Note that if the allied air units are controlled by a different player, the decision whether to scramble those units is made by that player. As with any battle involving multiple defending players, they must decide upon casualties among themselves, and if they can’t decide the attacker chooses.
Also, such air units may only be scrambled if that ally is at war with the attacker.
Yes, the US baited Japan, which is why they left all their Battleships at Pearl Harbor instead of secretly removing them
i don’t believe they did it on purpose, cause it made them incredibly vulnerable. perhaps they did it at phillipines and guam and wake and such, which would surprise me cause of the stiff resistance offered at those places.
And if you let Italy eat up Africa…Then Germany looks pretty bleak
Africa will be hard, but if you can get through Egypt and Med you will be able to slowly move on the British, but they have an IC in South Africa. Russia will be bigger so Germany could get a lot more countless territories and France will be a few, so they can build up, but if the US ever gets there they are rich
Having a fleet, planes and a few trannies in the Baltic lets you threaten Britain and Russia, while defending your Scandinavian holdings. Brits will have to be wary of an attack and waste precious resources in anticipation. And if he does, simply use the fleet, airforce and trannies on other things.