Round 12, Match 7 Status Report

Tom Henige (Allies) vs. Michael Hovan (Axis; Bid 1)

Axis player resigns at the end of Turn 4.

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

Allied Control: North Sea, Barents, North Atlantic
Axis Control: Mediterranean, South Atlantic, Baltic
POC this turn: +3 Axis
POC for the game: +3 Axis unadjusted
+2 Axis with bid adjustment

Ships sunk this turn:
Allied: Suffolk, Kent, Queen Elizabeth, Courageous
Axis: 3 U-Boats, Admiral Scheer, Lutzow

Damaged:
Axis: Gneisenau (5)

Return locations:
Nelson, Rodney, Sussex, Norfolk to Neutral Port. All other British ships returned to UK.
Scharnhorst, Admiral Hipper, Gorizia, Pola, Fiume, Zara to Neutral Port. Blucher oils at sea. All other German ships to Germany, all other Italian ships to Italy.

Turn 2

Allied Control: North Sea, Barents, N Atlantic, S Atlantic
Axis Control: Mediterranean, Baltic
POC this turn: +1 Allies
POC for the game: +2 Axis (not including bid adjustment)

Ships sunk this turn:
Allied: Resolution, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign
Axis: Pola, Zara, Scharnhorst, Admiral Hipper

Damaged:
Allies: Renown(1), Ramillies(2)
Axis: Bismarck(3), Fiume(1)

Return locations:
Rodney and Prince of Wales to Neutral Port. All other British ships returned to UK.
Fiume and Gorizia to Neutral Port. All other Italian ships to Italy.
All German ships to Germany.

Turn 3

Allied Control: Barents, North Sea, N Atlantic, S Atlantic
Axis Control: Mediterranean, Baltic
POC this turn: +1 Allied
POC for the game: +1 Axis (not including bid)

Ships sunk this turn:
Allied: none
Axis: Fiume, Gorizia

The following British ships return to Russia:
Cumberland, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Exeter, Duke of York, King George V, Hood, Repulse, Ark Royal
All other British return to UK.
All German ships return to Germany, all Italian ships to Italy.
Convoy 1A moves on to the Barents Sea

Turn 4

Allied Control: Baltic, Barents, North Sea
Axis Control: Mediterranean
Uncontrolled: N Atlantic, S Atlantic
Convoy 1A puts in to Russia for 3 POC
POC for turn: +5 Allies
POC for the game: +4 Allies (+5 Allies including the bid)

Ships sunk this turn:
Axis: Blucher, Tirpitz, Graf Spee
Allied: Hood

Axis resigns. Allies win!