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Is Spain worth 1 or 4 I can’t tell and if it is only worth one does it only provide 2 units if attacked or becomes pro-Allied/pro-Central?

Also is India worth only 1??!?! or is that also a 4?

@DarthShizNit:

We’re not even sure they spawn units atm. I personally don’t think they well.

I sure hope they do, other wise Germany gets free reign over Central Africa. Plus it wouldn’t be very logical or accurate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_campaign_in_Angola

Then again historical accuracy is second to game balance. I just feel like France has no teeth in Africa and if the Portuguese and Belgian colonies don’t get troops, then Britain has to take all of Africa and hold off the Ottomans on their own.

I’m also surprised that German East Africa only gets 1 infantry given that this incredible bastard was never defeated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Emil_von_Lettow-Vorbeck

Though A&A games have never really depicted guerrilla warfare before.

So Britain can’t even move into those territories until they’re captured by Germany or converted to the Allies by France?

Ok, thank you very much Flashman. On a side note, if you were to implement Rail movement, would you give the Ottomans rail movement? I recall the Berlin-Baghdad railway but I don’t think it was completed before the war began.

I have some speculation on Africa’s role in the game or more accurately, some questions. Firstly, do colonies of minor powers (Belgium and Portugal) have a default military force in those territories? Second, if so can Britain bring them into the fight under Allied control or can only France do that since they are directly allied with her. Thirdly, how much are these African territories worth? I want to say 1-2 IPC but every time I look at Belgian Congo or Portuguese Angola I think its 3-4 IPC? (and I am almost certain that Tunisia is worth 3 from the image) Anyone know the answers to these or have speculation on Africa’s role in the game? I feel like its going to be even more vital in this game than in the WWII games given that this is the most strategically sound land route for the Allies to invade the Ottoman Empire and if my gut feeling is correct, it is worth way more IPC’s than in previous games.

If all purchased units are supposed to be placed in the capital where do nations like France and Austria-Hungary, who have inland capitals, place their naval units? Or do I have the wrong impression of unit placement in that land units have to be placed in the capital and naval units can be placed on originally owned territory that has a naval base?

So we know that Russia can and will be taken out of the war due to the Revolution but what happens to her captured territories? Do the CP get to keep all the gains they’ve made in Russia over the course of the game (with the exception of Moscow and Petrograd) or will they have to give them all up and lose vital economic points needed for the Western Front (which America will probably be fully involved in. A third option is that the CP get to control certain territories in Russia upon its exit from the war even if they didn’t capture said territory? What do you think?

I’ll be playing “La Marseillaise” on my turn  :-)

Who are you most exited to play as? Personally I look forward to trying to hold back Fritz as France given that they’ve never been a significant power in any previous A&A game. Then again neither have Austria-Hungary or the Ottomans.

How did the Ottomans end up getting involved in the war? I know they had a long rivalry with Russia but they also did with Austria. Did Russia declare war on the Ottomans or vice versa?

I think it’ll be o.k. It doesn’t look like France has very little artillery to start off with so they won’t be making sweeps into the Ruhr or Alsace right out of the gates and Germany will have a bigger economy than France. Plus when Russia gets out of the game, Germany will have all the reinforcements coming in from the east.

Aren’t the French the same color in both games though?

So we already know that the major powers will have unique infantry sculpts but what of the other units? Here a few of ideas that I think the units will be

Artillery: Allies - French 75mm. CP - Big Bertha
Tanks: Allies - Mark I. CP - A7V
Fighters Allies - Nieuport 17  CP - Fokker Dr.I
Naval Units Allies - British Naval units (maybe a French cruiser) CP - German Naval units

Any thoughts on what you’d like to see for the unit sculpts please, do tell

I’ve got one, a Global 1940 game. I was Germany, my friends Steven and Tyler were Japan and Italy respectfully. The war was going pretty well for the Axis, with France fallen and major advances into the USSR. But a Soviet counter attack, stiff resistance in China & India, an uninvadable Britain and US entry into the war was spelling defeat for the Axis. Things seemed down until I noticed that Italy still had a sizable Navy and America had it’s East Coast fairly weak, mostly gearing for a D-Day. So I called a secret Axis meeting, told Tyler to move to the outside of the navy base at Italian Gibraltar, 3 spaces from D.C. coast and make it look like an invasion of Britain. The Allies bit, America sent all her ships to Britain and Italy in turn sent her ships to the East Coast. With but 2 infantry and 1 tank to defend, America’s beloved capital was captured and 80 IPC went into Italy’s pocket. America withdrew to take back the East Coast but couldn’t get it back until the turn after, by then the Italians had moved north to take Alaska and establish an airbase for the Japanese to bomb US factories. The 80 IPC was spent on defenses for Normandy while I recovered and took Moscow. FDR would go down in history as America’s worst President

If a SBR is occuring and the defenders send interceptors to protect the facility, can those same interceptor planes be used to defend against an invasion of that same territory?

I was just wondering how you guys prepare. If you have something else in mind please, do share.

I’d have to say Japan. There are obvious ways that the Allies could steam roll you (moving your navy to take Sydney so that the Americans can kick you in the teeth) but if Japan’s policy is to keep the Americans out of the conflict as long as possible they you will lose the war. If Japan can get the Dutch East Indies, Manila and Hong Kong by round 2, I’d say they have a pretty good chance against the Allies.

1. As the Soviet Union, build up your industry on the first round (either Leningrad or Ukraine to a major IC). All Soviet IC’s aside from Moscow only produce 3 units. This is not enough to slow or halt Barbarossa. You want to stop the Germans at the front, not on the welcome mat to Moscow.

2. As the Soviet Union, do not build all infantry or all tanks. Infantry have no attack counter attack capabilities alone against the German onslaught and your tanks will be too few to stop a German assault. Instead, buy infantry & artillery combos so that you can counter attack as well as defend. Build a few tanks to help out with counter attacks.

3. As Germany it is essential that you keep Britain out of your hair so that you can focus most (if not all) your resources on the Soviet Union. If Germany does not capture Moscow before the Americans arrive then it is game over. Either capture London or drain UK’s economy with bombers and subs before your initiate Operation Barbarossa.

4. As Italy your biggest role in the war is to oust the British from Africa and the Middle East. If you do not achieve at least two of your NO’s by the second round, you are not doing well. If Germany has to send forces to North Africa to help you get rid of the British, you are failing your part of the war. You might as well be as counter productive as the real Italians in the war.

5. As Japan it is vital that you take control of the Dutch East Indies as soon as possible. This is where your economy will be boosted to a level that you can actually compete against the Americans. Do not be afraid of an American intervention. It may be in your favor to bring them in early if you can get Hong Kong, the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies within 1-2 rounds. Remember that you are the Primary opponent of the US. Keep pressure on them so that they do not kill Germany.

I’m playing as the Soviets in an on going game. I’m moving twelve infantry to the Eastern Front and left the AA guns and 6 inf. in Amur. Japan attacked the far eastern territories that aren’t adjacent to Mongolia but left Korea wide open so I took it. They could get it back if they wanted but the US is two spaces away from Japan. It really depends on what the other Allies are going to do that should determine what you should do. Japan has to deal with the US, Britain, ANZAC and China, personally as Japan I try to avoid a Soviet confrontation as Japan has enough on its plate as it is. Japan should spend its time getting the Dutch East Indies before anything else.

I think if a Revolutionary Wars/Napoleonic Wars map was to be made it would play better as a free for all as the constantly shifting alliances of the real wars would be a bit confusing to put into a set team game. Powers would be France, Great Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Sweden, Denmark-Norway, Ottoman Empire and Persia. Maybe the Confederation of the Rhine and the Papal States.