Me too [:D]. Loved the dtail!ORIGINAL: Courtenay
I'm impressed the Allies kept going as long as they did. I would have resigned several turns ago!
A few tips for when you swap sides (NOT that I think I am such a great player, but still I may notice a thing or two [;)]):
- First and Foremost: Early War allies must play to put Italians OOS at least in East Africa. This should be a reachable achievement for the allies in the south. If Axis wants to have Gibraltar/Spain, they'll get it (most of the time), but Alexandria should be kept (by putting axis OOS through Eastern Med).
-Allies should NOT let Russian production fall low. As a (sort of) rule of thumb, Russia needs production as if none of their factories/resources were lost. What they loose should be replaced by the Wallies (roughly).
-Allies must invade in force, so that Germans do not dare to think of counterattacks (which brings me to the last point);
- Axis have been extremely lucky with their dice. They repelled the allied invasions with attacks as low as +4. I personally think the axis took too much risks but got away with it, this time. Could easily have gone the other way around.
Thing to note with the last point: Each allied invasion looked rather weak, so in that perspective I can understand Germans thinking about counterattacking, although not at +4. What do I consider an invasion in force? My current Allied invasion of France counts 10 Allied corps and 6 divisions, with 9 more corps and 10 divisions waiting in transports/AMPHs for next impulse. Maybe a bit more than optimal, but to get an idea...
Curious about next AAR.
