Few more thoughts:
I don’t like the IC in France. It allows the Allies to do 32 damage markers to Germany not including retaliation against any conquests in Russia and there’s still the 12 that can be done to Italy, if it is needed.
Also, to be honest, what in the world do you need it for? 50 IPC is 10 tanks. To need 6 more units, you’d have to be collecting 80 IPC. (And that’s assuming you wouldn’t want to replace some fighters or build some bombers, get some tech or even repair your complexes which, as you can tell, is gunna cost you up to 20 IPC for Germany alone!)
Japan is wicked.
However, I don’t think Tech comes into play until place units/collect income, does it? Did they reverse that and set it back to instantly? If so, that’s wicked powerful for Heavy Bombers!
Italy cannot be ignored. With +10 IPC in NOs easily attainable, they are not a paper tiger.
China’s a joke. A few minor changes would at least make it a challenge to take out China and not just feed Japan +7 more IPC they don’t really need anyway since they are so powerful.
1) China determines how many infantry they place based on number of liberated territories at the end of America’s turn. (They go back to back, so this really isn’t too much of an issue.)
2) Any Chinese territory without a Japanese garrison gets to roll for spontaneous liberation. (Roll 1d6 for each ungarrisoned Chinese territory, on a roll of 1, the Japanese flag is burned and control reverts to China.) This does not apply to Manchuria or Kaingsu. Once all Chinese territories are captured (all at the same time) then Japan no longer needs a garrison. Also, liberating a territory does not reinstate the ability.
France should be worth 4 IPC and NW Europe should be worth 4 IPC. Just my humble opinion.
America should start off with 2 Carriers, 2 Fighters in SZ 56 / W. USA Sea Zone. Japan should have +1 Battleship that can be placed in any sea zone that already has Japanese Naval Units in it, placed at the start of the game.
Russian NO should be changed to Owning Karelia, Finland and Norway +5 IPC. Not the other territories on that NO. Easier for Russia to attain, makes it harder on Germany, but also stops England from taking Finland and or Norway since it only works if RUSSIA owns those three.
Russia needs 1 Fighter on Russia 1. I don’t care if it starts in Soviet Far East, but they need one!