Here is an update to my campaign. Withdrawing your surviving Polish ground units on Turn 1 to the Soviet border did have negative consequences for the Axis AI. First and foremost, the AI had to garrison the conquered areas thus limiting the forces available to strike France. Second, the plunder for conquering Poland was not available until April 1940 time frame when Poland capitulated and the Soviets annexed their share of the spoils. Third, the Axis AI started battering the Maginot line to no avail. Then Italy entered the war and the Axis AI used Italy as the springboard for a France invasion. Other than a corp unit in the port city of Marseille, there was nothing to stop the Axis juggernaut. France eventually falls in the late 1940 but the British had enough time to build up its research capabilities.
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Well, I thought, I had the upper hand and decided to kick the Italians out of North Africa. The Italian fleet was destroyed a long time ago. I gambled on using the Gibraltar corp to the campaign and leaving that valuable real estate undefended. To my chagrin, the Axis AI landed in Gibraltar. So I guess the AI is not so stupid or dumb after all. :mad: