Armor absorbing hits from artillery prior to the landing

@Screamer Yes, it’s possible. The only way the fighters could get out would be through Persia (if not still neutral), as they can’t fly over a neutral territory.

@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.

@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.

@mcclellansGhost

One thing I like to do as well is to have a transport or two in sea zone 8, then ferry forces from the US directly to Ireland (it only takes 1 turn for ships to move from there), then onwards to Picardy or Brest (the transports in sea zone 8 bridging). They can also move into sea zone 9 and desposit them in Belgium depending on the situation.

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

Awesome thanks man

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’.