Hi guys, new to this site, but I have had a few questions regarding powers not at war with each other. I am well aware of what powers start at war with one another and which do not, but the whole formality of it all seems a bit pointless to me. Because you can declare war, even if not provoked, it would be easy to just declare war in order to take away the 10 IPCs from Japan’s global objective. I guess I’m just wondering if there is any real function or advantage to not being at war. I am always confused why other players I see in videos wait multiple turns to attack and avoid war. My dad and I just always begin the attack immediately because it is generally more advantageous for the Axis to attack while it is in the lead with military forces before the Allies’ economic edge takes away that advantage (idk that is just my opinion, let me know if there are other factors to consider).

Ok thank you so much this makes a lot more sense now.

Ok thank you so much this makes a lot more sense now.

@SeaYa Thank you, I guess I just didn’t know why it mattered. It seemed like declaring war should just be automatic. And I am also wondering what reasons would Germany and Russia not attack each other. I am aware of the history of early ww2, but what is the strategy and why would Russia and Germany not go to war. I mean for Russia it seems obvious because they need to build up defence, but in the past when I’ve played Germany, I’ve quickly attacked Russia while their weak and I have more forces than them. I’ve just never played this war and don’t really get why waiting would be advantageous for Germany.

Hi guys, new to this site, but I have had a few questions regarding powers not at war with each other. I am well aware of what powers start at war with one another and which do not, but the whole formality of it all seems a bit pointless to me. Because you can declare war, even if not provoked, it would be easy to just declare war in order to take away the 10 IPCs from Japan’s global objective. I guess I’m just wondering if there is any real function or advantage to not being at war. I am always confused why other players I see in videos wait multiple turns to attack and avoid war. My dad and I just always begin the attack immediately because it is generally more advantageous for the Axis to attack while it is in the lead with military forces before the Allies’ economic edge takes away that advantage (idk that is just my opinion, let me know if there are other factors to consider).