Sorry, have to be honest and won’t use any silk lining. I think that with the JDOW1 it’s suicide to leave the Pac. J will simply explode into a frenzy Godzilla. The fleet has far less use in the Atlantic right now, especially since the threats are low there. Since UK shuts down Italy, there’s no crucial need of US stepping in with more than necessary.
US really needs to get in there and suppress Japan before it’s too late. Remember, if you let J run amok, it’s game over. Axis only need 6 VC in the Pacific theatre.
I believe you have enough force to stack in z54 right off the bat.
Leaving a tr exposed in z26 is not a trap, it’s just a lost tr. US should rather protect their trannies. Takes a lot of time getting units into the Pac, especially amphi-forces, so that tempo is worth quite a lot.
Doing both Taranto and Tobruk is brave, but if you can pull it off it’s great! I’m thinking that it might be a bit too much though.
What we really want here is to make the crucial attacks as solid as possible. I’d say the main focus is to take out the italian navy and limit the possibilities of amphibious attacks.
The attack on Tobruk is not as crucial, but taking out that force can wait. I believe the fig and tac have better use in z97. Think the chance of a scramble is low with the current setup, but with the tac you’re on power 24 and can expect 4 hits. A scramble is then definitely out of the question. If no tac Italy has a 5 IPC better outcome with a scramble than no scramble.
I suggest the fig from Gibraltar to boost the attack on z96 and land on Malta. One fig from Scotland can replace it in z97.
I think it’s better to take out Ethiopia this turn with 2 inf, 1 art, 1 mech, 1 fig, 1 cr.
Definitely do not attack Iraq this turn. Especially not via an amphi, since the offloaded land-units are locked into the battle. That means they can’t retreat and you’ll either lose them or take Iraq, which we prefer to hand over to the ruskijs. Annexing Persia in NCM also gives 2 IPC income and also boosts with 2 inf, preparing the attack for next turn.
I’ll post the suggested changes.
