Posts made by Cornwallis

@SuperbattleshipYamato @Galendae @FranceNeedsMorePower
Here is an idea for a German Strategy

https://youtu.be/76tH7nevVW0?si=JgcqXg3ntXp-wpr2

@crockett36 @FranceNeedsMorePower @SuperbattleshipYamato @TheDesertFox here are my 2 cents on ANZAC.

https://youtu.be/W_F7yMeCHUo?si=VPlnRsVrCEK_mTFJ

@Galendae wouldn´t gibastian be a good UK reaction to it? Converge there with the destroyer from egypt gives you a strong fleet with a destroyer to counter the subs.

@FranceNeedsMorePower yes that is something that i would very much like, a french transport. Around West Africa for exemple.

@SuperbattleshipYamato france has almost no offensive power and no naval projection. But for anzac to have offensive power they should transport the arti to europe which means they can only reach gibraltar on Turn which is too late to make a difference.
My conclusion is that it might be a fun game to do that but not the most efficient use. Same with giving persia to anzac which might be even better than the Brasil move.

@FranceNeedsMorePower hm it depends on where the US is focusing. If US goes into europe then i would go Pacific with anzac and leave Brasil for the US. If US goes for japan then this can help putting some nuissance in europe.
But i think giving Persia to anzac is more efficient then. Gargantua has a youtube video called the Anzac Express.

@FranceNeedsMorePower i´ve done it with anzac. Turn 1 with transport pick up the guy from NZ and move east. Turn 2 take brazil. Turn 3 go with two inf to gibraltar or marocco and buy a minor IC to churn out some subs or ground units. Send in destroyer and cruiser for protection.
This allows for an allied player that comes in between italy and germany. Not a game changer but can be anoying and it´s a cool game.

@Argothair you don´t need a naval base there bc it´s 2 spaces away from moroco or W Africa. Buying 2 or 3 extra transports is not that an investment if later on (turn 5 ot 6) you stop chucking to W Africa but converg with a built up allies fleet on gibraltar. This is just in the early game when you are at war but are not strong enough to go for gibraltar. You have the fast movers in the US, so why not use them for what they are made…

@Argothair no you don´t from Mexico it´s 2 spaces to gibraltar or West Africa.
I said West africa, not Congo. It is within range of the US and out of range of german subs. Total cost 21 IPC on tpt and 6 for 2 inf… you already have the mechs and 2 inf.

@TheDesertFox if axis leave that door open then you go for morocco but our German players on G1 buy fleet and the occasional bomber and sub to keep allies at arms length so Japan can expand. This was just one idea to prevent that arms race but still help UK and you can invest in pacific.

@Argothair @oysteilo
The mech inf can reach egypt 2 rounds after landing so if Japan DOW1 you can have units there US3 and a lot on US4 so one turn later in Middle east, the same time when Germany or japan break out in the caucasus or India.

Going via gibraltar more often than not leads to units stacked in gibraltar doing nothing.

The transports can get back to Mexico in 1 Turn so you need to built units in Center US and move them to Mexico. That way you can Chuck units from Mexico to West africa.

@Argothair US can also support UK via West Africa in case Germany has a fleet and bombers to protect (dark skies). In stead then of building up an arms race in the Atlantic while Japan is growing, there is a more cheap and fast way getting US troops in the Middle East:

https://youtu.be/ZQDC0iGa7UY?si=IK9Uie74kpIKAkSb

Exact buys can differ of course, it´s more the concept i want to explain.

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris we have almost the same sequence with Germany. Does your Japan always DOW on J1?
What can US do with one buy in the pacific?
KGF is easier in theorie but i honestly think KJF more often gives US more money and stops japan more easy. Bc germany can easily stop the Allies or at least delay them.

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris yes the all out rush to moscow is hard for allies to defend against but also makes for a boring game. Playing with a german fleet buy on G1 buys germany time to built up a land mass bc they can keep allies away from gibraltar and it opens opportunities for germany to enter the Med which helps italians around gibraltar. We´re not novice players but searching for alternatives strategies.

The Allies in your games, Do they go KGF or kJF?

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris couldn´t italy simply go Syria and take greece so on I2 they can Chuck in more troops and go after Iraq and more bonusses. Gibastion is nice but has so much “what ifs” and italy has more options towards egypt.

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris what is holding italy from attacking the fleet? US might not be at war so italy can attack with its fleet and bomber so 6 against 6 units. Germany can finish off easily.
I don´t know what germany builts but our germany usually builts sub/DD/ carrier so they can attack with two bombers and 2 fighters.

The US doesn´t need to continu chucking troops to egypt. Only the mechs continu to egypt. The infantry can stay in West Africa and once the combined allied fleet is large enough they can combine next to gibraltar. The Sahara express can also be done when going for KJF since it requiers almost no US investments.

As Allies you can´t write a playbook bc you need to anticipate. I want to hand some ideas to players they can try and which I don´t see (often) online .

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris i also agree with you that taranto is the best and easiest way to Block italy but even then they can threaten egypt especially if germany supports them.
It´s good we can discuss the use of my idea which is by far not waterproof i know.

This is another idea for the US when germany buys their fleet on G1 to prevent the Allies from getting to gibraltar.

https://youtu.be/ZQDC0iGa7UY?si=STM9lYeUpdszBurc

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris italy can attack with 10 land and 3 air units so UK needs 2 fighters. Plus the french fleet can still Block or even attack the transport that you´ve built.
Italy losing that fleet especially those transports does Hurt them.

But to really play save as UK you could also not do the Ethiopia attack but in stead land the Inf and art from India in italia somaliland thus giving you 2 extra units on egypt. Attacking with the same amount of units but with a lot of inf on 1 against units defending on 2 or more is more of hale marie than a good plan.

And with taranto, italy can do the same, they can still go for egypt with the same odds.

@simon33 no i don´t scramble in 110 anymore. Have done it 3 times and got diced all three times. We play with no bid.
Backfires as in they take algeria and destroy your fleet cheaply with luftwaffe.

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris
Bad dice for UK on the Taranto raid also means game over for UK so to prevent that from happening i came up with this idea.
A succesful taranto is the best solution there is no discussion about that but without bid and with OOB rules you have and 80% chance of pulling it of so 1 game in 5 you´re screwed.

Italy going for gibraltar on I1 is something they can do even after doing taranto and yes it sucks but a US commitment to that i think they can retake sooner than turn 4. Check my Sahara express for my US idea on that.

Italy going for egypt is possible but when they put their fleet next go egypt on I1 (like in your 2nd picture) the UK can smash it with air (6 air units) on UK2 so they won´t do that. On UK2 you rejoin the med with a reinforced UK fleet and you built a factory and airbase there and with the troops from Iran as reinforcement italy can´t take egypt on I2 or I3. On UK3 you can attack the italian fleet wherever they are in the med.

Every game i´ve tried this now italy always overstretches on I1. Yes pulling fighters away from India is not ideal you are right but my priority is to hold egypt and a strong RAF which can then return to egypt or even moscow.