You suggest for the US to send whatever is left of the Pacific fleet to E.US. I have done that, but then I find that I am vulnerable to Japanese harassment - shouldn’t you have something gaurding the W. coast?

Well it’s funny you bring up the IC in Afr. because that is exactly what my Allied opponent did. I just took it last night in a surprise move. Just as City on a Hill suggested, I brought 1 Battleship and 2 transports and took India with 2 INF and 1 ARM. My opponent merrily continued sending his 2 ARM up from S.Afr. on his next UK turn. He didn’t have a clue that I was planning to take his S.Afr. IC, so he left it with just 2 ARM. I easily took the IC with 2 INF and 1 ARM, supported by the Battleship’s pot-shot.

What was so gratifying about it was that he had begun to really get cocky and was trash-talking me like crazy on UK’s turn, telling me how I was never gonna take Africa and what-not. When I then took the IC in S.Afr., literally 2 minutes later, the dejected look on his face was just classic! :D

oh ok, I can see how stacking Karelia with fighters and 18 infantry would work. BUT, the way I have often played was that Britain built an IC in India in UK1, which makes it almost essentail for RUS to put at least one of its fighters there for a couple of turns. Therefore I always find that RUS has to split up its defenses and can’t hold Karelia.

What do you think of the Allied startegy of building an IC in India? I have often won as the Allies with that one, but recently, a moderate player beat me by massing all of Japan’s fighters around India, so UK had a really hard time breaking out in Asia. Then, he slowly ammased enough armor to crush India by like the 6th turn.

Thanks for the advice - I hadn’t thought of JAP taking S.Afr. like that. I will try it.

As for the Karelia question, can you please tell me, what would you do if you were RUS and GER took Karelia? Why is it such a bad move for GER? I have always played novice to moderate players, so I have always gotten away with it, never realizing that a really good RUS player could beat me if I did that.

I am Axis against 1 opponent playing Allies. Opponent has placed a UK IC in S.Afr. How hard should I fight for Africa? Or should I ignore it? If I should fight for it, what is the best way to counter his ability to build 2 units in S.Afr. each turn?

Also, I have heard some people say GER should have “a couple of bombers in W.Eur. to keep US from getting a navy in E.USA.” But how? GER can’t afford to buy a bomber early on, and only 1 bomber cannot keep USA from getting navy…right?

Lastly, I have heard many say that taking Karelia is a mistake by GER., as it is costly and RUS can retake it easily. But I took Karelia in G1 fairly easily, while still wiping out the UK navy. Have I made a mistake? Looking at my forces in Karelia, I appear to be safe enough, especially since RUS already has JAP to deal with in E.Asia. What do you think?