Sealion against France
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:53 pm
Is there a blitzkrieg way for England and Germany to take down France?
If F/G team up against E, E can be out by 1903, even if E is on their guard. (Sealion).
If F/E team up against G, G can be out very quickly, even if they're on their guard. (I don't have a specific moveset in mind, but Germany is vulnerable to fleets, and E could bounce G out of Denmark or Holland in 01.)
But if G/E team up against F, it seems possible or even likely that F can hold 5 supply centres past 1904.
I think the only way around this is some serious diplomatic misdirection, making F think they have a strong ally in E or G. I'm all for diplomatic misdirection -- but on top of that, is there any moveset that a G/E alliance can use to weaken France quickly and reliably? I don't see one.
England can open to the channel, but then they need to guess France's next move or it doesn't pay off. Even if they take Brest in 02, France can usually take it back. Germany opening to Burgundy doesn't get you much either, since it usually bounces and the F/G border stalemates by the end of 02.
If F/G team up against E, E can be out by 1903, even if E is on their guard. (Sealion).
If F/E team up against G, G can be out very quickly, even if they're on their guard. (I don't have a specific moveset in mind, but Germany is vulnerable to fleets, and E could bounce G out of Denmark or Holland in 01.)
But if G/E team up against F, it seems possible or even likely that F can hold 5 supply centres past 1904.
I think the only way around this is some serious diplomatic misdirection, making F think they have a strong ally in E or G. I'm all for diplomatic misdirection -- but on top of that, is there any moveset that a G/E alliance can use to weaken France quickly and reliably? I don't see one.
England can open to the channel, but then they need to guess France's next move or it doesn't pay off. Even if they take Brest in 02, France can usually take it back. Germany opening to Burgundy doesn't get you much either, since it usually bounces and the F/G border stalemates by the end of 02.