Australian convoys

Thanks for the clarification Krieghund.

This game illustrates the strategy in use
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=13779.0

Basic overview. Japan goes for 40 IPCs 4 VPs turn 1. After turn 1 units from Japan are shuttled to French Indo-China and then from there to Australia. At the same time Japan starts Strategic Bombing India.  Japan will most likely not be able to actually capture Australia. It does not need to. All Japan has to do is tie up the Allies down in and around Australia for a few turns drawing 4 or 3 Victory Points a turn. Once the Allies get a large enough force built up in Australia it is time to retreat the ground forces back to French Indo-China and start using ships to delay the Allies. Even if Japan is sub-stalled this is not the end of the world. The Allies still have a very sizable force of Japanese units to have to deal with in Australia. Also Japans ships from further in the rear can be used for the delaying duties of other islands.

Once you take it, it’s yours until someone takes it from you.  You don’t have to leave units there.

@timerover51:

Tell you what, since you like to learn your history from books, I have some reading for you.

Start with Knights of Bushido, which describes the impeccable behavior of the Japanese in the China Incident and the Greater East Asian War.

Then read about the holiday activities of the Japanese Army in Nanking, China in December of 1937 and January of 1938.  The Japanese Army had such a fun frolic then.

And then read about the life-saving activities of Unit 731 in Manchuria.

What point is your sarcasm trying to make?

Yes, you get the convoy route back.  For the purpose of determining ownership of convoy routes, submerged submarines and transports do not count.

Now, your only problem is dealing with that wayward Japanese sub and what it might do on J2!

SS

In fact, the key to this question has no matter with the location of the enemy ships. If you read p.22-23 of the rulebook about the section “Convoy Routes and Convoy Centers”, you should know that only the sovereignty of that sea zone matters.

If the seazone is controlled by your enemy, you can’t receive a penny from that territory even if that seazone is empty.

If the seazone is under your control, you can receive the IPC even an enemy ship stops in that seazone.

ya, i read it in the manual a little after I posted the question…and I figured uit out, but thanks for the help. Oh ya, my games are kinda likke that, (I read the manual every turn heh)
thanks :D

I doubt that any Allied player (save China) will be able to take it before the war is over.