I’ll scramble for mainly for two reasons.
- Germany didn’t commit enough to a seazone.
- Germany bought ground units for Russia or went G1 Barb
Sometimes if I know my opponent doesn’t like to SL or isn’t very good at handling USSR after a SL, I’ll scramble just to tempt them into going down a path I know they’ll struggle with. Depends on what Japan’s doing as well as where I’m planning on spending the bulk of my US money.