Posts made by Butcher

There is a big purpose for the Italian fleet. If it is powerful enough, the U.S. will have trouble taking Italy and the Allies will have a much harder time winning. I think a transport first turn is necessary, and then a carrier and fighter over turns 2 and 3. If a weak Allied fleet sits within reach or is approaching, buy some subs and maybe a destroyer or two to attack them with. You have to respect Italy.  8-)

I like the U.S.S.R. simply because you have the best opportunity to punish mistakes.  The first game of AA50 I played, the German player thought he didn’t have to send too much toward me (Russia), and instead built a transport and fighter first turn.  I took Poland on the fourth turn…  :-D

Just a little embarassing…

I’ve never played a game that got to the VC conditions (9 in AAR or 13 in AA50).  The group I play with knows when they’ve lost and concedes at that point.

Buying all inf is not necessary if G1 indicates less aggressive attacks against Russia. In my only game, Germany built a tranny on G1 and wasn’t set up to take Karelia on G2, so I bought 1 fig and 4 tanks. It ended up working well, as i captured Poland on R4, reinforced the U.S. in Italy on R5, and crushed Japan before they got through China on R5.

An Axis surrender happened quickly after  :-D