British Strategies for World at War
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 Basics: The British in World at War have the worst job of all three of the allies.  They and the French must fight the Germans alone, usually for 5 turns, if not 6.  It can be extremely difficult and lonely to fight the might of the Third Reich for so long without help.  Britains job for those first few turns is to act as a sort of "Speed Bump" until help arrives.  Britain and France usually can't beat Germany until the allies arrive, but slowing them down will make your job easier once help does arrive.  The best two ways to do this are to retain Africa and Strategic Bombing of Germany.  By keeping Africa, you deprive Germany of needed resources and force him to fight a miniauture 2nd front for a few turns.  After the allies enter, keep the Japanese at bay and defeat Germany.
 

Old Brittania
By General Beutin

    Britain's oldest and best ally is the sea.  Maintain control of the waves around England and the rest of the Atlantic.  Do this in the first turn by massing as much firepower as possible in the sea-zones around Great Britain.  ON turns two and three, spend as much effort as you can to maintain control of the Indian Ocean.  Historically, this was vitally important to Britain to maintain their supply of oil, but it holds a different importance in this game: boxing Germany into the mediterranean and holding Japan at bay.  By controlling the Med., you prevent Germany from slipping her Med. navy out the back into the Indian Ocean. Once Germany is loose on the Indian Ocean, not only can the German player attain control of all of Africa, but can seriously hurt the Ally's ability to hold off Japan in the Pacific and can even take countries in South America!  With regards to Japan, a japanese player does not want to fight two navies at once.  If you can control the Indian Ocean, not only will you stall either an attack on the American or your navy, but will also have him caught between your two navies, making any extreme moves East or West a dangerous move.  By holding the oceans, you can truly act as a speed bump against the Axis in order to give your allies time to build up for war.

 
 
 
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