I will always attack the Kwangtung transport with the Indian destroyer. But not taking Egypt lets the carrier and transport to go throught the canal, which creates problems. You don’t have to send the whole fleet through…
The Britsh fleet in the med will consist of a destroyer (which you didn’t kill), a carrier, 2 fighters, and a transport. This threatens Southern Europe so you’re actually forced to deploy units there, which is very annoying as they can’t be sent to Eastern Europe in one turn if thye’re infantry. This also threatens Western Europe, and also gives the British more material with which to destroy your Baltic and Med navies as they try to link up.
Going into Africa also forces the Allies to do something about it, either a landing in Algeria or some troops from India. If they let Germany run free with whatever units invade Egypt, then the Allies will probably lose. You don’t have to send more than the first turn’s worth of units if you don’t want to, but it’s a cheap price to pay to make them do something about it.
It seems that Africa is simply a distraction which deviates G from it’s ultimate goal, overrunning USSR. I look forward to anyone’s comments.
Africa happens to be your only valid way of expanding IPCs. Germany will not be able to go offensively against Russia if the Allies are played well. You need to delay/distract the Allies, that is your main goal as Germany, and a turn 1 invasion of Egypt will do that quite nicely. You save a sub, an infantry, and an artillery, but give the British a carrier, transport, fighter, tank, and infantry to work with? I don’t think so.
The extra 2 land units you save by not going into Africa on turn 1 is not worth the advantage you’re giving the British. I can see you making arguments for not further reinforcing Africa, but I have yet to hear a logical, convincing argument to skip a turn 1 Egypt attack.
by the way if you must tran G1 units to Africa send 1 inf & 1 arm not 1 inf & 1 art but that’s another discussion
Bad plan by the way. Sending a tank there rewards the British even more if they counterattack with Indian troops.