@Zhukov44:
@GEneral:
my friend likes to buy a lot of subs as the allies because of the new sub rules, but i dont know how to equal him in naval strength as the axis. help?
My advice….don’t buy navy with either Axis. The only time to buy any navy (besides transports) for Japan is when you are trying to defend the sz around Japan. For Germany, don’t buy navy. Instead, buy planes and attack their fleets (or don’t attack their fleets, either way they have to spend on useless carriers and destroyers to defend themselves against the THREAT of you attacking via air). If you buy subs, you are essentally committing to attacking the Allies once they are in range (or they will kill your subs the next turn). With planes, you can attack at a time of your choosing.
It should be interesting to see whether it becomes more cost-efficient for the Germans to buy tons of air to ward off enemy fleets or buy tons of infantry to hold the territories. The latter strategy, more common in Revised, will still work well, but the former may have a lot of promise too.
As Germany, I think sub purchases are important. I use the subs in concert with the airforce to hold off Allied invasions. Using the subs as fodder, you can keep the allies at bay without having to lose a single aircraft in a naval battle. I do not buy any naval units other than subs as they are usually easy prey for Allied aircraft.
For land units, I buy mostly infantry for the first few rounds to stabilize the eastern front and secure capitals. Once I’ve stabilized my lines, I start buying more tanks to put pressure on the Soviets.