Invitational Classic 2nd edition

@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.

@elche

Game History

Round: 22 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 4 armour and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 4 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Soviet Far East 8 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Manchuria 4 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Soviet Far East 2 fighters moved from Sinkiang to Manchuria Combat - Russians Battle in Manchuria Russians attack with 2 fighters and 8 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 8 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 4/10 hits, 2.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Manchuria 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Manchuria Russians win, taking Manchuria from Japanese with 2 fighters and 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Soviet Far East Russians attack with 4 armour and 4 infantry Japanese defend with 2 infantry Russians roll dice for 4 armour and 4 infantry in Soviet Far East, round 2 : 2/8 hits, 2.67 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Soviet Far East, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Soviet Far East Russians win, taking Soviet Far East from Japanese with 4 armour and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 2 fighters moved from Manchuria to Sinkiang 3 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Yakut S.S.R. 1 armour and 9 infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk 1 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang 3 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Yakut S.S.R. 6 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang 1 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang 1 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Sinkiang Place Units - Russians 4 armour and 3 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 29 PUs; end with 29 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : 0.00 Russians regular : 1.00

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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!

@kwaspek104

Game History

Round: 5 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 armour and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Syria Jordan to Persia 1 infantry moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Persia 2 infantry moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Novosibirsk 1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Novosibirsk 1 fighter moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Persia 2 armour and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Evenki National Okrug 1 armour moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Evenki National Okrug Combat - Russians Battle in Persia Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Persia Russians win, taking Persia from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Novosibirsk Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Novosibirsk Russians win, taking Novosibirsk from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Evenki National Okrug Russians attack with 3 armour and 1 infantry Japanese defend with 2 infantry Russians roll dice for 3 armour and 1 infantry in Evenki National Okrug, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Evenki National Okrug, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Evenki National Okrug 2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Evenki National Okrug Russians win, taking Evenki National Okrug from Japanese with 3 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 1 aaGun moved from Russia to Evenki National Okrug 1 aaGun moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Russia 7 infantry moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Russia 1 armour moved from Syria Jordan to Persia 1 armour moved from Persia to Caucasus 1 fighter moved from Persia to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Karelia S.S.R. Place Units - Russians 1 armour and 7 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R. Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.33 Russians regular : 1.67

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@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!

Unpinned - because of inactivty.