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...about N/D 40

How would you build an Amph face-up without having one in the Construction Pool?

Using the 24.4.7 The Global war: Sep/Oct 1939 ~ Jul/Aug 1945 scenario he could have started an AMPH early in the war.


But before I could sign off on this plan I would have to know how the CW is doing at sea, what is the Axis doing, and what is the Axis OOB is in Occupied France.

Due to its small army and air force early in the war the CW is not usually prone to an aggressive stance and chooses to build up its forces.

More or less the CW chooses to react to aggression rather than act aggressively.


If the invasion of Brest is successful do you plan to try and hold it or is this just a raid (an in and out)?

You need to know what the Axis OOB is in Occupied France if you plan the Invasion of Europe.

If this is just a raid is it just to keep the Axis off balance or what?


(brian brian you've got our attention you are now in the hot seat continue with your plan.)

A threath towards something is usually a good idea to make sure the Euroaxis keeps more forces to guard ports in France. To actually execute an invasion into Europe by the CW alone is something totally different. If it succeeds, the question is: how do the Euroaxis respond here. If they are capable of sending a large force against you, I would suggest to leave.
If you got time as the CW (because of Axis units being transported by rail and not able to attack this turn), I would try to replace those expensive units with MIL and INF and see what happens next.

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

So I have been thinking about Steve's idea that my idea of a raid on Brest might not appeal to the AI because the Germans can generally squash the CW on the Continent in 41 and probably 42 as well.

When you are playing World in Flames as the Allies, I think you have to command the pieces quite a bit differently than the real western Allies did, and more like the Russians were more willing to do. Military commanders have to order people to most likely die. I am sure it is a very difficult thing to do in real life. But this is a game.

So I know the AI will look at combat value of units together with BP concerns and a way to value any given hex. But the AI will also have to place a value on time itself, perhaps more specifically by a value on enemy action limits. Sure, the Germans can reinforce western France and crush whatever the British Army lands there. But what does this cost them? How valuable is that to the Russians? Perhaps quite a bit more than the cost of a few MIL and INF. German rail moves into France, possibly an HQ returning there, possibly units that would otherwise be going east, maybe even tanks....all this is more than 5 or 10 BP expense for the CW. Maybe von Leeb, a Mech division, and a fast MOT are already hanging around the mouth of the Loire river for just this possibility, and those BP might be better spent on the convoy line to Murmansk. But if those German units aren't there...