So far, people elsewhere on the forums have identified several reasons while the India Crush will not be a valid strategy in Global (which is not to say that taking India won’t be an important goal, just that the headlong charge we’re seeing now won’t work as well). Chief among those reasons are:
To these, let us add one more.
The ol’ bait and switch.
Too bad infantry are twice as good on defense as they are on attack. Abandoning india would result in Japan just taking India, then use its massive airforce to suicide attack the West India territory, strictly to neuter the UK counter attack.
Holding India (-3 UK, +8 Japan) is so important that the sacrifice of the Japanese Airforce would be justified.
The ol’ bait and switch.
Too bad infantry are twice as good on defense as they are on attack. Abandoning india would result in Japan just taking India, then use its massive airforce to suicide attack the West India territory, strictly to neuter the UK counter attack.
Holding India (-3 UK, +8 Japan) is so important that the sacrifice of the Japanese Airforce would be justified.
Ahhh, I had not considered that. I think you’ll still be OK for one turn, as the first turn that they capture Burma, their planes will be out of position to capture West India.
Perhaps this thread should be moved to Europe or Global, since these factors do not pertain to OotB Pacific.
The ol’ bait and switch.
Too bad infantry are twice as good on defense as they are on attack. Abandoning india would result in Japan just taking India, then use its massive airforce to suicide attack the West India territory, strictly to neuter the UK counter attack.
Holding India (-3 UK, +8 Japan) is so important that the sacrifice of the Japanese Airforce would be justified.
Ahhh, I had not considered that. I think you’ll still be OK for one turn, as the first turn that they capture Burma, their planes will be out of position to capture West India.
Yeah, the only way they’d be able to get planes into West India the turn after they took burma would be with carriers, which would probably amount to a max of 4 planes at the most which way to little to do enough damage.
4 bombers & 2 fighters and 2 tac bombers
Alot of hits….if it means “holding” india from UK counter attack…id do it.
Another reason that India will have it easier is because they will have british N.O.s and war bonds to spend.
Another reason that India will have it easier is because they will have british N.A.s and war bonds to spend.
Wat?
NAs are passe’; and war bonds? Thats a tech.
Another reason that India will have it easier is because they will have british N.A.s and war bonds to spend.
Wat?
NAs are passe’; and war bonds? Thats a tech.
Even still, war bonds only gives an average of 3 extra IPCs, not a lot to go on. That does bring up an interesting question though, assuming war bonds remain a tech, how will that work with the UK’s split income?
