Butcher and I just wrapped up a face to face sea lion game and came to the conclusion that even if London build completely for the defense against a sea lion attack, a G4 attack will still get through. Since adding units or moving units causes additional balance issues due to mis(ab)use, Butcher and I came up with a new idea for keeping Britain in the war.
The Idea
Britain will be centrally controlled from London while it lives. Calcutta will not have its own income; all of it goes into one central pot just like every other country. The change is when London falls or a regional capital falls. After the fall of London each of the three major regions that Britain controls (Canada, India, Africa) will be split into small regional powers. Ottawa will be the capital for Canada. Cairo will be the capital for Africa and the Middle East. Calcutta will be the capital for India and the East Indies. Each regional capital will only collect income from its region, but ground units will be able to attack together. If a regional capital falls before London, the income from that region is not collectible. For example, if Calcutta falls before London and Borneo is still under British control, London will not collect the income for Borneo. This will ensure that no region is left completely undefended to strengthen another front.
The National Objectives
Britain will keep its German sub objective. The other two 5 IPC original territory objects will be replaced by three 3 IPC original territory objectives. Each region (Canada, Africa, India) will have a 3 IPC objective for controlling all of their original territories. The Canada and Africa ones will be tied to being at war with the European Axis and the India one will be tied to being at war with Japan. All of the income from these objectives will be placed in the central income pool while London is still alive. If London falls, no region will be able to collect the German sub objective but each region will be able to collects its original territory objective.
The Regions
Great Britain
Capital: London
Territories: UK, Scotland, British Guiana, Iceland, Gibraltar
Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Territories: All Canadian roundels and Newfoundland
Africa
Capital: Cairo
Territories: Africa and Trans-Jordan
India
Capital: Calcutta
Territories: Same as Alpha 2
Butcher and I have not had any time to play test this, so I’m sure there will be problems. Off hand we are worried that Italy will too weak to handle Canada, Africa, and the US once London falls. Comments or suggestions would be appreciated.