Robson (X) vs Kilroynothere (A) G40 YGTE - game2 revenge of the dice gods

@Robson OK, something is definitely wrong with our gamefile. I can create a new one and manually set up where we are in preparation for Japan 1, OR we can manually upload each time. No idea why, but Java errors keep coming up.

@robson Looks like this is a common problem right now an dis not resolved yet. https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/37999/play-by-forum-error?_=1645297678210

Looks like we are manually posting for awhile.

@robson Manually works for me.

@Robson sorry for the delay (as always in my life). Hoping this might distract you from the mess in Ukraine. Very upsetting and makes me angry, very angry. How are sentiments there?

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@robson I can only imagine how all of the EU is feeling. Cold War all over again! I sincerely hope that the rest of the free world has the backbone to put in place some very severe sanctions that hurts him directly, just as they have started on his oligarchs. I believe there are only two ways of overthrowing a dictator. Military might, or allow the forces within his country do the work. That means a LOT of pain for those in power there to make a shift. Unfortunately, that will take a lot of time which Ukraine does not have.

@robson Making sure you noticed about the scramble order for the Italians. Posted the game as well. I know I missed your post of the game last time because of the manual method we have to use right now.

@robson Oh, this game is On! Italians did well at Taranto but lost… one British plane survives. Ouch, but have to.

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Scotland to 91 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
        1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
        1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Alexandria to 98 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Ethiopia
        1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Ethiopia

    Combat - British
        Italians scrambles 3 units out of Southern Italy to defend against the attack in 97 Sea Zone
        Battle in Ethiopia
            British attack with 1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Italians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Ethiopia, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Ethiopia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Ethiopia
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Ethiopia, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ethiopia, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Ethiopia
            British win, taking Ethiopia from Italians with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
        Battle in 96 Sea Zone
            British attack with 2 fighters
            Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British roll dice for 2 fighters in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 fighters in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 fighters in 96 Sea Zone, round 4 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Italians and 1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
            British win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
            Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
        Battle in 91 Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 submarine
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 91 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 91 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 91 Sea Zone
            British win with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
        Battle in 97 Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 fighter; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 transport
                British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 3.17 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/5 hits, 3.17 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the Italians, 1 fighter owned by the Germans, 1 fighter owned by the Italians, 1 fighter owned by the British and 1 carrier owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 fighter and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the British, 1 fighter owned by the Italians and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
                British roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber in 97 Sea Zone, round 4 : 2/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the Italians, 1 bomber owned by the British and 1 battleship owned by the Italians lost in 97 Sea Zone
            British win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
            Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
            Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 transport

    Non Combat Move - British
        1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
        1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Morocco
        1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
        1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Alexandria to Egypt
        1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 111 Sea Zone to 118 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ontario to Quebec
        1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from United Kingdom to Eire
              British take Eire from Neutral_Allies
        1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom

    Place Units - British
        9 infantry placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 29 PUs; end with 30 PUs
        Objective British Colonies: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 35 PUs
        Objective British Commonwealth: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 40 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 0.17
Germans regular : -0.17
British regular : 0.67

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@Robson just checking in to make sure you noticed my last post.

@robson awesome. Hope you had fun with the family. And no worries on the delay at all. I’ll be out of pocket 12-19 for our Spring Break here in Texas. Heading to California with the family to have some fun and see some old friends.

@Robson The oh-so-exciting rest of the allies turn 1.

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@robson definitely, but I have to say that all of America is nervous as well. We feel that NATO will be forced into this one way or another and then no one really knows what happens. Scary times for Europe and the rest of the world. Was really hope we were past this phase of humanity, but clearly we are not.

@robson Yes, definitely another fun game. Like your opening move for Germany. Makes for some tricky decisions for the allies and gives you a lot of flexibility. Going to be fun. I’m going to try to get UKP done before I leave town, but might not make it in time.

@robson Wow! What crazy times we live in. It does all seem a little too close to the 1940’s, doesn’t it? Different original aggressor, but similar. Basic land grab mentality on Russia’s part. Appreciate your perspective and info on Germany’s stance. We simply do not receive good international news in the US. I really have to search for it. I also fear that NATO will have no choice but to intervene here soon.

I just got back into town and am catching up with work. Hoping to get my move in here shortly. Thanks for the patience and hopefully the game can be a distraction for you during these tense times. Keep me posted on Europe’s stance as it evolves. I’m very concerned and you guys are much more in tune to the actual situation with the refugees and how NATO and western Europe is preparing.