How does japan make 70 by turn 4 with out going to war by turn 2 or 3
To add to my last post. You have 8 tt after turn 2 with 3 loaded transports and most all your navy at carolines. This makes the US have to stay in sz 10 unless they want to get destroyed. It also makes Anzac have to think about losing their capital. It would be crazy to try and build transports at that point. You have the one that probably went to Java to get the 4 ipcs on turn one but to buy more with Japan right there seems not smart to me.
J3 Should have around 45 ipcs to spend. Buy 2 more loaded transports for 28 ipcs and spend the rest on whatever you want. I tend to buy another AC.
Move half the caroline island navy down to phillipines and the other half (usually trying to include a couple of the AC’s in order to use planes on any islands that may have been stacked with more than 1 or 2 inf) down to Java with the 3 loaded transports. You have to take into consideration where Anzac subs and navy may be, if any, and place navy accordingly. You also have to account for the Combination of Anzac and India. What can India send there? BB, Cruiser, destroyer and some planes? All of it can be accounted for. Take the 5 loaded transports in sz 6 and send them to sz35 with half your navy.
At this point america will probably move into hawaii because why wouldn’t they.
Now your set up for a J4 attack.
3 loaded transports in sz 42 (Java) with at least 2 AC loaded.
5 loaded transports in sz 35 (Phillipines). Planes can come from Kwiangsi to fight the phillipines battle if necessary. In our games its not usually necessary cause we fly the us fighter to Guam on turn one to get any stray transports.
2 loaded transports in sz 6.
2 in sz 6 can take out the Phillipines. The 5 in sz 35 can go anywhere except sumatra (since you don’t own phillipines naval base yet). The 3 in sz 42 can take Sumatra pretty easy unless Anzac/India put all available resources into it. That would be pretty dumb since it would only stop japan 1 turn maybe from collecting the full DEI bonus.
With the freedom you have at that point I am sure most people on this forum could figure out a way to get……
Kwantung 3
Malaya 3
Sumatra 4
Java 4
Beorno 4
Celebs 3
Phillipines 2
FIC 2
25 ipc
5 ipc NO bonus
26 ipc regular income
2 ipc from russia
8 if not more from china
Japan can be at just under 70 ipcs on turn 4
66 ipcs. I didn’t say they would make 70.
Just realized after typing this novel we kind of got off topic:) Oh well, its been fun.