i agree. As allies i often put a british infantry on malta. Germany can take it off of course. But it will be more difficult. if you dont put an infantry on malta, germany could try to get with two infantary against a fighter plus a destroyer one shot attack… easy !
Having saying that, last game i choose to put 4 infantries in Baltic states because Germany chose to buy a destroyer (stupid move to me). It worked pretty well… because Germany had to leave my tank in Bessarabia to get more IPCs
Your right Bossk I meant Germany.
I play against a guy (TheStenGun)who sometimes likes to put two armor in Africa. this can be an interesting diversion. When he did it it worked great. However, when I tried it I left them exposed and they were distroyed. I think I’ll stick to offencive units on the Eastern Front.:smile:
Personally, I don’t bother defending malta. If you want that fighter so bad, just buy it.
i allways lose the malta fighter in t1
is the best way for Ger. to keep the Med. fleet live longer. i do it too when i’m Ger.
fore 12ipc’s the best you can buy is a destr.
or a fighter.
gtz Nils…
once you’ve bought said fighter, Yanny, it is impossible to get to Africa, unless you plan on American support in which case you probably won’t need it anyway. Besides, it takes 3 turns to fly stuff to Africa and by then it may all be over anyway.
if germany places first, i would prefer a trasport in the german SZ to scare to uk into using their 12ipc on home defense. if germany is allowed to place 2nd, as dezertfish said, i like to just put armor in libya to do a quick first turn storm into the middle east. getting the extra income early in the game really helps.
No, I mean just buy it with the 12$
ahhh, ya veezhoo (I see). You could also buy the infantry and have even more troops in Africa.
Anyone ever consider giving america anything? Would be funny to watch that :wink:
The only thing America would even be able to use first turn is ships.
For the Germans: one tank, one cannon, one man, placed up north in finland.
For the allies: generally, four men stacked on Leningrad. If Germany does something crazy with its money, the allies can do something equally nutso to counter them.
I like placing another Transport in the baltic to either threat Leningrad (or send more infantry to Vyborg, baltic states) or as cannon fodder when going for the UK home fleet. Depening of course, on where the allies spend their money. With the last 4…. buy a arti, or save it, whatever you like :smile:
HOWEVER, I do play a variety of openings!
Thank you very much!
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I ALWAYS put 4 men in leningrad. 2 men in lenigrad cant hold it at all. leningrad is where you fly all of your fighters from england (english and american). Give all of your fighters to russia as soon as you can. They can defend leningrad and be converted to russian fighters.
Why would you keep two inantry in leningrad after the first turn? There is a minimal chance of the Germans taking Leningrad on the first turn (and even then it doesn’t really matter) and the IC is there for a reason. I think the infantry could be better placed along the front or in Africa.
Here is what I have tried and it seems to have worked well against a friend of mine who is a very good Axis player. I have yet to ever be the Axis so I have some moves here that work well with using the 12 bucks at the start.
RUSSIA - 4 infantry in Bessarbia, or 4 infantry in Iraq
Why - 4 infantry in bessarabia help defend the one tank and artillery, and a first move attack by the germans there is almost none existent. The 4 infantry in Iraq is good because you can spare them and use them to help protect the oil.
Britian - destroyer in davis strait, or 2 Inf. on Malta and 2 in trans-jordan,
Us- gets $2 bucks from inital 12 and builds an aircraft carrier and a battleship with all its money (42)
hey only ONE of the alies gets the $12
hey only ONE of the alies gets the $12
Do you mean that UK, USA and Sovjet gets to share the 12IPC or that only one may use them?
you can split it up any way you want; in total the allies get $12. russia could use all 12, or you could give each 4, or you can save it. it doesnt matter how you use it, but they only get 12
