Will northern Africa be as important in the game as it was historically?

[tommylotto]

I have to say, if Italy didn't join my faction and didn't answer my call to arms, Rome would be on my list right after Paris.

 

[shri]

I have to say, if Italy didn't join my faction and didn't answer my call to arms, Rome would be on my list right after Paris.

I would slightly modify it- I will love Italy to join the faction ASAP as that will mean a slight increase in production and research for both Italy and Germany (till HOI3 this happened) but not declare WAR.
Stay at near war and mobilise troops and declare war only when all the pieces of the Jigsaw are properly assembled as best as possible i.e. a concentrated effort is ready to either-

a. Withdraw totally and go all out on Yugoslavia and Greece or
b. Attack North Africa with a strong Blitzkrieg (very difficult, but maybe an all out assault well co-ordinated may have succeeded Historically at-least)
(in both cases, withdraw the East African troops and ships and stop the convoys).

 

[Secret Master]

I have to say, if Italy didn't join my faction and didn't answer my call to arms, Rome would be on my list right after Paris.

a. Withdraw totally and go all out on Yugoslavia and Greece or
b. Attack North Africa with a strong Blitzkrieg (very difficult, but maybe an all out assault well co-ordinated may have succeeded Historically at-least)
(in both cases, withdraw the East African troops and ships and stop the convoys).

"You will declare war on the British and French, and proceed to invade Egypt to take the Suez."

"That was never a part of our arrangement!"

"I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further."

"This deal is getting worse all the time."

"You will also wear this sun dress while your troops cross the frontier into Alexandria."

"That was never a part of our arrangement!"

"I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further."

"This deal is getting worse all the time."

"And when meeting the Grand Council of Fascism, you will ride a unicycle."

"That was never a part of our arrangement!"

"I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further."

"This deal is getting.... This is a very fair deal, and I am happy to be part of it."

 

[shri]

"You will declare war on the British and French, and proceed to invade Egypt to take the Suez."

"That was never a part of our arrangement!"

"I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further."

"This deal is getting worse all the time."

"You will also wear this sun dress while your troops cross the frontier into Alexandria."

"That was never a part of our arrangement!"

"I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further."

"This deal is getting worse all the time."

"And when meeting the Grand Council of Fascism, you will ride a unicycle."

"That was never a part of our arrangement!"

"I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further."

"This deal is getting.... This is a very fair deal, and I am happy to be part of it."

Well, the alternative is-

Hi Fuhrer, we just declared war on France, did you know? We will form the true ROMAN EMPIRE 2.0 or was that 3.0?
-- What? When?? Why?

soon after that..
Hey BFF, we have just lost 200000 troops, can you help me, seems Marshal Graziani has fallen in the ditch and soiled himself.
-- What? 200000 and how many were the enemy?

Well, i guess not so many, maybe 50000 tops.
-- Well, We will send one hotshot and some tinpots, make do.

some time after that..
Hey BFF, long time no see, BTW we just bombed the Greeks and we are going in to steal the remaining ELGIN marbles.
-- What? Why? When? This was never part of the plan

some more time...
Hey BFF, remember you told me that you will stand by me no matter what i do and how much i mess up, when we were at the Brenner Pass?!
-- Hey, um.. Russians.. ... Others... Stalin, WHAaatt?
what happened?

Well, seems like i am in a fix, can you save me, fly and save me?
-- Otto here is a good guy, i will send him, listen to him and do not apply your mind.