I agree with you guys! I’m kinda disappointed.
I will play it, but IMO it doesn’t look good for the Axis.
The only advantages for the Axis is that the Brits probably won’t get to Gibraltar and that India is less protected.
Sealion is dead, a Japanese attack on Russia is suicide, France is all the harder to get and Russia is as strong as ever.
I don’t see how this is more balanced.
Nevertheless I’m looking forward to play-test it.
The Russian NO for Archangel and SZ125 can be denied by a German Sub, right?
Deal!
James, I’ll fight you.
I’ve a lot of work to do this week, but ill try to figure out ABattlemap etc. and we could start next week…
Of course i want you to play the Allies, since its all about your strategy…
I’ll PM you when I’m ready!
Looking forward to it!
I think you would be done pretty soon. As Britain I’d do Taranto, maybe Tobruk and have a stable landbridge by turn2. You’d probably loose Norway turn 1 if sinking the transports failed.
I don’t believe Germany could go fast enough into Russia and be able to defend against England in Mainland Europe. The Americans would not have to buy so many Warships and accordingly, would land with a very big army protected by British battleships and Acc.
I too thought about a Barbarossa turn 1 but IMO sinking as many Brits as possible is a must.
And turn one with only one Transport you cant really make a difference in Russia anyway. G1 2 trans and a Carrier is the better option IMO.
I have nothing against out of the box thinking, and you might be right with the Spain tactic. On the pacific side I’m not sure. I tend to agree with Jenn, but i do see a strong British fleet in the Pacific as a problem. In my experience it’s never easy to conquer India… And that might just make it hard enough for Japan.
Anyways I’d like to challenge you! (If i can figure out how online playing works…)
Heil, from Austria.
I might be interested, but I don’t know how to play online… And I don’t know the bidding system…
You don’t even have to take Moscow. if only Moscow stands they are no threat with 3 IPC’s a round.
Italy gets +18 IPC with the middle East and Caucasus, and Germany gets +26, with some TT’s as a buffer.
You see why I think that purchasing any other units than Infantry for the first 2 turns is a mistake?
Dude, I will never again post a tactic. Thats just too exhausting…
Standard German opening.
By 2 Trans, 1 AC. (sz 112)
Hit sz106, 110 and 112 with subs, fleet and planes.
Conquer Normandy and France with all you got in Holland, W. Germany, and the tanks from Austria.
NCM 3 inf and 3 art from Ger. to W. Ger. With the trans 1 tank from poland and 1 Inf from Denmark to Norway, and the 2 from Norway to Finland. Everything else to the Russian front (Poland)
(You might want to move one of the Austrians to N. Italy, for shipping to Egypt.)
Normally Russia will now pull their units back from the front. (One remaining)
Japan attacks Amur and continues to push as far as possible.
Now Britain has to do everything to prevent a possible sealion. (9 Inf, no Taranto)
Italy lands with one trans in Syria one in Crete (to prevent the gib fighter from sinking the trans). the rest takes Greece with bombardment. NCM one inf from Albania to Bulgaria.
Turn 2. they will activate Iraq. Depending on Britain they might already be able to take Egypt as well with the leftovers from Greece and the two units on Crete. (plus Tobruk units)
Turn 3. they might even build a factory there and start pushing the Russians in Caucasus.
Germany 2. build (67 IPC) build whatever you want. (I like 10 mech, 1 Sub in case you lost one too many…maybe a minor in Romania, research… whatever)
Attack Baltic states with your 11 Inf and 2 tanks, sink the last British Battleship and the Russian one with you fighters
Attack Karelia and Vyborg with the 6 Inf from Finland, the tank from Norway and the 3 inf 3 art in the trans (go round Norway)
NCM all your tanks from France (should be at least 4) to Germany to reinforce with the 10 mech.
Italy moves the 5 inf from Bulgaria to Romania. (can opener with one or two Italian planes round 3)
Round 3 Leningrad falls.
Round 4 Ukraine falls.
Russia would be crushed long before there would be any real danger for Germany.
If you built fast (expensive) units from the start and then even moved them away from the front, Moscow would fall turn 5. latest turn 6.
With all those additional Infantry they wouldn’t have a chance!
No good player would ever try sealion if Russia made your opening move.
Is a Destroyer allowed to ignore a Sub when passing through a SZ?
Ok. Thanks for the answer.
Btw. why are you calling yourself Die Flottenmoerderin? You are not German are you?
I think i read somewhere that a transport conducting an amphibious assault needs a surface warship to do so. Is this correct? For Alpha2.
Thanks.
How does GB handle units, when brought together?
For example if the med fleet and the Indian fleet are brought together…
Do they move as one or separately? And who controls them India or London?
If India moves the Inf in W. India, to Persia etc. the IPC there go to London right? Because its on the European Map…?
Thanks.
Thanks so far.
Obviously we have the same understanding… Don’t get me wrong, but the rest of my group will not accept a two-man final ruling on this, and i have to present them an official answer from Krieghund also.
To the GB amph. attack question, I’m not so sure about it, GB could ignore the subs…? What would you say?
So when US and Japan share a SZ (Midway), and Japan makes a DOW, can it move its ships or is there an immediate battle?
One More…
Is GB allowed to land a plane in a Dutch Territory that it doesn’t control?
Alpha+2 Questions:
Is a Destroyer allowed to ignore a Sub?
Germany attacks GB’s Cruiser in SZ 91 with 2 Subs, Is GB allowed to scramble the Gibraltar Fighter?
GB amphibious attacks Denmark, 2 German Subs in SZ 112, Germany scrambles 3 Fighters from W. Germany, are the Subs in battle too?
Japanese Destroyer doesn’t hinder a ANZAC Transporter from dropping off units when they are not at war, right?
Can US and Japanese Ships share a SZ when not at war?
Thanks.