We did think of the idea of continuing the game after the fall of Russia. Basically, it would then be Western Allies VS Japan. In that case, I don’t think Japan would have lasted more than a few more rounds. USA and UK had a huge amount of forces in Europe and Western Russia by then. Also, the USA was making so much money that they started building a large naval force on Western USA just for something to spend extra IPCs on. If we had decided to carry that out, I think the US Navy would eventually sink the Jap Navy and both British and US forces would grind eastward pushing Japan back to the coast.
In this scenario, I’m not sure what would be done with China. Would the US/UK forces liberate Chinese territories? Or, since they decided to attack Russia, which was China’s main ally in this game, does that mean that China is out permanently and the US/UK forces would simply be conquering the Chinese territories from Japan? It seems like the latter would be the best solution.
You know, I am tempted to try this out again but this time with a few new rules, NOs and victory conditions. Here’s one idea: If China is allied with Russia, who is allied with the Euro Axis, what if they were able to take British territories to open the Burma Road? Of course, with Japan pounding on them, I don’t think China would be strong enough to take on British forces, especially since part of the Burma Road includes the Pacific UK Capital of Calcutta. Or maybe devise a NEW supply route coming from Stalingrad to Szechwan. That would make a little more sense. Also, it would be hard for Japan to shut that down.
Do you think the Western Allies should take a larger part in aiding Japan? How about the Euro-Axis helping out Russia and China? I’m talking about actual military aid, not just simply avoiding each other. Then again, Flashman’s idea of four seperate groups is interesting as well. That would mean that, technically, each group could attack any of the other three groups. For example, UK forces could attack the Euro-Axis, Russia and/or Japan. That would definitely provide different avenues of obtaining IPCs. Plus, I guess that would also mean that Japan could sail down and get the DEI for all those IPC plus their NO.