Two words: Meat armor. Buy a few strong units and surround them with cheap units. The cheap units absorb the damage while the strong units keep delivering the hits..

The tank is mobile, that's it's main asset. Also for sea transportation 1 inf+1 tank is better than 1 inf + 1 art.

Love the two quotes at the end! Hadn't heard the Napoleon one before.

Great video! One of the reasons a pair of infantry and artillery does well against a tank is that they can take 2 hits before they die, and have similar, though slightly higher, chance of hitting. I would agree it depends, if trying to push into China I would use artillery, yet need to defend India with only three units use tanks.

Man this was supper informative!! Thats why when playing USSR artillery is so effective daamn, i use to have no idea why that happens, i guees is only time and practice what makes you realize it whitout really knowing it until now. CC thanks for this videos series!! Wow

Hello Corporal Clegg, may I kindly suggest another video including mechanized infantry. How do they change things in the Global 1940 edition, as mechanized infantry makes artillery for an additional IPC as maneuverable as tanks. Btw: I do prefer 5 IPCs for tanks, though. It is your number crunching that confirmed me in my view 😉.

Great video. Thanks for making it. I think the presence of aircraft for the defense changes the outcome of the battle, significantly. I generally choose to prioritize the production of tanks while providing a sufficiently large number of infantry to absorb my enemy's first round of counterattacking hits. By the time my opponent can actually start destroying my tanks, he or she has already absorbed two full rounds from my tanks. The early stages of any battle are crucial to determining not only the odds of victory, but also the cost of victory. I also like choosing tanks because it makes my next move unpredictable. I can stack sets of 6 tanks in 3 border territories with one set of 12 tanks in a supporting territory that connects to all three border territories and force my opponent to try to defend 3 separate fronts, simultaneously. Should they miscalculate, I can exploit their weak link and quickly win a significant victory with relatively light losses. Again, the ability to inflict maximum damage in the first 2 rounds of fire, while taking most opposing hits on infantry can significantly change the outcome of a battle.

4:33 I already guessed about 80%, it is 2 rolling at 2 vs 1 at three. People seem to not think about units as (1) HP. It is the obvious answer

I love that quote from napoleon, do you think a more modern accurate version of that quote would be "God favors the side with the best airforce"?

The better thing about infantry artillery is that you also have more units to eat hits.

The main reason tanks are good the reason is if you have an infantry and arty pair if you lose one you lose 2 fire power if you have a tank inf pair you only lose one fire power so the investment is worth it up front it might not look like it but it is worth it in the long run as long as you try not to lose your armor

Nice use of the A&A calculator. I wish it could be updated for technologies and a BBR option. Interesting video.

»How many tank divisions has got the Pope?« once Stalin asked. That should answer the question 😂.

Great video Corporal. Fine production value and great information...

Great job! Very informative.

Great video. Well done, Corporal.

haha i love the quotes at the end, and also very good analysis, I believe you covered everything wow

Great video!

In any of the Axis and Allies versions, I almost never buy tanks if they cost 6 bucks. They're simply too expensive. Only times I buy tanks when they cost 6, is if I have a factory about to be taken over by the enemy, that can only build 2 or 3 units. And if I got a good chance of holding it by building 2 or 3 tanks, instead of 2 or 3 infantry. Another time I'll buy tanks at a cost of 6, is if I'm handily winning and just swimming in money mid-late game. Tanks at a cost of 5 however are much more useful, and I'll often buy them when I need some speed and punching power amongst my infantry-artillery hordes.

Optional tanks rule, whenever any tank hits on a 3, the owning player gets to assign the hit to his opponents ground units (tank, AAA, artillery) or reassign the hit of his opponent to another unit (infantry)

Basically it's versatility versus efficiency.

Love these videos. Would love to see more on the strategy of Axis&Allies.

My big question was the amphibious assault because it also gets infantry support but this is a great video

Great vid bro

You can actually write a tiny code and try all the possible combinations.

(...not sure if anyone else has pointed this out already....) Note that an army of 10 infantry and 5 artillery has better odds than your option B of 7 of each, simulator gives around 62% chance for 10-5 to win, compared to 7/7 which is around 57%....even though the attack power is lower (10-5 is 5x1 + 10x2 = 25 compared to 7-7 which is 14x2 = 28)..... This seems to be a reasonably good "rule of thumb" that the number of infantry should be around 50% larger than the number of stronger units in an attacking stack to make it efficient - this would mean ideally having 9 infantry and 6 artillery for a 51 IPC cost - and gives close to 2/3 chance of winning. To make it 50 IPC, we swap an infantry for artillery. But...in terms of purchasing units, you probably want to go way over a 3 : 2 ratio of infantry : other because you generally need to use infantry for trading.... Another strategy for in terms of taking advantage of tank speed (and plane speed), is to "time" a big attack for the axis on Moscow by building mostly infantry in the early turns, and then have a round of mostly artillery (3+ turns away), then mostly tanks (2-3 turns away), then mostly planes (1 turn before the attack)....this gives your ultimate axis attack a surge that can be very hard for allies to stop, because your tanks + planes catch up to the infantry and land, making it seem like multiple turns of building are occurring close to the front line... Nice video - this is one scenario that in A&A calculations that you can do the underlying calculations exactly without too much trouble....I've put them below for convenience 1 tank vs 1 artillery Pr(tank survives) = 1/2 = 50% Pr(artillery survives) = 1/4 = 25% Pr(both die) = 1/4 = 25% 1 tank vs 1inf+1artillery Pr(tank survives) = 1/7 Pr(at least 1 artillery survives) = 11/14 Pr(everything dies) = 1/14

I normally only use artillery and infantry when I really need to defend and want to counter act. When I play Russia a build large amounts of infantry and artillery to defend and then use them to push forward if I win.

Bro you need to make some more A&A videos! These are awesome!

I've always thought transports can carry 2 non-mech type units (Inf, Arty, AA) and only 1 mech unit (tank, mech inf). I didn't think transports could carry a tank + another unit.

Thank you for this video Corporal Clegg, I love your content, it's very informative and useful. I don't know if you are still producing videos, but might I suggest a planes vs tank one much like this? I feel that they both have very similar functions. They attack with three, and they have good mobility. Just a though! If you are still producing, keep up the good work!

5 minutes in, easier to calculate out the odds of infantry + artillery versus 1 armor. This is because it is two versus 1, and because the combo gets a better probability (5 in 9) of scoring a hit in the first round. Actually it's 10 in 14 if we throw away the misses. In this case, we might lose the infantry or we might not, but we are still winners. The second round appears to be 25% probability of prevailing in the 1v1 duel that has a 4/14 of occurring. So the overall result should be 11/14 or 78.6%. For funzies we can repeat the exercise with 2 infantry versus 1 armor. They are the exact same cost, 6g. On the calculator I got 54.4%.

Very good video nice break down

No one buys artillery in our game unless they have a weird math. Tanks tend to be more focused (especially for Germany) due to their ability to move 2 spaces. The ability for 2 space is HUGE. Rolling 3s on both attack and defense isn't a bad perk either but it is the movement that makes them valuable as you ca quickly get them to a front. We have Anniversary (past versions) for reference.

with 50 IPC's, I would buy 10 inf / 5 art to do battle - much better odds, 75% opposed to 57% -- 2 or 3 inf to 1 artillery gives you best results.

Yup all land units value depends on the availibilty of ablative infantry.

Table Tactics made a WW1 expansion for classic A&A called Central Powers, I prefer their $5 artillery Attack 1, Defend 4 and move 1, and it looks cooler.

Good post. I am curious if you would be willing to do a video on tanks vs fighters. Was thinking tanks are a overall better value over fighters specifically for russia defending moscow. Keen to hear your thoughts

this is insightful but in all of these comparisons you forget to mention that you cant roll out as many cheap units at once since there is usually a cap on the amount of troops you can place

If I'm doing Amphibious landings, I'd take 1 infantry and 1 tank over the usual, one Arty, one Infantry. You've got one "bullet-stopper" (that just may roll that 1) to take the hit from the defender leaving you w/ that mighty Tank to do some actual damage. Too many times, I've rolled numerous hits only to find that I'm just chipping away at the expendable infantry, leaving the attacker w/ his heavy hitter units as the battle contiues. In the end, you find yourself losing battles w/ no real damage to the opponents forces. All you've taken away are a bunch of measily, replaceble infantry units. Pile on those Infantry. They protect your more efficient units, along w/ the potential for some lucky rolls themselves. Don't focus on percentages, or odds. Once you roll the dice you'll see how little these odds and percentages truly matter. They never do. It's a mixed bag of strategy and chaos. Anticipate chaos in every strategy, and find what works for you.

maybe they should make "Heavy Tanks"

"God favors the side with superior artillery" - Napoleon Bonaparte

In G40 for Germany tanks are farmore important as you need to push fast against Russia. That way you can have Moscow turn 5

You really struck Silver with this Informative video, would've been Paydirt Gold✨ if you could've added mech infantry to the mix in your Equation!!!👍

Infantry + Art 2 @ (2/6) or [2* 0.33 = .6666] Even if the defender hits, the attacker has again a third of a chance to hit. 1 @ (1/6) or [1* 0.33 = .33] .66 result from first round x .33 result from second round = 0.2178 total result If we subtract from 1 to get the % 1 - 0.2178 = 78.22% likely the attacker will hit on the first or second round. So the fact the attacker has an 80% chance of winning makes sense. Its much more unlikely the defender hits a 50% opportunity twice before the attacking odds

But thats not how the combo works. Its two infantry and one artillery. Artillery is only worth it when it bolsters attacking infantry otherwise get a tank. The question is 2 tanks or 2 infantry with 1 artillery. 50 ups breakdown would not pick those buys presented at all. What if it is 4 tanks, 6 infantry, and 3 artillery?

How is it 55% for the pair? Shouldn't it be 66%?

what type of board are you using? the latest one doesn't have Italy

Drones?

Yea I just got my butt kicked by a German player who kept just buying arty and inf. I was thinking "man this guy don't know what hes doing!" Turns out I was more the fool!

1:18 I pick D, 6 inf+5 art+2 tanks

10×Inf + 5×Art would have been a better build than 7/7.

Superior Firepower Doctrine

Generally, Artillery should only be bought for Russia and Germany and mostly in the first few rounds. In Russia to create a threat that prevents Germany from moving too close, and In Germany before they are able to advance. If either Army has an opportunity to march on the opposing capital, then they should switch entirely to tanks because they can catch up. At 6 per tank, artillery are definitely better if advancing them isn’t an issue. At 5 per tank it is very close and very situational.

Arty beats tank in this game just like in real life!

I think artillery is largely useless. You have air units to attack territories. Infantry is cheaper and defends the same as artillery once you take the territory. Unless you are facing an AAA, artillery does not do much for you in a big battle. It adds more offense, but artillery are worse on defense. Therefore, tanks are better because they can defend better once you take the territory. Artillery is really just a gimmick they worked into the game. I generally never buy them. I just use the pieces they give you at the start. If I don’t have enough to buy an infantry, I would rather save the one or two IPC for the next turn. Spending more to get an artillery is also pointless most of the time.

Wow I picked A woops

.... No wonder you lose(3 years late starting at 5min mark) ... Offense greater than 1 space is never needed. Tanks are garbage. Just buy infantry and win. Axis should win 100% of the time if you do so.