You can run a similar 007 attack with just 3 subs (instead of 4) for 12 ipcs on the bid.
That’s one sub in sz 35, and the other in sz 39 (which keeps to the one bid unit per space rule.) In that case your odds to prevail in the subs only attack are just shy of 50/50, but statistically you are still going to kill the Japanese carrier the majority of the time, and you may even get the opportunity to dive and survive with a sub.
In LL a 4 sub attack is a sure shot, you win the battle every time. But that requires full placement bid rules (allowing more than 1 sub into a single sea zone) which isn’t the way I normally play. But since the current tournament went that way, I thought I’d mention the 4 sub (subs only) attack against sz37.
In LL 3 subs is much narrower, but its also still cheaper than engaging the Japanese fighters with your surface ships directly. Leaves you a bit of flexibility to decide which theater to press, since the Indian carrier and Egypt fighter could go on the prowl, along with the Aussie cruiser.
You can jack up sz37 without giving up your attack on sz 61.
1 cruiser and 1 fighter to the sz 61 battle is also a guarantee in LL (if you play that way), so your sz 35 spitfire can be certain to cover the flying tiger, no problem.
I think its a nice attack, low risk a with solid shot on enemy TUV destroyed. The option to dive if things go terribly, but a potentially powerful payoff if things go as they should. Russia might get rolled sure, but there’s also a bit less support coming to Germany from Japan, so UK might be able to make up the difference there, if they act fast enough.
Or as you say, could always just go balls to the wall in the Pacific, giving USA a much better chance of busting up the IJN :-D
The other sub breaker would be against the German battleship in the med, which also seems promising.
But I kind of dig the submarine solo sneak attack against sz 37.
Double sub bid,
007 style! hehe
