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I suppose India could lend a hand in any needed initial defence.
They could offer a nice swanky tom stone next door to their own.
India falls J4 - first DOW. America lands A4, builds an IC A5 (after Japan upgrades Indian IC and builds 3 tanks). India won’t have any units to help with, unless they’ve abandoned their capitol. In that case they can’t help much!
Now if Japan is going KAF or delaying South East Asia in favour of Russia and/or China, this could be a grand play. But if Japan plays India crush forget it!
India Crush? Did you play with monkeys? :-)
A veteran player can stop a naval J4 DOW, we made bloody battles and Japan advance in every global with slowness ( considering an average\normal luck…), through land it took more times and it’s difficult. It’s easier to take Australia 'cause the Commonwealth fleet defended Calcutta and East Indies (Borneo, Java, Celebes…).
The game changes pace when Japan take Singapore and place there a Major IC,though an aggressive US in the pacific it’s dangerous for Japan strategies ( put there only 100\110 IPCs with the initial american fleet 1 more BB, 1 CR, 2 AC 2 FTR 2 TAC = 106).