Good game. This version is tough. The sealion threat is strong enough to really neuter UK on UK1 which allows the axis to get rolling in europe. Then its very tricky to figure out the right balance for US spending.
With Italy off to a good start it forces UK to deal with them first and then Germany can focus on Russia which will eventually fall just due to economy. Took a lot of allied resources to save Russia but it was too difficult for you to both save Russia and put meaningful pressure on Germany.
I completely overlooked the saving of India earlier when I thought I had you but like you said it kind of prolonged things more than anything else. Once I had your US fleet isolated from reinforcements I knew I could just get good position and starve you out until the right moment. Particularly with so many US resources necessary in Russia.
I dont know what to do in the situation you were in with India. I dont think there was a good answer. I probably would have abandoned it as well as you would have been crushed if you stayed and it would be a lot of wasted resources for you. Problem was you didnt have enough firepower to threaten to take it back unless you could get airforce from Russia but you couldnt really spare them.
Anyways. Good game. Time to retire Alpha 2.
