A Question for HoI2: Doomsday

[steviejay]

wouldnt they be harder? surrounded by the British and the french in africa, plus i'd have to compete agianst the British navy... not an easy thing to do

it is, my fleet is kicking ass atm. I lost a carrier which is a huge loss but the Med fleet is strong and even outnumbered, totally outperforms the Italians. The only real concern is torpedo bombers.

I spent ALL of last night fighting the Italians in Africa, it's just crazy, after hours of fighting, I own a beachhead which stretches from the original border to Alexandria and about 2 provences deep, I allow the Italians to capture some of my holdings on the coast in the chance I can whip round and encircle them which is rather successful but not completely so. The godo thing is the Iraqi army has formed along with some ANZAC units and are now pushing west so it is my hope that these units will be able to liberate Israel and the Suez to make my life easier. Still waiting on reinforcements comign from Britain, I fear the Torpedo bombers once the fleet passes Malta.

I lost my Norwegian foothold, 15 Infantry units and a HQ wiped out after getting 'mugged' by almost double the number of German and Axis units. The good thing is that there are now over 40 German Infantry and Armour divisions in Norway with no chance of returning to mainland Europe as my Home Fleet has now wiped out all of the German capital ships having being bolstered by the CV's Arc Royal and Invincible and the BS King George.

The German airforce is now non-existent after prolonged battles with the RAF. the inter-war period of focusing on fighters and interceptors having really paid off, even allowing me to ship some fighters to Africa after I successfully retook the airbase at Alexandria.

 

[Volum]

40 Inf and Arm divisions holding Norway? Somebody should tell hitler it might be a little overkill

 

[Captain2]

actually its not really, i tried playing as Britian once, its pretty damn hard to take back norway from them, for some reason the British decided to have the strength of the Russians, needing huge number to take anything

 

[steviejay]

I think the reason for all the Axis troops (there were even some Slovaks up around there as well) was because of my troops. I had 16 units sitting on mountains with land fortifications, they probably decided to rush us en mass otherwise they wouldn't dislodge us, I was rather annoyed because I thought they wouldn't. they still have 1939 troops and I have 1941 however numbers count for something too I suppose....

 

[Captain2]

what nations have you played as?

currently tried: Germany (lost first try, lost second, won third), Nationalist Spain (lost), Communist China (lost), Fascist USA (won), Britian (lost), USSR (stuck in a state of trench warfare, so i'm going to quit) Canada (lost since i only had two armies) Austria (lost but i did pretty damn well)

 

[steviejay]

This is just my second game, I bought it as a result of Kan's Reich game.

Played as Germany and got to Barbarossa but I then just stopped playing after getting as far as Ukraine now playing as Britain, quite fancy Japan next.

When playing as Austria do you ever get into any battles with Germany? if you say no to the Anschluss what happens?

 

[Captain2]

no clue, i tried my best and lucked out in allying Germany early, they cant annex you if you are allied to them

however I was tempted to fight Germany, they had Hungary in the axis, and expansion i quite looked forward to

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Germany don't get the anschluss event if Austria is at war, though the alliance may also have prevented it.

 

[steviejay]

heh I'm kicking ass in Italy now, using my 3 armoured divisions to whip round and the have the 'anvil' of 5 Infantry units smash the encircled units. I've now reached Tobruk and liberated the 9 Infantry Army that's been stranded there. Although I'm painfully aware that if I get so far against the Italians I may trigger the Aifrica Korp event or something....

 

[Captain2]

nice... oh by the way I found out what happens in Austria if you refuse the Anschluss, roughly 40 decent and Germany hates you, but wont declare war...

its no fun chasing rebels around after you unite the former Austian empire.... I took Yugoslavia, then Chezkloslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, then Romania

got further this time...

edit: forgot to say I took albania...

 

[Captain2]

heh I'm kicking ass in Italy now, using my 3 armoured divisions to whip round and the have the 'anvil' of 5 Infantry units smash the encircled units. I've now reached Tobruk and liberated the 9 Infantry Army that's been stranded there. Although I'm painfully aware that if I get so far against the Italians I may trigger the Aifrica Korp event or something....

theres an Afrika Korp event?

 

[steviejay]

I assumed so. I'm kicking ass. Italy have been pushed out of North-East Africa, and I've got the Suez back using only a handful of units. Now the Commenwealth troops are ariving so now it's time to push them out of the Middle East...

 

[Volum]

Question people. Im pwning the British isles as Germany, but the stupid British are kicking italian ass in Africa. Now i want to send reinforcments but whats the best way to get my troops over? I cant strat depoly ships so my fleet has to pass trough all the med, wich isnt the safest. Do i have to take millitary control of the Italians? Im not to glad in using that. I knew i never should have allied with the useless Italians!

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

What I prefer to do is take Yugoslavia, then use their ports. Any new transports you construct can be deployed and used from there.

Other than that, I don't think there's much more than trying to get your fleet there manually. With the British Isles down it should be easier, but if Britain still controls Gibraltar and Suez you're going to have some problems.

Steviejey: I don't 'think' there's an Afrika Korp event, but I could be mistaken

 

[Captain2]

sweet, just spread Austria into Italy... using the german army but meh

 

[Volum]

Awww damn, Italy took the Yuogoslavian coast while i was busy whopping France. We didnt ally until well until their campaign, il have to fin another way then!