@Caesar:
That was a lot of questions!
for point 4. Why Yunnan, because it is the most important chinese territory. If China holds Yunnan at the start of their turn they can build artillary. If China does not need to fight Yunnan they will fight you everywhere else, such as up north and press towards the coastline. Yunnan is in fact one of the key allied “strongholds” comparable to sz 110, bryansk and later in the game, the middle east. It means the Axis should meet significant resistance here
I disagree with this. While it is important to keep it Chinese for the Burma Road, Japan can easily by pass it if it’s end goal is India. It is tactical but it doesn’t break the Axis.
Ignoring China can definitely break Japan! Even if you take India early you will still have to invest in ground forces to get back the VC’s you lost to China and now you have no infrastructure to do it effectivley. Its better to tame China early set up a supply line and get factories going on the mainland. Its hard enough to maintain island dominace and you can’t afford to lose your income core as well ,China is that core especially the coast line. Japan is a ripe fruit but if you let it rot from the inside out you are doomed. I have seen it happen too many times and its what I try to do as the allies against Japan. Having a big navy for Japan and controlling the DEI as well as getting calcutta are all good things for Japan but ignoring China can negate those advances. Just my two cents from extensive game play face to face and league play.
