1943 Conquest with Egypt

Definitely. However don't get demoralized by the vastness of your opposition in Europe and Africa. Believe in the missile spam my friend. One tip I have is to get Guderian at Nanking, swing him through Peking to Seoul, then turn him around and start preparing for the Germans. If Russia was as bad as they were in my conquest, you should be facing Manstein and Graziani around turn 25.

Try not defending your shores, let them come in. It’s easier to let them in, I gave up my coastal city north of Cairo early on to take Athens . I didn’t build any units in Egypt to defend, should be doable.

That is a massive problem with 1943 conquest. Whenever I play as any country generally around Africa, I get spammed by units (most of which aren't even from Germany or Italy, but from the Balkans). Asia? Axis has to deal with Indian and some other spam, while allies has to deal with next to nothing. Anyone have tips for dealing with this? 

Mini rant time: Frankly, I might not even mind the spam if it was at all strategic. It's literally just the enemy throwing...whatever, in my general direction. Not to mention that they also, for some odd reason, can still maintain their other fronts amazingly well, like with Russia. It's not even like you can't deal with it, half the time. It's just annoying and prolongs the conquest beyond my patience. This kind of spam, in a game like WC4, shouldn't exist, in my opinion.

couldnt do anything to take out the italian general and defend the metiderranean. Could anyone advise with a step by step guide on how defend the metiderranean sea? I dont have navy generals so is that a must? 

Year cavellero was too easy when I used Nasser and yamashita on commandos, but I did what you said with riccardi but still got hopelessly overrun, abit ridiculous if a unit carrier spam can actually take out my destroyers and submarines!

Maybe don't focus on 1943 1* conquests for now, try to finish some campaigns and lvl up your tech tree and gens' skills.

Another recommended 1943 1* conquest is Finland. For Finland, just follow the 1939 guide bit modify your movements a bit.

Actually, I've been playing through this conquest because I, too, have had trouble clearing 1* and 2* countries in 1943.

The spam does, indeed, end at some point, but that doesn't mean you can;t slack on naval defense. I'm on turn 55, and the Balkans are still being a pain.

Spain is easy to invade. Super easy, actually, considering the south is weak and the north will have been weakened (or taken) by Canada or America.

From there, you might encounter some spam, but stick through it. With a bit of luck, you can push through. Build battleships to weaken coastal cities (As they are very good at doing so). This helps immensely with Italy (a massive part of the spam). Good generals and tech go a long way in this part. Messe was a big help in Africa. Guderian, while having suffered nearly half his health in damage on spawn (Madrid for heavy tank triple stack), has also helped a ton in Europe. Leeb has been a constant help since early Africa, and is still above half health. A good bit of luck is involved, though.

Honestly, don't even worry about time. If you want the 500, play something like Japan or Germany. All you need to do is simply COMPLETE the conquest with a 1* and 2* country.