Holy long posts Batman!
NPB,
Here’s the scenerio I use:
(Assuming Japan doesn’t attack the fleet in Sz 30 on J1)
UK fortifies fleet in sz 8 [buy dd, ftr, trn (2 ftrs, 1 trn) - but really depends on Ger threat to Lon]
US will also sail to sz 8
(I do these in all my games so it really isn’t dependent on J’s move)
I go NO IC for Ind.
Bomber can land in Cauc
2 ftrs to Wrus (if Ger doesn’t threaten Lon)
UK retreats 2 inf, 1 aa to per from ind
retreat 1 inf to per from trj
That leaves 4 inf (5 if you want to empty ind), 1 aa and a bomber in Cauc.
Allied fleet in sz 8 and UK fleet in Sz 30
Round 2
UK/US hit Alg heavy with 3 inf, 1 rt, 2 arm from (uk,ecan), US can land up to 4 inf, 1 rt, 1 arm (pending US 1 buy)
UK picks up 3 inf from Aus and goes back to sz 30
This gives you 7 inf (3 sz 30, 4 per) to counter a lot of ter in Afr or the ME with the Allies pushing hard on the west side of Afr.
Africa is not really a problem, and any gains Germany can make on G2 are minimal as long as you crush them soon after.
India is also not a problem because UK can now trde it for quite a few turns if necessary.
I usually have UK collecting 28 on UK1, and for Rd 2 they collect mid-20’s. Well, I only have 3 trns until UK, so I really only need 18 IPC to fill all three. Plus I still have an inf in Safr.
I use the fleet unification in Sz 30 is not to make a play at Japan, but to maintain a threat on the East coast of Afr and the Middle East for several turns as I wait for the UK and US to build up in the Atlantic.