The same principle applies for all C3's as it does for the first one. This is in my opinion the easiest and cheapest way overall, (which is open for debate because of the time involved in the various methods... etc...) Make sure your unit Q is higher than the unit Q of the C3.
1. Build attack/bombing wings of 150fp and 350pb.
2. Build a Long range division consisting of 600 tanks and 1000 arty.
3. Find a COUNTY or TOWN and attack def until there are no more losses.
4. Find the 'Select a Target from a list...' tab in the upper left corner, clk 'Army Unit' and find and attack the defense helicopter wing/s.
5. If you are only raiding, attack the Capitol, cities, and corps by attacking the defense first until there are no more losses, then attack the target. Meanwhile let your long range divisions be taking a joyride around the country, 'painting' it. The few war index points remaining can easily be o
1) 'small' problem: bombers are only available in spacestations. So not around the corner if you're low level.
2) Oh?! Nuch higher than default. Interesting.
6) Actually I think LRD saves quite some cash.
If the game works like the documentation says, you can only raid lvl 1 2 times. Then you're pushed to lvl 2 and resistance becomes stronger.
There's still a difference between 1st and 2nd lvl 1, enemy, I noticed. More airunits in 2nd, though it was still not used by the C3.
Serp, you forgot to mention that if you're attacking a neighbouring C3 then before stage 3 you should place one of your LRDs (or any land unit will do) right next to the town or city you are about to attack the defences of with your FP wing. This acts as a 'spotter' and greatly helps your attack. This only applies to neighbour countries.
You guys need to realise what weapon responds to what or what is most effective against what. Interceptors will attack anything that flies and attacks something in the country. Helicopters will basically attack any land forces that attack their country. So you can take a country without even disturbing the ints.
When you get to higher level wars then attacking int wings individually when they are on the ground like the advice above says, instead of luring them out by attacking a town/county, is not an efficient way to do it. You will be fighting 2 wings instead of 1 for each at
Yes the spotter unit helps if you share borders.
Have you ever heard the saying 'you gotta spend money to make money'? Well that IMO applies in this case. If you can get a FB country in order to buy or produce bombers then you have a source for obtaining bombers. I generally dont spend the time to squeeze out every single penny I can, Im more into speed. Obviously the LRD's save some cash, but is it worth it? I figure I only have a certain amount of time I want to spend on the game and I play accordingly. So for me it is best to have a pb source and shuttle them to my other countries on other worlds. For you it may be different, I dunno! Or you may simply be a freaking genius and Im stupid.
There are a few different ways to play the game.
Thanks for the above posts of advice. I learned some from it and from my mistakes.
You are right, that there are different ways, but in war some of those ways are outright disastrous!
...and certain ways are cheaper than others, I might add.
At least one way is very 'cheap', but hey! The game is as it is ;)