I take this idea further and use my bid to add 3 artilleries to the Russian stack.
It makes it a serious offensive force and a harder defensive force to deal with.
It allows US to project more power in the Atlantic because it shows Japan down.
The Soviet Union, due to its separate treaties with Germany and Japan, was in a unique position in its relationship with the Axis powers. As a result, if the Soviet Union is at war with Axis powers on only one map, it is still under the restrictions of being a neutral power (see Powers That Begin the Game Neutral, pg. 15) on the other map. In other words, a state of war with Japan lifts those restrictions from the USSR on the Pacific map only, and a state of war with Germany and/or Italy lifts those restrictions on the Europe map only.
Does this statement allow the UK to declare war on the Japanese if the Japanese are at war with Russia.
Sigh n/m not thinking thats what that is.
He meant to say that UK can declare war, as it always can, but the consequences (USA not stepping in) stay the same. Russian-japanese situation doesn’t influence UK.