Jercules (Axis) vs. ??? (Moscow in 5–can it be done?)

[wheatbeer]

I am not sure if this is the right way to go with the Soviet buy.  Moscow won’t hold if it can’t mobilize anything though, so fighters might result in more defenders in the short term.

USSR2

Buy (29/36)
3 inf
2 fig

CM:

NUKR
1 tank bry blitz in and back to bry

BEL
1 tank bry blitz in and back to bry

SUKR
1 inf, 1 tact bry
2 fig rus

A

Rolls: 1@1 2@3 1@4; Total Hits: 31@1: (1)2@3: (5, 1)1@4: (4)

D 1 inf

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

[wheatbeer]

sukr twol

NCM:
2 fig, sukr >> rus
1 tact sukr >> bry
1 inf npr >> cpr (activate 2 inf)
6 inf yak >> yen
1 inf dza >> yen
2 inf olg >> tim
12 inf, 2 aa bury >> yak
1 inf ula >> yak
2 inf buy >> cmo
11 inf, 3 art, 2 aa nov >> arch
5 inf rus >> bry
1 inf ros >> bry
2 mech bry >> rus

Mobilize:
3 inf vol
2 fig rus

Collect 33 IPC (40 total)

A3.9_Jercules_vs_Wheatbeer_02bUSSR.AAM

[Jercules]

I’m surprised these SBR rules haven’t been fixed. Interceptors ought to fire @2, seems a simple enough adjustment to me.

JAPAN 2 - 47

PURCHASES
-2 transports, 2 tanks (26)
-save 21

COMBAT
-KWA air vs. SZE
-Hunan units, 1 mech, sz36 air vs. Yunnan
-1 inf. takes HOP, BUY, SAK, BURY, ULA (that’s right, all those places… with a SINGLE INFANTRY! OH YEAH!!!)
-2 inf. take FIC
-1 inf., 1 art. takes SUI
-ANHWE units take KWE

SZE
Rolls: 4@3 5@4; Total Hits: 84@3: (1, 3, 4, 2)5@4: (2, 4, 2, 1, 3)
Rolls: 5@2 1@4; Total Hits: 35@2: (2, 5, 2, 4, 5)1@4: (2)

YUNNAN
Rolls: 2@1 2@2 3@3 3@4; Total Hits: 32@1: (5, 6)2@2: (6, 2)3@3: (5, 4, 6)3@4: (2, 2, 5)
Rolls: 6@2; Total Hits: 36@2: (6, 2, 5, 5, 2, 1)

[Jercules]

3 f. lost in SZE.

Yunnan
Rolls: 1@2 3@3 3@4; Total Hits: 41@2: (2)3@3: (4, 6, 2)3@4: (2, 3, 5)
Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 13@2: (2, 6, 6)

[Jercules]

NC
-Yunnan air back to carriers
-2 bombers to Romania
-rest of SZE air to KWA; Japan air to KWA
-1 inf. (SFE), 1 art. (AMUR) to Japan
-1 inf. (Amur), 1 aa (Korea) to Japan
-1 inf., 1 art. (Japan), 1 inf., 1 tank (Korea) to KWA

PLACE
-2 trans in sz6; 2 tanks in Japan

COLLECTS
21 + 39 = 60 IPCs

A3.9_Jercules_vs_Wheatbeer_02cJAPAN.AAM

[wheatbeer]

US2

Buy (52/52)
1 sub
1 dest
2 fig
2 trans
1 art

NCM:
1 sub, 1 dest, 1 cru, 1 bsh, 1 carrier, 2 fig sz26 >> sz54
3 inf, 1 art haw load 2x trans sz26 >> sz54
1 dest, 2 carrier sz10 >> sz26
1 cru sz11 >> sz26
1 fig gua >> sz26
1 trans sz11 >> sz26 unload haw
1 fig eus >> sz26
1 tact haw >> sz26

Mobilize:
1 sub, 1 trans sz10
1 fig wus
1 dest, 1 trans sz101
1 art, 1 fig eus

Collect 52 IPC

A3.9_Jercules_vs_Wheatbeer_02dUS.AAM

[wheatbeer]

China 2

Buy (0/15)

NCM:
2 inf she >> tsi

Collect 6 + 6 = 12 IPC (27 total)

UK2

UKE Buy (33/33)
3 inf
1 art
1 tank
2 trans

UKP Buy (21/21)
1 inf
3 mech
1 tank

CM:

SUD
1 inf, 1 art, 1 tank egy

IRQ
1 inf, 1 art saf load 2x trans sz71 >> sz80
1 bsh sz79 >> sz80 bombard
1 cru sz76 >> sz80 bombard
1 mech, 1 fig, 1 tact egy

[wheatbeer]

SUD

A 1 inf, 1 art, 1 tank

Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 12@2: (4, 6)1@3: (1)

D 1 inf, 1 art

Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (3, 3)

[wheatbeer]

SUD r2

A 1 inf, 1 art, 1 tank

Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 32@2: (1, 2)1@3: (2)

D 1 art

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

[wheatbeer]

IRQ

A 1 inf, 1 art, 1 mech, 1 fig, 1 tact, 1 cru, 1 bsh

Rolls: 1@1 2@2 2@3 2@4; Total Hits: 21@1: (3)2@2: (4, 5)2@3: (3, 5)2@4: (1, 5)

D 3 inf

Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 03@2: (3, 5, 5)

[wheatbeer]

IRQ r2

A 1 inf, 1 art, 1 mech, 1 fig, 1 tact

Rolls: 1@1 2@2 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 31@1: (1)2@2: (4, 3)1@3: (1)1@4: (4)

D 1 inf

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

[wheatbeer]

sud twlo 1 inf
irq twol

NCM:
1 fig, 1 tact irq >> cpr
1 trans sz76 >> sz71
1 dest, 1 cru, 1 carrier sz76 >> sz80
1 inf, 1 tank que load trans sz106 >> sz109 unload uk
1 dest, 1 cru sz106 >> sz109
1 sub sz109 >> sz105
1 strat que >> uk
1 inf, 1 art ont >> que
4 inf, 2 art ind >> bur
1 trans sz41 >> sz79
2 fig ind >> cpr
1 inf saf >> rho

UKE Mobilize:
1 inf, 1 art, 1 tank saf
1 trans sz106
1 trans sz109
2 inf uk

UKP Mobilize:
1 inf, 3 mech, 1 tank ind

UKE Collect 29 IPC
UKP Collect 21 IPC

A3.9_Jercules_vs_Wheatbeer_02fUK.AAM

[Jercules]

Italy 2 - 22 IPCs

PURCHASES
-1 AC (16)
-save 6

COMBATS
-Algeria vs. Morocco
-1 inf. (Alb), 1 inf. (NI), 1 inf. (Alex), shore bombardments vs. TJ
-tank and mech blitz thru Egypt, 1 bomber, 1 inf. (KEN) vs. Sudan
-1 inf., 1 art (Tun) take GIB

MOROCCO
Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)1@3: (4)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

[Jercules]

MOROCCO
Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 01@1: (6)1@3: (5)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

[Jercules]

MOROCCO
Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)1@3: (5)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[Jercules]

MOROCCO
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (3)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

[Jercules]

SUDAN
Rolls: 2@1 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 22@1: (2, 1)1@3: (4)1@4: (3)
Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 11@2: (4)1@3: (3)

[Jercules]

TJ
Rolls: 3@1 2@3 1@4; Total Hits: 43@1: (4, 1, 5)2@3: (1, 3)1@4: (4)
Rolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 03@2: (6, 3, 6)

[Jercules]

NC
-bomber lands in Alex
-Alex units to Cairo
-NI units to Paris (save for 1 inf., 1 art.)

PLACE
-carrier in sz97

COLLECTS
6 + 33 = 39 IPCs

A3.9_Jercules_vs_Wheatbeer_02gITALY.AAM

[wheatbeer]

Units can’t blitz through territories which contain any facilities (ICs, naval/air bases).