Start of thread. Looking forward to our rematch! Will post scrambles tomorrow 🛩
L24 PtV Playoff Semi-Final Ghostglide(Axis+11) vs Adam514(Allies)
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Scramble W Germany and FIC?
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No scramble, thanks
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Game seems to have given me the sz112 attack, but I don’t want to make the attack and I want to move my subs on NCM, so ignore that battle.
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TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 36
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory
Game History
Round: 36 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 1 airfield, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 3 destroyers, 3 factory_minors, 5 fighters, 1 harbour, 4 infantry, 3 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Americans 1 infantry moved from Denmark to Western Germany 6 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 128 Sea Zone to Western Germany 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Shan State to French Indo China 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to French Indo China 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy 4 fighters moved from 128 Sea Zone to Western Germany 1 artillery moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Belgian Congo 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Belgian Congo Combat - Americans Americans creates battle in territory 38 Sea Zone Americans creates battle in territory 99 Sea Zone Americans creates battle in territory 112 Sea Zone Americans creates battle in territory 40 Sea Zone Battle in Northern Italy Americans attack with 4 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry Americans roll dice for 4 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Northern Italy, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 3.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Italy Americans win, taking 38 Sea Zone from Japanese, taking 40 Sea Zone from Japanese, taking Northern Italy from Germans with 4 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry Battle in Western Germany Americans attack with 10 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 10 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Western Germany, round 2 : 7/13 hits, 6.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Germany, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Germany Americans win, taking Western Germany from Germans with 10 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Belgian Congo Americans attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber Japanese defend with 2 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Belgian Congo, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 2.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Belgian Congo, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Belgian Congo Americans win, taking Belgian Congo from Japanese with 1 artillery, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Battle in French Indo China Americans attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Japanese defend with 4 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in French Indo China, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 3.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 4 infantry in French Indo China, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in French Indo China 4 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in French Indo China Americans win, taking French Indo China from Japanese with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9 Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 4 infantry Battle in 112 Sea Zone Americans attack with 4 submarines Germans defend with 3 battleships, 9 carriers, 1 cruiser, 13 fighters, 5 tactical_bombers and 6 transports 4 submarines owned by the Americans submerged Non Combat Move - Americans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 112 Sea Zone: 1 submarine EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 111 Sea Zone: 1 submarine EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 destroyer moved from 128 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 2 battleships, 5 carriers and 18 transports moved from 128 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 107 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 108 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 111 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 104 Sea Zone to 107 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia 1 armour moved from Morocco to Tunisia 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Norway 4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Italy to 115 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Finland to Norway 1 transport moved from 130 Sea Zone to 129 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 128 Sea Zone 4 fighters moved from Western Germany to 115 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 115 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Norway 5 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Belgian Congo to Egypt 1 fighter moved from Egypt to Southern Italy 2 infantry moved from Western United States to 11 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 11 Sea Zone to 28 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 28 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands 1 transport moved from 28 Sea Zone to 11 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands 1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 28 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 91 Sea Zone to 28 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 11 Sea Zone to 28 Sea Zone 4 submarines moved from 11 Sea Zone to 28 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 15 Sea Zone to 27 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 27 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 31 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Ceylon to 40 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 40 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 38 Sea Zone to Malaya 1 destroyer moved from 38 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 2 destroyers moved from 40 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State 1 infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya 1 marine moved from Shan State to Malaya 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to 132 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 battleship, 19 carriers, 1 cruiser, 7 destroyers, 24 fighters, 1 infantry, 2 marines, 6 submarines, 11 tactical_bombers and 4 transports moved from 55 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 132 Sea Zone to Malaya 1 infantry moved from Western United States to Central United States 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern United States to Gibraltar 6 fighters moved from Russia to Norway 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone Place Units - Americans 1 battleship and 1 carrier placed in 132 Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in Malaya 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour placed in Norway 1 factory_minor placed in Denmark 1 factory_minor placed in Finland 2 destroyers placed in 104 Sea Zone 1 destroyer and 3 submarines placed in 11 Sea Zone 2 infantry placed in Western United States 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers placed in Eastern United States Turn Complete - Americans Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5,5,2,6,2,3,5 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 74 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1,5,6 Americans collect 86 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 86 PUs Trigger Americans 10 Presence In Axis Capital: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 91 PUs Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 96 PUs Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 106 PUs Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 111 PUs Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 116 PUs Purchase Units - Chinese Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed Chinese buy nothing; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; Combat Move - Chinese Combat - Chinese Turn Complete - Chinese Chinese collect 0 PUs; end with 5 PUs Combat Move - British Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 94 Sea Zone: 1 transport EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 104 Sea Zone: 1 transport EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 armour moved from Southern Persia to Baluchistan UK_Pacific take Baluchistan from Japanese Combat - British Non Combat Move - British 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 1 transport moved from 128 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 107 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Americans regular : 0.83 Japanese regular : -1.00 Germans regular : -1.00
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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 36
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory
Game History
Round: 36 Combat Move - Italians Turn Complete - Italians
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 36
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory
Game History
Round: 36 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 cruiser moved from 128 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Norway to Gibraltar 1 transport moved from 38 Sea Zone to 58 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 55 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 38 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 132 Sea Zone to Malaya 1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Shan State to Malaya 1 transport moved from 55 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 2 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 55 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 55 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Queensland to Western Australia 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland 2 infantry moved from Northern Australia to Western Australia 1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam Place Units - ANZAC 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Queensland 1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 64 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 19 PUs Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 22 PUs Combat Move - French Non Combat Move - French 1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Southern Italy Turn Complete - French
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
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TripleA Move Summary: Germans round 37
TripleA Move Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory
Game History
Round: 37 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 13 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Trigger Germans 6 Atlantic Wall Established Switch: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Germans_6_Atlantic_Wall_Possible_Switch attached to Germans Combat Move - Germans 1 infantry moved from France to Western Germany 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 3 infantry moved from France to Western Germany 3 artilleries moved from Germany to Western Germany 5 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy 1 armour moved from Germany to Northern Italy 1 infantry moved from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan Germans take Turkmenistan from Russians 3 fighters moved from Leningrad to 115 Sea Zone 3 fighters moved from Poland to 115 Sea Zone 13 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 112 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 5 tactical_bombers moved from United Kingdom to 115 Sea Zone 3 fighters moved from France to 115 Sea Zone
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Scramble to z115?
Scramble to W. Germany? -
Scramble 3 Anzac fighters to sz115.
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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Germans round 37
TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory
Game History
Round: 37 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 13 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Trigger Germans 6 Atlantic Wall Established Switch: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Germans_6_Atlantic_Wall_Possible_Switch attached to Germans Combat Move - Germans 1 infantry moved from France to Western Germany 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 3 infantry moved from France to Western Germany 3 artilleries moved from Germany to Western Germany 5 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy 1 armour moved from Germany to Northern Italy 1 infantry moved from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan Germans take Turkmenistan from Russians 3 fighters moved from Leningrad to 115 Sea Zone 3 fighters moved from Poland to 115 Sea Zone 13 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 112 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 5 tactical_bombers moved from United Kingdom to 115 Sea Zone 3 fighters moved from France to 115 Sea Zone Combat - Germans Germans creates battle in territory 99 Sea Zone Germans creates battle in territory 112 Sea Zone Americans scrambles 3 units out of Norway to defend against the attack in 115 Sea Zone Battle in 115 Sea Zone Germans attack with 2 bombers, 23 fighters and 10 tactical_bombers British defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 transport; Americans defend with 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 11 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 18 transports; ANZAC defend with 3 fighters Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 23 fighters and 10 tactical_bombers in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 19/35 hits, 19.17 expected hits
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : -0.17
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19 hits in round 1.
Max defense?
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Max defense, with US units of same combat value last.
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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 37
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory
Game History
Round: 37 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 13 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Trigger Germans 6 Atlantic Wall Established Switch: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Germans_6_Atlantic_Wall_Possible_Switch attached to Germans Combat Move - Germans 1 infantry moved from France to Western Germany 2 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 3 infantry moved from France to Western Germany 3 artilleries moved from Germany to Western Germany 5 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy 1 armour moved from Germany to Northern Italy 1 infantry moved from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan Germans take Turkmenistan from Russians 3 fighters moved from Leningrad to 115 Sea Zone 3 fighters moved from Poland to 115 Sea Zone 13 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 112 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 5 tactical_bombers moved from United Kingdom to 115 Sea Zone 3 fighters moved from France to 115 Sea Zone Combat - Germans Germans creates battle in territory 99 Sea Zone Germans creates battle in territory 112 Sea Zone Americans scrambles 3 units out of Norway to defend against the attack in 115 Sea Zone Battle in 115 Sea Zone Germans attack with 2 bombers, 23 fighters and 10 tactical_bombers British defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 transport; Americans defend with 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 11 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 18 transports; ANZAC defend with 3 fighters Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 23 fighters and 10 tactical_bombers in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 19/35 hits, 19.17 expected hits Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the Americans Americans roll dice for 3 battleships, 6 carriers, 14 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 19 transports in 115 Sea Zone, round 2 : 9/24 hits, 12.83 expected hits 9 fighters owned by the Germans lost in 115 Sea Zone 3 fighters owned by the ANZAC, 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Americans, 5 carriers owned by the Americans, 1 fighter owned by the Americans and 1 carrier owned by the British lost in 115 Sea Zone Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 14 fighters and 10 tactical_bombers in 115 Sea Zone, round 3 : 18/26 hits, 14.67 expected hits Americans roll dice for 3 battleships, 10 fighters and 19 transports in 115 Sea Zone, round 3 : 9/13 hits, 8.67 expected hits 7 fighters owned by the Germans and 2 tactical_bombers owned by the Germans lost in 115 Sea Zone 10 fighters owned by the Americans, 5 transports owned by the Americans, 1 battleship owned by the British and 2 battleships owned by the Americans lost in 115 Sea Zone 1 transport owned by the British and 13 transports owned by the Americans lost in 115 Sea Zone Germans win with 2 bombers, 7 fighters and 8 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 234 Casualties for Germans: 16 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers Casualties for ANZAC: 3 fighters Casualties for Americans: 2 battleships, 5 carriers, 11 fighters, 1 tactical_bomber and 18 transports Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 transport Battle in Northern Italy Germans attack with 1 armour and 5 infantry Americans defend with 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 5 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/6 hits, 1.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 5 infantry in Northern Italy, round 3 : 2/6 hits, 1.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Italy 2 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Northern Italy Germans win, taking Northern Italy from Americans with 1 armour and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry Battle in Western Germany Germans attack with 3 artilleries and 6 infantry Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 3 artilleries and 6 infantry in Western Germany, round 2 : 1/9 hits, 2.50 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Germany, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Germany 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Western Germany Germans win, taking Western Germany from Americans with 3 artilleries and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 115 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 115 Sea Zone to Poland 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom 1 infantry moved from Eire to Scotland 7 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States 1 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Baltic States 1 infantry moved from Southern Belarus to Eastern Poland 1 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland 20 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany 3 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland 5 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 5 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 115 Sea Zone to France 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 115 Sea Zone to France 5 artilleries moved from Germany to Austria 20 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Austria 10 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania 6 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Austria 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 115 Sea Zone to France 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 2 armour moved from Germany to France 2 armour moved from Germany to Baltic States 3 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Samara 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Samara 4 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Samara to Uzbekistan 2 infantry moved from Vologda to Leningrad 3 fighters moved from 112 Sea Zone to United Kingdom 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland Place Units - Germans 2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone 3 infantry placed in Normandy Bordeaux 3 infantry placed in Southern France 3 infantry placed in Greece 2 fighters and 1 infantry placed in France 3 infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 18 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,1,3,2 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 112 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2,1,6,3,4,4,4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 95 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 108 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1 Germans collect 56 PUs (18 lost to blockades); end with 56 PUs Trigger Germans 7 Atlantic Wall: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 59 PUs Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 74 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Americans regular : -3.17 Germans regular : 1.00
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I concede, good game! I can’t recover from losing the fleet like that.
Quite the interesting game with maneuvers on both sides to try to get the advantage in the middle 20 turns of the game. You defended Europe well and I could only be annoying to give Russia breathing room, until your miss that got Germany taken. If you maxed Germany’s defense you could have gotten the odds down to 15% for the US attack, which is what I thought you’d do.
Apart from this latest mistake I made, I think I didn’t handle the Pacific well after bringing the Atlantic fleet in, and eventually Japan was able to rebuild a matching fleet. Also South Africa was quite annoying haha.
Good luck in the finals!
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Thank you for a great game.
A very unusual game without UK and Italy most of the game.I was feeling confident in Europe the last part of the game and was taken by surprise when I blundered W.Eur away. Lucky for me that I had kept my units in N.Italy in round 34 so I could retake Germany again.