Oh fusion? he does all sorts of videos not just 1942.though his channel is small though so i second this.

Sincerely, Hitler

It seems I am the only one here who has a different opinion than everybody else  :-D the thing with japan is that if you have good navy positioning, you’re starting navy should be enough to hold off the us for a couple of turns without you having to buy anything. During these precious turns, grab as much money as you can in Asia, and then use this income to have an arms race with the US.

If you start purchasing navy right off the bat, the India will wipe you off off Asia. This doesn’t even take into account russian pressure from the north. So in my opinion, only make navy buys when you have the income to afford it.
(P.S If you dont do pearl harbor, the us can pretty much put pressure on you without buying anything at all, let alone going 100% pacific.

So I had a game last night with my friends and of course i was japan (drew lots) and on round 4 the US had 3 fully fleshed out fleets in the water (he spent all his money in the pacific for a few turns) took Borneo, and now has my fleet huddled around tokyo. China somehow screwed me over (don’t ask me how) and now has a factory in Szechwan with a lot of Russian infantry in yunnan and anhwei.

In this scenario, it is alright to build a factory in Manchuria since the only way for me to actually get a transport fleet going is if the us actually turns his attention to Germany (who is doing pretty good)?

Sincerely, Hitler

I have come across a lot of articles on this board and getting a mixed bag of answers when it comes to this question. Is it worth butting an IC on Manchuria, and if so, what turn? My usual buy with japan is 1 DD, 2TP, spend the rest on infantry and save 2 bucks, but if the US just decides to go after me with his entire budget, its going to be hard to ferry troops with the US usually on my back door, so Ill build a factory on either french indo china, or Manchuria depending on who i’m pushing for.

So I would like to know what are your opinions on this topic?

Sincerely, Hitler

Thx for the replies  :-D

Sincerely, Hitler

Im not really into global ( im with the 1942.2’ers) but i just wanted to ask grasshopper, when are u starting you youtube channel back up? i dont have the money to buy global so I need something to help me familiarize myself with one of the biggest WWII games on the planet.

Sincerely, Hitler

I mean you could get all the peices if u wanted a makeshift version, but like what Teslas said it would be much cheaper to get the actual thing. Besides, its nothing like opening up the box and smelling the smell of… new.

But if your positive you want to take this path, Historical board game i believe provides all the miniatures you need. Mind you the peices (specifically infantry) cost 10 cents a pop, so if you want enough for setup and reserve it might cost a bunch. Plus you’ll need the roundels and dice, and also the chips, so that’s a lot of spending.

Sincerely, Hitler

Just wanted to ask, lets say your Germany and you have made it to the gates of Moscow, ready to roll the dice to start the big battle. lets say you bring you bomber in for a strategic bombing raid incase the attack fails to make sure Russia cant build anything out of the factory.

lets say the attack is succesfull and you plunge Moscow. At this point, Russia is German territory, so would you technically be doing a bombing raid on your own territory?

Sincerely, Hitler

I believe you roll seperately for subs, as explained by the suprise strike phase in the rulebook. However, planes i believe roll with the other combat units. For example, i have 2 fighters and 2 destroyers vs a BB and 2 subs. before the attacker rolls, the defending subs choose to either submerge or strike. If they submerge, they immediatly get put back on the game board. If they choose suprise strike, they roll and if both roll on a 1, the 2 destroyers are removed instantly since subs cant hit fighters. Then, the attackers roll normally along with the defending BB. This repeats until the BB is destroyed.

Sincerely, Hitler

In response to Elk, I feel stuck when it comes to making asian advancements. Basically UK will pump 2 fighters a turn in India and 1 destroyer in london every turn. With this method, he can have superb power projection, meaning i cant get close to india. ( When im playing the allies, I tried to get him to send at least 1 fighter a turn to russia, but he says he needs it for “Indian defense” and cant afford to give me any.) so while hes pumping fighters off of india, I try to push through china and the UK will be sucking up the money islands (he has INSANE luck with the sz37 battle) and the us buys some destroyers and subs just to throw something at me while hes focused in eurpoe. As soon as i make any progress in asia, my fleets destroyed, and i just stack tokyo until the us diverts there attention from the eurpoean theatre to me. So, Im wondering, how do i make progress in asia without my fleet getting totally anniahlated?

Sincerely, Hitler