Why not Egypt first?

[Ichabod]

@Afrikakorps:

I1: 1 Tank, 1 Mech
I2: 2 Tanks, 1 Mech
I3: 2 Bombers

Often Italy doesn’t have 24 IPCs on turn 2.

Japan will force the USA to focus on them with JDOW1 and pearl harbor

[Afrikakorps]

@Ichabod:

@Afrikakorps:

I1: 1 Tank, 1 Mech
I2: 2 Tanks, 1 Mech
I3: 2 Bombers

Often Italy doesn’t have 24 IPCs on turn 2.

Japan will force the USA to focus on them with JDOW1 and pearl harbor

How is that?
10 basic
5 NO north africa (Germany took Morocco)
5 NO cities (Germany southern France, Italy Greece + Gibraltar)
Yugo + Greece
4 IPC in Africa
= 28 IPC

With the Luftwaffe swarming the Med you might even make that NO also possible for a 33 IPC. All by only sending your air and small initial fleet to the Med.

My new G1 is 2 bombers + sub

[Ichabod]

What is the UK player doing?

I’m an Axis player fan, I just don’t see all of these scenarios described all the time. I a different thread a guy mentioned how to get Moscow on G5. Huh…?

Just rare I have 28 IPCs at the end of I2, or see anyone else collect that much. But yes, I don’t want to throw away my german transport on G2 to take Morrocco. Guess I should consider that.

[JDOW]

The way to Axis victory with the German goes as follows:

First Germanys only and most important objective is to break through Bryansk and access the money territories Caucasus and Volgograd.

From there Germany has 3-4 options.

1. Siege Moscow until it falls
2. If Russia turtles and Allied send all their air in. Go South towards Egypt (keep in mind that Allies are weak everywhere else with the fighters sitting ins Moscow.
3. Go South towards India
4. Stay around Rostov Caucasus and maintain 80ish income, in case Japan is healthy at 70ish. In this case the Axis can play for economic dominance and suffocate the Allies slowly.

Going for Egypt first via the med is usually to inefficient and forces concessions at the most important German Russian front.
Of course, if Italy can maintain pressure on Egypt, they could go for it. Always good to keep UK busy there and not from 110. But I definitely think that German med buys early are not good because that money is missing for Barbarossa.

[Afrikakorps]

@JDOW:

The way to Axis victory with the German goes as follows:

First Germanys only and most important objective is to break through Bryansk and access the money territories Caucasus and Volgograd.

From there Germany has 3-4 options.

1. Siege Moscow until it falls
2. If Russia turtles and Allied send all their air in. Go South towards Egypt (keep in mind that Allies are weak everywhere else with the fighters sitting ins Moscow.
3. Go South towards India
4. Stay around Rostov Caucasus and maintain 80ish income, in case Japan is healthy at 70ish. In this case the Axis can play for economic dominance and suffocate the Allies slowly.

Going for Egypt first via the med is usually to inefficient and forces concessions at the most important German Russian front.
Of course, if Italy can maintain pressure on Egypt, they could go for it. Always good to keep UK busy there and not from 110. But I definitely think that German med buys early are not good because that money is missing for Barbarossa.

However what about building
G1: 2 bombers, 1 sub
G2: 1 bomber, 9 tanks, 1 transport
G3: 9 tanks

18 extra tanks for Bryansk, the bombers can be used againt Egypt and then against Bryansk. As concluded the most efficient way for Germany to give Egypt to Italy is through sending its Luftwaffe to Alexandria G2.

I developed a new Italy strategy based on the Luftwaffe strike, will post it soon.

[variance]

Usually best to build 1 mech for each tank.  Build artillery in Ukraine.