I agree with the shield and sword statement. It is my experience that Germany on its first turn should buy a transport for Italy and all men. Regroup your tanks and all your infantry into Eastern Europe and plan to take Karelia on turn 3 if possible. Turn 2 can work but can be costly. Germany should buy mostly all men on turn two and three as well and move them into Eastern Europr so as to overwhelm Russia and get ahead of their infantry total. Once Germany has more infantry than Russia attack Karelia with men and tanks only, save your planes. From Italy send two full transports every turn into Egypt and Trans Jordan until you secure the Suez and subsiquently Africa. Meanwhile Japan hits China, and India and then all out Russia, while still maintaining suppremacy in the Pacific by staying one step ahead of the US and as someone else mentioned take out as many US and UK ships as possible while not over commiting your fleet and only losing the cheap expendable replaceable pieces. An IC is a good idea if you are sure you can hold it: Manchuria is good to go after Russia, but can be reinforced by Japan transports anyway, FIC is safer but India is the best of both if you can capture and hold it, because it is two squares “a tank blitz” away from Caucauscus and Trans-Jordan and you can move fleet through the Suez if needed and assist Germany in conquering Africa as required. Not to mention taking precious money away from the UK. Japan would then purchase three tanks every round for India (or FIC) and keep that up until Russia falls. From India or FIC you can also launch a strike on Australia and New Zealand to further hurt UK. If UK buys an IC on India, Japan MUST capture it at all costs or UK will get the upper hand and its game over. If Germany and Japan hit fast and hard as a unit first at UK to bankrupt and “stall” them and get the valuable money they need and at US to “stall” them, then maintain that stall on both of them and go all out Russia so as to hit Moscow on the 5th or 6th turn from both sides, the Axis will have an IPC victory easily or if using victory cities (AA50 and new) or complete victory rules they will be on their way to world domination. :-)
How much do the Axis help each other?
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I don’t think Japanese planes would keep my Russian inf on the eastern front. Unless of course the western front is being supported by the UK and US.
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rush to africa and take the terrotories for yourself. better in japan’s hand than the allies.
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I don’t think Japanese planes would keep my Russian inf on the eastern front. Unless of course the western front is being supported by the UK and US.
planes alone would not its true. What i meant more generally was that I would want to keep japan strong in asia so that russia HAD to make amends for Japan coming up the backside. it basically maes russia spread itself out as much as possible
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Generally they help eachother quite alot.
Since im the only one here (it seems) that think going after Japan is crusial to victory.
Manly Germany sits back and holds as long as possible, making a attack on West russia/Cauccasus When Japan have amased a lot of forces to make Russia withdraw back to moscow.
They take Cauccasus togheter.
Japan goes after Africa, witch usually is a bit “softer” after the German initial attack.
Japanesse fleet is in atlantic on Round 3-4 half going round southamerica taking Newzeeland and brazil other half goes round Southafrica taking everything as it passes.
Figs can be sent to Europe if Germany are getting whacked.
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wow…so you use Japan as your main battle force huh?
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For me, I have seen great success with Japan acting as the main battle force. Germany can try to stem the tide of reinforcements to Moscow via Karelia/Archangelisk by first stacking in EEU creating a deadzone in KAR, and then moving up the stack to KAR (or WRUS if possible) to deadzone Arch.
With Germany preventing the UK/US reinforcements from arriving, and Japan holding Africa, it is only a matter of time before Japan overwhelms Russia.
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For me, I have seen great success with Japan acting as the main battle force. Germany can try to stem the tide of reinforcements to Moscow via Karelia/Archangelisk by first stacking in EEU creating a deadzone in KAR, and then moving up the stack to KAR (or WRUS if possible) to deadzone Arch.
With Germany preventing the UK/US reinforcements from arriving, and Japan holding Africa, it is only a matter of time before Japan overwhelms Russia.
Have you had success with this tactic to contain Allied reinforcements to Russia?
I think the Allied numbers and flexibility are too great for Germany to really stop.
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I have, but what I haven’t figured out yet is whether or not the game was already “in the bag” for the axis before that point. Still fairly inexperienced at this Revised stuff…
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