Morocco 1917 challenge - my unorthodox guide
Dec 17, 2020 18:06:05 GMT
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Post by cheezya on Dec 17, 2020 18:06:05 GMT
I know there was another 198 turn guide posted a while ago. Wanted to share a different guide that could get things done sooner (and if you dont repeat my mistakes, potentially drop it under 100 turns). The unorthodoxy of my strategy relies in capturing the Americas first before fighting in Europe and Africa
Basically the strategy relies on 3 pillars
1) Support North American allies so they dont get wipeout quickly
2) Create an Iberian "meat grinder" front which will keep the German, Austrian, Ottoman and USSR forces occupied
3) While the meat grinder in Iberia rages on, capture big cities in the Americas, build out your economy and wipe out pesky Canadians, Mexicans, Colombians and other Central Powers in Americas
Pictures below.
Beginning of the game
-Declare war on Canada and Cuba. Push back Iroquois, Mexico and Columbia as much as you can. The later they join, the better.
--> What does this do? Allows USA / UK to wipe out Cuba and put up competitive fight against Canada without getting wiped out. Note, the Canadians will probably eventually take few cities in the Northeast, so will Mexicans in South USA. But you can recapture them
- By turn 2, you need to capture the German city in Africa and turn your attention to the Iberian peninsula. If you can push back Egypt by few turns, it will delay the Libyan wipeout and will buy some time before you have to face them
Defeat of the Spanish
- By turn 20-22 you must capture most, if not all cities in Spain and wipe out the Spanish
- Research "Hull Upgrade" and send 2 of your cavalry generals + 1 navy generals towards Cuba and NY
- Avoid my mistake! Instead of pushing into France, create a bottle neck on Spanish / French border and destroy the first wave of Austro-Germano-Turkish-Soviet spam. Note, you may get overwhelmed though, so practice tactical retreat. I lost a bunch of my cavalry and artillery generals there foolishly
North American Base
By turn 30-45, you should wipe out Cubans (if they are still around), your allies could take care of the Iroquois, but you should be able to capture the big cities that Canadians took back from the US. This will create a solid economic base for you
If you are successful in your Iberian meat grinder, you will still have some cities in Spain, but dont panic if you lose most of Spain
By then, Egyptian spam would destroy Libya and take most of North African French cities. Liberate them and make your way to unprotected Italian / French islands and try to land in Italy
You may want to send back your North American navy general + 3-4 units from Eastern US towards the UK while will be starting to turn into a battleground
Conquest of the Americas
By turn 50, you should wipe out Canadians and by turn 53-55, Mexico and Columbia. That would allow you to disband lot of units in North America, bring back your generals from the Americas
As I mentioned above, dont panic if you lose the Iberian peninsula. Most of the enemy generals and spam will try to cross the Atlantic ocean and you have huge advantage there with even 1-2 navy units
Your allies will be incredibly useless. US would often create a unit in Los Angeles despite having cities in Europe
Liberation of Italy, UK and France
Turns 50-60, Liberate UK, France and Italy
Split your forces between Egyptian, Spanish and German front
If by turn 60, you capture the Americas, half of Africa, Italy, France and Germany - the rest is easy. I made the mistake of trying to take cities from different enemies at the end instead of focusing on wiping out one. Once I researched 30% discount on tactics, I wiped out Russia, Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria and Austria in that order.
I probably could have done it in 80-85 turns with about 10 medpacks had I not rushed into france against the strongest enemy wave
Basically the strategy relies on 3 pillars
1) Support North American allies so they dont get wipeout quickly
2) Create an Iberian "meat grinder" front which will keep the German, Austrian, Ottoman and USSR forces occupied
3) While the meat grinder in Iberia rages on, capture big cities in the Americas, build out your economy and wipe out pesky Canadians, Mexicans, Colombians and other Central Powers in Americas
Pictures below.
Beginning of the game
-Declare war on Canada and Cuba. Push back Iroquois, Mexico and Columbia as much as you can. The later they join, the better.
--> What does this do? Allows USA / UK to wipe out Cuba and put up competitive fight against Canada without getting wiped out. Note, the Canadians will probably eventually take few cities in the Northeast, so will Mexicans in South USA. But you can recapture them
- By turn 2, you need to capture the German city in Africa and turn your attention to the Iberian peninsula. If you can push back Egypt by few turns, it will delay the Libyan wipeout and will buy some time before you have to face them
Defeat of the Spanish
- By turn 20-22 you must capture most, if not all cities in Spain and wipe out the Spanish
- Research "Hull Upgrade" and send 2 of your cavalry generals + 1 navy generals towards Cuba and NY
- Avoid my mistake! Instead of pushing into France, create a bottle neck on Spanish / French border and destroy the first wave of Austro-Germano-Turkish-Soviet spam. Note, you may get overwhelmed though, so practice tactical retreat. I lost a bunch of my cavalry and artillery generals there foolishly
North American Base
By turn 30-45, you should wipe out Cubans (if they are still around), your allies could take care of the Iroquois, but you should be able to capture the big cities that Canadians took back from the US. This will create a solid economic base for you
If you are successful in your Iberian meat grinder, you will still have some cities in Spain, but dont panic if you lose most of Spain
By then, Egyptian spam would destroy Libya and take most of North African French cities. Liberate them and make your way to unprotected Italian / French islands and try to land in Italy
You may want to send back your North American navy general + 3-4 units from Eastern US towards the UK while will be starting to turn into a battleground
Conquest of the Americas
By turn 50, you should wipe out Canadians and by turn 53-55, Mexico and Columbia. That would allow you to disband lot of units in North America, bring back your generals from the Americas
As I mentioned above, dont panic if you lose the Iberian peninsula. Most of the enemy generals and spam will try to cross the Atlantic ocean and you have huge advantage there with even 1-2 navy units
Your allies will be incredibly useless. US would often create a unit in Los Angeles despite having cities in Europe
Liberation of Italy, UK and France
Turns 50-60, Liberate UK, France and Italy
Split your forces between Egyptian, Spanish and German front
If by turn 60, you capture the Americas, half of Africa, Italy, France and Germany - the rest is easy. I made the mistake of trying to take cities from different enemies at the end instead of focusing on wiping out one. Once I researched 30% discount on tactics, I wiped out Russia, Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria and Austria in that order.
I probably could have done it in 80-85 turns with about 10 medpacks had I not rushed into france against the strongest enemy wave
