Always win with Russia

You can prevent the Allies from strongly reinforcing Russia with fighters by threatening Vyborg and Leningrad early.  The only efficient way for the Allies to get fighters to Russia is through Leningrad, a distance of 4 from UK.  Fighters built in the US on turn 1 land in UK on turn 2 and Leningrad in turn 3.  They then join the Russian stack in Belorussia on turn 4.  You have until then to make sure you have enough forces forward to ensure that the Russians can’t stand in Belorussia even with all the extra fighters.  Further, funnelling fighters through Leningrad means the Allies have to divert ground units from Belorussia to prevent everything from being lost.  If so, the German player gets to choose which battle to fight, Leningrad or Belorussia.

The other thing you can do is try to get the Allied player to divert fighters to the Battle of the Atlantic by using you subs in sea zones where it disrupts the flow of fighters to Leningrad.

If the Allied player has been able to get 7 or 8 extra fighters to Russia by turn 3 or 4, Germany is probably doomed, so a combination of pressure and diversion usually prevents the fighter build up.

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It depends on the outcome of the firswt battle. As a German player, I try to capture Vborg and Leningrad in the first turn to take away lending area for fighters from England. Fighters are better to give to the Russians since they are cheaper, and they help defend agaisnt industrial bombing. If I play as an ally, I send all the initial fighter force to Russia, both British and American. I don’t donate the bombers, as they can help in Operation Torch, and industrial bombing.

It needs some work-Germany would most likely take out Britain’s fleet, plus some of their convoys, so it would be a pretty risky propostion. Not to mention the fact that Russia will be pretty hard pressed to support two offensives at once. What I would do is have the US build infantry the first turn, then transports, then by turn 4 make one large amphib assault at the closest territory.

Interesting idea. Something to try out.

i’m pretty sure the money russia get’s in the convoy is supposed to be from the usa, The far east money isn’t represented too well. They don’t get it when archangel falls because this is where the allies landed their supplies.
if the game were 98% realistic, it would have to start earlier. If it were 98% realistic, and it started in 1941 germany would win since they wouldn’t make the same mistakes they did in the real war. I could argue that the allies made most of their terrible mistakes before the war started. Germany made a few key mistakes once the war was underway that cost them the war.
regardless, it’s a fun game

ya they may be 15 ipc vs a max of 6, but bomber has 100% hit ratio.

AA is about 17.5% throw in one or two fighters and no way u will lose a bomber.

what makes you think that germany will take russia just like that.If the russian player has half a brain he will be able to form a very strong defensive line strecting from lenningrad though belorussia down to ukraine