fun Axis nation - suggestions?

[unmerged(18256)]

I just installed Core, and planned to start up a new game when i realised i couldn't decide whom to play?
I like playing some minor and then join the Axis and try to be the one that makes failure change to success!
I tried that with Turkey, but became a nice piece of lunch when the Russkies joined the party, same with Persia.
I was thinking of Greece, Can they turn the tide? that is.. if they join before Italy DOW's them i suppose (guess they won't if I'm already in the Axis?)

Any suggestions?

 

[cdat]

I don't play CORE, but Romania is always fun. Remember to build forts facing Russia. Brazil is another fun choice.

 

[Dragonheart]

Greece is though. If you wanna expand a little bit before the Great war you first have to change your government to facist (elect right) and when you DOW you have to expect 10-20 % Dissent hit. Before the great war i grabbed Albania,Bulgaria as you will need this ressources and later even Rumania as they were couped (allied) and in war with axis. In Yugo i helped germany too but this idots created Serbia and Croatia so i got only 2 provinces instead of 6.......from that time you better think on defending your empire as your manpower is rather low and you cant afford alot of battles.
At the end of the game greece territories were former rumania,bulgaria,albania,some yugo provinces and 6 russian provinces. Not a world but quite nice

 

[unmerged(22902)]

1.06 CORE.... Well you could try Italy. They are almost a minor nation with 1.06.

Hungary is good. You could try to recreate the Austro-Hungarian empire. (need alot of editing to game though for the national provinces)

 

[unmerged(18256)]

Nice suggestions, actually Romania and Brazil are the ones I've succeeded with (vanilla HOI though - pre 1.06 versions).
I think I'll try Greece, bad thing about the MP though, usually this is the tough one when playing minors since there will be almost only INF (researching Air costs a lot..)

 

[mesut]

Hi,

actually I'm trying with Turkey (1.06, CORE) and my troops just seized Egypt, and great parts of the Arabian paninsula. I build up fortifications along the Soviet boder in the Caucasus. However they have not joined the war so far, so I don't know if I'll withstand their attack.

Regards
Mesut

 

[Dragonheart]

Hi,

actually I'm trying with Turkey (1.06, CORE) and my troops just seized Egypt, and great parts of the Arabian paninsula. I build up fortifications along the Soviet boder in the Caucasus. However they have not joined the war so far, so I don't know if I'll withstand their attack.

Regards
Mesut

I will give Turkey a shoot too today.....in case there is any possibility to become facist i will try to grab greece,albania,yugo Bulgaria,Rumania...or at least a part of it ...and later i will join axis....then the desert is calling

Normally the border to russia should be no problem even without forts as there are mountains.

 

[unmerged(14683)]

Yes, Turkey is one of the better options when considering playing minor. You can join Axis and have interesting African campaign (and later - war with USSR), you can join Allies and go for Axis Balkan minors... many options.

Alternatively, Nationalist Spain is pretty fun. Just start the game as Republicans, then switch to Nationalists when the Civil War starts.

 

[unmerged(18256)]

I suppose you'll have to do the 1150 event with turkey, or is there any event that takes care of it in CORE?

 

[mesut]

I suppose you'll have to do the 1150 event with turkey, or is there any event that takes care of it in CORE?

What do you mean by that?

Regards
Mesut

 

[Dragonheart]

What do you mean by that?

Regards
Mesut

I think 1150 is the event which changes the government to facist....dont know if there is any special Core Event as its the first time i will try turkey with Core.

 

[bizkit]

I think 1150 is the event which changes the government to facist....dont know if there is any special Core Event as its the first time i will try turkey with Core.

actually its not a bad idea , as long as in new CORE Greece , Iraq , Yugoslvia are democratic nations , it gives you a %80 dissent to declare war them its not quite possible to play with a democratic Turkey..

or joining axis is only possible and logical if you build lots of forts to USSR border..and then wait for axis to declare war on Greece and Yugo , and eat them up..

 

[elbasto]

What about Yugoslavia? They have a mass combat minister so I assume they are the ones with less manpower problems and they also have some room to expand their economy (up to 70+ I believe).

 

[snoopdogg]

I've started a game with Italy, and like it a lot so far. They're a lot weaker in 1.06 now, so it'll be very hard to win as the Axis with them. You have to fight the Allied navies pretty much single-handedly unless and until Japan eventually joins up. You've got tough fighting in Africa, the Allies are trying hard to invade, and you're going to have to be instrumental in the war in the east. Basically you've got a lot to do, without the resources to do it.

 

[unmerged(23255)]

Italy cant survive allied navies without some improved navel bomb. Your navy isnt much by itself.

 

[unmerged(18256)]

Tell me about it.. I got extremly impressed by all these ships.. until war started, and they didn't last long. unfortunately I had only managed to build 4 basic naval bombers, I would have needed at least 14 ...

 

[snoopdogg]

Italy cant survive allied navies without some improved navel bomb. Your navy isnt much by itself.

True. I like to avoid overdoing the 'nothing but airpower' approach though as it's too unrealistic, and too easy to clobber the enemy AI with.

 

[Mr.G 24]

France is a fun axis. Once the dawn of war appears go and leave the allies an dthen join the axis later on. Fun game, you know until CORE CTD and you lose all fun

 

[rado907]

Play Sweden and join the Axis!

MWHAHAAHAH!

 

[Patriotes1837]

France is a fun axis. Once the dawn of war appears go and leave the allies an dthen join the axis later on. Fun game, you know until CORE CTD and you lose all fun

Why does it crash? I was planning in trying a fascist France scenarion... Germany takes care of the ruskies and I take care of the brits... but if it always crashes I wont.