2 vs 2 tournament: A&A (G40, BM3, PtV)

@Pellulo
7.
Italy versus Austrian Hungarian Empire

AH can attack Venice from two different sectors, also they have about 2:1 ratio in troopers, guns, and, economy. Her fleet is the same size as Italian fleet, but, AH can reinforce it, much less the army, at the same time. Italy could build up her fleet a bit, but, will need all her and resources to get AH out of Venice.

Round One: AH purchases, two subs. & transport & fighter. Moves her fleet to battle Italian fleet, both fleets of BB & C destroyed, and, has a transport that lands in Albania two troopers. AH troops & guns go into Venice from Tyrolia & Trieste sectors, attack & destroy five troopers & two guns(for a lost of six troopers).

Italy buys a sub. & two troopers, attacks AH forces in Venice with forces from Tuscany & Piedmont(Roman forces move into Tuscany). Also her transport brings a trooper & gun from N.Africa to Venice. Losses are six troopers against AH losses of four troopers and a gun.

Still Venice is contested, with Italy’s two troopers & three guns, holding out against AH one trooper & four guns. Italy’s last major field army(two guns & six troopers) is in between Rome & Venice, should it send some troops to help Rome(with three troopers) against an possible sea invasion(the Italian sub. may not hold back two AH subs. with two transports). Also a second wave of an fighter & four guns & sixteen troops are ready to enter Venice from AH next turn. Along with her IPC is now reduced to ten, with Libya, Sicily, Sardinia, and, Naples open to sea invasion.

Final IPC losses AH 55 & Italy 82.

Italy chooses a political victory for AH, better too lose Venice, than to lose everything else.

Next Italy faces off an old foe, dating back to Middle Ages, Italy versus the Ottoman Empire.

Pellulo
8.

@elche

Game History

Round: 19 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 armour and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 2 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Manchuria 1 fighter moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Manchuria 3 infantry moved from Sinkiang to India 1 fighter moved from Sinkiang to India Combat - Russians Battle in Manchuria Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Manchuria, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Manchuria, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Manchuria Russians win, taking Manchuria from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in India Russians attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry Japanese defend with 2 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in India, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in India, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in India 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in India Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in India, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in India, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in India Russians win, taking India from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter moved from India to Sinkiang 3 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang 4 armour moved from Russia to Novosibirsk 4 infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk 1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Yakut S.S.R. 2 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang 1 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang Place Units - Russians 1 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R. 1 armour and 6 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 29 PUs; end with 29 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.67 Russians regular : -0.50

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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!

@VictoryFirst Thank you, done!

A new G40 online TripleA tournament is getting setup.

Is best if you PM bids to each other, thanks