2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis)

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 2 armour and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Changing ownership of South Europe from Germans to Russians
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Russia
        1 armour moved from Persia to Russia
        EDIT: 1 armour moved from Karelia S.S.R. to South Europe

    Place Units - Russians
        2 armour and 5 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R.

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 26 PUs; end with 26 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

[gamerman01]

No humans were harmed in the making of this turn.

The USA and Russia are pacifists, merely conducting military exercises. The Germans are expected to follow suit.

[gamerman01]

I am using the comment log in game, but want to make sure you know the US plane is on the UK carrier. No one was hurt.

[VictoryFirst]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 6 armour and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        15 armour and 30 infantry moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Caucasus
        1 armour moved from Syria Jordan to Persia
              Germans take Persia from British
        1 armour moved from Persia to Caucasus
        2 infantry moved from Syria Jordan to Persia
        1 bomber moved from Germany to Karelia S.S.R.
        2 infantry moved from West Europe to South Europe
        4 fighters moved from West Europe to South Europe
        1 fighter moved from Germany to South Europe
        5 armour and 1 infantry moved from Germany to East Europe

    Combat - Germans
        Strategic bombing raid in Karelia S.S.R.
                Russians roll AA dice in Karelia S.S.R. : 0/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits
            Bombing raid in Karelia S.S.R. rolls: 3 and costs: 3 PUs.
            Bombing raid costs 3 PUs
        Battle in South Europe
            Germans attack with 5 fighters and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 armour and 1 factory
                Germans roll dice for 5 fighters and 2 infantry in South Europe, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 2,83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour in South Europe, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Russians lost in South Europe
            Germans win, taking South Europe from Russians with 5 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Russians: 1 armour
        Battle in Caucasus
            Germans attack with 16 armour and 30 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 16 armour and 30 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 : 17/46 hits, 13,00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Caucasus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Caucasus
            Germans win, taking Caucasus from Russians with 16 armour and 30 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
        Battle in East Europe
            Germans attack with 5 armour and 1 infantry
            British defend with 1 aaGun and 1 armour
                Germans roll dice for 5 armour and 1 infantry in East Europe, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 armour in East Europe, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the British lost in East Europe
            Germans win, taking East Europe from British with 5 armour and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for British: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 armour moved from Germany to Ukraine S.S.R.
        5 fighters moved from South Europe to Germany
        1 aaGun moved from West Europe to South Europe
        1 bomber moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Germany

    Place Units - Germans
        6 armour and 1 infantry placed in Germany

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

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0,67
Germans regular : 3,50
British regular : -0,33
Russians AA : -0,17

Savegame

[gamerman01]

Those are some pro moves you’re putting down, I know that

Let’s see if I can survive

[gamerman01]

Have you seen the comment log?
I want to be sure you’re seeing the info I put in there, like fighters on carriers, unit count, whatever

[VictoryFirst]

@gamerman01 Yes, I’m aware of that, no worries 😀

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary: British round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 infantry moved from Anglo Sudan Egypt to Syria Jordan
              British take Syria Jordan from Germans
        1 armour moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Baltic Sea Zone to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 transport moved from Baltic Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from North Sea Zone to West Europe
              British take West Europe from Germans

    Combat - British
        Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
            British attack with 1 armour and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 armour
                British roll dice for 1 armour and 1 fighter in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
            British win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 transport moved from Baltic Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from North Sea Zone to West Europe
        1 carrier moved from Baltic Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Russia
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Anglo Sudan Egypt to Syria Jordan
        1 armour moved from Congo to Syria Jordan
        1 armour moved from South Africa to Anglo Sudan Egypt

    Place Units - British
        1 transport placed in North Australia Sea Zone
        1 armour placed in Australia
        1 fighter and 3 infantry placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.33
British regular : 0.00

Savegame

[gamerman01]

This is officially a very hot game.
A lot of creativity, no blunders, and somewhat fair d…

Wait.

No, that J1 on China was brutal.

[gamerman01]

You have so many options, I have little idea what you’ll decide to do with Japan but I know it will be fascinating!

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary: British round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 infantry moved from Anglo Sudan Egypt to Syria Jordan
              British take Syria Jordan from Germans
        1 armour moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Baltic Sea Zone to Ukraine S.S.R.
        1 transport moved from Baltic Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from North Sea Zone to West Europe
              British take West Europe from Germans

    Combat - British
        Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
            British attack with 1 armour and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 armour
                British roll dice for 1 armour and 1 fighter in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
            British win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 transport moved from Baltic Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from North Sea Zone to West Europe
        1 carrier moved from Baltic Sea Zone to North Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Russia
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Anglo Sudan Egypt to Syria Jordan
        1 armour moved from Congo to Syria Jordan
        1 armour moved from South Africa to Anglo Sudan Egypt

    Place Units - British
        1 transport placed in North Australia Sea Zone
        1 armour placed in Australia
        1 fighter and 3 infantry placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from Baltic Sea Zone: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to North Sea Zone: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.33
British regular : 0.00

Savegame

[gamerman01]

I tried to edit, had moved some things so TripleA wouldn’t let me, now I remembered to do it.

US fighter edited to UK carrier off London as declared on US turn in the comment log. I wish I was playing you face to face on a board, as long as we both have calculators!

[VictoryFirst]

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 3 armour, 1 fighter and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 armour moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Novosibirsk
              Japanese take Novosibirsk from Russians
        1 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakh S.S.R.
              Japanese take Kazakh S.S.R. from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Evenki National Okrug
              Japanese take Evenki National Okrug from Russians
        1 armour moved from India to Novosibirsk
        1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Russia

    Combat - Japanese
        Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Russians roll AA dice in Russia : 0/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits
            Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 1 and costs: 1 PU.
            Bombing raid costs 1 PU

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 bomber moved from Russia to Caucasus
        1 armour moved from India to Caucasus
        2 fighters moved from French Indo China to Caucasus
        2 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports moved from Japan Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone
        4 infantry moved from Manchuria to Yakut S.S.R.

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 armour placed in French Indo China
        1 fighter and 4 infantry placed in Japan

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians AA : -0,17

Savegame

[VictoryFirst]

small NCM edit J5 edit.tsvg

[VictoryFirst]

Use this one, changed my mind again. A mistake at this moment is fatal!

J5 edit2.tsvg

[VictoryFirst]

@The_Good_Captain Rules question, can transport participate in attacks and be selected as casualties?

[The_Good_Captain]

@VictoryFirst said in 2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis):

@The_Good_Captain Rules question, can transport participate in attacks and be selected as casualties?

Yessir. Their attack value is zero but can be selected as casualties.

[The_Good_Captain]

@VictoryFirst said in 2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis):

@The_Good_Captain Rules question, can transport participate in attacks and be selected as casualties?

Rules Reference: Page 16, far right column under “How they Fight”

[gamerman01]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Americans round 5

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 6 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 submarine moved from North Australia Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone
        1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 1 transport moved from North Australia Sea Zone to French Indo China Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from Australia to French Indo China Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.
        1 armour moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Kazakh S.S.R.

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in Kazakh S.S.R.
            Americans attack with 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 armour
                Americans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour in Kazakh S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Japanese lost in Kazakh S.S.R.
            Americans win, taking Kazakh S.S.R. from Japanese with 1 armour and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour
        Battle in French Indo China Sea Zone
            Americans attack with 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport
            Japanese defend with 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 transports
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 bombers, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 1 transport in French Indo China Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 3.17 expected hits

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.17
Japanese regular : -0.33

Savegame

[gamerman01]

Uh oh. Only 2 hits in the big fleet battle, 3 1/2 expected, not good.

Transports are extremely valuable in this situation so I can’t assume,

Waiting on your choice