Soviet Union first buy

[Adlertag]

5 subs in Black Sea, to kill Italian navy ASAP

[jeffdestroyer]

Can only place 4 subs there and a defensive counter is to build a DD
4 subs vs BB, 2 CA, DD is a weak attack
USSR land weakness will be exploited.

[Flying Tiger]

4 tanks, 1 fighter

2nd rd 1 fighter, rest on infantry.

[Adlertag]

@jeffdestroyer:

Can only place 4 subs there and a defensive counter is to build a DD
4 subs vs BB, 2 CA, DD is a weak attack
USSR land weakness will be exploited.

Read my signature.  :-D

[Bardoly]

@Adlertag:

Read my signature.  :-D

For correct English, your signature should read, “Oh, and death to the Allies!”
:-)

[Gallo Rojo]

@crimhead:

Russia would love to have War Bonds or Advanced Artillery.  Rockets aren’t a bad deal either.  Increased Production is good too.

well I just started my first game on board, playing as allies on 1941 scenario
I followed your advice and bought:
2 tanks
5 infantry
1 technology token

I rolled the dice and I got a lucky 6!  :-D

then I got Industrial, and it’s been very helpful

@crimhead:

I bought Russian tech one game an got Mechanised Infantry and then Paratroopers.  :(

Mech infantry would be great… Paratroopers, yuk! I can see your frustration!
it would like Bands of Brothers meets Enemy At The Gates (we can call that “Bandovich of Brotheruskis”)

Russian Officer: “We don’t have enough parachutes and guns, so you’ll go on pairs: one of you gets the Parachute, and the other gets the riffle… ah! and we don’t have cargo planes either, so we’ll catapult you behind the enemy lines”

[crimhead]

@Gallo:

Mech infantry would be great… Paratroopers, yuk! I can see your frustration!
it would like Bands of Brothers meets Enemy At The Gates (we can call that “Bandovich of Brotheruskis”)

Mechanised Infantry was alright, but Germany also had mechanised infantry,and U.S.A. was farting around in the Pacific.  I couldn’t mount much of an offense.

@Gallo:

Russian Officer: “We don’t have enough parachutes and guns, so you’ll go on pairs: one of you gets the Parachute, and the other gets the riffle… ah! and we don’t have cargo planes either, so we’ll catapult you behind the enemy lines”

That’s very funny!

[Gallo Rojo]

@crimhead:

Mechanised Infantry was alright, but Germany also had mechanised infantry,and U.S.A. was farting around in the Pacific.  I couldn’t mount much of an offense.

Germans with Mech Inf could be a real pain! that would be a real Blitzkrieg!

I guess that Soviets could use Mech Inf to move their infantry defensively (covering any “hole” in their lines)

Improved Arty could be really useful for the Soviets too

[captainjack]

I like to buy 2 tanks, 2 art, and 4 inf for R1.

[Historybuff]

Just buy Inf and tanks,  no aircraft, uk can send aircraft over to russia

[Uncle_Joe]

While its true that the UK can send over planes, IMO the main impetus to buy planes as Russia is to attack, not defend. When you are doing the back and forth trade battles with Germany it’s far better to be able to use a plane and 2 Inf than a Tank and 2 Inf because the plane does not have to land there and be subjected to the inevitable counterattack. After a few turns, a plane will pay for itself compared to a tank. The question is whether you HAVE a few turns to realize that payoff or do you need the extra bodies on the ground to survive with instead.

[Jennifer]

6 Tanks
4 Tanks, 1 Fighter

Either of those are good, strong, Russian 1 builds.  You have lots of infantry, you need something with balls to hit the Germans with.

[OctavianNT]

I hate Soviet Tanks, they seem to just get destroyed in a counter attack…
I usually just stick with Inf and Rtl, a fighter if you can’t live with out, it but I found it non-essential.

[Jennifer]

By about the third round of Russia buying tanks (and infantry of course) Germany should have a new impression of the T-34 Armored Fighting Vehicle!

[captainjack]

The R1 buy that’s done me the most good so far is 3 tanks, 3 art, and 1 inf.
Just my opinion,
Thanks.

[U-505]

I usually buy 6 inf, 1 bmb because the bomber has range to be opportunistic on every front including China but I’ll also build 5 inf, 1 arm, 1 fig if Germany has a good opener and I need more defense.

[Richter von Manthofen]

I found that a fighter is NOT necessary for Russia (at least the first turns)

A tank and an artillery to have a threat value for a counterattack and 7 inf for defence is the easiest way to go. Its conservative, but if playing russia patience is your best strategy.

BTW an arty + tank are bought every turn - all infantry is reserved for desperate times…

[captainjack]

I hate using Russian tanks for trading territory because you know (in most cases) that the Germans will kill it next round.  It just seems like an expensive way to trade.  That’s why I like buying some artillery for trading and then I use my tanks for defense OR capturing a territory that I know I can hold.

[Count_Zeppelin]

Its ok to lose tanks - just make sure you can afford it.

Look at it the other way - if you have multiple territories with a single tank in each, Germany probably cannot kill all, and tanks as the last line of defense behind inf are a hard nut.

Planes on the other hand are so expensive that you just cant afford to lose them. That means that they are totally lost on the defense. Now if i put 2 tanks in a frontline territory its a wave breaker. But if i put 2 planes in, its an invitation.

[captainjack]

Tanks are STRONG!