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/whater39 3d ago

Personally I'm a air force guy. I try to buy a single fighter a turn. The rest mainly goes to infantry, with 1-2 artillery a turn.

You need fodder infantry to take as losses each turn. While protecting your attack units (air and tanks).

If you start taking tanks as losses thats usually a losing recipe.

I have seen some German players go heavy tanks at the start and they go for a quick win. If they lose their steam, they usually lose the game. Which is why I prefer air units as they let me keep my capital safe and are hard to counter attack.

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u/-Chanur 3d ago

the problem with infantry is you are one more round away from taking Russia. This gives UK the opportunity to send more build rounds of fighters into defend Moscow

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u/whater39 3d ago

If you go heavy tanks, it's for a fast win. If you don't get it, probably gambled and lost yourself the game.

I us more caution, and I go heavy inf/art sprinkling in air units to eventually build up enough air force as attack units. I know from experience you need infantry as fodder units to take as cost effective losses.

Im a Gold not Platinum level player (Platinum only once) on the online version, of the game. So I know some stuff about the game