Posts made by TheDesertFox

@FranceNeedsMorePower That’d be really cool! I’ve been wanting to replicate middle earth strategies and examine them myself. So far I’ve only been able to investigate general hand grenades.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Very interesting ideas. Do you have a template/video that shows this custom ME? I’d be interested to see how it works for myself.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

You might know where they’re going but how do you plan to stop them with only infantry on Calcutta and no naval authority in the Indian ocean? And what do you do as America if Japan chooses to conduct a J1 Pearl Harbor? That’s one of the two victory cities I mentioned out of your control right from the get go.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Japan doesn’t need India to win the game though. If we’re playing with OOB rules, they need 6 victory cities and two of them can just as well be Honolulu and Sydney.

@Argothair

I’m curious if anyone can recommend other UK strategies, especially if they’re likely to lead to a shorter game. There was some interesting discussion of “Gibastion” a few years ago, but I haven’t heard of new ones since then.

What I have isn’t necessarily a complete ‘strategy’ per say but I suppose could be the makings of one. For one thing I think the UK should take Norway and Finland from Germany as early as possible. Not only is it a much-needed boost to the British economy in the West but it cripples the German economy by 10 whole IPCs. But that’s kind of just an ‘action’ more than an actual strategy.
The area of the game I really try to devote to as the UK is in the Pacific and Indian ocean. A while back I developed a strategy that was just food for thought but I called it the “Two-Nation Navy” where I actively tried to consolidate the British Pacific fleet with ANZAC’s fleet to make for a more formidable force against Japan. Overall, I wanted a way to prevent Japan from taking over all the islands with money and just try to be a presence for them in the sea.

@Galendae

Whats a good alternative UK strategy that you like using?

@Galendae

Middle Earth is a rather intuitive strategy; however, there’s only one problem and that’s Japan. Back when I experimented and replicated a typical Middle Earth strategy you described, the downfall of the Allies was quite literally Japan winning the game with 6 victory cities. And Japan won before Germany could even get to Moscow.

I see middle earth as a double edged sword. Sure the Axis cant get to you directly, however you’re sinking a lot of your money into an area of the map where the game is not won and lost.

@shadowhawk

Precisely. And that’s exactly how it should be used. The ideal goal is to take Norway but if the German player just thinks “Oh he’s trying to take Norway let me just center all my resources up in Scandinavia” then fine as the British player I’ll just head South with the fleet where the Axis resources aren’t. Its resourceful and it also allows your planes to perform land operations from the sea.

@surfer

Two fully loaded carriers and the destroyers plus the cruiser you start with in the Atlantic can and will prove sufficient enough to ward off a Luftwaffe strike. What I consider a viable invasion is 6 ground troops atleast going into Norway… the point is to capture it and hold it and not let the Germans retake which is why Im largely considering round 4 to be another viable option for invasion.

And while Norway might be better suited in the hands of the US, the point is, the UK can take it AND Finland much quicker then the US, and on top of that, the IPCs are much more needed in the hands of the UK then the US.

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris

Yeah I’ve been straddling the fence on whether turn 3 or turn 4 is more viable and I’m thinking turn 4 to, but not necessarily because of the oil fields, granted that’s a thing, but mostly because it’d be neglecting the defense of Egypt and pretty much the rest of Africa for two whole turns. Obviously ten whole IPCs though removed from the Germans should be something that any Allied player should strive for which is why I’m trying to find any way to implement it sooner rather then later.

@Cornwallis

I’m still trying to implement a way for the UK to invade Norway by turn 3. If they can get 2 carriers in Europe then I’d say its feasible enough to ward off the Luftwaffe unless the German player added to it.

@shadowhawk

Precisely. As for Norway though, I always make it a goal as the U.K to take that and Finland to strip Germany of ten whole IPC’s.

@shadowhawk

Northern /Southern Italy would require more transports but honestly I think it could be worth it if you could take Rome or better yet shuck units into Rome every single turn because eventually it’ll fall.

@Galendae

Not to mention the fact that the Americans will be on your doorstep to retake London again and then what would you do?

@Galendae

I find the most success shocking troops from Gibraltar into Southern France as America. Gets the troops there the fastest

@Galendae

I could honestly get on board with that name.

@Galendae

You forgot about the part where you ask them to watch Man in the High Castle with you afterwards.

If Italy used their 2 fighters to attack Greece and they moved them back to Italy, can they scramble those 2 fighters if the navy adjacent to Southern Italy is attacked?

@Colonel-Mustard

If Im not mistaken, one round of combat must be had before the attacker gets to retreat.

Edit: Also, I just remembered, you can’t retreat from amphibious assaults