@DarthMaximus:
I agree, that was an option, but she would have conceded some of the following to the Allies: WE, Nor, Kar, Belo, and Ukr as the UK or Rus held all of those prior to Germany’s turn.
Meaning if she commited all her planes and fleet to take out my trns she would have had to expose her tanks to retake Belo, Kar, and Ukr or of course concede them all to Russia for another turn.
Either way Germany was going to lose something.
And UK only loses 1 turn (the purchase of new trns) for drop off, since the UK’s next turn I used the trns as fodder anyway to take out the Germans. Meaning I didn’t unload new units that turn anyway.
So either way UK only loses one drop off.
Ultimately, I think she did the right thing by using her ftrs elsewhere on the mainland, the real problem was leaving the 2 ftrs on the AC, but again, if you are going to pull those ftrs, I really don’t see the worth in buying the AC to begin with.
Well, if Germany REALLY had such a poor position, the game was already lost regardless, don’t you think? So it should really be a question about Germany’s responses to other earlier Allied moves, instead of a single question about what should have been done with fighters at that point. I have to admit I’m not sure how the Allies got to take W. Europe and Norway that early if the Baltic fleet still existed.
(edit) woops hit the “notify” instead of “modify” button. Then confirmed. Ohhh well, reported me own post.
To be more specific, if UK takes Norway, that MUST leave UK transports in range of the Baltic fleet. If the Baltic fleet is blocked, the Germans can use air to clear out a weak block, or the Baltic fleet and fighters to clear a strong block. Or the Baltic fleet can just be used to retake Norway with W. Eur fighters and infantry from Germany; regardless, the Baltic fleet’s existence gives Germany some options in the Atlantic.
But for Germany to have lost Norway AND Western Europe, AND not be in position to make a rather nasty German naval/air counterattack; it’s just unclear to me how that could have happened.
I don’t think it’s a matter of having to trade fighters for transports. If he had taken transports as casualties, you probably run away after killing the transports unless you can kill some expensive ships at a good fighter price, which is still good for Germany. If he had taken strong defenders (destroyer, battleship) as initial casualties, of course you stick around, because at that point your air force will be mighty against a lot of puny transports.
Later on, if you don’t have a German navy, and you only have air, and say he has two transports escorted by a carrier, THEN, it’s trading fighters for transports. But in that particular situation, you still had German naval units to take as casualties; I don’t think you really had to trade fighters.
Anyways, I don’t know what the board position was, oh wellz. (/edit)