you can split it up any way you want; in total the allies get $12. russia could use all 12, or you could give each 4, or you can save it. it doesnt matter how you use it, but they only get 12
if i am germany, i will definately save the money. It’s a waste to put it anywhere else, and where ever i put it, the allies will just counter. If i save it, it forces the allies to give the money to either uk or russia. If they give it to russia, that’s really good, since i can sealion them, i think the odds are slightly in germany’s favor if done perfect. If they give it to uk, then it weakens russia, so you can probably get away with a standard win with a slightly weaker russia. In any case, saving it is the best option for germany.
if i am allies and germany saves, then it stinks, but i will also save it and give it to the uk. I will probably be forced to put 4 infantry on the uk that is if germany saves all their money on turn 1. Depending on how bad the fleet’s are defeated, i might go for a fighter mainly for russia later.
if germany buys stuff with the 12, i will just evenly counter it.
it’s unbalanced, germany should not get 12 more dollars, how much it get’s should be bidded on instead.
please see my post on “a good german strategy” or something like that, it’s the long one.
yeah, i think that for the germans its best to save the $12, it keeps the allies on their toes
Well, i like to place a tranny into the baltic sea to the rest of the german fleet.
They are poised to strike to two directions, making it hard for the allies to spend their money well: UK or Leningrad.
As well, saving it delays it. If you can fool the Allies into spending their money wrong, then you can get an advantage.
but if you don’t buy anything with them, then the allies think you’re gonna invade england so they just build 4 infantry there, making malta and leningrad weak, so you can attack them and thake them with ease
I as allies would share the money between the Brits nad the Soviets if Germany does nothing with, or instead of building 4 Inf for the Brits build a sub, rest IPCs to the Sovs…. or save it and build a CV on turn 1
If you as German don’t spend the money, why should i as allies? When you invest the money, then i can still answer to your build.
but if the allies copy germany and don’t spend their $12, then germany can take leningrad and malta on turn 1 with ease
The importance of Malta is discussable, while Leningrad (without an extra transport in the baltic sea) is pretty safe from being taken.
How much can germany put against it without committing aircrafts that are needed elsewhere? 2 Inf plus ???…. I don’t think that Leningrad will vertainly fall without that extra 2 Inf that Germany could bring in.
they can take like 4 fighters (not that they would; but they can) and 1 infantry and 1 artillery
Ok, so it would be 1:1 with Arti and Inf. Neither of us would send in any fighters i presume. And then? Assuming Germany takes Leningrad: The losses to the Russian, i don’t think it is much more than a distraction. It could be a fatal distraction if you concentrate your land attack towards it as well….
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same topic: what i like to do with the 12 IPCs as allies is to boost up the single soviet tank in this worthless country. That forces the Germans to commit more forces there than s/he probably wants.
WHY NOT SEND A COUPLE OF FIGHTERS TO LENNINGRAD ON THE FIRST TURN. TAKING IT WILL STOP THE ALLIES FROM USING THE PATRIOT RULE OR WHTEVER IT IS CALLED FOR AT LEAST A TURN. THAT WAY THE RUSSIANS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE ALLIED FIGHTERS OFFENSIVELY UNTIL AT LEAST THE FOURTH TURN.
sorry about the caps lock, my computer had temporary insanity.
I’m all for giving a destroyer to Britain. Either in the North Sea or Celtic sea. The sooner they clear up the Altantic U-boats, the better.
Allies
A) I usually give the money to Africa
B) build Infantry in Russia
C) Give it to Britain/America and build a destroyer
Axis
A) U-boat and an Arty
B) build a fighter
C) infantry in Poland
Personally, I’d prefer Artillery as Russia instead of Infantry. Putting 3 Artillery in Belorussia would help to counter a German turn 1 attack on Ukraine.
it can be quite interesting to place a transport_and_an_artillery_in_the_denmark_strait_for_axis
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now that i’ve played a few times since the last comment, a sub in the atlantic helps germany alot, since it allows you to clear all their ships, and take the most valuable convoys on turn one with at least 8 subs left over (usually more) although saving isn’t bad too. Otherwise put artillary in poland for the initial strafe. Bids in africa are a waste.
as allies, i’m thinking that adding armor and infantry to russia is good (allies get usually 24 ipcs because of the bid) This alllows russia to take finland and then norway. This is important because it allows the allies to fly fighters to norway which is good! also boosts the russian income. Allies have a lot of options because of the large ipc’s they are able to place.
