Leadwieght -> RE: Yugoslavia (1/15/2018 4:36:41 PM)
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Invading Yugo in Fall 1940 from Hungary can work; but to finish the job quickly in the one or two turns of clear weather you are likely to have, you'll probably have to spend some MPPs to Operate a German HQ (possibly) and 2-3 good German units (definitely) up to the Yugo border. I've seen players try to attack Yugo in summer 1940, just after France has fallen. This is a mistake, IMO, as you have to launch your attack from Austria and the Trieste area, giving the Yugos time to fall back to Belgrade and hold out, and also giving the Brits time to land a few units on the Adriatic coast. In the end, the Axis player generally gets more bogged down than he would have if he's waited until Hungary had joined. I suspect that attacking Yugo in summer 1940 is a strategy that works against the AI (which is not very adventurous), but will fail against a competent human player. Not sure attacking Greece is worth the candle; the main reasons to do it are 1. to avoid an Italian morale hit (and get a boost), 2. to get some cheapish Italian units; and 3. to preempt Greece form joining the Allies later through Allied diplo action and opening a Southern front. But the last issue can be dealt with by spending a few diplo chits and driving Greece's pro-Allied leaning down to put off or perhaps totally prevent Greece from joining the Allies. As with Yugo, if you're going to attack Greece, it's better from a grand-strategic perspective to commit enough assets to finish the job QUICKLY.
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