Japanes Pacific conquest - preliminary thoughts.

[LHoffman]

Sorry Zooooma, I got this a bit off topic.

As for sending Russian units eastward. The best they can do is go all the way East, above Manchuria/Korea, because unless Japan and Russia engage each other, they are not at war. The rules specify that Russia cannot send units into China unless Russia is at war with Japan. Tanks are quite valuble and really need to be utilized against Germany. I would not send anything eastward unless Germany was on the edge of defeat.

[zooooma]

A Russia who builds exclusively Infantry and Artillery will have more land units than Germany will by G5.  

I would absolutely LOVE it if I as Germany faced a Russia with lots of units on the front lines!  It would make it easy to carve up Russia's army piecemeal.

Russia should buy Inf/Artillery and mass into a couple big armies...  constantly giving up ground for time.  When opportunity arises, counter attack those German tank stacks and you will blunt the German spear. 

how's that possible?
every round germany has more money than russia, and a lot more starting troosp aswell
so how can USSR have more land units than germany? not even mentioning attacking the german stack...

I haven't crunched the numbers myself, but this could be possible if Russia buys Cheaper units an Germany buys expensive tanks. 

Sorry Zooooma, I got this a bit off topic.

No problem - tangents happen.  I found the initial responses quite helpful; besides which I'd planned to start a new thread as soon as I've devised a more concrete plan anyway.

As for sending Russian units eastward. The best they can do is go all the way East, above Manchuria/Korea, because unless Japan and Russia engage each other, they are not at war. The rules specify that Russia cannot send units into China unless Russia is at war with Japan.

But you can simply declare war against Japan and then move into China.  Really there's zero drawback in declaring war.  You don't lose a thing, and Japan doesn't gain. 

[LHoffman]

But you can simply declare war against Japan and then move into China.  Really there's zero drawback in declaring war.  You don't lose a thing, and Japan doesn't gain. 

True.

[Dark_Destroyer]

But you can simply declare war against Japan and then move into China.  Really there's zero drawback in declaring war.  You don't lose a thing, and Japan doesn't gain. 

Sounds like a waste of IPC to me.  You can stall the Japanese, but if Japan has captured India and DEI... you'll have two monsters coming after Russia.  Probably best to focus on attacking Germany.  Plus to note, USA can use northern Russia as a highway to Moscow.  You attack Japan, I know I would take Siberia, not hard to mow down 18 inf with Japanese Airforce.  Than you'll be losing IPC... and be severally hurting on both fronts.  (Japan will kill India and China, only place left to go with those land units is Russia!)

[calvinhobbesliker]

But you can simply declare war against Japan and then move into China.  Really there's zero drawback in declaring war.  You don't lose a thing, and Japan doesn't gain. 

Sounds like a waste of IPC to me.  You can stall the Japanese, but if Japan has captured India and DEI... you'll have two monsters coming after Russia.  Probably best to focus on attacking Germany.  Plus to note, USA can use northern Russia as a highway to Moscow.  You attack Japan, I know I would take Siberia, not hard to mow down 18 inf with Japanese Airforce.  Than you'll be losing IPC... and be severally hurting on both fronts.  (Japan will kill India and China, only place left to go with those land units is Russia!)

Japan can do all you said whether or not Russia declares war. Russia may as well declare war to capture Persia and Iraq

[MarkVIIIMarc]

A couple russian infantry in the east do wonders. I am toying with more mech inf heavy builds for the more fluid fronts.

I will have to use a simple hex board to practice my mech moves. This isnt 1985 with a two territory eastern front

[LHoffman]

Japan can do all you said whether or not Russia declares war. Russia may as well declare war to capture Persia and Iraq

What do you mean? Oh, wait, Russia cannot activate Iraq neutral until they are at war with one or the other Axis... I see.