Armor absorbing hits from artillery prior to the landing

@Screamer It is shared between Russia and the Central Powers. This is the fate of all contested original Russian territories, regardless of which powers are present in them at the time (if Russia has no units present, one Russian infantry is added).

If you happen to have the Avalon Hill version of the game, be sure to check out the Renegade version of the rulebook, found on the Renegade Axis & Allies resource page. It was revised to include all of the material from the official FAQ.

@Central-Powers-boss said in CP strategy:

Otoman Empire: Don’t buy troops… ever… just buy battleships because if Italy’s navy gets destroyed then you can go after Brittons fleet. You can hold out with the troops you have already until your fleet is ready. also I chose to attack Serbia with the Bulgarian troops I got but it’s kinda up to you.

What did UK do, out of curiosity? Based on this they should have just been able to buy in India and roll up the Ottomans within a few turns.

@Running-Away Per page 22 of the rulebook, units of another power may be transported only if that power is friendly. Per page 12, the US is not considered to be either friend or enemy to any other power while it remains neutral. Therefore, the US cannot transport units belonging to any other power while it is neutral.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Yep.

@DoManMacgee

Agreed.

@Slip-Capone If you need a player I’ve been dying to get back into axis and allies. If you have triple a I’m available.

When playing as the US, I usually have 2-3 transports waiting in New York Harbor for over-seas duty. I mix in 1 tank with the rest of the shipment because I find my US army gets involved in smaller battles of about 10 units (Africa, Mid-East, Eastern France etc). As I can only ship a limited number of units per turn, the tanks absorb hits every round and survives to be bolstered by the freshly arriving 2+ infantry.
For everyone else I think tanks are money poorly spent.

Anecdotal Evidence

Starlight Sniper

Cost: 8
Attack 2, defense 1, move 1

Special rules:
Bombardment. Artillery not in a contested territory may fire into an adjacent contested territory during combat. Roll 3 dice for each heavy artillery unit you are firing. Each heavy artillery may only fire into one combat per turn.
If firing into a territory where you have air superiority, your roll to hit is ‘3’.