TGC (CP) vs Yamato (Entente), 1914, oob, with RR rule, Game 3

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@The_Good_Captain

I’m still surprised. Did the US coming into the war a few turns late really make that much of a difference? I mean 20 or so units, just late, not even disappeared, is nothing in this game. It’s not like it costed the Allies Paris, Constantinople, or Rome (tell me if that is the case).

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Game History

Round: 27

    Puchase Units - British
        British buy 3 battleships and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        2 units repaired.
        1 fighter moved from Persia to Afghanistan
        1 fighter moved from Afghanistan to Persia
        1 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Angola
              British take Angola from AustroHungarians
        2 fighters moved from Persia to Afghanistan
        1 fighter moved from Persia to Afghanistan
        3 fighters moved from Afghanistan to Persia
        1 fighter moved from Persia to Afghanistan
        1 fighter moved from Afghanistan to Persia

    Combat - British

    Combat Move - British
        2 infantry moved from London to SZ 9

    Place Units - British
        1 infantry placed in India
        3 battleships placed in SZ 9

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs

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Game History

Round: 27

    Puchase Units - Ottomans
        Ottomans buy nothing; Remaining resources: 17 PUs; 

    Turn Complete - Ottomans
        Ottomans collect 16 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Game History

Round: 27

    Turn Complete - Italians

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Game History

Round: 27

    Puchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 2 battleships; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from SZ 8 to SZ 9
        1 battleship and 5 transports moved from SZ 7 to SZ 9
        1 battleship moved from SZ 1 to SZ 3
        1 cruiser moved from SZ 1 to SZ 8

    Combat - Americans
        Americans creates battle in territory Nigeria
        Americans creates battle in territory Tunisia
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Tunisia: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Nigeria: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Battle in Tunisia
            AustroHungarians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
        Battle in Nigeria
            AustroHungarians defend with 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Americans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Nigeria: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Tunisia: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Place Units - Americans
        2 battleships placed in SZ 1

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 20 PUs; end with 21 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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@The_Good_Captain

US Turn 27 Complete.tsvg

I think the phrase “running to keep up” applies quite nicely to the naval war these last few turns.

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@SuperbattleshipYamato

Game History

Round: 28

    Puchase Units - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians buy 5 battleships and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians
        1 unit repaired.
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Changing unit hit damage for these British owned units to: tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1, tank = 1
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by AustroHungarians from Nigeria: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        16 artilleries, 24 fighters, 63 infantry and 4 tanks moved from Mesopotamia to Persia
        1 infantry moved from Syrian Desert to Arabia
              AustroHungarians take Arabia from Italians
        2 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 tank moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
              AustroHungarians take Egypt from British
        3 infantry moved from German East Africa to Rhodesia
        1 transport moved from SZ 16 to SZ 17
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Albania to SZ 17
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 17 to SZ 16
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from SZ 16 to Algeria
              AustroHungarians take Algeria from French
        1 transport moved from SZ 16 to SZ 17
        2 infantry moved from Albania to SZ 17
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 17 to SZ 16
        2 infantry moved from SZ 16 to Spanish Morocco
              AustroHungarians take Spanish Morocco from French
        6 battleships moved from SZ 18 to SZ 16
        10 artilleries, 2 fighters, 15 infantry and 3 tanks moved from Spain to Bordeaux
        1 artillery, 54 infantry and 4 tanks moved from Ukraine to Sevastopol

    Combat - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians creates battle in territory Tunisia
        Air Battle in Persia
            AustroHungarians attacks with 24 units heading to Persia
            British launches 6 interceptors out of Persia
                Attackers Fire,  : 8/24 hits, 8.00 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 1/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Persia
                6 fighters owned by the British lost in Persia
            Air Battle is over, the defenders have all died
        Battle in Tunisia
            AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 infantry
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 infantry in Tunisia, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the AustroHungarians and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Tunisia
            AustroHungarians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 1 artillery
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
        Battle in Persia
            AustroHungarians attack with 16 artilleries, 23 fighters, 63 infantry and 4 tanks
            British defend with 21 artilleries, 1 infantry and 18 tanks
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 16 artilleries, 23 fighters, 63 infantry and 4 tanks in Persia, round 2 : 42/106 hits, 43.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 21 artilleries, 1 infantry and 18 tanks in Persia, round 2 : 17/40 hits, 14.00 expected hits
            Units damaged: 4 tanks owned by the AustroHungarians
                13 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians, 18 tanks owned by the British, 21 artilleries owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Persia
            AustroHungarians win, taking Persia from British with 16 artilleries, 23 fighters, 50 infantry and 4 tanks remaining. Battle score for attacker is 156
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 13 infantry
            Casualties for British: 21 artilleries, 1 infantry and 18 tanks

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians

    Place Units - AustroHungarians
        5 battleships and 2 transports placed in SZ 18

    Turn Complete - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians collect 80 PUs; end with 81 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 0.50
Defenders Fire,  : -1.00
Attackers Fire,  : 0.00
AustroHungarians regular : -1.33
British regular : 3.00

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Game History

Round: 28

    Puchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 5 battleships and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to Nigeria: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        23 artilleries, 8 fighters, 173 infantry and 27 tanks moved from Picardy to Paris
        1 infantry moved from Burgundy to Paris
        1 infantry moved from Bordeaux to Paris
        1 infantry moved from Brest to Paris
        3 infantry moved from Belgium to Picardy
        1 infantry moved from Holland to Kiel
        1 infantry moved from Kiel to Berlin
        1 transport moved from SZ 10 to SZ 11

    Combat - Germans
        Air Battle in Paris
            Germans attacks with 8 units heading to Paris
            French launches 1 interceptors out of Paris
                Attackers Fire,  : 4/8 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Defenders Fire,  : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the French lost in Paris
            Air Battle is over, the defenders have all died
        Battle in Paris
            Germans attack with 23 artilleries, 8 fighters, 176 infantry and 27 tanks
            French defend with 14 artilleries, 1 factory and 199 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 23 artilleries, 8 fighters, 176 infantry and 27 tanks in Paris, round 2 : 93/234 hits, 89.50 expected hits
                French roll dice for 14 artilleries and 199 infantry in Paris, round 2 : 97/213 hits, 106.50 expected hits
            Units damaged: 27 tanks owned by the Germans
                70 infantry owned by the Germans and 93 infantry owned by the French lost in Paris
            French and Germans reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is 69
            Casualties for Germans: 70 infantry
            Casualties for French: 93 infantry

    Combat Move - Germans

    Place Units - Germans
        5 battleships placed in SZ 10
        1 infantry placed in Berlin

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 62 PUs; end with 63 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : -9.50
Defenders Fire,  : -0.33
Attackers Fire,  : 1.33
Germans regular : 3.50

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[The_Good_Captain]

@SuperbattleshipYamato said in TGC (CP) vs Yamato (Entente), 1914, oob, with RR rule, Game 3:

@The_Good_Captain

I’m still surprised. Did the US coming into the war a few turns late really make that much of a difference? I mean 20 or so units, just late, not even disappeared, is nothing in this game. It’s not like it costed the Allies Paris, Constantinople, or Rome (tell me if that is the case).

Yes but the bigger problem I see is being so aggressive with France and Italy in the beginning. Attacking in that way is popular and the main reason I get confusion from opponents playing the Entente who end up losing the game. Even veteran players have told me, “I thought the game was imbalanced in favor of the Entente but you’ve shown me its not.” This is incorrect in my strong opinion. If you’re running armies into the CP’s guts with France and Italy - you’re losing. If you’re rolling dice at all (except on defense), you’re probably losing. Venice is Italy’s home base. It should build up there and make “raids” into the adjacent territories as per the Italy video (i.e. only do it if the Austrian counterattack results in a +TUV for the Italians). Same for France but around the Alsace region. I almost never take them into the Ruhr. That’s too far from base. That’s too close to the CP. Make them come to you. Make them attack uphill into an army that is 2x or even 3x larger than theirs. Going beyond that is to give the CP a chance. I don’t give them a chance - and in my opinion, neither should you. That being said, the Entente is so imbalanced that they can suffer horrible casualties and still recover. So play how you like but if someone was gonna give me a 1000 bucks by winning as the Entente - I’m not messing around and thats how to do it (in my experience).

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@SuperbattleshipYamato said in TGC (CP) vs Yamato (Entente), 1914, oob, with RR rule, Game 3:

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Roger that, Captain (you don’t see me in real life, but I can’t stop making these puns with your name)! :+1:

I technically still hold the rank of Captain in the Army (though I got out in 2018 - I’m still in the inactive reserve). My ‘name’ was Captain in the Army for the last three years so I’m okay with that, haha. That’s pretty much why its in my title here - why there is an Infantry officer in my handle waving troops forward - and why the rank of captain is on my YouTube homepage.

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I’ll be leaving tonight, so expect me to respond in only 2-3 hours.

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Very cool (hopefully that’s an appropriate word to use when describing real life war and militaries)!

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@The_Good_Captain

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for clarifying. When you responded the first time about why I lost, it seemed like the delayed American entry was more important, when I strongly suspected that the aforementioned French-Italian disasters would’ve been more important.

:+1: :+1:

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Game History

Round: 28

    Puchase Units - French
        French buy 1 artillery and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - French
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by French from Paris: 14 artilleries and 106 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 transport moved from SZ 3 to SZ 9

    Combat Move - French

    Place Units - French
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Paris: 14 artilleries and 99 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Paris: 7 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Paris

    Turn Complete - French
        French collect 3 PUs; end with 3 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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@The_Good_Captain

I wasn’t aware that’s what your profile picture was. Thought it was a Soviet commissar coloured in, an homage to World War 2 history.

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Game History

Round: 28

    Puchase Units - British
        British buy 1 battleship and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        2 infantry moved from SZ 9 to Belgium
              British take Belgium from Germans
        1 infantry moved from Angola to South West Africa
              British take South West Africa from Germans

    Combat - British

    Combat Move - British

    Place Units - British
        1 battleship placed in SZ 9
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Changing unit hit damage for these Germans owned units to: battleship = 1
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        7 infantry placed in India
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from India: 4 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to SZ 9: 1 battleship
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 32 PUs; end with 32 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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@SuperbattleshipYamato said in TGC (CP) vs Yamato (Entente), 1914, oob, with RR rule, Game 3:

@The_Good_Captain

I wasn’t aware that’s what your profile picture was. Thought it was a Soviet commissar coloured in, an homage to World War 2 history.

Yep. That’s what it is. More than likely staged knowing the Soviets but captures the sentiment of an officer in the field quite well… or how we all like to view ourselves, haha

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UK Turn 28 Complete.tsvg

Wow! Three rounds today! I think that’s a record! :)

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Game History

Round: 28

    Puchase Units - Ottomans
        Ottomans buy 2 battleships and 1 cruiser; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Place Units - Ottomans
        2 battleships and 1 cruiser placed in SZ 20

    Turn Complete - Ottomans
        Ottomans collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs

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@SuperbattleshipYamato to add to what I said earlier “Yep. That’s what it is. More than likely staged knowing the Soviets but captures the sentiment of an officer in the field quite well… or how we all like to view ourselves, haha”

Its also a slight nod to the game I was playing before Axis and Allies. Advanced Squad Leader is fun but so rules heavy that victory usually went to whoever knew the rules better - which I learned not to like.