@Cmdr:
No, the Royal navy is dead. I don’t need any fighters or bombers for France anymore, it’s a pushover and I usually get at least France and W. France without any aircraft help, sometimes if I feel high and mighty, I take S. France too.
It’s round 2 attack because I need the airforce for round 1. Smack the crud out of England on Round 2 so they can’t build as much and then pull out on round 3 so they get a nice, fat paycheck for you to take round 4. Since on Round 4 everyone can attack anyway, there’s no deterrant.
I see now. By round 4, even if the Russians do attack you have enough stuff along the border that they won’t get very far while you are finishing off England. Then on round 5, you have all those lovely British Pounds to spend and really focus your attention on the Red Menace.
So you don’t try to convoy raid them with your subs, right? Just pound their factories, let them spend money on repairs which of course means less on units, then collect a full income for you to take round 4. Good thinking!