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(…)If I see Germany’s round 1 buys and troop
Movements aren’t anything to do with a Sealion then this is my main setup as England round 1 (…)
And what about a surprise Sea Lion?
I have seen (and executed) a Barbarossa feighn, just to achieve what you seem to be doing UK1: UK building nothing in London at all and its med fleet dispositioned (or destroyed) in the med.
Germany can still buy 10 TRS GE2 and RAID UK IC+AB (Italy can use its STR (+FTR) to RAID the UK airbase after UK’s turn as well so comes GE3 the UK cannot scramble).
With only some UK2 builds to protect London after repairing its IC, no option to scramble (most likely), the German surprise attack on London is very effective. Particularly if UK has built an IC in Egypt that suddenly falls silent because London cannot collect any income anymore.
I find it very dangerous, that IC in Egypt UK1. But I would consider building it UK2 instead for certain!
for sure you can still do this for sure
12 Ipcs for the IC in Egypt
10 for a fighter for England and 2 more Infantry for England it self.
Pull down the fighter from Scotland and the 2 Infantry and 1AA �Also
Now this is a big also if Italy did not destroy or attack the navy or Germany is saving its Airorce for England’s attack then the 2 Fighters from sea zone 93 do make it back to England (count te spaces)
So basicaly at Round 2 England you see a Sealion comming you’ll already have 6 infantry 5 anti aircraft 1 mech and 7 fighters in England
2 British that originally start with in England
1 French
1 from Scottland
1 you bought from Round 1
And the 2 from the Aircraft Carrier ( If Italy didn’t attack but I can’t see them winning) and if Germany is doing a Sealion they need to save there Airforce for it
Which leaves you to still have your buys for England round 2 and still be reactive.
Hey Sir,
I just looked at your suggest UK1 strategy, some comments:
1. If you build Fig+tank SA and IC Egypt EVEN I - And I HATE sea lion because I think it is a losing strategy for the Axis - so even I would accept the invitation and just take England with no losses.
No way you’ll have 7 fighters Uk2, everything in the Med will for sure be on the ground of the sea after G2.
I just ran the calculation. Assuming you use no ship for killing sz96 and put 2 figs on the Carrier Italians alone would have 51% to clear, it is 33% in case you put a sub in 98 as a bid. However the battle is a bit problematic as you cannot just tip the carrier as a casualty as Italians could just retreat then and the air would crash and the Germans could easily wipe the rest.
The problems are:
- no convoy damage IT1
- IT is just one transport up
- IT could attack greece IT1 OR IT could take Trans-Jordan and probably hold with German air support or they take trans jordan and Syria, getting Iraq unless an attack is prepared.
Alternatively Italians could just waive an attack, keeping the fleet, attacking Greece OR Syria OR/AND TJ, the TTs would be safe in sz98 protected by the fleet plus convoy damage for UK. Italians or Germans could take Gibraltar and jail the fleet in the med, while Italians can build a DD or sub, there are no reinforcements for the UK fleet UK2.
With Gibraltar in German hands, Germans could move their fleet to sz91, from there they could attack the fleet with air and navy G3 which would be a disaster
You leave Italians very flexible which is usually something that makes the strong.
Most games I watched, not attacking sz97 backfires. Leaving the Italians the BB, CC and the TT is usually in favor of the Axis.
Cheers,
Tobias