I may have to try that instead. Maybe 5 tanks instead of the 3 fighters. Maybe a tech roll and hope for improved mech infantry? :wink:
Turn 5 or 6 buy some fighters.
Last game I played another player who played Germany was going for Sea Lion and by the time he got around to attacking my Rusians, I got a nice stack of tanks and mechs ready at Bryansk (love to build up a ‘Bryansk front’) because from there you can attack basically towards all sides (from Caucasus to Leningrad) and also had bought 2 extra planes and for the rest nothing but infantry and artillery.
My buys are usually inf+art for Leningrad and tank+mech for Stalingrad. And for the rest, an early plane buy (at least 2 extra) and lots of infs and arties in Moscow.
My buddies come into Russia pretty hard. The Germans do build a couole transports but only to threaten Sealion if I am sleeping and land troops in Lenningrad.
So usually Russia goes pretty infantry heavy building a tank, mech, and artillery per turn. I love having mechs and tanks as Russia. The German stacks are usually full of these fast moving units and that causes me troubles. I just end up in these 80 vs 75 pip stand offs where I need my 10@2’s to keep up
I think it’s only +10, not 12.
It’s 12 as of Alpha +.1 for Japan only and 10 for Russia.
As it’s in Japan’s interest to attack Russia, but it wasn’t in Russia’s interest to attack Japan, so it’s a slightly stiffer penalty to Russia (get’s less cash if Japan attacks and Japan gets more if Russia attacks).
I think it’s only +10, not 12.
It’s 12 as of Alpha +.1 for Japan only and 10 for Russia.
Actually, I just checked: it’s 12 for both.
Russia normally(at least in the games I play) ends up on the defense at first. Thus a mix of guys and tanks is best I belive. Guys to soak up front line damage and tanks one area behind to counter attack if possible. And if Germany doesn’t attack then you push forward with the guys and the tanks.
I’m toying with an odd bomber or two.
It’s strictly for the counter attacks russia has to do along the eastern front.
Say Russia had 3 or 4 bombers, that’s 3 or 4 territories, you can cover with +4 support during your micro-counters. It’s also a fleet killer if Germany is going to have any sort of navy in the baltic.
The reward is that you don’t have to risk/use/leave equipement along the eastern front - like tanks and artillery, because you’ve got the air power to backup your infantry.
Fighters could do the trick as well I suppose, and are better on defense… but the range options with bomber+airbase are just to juicy to resist…
I’ve taken a liking to a 6 art 1 tac R1
7 art 1 fighter R2
alternating between a fighter and a tac every turn thereafter with everything else spent on inf.
Gives your Russian stack some teeth while not skimping on numbers too much. A lot depends on what Germany purchases its first couple turns as well as what turn you think they’ll be attacking, however.
round1 7artillery, 3infantry
Last game I bought one tank for every mech. i bought, making my army very mobile and I busted open the southern front near italy. (I also got lucky and developed advanced mech. infantry)
What does advanced mech do again?
I believe advanced mech. inf. allows for them to attack with a two when supported by a tank.
round1 7artillery, 3infantry
And on subsequent rounds?
more infantry and artillery, but in lower proportions of artillery to infantry. if germany has went for sealion then in round 3+ switch to almost all mechanized infantry builds to catch up with your artillery.
Advanced Arty would help as well. However, I don’t think Russia can afford to start rolling TECH unless you use the AA50 token house rule.
