Third Reich: conquer Britain in 1940.

Conquering Britain in 1940 is a no-brainer. All you have to do is take out London. The British have one huge advantage in that London can hold a 3 unit stack (normal limit is 2 units) making it super tough. And throughout 1939, checking the London stack reveals 3 * 3-4 infantry in London. But when France is conquered (see earlier post) and Egypt is under threat (see p.s. below) the AI moves one infantry away. Two infantry doubled in defense is 12 which means that a para unit 3 and 9 air gets you a 1:1 attack. One to one doesn't sound great but in this case it is. There is a 35% chance of defender (British) eliminated. There is also a 12% chance of exchange (CA) which means that you swap 6 luftwaffe points for the British defenders and the paras take London. That means a 47% chance of success!

In theory the British could (and should) throw in whacks of airpower to defend London from your initial attack, but the AI doesn't. I tried a "Battle of Britain"approach of air attacks on British air to wear them down over two turns before dropping the paras. It doesn't make any difference. The AI keeps the RAF in the North of England and ignores any attacks where the odds are poor (for them). So just drop the paras on London the first chance you get. make sure you have 5 airpoints to clear the existing airpower in London, plus 9 air points to support the paras and a few points ( 2 or 3) to intercept the RAF DAS over London. That's 16-17 points and the Luftwaffe at this point should be 20 strong.

p.s. I'd love to know what gets the AI to remove the 3 strong inf. unit from London that makes it takeable. I usually get the Italians to declare war so maybe that draws forces into the Med. I must try it without that to see if the AI is plain stupid!