German Starting IPC Count Wrong

Karl took 7, and put 1 inf and 1 artillery on Caucasus, then destroyed the 6 german units on Ukraine taking I believe, 1 casualty.

Up to 19, I’d put a combination of Russian Artillery and British Subs within reach of the opener targets.

The “Black Queen Gambit” (Attacking the southern Japanese fleet) is crippling to Japan. 1-2 more subs dramatically improve the odds, though, Karl again destroyed all the Axis units without any bid, taking a grand 2 casualties.

Those two battles are pivotal. Attack and win, the game is yours as the Axis. Attack and retreat, or lose 1:1, the Allies have a good chance of winning. Luck in the opener means alot here, and that’s why as little as 1-2 artillery or subs really distort and increase the chances of you doing well.

If the allies go full tilt KGF its not really possible for the Germans to keep up pressure on Russia for ever. However the dont have to as Japan will do that instead.
One thing I find helpfull as Germany is to switch from light to medium trading against Russia. Seems to me that Russia have to sacrifice much more IPC each trade as they have much less air.

The carrier in the med is an interesting idea as it allows Germany to hold Africa for a lot longer. I wonder if this is worth it in the long run though because the men you send to Africa aren’t threatening West Russia or Caucus… This is always the problem I’ve seen with navy buys in the med. That and the fact you have to keep 2 fighters on your carrier, which means those fighters aren’t defending mainland Europe.

I’ve given this a few runs since posting.  The baltic is a lost cause, speaking naval.  1st round German Purchased Carrier, Transport, 2 Art, 4 Inf.  (Ive also dabbled in grabbing another sub instead of the trans just to help lock down the Atlantic).  Take Gibraltar, and prep for taking Egypt round 2 (as long as The US Trans/Destroyer were taken out G1).  G2 attack egypt.  G3 Split surviving German forces between blitzing through Africa or Middle East and use your transports to take additional infantry/Art to black sea.  Add a bombardment from your battleship and your 2 planes to attacking the Caucasus.  As long as you can, use that Med Navy to take Caucasus.  Africa, will most likely be taken back, but at that point, it shouldn’t matter.  You are using your extra IPC to INF stack the Western Front/ Capital and by turn 5 - 7 (with a little pressure from Japan) Russia falls!

In regards to your planes, you still have a bomber and 3 fighters to help hold off the Atlantic with your subs.  If it’s not enough…buy 1 a turn after you take most of Africa.

The  rules for bidding  is whatever the two sides can agree upon. That said, most here would only allow one unit per territory or SZ and only where one of that nation already exists.
Of course you could have a Carrier, but it could be destroyed before you used it, of course.

My friends and I used to feel Axis is strongly favored but after a few games I no longer able to beat my friend  consistently using Axis… :x… perhaps I don’t know how to use Axis well enough…

And the transport never ends up on a territory.  Just in the seazone adjacent to the territory you’re dumping units into.

@Lozmoid:

WoTC, I’d be glad to do proofreading for free games

Man, I would gladly do it for nothing!  :-)

@wittman:

Seeing the game early would be payment enough!

I agree completely. I’ll proof read the read for free and I’ll even sign a stupid non-disclosour and keep my mouth shut about what the game is like.