Mayhemizer vs AllenK: The rematch

[AllenK]

Allies stay.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Bay of Biscay Axis 5, Allies 9.
North Atlantic Axis 2, Allies 5.

Does CW want to fly Hurrica to Cape St. Vincent 0 or 1 box?

I continue tomorrow, I can't hold my eyes open Good night everyone!

[AllenK]

Hurricane to the 0-box if you please.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Search rolls: Axis 10, Allies 6.

Japan moves 3 units in Northern China to block holes in line.

Japanese Zero and Ki-27 rebases near Nationalist Chinese air force.

[AllenK]

S/O 40 Allied 3

No DoW

CW & France, Naval. China, Land. US & USSR Combined.

Hurricane returns to Gibraltar.

Fleets start putting to sea. Starting with France

BB Richelieu and a CA sail to Biscay. I figure Mayhemizer will decline the intercept and they stop in the 4-box.

2 CA go from Syria to the East Med 4-box, another goes to the 0-box and a sub to the 2-box (again I figure Mayhemizer won't bother trying to intercept).

2 BB and 9 CA head from Oran into the West Med. I'm not sure how Mayhemizer would want to call this one. Does the He-115 wish to intercept?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes, I want to intercept in West Med. Earlier there was no need to intercept.

[AllenK]

On a 5, the attempt does not succeed and the task force sails to the East Med 3-box (I declined the intercept).

A French sub goes from Oran to the Italian coast 4-box. The 4 slower BB's sail out into the West Med. The He-115 only just misses them (3 rolled) and they head to the East Med 2-box.

Apart from sending out the escorts, Hermes swaps for Illustrious in the West Med 3-box, Illustrious returning to Gib. Victorious sails to St. Vincent 0-box. 4 BB's and CV Eagle sail to Biscay 3-box. 4 BB's leave Gib to West Med. The intercept succeeds on a 1 and they elect to stay in the 3-box. 3 CA also sail out from Gib into the West Med. The intercept fails on a 7. They sail on to the East Med 4-box, where they are joined by the CA Malta.

The US sens a Marine corps to Pago Pago and an Inf starts the journey to Midway. One of the Trans that went out empty last turn [:@] returns to the US.

USSR puts a BB in the Baltic 3-box.

Quite a few areas of potential combat.

[AllenK]

CW declines combat in West Med and Italian Coast.

The French CA initiates searching in Biscay. It makes a hash of it, rolling a 7 German optics prove somewhat better as they roll a 1. Which boxes do the Germans wish to include? I presume just the 0-box?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Not quite sure what there is in other boxes but 0 box sounds good

[AllenK]

The number under the ship is the sea-box it's in.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

True. 0 box is more than good for Axis.

[AllenK]

A frantic signal is received at the Admiralty.

From: HMS Nelson.

Am being fired on by enemy BB, CA and 2 CL. Engaging. Send help fast.

How do you wish to allocate surprise points?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

How much would I do damage of I use 4 or 8 points to increase own damage?

Edit: Gneisenau and Köln will take D and entire fleet will return to Kiel.

[AllenK]

4 points takes it to X, 2D. 8 points takes it to 2X, D, 2A.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

All to increase own damage. Axis will abort after first round.

[AllenK]

Damage to the Axis. Gneisenau and Koln are both damaged.

[AllenK]

Then comes the retribution.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Odds for Axis to fail all 5 D/A rolls was 8%.

Odds for Allies 3 rolls to fail was 12,8%.

Statistics lover has spoken

[AllenK]

The Kriegsmarine abort the fight.

First to go are the 3 undamaged CA/CL's. In the North Sea, they find a welcoming committee of 4 CA/CL in the 4-box. Allied intercepting is no better than the searching as they roll a 10, allowing the 3 ships back to Kiel.

A roll of 6 lets the two damaged ships through.

Nelson and the aborted CP went to Liverpool.

St. Vincent and Nth Atlantic are declined.

A French CA in the 4-box initiates searching. Rolls of Allies 5 and Axis 4 draw a blank and so ends the great French naval effort.

I presume the Axis will want a go in these two?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes please. Use any German sub in North Atlantic to initiate combat.

Edit: is it even possible to find in NA during strom from box 1?