L22 Playoff final trulpen (X) vs axis-dominion (A+23) BM4

[trulpen]

Scary to give @axis-dominion a hefty bid of 23, but I reckoned I just had to. Hoping for a fun and interesting game. I will do my best to meet the challenge.

[trulpen]

Bid placement

sub z106
sub z110
fig Scotland
1 IPC UK-Pac

[trulpen]

@axis-dominion Scramble to z110? Submerge z106/110?

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[axis-dominion]

@trulpen said in L22 Playoff final trulpen (X) vs axis-dominion (A+23) BM4:

@axis-dominion Scramble to z110? Submerge z106/110?

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+21) BM4 scramble.tsvg

no scramble and all subs submerge

[trulpen]

Lost the tac in Paris. Bummer.

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+21) BM4.tsvg

[axis-dominion]

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[trulpen]

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+23) BM4.tsvg

Game History

Round: 1

   Purchase Units - Japanese

       Japanese buy 1 factory_minor and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 



   Politics - Japanese

       Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With French

           Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War

           Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied



   Combat Move - Japanese

       1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan

       3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan

       1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan

       1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan

       2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan

       2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan

       1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe

             Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese

       1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar

             Japanese take Chahar from Chinese



   Combat - Japanese

       Battle in Yunnan

           Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber

           Chinese defend with 4 infantry

               Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 3,50 expected hits

               Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1,33 expected hits

               1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 4 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan

           Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9

           Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

           Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

       Battle in Hunan

           Japanese attack with 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers

           Chinese defend with 2 infantry

               Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Hunan, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 3,33 expected hits

               Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits

               1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan

           Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3

           Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

           Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry



   Non Combat Move - Japanese

       1 artillery moved from Kiangsi to Hunan

       3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kwangsi

       2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi

       1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Jehol

       1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe

       1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe

       1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe

       1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Anhwe

       1 fighter moved from Korea to Jehol

       2 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to Jehol

       1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol

       4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria

       1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

       1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

       1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone

       1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone

       1 infantry moved from 34 Sea Zone to Paulau Island

       2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone

       2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

       2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi

       2 carriers, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

       1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone

       1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands

       1 fighter moved from Japan to Caroline Islands

       1 fighter moved from Japan to Kwangsi

       1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone

       1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone

       1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea



   Place Units - Japanese

       1 factory_minor placed in Shantung

       2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone



   Turn Complete - Japanese

       Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs

       Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 40 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 0,00

Japanese regular : 1,17

[axis-dominion]

uk1.tsvg

[trulpen]

I assume you want to scramble the 2 figs from Gibraltar, but might as well ask since it’s the final and all.

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+23) BM4 scramble.tsvg

[axis-dominion]

@trulpen said in L22 Playoff final trulpen (X) vs axis-dominion (A+23) BM4:

I assume you want to scramble the 2 figs from Gibraltar, but might as well ask since it’s the final and all.

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+23) BM4 scramble.tsvg

sure let’s do a scramble. ask for ool

[trulpen]

Crap. 1 hit only.

[trulpen]

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+23) BM4 battle.tsvg

[axis-dominion]

@trulpen said in L22 Playoff final trulpen (X) vs axis-dominion (A+23) BM4:

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+23) BM4 battle.tsvg

ok, damage the carrier then

[trulpen]

That gambit didn’t play out particularly well… Seems I’ll be losing this game as a rock. Nothing unusual.

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Game History

Round: 1

   Purchase Units - Italians

       Italians buy 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 



   Politics - Italians

       Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese

           Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War



   Combat Move - Italians

       1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

       1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

       1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 92 Sea Zone

       2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone

       1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone

       1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone

       1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone

       1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Algeria

       2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone

       2 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Algeria

       2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Algeria

       1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

             Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British

       1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya

             Italians take Kenya from British

       1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria

             Italians take Alexandria from British



   Combat - Italians

       British scrambles 2 units out of Gibraltar to defend against the attack in 92 Sea Zone

       Battle in 92 Sea Zone

           Italians attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine

           British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 transports

               Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits

               Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2,67 expected hits

           Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British

               British roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 transports in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/7 hits, 3,83 expected hits

           Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians

               1 destroyer owned by the Italians, 2 cruisers owned by the Italians and 1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 92 Sea Zone

           1 bomber owned by the Italians retreated

           1 battleship owned by the Italians retreated to 94 Sea Zone

           British win with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -38

           Casualties for Italians: 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine

       Battle in Algeria

           Italians attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 3 infantry

           British defend with 1 aaGun and 1 infantry; French defend with 1 infantry

               British roll AA dice in Algeria : 1/2 hits, 0,33 expected hits

               1 fighter owned by the Italians lost in Algeria

               Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Algeria, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1,50 expected hits

               French roll dice for 1 aaGun and 2 infantry in Algeria, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits

               1 aaGun owned by the British, 1 infantry owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Algeria

               Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Algeria, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 1,33 expected hits

               French roll dice for 1 infantry in Algeria, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits

               1 infantry owned by the French lost in Algeria

           Italians win, taking Algeria from French with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2

           Casualties for Italians: 1 fighter and 1 infantry

           Casualties for British: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry

           Casualties for French: 1 infantry

       Moving scrambled unit from 92 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Gibraltar

       Moving scrambled unit from 92 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Gibraltar

           2 fighters owned by the British forced to land in Gibraltar



   Non Combat Move - Italians

       1 fighter moved from Algeria to Libya

       1 artillery moved from Libya to Tobruk

       1 bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Southern Italy

       1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Slovakia Hungary

       1 armour moved from Albania to Romania

       2 infantry moved from Albania to Bulgaria

       1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia

       2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy

       1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

       1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria



   Place Units - Italians

       2 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy

       Turning on Edit Mode

       EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Southern Italy: 1 aaGun

       EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Northern Italy: 1 aaGun

       EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode



   Turn Complete - Italians

       Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0

           Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4

       Italians collect 13 PUs; end with 15 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 0,00

Italians regular : -1,83

British AA : 0,67

British regular : 1,17

[axis-dominion]

yea wow damn, that’s some pretty bad dice… I mean average expected was negative anyway but this is double that even I think.

I guess G will avenge… but your remaining fleet is toast… but still, will be nice to have Italy out of the med early game ;)

[axis-dominion]

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[axis-dominion]

man, this is almost like a reverse Taranto, but better for me I think!

[trulpen]

Yep, crazy bad dice for me there. Overall.

[axis-dominion]

@trulpen said in L22 Playoff final trulpen (X) vs axis-dominion (A+23) BM4:

Yep, crazy bad dice for me there. Overall.

yah aa hit was sweet too

[trulpen]

Scramble again? Against the german onslaught this time.

L21 F trulpen vs axis-dominion (+23) BM4 scramble.tsvg