Marc_Mitscher -> crossing Messina straits (8/25/2016 3:12:34 PM)
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Playing the 43-45 campaign game. I have cleared Sicily and want to move troops on to the "Toe" of the Italian boot. As discussed in the manual, I use my Amphibious HQs as ferries to allow my troops to cross the Messina straits. However, if the Axis player deploys even just moderate forces on the other side, it is impossible for the Allied player to force his way across even with a 4 division attack supported by multiple support units. The only way I see to bypass the problem is to mount an amphibious landing, which takes 5-6 weeks, but if you go to that much trouble, it makes more sense to land much farther up the "Boot" to try to cut off Axis troops. I landed most of U.S. 5th/7th Army at Salerno and have just cut the peninsula in two, but the AI is still keeping divisions at the straits facing the British 8th Army. Am I missing something?
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