Edwin P. Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 In trying something new I attacked Russia soon after taking France (and Denmark, the Low Countries and Greece). Me and my opponent was shocked, at how few Russian units he had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapaho Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 did you win though? the amount of MPP he gets every turn should outweigh yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin P. Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 Yes, I did win. His; the Russian, problem was that he had too few units and that my units were able to quickly advance into Russia, as there were no units close to the border! He was unable to form a line until the Siberian transfer was triggered. Note that for my intial attack I had 5 air units, 3 HQ units and 2 armor units, the rest were corps and army units (level 1). As for the minor Axis allies they joined well after the attack was underway. [ March 12, 2005, 03:48 PM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltero Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 What was the bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin P. Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 There was no bid. We felt that you did not need it if the Axis was only going to attack 2 countries before attacking Russia. The allies took Ireland, Norway, and Sweden in unopposed invasions. This was probably my opponents mistake. It delayed the entry of the USA and meant that I did not have to fear an early game invasion of France. When he did invade France he had Level 2, and later level 3 jets for support that forced me to operate all German Air units west from the the Russia front. At this point in time my opponent launched a series of counter attacks, breaking through in a few places. But I was able to reform a line and slowly eliminate the units the did slip through while reforming the German line. It was dicy for a few months on the Eastern front with both sides losing units each turn. [ March 12, 2005, 05:44 PM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Trapp Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 We felt that you did not need it if the Axis was only going to attack 2 countries before attacking Russia.That actually wouldn't be a bad house rule to use, maybe make it 3 countries. It would definitely prevent the dreaded Axis cookie-cutter strategy while still allowing some leeway for the Axis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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