yeah, Iron Blitz has an ALI (Artificial Lack of Intelligence),
but it is still fun to play and totally crush the AI (or ALI)!

I think it’s a great strategy!  I’ll be sure to try it out next game.

my grandfather was in the occupational army on an island in the Pacific.

@cystic:

The old saying has (almost) always held true:
when the axis meet in persia,
they won’t lose their inertia

YEAH!

It’s always great when my German Afrikorps troops meet up with my Japanese mainland Asia ground forces in Persia.  I just imagine a great photo op of Japanese and German troops shaking hands out in the middle of some desert.  Shortly after that, Russia is usually taken and it’s Axis victory!

when I play as Japan I always bomb the hell out of Pearl Harbor and get my attack moving in Sinkiang, China, and Eastern Russia in J1.  The 3 IPCs from Australia and New Zealand can wait, the Solomon Islands sub can intercept the UK transport ship heading towards Australia if necessary.

yes, I think they can hold out.  That’s what I like to do when I play Germany or the Axis powers.  Despite many strategies that say to forget Africa, I like transport (some) troops to Africa because getting some of those territories (in assistance with Japan fighting a good land and pushing towards Russia) can prove to be very effective to winning the game via an economic victory.