I like that Nenetsia strat. Maybe combine them? I want the thrust to come from romania though.
G1:
Minor complex for Romania
1 AP, 1 DS
Move transport with the fleet to 112
Place fleet in 112
G2:
Upgrade Romania complex
Airbase in Romania
3 Transport for romanian complex this turn
Inf with the rest.
This would mean attack on G2, which broadcasts the move in the Black sea though…
Whoops, didn’t even realize. Should I change my SN? There’s an underscore between so it’s not the same SN…
Where are the actual Desert Foxes? Haven’t seen them on either.
As for moving the the transports on G2, they have no where to go if they’re in the Black Sea, so the Italian Inf would just be sitting on there.
They would have to follow the rules for multi-nation loading and load on I2, unload on I3. :|
I build A CV and 2 Ftrs each turn. 3 tech rolls first turn (using AA50 tech tokens) netted me Jet Fighters :-D. By US4 I had 3 (soon to be 4) CVs outside SF with 5 Ftrs and a Tac. 2 CVs with 4 Ftrs in the Atlantic. When I ramped up to 82 IPCs then comes the simultaneous transport build on both sides (more on Atlantic, KGF, imo) along with inf for a USA 5 or USA D-Day. This way you ensure fleet support for your transports. Learned my lesson a long time ago in AA50 when my opponent sacked his air force but completely decimated my D-Day fleet setting me back 3 turns.
I’ve also considered doing an Strat Bomber/Ftr build, but the new Alpha+1 rules kind of change that. The idea would be to knock out Germany’s ability to produce frankly anything, along with killing the Luftwaffe exactly how the US actually did it: using the 8th Air Force to ‘escort’ (in quotes because they were really hunting the Luftwaffe) the bombers and take out the German fighters. Haven’t tested this though cause it has 2 downfalls: longer time until USA gets D-Day going, and also practically leaves the USA in the dust fleet wise against Japan, which you CAN NOT do now with the new VC rules.
No worries :-D It’s in a bunch of other threads, but here’s the latest Alpha+1. Frankly though I like Alpha+ the best so far. I think it’s the most balanced. Haven’t tried +1 yet though.
Alpha+1 here:
http://www.harrisgamedesign.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=4060
He’s playing with Alpha rules, which allows Costal Sea zone scrambling with up to 3 Ftrs/Tacs.
Airbase instead of a fleet. That’s a really good idea. Plus I could base the Luftwaffe out of Romania then. The only downfall I can see if that you don’t have the BB and Cruiser taking potshots for when he does put defenses in those territories. That would alleviate needing to attack Turkey/Sweeden/Spain, which imo a big pain. Regardless a German fleet in the med is a good idea, I just don’t know if it’s worth taking on those 20 inf for it.
Hey all, long time reader, first time poster.
I’m playing Alpha+ with my friend next week and thought I’d try this strategy with Germany to really throw his Russia off balance.
G1: French IPCs
Buy: Major IC in Romania
Destroy UK fleet with Luftwaffe/subs and Baltic Fleet in 109, 110, 111 and 112
Take Yugoslavia
Take France - net extra IPCS.
Grab Finland and Bulgaria
2 Inf from Germany move to Finland (via 115) on tranny
Italy 1 takes Southern France (in exchange for Ger taking Bulgaria + more surviving forces from France)
G2: Set up
Buy: 1 BB, 1 Cruiser, 2 Transports (maybe 3?), remaining IPCs on Inf for Romania
Take Normandy
Non-Normandy tanks move Eastward
Army in Yugoslavia (approx 9 inf + change) and 4 inf in Yugo all move to Romania
Tranny (if it survives UK 1, which it might considering it’s in 115 and there’s a prime fleet target in 112) goes back to Germany again and 2 more inf into Finland.
Place new fleet in black sea. Inf on Romania.
G3: Operation Barbarossa
Buy: Infantry/Mech/Tanks for Romania
The goal here is that Russia now has a large stack in Finland to worry about, with an air force in range, but more importantly he now has Ukraine, Rostov and the Caucasus all within range of a G3 attack with air forces and either 4 or 6 inf from the Black Sea, and a major army in Romania. Thus he can’t leave these three territories undefended (as he normally would for a defensive line against Romania). As Stalingrad has only a minor, he’s going to have to choose from diverting forces from the North to the South. For defense, with a BB and a Cruiser, I’m hoping that’s a hard decision about sacking his air force to take out the fleet (Indian Ftrs are out of range). AND it’s still a bonus even if Russia does attack the fleet. Yes Ger loses more TUV, but the loss of that Russia air force will cripple his counter attacks on land across the board.
Even without the Black Sea fleet annoying him, the Wehrmacht originating from Romania and heading straight for Russia is dangerous. My route would be Eastern Poland, Western Ukraine, Bryansk, Russia, which still puts the major army in range of the three Southern ‘bread and butter’ 2 IPC territories (if need be). Russia has to support Stalingrad with the amphibious landings happening in these territories each turn. Ideally this overwhelms Stalingrad, as the main German force is putting constant pressure directly on Russia.
If he diverts from the North, Germany has the option of engaging with large stack that has been in Finland, further splitting Russia’s forces.
Got this tactic from How Hitler Could Have Won WWII where a general proposes not invading Russia by land, but an amphibious assault directly for the rich oil fields of the Caucasus. Hitler didn’t listen to him (thank goodness for the free world); however, it might work in G40!
Thoughts?