if you are looking to invade somebody, first you need your protective fleet in place. then you build transports, and load them up. use 1 infantry, 1 tank per ship. keep in mind that you can also bombard if you have battleships or cruisers attacking from the same space. this is why 1 battleships are better than 2 destroyers, they can attack the land as well as the sea. if you already have enough transports, then build bombers. bombers can stop your opponent from producing any units, which makes water locked England and japan easier to invade.

the most important part of a nation’s power in axis and allies is the naval power. without naval power, three nations are forced to build factories to place units onto the mainland. in addition, the transports used to move troops are defenseless. this means naval power is divided between transports, and ships. so the question is what to build in terms of a navy. Russia is the only power that can get by without a navy. the reason is that a navy is only useful if you have one already, otherwise it can be destroyed easily. 5 ships are harder to sink than 1 ship. so the question is what to build. first, you need ships to protect your transports, and after y0u have a defensive force, you need at least three transports for your troops. my preferred unit to build is the battleship, because of the 4 power, and it takes two hits to destroy it. another possible combination for 20 IPC’s is a cruiser and destroyer. submarines are not useful for defense, because they can’t attack aircraft. it would be embarrassing if you had 20 transports destroyed by one fighter because the only protection was 50 subs. subs are good for attacking an opponents fleet however.

America is the most flexible of the allies. it can chose one of three battle plans first; send all of your forces to Germany. second; concentrate all of your forces on japan. third; a mix, send a majority of your forces against one power, and a weaker force to keep the other in check. what strategy you use depends on the circumstance. if Germany is building a fleet, and not going for Russia, take the second plan. if japan takes an interest in you, but Germany is not building a fleet, take the third. whichever side has the least resistance, attack. if you face a strong resistance, send a small force to protect that flank. and if you face no resistance, on either flank, attack Germany.

when playing Russia, you must attack Germany as fast as possible. pour all of your resources into tanks and infantry. your goal is to force Germany to put his resources into fighting you, so that Britain can attack his western flank. if Germany is allowed to stop Britain in the oceans, then you have lost the war. build tanks if Germany has not made much ground in your territory, and swarm the field with infantry if Germany is attacking Moscow. the key is to last as long as possible against Germany.

as japan, do not expect to be making major gains against anyone early on. the most powerful territory that you can occupy is India. if you are playing a domination game, then japan may be able to attack America, but that is not going to help in the short term. if you just stand idly by, Germany is going to fall. so what can you do? you must attack Russia in the north, and America in the pacific. if you can apply pressure to one of America’s fronts, then it will be harder for them to concentrate on Germany. attacking Russia may force him to pull troops from Germany to defending against your attacks. after you have managed to bight into Russia, then you can take china and India. your long term goals will be to neutralize all threats to your rule in the pacific, and start attacking America.

the basic strategy for Germany is to beat the Russians into submission. without Russia, the axis will have more economic power than the allies, and can easily win. their are two main ways to do this: 1. attack Russia and only Russia to overwhelm his defenses quickly. 2. build up a fleet to prevent England from attacking you while you go for Russia, then take down Russia. the first plan is very risky, as it allows England to attack Germany. the second is not as risky, but allows Russia to make some gains against you. but after 3 or so turns you can start pushing Russia back to Moscow.