Round 10, Match 13 Status Report

Tom Henige (Axis; Bid 1) vs. Jim Laws (Allies)

British FlagAllies win by 1 POC after bid adjustment. British Flag

As reported by Jim Laws (Axis):

Turn 1

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

Points: Even

Ships sunk:
Axis: Graf Spee
Allies:  None

Turn 2

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

Points: Even

Ships sunk:
Axis: Graf Spee
Allies: Revenge

Turn 3

Control:
Axis: Barents, Baltic, Med
Allies: N.Atlantic, N. Sea

Points: Axis +3

Ships sunk:
Axis: Graf Spee, Ad. Hipper, Scharnhorst
Allies:  Revenge, Repulse, Ark Royal, Dorsetshire, Cumberland, DOY.

Turn 4

Control:
Allied: Barents, North Sea (2 POC)
Axis: North Atlantic, Baltic, Med (6 POC)
Uncontrolled: South Atlantic

POC this turn:  +4 Axis
POC for game: +7 Axis (+6 after adjusting for bid)

Ships sunk this turn:
Allied: Formidable, Ramillies, Resolution, Barham
Axis: Blucher

Ships damaged: Gneisenau (3), Tirpitz(6), Warspite(3)

Convoy 1A was disabled, returned to USA.

Turn 5

Control:
Axis: Baltic, Med
Allied: Barents, N. Atlantic, S. Atlantic
Uncontrolled: North Sea

POC for turn: Even
POC for game: +7 Axis (+6 after bid adj.)

Ships sunk this turn:
Allied: Anson, Exeter
Axis: Prinz Eugen, Graf Zeppelin, 4 U-Boats

Ships Damaged this turn: Gneisenau (1d)

Turn 6

Control:
Axis: Med = +2
Allies: N.Atlantic, S.Atlantic, Barents, 1A = +6

POC for turn: Allies +4
POC for game: Axis +3 (+2 after bid)

Ships sunk this turn:
Axis: Admiral Scheer, Lutzow
Allies: King George

Ships damaged this turn:
Gniesenau (2d), Tirpitz(6d)

Turn 7 

Control:
Axis: Med, Baltic = +3
Allies: N.Atlantic, S.Atlantic, Barents, 2B
3C to England  = +7

POC for turn: Allies +4
POC for game: Allies +1 (+2 after bid)

Ships sunk this turn:
Axis: None
Allies: Glorious, Marat

Turn 8

Ships sunk this turn:
Allied: Prince of Wales
Axis: 2 U-boats, Pola, Gorizia, Fiume

Axis control: Barents, Mediterranean
Allied control: N. Atlantic, S. Atlantic, North Sea
Uncontrolled: Baltic

POC for turn: +1 for Axis
POC for game, after bid adjustment: +1 for Allies

A close game which saw better than average Allied dice in a few critical battles.

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