[East & West by Imp Games] Soviet strategy playtest

Black Sea
Defender: 1 sub, 1 crz
Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 21@2: (1)1@3: (1)

Non-Combat Movement:

1 arm West Germany to France
2 inf, 1 arm Italy to France
1 ftr Black Sea to Italy SZ (UK carrier)
1 trn, 1 crz Italy SZ to Morocco SZ
1 inf West Africa to Algeria
1 inf Portugal, 1 inf France to Norway via 1 trn Bay of Biscay to Komi SZ
1 trn Burma SZ to Queensland SZ
1 ftr Indochina to India

Placement: [9 inf, 1 arm]
1 arm – France
2 inf – Norway
7 inf – Italy

FINAL:
Norway: 7 inf
West Germany: 2 inf
France: 3 inf, 3 arm, 1 AA, 1 IC
Italy: 7 inf, 1 AA, 1 IC
Algeria: 2 inf
Indochina: 3 inf

Komi SZ: 1 trn
Morocco SZ: 1 trn, 1 crz
Italy SZ: 1 ftr (UK carrier)
Queensland SZ: 1 trn
India: 1 ftr

Collect Income:
USSR – 0
WE – 27
Neutrals – 0
China – 0
Arabs – 0
OAS – 0
Saved – 0
Total: 27

Production Chart:
USSR: $63/55
WE: $27/27
UK: $33/33
USA: $43/41
China: USSR $4
Arabs: Neutral $0
OAS: USA $0

UK 1

Purchase: [33 IPCs]
11 inf [33 IPCs]
save [0 IPCs]

Combat Movement:
Karelia [6 inf, 1 arm, 1 AA]

• 1 inf – Quebec via 1 trn Quebec SZ to Komi SZ

• 1 crz, 1 BB – Irish SZ to Komi SZ

Total: 1 inf, 1 crz, 1 BB vs. 6 inf, 1 arm

Karelia
Bombardment: 1 crz, 1 BB
Rolls: 1@2 1@4; Total Hits: 21@2: (1)1@4: (3)

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

Karelia
Defender: 4 inf, 1 arm
Rolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 05@2: (6, 4, 4, 3, 6)

Karelia
Attacker: 1 inf
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (6)

Defender: 4 inf, 1 arm
Rolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 15@2: (4, 4, 5, 1, 6)

Non-Combat Movement:
1 inf Western Canada to Ontario
1 inf Ontario to Quebec
1 sub Irish SZ to Komi SZ
1 inf UK to Norway via 1 bmb UK to UK
1 inf France to Norway via 1 bmb France to UK
3 inf France to Italy
1 ftr UK to Italy
1 ftr Italy SZ to Italy
1 sub, 1 AC (w/ 1 ftr WE) Italy SZ to Red Sea
1 inf Gibraltar to Algeria via 1 trn Italy SZ to Morocco SZ
1 inf Libya to Sudan
1 crz Angola SZ to Rio De Oro/West Africa SZ
2 inf South Africa to Rhodesia
1 arm South Africa to Congo
1 trn, 1 sub India SZ to Red Sea
1 inf Pakistan to India
4 inf, 1 arm India to Burma
1 sub Queensland SZ to India SZ
1 inf Queensland to Queensland SZ (WE transport)
2 inf New South Wales to Burma via 1 trn Queensland SZ to Burma SZ
1 ftr New South Wales to India

Placement: [11 inf]
1 inf – Singapore
1 inf – Burma
3 inf – India
1 inf – Pakistan
1 inf – Rhodesia
1 inf – Tanganyika
1 inf – Sudan
1 inf – Libya
1 inf – Nigeria

FINAL:
Ontario: 1 inf, 1 AA, 1 IC
Quebec: 1 inf, 1 arm
UK: 5 inf, 1 arm, 2 bmb, 1 AA, 1 IC
Gibraltar: 1 trn
Libya: 1 inf
Nigeria: 1 inf
Sudan: 2 inf, 1 trn, 2 sub, 1 AC (w/ 1 ftr WE)
Tanganyika: 1 inf
Rhodesia: 3 inf
Pakistan: 1 inf
India: 4 inf, 1 ftr, 1 sub
Burma: 8 inf, 1 arm, 1 trn
Singapore: 2 inf
Queensland SZ: 1 inf (WE transport)
South Africa: empty
Ceylon: empty
Western Australia: empty
Queensland: empty
New South Wales: empty
New Zealand: empty
Western Canada: empty

Komi SZ: 1 trn, 1 sub, 1 crz, 1 BB

(Allied territories)
Iceland: 2 inf
Norway: 2 inf
Italy: 3 inf, 2 ftr
Algeria: 1 inf
Congo: 1 arm

Collect Income:
USSR – 0
UK – 33
Neutrals – 0
China – 0
Arabs – 0
OAS – 0
Saved – 0
Total: 33

Production Chart:
USSR:  $63/55
WE:  $27/27
UK:  $33/33
USA:  $43/41
China:  USSR $4
Arabs:  Neutral $0
OAS:  USA $0

US 1

Technology:
1 free @ Nuclear Weapons
Rolling 1d6:
(1)  
1 @ Air [5 IPCs]
Rolling 1d6:
(6)  
1 @ Armor [5 IPCs]
Rolling 1d6:
(4)

Purchase: [33 IPCs]
1 spy [10 IPCs]
1 trn [8 IPCs]
5 inf [15 IPCs]
save [0 IPCs]

Combat Movement:
North Sea [1 trn, 3 sub, 1 crz]

• 1 Fission Weapon – West US via 1 bmb West US

Complication roll:
Rolling 2d6:
(6, 6)  
Escape roll:
Rolling 1d6:
(1)

Japan SZ [1 sub, 2 crz]

• 1 ftr – West US SZ

• 1 trn, 1 sub, 1 BB, 1 AC, 1 ftr – Hawaii SZ

• 1 sub – Guam SZ

South Korea [empty] (conditional battle)

• 1 inf Hawaii, 1 inf Guam via 1 trn Hawaii SZ to Japan SZ (as above)

Japan SZ
First Strike: 2 sub
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (1, 6)

Attacker: 1 AC, 2 ftr, 1 BB
Rolls: 1@1, 2@3, 1@4; Total Hits: 21@1,: (2)2@3,: (3, 6)1@4: (3)

Japan SZ
Defender: 2 crz
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (3, 4)

Technology Results:
US gains Ballistic Missiles

Complication Results:
Global Outrage
China:  USSR $8
Arabs:  USSR $0
OAS:  Neutral $0

Escape Results:
1 bmb (US) lost in the mushroom cloud

(due to the Arab League no longer being Neutral, the Suez Canal is now closed to NATO ships)

Non-Combat Movement:
1 arm Okinawa to Indochina via 1 trn Okinawa SZ to Burma SZ
1 trn, 1 crz, 1 AC West US SZ to West Panama SZ
3 inf West US to East US
1 arm West US to Quebec
1 bmb East US to Midway
1 inf, 1 arm East US to Quebec
2 inf East US to France via 1 trn East US SZ to Irish SZ
1 crz East US SZ to Irish SZ
1 ftr East US to France
1 ftr Iceland to Italy
1 sub Iceland SZ to Irish SZ
1 trn, 1 crz Italy SZ to Morocco SZ

Placement: [5 inf, 1 trn, 1 spy]
1 inf – Iceland
4 inf, 1 trn – East US

FINAL:
South Korea: 2 inf
Japan: 4 inf
Philippines: 2 inf
Okinawa: 1 inf
Alaska: 1 inf
Midway: 1 inf, 1 bmb
Hawaii: empty
West US: 1 AA, 1 IC
East US: 7 inf, 1 trn, 1 AA, 1 IC
Panama: 1 inf
Iceland: 4 inf

Japan SZ: 1 trn, 1 sub, 1 AC, 2 ftr, 1 BB
West Panama SZ: 1 trn, 1 crz, 1 AC
Irish SZ: 1 trn, 1 sub, 1 crz
Morocco SZ: 1 trn, 1 crz

(Allied territories)
Quebec: 1 inf, 2 arm
France: 2 inf, 1 ftr
Italy: 4 inf, 2 arm, 2 ftr
Indochina: 1 arm, 1 trn

Collect Income:
USSR – 0
USA – 43
Neutrals – 0
China – 0
Arabs – 0
OAS – 0
Saved – 0
Total: 43

Production Chart:
USSR:  $63/53
WE:  $27/27
UK:  $33/33
USA:  $43/43
China:  USSR $8
Arabs:  USSR $0
OAS:  Neutral $0

**Round 1
Summary:

Spying/Diplomacy:
US purchases 1 spy
Global Outrage against NATO

Technology:
US gains Ballistic Missiles

Land Battles:
USSR captures West Germany, Greece, Turkey, South Korea
Western Europe liberates West Germany

Naval Battles:
Soviet navy clears the North Sea, Japan SZ
European navy strafes the Black Sea
US Fusion Weapon clears the North Sea
US navy clears Japan SZ

Amphibious Assaults:
UK strafes Karelia
US liberates South Korea**

Combat Map:
Soviet attacks in dark red
NATO attacks in light blue
Areas attacked by both sides in pink

Final Map:
Holdings at the end of Round 1

USSR 2

Spying:
1 free @ Counter-Intelligence
Rolling 1d6:
(5)

Technology:
1 free @ Nuclear Weapons
Rolling 1d6:
(1)

Purchase: [63 IPCs]
26 inf [52 IPCs]
1 spy [10 IPCs]
Save [1 IPC]

Combat Movement:
West Germany [2 inf]

• 1 inf – East Germany

• 3 arm, 4 ftr – Yugoslavia

Total: 2 inf, 3 arm, 4 ftr vs. 2 inf

Pakistan [1 inf]

• 2 inf – Turkmenistan

• 1 ftr – Georgia

• 1 bmb – Russia

Total: 2 inf, 1 ftr, 1 bmb vs. 1 inf

South Korea [2 inf]

• 2 inf, 2 arm – North Korea

• 2 ftr – East Siberia

Total: 2 inf, 2 arm, 2 ftr vs. 2 inf

Technology Results:
USSR gains Fusion Weapons

West Germany
Attacker: 1 inf, 3 arm, 4 ftr
Rolls: 1@1 7@3; Total Hits: 31@1: (1)7@3: (5, 2, 2, 5, 4, 4, 5)

Defender: 2 inf
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 22@2: (2, 1)

Pakistan
Attacker: 2 inf, 1 ftr, 1 bmb
Rolls: 2@1 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 12@1: (5, 4)1@3: (5)1@4: (2)

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

South Korea
Attacker: 2 inf, 2 arm, 2ftr
Rolls: 2@1 4@3; Total Hits: 32@1: (6, 5)4@3: (3, 5, 3, 2)

Defender: 2 inf
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (6, 1)

Wow. Those are some BS defense dice.

P.S. please replace “Fusion Weapon” with “Fission Weapon” in all of my previous posts. It’s been a long time since I thought of them as anything other than “little nuke” and “big nuke” so in my attempt to be literally correct as per the rules, i failed horribly  :roll:

Non-Combat Movement:
1 inf East Germany to West Germany
2 inf East Germany to Poland
2 arm, 4 ftr West Germany to Yugoslavia
3 inf Poland to Yugoslavia
2 inf Romania to Yugoslavia
3 inf Greece to Yugoslavia
1 crz Black Sea to Algeria SZ
1 arm Karelia to Poland
1 inf, 1 AA Ukraine to Poland
1 AA Georgia to Ukraine
1 hrm Georgia to Qinghai
1 inf Georgia to Kazakhstan
2 hrm Belarus to Kazakhstan
2 arm Turkey to Kazakhstan
3 inf Turkey to Georgia
8 inf Kazakhstan to Sinkiang
1 ftr, 1 bmb Pakistan to Sinkiang
4 inf Sinkiang to Qinghai
2 inf Mongolia to Inner Mongolia
3 inf Manchuria to Inner Mongolia
1 arm East Siberia to Inner Mongolia
6 inf East Siberia to Manchuria
2 arm South Korea to North Korea
2 ftr South Korea to East Siberia

Placement: [26 inf]
4 inf – East Germany
2 inf – Yugoslavia
3 inf – Poland
2 inf – Romania
4 inf – Karelia
2 inf – Turkmenistan
2 inf – Kazakhstan
1 inf – Mongolia
4 inf – East Siberia
2 inf – North Korea

FINAL:
Algeria SZ: 1 crz
West Germany: 1 inf
Greece: 1 inf
Turkey: 1 inf
Pakistan: 1 inf
South Korea: 1 inf

East Germany: 4 inf
Yugoslavia: 20 inf, 2 arm, 4 ftr
Baltic States: 1 inf
Poland: 6 inf, 1 arm, 1 AA
Romania: 2 inf
Karelia: 8 inf, 1 AA, 1 IC
Belarus: 1 inf
Ukraine: 1 AA, 1 IC
Komi: 1 inf
Orel: 1 inf
Georgia: 3 inf
Russia: 1 IC
Urals: empty
Kazakhstan: 3 inf, 2 arm, 2 hrm
Turkmenistan: 2 inf
West Siberia: empty
Baykal: empty
Mongolia: 1 inf
East Siberia: 4 inf, 2 ftr, 1 AA, 1 IC
North Korea: 6 inf (China), 2 inf, 2 arm
Kamchatka: 1 inf

(Chinese territories)
Sinkiang: 8 inf, 1 ftr, 1 bmb
Qinghai: 4 inf, 1 hrm
Inner Mongolia: 5 inf, 1 arm
Manchuria: 6 inf

Collect Income:
USSR - 48
WE - 9
UK - 1
USA - 2
Neutrals - 0
China - 8
Arabs - 0
OAS - 0
Saved - 1
Total: 69

Production Chart:
USSR: $69/60
WE: $27/23
UK: $33/32
USA: $43/41
China:  USSR $8
Arabs:  USSR $0
OAS:  Neutral $0

WE 2

Purchase: [27 IPCs]
9 inf [27 IPCs]
save [0 IPCs]

Combat Movement:
West Germany [1 inf]
1 inf, 3 arm – France
Total: 1 inf, 3 arm vs. 1 inf

Attacker: 1 inf, 3 arm
Rolls: 1@1 3@3; Total Hits: 31@1: (3)3@3: (1, 1, 2)

Defender: 1 inf
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 11@1: (1)

Non-Combat Movement:
3 arm West Germany to France
2 inf France to Norway via 1 trn Komi SZ to Komi SZ
2 inf Algeria to France via 1 trn Morocco SZ to Irish SZ
1 crz Morocco SZ to Irish SZ
1 ftr Red Sea (UK carrier) to Italy
1 ftr India to Sudan
1 inf New Guinea to Borneo SZ via 1 trn Queensland SZ to Borneo SZ

Placement: [9 inf]
2 inf – Norway
3 inf – France
4 inf – Italy

FINAL:
France: 5 inf, 3 arm, 1 AA, 1 IC
Italy: 11 inf, 1 ftr, 1 AA, 1 IC
Norway: 11 inf
Indochina: 3 inf

Komi SZ: 1 trn
Irish SZ: 1 trn, 1 crz
Borneo SZ: 1 trn w/ 1 inf
Sudan: 1 ftr

(Empty territories)
West Germany
Portugal
Morocco
Algeria
West Africa
Equatorial Africa
Congo
Angola
Mozambique
Madagascar
New Guinea

Collect Income:
USSR - 0
WE - 27
Neutrals - 0
China - 0
Arabs - 0
OAS - 0
Saved - 0
Total: 27

Production Chart:
USSR: $69/56
WE: $27/27
UK: $33/32
USA: $43/41
China:  USSR $8
Arabs:  USSR $0
OAS:  Neutral $0