I think the US’s first turn purchase should be 3 fighters, 5 tanks, and a transport. The tanks (which will be purchased each turn until Asia belongs to the allies) go in China. The fighters go to defend Hawaii in case Japan gets stupid.
Unless Japan captures the two airported islands in the South Pacific and Australia hasn’t taken them back either, US moves all available planes there. US moves small fleet to midway to prepare a counter attack in case Japan gets greedy for Australia.
IF Japan holds the airported islands (must be both), US moves everything to Hawaii and tries to set up an assault on one of those islands, with Australia. The South Pacific islands are critical for the Allies initial defense of the Pacific.
US’s main objectives: Defend Australia’s capitol, DEFEND againt Japanese pacific attack, and help india take back malaya, take siam, french indo-china, and eventually manchuria and the rest of the points in asia (at least 12 which will bring even the most successful Japan (41) to a miserably slow 2 VPs a turn). Once US has taken asia, it can concentrate on taking Japan with plenty of time to do so.
At the fourth turn, even if Japan is getting the max (3/4/4/4 = 15) US has 15 tanks in asia and can maul Japan’s forces there. If US loses all units in the bid, india comes in and takes care of the rest. Plus US is dealing with amazing amounts of Chinese to take hits for the tanks.
What do ya’ll think of that?