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@DarthMaximus:
For the German part, as the US, you have to be very careful if Germany buys ships or air on G1, that means they’d contest the Atlantic, which means you need more US resources there. But if Ger goes all land then that can open up more freedom for a potential full US Pac strat.
Very interesting. I think 100% the opposite.
Tanks are the best, most efficient units to cover ground and pressure Russia.
so a ground unit buy (tank heavy) would put maximum pressure on Russia, requiring the allies to help as fast as possible.
I was thinking the US can’t get there before rd 4 or 5 (maybe) anyway. Rd 1 would be ship cover for the Atlantic, Rd 2 to Alg, probably need a rd 3 to Alg as well, then maybe you can go to sz 6 in Rd 4 and set up a shuck to Kar by rd 5. At this point Germany either did its damage or it didn’t.
Regardless of strat, Russia is pretty much on her own for the first 5 turns. Maybe you can start to dump in some air support in the early rounds but I’m hesitant to give up the Russian NO before you collect in rd 4 unless it is an absolute emergency.
Russia can counter the tanks with Inf/Rt. You’d obviously have to force Germany to trade BST and Ukr every turn, if they are too light on Inf then ultimately Germany is trading armor for inf/rt. Good deal for the Russians. Russia can also match unit placement, they have up to 12 spots while Germany has 10. Essentiallly Russia can place 9-11 units per turn for the first 4 turns at least, that should be enough to prevent yourself from being rolled over, but you do have to watch for the can opener.
@axis_roll:
Conversely a Naval or Air buy reduces/delays pressure on Russia. UK will buy a navy regardless, and can hover outside of range until they want to land. When they do, can reinforce the navy the turn they move in to sz7,sz6 or sz3 with their buy.
True, it will open up a space for Russia, and UK can reinforce the desired sz and plan out her buys, but I was just thinking it might get too costly for the UK to be buying too many ships that don’t do much. Here it might be better to just bite the bullet an maybe buy 1 US AC for the Atlantic before going Pac (or 1-2 dd for fodder) so the UK can focus on trns and units.
I suppose it is a fine line and really depends on Germany’s commitment. Did they just buy 1 ftr, or are you seeing them buy 1 bom per turn? How is the UK empire holding up?
Normally, I’d agree, and if I see Germany buying air or Navy, I’m going strong with Russia but I’m also providing some added US support. I’ve had some games where I’ve lost the Allied Atlantic fleets so I want to make sure it stays above water. It is no longer a bad play for Germany to send a bunch of planes after the ships, esp if they already shifted the economic balance of the game. In previous versions this type of an attack was usually a no-go for Ger since almost any allied player would trade ships for the G ftrs/bombers, but in AA50 it is easier to justify the attack as Germany which makes it riskier to leave an Allied fleet that has “just enough” ships to stave off an attack. “Just Enough” can turn into “Disaster” with an extra hit/miss or two from the dice.