R02 - DutchmanD (Axis) vs Battling Maxo (Allies +14);

@leemorrison You’re being polite. Yes I got my bomber and some air shot down during the first two turns but I overextended very badly with Japan, mostly because I underestimated the value the tanks would give you in terms of exploiting openings in my positions.

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Russian and Italian Empires together again versus Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Round One: Russian builds fighter, gun, &, 5 troopers. BB goes to join Italian fleet. Forces from Uk. & Poland invade northern A.H. Empire via Galicia. If the Allies hold firm and hit hard, the game could be over in three turns. Four guns & 12 troopers versus A.H. Empire 2 guns & 6 troopers. Losses 6 troopers each side, plus 2 guns for A.H.E., Galicia falls.

A.H. Empire builds sub., fighter, gun, &, 3 troopers. Moves forces into Galicia, 24 troopers & 4 guns versus Russian 6 troopers & 4 guns. Losses Axis 6 troopers & Allies all. Galicia is freed!

Fleet breaks out(no mine lost) BB & C & transport, versus, same fleet Italian. Losses only Italian transport left.

Italian Empire builds fighter, and, 2 troopers. Moves reinforcements into Venice, transport picks up colonial trooper & gun from N. Africa and taken to Piedmont.

Battle in Venice, 8 troopers & 2 guns, versus, A.H.E. 8 troopers & 4 guns. Losses Allies 3 troopers & Axis 6 troopers.

Round Two: Russia builds gun & 8 troopers. Attacks Galicia with 17 troopers & 9 guns, versus, AHE 18 troopers and 4 guns. Talk about lopsided victory, losses Allies 4 troopers, &, Axis 17 troopers & 2 guns.

AHE is in a tight spot, unless Rome is occupied, they need all their forces to protect the northern part of the empire. Hard to take Rome, with the Russian bear ready to take Vienna/Hungary. Builds sub., &, 7 troopers.

Moves reinforcements into Galicia, and, also Venice. Battle in Italy, fighter from Vienna & 4 guns & 10 troopers, versus, Italian 5 troopers & 2 guns. Losses Axis 3 troopers & all Allies.

Sub. breaks out(no mine lost), sinks Italian transport, but, sub. is lost to Italian fighter.

Italy builds a sub., &, 3 troopers. Moves forces into Vienna and from Rome 3 troopers , into Tuscany. Battle 7 troopers, 3 guns, fighter(wins air duel), versus, AHE 7 troopers, 4 guns, &, fighter(lost in air duel). Losses Allies 5 troopers & Axis 4 troopers. Venice is contested.

AHE offers to pull out of N. Italy, if Russia pulls out of N. AHE. The AHE cannot last another round, better to offer peace, while still having some pull left. Two to one in fighters, &, troopers, with a quarter less guns than the Allies. Also the Allies have a BB & sub., compare to just a sub. for the Axis power.

IPCs units lost: Axis troopers 45 & Allies 42, guns 4 & 8, fighter 1 & 1, Axis transport & sub., C & BB one each side.

Game History

Round: 22 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 17 armour and 97 infantry moved from East Europe to Karelia S.S.R. 2 armour moved from Germany to Karelia S.S.R. 3 fighters moved from Germany to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from West Europe to Karelia S.S.R. Combat - Germans Battle in Karelia S.S.R. Germans attack with 19 armour, 4 fighters and 97 infantry British defend with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 33 infantry; Americans defend with 1 aaGun, 10 armour, 9 fighters and 48 infantry; Russians defend with 1 factory and 6 infantry 4 fighters owned by the Germans retreated 18 armour owned by the Germans retreated to East Europe Russians win with 10 armour, 1 bomber, 11 fighters and 23 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -104 Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 97 infantry Casualties for Americans: 48 infantry Casualties for Russians: 6 infantry Casualties for British: 10 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 4 fighters moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Germany 9 infantry moved from Germany to East Europe Place Units - Germans 9 infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 25 PUs; end with 26 PUs

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

in the end it worked out beautifully.

I had lucky results in China J1, and again against the Japanese battleships and loaded carrier off French Indo China

The Japanese fleet was more important than normal because only one factory was built

Very gracious, thank you!

@Martin Yes the “miss” on my part was using Japan’s bomber offensively when it could have at least NCM’d from Manchuria -> Germany to give one more HP to the units there. That might have made some level of difference in the final fight but in hindsight, once the UK air got as many kills as it did it was unlikely that Germany was going to survive.

Good luck to you as well!

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