Good idea! I find I never have enough infantry to qualify as ‘losses’ and my tanks get destroyed.

That will mean attacking Baltic States in Turn 3, Belorussia on Turn 4 and taking Moscow/Stalingrad on Turn 5. Will that be quick enough to avoid a potential D-Day invasion from the combined forces of USA and UK? Also, what do you do with Leningrad, as once you have taken Belorussia, you will obviously attack Stalingrad and Moscow, since they will have much fewer men than Leningrad. Do you leave Leningrad alone and wait for Russian counter-attacks to take back Moscow? And what if they don’t counter-attack, you bring men from Germany to Leningrad? Also Archangel must be taken so the convoy can fall and Russia’s IC have all been taken over. Is that a last objective?

Smart idea! I had thought about it but wasn’t sure it would work!

But also I would be forced to attack the Baltic states in my first turn, so I can join with Leningrad! If so, I would not want to use all my forces as I would want to transport some of them (basically tanks, which can move 2 units per turn) in my non-combat move to Leningrad (is that allowed? Can I cross land that was just recently acquired in the same turn?). Also I attack with all my airforce.

However, though vyborg is a viable option, shouldn’t my Finnish guys press eastwards (Karelia?)and take over the territory over there, as then they would be in sight of another industrial complex (archangel I think?) and USSR would subsequently have to buy some troops and place them there, and Leningrad would be weakened even more.

Moreover, what do I do with East Poland and Ukraine? Do I not attack on first turn but wait, or just attack it when and if Russia sends some of these troops over to Leningrad as reinforcements?

Thank you in advance!

@tmz70:

Hey, on the first turn, take lenningrad. this will delay the landing ofallied planes for a turn. Also hold back your armor until your ready for the big battle. Try to use the planes you can spare from the attacks on the U.K. navy. That way your tanks won’t get caught up in counterattacks. Last, be patient, as it will take Germany6-8 turns to win.

Take Leningrad? I attack from where though?

Hi guys! After playing the original Axis and Allies for a while now, I went out and bought Axis and Allies: Europe and we played our first game today. I played as Germany and got wrecked!

Reading the general comments on this forum, it appears most find Germany as having an advantage to start off with. I suspect I failed in my first turn and would like to go over it with you! I did not use any airplanes to attack planes, and spread my submarines over 3 battles in order to try and eliminate nearly all of Brotish fleet. However, the results were disastrous and most of my navy was destroyed by the first turn!

In Russia, I took over the 3 purple territories (Baltic states, Eastern Poland and the valueless one, Bessarabia) but that stretched my supply line and after 2-3 turns these states were back in Russian hands. What is the tactic on the Russian front? And how many people do I bring over from Western Europe? I left most men there as I was worried of a seaborn invasion by the UK and USA was happily building up navy with many transports and eventually attacked on the western front, just when there were chances for me to take Leningrad (17 tanks, 1 man for me vs. 21 men for him).

I am not a strong player and I do feel I had a bad game today, but I am mostly confused on how to deal with my navy? Do I take as many convoys as possible, but then become a sitting duck for Allied navy attacks?

Africa campaign went well, bought two men over from Southern Italy and took over all of Africa and Middle East, but Russians drove me out towards the end, when my African army was very weak indeed.

All help appreciated! At this stage, it seems to me impossible to win as Germany! My friend uses the stack system in Belorussia and Baltic states and it does not help that the nearest IC is in Germany, which is like 3-4 moves away from the fighting in these crucial areas.

Also, do I transport men from Denmark/Germany to Norway for strengthening? As I would like to move all my men to Finland for an attack on Karelia, and hopefully take away some heat from Russia’s Baltic states. I usually bring the transport in an attacking naval war, as “bait”.