Italy-Austria Opener: The Greek Lepanto.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:14 am
The Greek Lepanto is a variation of the Lepanto opening designed to prevent Turkish expansion, increase the number of SCs Austria gets in 1901, potentially outwit Turkish players, allow Italy to move against France and somewhat decrease Italy's chance of being stabbed at the cost of increasing the chance of Austria being stabbed and potentially increase the time of the opening.
Spring 1901
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Rome-Naples
- Fleet: Naples-Ionian Sea
Austria
- Army: Vienna NOT INVOLVED
- Army: Budapest-Serbia
- Fleet: Trieste-Albania
Fall 1901
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Naples-Tunis VIA CONVOY
- Fleet: Ionian Sea CONVOY Naples-Tunis
Austria
- Army: Serbia SUPPORT Albania-Greece
- Fleet: Albania-Greece
Build 1901
Italy
- Rome: Fleet/Army
Austria
- Trieste: Army
- Budapest: Army
It is at this point that the Greek Lepanto divides into two different openers: The Greek-Aegean Lepanto, which prevents Italy from being stabbed and takes longer, and the Greek-Ionian Lepanto, which gives Italy a fleet to support their army against Turkey, but allows Italy to be stabbed.
Greek-Aegean Lepanto
Spring 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis HOLD
- Fleet: Ionian Sea HOLD
- Fleet/Army: Rome NOT INVOLVED
Austria
- Army: Trieste-Serbia
- Army: Serbia-Greece
- Army: Budapest HOLD
- Fleet: Greece-Aegean Sea
Fall 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis HOLD
- Fleet: Ionian Sea HOLD
Austria
- Army: Greece SUPPORT Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Budapest-Serbia
- Fleet: Aegean-Eastern Mediterranean
Build 1902
Austria
- Budapest: Army
Spring 1903
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis-Syria VIA CONVOY
- Fleet: Ionian Sea CONVOY Tunis-Syria
Austria
- Army: Greece HOLD
- Army: Bulgaria HOLD
- Army: Budapest SUPPORT Serbia-Rumania
- Army: Serbia-Rumania
- Fleet: Eastern Mediterranean CONVOY Tunis-Syria
Greek-Ionian Lepanto
Spring 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis HOLD
- Fleet: Ionian Sea-Eastern Mediterranean
- Fleet/Army: Rome NOT INVOLVED
Austria
- Army: Trieste-Serbia
- Army: Serbia-Greece
- Army: Budapest HOLD
- Fleet: Greece-Ionian Sea
Fall 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis-Syria
- Fleet: Eastern Mediterranean CONVOY Tunis-Syria
Austria
- Army: Greece SUPPORT Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Budapest-Serbia
- Fleet: Ionian Sea CONVOY Tunis-Syria
Spring 1901
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Rome-Naples
- Fleet: Naples-Ionian Sea
Austria
- Army: Vienna NOT INVOLVED
- Army: Budapest-Serbia
- Fleet: Trieste-Albania
Fall 1901
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Naples-Tunis VIA CONVOY
- Fleet: Ionian Sea CONVOY Naples-Tunis
Austria
- Army: Serbia SUPPORT Albania-Greece
- Fleet: Albania-Greece
Build 1901
Italy
- Rome: Fleet/Army
Austria
- Trieste: Army
- Budapest: Army
It is at this point that the Greek Lepanto divides into two different openers: The Greek-Aegean Lepanto, which prevents Italy from being stabbed and takes longer, and the Greek-Ionian Lepanto, which gives Italy a fleet to support their army against Turkey, but allows Italy to be stabbed.
Greek-Aegean Lepanto
Spring 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis HOLD
- Fleet: Ionian Sea HOLD
- Fleet/Army: Rome NOT INVOLVED
Austria
- Army: Trieste-Serbia
- Army: Serbia-Greece
- Army: Budapest HOLD
- Fleet: Greece-Aegean Sea
Fall 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis HOLD
- Fleet: Ionian Sea HOLD
Austria
- Army: Greece SUPPORT Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Budapest-Serbia
- Fleet: Aegean-Eastern Mediterranean
Build 1902
Austria
- Budapest: Army
Spring 1903
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis-Syria VIA CONVOY
- Fleet: Ionian Sea CONVOY Tunis-Syria
Austria
- Army: Greece HOLD
- Army: Bulgaria HOLD
- Army: Budapest SUPPORT Serbia-Rumania
- Army: Serbia-Rumania
- Fleet: Eastern Mediterranean CONVOY Tunis-Syria
Greek-Ionian Lepanto
Spring 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis HOLD
- Fleet: Ionian Sea-Eastern Mediterranean
- Fleet/Army: Rome NOT INVOLVED
Austria
- Army: Trieste-Serbia
- Army: Serbia-Greece
- Army: Budapest HOLD
- Fleet: Greece-Ionian Sea
Fall 1902
Italy
- Army: Venice HOLD
- Army: Tunis-Syria
- Fleet: Eastern Mediterranean CONVOY Tunis-Syria
Austria
- Army: Greece SUPPORT Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Serbia-Bulgaria
- Army: Budapest-Serbia
- Fleet: Ionian Sea CONVOY Tunis-Syria