Ukraine


From: Melle Koning

Southern Russian Openings

The moves F Sev-Bla, combined with A War-Gal and A Moscow-Ukraine is one of the most safe southern openings for Russia. It both safeguards against any Austrian or Turkish attacks, and it almost always guarantees Rumania.

Also, both Austria and Turkey will usually regard Rumania as a russian province, so getting into Rumania shouldn't be that difficult. Because if either Austria or Turkey takes Rumania from you, you are almost sure to go to war to either of them, or they both get very suspicious about each other.

Galicia and Ukraine are your entrance to Rumania

If you want to safeguard against an Austrian attack, and don't want him to distrust you, than you should better ask Austria for a bounce in Galicia, or tell him you are planning to move War-Gal-Rum. If Warsaw bounces and you have entered into Ukraine, you can support your army either into Gal, or already into Rum. Of course, if you plan to take Rumania with the army in Moscow with support from the fleet in Sev, than you also have to pass Ukraine.

More southern stuff

But russia has more options in the South. Moving the Sev-fleet to Rum and also moving Mos-Sev can be seen as a request for a turkish alliance, because with the army from Mos in Sev, Russia shows he cannot build another southern fleet to harass turkey.

Just as Russia should talk about Galicia with Austria, Russia and Turkey should always discuss bouncing in the Black Sea. It is great to have Turkey as your ally, but you can also get rid of him quickly if you want, especially if you can convince Italy to go for the lepanto attack. Than if Turkey is gone, you still have lots of options: Either go on with Italy and crush Austria, or go with Austria and take all of the (italian-)Turkish centers. Or, stop there for now and start your attacks in the North.

Why south for Russia?

The south is so tempting because it provides the units to start attacks in the North, because it is said that at some point, Russia and Germany always get to fight each other. And the first who attacks, mostly wins it.

One approach for Russia is to immediately start in the North by moving Mos- Stp-Fin, to quickly conquer Scandinavia and be sure that you can attack Germany before he is able to attack you, but it is considered more risky because it weakens your south alot and the northern opening lacks success because of this. So all in all, it seems the army from moscow is sure to go to the Ukraine.


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