Thanks for the advice. Yes I'm still a little torn between attacking the RN or taking out the canal. My initial rationale was based on seeing all those GARs in France, which led me to believe that the defence of the canal would be weaker than normal. Taking Cyprus, would have seriously compromised the The British in Egypt as I could have based the whole Luftwaffe in the eastern Med. Taking Malta was the next best thing.rkr1958 wrote:Personally, I'd target the RN. Ships are much more expensive for the allies to repair and / or replace. Also, for every RN ship you sink in the Med means less ships available for convoy or transport escort in the Atlantic. If you can cripple the RN then your subs and the KM can rule the Atlantic and force the allies to invest a lot of PP's in strategic bombers and more naval units to regain it back. Thus, significantly setting back his invasion of Europe.massina_nz wrote:Axis advance slowly towards the Nile – the next turn two TACs can fly in. So do I target the RN so I can even get more TACs in NA? It will make the campaign easier, but will take longer. However the RN weak-point is that they now only have three ports in the Med. So I think I will keep the Regia Marina handy as a deterrent against the RN getting active and focus on the land based UK troops, first blunting his ARM & MECH units to reduce their effectiveness for any counter-attacks, then I will pound the front line troops and destroy them. It's not like I have a hordes of Axis troops to feed into the Fray, I need to keep all my troops intact. My biggest advantage I now have in this thearte is the 3 TACS I can place, that will quickly maul the UK forces.
Given the small size of your land forces in Libya/Egypt it doesn't look to me that you have the strength to really take the canal; especially now that it looks like two transports are headed to reinforce Egypt. In fact, I'd wager that CG is bringing in the RN in an attempt to counterattack and take North Africa. Beware of a flanking invasion, which could put your entire ground force that's just advance into Egypt in jeopardy.
Yes my forces in the Desert aren't really that strong, but I still believe that having 3 TACs in the theatre should still give me a significant advantage. I'll wait to see if more RN elements are sent to the Med and be wary of an invasion through the back door. Best I build an Italian sub and base it in the Western Med to spot such a ploy.
