Free for all?

Hi guys, new to this site, but I have had a few questions regarding powers not at war with each other. I am well aware of what powers start at war with one another and which do not, but the whole formality of it all seems a bit pointless to me. Because you can declare war, even if not provoked, it would be easy to just declare war in order to take away the 10 IPCs from Japan’s global objective. I guess I’m just wondering if there is any real function or advantage to not being at war. I am always confused why other players I see in videos wait multiple turns to attack and avoid war. My dad and I just always begin the attack immediately because it is generally more advantageous for the Axis to attack while it is in the lead with military forces before the Allies’ economic edge takes away that advantage (idk that is just my opinion, let me know if there are other factors to consider).

@SeaYa

One additional point:

Norway is 5 territories away from Berlin. Without a Baltic fleet the Germans will have to use valuable fast units to break the Anglo-American forces there. This also means that, since it’ll take some time for German forces to reach Norway, they’ll have to commit way more than might be necessary in case the Western Allies go all in on reinforcing Scandinavia well. With Western Europe, German industrial complexes are much closer, so there’s much less range and uncertainty over how much would be needed to repulse the Allies. It’s the same reason why the Balkans can be so deadly.

@yazoinkergrapft

well just a FYI but Krieghound wrote the rulebook so there is no higher authority :)

@dazedwit

As germany you dont have the option really, if russia plays defensive and stacks you either have 1 big stack or get taken out piece by piece.

If they really stack leninggrad hard you just go there first with your stack and take out the bigger part of their army.

1 big stack cannot really be held by russia, so soon you birdcage them and then you reinforce from 3 factories closeby where russia has only income for a few infantry.

@weddingsinger:

I guess its only unique application is its after Italy but before Germany.  Not a frequently useful window of opportunity.

If you wait until after G2 so you know no Sea Lion, the fighter can be in Moscow or Calcutta before G6/J6

Mostly my French Fighter ends up in Egypt.

@dazedwit said in The Afrika Korps:

@Afrikakorps

I have new ideas for this strategy.

G4 Sealion with all out economic warfare of convoys and SBR starting G1. The amount of money you can remove in first 3 turns is most of their income - lot less inf defending London. (The way you get there is up to you but new strat I want to try - buy AB and destroyer - you can also buy a trns or carry over the money. 2 subs to 106 - or if you’re frisky, one sub, and save the other to convoy 119;
2 subs to 91 to take out UK cruiser;
1 sub, 1 ftr to 109;
1 BB, 3 Tac, 2 ftr to 110

What would stop me from scrambling 4 fighters in SZ109, just wondering there is a verry good chance of killing both fighter and sub for just 1 destroyer ( or 1 fighter )

The BB in SZ110, can be attacked by the UK fleet of 1 BB 1 cruiser 1 destroyer with 3 fighters and 1 bomber. Could remove the bomber to do taranto, if you want to scramble 3 fighters in defence thats ok with me.

As UK gibastion is not an option now but you have a working BB in the area so id love to trade that for the german BB and a bunch of airforce.

Also 110 thats 1 BB 3 tacs and 2 fighters, so 3x@3 and 3@4 against the UK+scramble of 2x@3 and 4x@4 not a bad gamble for the UK to take either.

@teslas

Send subs to take out UK cruiser in 93

Kill the boats in 93 G1 and land the planes in Southern Italy. 2 German planes (if both survived attack on French fleet) now available to scramble against Taranto.

G1 - don’t land any planes in West Germany (air base) and leave the 1 trns you start with unprotected in SZ 113. The only thing that can hit the unprotected trns is the UK bomber. If they take the bait (lots of people can’t help but go after unprotected trns), then that bomber can’t take part in Taranto.

Italy needs to land in Syria turn one. ignore Egypt. You can take Egypt later.

If UK using Gibastion strat, Italy will have 2 good options on I1

If you would like to do a Sealion, send your entire fleet to Syria and land your two tanks/two inf on Syria. UK will cross the med with their planes and prob their boats too. Germany buys a bunch of trns next turn and UK too far away to do anything about it.

If you are not planning on Sealion, send your entire fleet to Syria and land troops on both Syria and Cyprus. Cyprus will prevent the ftrs on Gibraltar for attacking your boats. Cyprus will most likely deny UK NO for rest of game so that’s good too. (this assumes UK didn’t activate Greece).

hmmm, UK should activate Greece turn one if doing Gibastion. planes can land there if Cyprus taken