I can’t say the best plans as Axis as I am usually USSR when I play but when you use the term Asymmetric Warfare, you do know that means when two armies that are not equal fight each other like a professional army vs a militia would be an example for Asymmetric Warfare.
What is the point of not declaring war??
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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).
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@DallinD
Hey Dallin, welcome!Assuming Global 1940 and setting aside some of the restrictions the US and Soviets have to making Declarations of War (DoW), I agree with you on the principle of the Axis not waiting around to attack. A well planned J1 attack (less attack on US) is devastating and renders UK / ANZAC decision to declare war a moot point. Furthermore, an immediayr attack by Japan is not only encouraged by the initial unit dispersion but is also historically accurate, as Japan was not raising fears by sitting idle and producing more units. So long as the J1 eliminates the UK and ANZAC wartime National Objective (NO) bonuses before they can collect them, ot makes sense not to wait around.
On the Europe side, Germany taking a turn or two to attack the Soviets makes sense for the similar reasons regarding unit dispersion and historical activity.
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@SeaYa Thank you, I guess I just didn’t know why it mattered. It seemed like declaring war should just be automatic. And I am also wondering what reasons would Germany and Russia not attack each other. I am aware of the history of early ww2, but what is the strategy and why would Russia and Germany not go to war. I mean for Russia it seems obvious because they need to build up defence, but in the past when I’ve played Germany, I’ve quickly attacked Russia while their weak and I have more forces than them. I’ve just never played this war and don’t really get why waiting would be advantageous for Germany.
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@DallinD
Concentratiom of force.
As the Soviets are restricted (G40) from declaring war on Germany or Italy until their 4th turn unless attacked by either country first, Germany can have a turn or two to concentrate forces on other battles (UK navy, France, Balkans) to decisively eliminate threats to their western front, while purchasing units for use in turn 3+, and deploying forces for a decisive push towards Moscow, all while not having to worry about any incursion on their eastern border. Concentration of force also preserves your units, as defeating an enemy formation in one round of combat gives them less opportunities to inflict casualties against your attacking units.
Not that a G1 Barbarossa is unheard of, but depends on one’s style and overall Axis strategy of how much pressure to put on various Allied theaters of operation. -
Ok thank you so much this makes a lot more sense now.
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Japan not attacking round 1 also has a similar strategy. You can focus on china for a turn and if you plan on a sea-lion attack with germany and the german turn went well you might want to prevent the US from doing anything for a few rounds.
With Sea-lion as a viable alternative and Japan in striking position but not yet at war anzac and the UK have to be carefull while the US has to decide how to split its money if they spend all on europe to maby counter sea-lion or liberate fast then japan can really mess around.
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