Isn't Italy a bit TOO bad?

[sekelsenmat]

There is no way the Italians could have supplied their Ethiopian armies by going around Africa past Gibraltar. The British were uncontested at sea.

While your statements are true, they completely ignore what my point was.

My point was that the supply system of the game is right on target here by allowing Italy to supply Ethiopia via France -> South Africa. The british supported hundreds of thousands of man over a longer route (UK -> South Africa -> Egypt).

If there is anything wrong it is in the british AI, which should destroy those convoys by raiding them to death.

 

[enigma_]

Italy is very long due a rework. Not only are they amongst the worst nations in the game, they have the smallest focus tree in the game, with the exception of the generic tree. Yet that tree has more options that the current Italian one.

Until Italy is fixed with an awesome rework, I have stopped playing this game!!!

 

[Caeric]

I just experienced that in my UK game.

Libya fell in no time and was quickly overrun by both French an my troops.

But winning in East Africa was hard work. Somehow their troops didn't starve out. The many mountains in this region made battles very bloody. I had subs on convoy rading duty in the red sea, and somehow Italian convoys still arrived.

Regarding the AIs weakness in defending Italy - I think that is mostly caused by its geography. It's a very long coastline to defend. The "boot" also gives plenty of opportunites to encircle troops by breakthroughs at the coast which can quickly lead to cauldrons in the middle.

I'm pretty sure Italian supplies were being transported via occupied France and through the South Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean. Pretty sure that is the only possible route with both the Suez canal and strait of Gibraltar blocked

 

[blahmaster6k]

Until Italy is fixed with an awesome rework, I have stopped playing this game!!!

You know there are other countries to play, right?

 

[XselenS]

While your statements are true, they completely ignore what my point was.

My point was that the supply system of the game is right on target here by allowing Italy to supply Ethiopia via France -> South Africa. The british supported hundreds of thousands of man over a longer route (UK -> South Africa -> Egypt).

If there is anything wrong it is in the british AI, which should destroy those convoys by raiding them to death.

Absolutely. Alas the the AI stupidity is exposed again. Logical convoy raids are non-existent for the most part.