Round 12, Match 12 Status Report

Bob Hamel (Axis) vs. Larry Neal (Allies)

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Axis wins by 1 POC as Allies resign after Turn 7.

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

Turn 1

The Allies chose to occupy the N.Sea,N.Atl, and S.Atl giving to Axis the Barents,Baltic, and Med. No damage or sinkings

Axis +2

Turn 2

Allies attempt to extend thier sphere of infuence.

Barents

N.Sea

N.Atl.

S.Atl.

Ark Royal
Formidable
Hood
Repulse
Renown
KGV
POW
Dorsetshire
Sussex
Exeter
Suffolk
Norfolk

Glorious
Courageous
Rodney
Q.E.
Malaya
Warspite
Valiant
Barham

Nelson
Royal Sovreign
Royal Oak
Revenge
Ramillies

Eagle
Resolution
Kent
Cumberland
Devonshire


Axis counter with 4 Italian cruisers and 4 U-boats to the S.Atl and the rest of the German fleet to the Barents. The POW,Renown,Lutzow,Blucher,Zara, and Fiume are Sunk. Scharhorst(-4), Hood(-1),Repulse(-2) are damaged. Allies control Barents,N.Sea,N.Atl. Axis the Baltic and Med, the S.Atl is broken by U-boats.

Axis +2

Turn 3

Once again the Allies occupy the four Atlantic areas. No Russians were available. Repulse is repaired.

Barents

N.Sea

N.Atl.

S.Atl.

Ark Royal
Hood(1d)
KGV
DOY
Valiant
Q.E.
Malaya
Warspite
Barham
Suffolk
Devonshire

Victorious
Formidable
Rodney
Nelson
Resolution
Royal Sovreign
Royal Oak
Revenge
Ramillies

Courageous
Dorsetshire
Sussex
Norfolk
Convoy 1A

Eagle
Glorious
Exeter
Cumberland
Kent

In the Barents the final tally after speed rolls is: Hood(1d),KGV,Valiant,Suffolk,Devonshire,Ark Royal. The Axis Repairs the Scharnhorst. The Spee is in the Baltic. The rest sail to the Barents. 2 Italians to the S.Atl.

ASW & Air: Barents ASW sends 4 uboats home, sinks 1. S.Atl air sends both Italians to neutral port. Barents Allied air damages both Bismark and Tirpitz (5d each) and sends Gneisenau home. Axis air disables KGV (to Russia).

Surface Action Barents: Scheer and Hipper are sunk. The Suffolk and Devonshire are disabled, Ark Royal, Hood(1d), and Valiant run away.

Allies control: N.Sea,N.Atlantic,S.Atlantic
Axis control: Barents,Baltic,Med.

Axis +4

Turn 4

Allie Setup
N.Sea: Victorious, Formidable, Resolution, Royal Sovreign, Royal Oak, Revenge, Ramillies, Kent, Norfolk
Russia: Hood(1d) repairs 1 damage
Barents: Ark Royal, KGV, DOY, Valiant, Q.E., Malaya, Warspite, Barham, Suffolk, Devonshire, Convoy1A
N.Atlantic: Courageous, Rodney, Nelson, Repulse, Wichita, Dorsetshire, Convoy2B
S.Atl: Eagle, Glorious, Anson, Exeter, Cumberland, Sussex
Baltic: Okt. Rev
Med.: no ships
LBA: bombs Tirpits in port

Axis Setup
N.Atlantic: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Hipper, Graf Zepplin, 6 U-boats
Barents: LBA
Baltic: Graf. Spee, Bismark (5d)
Germany: Tirpitz repairing
Med: Italian BBs
S.Atlantic: Pola, Gorizia

This turn was "A black day for the British fleet." The N.Atl squadron all go down except for Nelson which is disabled by air. They do no damage to the Axis fleet. ASW sends 2 U-boats home. The Italians in the S.Atl are disabled by air once more. In the Baltic, Okt. Rev misses Spee and receives 3 damage and a disable. Allied LBA misses Tirpitz in port. Axis LBA in the Barents sinks Ark Royal and sends convoy1A home.

Allied Control: N.Sea,Barents,S.Atl
Axis Control: Med,Baltic,N.Atl

Axis +7

Turn 5

Allied Setup
N.Sea: Victorious, Nelson, Anson, Howe, Hood, Resolution, Royal Sov, Royal Oak, Norfolk
Barents: KGV, DOY, Valiant, Q.E., Malaya, Warspite, Barham
N.Atlantic: Glorious, Illustrious, Formidable, Convoy1A, Augusta, Devonshire, Suffolk
Baltic: no ships. Okt.Rev.(2d) repares 1 damage
Med: no ships
LBA: bombs Bismark in port

Axis Setup
S.Atl: Pola, Gorizia
Med: Italian BBs
Baltic: Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Spee, Hipper, G.Zepplin
Barents: 7 U-boats and LBA

A "quiet" turn as we both recover from past turns. ASW sinks 2 U-boats and Sends 1 home in the Barents. 4 Uboats and LBA miss. Allied LBA misses Bismark in port. The BBs and Cruisers in S.Atl finally end the Italian menace. the Italian Cruisers miss.

Allied Control: S.Atl, N.Atl, N.Sea
Axis Control: Med, Baltic
No Control: Barents

Axis maintain +7 POC lead.

Turn 6

Allied Setup
N.Sea: Illustrious, Eagle, Resolution, Royal Sov., Royal Oak, Revenge, Ramillies, Norfolk, Exeter, Devonshire
Barents: Victorious, Formidable, Covoy1A(once again), KGV, DOY, Valiant, Q.E., Malaya, Warspite, Barham, Sussex, Suffolk
N.Atlantic: Glorious, Convoy3B, Nelson, Washington, NewYork, Hood, Howe, Anson, Augusta, Tuscaloosa, Cumberland
S.Atlantic: Kent
Med: no ships
Baltic: no ships
Russians stay in port. Okt Rev. repairs to 333(1d)
LBA: Med

Axis Setup
Baltic: Bismark,Tirpitz,Gneisenau,Scharnhorst,Hipper,Zepplin
Med: the Italian BBs
S.Atl: 2 Uboats
Barents: LBA

Allied LBA and ASW miss all targets. Fortunately the U-boats miss as well.
Axis LBA hits Convoy1A but only inflicts 3 damage.

Allied control: N.Sea,Barents,N.Atlantic
Broken: S.Atlantic
Axis Control: Med,Baltic

POC: Axis +4 (after Convoy1A lands in Russia)

Turn 7

An unremarkable turn.

Allied Setup
N.Sea: Glorious, Resolution, Royal Sov., Royal Oak, Revenge, Ramillies, Nelson, Howe, Anson
Barents: Victorious, Formidable, Convoy3B, Valiant, Q.E., Malaya, Warspite, Barham, KGV, DOY, Hood
N.Atlantic: Illustrious, Washington, NewYork, Augusta, Tuscaloosa, Sussex, Suffolk
S.Atlantic: Eagle, Cumberland, Devoshire, Exeter, Kent, Norfolk
Baltic: Marat, Okt. Revolution(1d)
LBA: Med

Axis Setup
7 U-boats to S.Atl
LBA to Barents
German fleet to Baltic

Axis LBA hits Convoy3B but once again it makes it to port.
Zepplin sinks Marat and send Okt Rev Home

Allied control: Barents,N.Sea,N.Atlantic
Axis control: Baltic,Med
Broken: S.Atl

POC: Axis +1 (after Convoy3B lands in Russia)

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From Larry Neal:

At this point the Allies resigned. I could not find a way to get that ellusive point I needed in one turn and could not stop the subs.

From Bob Hamel:

Larry resigned after coming within 1 of beating the Axis ...
One convoy was sunk and the other two landed with max damage ...

Final score ... Axis by +1 begining of round 8

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