I haven’t explored this idea in the sense that I ever played it, but I’ve thought about it in the past and saw quite a few obstacles. So I wonder: did Jefferey suggest a strategy or scenario where this would be a good idea?
A few problems I can think of, are:
1. It takes a UK transport and Anzac inf to give Persia to Anzac in Anzac 2, and then you still need to build the complex itself. The UK would like to use its transport elsewhere, and the maneuver also weakens Egypt. It’s much easier to just march into Persia as the UK and build a British complex there.
2. The investment for the factory and for anything it produces comes out of Anzac’s not-so-deep pockets and thus weakens their homeland, so it only works when Japan either pursues a strategy that doesn’t put much pressure on Anzac (which seems suboptimal to me) or can be kept at bay by the US, which would need to go just about full Pacific to compensate for Anzac’s diminished investments in that area.
3. What will the Anzac units out of Persia do? The main tactical advantage is that they move after Italy so they can kill can openers in Russia or even in the Middle East, but that’s about it. A British factory in Persia would contribute much more to an offensive force in the area.
So maybe it could work if the US goes full Pacific but otherwise I can’t really see it. But maybe I’m missing something.