Forza Italia! comments...

[Maximilian I]

which way should we go now?


It`s now time for decisions. Our industrial base is not sufficient to improve all branches of our forces.

a) should we concentrate on aircraft research in order to have modern naval bombers and fighters? will we dominate the med by air?

b) should we start a massive naval and electronics research program? we might then be able to match the british fleets in the med.

c) should we concetrate on land forces, that will easily smash the british forces in NA and hope that our outdated fleet will keep the convoy lines open.

d) should we slowly change to a land oriented nation, retreat most forces from NA and Ethiopia and start the conquest of the Balkans? research would then be directed towards land and tac air.

e) nothing of that, we`ll try to improve everywhere (follow a historical path...) and hope that we are only marginally outdated at the outbreak of the war?

 

[Maximilian I]

Originally posted by Aetius
* Get control of Albania and the resources it has (oil primarly)
* gain synthetic oil and rubber technology to blunt the cost of imported rubber and oil
* improve the equipment of the infantry, if possible get hold of desert warfare equipment to improve defensive operations if it comes to war
* research air tech to try to get a mobile striking force to use against shipping and land targets.
* fortify choke points in the Alps, Tripolitania and Cyrenaica
* Screw the Navy, there aren't enough bases for it to be used outside the Med, it is basically for convoy busting, it can be used to sink convoys when it gets the chance not much else.

* Join the Axis go on a diplomatic offensive to eliminate threats, to your rear and weaken the threats to your colonial empire. This means courting the countries in the Balkans and the Middle East. If the UK doesn't have access to the Iranian oil it is not going to be easy for them. The Greek, Yugoslav, Turkish and Bulgarian navy will interdict some of the British convoys to the Med, which means that your navy will not bear all of the work

 

[unmerged(3388)]

Ahhh Maximilian I you have stepped up yourself and posted an AAR. I salute you well done.

Cheers, Ice

 

[Sam Vimes]

Go Italia!

I think you should definitively go with c: your navy will never be a match for the Brit, whereas you can kick his a__ in NA and Midlle East. you'll be a litlle outqualified, but you don't have so big line of supplies across the med...

 

[unmerged(7182)]

Finally, an Italian AAR.

 

[unmerged(349)]

This will be fun! My thoughts, given my limited knowledge of the game.

Tech: Concentrate on naval tech that will get your own convoys through the Med safely. Work on air tech that will let you dominate the Med through the air. If you have anything left over... concentrate on infantry and artillery.

Strategy: Yes, Albania if it has any oil. In the long run there might be other useful resources in Yugoslavia. Greece? Of course, because it is a dagger pointing straight at the Suez Canal! When Germany invades France, and it will, ignore souther France. It is not a concern for you--but make sure you grab up the French colonies in North Africa and the Middle East! If you want to be the successor to the Roman Empire, you have to have these!

 

[Faeelin]

I'd go with A. An advanced air force will let you attack the Brits by land and Sea!

Don't forget you're not the only person on your team (the axis). The brits will have a devil of a time without the mediterranean shipping routes. This helps the Japs, and also the Germans.

Hmm. I'd also look to develop oil resources. Is there any place you can do near your country?

 

[unmerged(10186)]

Maximilian you are doing a great job. Concentrate on Navy.

 

[Jack]

I would go for a strong fleet and invade nort africa

 

[unmerged(5664)]

Go army! Concentrate on a land empire by consolidating the Balkans under fascist rule.

 

[unmerged(7537)]

Great AAR so far Maximilian!

I suggest you go for wherever the Oil supplies lie, probably North Africa is the best bet in these regards.

To do this, I suggest you go airy, to bomb those Brits and Frenchies out of Africa!
And then, drive through Egypt and take Suez with Italian paratroopers!

 

[Maximilian I]

votes so far:

a) Aetius, Tambourmajor, Icecool, Grumbold, von Fersen, Gustavus, DAVEH,

b) von Curow, GLEZMEZ, Jack

c) Sam Vimes,

d) BarristerBoy, C.N.

e) hu, nobody thinks the historical way was any good?

 

[unmerged(3388)]

My vote is for a)

Air will prevail. If they can't get to you but you can get at them....

Cheers, Ice

 

[grumbold]

Airpower!

 

[unmerged(10764)]

a)

 

[Gustavus]

I too will vote for "a." This option gives you the most flexibility.

 

[unmerged(5383)]

I'll vote for a, b, and c.(a only, but would like all three, not possible though)

 

[C.N.]

Air/Land doctrine, Navy only enough to grab Malta ASAP and close the Mediterranean to British convoys.

Ignore Greece if they haven't got any really juicy resources. It is probably more worthwhile to use diplomacy to get the Greeks to enter the Axis. (IIRC Greece was facist before the Italian invasion).

Go for Egypt after Malta.

 

[unmerged(2377)]

Go Italy!

 

[unmerged(5383)]

Sorry Maximillian I for the intrusion, but the reason that there is a comments thread is for all comments to go there. Just trying to help.