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Mein Fuhrer put in his order for new battle strip and Japanese tactical bombers today. We will keep our eyes and ears open for the arrival of these reinforcements.  :roll: He keeps pacing about and mutering something about a new wonder weapon  :wink:

That’s an old strategy from the previous version on Axis and Allies Pacific.  In that version bombers cost 15 and fighters cost 12.  However, the previous version was a better model of the economic capability of Japan versus the United States.  In the old AAP a huge mass of US bombers and/or subs was a very effective way to send the Japanese fleet to the bottom of the Pacific.  Once that was accomplished a more conventional mixed force could move in and capture the land.

:evil: Nasty Bombers!  :evil:

Although not very realistic or fun, I could see this US bomber stack being effective in AAP40.  I believe in air superiority.  If a squardron of bombers comes in unescorted by fighters, the defending fighters will destroy them!!  The game allows fighters to scramble to defend against a strategic bombing attack and fight air to air.  The game designers need to take the next step and allow fighters scramble to fight air-to-air for naval and land attacks. That would show those stinkin bombers who owns the sky!

Air Superiority, learn it, live it or die.  8-)

In my last game, I played Japan and did a different variation of the India push. On the first and second turns I built transports, infantry and artillery. On the first two turns I took Indo-China and as many Chinese territories as possible all with a mind to shift forces south towards India.  On turn 3, I unleashed the Japanese hordes capturing Kwangtung, the Philippines, Borneo, Celebes, Java, Sumatra, Malaya and Shan State. The Allies did the best they could to preserve their forces by reteating and staying out of my way.  By turn 4, India was isolated and reduced to an economy of 4. On turn 5 India fell to a wave of Japanese land units that took the Burma Road from China, transports loaded with infantry and artillery from the early builds and the massive air force.  The US could not breach either the Japan or Caroline Island air bases by turn 5 and the Anzacs were cowering in Australia. As we sat back and analyzed the game and what the Allies could have done differently, we could not come up with anything.  At the end of turn 5, India was crushed and Japan had the military and economic advantage over the Allies.  :? :?