@crockett36 4.16 germanyh.tsvg
Russia’s up. Should be an easy turn.
@crockett36 what do you think?
Sorry I’ve been away, but here are my comments.
a) ANZAC DD in SZ55 as blocker is not necessary IHMO. The best he can do is 40-60 battle. Even if he wins he’ll likely have only a few tipped battleships and some aircraft that will splash since the CVs will be damaged or likely gone. Thus the US counter will sweep them.
If he did win, then he could have also brought troops to take Queensland, but we can defend NSW with all troops and wait for the US second turn to blow them out.
b) Move US transport to SZ30.
c) Why are we buying a bunch of expensive units? Germany has bought nothing but land and air except 1 DD. We can’t keep them from Belarus even with this buy. I like the fact that the move somewhat stalls the advance, but need more defenders. If you want another tank to blitz more territory ok, but mostly want inf.
No problem making the Pacific edits. Surfer is 100% correct about a and b
I’ve made that sz 30 edit twice. But I’ll do it again
Perhaps the move to Ukraine will get us in trouble.
If he counters with all units that he can to Belarus.
He will have 17 tanks + 8 mech + 1 ftr + 1 tac + 1 sb (that can attack Moscow) + 6 inf + 3 art to support.
He has plenty of can openers so we have to defend Moscow.
4 bomber buy. Italians take Smolensk, and suddenly we are in trouble.
We retreat to Ukraine with everyone
The 15 inf goto Moscow + 10 inf buy + whatever we buy this round
Everyone else including ftrs go to Bryansk.
This loses Moscow with current buy 99%. But perhaps we can take it back, but the lost income and round of purchases, may doom us–although we would kill most of the Panzers.
We add 5 ftrs to Moscow. Makes battle 25-75 and 90TUV dog. Ok. I like that except now the retreating units to Bryansk have to defend against same units in Belarus + 3 tank + 4 mech that move up from Germany to E. Poland without the ftrs to protect. And get annihilated. Of course we would destroy those forces on the counter attack from Moscow, except the attack could just be a raid. Kill more than lose and win the war of attrition.
Russia with all the fighters is not going to fall soon unless we get out of position.
We aren’t in position to beat the Germans yet. Need to wait.
Suggest buy a tank if you want, but otherwise inf. We have 4 mobile units + air so don’t really need anymore mobility. Need defense.
Pull back to Bryansk. Let the Germans come. The British in the Middle East are building and will be able to provide ftr support at the critical time.
okay. I m always compelled to think offensively. Though I love all of that drama. Four different fights, not just one. Wiping out panzers. Cash goes to Berlin if he captures Moscow. Same round as US gets to business in the west.
Grandkids are down. Weekend maybe.
@crockett36 how about this? plain vanilla.
What is the purpose of the entire Russian air force in Kansu? Seems difficult to achieve anything that they couldn’t do based in another more-strategic location such as Moscow. Perhaps only send a fighter and tac to support the mech if you are doing that attack in Suiyuyan.
i agree
Why leave 8 inf in Belarus to get whacked?
Defend Novgorod? Rather hopeless since he has more ground troops.
Block E. Poland blitz? Why? Who cares about Smolensk and Archangel?
Perhaps it would be good to put 8 inf in Vologda to act as a backstop if he does try and blitz deeply. 8 inf + 3 mech + 1 tank + 5 ftrs and tac will make short work of that incursion.
The Siberian forces are at risk. Amur is not safe. 5inf + 3 ftrs + 3 sb would make short work of them. I would pull back to Buryatia or Sakha.
The Mid siberian forces also did not move. Keep them coming.
I don’t know what to say about the Far East mobile units. I like the idea of being able to cover Yunnan again if Japan gets distracted from the fight by the DEI and the US. But don’t really need more artillery, just the NO, which we should have for awhile. However, Sikang seems like a nice target for the 3 bombers. But maybe not, Japan is not settled yet, and the bombers can sb India this round for probably better return on investment.
Also, we do need the ANZAC blocker.
There are 4 more aircraft from Siam that can add to the fight (along with 2 CVs in SZ6 that can catch the Java ftrs)
This tips the balance sufficiently to allow 1 CV + 2 ftrs + 2 tipped BB + a few others that are probably ftrs that land elsewhere, but could try to keep a CA.
I did edit the US transport.
Vologda-option.tsvg
4.27.22r3.tsvg final answer. who said the russian turn would be easy?
@crockett36 ready for Japan?
pressure is on India
So the move to Caroline is to fight for the initiative. The Brits in 97 is convoy Italy which will succeed and then take out G planes which it might succeed in doing.
I’m still thinking the Bid placement should be to assist turn 1,2 china, turn 3 calcutta, turn 6 moscow instead of helping to keep the navy.
