Axis & Allies: Optimal Openings

Edit Feb 2025:
The UK transport going to Norway is not recommended in most games. The transport can be sent to Africa to drop off a tank, and then the next turn it can be used to grab NW Europe or France if available.
For Japan 1, ships should be placed in 47 instead of 48 to better deadzone. This is better because the US can destroyer block Japanese ships from striking sea-zone 45.

In this video I will go over the optimal openings for each of the 5 powers: Russia, Germany, the UK, Japan, and the US.

Intro 00:00
Russia Rd 1 00:32
Germany Rd1 09:15
UK Rd1 15:53
Japan Rd1 23:12
US Rd1 27:21
Final Thoughts 31:14

Link to the calculator used in the video can be found here:
https://aa1942calc.com/

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