darune wrote:
I guess it depends on what you are trying to do and what cards you are holding.
My idea here was to keep europe open (defcon 5), since this forces US into an italy coup or place influence action(probably at least 1 ip in France). If i happend to have Duck&Cover in USSR hand, maybe i will keep that for the Iran coup/coup in iron triangle if US coup in italy succeeds- thus denying US to counter-coup in iron triangle.
My idea here was to keep europe open (defcon 5), since this forces US into an italy coup or place influence action(probably at least 1 ip in France). If i happend to have Duck&Cover in USSR hand, maybe i will keep that for the Iran coup/coup in iron triangle if US coup in italy succeeds- thus denying US to counter-coup in iron triangle.
That is in fact closer what I like to do sometimes. Actually its play to Italy (after Socialist)-US coups-no matter what Duck & Cover coup to Iran. But I must warn that I sail in the different direction than most as usually I see Duck & Cover OPs to Italy right after Socialists.