From: markhof@ls12r.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Ingolf Markhof)
Newsgroups: rec.games.board
Subject: A&A - Can Allies ever win (II)
Date: 8 Nov 1992 16:48:17 GMT
Organization: CS Department, Dortmund University, Germany
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Keywords: Axis and Allies


First of all, I'd like to say "thank you very much" to all people which have
answered my first posting via email or the news. Some of the told me that 
Russia can't build a fighter and 6 armies in its first turn, because there
are only 24 IP to spend. Right. This was a typing error. It's one fighter
and 4 armies in the first turn, instead.

Most people cried "No! Building a fighter is stupid, Russia must build all
infantry". I still don't believe that. Germany will retake Eastern Europe
in the first year and attack the Ukraine in the second. Russia *must* retake
the Ukraine. If not, Germany will send a large force to the Ukraine, including
a lot of tanks, and it will palce its fighter there. From the Ukraine, Germany
can attack either Karelia or Moscow and Russia, or the allies, won't be able
to defend both. 

Russia needs some attacking power to prevent this. Infantry are not well suited
for this. And only two fighters are not sufficient, too. If Russia will not
build any fighters, how will it be able to prevent Germany from placing its
attacking force in the Ukraine?!?

Next, most people told me Britain should build a Carrier and a transport in the
first turn, and the U.S. should send two fighters and its transport to this
fleet. Well, a good idea. But there might be a german battleship and a transport
in the western mediterranian sea, too. So, germany will be able to destroy this
fleet, again. And everything the british or the U.S. forces will do to support
the new fleet around England will not be available to defend Karelia...

So, I'm not sure if this is a good idea. Nevertheless, it's an idea. And from
all proposals I've got, this seems to be the most promising one. I'll try it.

Some remarks have been made regarding the far east, i.e., to build a factory
in India or even in China or the U.S. area next to China, or to use the brithish
forces in India to attack the japanese area next to  India. For my opinion,
any factroy in the far east will be taken easyly by Japan. Russia can't support
such a factory, it needs help by itself to defend Karelia and/or Moscow, instead.
And to attack from India is a stupid idea, too. The british forces are not 
strong enough. And even if they would win, Japan would retake any lost territory
easyly.

Again, any comments are welcome!

Regards,
Ingolf Markhof!

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