Do you think it would be unbalanced to give Italy another battleship or cruiser starting out, something to ensure the navy can survive past the first couple turns without fleeing the area?
My brother and I are trying to work out our perceived balance issues (and some noted by users on these forums in the past), but we have only played two games of E40, so I think we both still have a ways to go before we really have the dynamic of the game down.
It just seems the Allied navy starts out with a huge advantage, save for Germany’s U-boats (which can be dealt with fairly quickly), and with Germany’s first few turns pretty much sealed by fate (with being forced to first attack France and then Russia), they don’t seem to have the initial resources to focus any IPCs on more naval units to possibly pose a challenge to Allied transport convoys.
However, since my brother has been focusing pretty much all IPC on building an emergency air force (he is Axis) with Germany, I have had a hell of a time making landfall with transports.
Anyway, this is as much observation as question, but responses would be much appreciated. Thanks