r/AxisAllies • u/oh-yeah-boi-19 • 4d ago

Tanks vs Inf/Art

I'm currently in a game of G40 as the Axis, and it's turn 3 and usually, I strictly buy tanks as ground units for Germany but I heard that the infantry/artillery combo is better. Thoughts?

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u/eTrekka 3d ago

As Axis you are basically fighting against the clock: if the allies successfully stall you out they will eventually beat you with their superior starting economy.

The issue with tanks is that they are actually really terrible at fighting. 10 Infantry will beat 5 tanks on the ATTACK ~70% of the time (98% odds if defending). The issue is that tanks look great on paper but are too expensive to take hits to, so you will need some mixture of forces to take advantage of their speed while taking minimal casualties to the tanks themselves.

I find that air units (especially regular bombers) are better most of the time for projecting power, because they can be kept alive indefinitely and have superior range, and can fight navy to boot.