Surfer might not be able to provide advice for a while. Any other strategy questions that I can help with?
final. japan’s turn.
5.30.22 J.tsvg some successful attacks. some unsuccessful…
Back from long slumber…
Awake to see not much for “super turn”
US needs transports and ftrs…Need 1 tran for Pac and 2 for Atl. 1 inf for Pac tran.
3-4 ftrs. Don’t see how we can buy a CV, since we already have 2 without any ftrs, but not certain what is best for pacific.
Take Gibraltar back
Sink Italy sub (why not)
Sink Jap transport in Java
Why do we have a US AA off Queensland? I always leave those in Hawaii for defense. Can’t really do much with AA in the DEI dance back and forth
Need to put a ANZAC blocker in SZ55. (I like using ANZACs so the US fleet gets large)
NCM
US fleet in Atl wants to go to SZ92 to meet up with British…This does have a problem in that the transports cannot hang out in SZ91 because Italy takes Morocco, and then the Germans can come and sink our only real threat, 4 trannys.
So, stay SZ91. All US land forces go to Gib…no sense in losing them to the Italians. Brits buy Airbase and moves 3 ftrs to support. Should be in good position for next round.
Pac. Reinforce SZ54…
Chinese
3 inf + ftr to take Yunnan…I always kill art and tanks.
Everyone else moves to Shensi and all reinforcements go there
UK
Buy 1 SS for Egypt
Buy 1 Tran for Canada
1 airbase for Gib
1 mech for Egypt
1$ extra?? (could trade SS for trans and put 2 in Canada)
I thought the best rule in BM games was the change that capitals can only be sacked once…since this is OOB, I hate taking India back, but I don’t want Japan to have a cheap reinforcement round and add 3 guys to India easily.
2 inf + tac + ftr take India
Sink trans w/ ftr
Consider airblitz the lone tank with 1 ftr + 1 tac + 1sb
I don’t think there is anyway the Axis can get transports if they move to SZ80. So move 2 inf from Egypt and 1 inf + mech from SA as reinforcements to E. Persia for future move forward
1 mech take Tobruk
I want to sink Italian fleet but for now I’ll just make subs and retreat surface units to SZ81. The Luftwaffe are just a pain.
6.9.22big.tsvg
What do you all think?
@crockett36 sorry. Ignore the results of the battle. Took care of 91. 
@crockett36 short visit to Gettysburg
@crockett36. SZ 94 would be a +58 battle for the Axis, and SZ37 would be a +38 battle. You don’t want to have a ~100 TUV swing in one round as that throws away the entire bid.
Do you want your Atlantic fleets adjacent to Gibraltar with a UK airbase to protect the ships? Alternatively wait one more round to combine the US + UK fleets. The North African forces for Italy probably won’t be doing much this game and will eventually get killed at little cost to the Allies so don’t put too much attention into eliminating them this round.
@crockett36 thank goodness for the brave Union soldiers who sacrificed so much to end slavery.
I know this is more exotic, but it catches the Germans flatfooted. The gift of 6 does shut down Scandinavia for a couple of turns and then might pose a danger in 6 turns to Moscow.
I like the small navy combat. I’m trying to push J in naval spending and draw his planes away from Asia. J is desperately low on grounders. 55 is defensible if I block all sea vessels from attacking.
Why can’t an allied sub go through Gibraltar?
nope nope
@crockett36 you need a strong force in the Middle East or Greece to take Turkey if you are going to do a Neutral Crush. That land bridge is the weak spot for both countries.
Definitely not ready to attack Spain yet.
SZ 91 is a good place for the American fleet this turn. Having airbases in Morocco and/or Gibraltar will be a big help for keeping the navies safe next turn.
SZ35’s attack would require the American fleet to move closer to pick up the planes? I think they would be annihilated if moved too close to E Asia as all of the planes can reach.
SZ44 is slightly losing TUV, although not too bad if you feel lucky. Perhaps one destroyer + one sub would be more likely to have a slightly positive TUV
@crockett36 Sorry, but I’m out…work is taking all of my free time. Good luck. FWIW, I would trust @Arthur-Bomber-Harris 's suggestions, he is trying to provide reasonable assessments of the Allied moves.
I think this is what you are recommending.
looks reasonable.
Hey, so I know that you are concerned about TUV. However, given the position of 54 to 37, might you win in the Pacific? What I’m saying is that I can make good TUV decisions all day long and still lose.
So positionally, how might I get the edge? How might I win? I think I have to draw your planes into the waters.
Up til now I have been trying to get you to spend money on ships and not ground units. And secondarily to threaten a money island if I have the opportunity. Am I missing anything? Or am I thinking correctly?
