America can liberate the Solomons before Australia’s turn. Collecting the NOs shouldn’t be too much of a problem really. However, I can see the situation where Australia may be down both NOs for a turn, however, that alone won’t make much of a difference.
Gargantua:
I’ve since changed my mind. Japan needs naval power and more income to balance the game.
GHR:
I’m pretty extreme. Who else would attack Norway, E. Europe and Ukraine in AAR on Russia 1? Sure, there was talk, but AFAIK I was the only one to make it a regular open, followed with a British complex in India and an American Pacific strategy. But that’s not the point of the discussion, the point is, Japan is in dire straights. A wild and heavily focused Allied incursion in the Pacific will see Japan crushed. It really does not matter of England falls to Germany and Italy owns the Med. (keeping them from all of their NOs isn’t overly difficult for 5, 7 rounds)