Strong Germany Opening in Africa

Sure… but I probably will not be able to do G1 until tomorrow (monday) evening.

20 IPC bid placement:
3 INF Manchuria
1 INF Kwangtung
2 INF FIC
2 IPC saved as Japan

@Hamar:

ok, so i was a little rough.  i apologize.  i was actually hoping that i could instigate you to try a game or two against some experienced opponents.  you obviously are interested in discussing/working out ideas and strategies, and i am impressed that you are so willing to listen when others critique your ideas.  everyone could learn a little from you in that respect.  anyways, i’m going to offer a few ideas on the other topics that you have posted!

Apology Accepted; and mine offered in return.

To be all honest, All I CAN do it seems is to discuss strategy here, take those ideas and test them myself using my apparently poor version of PC based A&A.

I’ll discuss anything.  Hell one of my earliest posts was in response to a KGF strategy I had never seen implemented to the degree that appears so common here.  It worked, as far as it went, just could not withstand the subsequent UK/US counter.

And I am not afraid to try crazy ideas either (see my Japan AF transfer post to blast the allied fleet in J4 in another thread).  There are so few major variants that exist in the early stages of the game, and discussing later stages is next to impossible because of all that preceeds it.  I am willing to consider even the most off-the wall ideas, if there is a chance it might be plausible.  About the only things that are not worth strategy discussions are things like “roll all tech as Japan until you hit Heavy Bombers” or other such tripe.

I prefer to play with the base units, no technology, wth the game rules as they exist (except to “boost” my oponent in a PC game to make it moe challenging).  And I like to play the Axis.  I play a strong Japan, whether the US goes after Japan or Germany.  So my main posts here are always going to be from the perspective of boosting Germany, helping Germany survive long enough for Japan to be a threat in Europe/Central Asia, or weakening Allied powers to allow Germany to survive long enough for Japan to flex its might.

If anyone knows of a real-time online gaming site, or if anyone has the Hasbro version and would like exchange information to set up a game, I am more than willing.  I just need a time and an IP address…

Germany will have no ships after UK 1, so worrying about UK or US is futile.

You must claim what you can in Afr early on (rds 1-3), without sacrificing too much from Europe, so you can keep constant pressure on Russia early.

I think Brazil is a location suited only to the Japanese trying for an economic victory, and at that it is something that can sort of be smelled out in advance by the Americans.

I am on the side of those who argue that the EUsa can and should be the embarkation point for those forces going to work in Africa. Brazil is something of a secondary point; it’s real value is realized when the Axis take it, but this can easily be countered by the US sending a few INF down there.

Rather than mess around with Brazil, I would advise the US player to simply get transports and then once enough of them are built get a few escort vessels to forestall any air attacks on your convoys and hit Africa from East USA.

Hey whats up Ozone 27, Long time no see.
I’ve been experimenting over in A&A Europe

Only problem is, I continue to fail in my attempts to convice my esteemed colleagues of the necessity for a bid…

Germany rules!

“sigh” :cry: Man I Hear That,
Freakin Noobs :x

Thankfully I can still pwn them with no bids,
my problem is, I can’t get them to use RR
That is What Pisses Me Off

Well, I always play Germany, because my siblings are not good at playing…, so I give them the Allies(easier to play)

Here is a recent thread where we covered this topic:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=696

Also, there is a topic below on G1 w/2-hit battleships - 95% of it applies to 1-hit battleships as well. It has some good ideas for Turn 1 German strategies:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=718

I agree, as well. It’s just I wonder at the investment: If you’re thinking pure Sea Zone defense, you’d think 3 SUB would be a better investment than 2 FTR: in an attack, the 3 SUBs would score about 1 hit consistently, same as 2 FTRs. But SUBs can defend in Sea Zones (at least against ships), where FTR’s (without a CV) cannot. SUBs are more survivable than FTRs because they have their submerge/withdraw abilities. SUB hits (unlike FTR hits) cannot be countered. And 3 SUBs represent 1 extra casualty you can take should the battle go poorly.

I guess the reason German SUBs never seem to appear in signifigant numbers is the threat of USSR. It’s easy to justify the money spent on FTRs because when you’re not using them to fight sea battles, you can use them against Russia. SUBs are virtually useless against the mainly landlocked USSR and so nobody ever purchases many of them…what a shame.

Ozone27