Then on UK2 it builds 2 more fighters and it now has 6 FTRs and 1 BMR against the German Baltic fleet. Germany has to build more naval on G3 else its carrier, fighters, cruiser and transport are dead on UK3. And the leftover Allied fighters can still go to Moscow after they sink the German fleet.
I’m already used to that UK fleet being blasted away on the majority of the hundreds of games I’ve played Spring 1942 1st Ed. - apparently that’s news to you though…
Apparently the world class player hasn’t figured it out yet… building ANY British ships on UK waters on UK1 will usually suicide and a waste because of the Germans power and the new SZ dispositions.
The US can’t reach and reinforce an UK fleet with its starting ships so the UK can only place 1 carrier and 2 destroyers, together with the Soviet sub and 2 FTRs. The Germans should have 2-3 subs, plus most airforce in range, so any naval buys on UK1 are a waste if the Germans can reach and sink them.
The best UK1 buy on that situation actually 2 FTRs, 2 INF, 1 ART, put the fighters on UK and the ground units to India.
1 fighter from the fleet off India, the other from Egypt, remaining units (bomber) land on Egypt. That retains the 4 FTRs on the UK to use against the Baltic fleet.
Yupiii… the East Indies fleet is safe… wait, didn’t that happened already on 1st Edition and the Axis could still lose the game?
- Yes, UK can continue to buy 2 FTR each round, but that is NOT what UK is “made” for. UK needs to have a fleet outside London, and push units against Germany, this is normal and pretty much logical. Letting a UK fleet outside London sink, makes UK totally crippled.
I don’t need to buy more naval units with Germany than what I said I will do. G1 = Battleship and maybe a Transport, but Battleship + 7 INF is a very good buy. G2 turn = Carrier + 1 ART + 8 INF. So the funny part is that UK is letting it’s fleet getting wiped out while Germany expands it’s fleet and takes out your 4 FTR if you ever decide to attack on UK2.
As you said, you would need 6 FTR. Remember, there is NO UK Bomber left anymore to attack Baltic Fleet on UK2, because as you said, you would land your UK Bomber on Egypt, the only possible place to land because I took Syria.
Then try to guess what happens to that UK Bomber in Egypt on G2 turn ?
So basically, you would have only 4 FTR to attack German Baltic Sea fleet with on UK2. Germany on the other hand has BB, Carrier with 2 FTR + Cruiser + Transport. If you want to commit suicide with 4 UK FTR, be my guest, but it’s not going to be fun for the UK Air Force. You will get 2 hits with 4 FTR and then they die, one of the hits is absorbed by the German Battleship.
There is a good possibility to save a UK fleet on London. If the U.S. attacks German subs outside Canada with U.S. DD and 1 FTR + 1 BMR, then U.S. will be able to wipe them out, although U.S. will not be able to unload anything on Morocco. Allthough that still gives Germany 2 more subs in the North Sea.
Now, the way UK can save it’s fleet is to build a carrier outside of London, land 1 UK FTR on it. On U.S. turn, American FTR lands on UK carrier after attacking German subs on Canada. Furthermore UK could buy additional cruiser which would give UK a fleet of 1 BB, 1 Cruiser, 1 Russian sub + 1 Carrier with 2 FTR. Now, you tell me,how Germans are going to sink that with having only 2 subs as a “shield” ?
So you could say I think it is funny that you or others choose to let the UK fleet outside London, just die.
East Indies being safe, yes, totally worth it. In previous versions, those Japanese ships were NOT in the UK range of attack, they are NOW. As you said, there is a 63% chance that UK will win if they attack, with my strategy, that prosentage is NOW ZERO, which gives Japan a massive air and naval power to start with. You see, I don’t like seeing Japan losing 33% of it’s FTR before they even start, and I don’t like Japan losing 50% of their Battleships or Carriers before it is even Japanese turn ;)