Wow! :-o This is all very well put together and thorough! Thanks a lot Black_Elk! It’s nice to know that there are other possibilities out there for Russia. Can’t say I’m into ditching Caucasus so early on, but I’ll have to try it sometime and see how the German player reacts. Yeah, Szech and Bury moves make sense.
I think I got a good feel for Russia now. I’m working on different moves with US1 and UK1 now. For UK, I’m not referring to purchases. I’m trying different tactics with the their navy in Aus and India. I consider the following :
If bid (Egypt and/or SZ35 SS probably) then I’ll be tempted to hit EI and open up with a KJF.
If no bid, then I’ll be inclined to try a KGF. With my first choice hitting SZ61 and sending the rest to the Med. Depending on the board I might go full Med. Not so sure how it goes if I send it south around Africa or even trying to combine on SZ30 yet. As for the Australian fleet, I’ll probably send them east instead of combining them with Indian Ocean units in SZ30; another option I haven’t attempted is hitting Solomon with the Aus fleet (and maybe in conjunction with a risky Borneo–probably not.) The US could go Solomons as well in that case.
I’m sure that are plenty of alternatives, but right now that’s what I feel like I’m working with.
For USA…well, perhaps for another topic post.