@taamvan:
The carrier “swap” would only work if the carriers started in SZ 38, the other distances are too far to “shuttle bomb” (my name for that swap). Unless you have the air base, or more carriers.
So J1 you move your carriers to 36, J2 to 38/41 to block 37 getting blocked :) Both of those SZs support a swap on J3.
@taamvan:
With no mobile units to start, how could UK take Yunnan? It just cant get there until later in the game to threaten it.
So if UK moves its initial units to Berma on UK1, and then Japan is taking Yunnan on J1 and retaking it on J2, those Berma units would be easily enough to take Yunnan on UK2, right?
@taamvan:
The J2 is what is stopped by the blocker. On J2, Japan can move to SZ 39 at peace, so it just ignores the blockers. Then you’d use the UK/ANZAC trick, we hope. J3 is impossible to stop, but it just wont work because there is no landing place (Burma, Ceylon) for the bulk of the fighters.
J3 is impossible to stop if you do this, but the 3 TTs you build on J1 will be at your SZ36 Naval Base on J2, and rely on SZ37 being open to participate. And if UK is at peace UK2, there’s nothing stopping him from moving a DD to SZ37. Isn’t the point of the initial transports that you’re hitting Calcutta with 12 land units instead of 6 in front of all of that air power? Seems like a much more IPC-favorable battle.
@taamvan:
The best move is to get 6 men into Burma, in a way that UK wont attack (because he is afraid of defending short), then get 6 MORE men the next round, so you double the transports ability too. This only works 1 time because of the limited number of ground troops the Japanese have in that area to start, unless you slow down the whole plan in general to a J3.
I didn’t quite understand the part about doubling the transport ability, but I think you’re referring to using the initial TTs to take Burma J2, right? That move puts pressure on Calcutta while making sure you keep the Yunnan landing zone. How can those TTs be reused though, I only see the 2 units in Siam that can get in position for that?
