Sorry to Say Func, but in lots of games, I’ve seen China turn into a real B*tch to take down.
In the past, against Darth, and in 2009 tourny, and more Recently in a 2v2 Tournament game, I held off the Japs for 7 or 8 rounds, then someone else took over and continued the trend.
Also, just last week against jennifer, in a game where I absolutely dominated as the Axis, HB’s all around for Jap and Ger, etc. The only failing point was that China kicked my a$$. I think they are there as a speed bump for Japan, that they have to commit to completely taking out the first turn (Ditching other objectives), or face the wrath of prolonged land campaign in Asia.