Do naval and air bases purhcases count toward the ic build limit?

if I buy an Industrial Complex with Germany, it goes off the Adriatic Sea where I can dump boats to help defend Italy.  A Major Complex in Romania sounds great on paper, but I’ve seen it a few times and, in my humble opinion, you are better off getting 10 infantry and walking them down there.  Even better, I think, transports in the North Sea as it lets you threaten North Russia, Leningrad, Scotland and England as well as moving off the coast of France.

Just my opinions and observations.

@captain:

Yes…the trannies could be sunk, probably not ANYTIME though. A destroyer and loaded airbase could be a deterrent for attacks on them.
If Germany want to build an IC in that region I feel Finland would be a better choice…or they could wait until the US builds one in Norway and take it from them.

In IPC terms…

Loaded AB (West Germany, 3 FGT) + DD + 2 X TT = 52 IPC. Considering that you already have the three FGT and one TT at the start of the game then DD + TT = 20 IPC. But your FGT and available TT are tied to the Baltic. No trip to the Med, Middle East, Africa or central Russia for them.

Minor IC = 12 IPC and that’s all. Better put it in Finland for better defense against amphibious assaults and closer proximity to Leningrad.

I recently played my first alpha 2 game, and it did at much needed balance too the game buy lessening of the American war time economy. Also with the addition of infantry and fodder to the german war machine. Anyways, in a regular A&A Europe 1940, if the axis don’t have the game won on turn six is practically impossible. This is because on turn seven, even an incompetent USA player will have enough amassed force to destroy a province and gain a foothold in europe which is the end. The only chance Germany would have is if they control russia and have all their forces in france and central europe.

yes! war of atrition… :evil: :-D

@squirrelfox:

Well, I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing the Soviet battleship leaving the Baltic Sea.  Makes it easier to ferry troops to Leningrad when I don’t have to take out that annoying Red Fleet, and I can take it out when I spread out into the Atlantic.  So it COULD potentially be useful to Germany to let the neutral Soviet fleet out of the Baltic.  I’d have to see it in action first before passing judgment, though.  Could be interesting… I may try it, see what happens.

I think that letting the Soviet BB hook up with the Royal Navy would be bad news for Germany. Better, as the Offspring song exhorts, to “keep 'em separated”.

Nice work!

Now how about a complete listing of WWII air bases?  :wink:

@Emperor_Taiki:

I know what you saying about ports and the overpowerness of air vs naval, but in AAP40 their are a lot of  places for the navies to hide from aircraft, it accauly feals kinda like the real war.

Most of those hiding places include an island AB. There will be islands in the Med, and you have Iceland but Larry already said no Azores. So unless there is an island in the Baltic or a special rule for scrambling near straights hiding places will be limited. Maybe there will be a rule that you can scramble from a capital in the global game.