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ORIGINAL: Marcinos1985

Good videos, appreciate your time. Some more info what is going on in your head would be usefull I think. Your opponent talks a lot about his plan etc. Maybe write some text from time to time, esp concerning tech choices?
It's 1940 only, but your position seems favourable already, though Axis i Axis, you never know what happens in Russia.

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That would be good to do. We are about 10 turns ahead and i just have many games ongoing right now, it's hard to remember what i have done in this one.
Is there some details about techs or else, that you want to know?

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ORIGINAL: Marcinos1985



But for now, I have one important question, about your USSR tech. You decided to keep Fighters tech. Why?

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ORIGINAL: Epekepe

Usually i don't, but USSR gets many fighters and i wanted to see how much impact they will have.

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ORIGINAL: Marcinos1985

But for now, I have one important question, about your USSR tech. You decided to keep Fighters tech. Why?

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Are you saying you don't research advanced fighters for the Soviets?

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ORIGINAL: Marcinos1985

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ORIGINAL: Epekepe

Usually i don't, but USSR gets many fighters and i wanted to see how much impact they will have.

They will build XP for German fighters [:)] I am little behind in your series, did you pick Aerial Warfare later on? Without this, Luftwaffe will still reign freely.

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ORIGINAL: Marcinos1985

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Are you saying you don't research advanced fighters for the Soviets?

Exactly that. There are several reasons:
1. Unless for some reason Axis stops investing in AF tech, they will be always 1 level ahead of you. With some bad luck on USSR part, even two. And 1 level more is already a big difference. Combine it with good GER HQ's and high morale and Soviet fighters are on lost position for most of the War.
2. You could mitigate it somehow if Russia had plenty of fighters (numerical superiority, as IRL). But they only get 3 if I remember correctly. At the same time, Germany has 5 (2 starting, 1 form DAK, 1 from Finland and Romania respectively). You will get outdamaged easily and quickly.
3. In order to make it work, you also need Aerial Warfare tech, to enable 2 air missions per turn. So you have to spend additional 100 MPP's, and USSR doesn't have enough in the first place.
4. Reparing aircraft is expensive, and especially in the beginning USSR will have to rebuy land units. Your fighters will be depleted for most of the time.

Going for AntiAir route is preferable, because:
1. It's a cheaper tech (125 MPP)
2. You can double chit it, so closing tech gap versus GER bombers is actually possible.
3. Majority of your units can benefit from this tech and defend themselves somehow, especially with AA2.
4. You can also upgrade forts, cities etc. granting even more defense against bombers.
5. USSR can buy 6 AA units. Well placed they will make Luftwaffe's life a lot tougher. And they are cheap.

I really wish there were more options open for USSR in air context, but for now it's not the case. Russia is under tremendous pressure in this game in 1942 especially, unless Axis player diverted his forces elsewhere. There's no space to fool around.