11L '41 - Manstein (axis) v BoldFresh (Allies) Bid 6, +NOs, No Tech

[Manstein]

yep, tis very nicely poised now

Germany 9

With nothing, germany buys … diddly squat

Combat Movement
Belorussia (mt) - 11 inf, 2 art (E Pol)
Archangel (mt) - tank (EUkr) blitzes
Karelia (inf) - 3 tanks (E Pol) blitz via Baltics, taking that

[Manstein]

Karelia
3 arm
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 13@3: (3, 6, 6)

v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

[Manstein]

Karelia falls for loss of tank, 2 arm holding

Non Combat Movement
2 tanks (Ukr) => E Poland
1 inf (Ukr) => E Ukraine
1 inf, 2 art (Ukr) => Caucasus
5 inf (France) => Germany
4 inf, 3 art (Pol) => Germany

Mobilisation
nada

Germany collects 45+15=60, has 60

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09aGer.AAM

[Manstein]

slight tweak

3 german fighters in caucasus will fly to east poland

new map

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09aGer.AAM

[boldfresh]

with 15 russia buys 5 inf

CM

bel (11 inf, 2 art) - 16 inf, 2 art, 15 arm (rus)
kaz () - inf (rus)
nov () - inf (rus)

combat:

bel - 16 inf, 2 art, 15 arm vs. 11 inf, 2 art
atk:
Rolls: 14@1 4@2 15@3; Total Hits: 1014@1: (3, 6, 2, 3, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4, 6, 3, 6, 1, 2)4@2: (5, 4, 6, 2)15@3: (4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 6, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 5, 5)
def:
Rolls: 13@2; Total Hits: 413@2: (5, 1, 2, 5, 6, 2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 6, 1)

[boldfresh]

retreat to russia, lose 4 inf.  10 german infantry killed.

NC

ura - AA (rus)

place 5 inf (rus)

collect 12, has 12

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09bRus.AAM

[Manstein]

Japan 9

with 69, Japan buys:
Bomber (12), 2 fighters (20), 3 tanks (15)
ACC (14), 1 infantry, 1 artillery (7)
save 1

Combat Movement
Brazil (mt) - inf via tran sz27=> sz22
Urals (AA) - inf (evenki)
Novosibirsk (inf) - 3 tanks (evenki), inf, 2 tanks (ching)
Kazakh (inf) - 3 tanks (ning)
Philippines (inf) - Fleet sz39=> sz 50.  DDs destroy transport. invasion force 2 art (aus), fgt (sz39), BB bombard
and….
Russia (17 inf, 2 art, 15 arm) - 9 tanks, 3 inf (caucasus)
time to **** or get off the pot

[Manstein]

Novosibirsk
inf, 5 tanks
Rolls: 1@1 5@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (6)5@3: (5, 3, 4, 1, 5)

v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[Manstein]

Novosibirsk twol

Kazakh
3 tanks
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 03@3: (4, 6, 6)

v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[Manstein]

Kazark r 2
3 tanks
Rolls: 3@3; Total Hits: 23@3: (3, 4, 2)

v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[Manstein]

kazakh twol

Philippines
2 art, fgt, BB bombard
Rolls: 2@2 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 12@2: (3, 3)1@3: (3)1@4: (5)

v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[Manstein]

Philippines twol

well that’s all gone very smoothly
which probably means Moscow will be a disaster

Russia
3 inf, 9 tanks
Rolls: 3@1 9@3; Total Hits: 73@1: (1, 2, 3)9@3: (1, 1, 5, 6, 3, 6, 1, 2, 1)

v 17 inf, 2 art, 15 tanks
Rolls: 19@2 15@3; Total Hits: 1419@2: (1, 2, 6, 4, 2, 4, 6, 3, 3, 6, 5, 6, 3, 4, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2)15@3: (1, 6, 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3)

[Manstein]

the bloodbath begins

Russia holds for loss of 7 infantry

Non Combat Movement
all fleet to sz50
fighter (phi) lands sz 50
2 tanks in India => Caucasus
3 fighters in japan => sz50

[boldfresh]

@Manstein:

the bloodbath begins

Russia holds for loss of 7 infantry

Non Combat Movement
all fleet to sz50
fighter (phi) lands sz 50
2 tanks in India => Caucasus
3 fighters in japan => sz50

nothing changes as you hit three hits above in Moscow… :|

[Manstein]

Mobilisation
inf, art, bomber, 1 fgt - Japan
3 tanks - India
ACC, 1 fgt - SZ38

Japan collects 57+15=72 +1 saved, has 73

map

and now for the British megabuy
these next 6-7 goes should decide the game

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09cJap.AAM

[Manstein]

AA calc had me at 60% for 5 or better hits
which calculator are you using? we seem to get very different percentages

[boldfresh]

with 89 the UK buys 4 inf, 4 arm, IC (47), save 42

CM

fra (5 inf) - 4 inf, art, 3 arm (UK)
kar (2 arm) - 2 inf (fin), 2 ftr (z5)

combat:

france - 4 inf, art, 3 arm vs. 5 inf
Rolls: 3@1 2@2 3@3; Total Hits: 33@1: (4, 6, 3)2@2: (4, 2)3@3: (4, 2, 3)
Rolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 15@2: (1, 4, 6, 4, 6)

[boldfresh]

fra 2
Rolls: 2@1 2@2 3@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (6, 3)2@2: (5, 2)3@3: (5, 2, 6)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (5, 5)

[boldfresh]

now we are talking…

fra cwlo inf

now i we can just pull karelia off…

kar - 2 inf, 2 ftr vs. 2 arm
Rolls: 2@1 2@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (1, 4)2@3: (4, 3)
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 02@3: (4, 5)

[boldfresh]

YES!  the allies are charging back!!

kar cwol

NC

z7 - 2 ftr (kar), des, 2 acc (z5)

place 4 inf, 4 arm (gbr)
place IC (nwy)

collect 34, has 76

as you know, you can’t hold the Brits down forever…  :-P

AA41_Manstein_Boldfresh+6_09dUK.AAM