IC in India?

[CaveDog]

but if japan captures it, they're pumping out 3 tanks per turn to wreak havoc in russia/middle east/asia/africa

Doesn't bother me. If the UK dropped an IC on south africa as I mentioned above, they're already countering with two tanks per turn. If I have my way, the US has already taken the few IPC loss of taking venezuala, is parking transports off Brazil and running tanks from the western US down to Brazil and across to Africa by the time Japan takes India. Japan is going to save dropping the extra transports, but chances are they're coming anyway. They'll need a lot more than three tanks to stop me so those tanks will be busy unless Germany manages to get in my way, which takes pressure off the other end of Russia and taking pressure off Russia is all that matters.

If the IC in India baits Japan away from Russia, that's good. They can fight whatever Britain drops and if they capture it before the forces link up from Africa, it just means I get to bomb Japan with SBRs for rental.

[StrongBad1988]

but during this whole time germany will be going  1on1 w/ russia, without UK or US' help, and thats never a good thing

[alamein]

I agree with strongbad, time is the axis' enemy, if you eliminate the uk and us' roll in the second front ( which  is a win if all you do is keep the German fighters in the west) than by the time the tanks from S.A. can reach the middle east germany owns moscow and japan owns everything else on the continent. however, if the allies keep the axis boxed in they cannot loose. russia (with very little help from the US, and minor help from UK) can occupy Germany on T4 IF they don't attack in T1 (which is a gamble). and the US can shut down japan one on one( but you have to sacrifice planes on a continual basis to ensure that no transports are allowed to send troops to the mainland). if the allies play in this conservative style I just can't see them being beaten. you can dissagree if you like- I KNOW some of you will. but email me some play by play. I try to check my email every day. I'd have to see it to believe it.

[StrongBad1988]

in many games i've seen US UK and USSR all go for germany (which falls then by the latest at turn 4) and then only japan is left, but they have become quite rich (certainly not enough for the IPC victory) and then all 3 go for japan and then its over