joegrundman
03-10-2008, 03:41 AM
As Germany and Italy, you have to hit the ground running. Thankfully you are only partially mobilised so fall 1939 is a fairly simple introduction to the game.
The situation is that Germany is at war with Poland, Great Britain and France. No declarations of war need to be paid for. Italy is not yet at war and may not declare war in Fall 1939. When Italy does declare war, one declaration at 35 BRps cost will suffice to be at war with all the allies. Italy may not declare war after the US is at war.
This means that if you choose to adopt a strategy where italy delays entry into the war you might want to invite your 2 IC to help with other situations.
You may not launch a full offensive on the western front this turn, but then you shouldn't even if you could. The most obvious plan is to conquer western poland in accordance with your treaty with stalin.
You can decide whether to go head long in a 1 turn assault or else decide to take 2 turns about it, in the expectation of less risk. That's fine, but it will delay movement of troops west for the probable (but not certain) attack on France in the spring of 1940. In the meantime there is denmark, norway and the low countries to think about, as well as the balkan countries and the baltic states should Stalin dilly-dally over claiming his interest in the region. Additionally, if you do not capture Warsaw in your attack, control of Polish forces will transfer to Great Britain. Finally, if Poland survives one turn, Stalin will start laughing at your self-proclaimed delusions of military grandeur and the Russia-german tension (RGT) level will increase by 5.
I'm not telling you what to do here, but these are the risks to factor in if you opt for a slow but cautious atatck on Poland.
For an example 1 turn attack on Poland look at the sample ground attack pdf i linked to in the getting started thread.
An important issue to think about:
Oil. Until war with russia has begun or is imminent (RGT 40), your trade relations with the USSR guarantees oil. However, you need to think about securing the Ploesti oil in Rumania. Aiming for a full alliance with Rumania is a worthy diplomatic goal for 1939. You wil also need to think about building additional synthetic oil factories, but not until 1940.
The following details should be sent to me Secretly by PM.
Diplomatic Points:
You have 5 DPs (including Italy's which you may use even though italy is not at war). You may allocate a maximum of 2 DPs to any one target. (You get additional diplomatic die rolls with the 4 balkan countries and Finland, but this does not mean it is wise not to assign DPs to them)
You may assign a maximum of 1 DP to US-Axis tensions.
It is useful to look at the diplomatic tables to make up your mind.
Once decided, send me your DP orders by PM.
Research.
You have 10 research points to assign. Please look at the information in the Training acadamy thread, or better still look at the Research tables. NOTE: In 1939 you may ONLY assign RPs to research projects, not production projects.
Don't ignore general research and combat nationailty modifiers etc. Germany starts with advantages in thiese areas. Best not to lose it too soon.
Each research project should include a codename. This is a good opportunity for adding a little personailty to the game. From that point on, all your research projects will only be known pucblicly by its codename. Only you and I will know what it is (although spy rings can give some information)
Again tell me your decision by PM
The situation is that Germany is at war with Poland, Great Britain and France. No declarations of war need to be paid for. Italy is not yet at war and may not declare war in Fall 1939. When Italy does declare war, one declaration at 35 BRps cost will suffice to be at war with all the allies. Italy may not declare war after the US is at war.
This means that if you choose to adopt a strategy where italy delays entry into the war you might want to invite your 2 IC to help with other situations.
You may not launch a full offensive on the western front this turn, but then you shouldn't even if you could. The most obvious plan is to conquer western poland in accordance with your treaty with stalin.
You can decide whether to go head long in a 1 turn assault or else decide to take 2 turns about it, in the expectation of less risk. That's fine, but it will delay movement of troops west for the probable (but not certain) attack on France in the spring of 1940. In the meantime there is denmark, norway and the low countries to think about, as well as the balkan countries and the baltic states should Stalin dilly-dally over claiming his interest in the region. Additionally, if you do not capture Warsaw in your attack, control of Polish forces will transfer to Great Britain. Finally, if Poland survives one turn, Stalin will start laughing at your self-proclaimed delusions of military grandeur and the Russia-german tension (RGT) level will increase by 5.
I'm not telling you what to do here, but these are the risks to factor in if you opt for a slow but cautious atatck on Poland.
For an example 1 turn attack on Poland look at the sample ground attack pdf i linked to in the getting started thread.
An important issue to think about:
Oil. Until war with russia has begun or is imminent (RGT 40), your trade relations with the USSR guarantees oil. However, you need to think about securing the Ploesti oil in Rumania. Aiming for a full alliance with Rumania is a worthy diplomatic goal for 1939. You wil also need to think about building additional synthetic oil factories, but not until 1940.
The following details should be sent to me Secretly by PM.
Diplomatic Points:
You have 5 DPs (including Italy's which you may use even though italy is not at war). You may allocate a maximum of 2 DPs to any one target. (You get additional diplomatic die rolls with the 4 balkan countries and Finland, but this does not mean it is wise not to assign DPs to them)
You may assign a maximum of 1 DP to US-Axis tensions.
It is useful to look at the diplomatic tables to make up your mind.
Once decided, send me your DP orders by PM.
Research.
You have 10 research points to assign. Please look at the information in the Training acadamy thread, or better still look at the Research tables. NOTE: In 1939 you may ONLY assign RPs to research projects, not production projects.
Don't ignore general research and combat nationailty modifiers etc. Germany starts with advantages in thiese areas. Best not to lose it too soon.
Each research project should include a codename. This is a good opportunity for adding a little personailty to the game. From that point on, all your research projects will only be known pucblicly by its codename. Only you and I will know what it is (although spy rings can give some information)
Again tell me your decision by PM