Rd 47

Round 47 of the War at Sea PBEM ladder ended on July 31, 2013. To sign up for play, click on the most recent round # in the menu above and post a comment.

Round 47 Matchups

Bryan Brinkman (Axis) vs. John Pack (Allies -1.5) Allied Victory
Ron Jacobsen (Axis) vs. Karl Bodenheimer (Allies -2.0) Axis Victory +1 POC*
Scott Beall (Axis) vs. Phil Watkins (Allied -2.0) Axis Victory +3 POC*
Andrew Choptiany (Allied -2.0) vs. Mike Ussery (Axis) Axis Victory +1 POC*
Bob Hamel# (Axis) vs. Jim Laws (Allies -2.0) Allied Victory +3 POC
Dennis Nicholson (Allied -2.0) vs. Jeffery Lange Sr.(Axis) Allied Victory*
Mike Pacheco (Allied -2.5) vs. Jonathan Lockwood (Axis) Allied Victory*
Rob Drozd vs. Bruce Monnin (Allies -2.0) Allied Victory +2 POC
Mike Brophy (Allied -1.0) vs. Bob Jamelli (Axis) Allied Victory
Bob Hamel (Axis) vs. Lee Kendter (Allied -1.5) Allied Victory +5.5 POC
Avi Solomon (Axis) vs. Ewan McNay (Allied -2.0) Axis Victory*
Andy Gardner (Allies -2.0) vs. Jim Bodenheimer (Axis) Allied Victory*
Matt Romaniecki (Axis) vs. Greg Smith (Allies) Allied Victory*
Dave McCarty (Axis) vs. Tim Tow (Allied -0.5) Allied Victory*
Vince Meconi# (Allied -1.5) vs. Dick Jarvinen (Axis) Allied Victory *
Mike Kaye (Allies -2.0) vs. Mircea Pauca (Axis) Allied Victory
Tal Seaman (Allies -1.5) vs. John Lindley (Axis) Axis Victory +2.5 POC*
Vince Meconi vs. Dave Rynkowski Forfeit
Jonathan Lockwood# (Allied) vs. Dave Elkin (Axis) Allied Victory*

Extra Matches

20. Jonathan Lockwood (Allies -2.5) vs. David McCarty (Axis) Allied Victory*
21. Andrew Choptiany (Axis) vs. David McCarty (Allies -1.5) Axis Victory*
22. Dave McCarty (Allied -1.5) vs. Lee Kendter (Axis) Allied Victory*
23. Mircea Pauca (Axis) vs. Avi Solomon (Allied -2.0) Allied Victory*
24. Vince Meconi (Allies) vs. Dave Elkin (Axis) Allied Victory*
25. Avi Solomon (Axis) vs. Andrew Choptiany (Allies -1.5) Allied Victory +2.5 POC
26. Mircea Pauca (Axis) vs. Avi Solomon (Allied -2.0) Axis Victory +6 POC
27. Avi Solomon (Allies -1.5) vs. Andrew Choptiany (Axis) Axis Victory
28. Avi Solomon (Allies -1.5) vs. Andrew Choptiany (Axis) Allied Victory +2.5 POC
29. Andrew Choptiany (Allies -2.0) vs. Mircea Pauca (Axis) Allied Victory*
30. Andrew Choptiany (Axis) vs. Mircea Pauca (Allies -2.0) Allied Victory +4 POC

Box Score: 21 Allied Victories 8 Axis Victories 1 Forfeit

Players looking for extra games (contact players directly)

Andrew Choptiany

Lee Kendter

Jonathan Lockwood

David McCarty

Vince Meconi

Mircea Pauca

Avi Solomon

# indicates extra game not for ladder position

* first time AREA game between two opponents

Reporting Requirements:

After your match is complete, post a comment below any desired commentary and with the following information

1) Players and their sides

2) The bid

3) Winning side

4) Final Score (required only if game was not conceded)

5) Whether or not this is your first AREA match between the players.

Current Ladder Standings after Round 47 (July 31, 2013)
1	John Pack
2	Ron Jacobsen
3	Scott Beall
4	Mike Ussery
5	Jim Laws
6	Dennis Nicholson
7	Mike Pacheco
8	Bruce Monnin
9	Mike Brophy
10	Lee Kendter
11	Avi Solomon
12	Andy Gardner
13	Greg Smith
14	Tim Tow
15	Bill Thomson*
16	Mike Kaye
17	Nick Markevich*
18	John Lindley
19	Jeff Miller**
20	Vince Meconi
21	Mark Gutfreund*
22	Bryan Brinkman
23	Karl Bodenheimer
24	Phil Watkins
25	Andrew Choptiany
26	Jeffrey Lange, Sr.
27	Charles Drozd*
28	Jonathan Lockwood
29	Michael Wildner**
30	Rob Drozd
31	Bob Jamelli
32	Pete Shelling***
33	Bob Hamel
34	Ewan McNay
35	Ed Menzel**
36	Jim Bodenheimer
37	Matt Romaniecki
38	John Strand**
39	John Sharp**
40	Bill Romaniecki***
41	David McCarty
42	Dick Jarvinen
43	Mircea Pauca
44	Tal Seaman
45	Rick Virost*
46	David Rynkowski
47	Ed Kraska*
48	Callie Seaman*
49	Paul Schwartz*
50	David Elkin

59 Responses to “Rd 47”

Jonathan S. Lockwood
July 25, 2013 at 4:57 pm

I as the Allies took on David McCarty’s Axis with my customary 2.5 POC handicap. The game turned out to be one of those short and brutal affairs, with the Axis having lost too many surface ships by the end of Turn 3 to make the game viable for them to continue the match. The Axis resigned at the end of Turn 3. This was the first AREA-rated match between me and David

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Scott Beall
July 19, 2013 at 6:27 pm

Scott Beall as Axis defeats Phil Watkins (Allies, bid 2.0) Final score +1 Axis (+3 after bid).

Phil played a Med strategy for first 4 turns – Italians set in port, and Germans controlled NAO, Barents and Baltic on T1. Two german ships failed oiling rolls. On T2 they stayed in Neutral Port and took the 2 poc hit while U-Boats opened the SATL. A large battle in North Sea was a huge victory for the Axis on T3, making Phil’s chances a real long shot from that point on.

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Bruce Monnin
July 19, 2013 at 5:04 am

My Allies defeated Rob Drozd’s Axis by 4 POC (2 POC after the 2 POC bid) in our War At Sea Ladder Round #47 game.

A different game where the Allies had to move to the Med on Turn 5 and had to win three close battles there for the win.

At the end of the game the American fleet was almost as strong as the remaining British fleet, and stronger than either the Italians or the Germans. If there was a Turn 9, the Allies would have trouble getting 1 battleship into every area.

Bruce Monnin

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Mircea Pauca
July 1, 2013 at 11:10 am

Our second Post-Ladder-47 game.
Mircea Pauca (Allies, bid 2.0) defeats Andy Choptiany (Axis).
Final score 6 PoC for Allies before bid.
We hadn’t played WAS for AREA before our first game [2 posts above] but by now we did.

Luck tensely balanced, until near the end when it favored my Allies.

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jlindley61
June 21, 2013 at 2:44 pm

Tal Seaman (Allies) vs. John Lindley (Axis)

Bid was 1.5 for Allies

Axis in a very tight game

2.5 including the bid

First AREA match between us

Could have gone either way but 2 timely sinkings (one by LBA) of Allied convoys determined the outcome.

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achoptiany
June 13, 2013 at 11:52 am

Andy Choptiany(Allies),Mircea Pauca(Axis)
The bid was 2 POC for Allies
Allies won the game
The Axis resigned after T6 with the Allies at 6 POC reduced by bid to 4 POC.
The Axis UB and surface fleet was decimated by ship attrition. The
lucky Allied ASW and salvos decided the game.
This was our first Area game.

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Bob Hamel
June 11, 2013 at 5:28 pm

Bid was 2 – Allies is Jim / Bob is Axis – We have played a few times before
Turn 1 – Germans went to Baltic – Allies up by 1
Turn 2 – Germans again went to Baltic – Allies up by 2
Turn 3 – Germans went to Barents and won Allies lost 4 117’s and KGV to Axis Hipper – Axis up by 2
Turn 4 – Germans go to N. Atlantic – Allies lose 1 US 117 & Warspite – Axis lose Scheer, Scharnhorst & Blucher and lose control of N. Atlantic – Subs neutral S. Atlantic so POC is Allies +1 after Convoy 1 lands
Turn 5 – Germans go back to Baltic and send subs to N. Sea – Axis breaks control but 2nd convoy lands so POC is now +4 Allies
Turn 6 – Germans send almost full fleet to S. Atlantic, subs to N Atlantic –BOTH Bismarck and Tirpiz failed speed rolls – even then, Axis won in S. Atlantic but subs got beat up. POC now at Allies +1
Turn 7 – Axis sends subs to N. Sea and breaks control
Turn 8 – IF Axis can gain control in S. Atlantic – even if 3rd convoy lands I’ll tie after bid – After multi rounds of fire, the Axis lose S. Atlantic to a damaged POW who takes out 3 Italian 117’s while not getting hit until the last shot and British Carrier Illustrious holds control – convoy lands so final score was +5 Allies RAW POC and +3 allies after bid

THIS was a scoring game for Jim as I was eliminator (so I get to lose 2 games on this round)

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Avi Solomon
June 8, 2013 at 5:28 pm

1. Andy Choptiany (Axis) played Avi Solomon (Allies)
2. The bid was 1.5 for the Allies.
3. The winning side was the Allies.
4. The final score was 4 POC for the Allies reduced to 2.5 POC due to the bid. Once again this round the result depended on who controlled the Barents on Turn 8.
5. We have played before.

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Dave E.
June 8, 2013 at 1:07 pm

Vince Meconi (Allies) vs. Dave Elkin (Axis) Allied Victory*

Vince and I (Dave) played a blood bath match as we sank ship after ship. Vince is a tough opponent but the Axis held out to turn 8. I needed to sink the convoy to have a chance to win. LBA rolled 3 times, hitting the other 2 targets but MISSING the convoy. It was a great game and thanks to Vince for the tussle. Technically, this one my first official ladder game

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Lee A Kendter Jr.
June 8, 2013 at 10:28 am

Bob H vs. Lee K is over. I (Lee) won with +7 for the allies before bid effects.

Turn 1 the German’s went to SAtl. Round 1 saw 3 of the 5 ships sunk, and 1 damaged hard. Return fire cost me one ship. Round 2 went his way sinking Eagle and crippling a BB. The Italians won the sea battle.
However, no oilers and losses were even which is a clear UK victory.
Germany never recovered from the lopsided turn 1 rolls.
Without the oiled up ships, I was able to patrol turn 2 without being to stretched.

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Mircea Pauca
June 5, 2013 at 1:54 am

My 2nd after-Ladder game. Please report to AREA too, as we agreed.
This time, Lady Luck fluctuated in the ‘interesting zone’ and finally favored me more.
Mircea Pauca (Axis) defeats Avi Solomon (Allies; bid 2.0)

T1: Barents-in-1 opening, all Germans gain S.Atlantic, sunk 3 British battleships : 3 lightest Germans. +2 PoC Axis
T2: Avi’s Brits surprisingly abandon Barents to better trap the Axis fleet cornered in Neutral Port. They try North Atlantic and – good surprise – control it too ! Losses got reversed (3 British cruisers vs 3 medium-heavy Germans, and 1 Italian too). +8 PoC
T3: Germans stay home and repair. Italians chase French demoiselles. +8 PoC
T4: Germans dare and control Barents, left a bit ‘too easy’. Bismarck remains to pursue and sinks Convoy1. 4 of the 5 Uboats sent to liberate the demoiselles get sunk, and Italians get to enjoy more of France’s beauty. +9 PoC
T5: Desperate for PoC and exploiting German losses, the British enter the MED but cannot control yet. Light sinkings (1 battleship each). Convoy2 lands peacefully. 3 Uboats still cannot free Italians from French charm. +5 PoC
T6: Brits _insists_ on the Med, this time they control it. Germans win a very hard fought North Sea. Meanwhile 5U’s weaken the light British blockade enough that Italians (angry on demoiselles) can free themselves. British lose 4 battleships and 4 carriers(!) overall, but Axis lose heavily too: Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, 1 Italian CA and 1 BB sunk, and 1 BB crippled. +8 PoC

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achoptiany
May 31, 2013 at 4:18 am

Avi Solomon(Allies) Andy Choptiany(Axis)
Bid of 1.5 to play Allies
Axis won the game
Allies went to Bts Sea with wet powder on T1
and resigned after big salvos by the Axis
We have played before

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Mike Pacheco
May 30, 2013 at 9:46 am

Match #7:

1. Pacheco (Allies) v. Lockwood (Axis)
2. 2.5 PoC for the Allies
3. Allies won when Axis conceded at the end of turn 6
4. Allies +9.0 (+6.5 after bid)
5. This is our first AREA match.

Although the Axis inflicted heavy casualties on the Allies early on, especially in a turn 3 battle in the Barents, the Allies managed to inflict significant losses on turns 5 and 6 when the Axis sortied to the Barents. Allied ASW was quite good. The Axis had little luck against the convoys.

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Andy Choptiany
May 29, 2013 at 9:53 am

Andy Choptiany(Allies) Avi Solomon(Axis)
Bid was 1.5 to play Allies
Allies won the game
Final score was 2.5 POC after the bid
Axis received bad breaks on T8 in Bts Sea
to decide the game
Avi and I have played before

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Michael Ussery
May 28, 2013 at 10:30 am

1) Andy Choptiany (Allies), Michael Ussery (Axis)
2) Bid of 2 to play Allies
3) Axis won the game
4) Final Score before Bid was applied was Allied +1, after bid applied Axis +1
5) this is our first AREA match
It all came down to better Axis T8 battle for control of the Med

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Mike Brophy
May 25, 2013 at 7:39 am

9.Mike Brophy (Allied -1.0) vs. Bob Jamelli (Axis)
Bob conceded towards the end of T7 when the 3rd convoy made it to Russia (with POC at Allied 6-7)

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achoptiany
May 23, 2013 at 7:42 pm

1-Dave McCarty(Allies), Andy Choptiany(Axis)
2-Bid of 1.5 to play Allies
3-The Axis won the game
4-The Allies resigned after turn 7 with the raw score of Axis 3 POC
with no chance to win.
5-This was our first Area match

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Ron Jacobsen
May 21, 2013 at 10:58 am

1. Bodenheimer played the Allies; Jacobsen played the Axis.
2. The bid was 2 for the Allies.
3. The winning side was the Axis. Final score was 1 POC (including the bid).
4. The game ended on Turn 8. See report below
5. This is the first AREA match between the players.

After Action Report:

This game involved remarkable swings of fortune, perhaps the largest ever experienced by this participant (Jacobsen).

Turn 1: Renown and Repulse both missed speed rolls to the Barents, LBA sunk the Hood, and 4 CA were sunk in surface combat. The Axis lost only Hipper in a pursuit action that saw the Ark escape. POC = 3 Ax (including bid)

Turn 2: The Allies came back to the Barents as strong as possible, leaving a 4 BB kill group in NATL. The Germans conservatively cruised the Baltic. POC = 2 Ax.

Turn 3: German fleet hid in the Baltic again, while 5 subs went to the NATL against only 7 ASW. The wolfpack was unscathed and sunk the first Convoy. POC = 2 Ax.

At this point, with a full wolfpack and a convoy gone, the path to victory was straight forward: break blockade on Turn 4, attack 3 VP sea area to cancel out 2nd convoy on Turn 5, break blockade again on Turn 6 or 7, attack another sea area, and game over. Let’s see how well that worked out.

Turn 4: Wolfpack breaks the Barents. 3 subs sunk, but this is the easy build time, so no worries yet. POC = 2 Ax.

Turn 5: 10 German ships and 6 subs try for the NATL where Washington, Rodney, Nelson, Anson and Texas await. Bismark and Spee fail the speed roll and Tirpitz is turned back by an air strike. Worse, a mere 9 ASW kill 5 subs and disable the other. German ships with 13 firepower and mostly poor armor go up against Allies with 24 shots and great defense. But in the first round, the Allies connect for only 2 hits and no disables, sinking Blucher and scratching Scharnhorst. The Germans respond with 7 hits and 26 damage, sinking Rodney, Nelson and Texas. In round two, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were both crippled but escaped to safety while Anson is sunk and Washington routed. Wichita sunk in the pursuit but the carrier got away. A stunning reversal of fortune, but Convoy 2B lands in Russia. POC =1 Ax and the decimated wolfpack has derailed the Axis’ easy road to victory.

Turn 6: Germans sail in Baltic and repair in port, but the 5 damage removed from Gneisenau is put right back on by the RAF. Subs break the SATL but have two more sunk (11 so far). POC = 1 Ax. (Convoy 3C heads to Barents because Axis wins ties for Ladder purposes.)

Turn 7: There is no real hope to break the blockade a second time. S&G finish repairing in port, while the main fleet sinks Marat (the only Russian to sail in the game) but not before Tirpitz picks up a point of damage. Subs break the SATL again. Convoy 3C gets through to Russia. POC = 2 Al.

Turn 8: The Germans must win a Battle Royale to pull it out. Subs break SATL and NATL, both minimally defended. Queen Elizabeth fails a speed roll to the Barents making that the weakest area. The final conflict pits Allies with 9 ships, 25 shots, 6 air against Axis with 9 ships, 21 shots, 5 air. The Allies win the air battle. Listing the side strengths in the format, ships/normal/bonus, at the start of surface rounds the Allies are 9/25/0 and the Axis 8/5/13. In the 1st round, the Allies had a power outage similar to that in the NATL on Turn 5. Only 1 hit and 1 disable, getting rid of Tirpitz and Blucher. The Axis eliminate DOY, Renown and Repulse, and cripple POW. The strengths are now Allies 6/12/0, Axis 6/1/12. But in the Allied half of the 2nd round, the three cruisers come up huge, each taking out its intended target, while KGV neutralizes Bismark and Howe puts 4 damage on Gneisenau. The Axis are suddenly down to 2/3/1. But then the return fire from the Germans is equally amazing with every shot removing an enemy ship and the Allies reduced to just the crippled POW, 1/1/0. In the 3rd round, Gneisenau and the crippled Spee carry the day. Final POC = 1 Ax.

It was an amazing game with several extreme rolls, between 5 and 7 lead changes depending on how you judge it, and ecstasy and agony for all.

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Lee Kendter
May 21, 2013 at 6:20 am

The pickup game between Dave and me is over. Extreme dice for North Sea ASW
saw 15 shots sink all 6 subs. I was playing on a German breakout plan, and
with this insane roll I can’t win. Dave will have a 3 poc lead after turn
4, just 2 Italian CA left, and the blockade up. Now the intact CV force can
join the blockade, and the odds are too low at this point for me to continue
on.

The bid was 1.5 for the Allies for Dave and this was our first AREA game of War at Sea.

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Vince Meconi
May 21, 2013 at 6:18 am

In the Jarvinen-Meconi Round 47 matchup, my Allies have defeated Dick’s Axis. The bid was 1.5 for the Allies and the game ended with a turn 6 concession, Allies up +10 before the bid. This was our first WAS AREA game.

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Tim
May 21, 2013 at 6:17 am

Dave McCarty’s Axis conceded to Tim (Allies -0.5) on turn 5 after a devastating round 1 surface round which saw the depleted Kriegsmarine take it on the chin. With only 4 German ships left, the Axis conceded as the Allies would only be challenged by U-boats and Axis air for the rest of the game.

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Avi Solomon
May 18, 2013 at 11:42 pm

THIS WAS AN EXTRA MATCH FOR ROUND 47

1. Avi Solomon was the Allies and Mircea Pauca was the Axis.
2. The bid was 2 for the Allies.
3. The winning side was the Allies.
4. The game was conceded at the end of turn 2 because of luck for the Allies and bad luck for the Axis.
5. This is the first AREA match between the players.

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Mircea Pauca
May 15, 2013 at 9:41 pm

Mike Kaye (Allied; bid 2) crushed Mircea Pauca (Axis).
Allied squadrons fought exceptionally well in Turns 1 (NAtl, Allied control and 2 German:0 British ships sunk), T3 (4U sunk by 14 ASW but still opened N.Sea for the fleet), T4 (SAtl, Axis pyrrhic victory, 3:3 ships) , T5 (SAtl again, Allied control again, taking last hope).
All had a pattern of: excessive German failures of speed rolls [=logistics intercepted], exceptional airstrikes, outstanding British vs reasonable-but-not-great Axis gunnery.
Mike and I have played WAS for AREA before.

I’m looking for other games besides the Ladder, and/or a rematch with Mike. Thanks !

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Avi Solomon
May 14, 2013 at 6:46 am

1. Ewan McNay was Allied and Avi Solomon was Axis.
2. The bid was 2 for the Allies.
3. The winning side was the Axis.
4. The game was conceded at the end of turn 2 because of a big amount of Axis luck.
5. This is the first AREA match between the players.

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tal
April 29, 2013 at 12:52 am

Yes, I will be in.
tal

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Scott Beall
April 27, 2013 at 12:54 pm

Paying heed to the “final warning”, I’m in

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Mircea Pauca
April 27, 2013 at 12:09 pm

I will play in Round 47. Thanks for keeping it running !

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achoptiany
April 27, 2013 at 11:37 am

In for Rd 47

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Jonathan S. Lockwood
April 27, 2013 at 9:44 am

Andy: Yeah, right! Do you remember how to roll dice? 🙂 It’s a little trickier with a computer involved.

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Andy Gardner
April 27, 2013 at 7:54 am

Not sure if I remember how to play…Sign me up anyway!

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Rob Drozd
April 27, 2013 at 7:24 am

Tim – Count me in for Round 47

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Ewan
April 27, 2013 at 6:56 am

OK, Tim, I’ll sign up as sacrificial lader victim again 🙂 – thanks.

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Phil Watkins
April 27, 2013 at 6:23 am

Count me in

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Bryan Brinkman
April 24, 2013 at 2:58 pm

Please sign me up for round 47.

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Jim Bodenheimer
April 22, 2013 at 8:11 am

Please sign me up for round 47.

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Karl Bodenheimer
April 22, 2013 at 6:00 am

Please include me. Karl Bodenheimer

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Lee A Kendter Jr.
April 21, 2013 at 7:12 pm

Signing up for round 47

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jlindley61
April 21, 2013 at 7:53 am

I’m in this round.

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Dennis Nicholson
April 20, 2013 at 9:02 pm

I’m in for round 47.

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Mike Kaye
April 20, 2013 at 6:33 pm

I’ll jump in the pool; thanks for running the game
Mike

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Bob Jamelli
April 20, 2013 at 4:08 pm

sign me up

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Dave Elkin
April 20, 2013 at 2:18 pm

Been a long time since I have played. i use Vassal. I own the 1976 AH edition but WAS 2

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david rynkowski
April 20, 2013 at 12:18 pm

I’m in.

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Michael Ussery
April 20, 2013 at 11:56 am

I’m in for Rd 47. Michael Ussery

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tal
April 20, 2013 at 11:52 am

please log me in for next round

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Gregory Smith
April 20, 2013 at 11:27 am

Greg Smith will play.

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David McCarty
April 20, 2013 at 10:51 am

Count me in.

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Bruce Monnin
April 20, 2013 at 8:31 am

Throw my name in the hat.

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Mike Brophy
April 20, 2013 at 7:47 am

count me in

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matthewrom
April 20, 2013 at 7:32 am

Sign me up please

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johnrpack
April 20, 2013 at 6:34 am

Sign me up.

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Ron Jacobsen
April 20, 2013 at 5:16 am

I’m in. Never been this high up before. 🙂

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Bob Hamel
April 20, 2013 at 4:53 am

Please sign me up – THANKS

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Mike Pacheco
April 17, 2013 at 3:29 pm

My fleet will sail for Round 47!

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Avi Solomon
April 6, 2013 at 6:48 am

I am in for Round 47.

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Jonathan S. Lockwood
March 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm

I am in for Round 47

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Jeffrey Lange
February 15, 2013 at 9:41 pm

Please include me in the next round of the ladder.

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Vince Meconi
February 8, 2013 at 6:16 am

No such thing as too early to sign up, in my view.

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