Build transports early and mass your troops and nearly all your aircraft to the south on the Asian continent all around kwangtung. The land focus has proven a bit more successful with a large push with support from a little bit of the navy sometimes able to capture India, however this leaves mainland japan vulnerable, and the US navy is able to force through and capture it before I am able to build up enough to stop it. With a sea focus I can only consistently capture 4 cities before the US enters the war and bogs down the navy with defense and China and the UK start retaking land in Asia. So being able to hold everything I capture is a major concern. I should also add that we play with a rule that the Axis need to get 12 cities to win opposed to the game rules which say either 8 in Europe or 6 in Asia. If I focus on the navy, I am able to hold off the american navy for a while, but my land forces suffer resulting with China retaking most of their territory.
This is basically what I have been doing, but since the US player has been focusing on Japan they are able to cut my supply lines from japan to the mainland very quickly if I focus on land. Again your eastern navy and air force is in range of a strike, but be careful to not give up ground to America. but always stay out of range of Britain’s navy. Make landfall with minimal casualties as you bombard whenever possible. If you see China stockpiling troops along that route, bring in the Air Force as one big blow to China can be damning.īattleships, cruisers, transports, and other support ships hang out around the horn of south east Asia. Conducted properly you can be in Russia by turn 4. If you can take Hawaii and withstand a counter from the west coast DO IT! America is now building ships in the Atlantic.ĭecimate China, but focus on the northern route. You can prevent America from advancing to Hawaii as you’ll have 15+ aircraft in range.
Support air force with carriers, smaller ships, and reenforce often.
HOW TO PLAY AXIS AND ALLIES 1942 PLUS
Plus fighting China with an air force is overkill. You can always move them back west from here if required, but it’s very difficult to move them off the continent if they start there. Move the majority of your Air Force to the Caroline islands. You can do this by moving everything away from them. Industrial complexes on the mainland, frees up your transports for other places and tactical suicide missionsīait Britain into declaring war on you thus keeping the US out and opening up the Dutch colonies for easy money. I haven’t played in a while, but here’s what worked for me last time.