zone
        2 fighters placed in France
        1 mech_infantry placed in Normandy Bordeaux
        1 marine placed in Germany
        Germans undo move 3.
        1 fighter placed in France
        Germans undo move 6.
        1 fighter placed in Normandy Bordeaux

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6
        Germans collect 52 PUs; end with 53 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
        Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 60 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 4.67
Russians : -0.17

Savegame

[axis-dominion]

even from the outset, when I couldn’t even kill your sub in 109, or my two subs failed against your cruiser at Guam. that set the tone for this game… I knew that wasn’t a good sign.

[ksmckay]

yep, that was a fluky start. As you said nothing major but its all adding up. extra losses and lost income and in a game this close it makes a difference for sure.

[axis-dominion]

I’m just gonna play as fast as possible to get this one over with lol. and I’m going to make reckless/bold decisions/moves cuz at this point I really feel cheated by the dice. credit to you, you’ve played fairly solidly, with a few mistakes here and there. but I’m confident if the dice were more fair, this match would be a lot closer.

[ksmckay]

im glad you feel im winning. I dont have much experience with games past this point and so I am not sure.

[axis-dominion]

@ksmckay said in Ksmckay (axis) vs Axis-Dominion(Allies) BM3:

im glad you feel im winning. I dont have much experience with games past this point and so I am not sure.

sorry but I don’t believe it, you are NOT an inexperienced player. there’s no way. I mean yah somewhat new to bm I get that, but not to A&A and global.

[ksmckay]

i didnt say with AA, but games past this point yes. I think usually games are done by this point for me. I played a ton of anniversary back in the day and then quite a bit of global at the beginning but game has evolved quite a bit since then and none of the games I have played since I have been back have gone anywhere close to this far except for one which I lost because I got impatient. Just dont know how to judge the situation at this point as the axis.

[axis-dominion]

if dice were a bit more fair, I’d have been able to hold rostov even longer, and possibly indefinitely, or at least long enough for the allies to start to do damage from the Atlantic (now that I have your navy pushed back). but the losses have been too overwhelming.

[axis-dominion]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 12

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
        2 fighters moved from Russia to Western Ukraine
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
        3 infantry moved from Volgograd to Samara
        1 armour moved from Bryansk to Samara

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Western Ukraine
            Russians attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Ukraine
            Russians win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in Samara
            Russians attack with 1 armour and 3 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 3 infantry in Samara, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Samara, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Samara
            Russians win, taking Samara from Germans with 1 armour and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Russia
        1 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Russia
        1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        1 aaGun and 7 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
        19 artilleries and 50 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
        7 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
        1 armour and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Samara
        2 aaGuns and 11 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
        1 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
        1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Russians
        1 infantry placed in Volgograd
        8 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 19 PUs; end with 20 PUs
        Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 22 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0.33
Italians : 0.67
Russians : 0.17

Savegame

[axis-dominion]

can’t wait to wrap this one up now, as I am eager to get my revenge next game. now that I know what to expect. sometimes I tend to underestimate new challengers.

[axis-dominion]

for me tho, 12 rounds is actually pretty short. but then, I guess it depends on who your opponents are. if you’re playing easier opponents (which looks like you have been), then yah 12 rounds may seem very long.

[ksmckay]

@axis-dominion said in Ksmckay (axis) vs Axis-Dominion(Allies) BM3:

can’t wait to wrap this one up now, as I am eager to get my revenge next game. now that I know what to expect. sometimes I tend to underestimate new challengers.

I will do my best not to deprive you of an opportunity for revenge.

But yeah, the last couple rounds probably easily cost you a dozen inf or more, with which you would have been able to hold Rostov longer. Which is one of the things that I just dont know about. Can axis win if Germany never breaks thru Rostov combined with no Egypt? Im doing ok in Pac but Pac theater can turn super quick I think and I dont think i have another VC in the near future. But that looks to be a question for another game since I have finally pushed Russia back.

[ksmckay]

meant to walk into russia. Assuming thats ok.

[axis-dominion]

sure go for it