Like johnbarbarossa I printed out bluestrokes map and use the set up we disussed in equal-named forum.
After the first round of play the thing was clear. The axis have a big disadvantage.
The germans crushed 2/3 of the UK atlantik forces and took control over the baltic states, east poland and ukraine and get the 10 IPC bonus. But there was not enough infantry. Poland and Bulgarie were empty, north-west-europe too, to cover france.
The russians buyed two tanks, two artilleries and four infantries and were able to stabilize the eastern front with attacks on baltic states and ukraine.
The japs conquered the philipines, solomon island, borneo ant kwangtung to get the 10 IPC bonus. But there is only a thin line of jap infantry in asia covered by a few planes. The few warships spread out to cover the vulnerable transports. They buildt a IC in Manchuria, the only way to figth the russians and chinese. Two IPCc were leftover in turn 1. No producion of ground forces and ships. I looked on the board and think by myself: “That’s all?”
UK buildt an IC in India, crushed german naval forces in the atlantik and the baltic sea. One transport survived the german attack. Another one was buildt with an cruiser and a detroyer - all meeting in SZ 6.
I recognized: India was real safe! No threat by the japs. The italians will not attack egypt with this UK DD in SD 15. I had a lot of time and an income of 38. Nearly the same germany earned with the bonuses.
Italy sunk the DD in SZ 15. An amphibious landing in trans jordan failed, so they get only the 5 IPC bonus. To protect the newly build transport they were not able to secure the gibraltar SZ and gibraltar, the germans took in their turn with 1 inf.
USA build a BB, a trans and inf, art in WUS, concentrating their fleet in the solomon island SZ. The US forces hunt down the last german sub in SZ 9 and retook gibraltar. They landed one figther in Australia to cover it from jap attack.
The chinese pushed 3 infantries in the front countries.
Fazit:
Ger:Not enough infantry in germany, scandinava could not be reinforced, how to beat the russians and keep of UK?
Russia: Income of 27 - 28 in game turn one. Fantastic!
Japan: How to secure the whole bunch of Islands? How to beat chinese and russians and avoid UK tank attacks from india?
Shit - I need ships!!
UK: Super - I’ve got the choice: Amphibious landings in Scandinavia - Poland - north-west europe for free. My tanks will crush those rice-eaters in thailand. Let’s see how the italians will kill my egypt forces. LOL.
Italy: Gibraltar? Egypt? Trans Jordan? That is the question.
USA: Why not build a few subs to hunt down the few Jap ships. Next step in game turn 3: Philipines. Let the bonus rain set in!
What I want to say is, that there is something wrong with the starting incomes or the set up we saw on the pictures and discuss in this forum.
**I think the axis strating income must be 10 - 15 IPC higher for each power then the combined income on the map.
…or the setup we discussed and saw on the pictures is real bullsxxx!**
Any comments? :?