Help stop Nazis from closing the Atlantic

@axis_roll:

US 1 can build an IC in brazil and support an Africa campaign that way.  Some will say Brazil IC is a waste.  However if Germany invests in Med fleet, Brazil complex can be a good safe counter.

Amon has used a Brazil IC effectively against me in recent games

@pequod:

Hi all,

quick update, got in two games this weekend against the hated foe….

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

and went 0 for 2, ugggh.  Foe went with same basic strgy.

Always in motion is the future.  Hmm?

One time I was playing USSR and allies were not ready for it and I could not get them to grasp the sit before it was too late.

R2-D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer.

Second time had some success playing USA.  US1 moved Trans/DEST w/troope from E-USA to Brazil and from there to W Africa.  Had to split my buys of all navies between coasts.

You just watch yourself. We’re wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems.

It slowed me down but still killed JAPAN and took southern islands.

Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force.

GER attacked and sunk Atlantic fleet (I rolled horribly on defense) and did not weaken him enough for UK to take him out.  Lost the games but made headway on winning strategy.  It invloves heavy UK navy and air purchase, combined with USA devoting some resources to Atlantic navy, but I need to link up w/UK fleet early around SZ8 and taking it from there

Only a Sith Lord deals in absolutes.

BTW Brazil move was a pretty good move, got units in position to either invade Africa and/or protect Brazil, just have to work on the unit moving timing

The fear of loss is a path to the Dark Side.

Judge me by my SIZE, do you?

[US1]
Bra IC = 15 ipc
–-
EUS 2trn/inf/arm = 32 ipc

[US2]
Bra 1trn/inf/arm = 16 ipc
–-
EUS 1inf/arm = 8 ipc
EUS > Bra 2trn/inf/arm

[US3]
Bra 1inf/arm = 8
-If Brazil just wants to shuck over 1inf/arm to WAf/FEq/Con each turn, it can just build 1inf/arm each turn now. Setup took until US3, cost 31 IPCs, established a one-turn troop flow to Africa (units are built in Bra and shucked over – if you stop building them, you run out on the next turn).

EUS 1inf/arm = 8
Bra > WAf/FEq/Con 1inf/arm (same as Brazil option)
EUS > Pan 1inf/arm
sz18 > sz19 trn
The EUS option has now also established a 1inf/arm shuck to western African territories, taking until US3, costing 40 IPCs, but establishing a three-turn flow to Africa. If the US stopped building units for Africa, 1inf/arm pairs would go away – Bra, then Pan, then the last EUS pair built.

For 9 more IPCs you get 2inf/arm (16 IPCs), but it’s a larger upfront investment and bigger investment overall. It’s a close call. For consistent landings in SAf, I’d think the Brazil option is better, but I haven’t gamed it out. The Brazil option doesn’t require you to park a trn in sz18 after it drops Pan troops in Bra, thus being in range of a German bomber in WEu or fighters in Alg.