@ncscswitch:
W/ 4 TRN J1:
J1:Â 2 units to Asia
J2:Â 8 units to Asia
J3:Â 8 units to Asia
OK, only 4 exta units :-D
Actually, it is only 2 units. Â :-)
If you go 4 trns on J1 you can get 10 units to Asia. Â :-)
1 inf wake
1 inf oki
2 inf, 1 rt, 1 arm jap
2 inf phil
2 inf ei
Or 9 units if you use the bor inf first.
And if you go 3 trns and inf on J1, then a trn on J2 as well, you pick up that 10th inf for J3 instead on J2.
@ncscswitch:
Lastly, the J1 IC allows you to get units into Asia at the rate of 9 units a turn even if Japan has to start building Navy on J2 to offset a US Pacific build-up, using the 3 TRN they have at the end of J1 and the IC. If Japan has to start a naval build up in J2 but has not yet built an IC, their supplies to Asia are dramatically reduced since they can only produce a total of 8 units.
That is misleading.
How is that any better than if I buy an IC on J2 and 6-7 inf?
I still get 9-10 units and now I have an IC as well.
The gain is at best 1 inf per rd for the J1 IC, but with picking up the inf from the islands it is really a wash by J2-3.
Just b/c you may only place 7 units on Japan doesn’t mean you can’t get 9-10 to Asia without an IC. Â :wink:
@newpaintbrush:
Japan does not need tanks on the mainland early. Japan needs tanks on the mainland late. Where will Japan go with its tanks? Russia can trade infantry for tanks, which isn’t GREAT for Russia, but it certainly isn’t great for Japan.
Therefore, I believe that rushing to build ICs for J2 is not practicable. Building ONE, perhaps, particularly if UK builds an Indian IC; but I think even then it is not strictly necessary.
Japan should wait for the US build. If the US goes to the Pacific, Japan can put those 15 IPCs towards fighters to stall the US; Japan won’t be building more than eight units anyways if it builds transports-infantry-fighters. If the US goes to Germany, Japan can pop an IC in French Indochina, and stick to transports, then infantry and tanks.
Yeah, this is the way I think of it. Â I like to see how Japan does at Pearl and then what the US intends to do before I invest 15 IPC in and object that can’t move.