Try this 150 pt Axis build.

German SS Elite Platoon X 2
1 - SS-Hump
2 - SS-PSG
1 - SS-Stormtrooper
1 - MG 42

German Vet Infrantry Platoon
1 - Wehrmacht OberLT
1 - Mauser
2 - Vet Inf
1 - Light Motor
1 - MG 42

1 - 88mm flak
3 - Opel Blitz
1 - Grizzled Vet
5 - SS PG
3 - SD KFZ 303 “Goliath”
2 - Panzerschreck

200 pnts
31 units

One more thing about the ‘Bounce Effect’ with the Cavalry and transport tanks:

The unit being bounced still triggers defencive-fire from the appropriate units so be careful how you use it around flamethrowers, etc.

AAR for the 1939 100pt force
After all the replies I got I decided to switch and go with a mixed anglo-french force :-(

1 Spitfire
1 Char B
1 Souma
1 Bofor
1 royal engineer
1 observer
1 bren gunner
1 french officer
2 Mas rifle men
1 Liebel Grenadier
1 tank obstical

it was a small turnout (something about a soccer game)
4 armies showed up
2 German (built around the Pzgf IV elites)
My sons French army (1 Char B, 1 Souma, 2 Renaults, 2 Bofor’s and misc. French inf.)
And mine
After the dust settled my son came in 1’st (winning all 3 games), the Germans came in 2’nd and 3’rd and my force came in last (being defeated by all 3 armies)

Next time its 1940 and 100 pts

Dave

Alright what about a
Brummbar
or Jagdtiger
i have alot of machine gun teams and snipers who prove very useful
especially when i disrut there armor then kill them with my pak 40’s

France fought beside the Americans and Brits for the duration of the war. I can’t see them siding with the Soviets; at least not right away (perhaps the USSR eventually wins massive swaths of Europe, forcing the French, Romanians, and Polish to fight for them). If war broke out I don’t think the UK would stay as an intermediary for very long. Once France fell to the Soviets they’d see the Red Army as a threat.

The Free West: British, Australians, Canadians, Americans, Free French (DeGaulle quotes as sighing, “Here we so again!”)

The Red Army: Soviets, French, Polish, Romanians, Conscripted Germans/Looted German tanks

One of my favorite video games has alot to do with this. Freedom Fighters assumes that the Soviets actually dropped the first atomic bomb, on Berlin. Thus began the assimilation of all of Europe. Eventually the war reaches American shores.

-=Grim=-

Definitely go with 2 starter sets a few boosters if possible.  I would try and stick with the base set until you’re happy with the quantity of pieces you have.  Infantry can be more effective for you when you have units in quantity to choose from.  I’ve been playing Axis & Allies for almost 20 years and find this version most enjoyable.  I could never get into those war games that come with a book and pieces of paper for pieces, nor did I have the patience for painting GHQ miniatures.  I find Axis & Allies Miniatures to be a  compromise that fits for those who feel the same as I do, but want more detail in Axis & Allies itself.

We’ll, my record just went to 4 for 4 playing a tournament scenario using the Urban Combat Objective maps. This means I also cut the army down 1 figure for the 15 miniature limit. They were Nazis… they where nasty and the army was 100 points consisting of:

1 Panzer IV - 30 Points
2 Panzer II - 18 Points
9 SS Panzergrenadiers - 45 Points
1 SS Haupsturmfuhrer - 7 Points

This game was won in 7 rounds also.

With Set II coming out you’ll be able to field and effective Soviet team and Japanese team. There are a couple of new Japanese tanks that are pretty good.

You might even be able to put together a Chinese team but you might have to amek a house rule that allows more than 15 units per team or play 80 pts. or something. Those 2pt soldiers don’t really fill out the points very well.