Round 12, Match 2 Status Report

Ron Artigues (Axis; Bid 0.5) vs. Sharee Pack (Allies)

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Axis wins by 1 POC at the end of Turn 8.

======================================================================== Turn:             1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Axis POC:        +5     +5      ?     +6     +4     +4     +3     +1 Allied POC:      -3     -2      ?     -5     -6     -3     -3     -5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net POC:         +2     +3     +0     +1     -2     +1     +0     -4 Cumulative POC:  +2     +5     +5     +6     +4     +5     +5     +1 ========================================================================

Turn 1

Gneisenau (d1), Spee and Blucher sail back to Germany
Malaya disabled to Malta
Only disposition left is your Med squadron, including Glorious (d1)

Axis Controls: Barents, North Atlantic
Allies Control: Med, S Atl, North Sea

POC Axis 5, Allies 3, net Axis +2 (lowered to 1.5 with bid)

Sunk: Scharnhorst, Lutzow, Ramilles, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign

Turn 2

Axis Controls: North Atlantic, Med
Allies Control: North Sea, Barents
Uncontrolled: South Atlantic, Baltic
POC Axis 5, Allies 2, net Axis +3
POC Start of turn: Axis +2, cumulative: +5 (not including bid of .5)

Port Basing:
Malta: Valiant (d1), Ark Royal, Resolution, Revenge, Nelson (d1)
Russia: Hood, DoY, Kent, Sussex, Suffolk, Exeter, Cumberland, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Formidable, Victorious
England: PoW, KGV, Renown, Repulse, Eagle, Courageous, Glorious, Norfolk, Barham (d1), Warspite (d4)
USA: Convoy 1a (2d)
Leningrad: Marat

Germany: Scheer, 4 UBoats
France: Bismarck, Eugen, Hipper, Blucher
Italy: Veneto (d5), Littorio (d3), Duilio, Zara, Gorizia, Pola, Fiume

Sunk: Scharnhorst, Lutzow, Ramilles, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, QElizabeth, Rodney, Oct Rev, Tirpitz, Gneisenau, Spee, Doria, di Cavour, Cesare, Malaya

Turn 3

Details not provided.

Turn 4

Axis Controls: South Atlantic, Baltic
Allies Control: North Sea, Barents, Med
Uncontrolled: North Atlantic

POC Axis 4, Allies 3, net Axis +1
POC Start of turn: Axis +5, cumulative: +6 (not including bid of .5)

Port Basing:
Malta: Valiant (d3), Ark Royal, Resolution, Revenge, Nelson (d1)
Russia: Duke of York, Kent, Sussex, Suffolk, Exeter, Formidable
England: PoW, KGV, Renown, Repulse, Eagle, Courageous, Glorious, Hood, Cumberland, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Victorious, Warspite (d4)
USA: Convoy 1a (2d), Wichita
Leningrad: Marat
Germany: Scheer, 6 UBoats, Zeppelin
Neutral Port: Bismarck, KGV
Italy: Veneto (d4), Littorio, Duilio
France: Zara, Gorizia (d1), Pola, Fiume
At Sea: Convoy 2B

Sunk: Scharnhorst, Lutzow, Ramilles, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, QElizabeth
Rodney, Oct Rev, Tirpitz, Gneisenau, Spee, Doria, di Cavour, Cesare
Malaya, Anson, Barham, Norfolk, Hipper, Blucher, Eugen

Turn 5

Axis Controls: South Atlantic, Baltic
Allies Control: North Sea, Barents, Med
Uncontrolled: North Atlantic
Convoy 2b reaches Russia for 3 POC

POC Axis 4, Allies 6, net Allies +2
POC Start of turn: Axis +6, cumulative: +4 (not including bid of .5)

PORT BASING:
Malta or England: Valiant (d3), Ark Royal, Resolution, Revenge, Nelson (d1)
Russia: Duke of York, Sussex, Suffolk, Exeter, Hood, Illustrious
England: PoW, Renown, Repulse, Eagle, Courageous, Glorious, Kent, Cumberland, Victorious, Warspite
USA: Wichita, Texas, Washington
Leningrad: Marat
Germany: Scheer, 5 UBoats, Zeppelin
Neutral Port: Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Pola
Italy: Veneto (d2), Littorio, Duilio
France: Zara, Gorizia (d1), Fiume
At Sea: Convoy 1a (2d)

SUNK: Scharnhorst, Lutzow, Ramilles, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, QElizabeth, Rodney, Oct Rev, Tirpitz, Gneisenau, Spee, Doria, di Cavour, Cesare, Malaya, Anson, Barham, Norfolk, Hipper, Blucher, Eugen, Bismarck, Formidable, KGV, Howe

Turn 6

Axis Controls: South Atlantic, Baltic
Allies Control: North Sea, Barents, North Atlantic
Uncontrolled: Med

POC Axis 4, Allies 3, net Axis +1
POC Start of turn: Axis +4, cumulative: +5 (not including bid of .5)

PORT BASING:
At Sea: Convoy 3C
England: Eagle, Courageous, Glorious, Warspite, Renown, Cumberland, Kent
Russia: Duke of York, Hood, Sussex, Suffolk, Exeter, Illustrious, Victorious, Ark Royal
Malta: Nelson (1d), Resolution
USA: Washington, Texas, Wichita
Leningrad: Marat (2d)
Neutral Port: Prince of Wales, Devonshire, Fiume, Pola, Gorizia (1d), Zara
England or Malta: Valiant (3d)
Germany: Scheer, 4 UBoats, Zeppelin
Italy: Duilio, Impero (d3)

SUNK: Scharnhorst, Lutzow, Ramilles, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, QElizabeth, Rodney, Oct Rev, Tirpitz, Gneisenau, Spee, Doria, di Cavour, Cesare, Malaya, Anson, Barham, Norfolk, Hipper, Blucher, Eugen, Bismarck, Formidable, KGV, Howe, Convoy 1A, Veneto, Littorio, Revenge, Repulse, Dorsetshire

Turn 7

Axis Controls: Mediterranean, Baltic
Allies Control: Barents, North Atlantic, South Atlantic
Uncontrolled: North Sea

POC Axis 3, Allies 3, net even
POC Start of turn: Axis +5, cumulative: +5 (not including bid of .5)

PORT BASING:
England: Glorious, Warspite, Cumberland, Sussex, Suffolk, Exeter, Courageous, Prince of Wales, Renown, Kent, Devonshire, Eagle
Russia: Duke of York, Hood, Ark Royal, Illustrious, Victorious
Malta: Nelson (1d), Resolution (1d), Valiant (3d)
USA: Washington, Texas, Wichita, Tuscaloosa, Convoy 3C
Leningrad: Marat (1d)
Germany: Scheer, 5 UBoats, Zeppelin
Italy: Roma, Pola, Fiume, Zara

SUNK: Scharnhorst, Lutzow, Ramilles, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, QElizabeth, Rodney, Oct Rev, Tirpitz, Gneisenau, Spee, Doria, di Cavour, Cesare, Malaya, Anson, Barham, Norfolk, Hipper, Blucher, Eugen, Bismarck, Formidable, KGV, Howe, Convoy 1A, Veneto, Littorio, Revenge, Repulse, Dorsetshire, Duilio, Impero, Gorizia

Turn 8

Message from Sharee to Ron:

"Looks like I did OK on ASW but didn't get the heroics I needed to make up for both of the last convoys missing their Russian destination. So there's no need to play out the South Atlantic battle -- you win. Congratulations."

The Axis wins by 0.5 POC after bidding at the end of Turn 8.

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