That makes sense.
I just think this way because the first two times I played this game I found the Axis at a huge disadvantage with almost no plausible way to win.
Your play is making me rethink that.
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
6 ART in Germany
DD, 2 SUB In SZ 110
SUB in SZ 112
5. Collect Income
Collect: 43 IPC (territory) + 5 IPC (NO) + 1 IPC (saved) = 49 IPC Total
RUSSIA 3
1. PURCHASE 38
4XINF 12
1XART 4
1XFTR 10
2XARM 12
2. COMBAT MOVEMENT
2XINF FROM BELARUS TO EASTERN POLAND
1XTAC, 1XFTR FROM NOVGOROD TO EASTERN POLAND
1XFTR FROM NOVGOROD TO BESSARABIA
2XINF FROM UKRAINE TO BESSARABIA
EAST POLAND
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@1; Total Hits: 21@4: (6)1@3: (3)2@1: (2, 1)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 22@2: (1, 2)
BESSARABIA
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@3 2@1; Total Hits: 21@3: (1)2@1: (1, 3)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
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3. NON COMBAT MOVEMENT
4. MOBILIZATION
2XINF, 1XARM AT NOVGOROD
2XINF, 1XART AT UKRAINE
1XARM, 1XFTR AT RUSSIA
5. COLLECT INCOME
35 TERRITORY
Japan 3
1. Purchase (44)
2. Combat Movement
Declare War on UK, ANZAC and US
ART, INF from Suiyuyan to Kansu
2 INF from Hopei to Shensi
3 INF, ART from Kweichow to Szechwan
2 ART, ARM from Yunnan to Szechwan
2 INF from Yunnan to Burma
INF from Siam to Sham State
INF from Siam to French Indo China
MECH from Yunnan to Sham State
2 INF, ART from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
BMB from Anhwei to Kansu
BMB from Kwangsi to Shensi
FIG, TACT from Kwangsi to Burma
FIG, TACT from Kwangsi to Sham State
FIG, TACT from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
CR, DD, AC, 2 TT from SZ 36, load ART, 3 INF from Kwangsi to SZ 35, unload to Philippines
BB, 2 DD, AC, 3 TT from SZ 36, load 2 ART, 3 INF from Kwangsi to SZ 37, unload to Malaya
SUB from SZ 36 to SZ 44
FIG from SZ 36 to Philippines
TACT from Kwangsi to SZ 44
FIG from SZ 36 to SZ 44
SUB from SZ to SZ 42
2 TACT, 2 FIG from Kwangsi to Malaya
TACT from Kwangsi to SZ 42
FIG from SZ 36 to SZ 42
FIG from SZ 36 to SZ 37
TACT from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
Kangsu
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 2@2; Total Hits: 11@4: (5)2@2: (6, 2)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)
Shensi
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 2@1; Total Hits: 11@4: (3)2@1: (3, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
Szechwan
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 5@2; Total Hits: 21@3: (4)5@2: (5, 3, 1, 5, 1)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)
Burma
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@1; Total Hits: 11@4: (4)1@3: (6)2@1: (4, 6)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)
Sham State
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@1; Total Hits: 21@4: (1)1@3: (2)2@1: (4, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)
SZ 37
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@2; Total Hits: 21@4: (4)1@3: (5)2@2: (6, 2)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
SZ 42
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 11@4: (5)1@3: (1)1@2: (3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
SZ 44
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 11@4: (5)1@3: (5)1@2: (2)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
Philippines
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 2@2 2@1; Total Hits: 22@3: (5, 6)2@2: (1, 2)2@1: (6, 6)
Defender
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (2, 4)
Kwangtung
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 2@3 2@2; Total Hits: 41@4: (4)2@3: (2, 1)2@2: (4, 2)
Defender
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (1, 5)
Malaya
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 2@3 4@2 1@1; Total Hits: 52@4: (3, 4)2@3: (3, 2)4@2: (4, 6, 1, 3)1@1: (6)
Defender
Rolls: 5@2; Total Hits: 25@2: (2, 4, 3, 5, 2)
3. Non Combat Movement
See map
4. Mobilization
AC, DD, 3 SUB in SZ 6
5. Collect Income
Collect: 48 IPC (territory) + 2 IPC (saved) = 50 IPC Total
USA 3
1. PURCHASE 52
1XSEAPORT 15
2XSUB 12
3XDD 24
SAVE 1 IPC
2. COMBAT MOVEMENT
1XCRU, 1XDD FROM SEAZONE 101 TO SEAZONE 91
2XFTR FROM E. USA TO SEAZONE 91
1XSUB, 4XFTR FROM SEAZONE 26 TO SEAZONE 16
1XTAC, 2XFTR FROM HAWAII TO SEAZONE 16
SEAZONE 91
ATTACKER
Rolls: 3@3 1@2; Total Hits: 23@3: (2, 3, 4)1@2: (6)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)
SEAZONE 16
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@4 6@3 1@2; Total Hits: 51@4: (5)6@3: (2, 5, 1, 2, 3, 1)1@2: (4)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)
3. NON COMBAT MOVEMENT
4. MOBILIZATION
1XSEAPORT AT MIDWAY
1XDD AT SEAZONE 101
2XDD, 2XSUB AT SEAZONE 10
5. COLLECT INCOME
CHINA 3
1. PURCHASE 5
1XINF 3
SAVE 2 IPC
2. COMBAT MOVEMENT
4XINF FROM TSINHAI TO KANSU
1XFTR FROM SIKANG TO KANSU
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@3 4@1; Total Hits: 31@3: (2)4@1: (5, 1, 1, 3)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (1, 6)
MOBILIZATION
1XINF AT TSINHAI
COLLECT INCOME
3 TERRITORY + 2 SAVED = 5 IPC
UK 3
1. PURCHASE
EUROPE 29
1XDD 8
1XTAC 11
SAVE 10 IPC
PACIFIC 22
1XFTR 10
2XARM 12
2. COMBAT MOVEMENT
1XFTR, 1XTAC FROM SEAZONE 88 TO ALGERIA
1XINF, 1XART FROM MOROCCO TO ALGERIA
1XMECH TO ETHIOPIA AND KENYA
1XART TO KENYA
1XARM TO SOMALILAND
10XINF, 2XART, 2XFTR, 1XTAC TO BURMA
ALGERIA
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 2@2; Total Hits: 21@4: (1)1@3: (2)2@2: (5, 3)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
SORRY, REVISE, DON’T WANT TO TAKE SOMALIA, NO MONEY
I JUST USE MECH TO KENYA
BURMA
ATTACKER
Rolls: 1@4 2@3 4@2 6@1; Total Hits: 21@4: (4)2@3: (4, 6)4@2: (2, 3, 5, 6)6@1: (5, 3, 5, 2, 3, 5)
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
MOBILIZATION
1XTAC AT ENGLAND
1XDD AT SEAZONE 106
2XARM, 1XFTR AT INDIA
5. COLLECT INCOME
EUROPE 28 TERRITORY + 10 SAVED = 38 IPC
PACIFIC 14 TERRITORY
REROLL SEAZONE 16
DEFENDER
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
Italy 3
1. Purchase (32)
2. Combat Movement
TT from SZ 98, load ARM, INF from Alexandria to SZ 72, unload to Kenya
2 INF, ART from Tanganyika to Kenya
2 ARM from Trans Jordan to Iraq, to North Persia
TT from SZ 98 to SZ 99, load INF, ART from Greece, unload to Syria
INF from Trans Jordan to Syria
2 FIG from South Italy to Syria
Kenya
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 2@2 2@1; Total Hits: 01@3: (5)2@2: (3, 4)2@1: (6, 5)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
Syria
Attacker
Rolls: 2@3 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 12@3: (4, 2)2@2: (5, 5)1@1: (4)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
Kenya Round 2
Attacker
Rolls: 1@3 2@2 1@1; Total Hits: 11@3: (4)2@2: (2, 3)1@1: (5)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
INF from Egypt to Sudan
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
AC, DD, TT in SZ 97
5. Collect Income
Collect 24 IPC (territory) + 14 IPC (NO) + 1 IPC (saved) = 39 IPC Total
Germany 3
1. Purchase (49)
2. Combat Movement
SUB, DD, 4 FIG from SZ 110 to SZ 104
3 INF from Romania to Bessarabia
FIG, TACT from Hungary to Bessarabia
BMB from West Germany to SZ 104
SZ 104
Attacker
Rolls: 2@4 4@3 2@2; Total Hits: 32@4: (6, 3)4@3: (2, 4, 5, 3)2@2: (3, 3)
Defender
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
Bessarabia
Attacker
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 3@1; Total Hits: 21@4: (3)1@3: (1)3@1: (3, 5, 4)
Defender
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (4, 2)
3. Non Combat Movement
See Map
4. Mobilization
DD, 2 SUB in SZ 110
SUB in SZ 112
3 ARM, INF in Germany
5. Collect Income
Collect: 43 IPC (territory) + 10 IPC (NO) + 2 IPC (saved) = 55 IPC Total
Forgot to add naval mobilization units. Battlemap updated.