i build 2tr and minor Ind.
J1 attack
Attack Yunnan, vacant China territories, Philippines(using 3 loaded transports to reduce risk), Hong Kong, FIC, Han State, UK BB + transp(with 3 Bmb + fighter), US Hawaii transp (with sub), New Britain sub (with DD).
Key here is you have destroyed 4 Allied transports + UK BB.
You have increased US IPC by 40 but US loses 7 (Philippines) and UK loses 5 (Hongkong)
so allied gain is only 28. You gain 5 so allies only net 23. Their potential gain in the next few turns is limited by lack of transports.
Entire fleet is sitting in the Philippines sea zone. Can hit Malaya or Queensland J2 from there. Check out the face of the Anzac player when he realizes this. Think he’ll send his fighter to Malaya?
J2 depends on whether UK reinf Malaya or Yunnan. If they reinf Yunnan attack Malaya using 1 BB, 1 CA, 2 transp 1 DD, 1 Sub. You are now within striking distance of India.
Move rest of fleet to Truk. (2 transports from turn 1 build land troops in FIC)
Continue to take lightly defended Chinese terr.
If UK reinf Malaya, Burma road gets cut again. Can take Queensland or Han State. With bombers may even be possible to take Malaya anyway. If no fighters in Malaya, start taking the Dutch islands (start with Borneo). You should be able to take 2 on J2 and the other 2 on J3. If you let fighters live they’ll have to be escorted. (UK is down to how many IPC’s at this point???)
The race is on. Will you be able to take down India before US forces you to turn to the East? Will make for a quick game anyway.
This strategy is designed to whittle down UK as quickly as possible. The fewer Inf that get built in India the better.
Alternate 1st turn build is 3 transports. I prefer to get 3 tanks (or 2 tanks + 1 Mech inf) to the front on J2 build.