L24 PtV Stucifer (X+11) vs 666 (L)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 7

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 7

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 12 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 115 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Leningrad to Russia
        1 bomber moved from Rostov to Russia
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Northern Caucasus
        2 infantry moved from Rostov to Northern Caucasus
        1 armour moved from Southern Caucasus to Northwest Persia
              Germans take Northwest Persia from Russians
        1 armour moved from Northwest Persia to Southern Caucasus
        1 armour moved from Vologda to Nenetsia
              Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
        1 armour moved from Nenetsia to Vologda
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
        4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 115 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 126 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 126 Sea Zone to Iceland
        1 armour moved from Rostov to Tambov
              Germans take Tambov from Russians
        1 armour moved from Tambov to Rostov

    Combat - Germans
        Air Battle in Russia
            Germans attacks with 2 units heading to Russia
            Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets
        Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Russians roll AA dice in Russia : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            1 bomber owned by the Germans killed by AA in Russia
            Bombing raid in Russia causes 0 damage total. 
        Battle in Iceland
        Battle in Northern Caucasus
            Germans attack with 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Northern Caucasus
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Northern Caucasus
            Germans win, taking Iceland from British, taking Northern Caucasus from Russians with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in 97 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 3.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 97 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 97 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
        Cleaning up after air battles

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to Ukraine
        4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Caucasus to Rostov
        1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        1 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
        4 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        5 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
        2 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Eastern Poland
        3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
        2 infantry moved from Archangel to Vologda
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Vologda to Northern Belarus
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Archangel to Northern Belarus
        2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Northern Belarus
        1 aaGun moved from Leningrad to Vologda
        2 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg
        2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 armour moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Northern Belarus
        1 destroyer moved from 115 Sea Zone to 126 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
        1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Southern Caucasus
        1 armour moved from Rostov to Southern Caucasus

    Place Units - Germans
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
        10 infantry placed in Germany
        1 fighter and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
        1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 115 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs
        Trigger Germans 7 Atlantic Wall: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 61 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
        Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 68 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 78 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 0.67
Germans regular : 0.33
British regular : -0.33
Russians AA : 0.83

Savegame

I love strat bombing, with the +2 bonus against ICs I have trouble restraining myself 😆

I find there are quite the mixed feelings on it. Several of my regular opponents take them as casualties before fighter/tacs in the opening rounds since they only attack at 3 in PtV. However I think it is more important to bomb Russia hard, since they are usually not needing much help from the other Allies to hold Moscow. On a tangent, I usually don’t go G1 and think I might be in a better overall Axis position (not that I feel I am doing poorly) if I had gone for a later attack on Russia. Getting a little German help in the Med makes such a huge difference for Italy.