I have to concur with the others who have posted. A combined transport and infantry build for Japan on turn 1 is the way to go. If Russia took Manchuria on round 1, and if the UK executed the “Kwangtung Maneuver”, the only place left for Japan to build is Southeast Asia. While initially it MIGHT be safe (the US can take that factory using China and Sinkiang forces one time in 3, and later will threaten it with a southern island hoping fleet), it is too far from Russia to do any good, and forward progress against Russia proper is easilly blocked by Novosibirsk infantry units. Japan HAS to focus on gaining IPC’s in round 1 in order to sustain a transport invasion of Russia through the back door (Manchuria to Yakut to Novosibirsk to Russia). Also, as Japan builds a transport navy (protect by heavy naval forces that were NOT sacrificed against the US at Hawaii) the US has to garrison Alaska heavilly (that japanease transport fleet ferrying troops to Manchuria is a single move away from an all out invasion of Alaska too). That reduces the number of US dollars that can be spent on the European war, allowing Germany to maintain the frontal assault on Russia that eventually leads to Japan taking Russia. So for an opening move, Japan re-takes Manchuria, takes Australia, blasts the results of the Kwantung Maneuver (if executed) or takes China using air force and Kwantung infantry. If Japan still holds Manchuria, they assault Yakut and take it. If the UK builds in India, that simply takes more pressure off Germany and allows THEM to take Russia, aided by the threat floating through the Siberian lands… too far from India for UK to do a darn thing about. YAKUT is the key for Japan. Take it and hold it, you have one territory with all of your west-marching forces to defend it from the Russians, and you force Russia to try to defend TWO territories against your massing forces. The drain on Russia: defending Evenk AND Novosibirsk plus holding Karelia and the Caucuses with an income of only 20 or so IPC’s is FATAL, REGARDLESS of UK and US support. And with Russia gone, the Alllies WILL lose (economic victory is immediate on taking Russia, world domination only a few moves away)
What counrty do you guys go after first? Germany or Japan
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i usually go after germany first but i jsut wondering what do the expters gp after frist!! (i know my spelling suk)
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Germany. It is much easier for the 3 allies to gang up and contain Germany then it is to try and chase down Japan and then invade Japan’s home island.
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Yeah, definitely go after Germany first if you want a quick game. However, there are good Japan First Strategies that also have high winner percentages, so play with whatever style or mindset you like best. Personally, I’m more of a take Germany but also contain Japan (like the Americans tried to do historically) type of player.
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Germany, it’s like it wants to be taken. Germany is surrounded on all sides and theres not much Japan can do to help it out, besides beating on Russia.
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True. But the more I play, the harder I find Germany making an attempt at grabbing Karelia or Russia due to supply line difficulties. This is especially true once Russia has taken Eastern Europe. However, Japan is in a different situation, since there are so many ways of Japan fanning out in undefended territories and making large IPC grabs. Not to sound like a broken record, but their might be a way of containing both German and Japan and riding the IPC count to victory…
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It doesn’t matter if you play as the United States, as long as you focus at least 80% of your forces on one of the fronts at a given time.
For example, if I want to invade Europe and one of Japan’s islands as the USA, I need to decide which one is the priority and send 80% of my forces to that front.
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I think in real life the USA contributed 60-65 percent to Europe and 40-35 percent to Asia.
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I thought they sent 80% to Europe and ony 20% to Asia.
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Whoa, that’s crazy!
Before WWII, the Pacific fleet had 8 carriers. At the end of the war, America had over 100 carriers! Even the Atlantic fleet can’t compete with these number of carriers, 20 of the Essex class. In manpower, you might be right since the Pacific war was based on island hoping, but you can’t dispute that the Navy Task Force was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) in history.
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surprise :D yeah carriers and smaller craft like frigates if im not mistaken were moved from behind the scenes mop up crews to the front lines, like the uss lexington, the carrier that was set to provide air support for the invasion of japan suffered over 100 hits from kamakazi alone :o gotta love the little ships huh :wink:
but yeah germany first, they can do more damage than japan can simply bc it has weaker enemies on either side. annd what does japan have? i rest my case :P if germany screws up through bad strats or bad die to where they can be held by 2 of the 3 start pestering japan w/ the us
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Germany first. More forces may be brought to bear more easily on Germany by more powers than on Japan. Japan may be defended against (briefly - longer if there are I.C.'s around the show), but they are a nation difficult to be aggressive with. At least at the outset.
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Remember, when finding the Japanese in Asia, use an orderly, sustained retreat. It’ll hopefully delay them, while keeping their IPC count in check. No running with your pants on fire back to Moscow right away!
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