How many transports is Japan buying on J2? in your counter

Either way on UK2 and UK3, one turn could be used to buy 2 fodder ships for the aus fleet if they are not destroyed on j1, additionally 2 more inf could be loaded up in aus, plus the help of an american fighter. japan may not even be able to take it back. also, if they do, pulling those transports out of the asian dumping requirements kills germany. this becomes a huge distraction. and if you slowly add to the us navy in the pacific, which you should base in alaska, you force japan to invest in ships.

As for the losses in africa, the US can start dumping a few in there.

I have just found great success using austrailia as a uk1 IC place. India is too vulnerable and south africa can be taken with enough german force. But austrailia seems perfect. By killing off the transport at kwangtung with the UK fighter off india and dropping that fighter in a 6 inf loaded up burytia, austrailia is uninvadable for at least two turns. Compounding this benefit is taking the carrier and destroyer two sea zones south and uniting them with the transport and sub off of austrailia who you move two sea zones east. This forces japan to use their fighters, carriers and bb to kill this fleet (those are the only units that can reach) and it tremendously slows them down. They will likely lose two fighters (maybe three) killing the uk fleet if they decide to do it, furthermore, it puts the japan bb and carrier way out of reach and makes them irrelevant for a turn. you can then two 2 inf for a few turns in austrailia before seriously rebuilding down there. If japan doesn’t kill the fleet, you can go island hopping and cause some real havoc. any thoughts