@JimmyHat:
@Razor:
you invade UK and next turn you bombard the Naval Base and Airbase in Gibraltar to ruins. Since you now control UK, they cant repair this bases, so the US units that land in Gibraltar turn 4 will get less range.
!!! OMG
I’ve been so concerned with Gibraltar as Germany that I am shucking units there, putting an AA gun and leaving my fleet there.
With this move I can leave my ships to fight against Russia and just bomb Gibraltar! Amazing, its little moves like this that some people see as common sense and others miss entirely.
What stops America from building a naval base in either Morocco, Rio de oro, Spain, or Portugal? If the enemy forces you to attack neutrals, do it. You need the threat that moving 3 spaces affords the US. Dropping your land units in Spain each round, means you only need 2 transport fleets as the US consisting of 9 transports each. If the axis are stacked well in Gibraltar or French areas, stage a round or two In Portugal, then move in force, this saves the number of transports you need to build. The US only needs to spend 60 IPCs on land units (12 inf, 6 art) a round, other IPCs can go towards fleet or air units. 18 units landed in Portugal, then 18 + Portugal move into Spain, if they are smashed, you now have 18 more that can counter attack plus carrier planes…If its suicide, wait one more turn in Portugal (36 units) then move and land 54 units in Spain. If the Axis almost have 8 cities, you are only 2 turns from France which you can trade to keep the game going in an emergency Walking from Spain to Southern France threatens Northern Italy and France at the same time.