SbY (Al) vs CdS (Ax) Europe 1940 2nd


  • @cds

    Thank you for all the advice!


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    Game History

    Round: 5
    
        Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 airfield, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
    
        Combat Move - Italians
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            3 armour moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Caucasus
    
        Combat - Italians
            Battle in Caucasus
                Italians attack with 3 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry; Russians defend with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 3 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 mech_infantrys in Caucasus, round 2 : 6/8 hits, 3.50 expected hits
                    Russians roll dice for 3 armour and 2 mech_infantrys in Caucasus, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                    2 mech_infantrys owned by the Italians and 1 armour owned by the Italians lost in Caucasus
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Russians, 1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 2 armour owned by the Russians and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Caucasus
                Italians win, taking Caucasus from Russians with 2 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Russians: 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    
        Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Greece to 97 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 infantry moved from British Somaliland to Italian Somaliland
    
        Place Units - Italians
            1 airfield placed in Northern Italy
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Southern Italy
    
        Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 26 PUs; end with 26 PUs
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :

    Italians regular : 2.50
    Russians regular : 0.83
    

    WW2SBYALvsCdSAXITA5.tsvg


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    No problem, ask anything you want, except for the # of my girl ;)

    I dont mind explaining, but I always feel that everyone plays with a strategy you cant fully explain and copy, because of countermeasures by your opponent and or switching dice results. Also its for sure that its more fun to find something of your own to surprise your opponents with. I suggest you play on in a game untill the victory is certain for either side.


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    I think I’ll change my ITA turn.


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    Game History

    Round: 5
    
        Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 airfield, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
    
        Combat Move - Italians
    
        Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            3 armour moved from Bryansk to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Greece to 97 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
    
        Place Units - Italians
            1 airfield placed in Northern Italy
            1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Southern Italy
    
        Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 24 PUs; end with 24 PUs
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :

    WW2SBYALvsCdSAXITA5.tsvg


  • @cds

    Agreed.


  • @cds

    Game History

    Round: 5
    
        Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            3 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
    
        Combat - French
    
        Non Combat Move - French
    
        Turn Complete - French
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :



  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    Game History

    Round: 6
    
        Politics - Germans
    
        Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair damage of 1x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 99 PUs; 
            Germans buy 3 armour, 1 carrier, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
    
        Combat Move - Germans
            1 armour moved from Russia to Volgograd
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Smolensk to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
                  Germans take Vologda from Russians
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 104 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 104 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Greece to Northern Italy
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Rostov
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Volgograd
    
        Combat - Germans
            Battle in Volgograd
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers in Volgograd, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
                Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in 104 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Americans defend with 1 submarine
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 104 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Americans lost in 104 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine
    
        Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from 104 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from France to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 fighter and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            3 bombers moved from Smolensk to Southern Italy
            7 bombers moved from Novgorod to Southern Italy
            3 aaGuns, 5 artilleries and 26 infantry moved from Smolensk to Russia
            3 infantry moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
    
        Place Units - Germans
            1 carrier placed in 112 Sea Zone
            3 infantry placed in France
            2 fighters and 7 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            3 armour placed in Russia
            2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            Germans undo move 4.
            Germans undo move 3.
            3 armour, 2 fighters and 4 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
    
        Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 72 PUs
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :

    Russians regular : -0.33
    Germans regular : 0.33
    

    WW2SBYALvsCdSAXGER6.tsvg



  • @cds

    Game History

    Round: 6
    
        Combat Move - Russians
            1 artillery and 22 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            1 cruiser and 1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
    
        Combat - Russians
            Battle in Volgograd
                Russians attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 22 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 factory_minor
                    Russians roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 22 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 4/26 hits, 5.33 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Volgograd, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                    1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Volgograd
                Russians win, taking Volgograd from Germans with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 22 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
    
        Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns moved from Samara to Volgograd
    
        Turn Complete - Russians
    

    Combat Hit Differential Summary :

    Germans regular : -0.50
    Russians regular : -1.33
    

  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    You forgot US and UK


  • @cds

    I concede. I now understand why people love Black Skies. More effective as an American strategic bomber strategy I developed myself (I never looked at the Green Skies strategies on this forum, so I’m not sure how similar it is).


  • @cds

    I asked AI to finish it, confirming my apprehensions:

    AI completed game 2.tsvg


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    AI is not representative of how this game would have gone. I already had plans to take out UK in the next couple of rounds. Plus the AI in triplea isnt as strong as I would like it to be, it makes rather strange decissions.

    But I really believe that you can defend against this so called ‘Black Skies’ or ‘Green Skies’


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    We can do another rematch, Ill play Axis again and will try to show you another strategy of mine.


  • @cds

    Really? How?

    About my version of Green Skies: The Axis eventually won, but it was quite close. It was a Global 1940 Game and Japan was defeated just as Germany reached Egypt. There was a good possibility of Germany eventually being defeated were it not for victory conditions.


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato

    Thats Global 40, I also play that, but that has been a while. Thats why I am restarting with Europe to get better again (in all aspects of the game).

    Lets try a new game of Europe, Ill be Axis again. You can try the green skies!


  • @SuperbattleshipYamato said in SbY (Al) vs CdS (Ax) Europe 1940 2nd:

    @cds

    Really? How?

    About my version of Green Skies: The Axis eventually won, but it was quite close. It was a Global 1940 Game and Japan was defeated just as Germany reached Egypt. There was a good possibility of Germany eventually being defeated were it not for victory conditions.

    Do you have the map of that game still?! I would like to have a look at that if you dont mind.


  • @cds

    Personally speaking, my Green Skies seems to work better with Japan, where they’re more cost effective (strategic bombers are generally much more useful in naval warfare). That’s probably a major reason why Japan was defeated first. The neutralize Germany you would need land units, which I tried (and failed) to do here.

    The game (keep in mind I played against myseolf):

    2024-7-2-World-War-II-Global-1940-2nd-Edition-with-Combat-Move-First.tsvg

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