A J3 or even J4 is not bad for certain situations.
what are certain situations? can i preplan those situations or are they situations that are based off of what the allies do?
Especially if you want to come close to finishing off China before taking on the western Allies or if you also want to advance into Russia. This gives you 3 - 4 rounds of going after China and Russia without having to deal with the US, although UK/ANZAC could declare war on you if they want. In most games I’ve seen, they won’t because they will rather collect DEI money and build up to face Japan when they attack.
if i do go j3, j4, j2, how do i fake them into thinking I am warring earlier? or how do i not lose my pieces? and how do i turn around and deal with them without them being unstoppable?
On the plus side, you should be able to take over most of China and almost totally wipe them out before dealing with the US. You could also eliminate the Russian presence in the east and have free reign on a lot of empty territories up there.
On the minus, your land forces and possibly your air force will be way out of position when the US/UK attacks because they are deep into China/Russia. Also, you still won’t be making a lot of money when you have to take on the Western Allies because all those Chinese and Russian territories are cheap and won’t add much to your economy.
so even though i like the idea of waiting, how do i fix the loss of income?Plus, when dealing with China/Russia, there is nothing for your big powerful starting navy to do, which just drives me crazy. With a J1/J2, you can put your navy to use and catch the Allies off guard and hopefully get some real good gains before the US gets up to full steam.
very true. if i j1 or j2 dow, what mistakes should i not make? I used cows guide but it did not go so well. one game i basically got booted out of china
It also depends on what your US player decides to do. If he/she is going mostly after Germany, Japan can kind of take their time dealing with the “lesser” Allies. If the US is going mostly after Japan first, then most likely Japan will be fighting a delaying action while hoping Germany can pull off the win in Europe.how do I pull off a win in europe? it sounds terrible but i am bad at that also. and how do i coordinate the two strategies together?
also what are the at war rules? i think i remember them as france, ussr, ukanzac, and us are all independently triggered?
so this makes sense…