@BJCard:
Why do people still leave 1 Russian Inf in border territories? If Germany is gonna take it anyway, why not just leave the territory empty?
Good question sir, and I’ll tell you why I do it - it puts some level of stress upon your opponent to bring enough forces to handle it… an aircraft, an armor, an atillery, or enough infantry to be sure (3 or more).
It also makes a statement to your opponent: I’m not giving up one scrap of ground without a fight.
It also inevitably leads to a few battles where that one infantry defies the odds and hits a couple enemy units… after all, 2 infantry and a fighter against an infantry is not a done deal by any means (have lost that battle too many times to count)… but one infantry against an empty territory works 100% of the time.
Also, against an Axis player who knows how to use Italy as a can opener for Germany, infantry pickets can mean the difference between life and death on the front.