@questioneer:
Here is my common strat using USSR against Japan
R1- stack 18inf, 2AA in Bury
R2- step back up into Amur
R3- attack Korea (doesn’t break the pact).
R4- break the pact and attack Manchuria
China, UK, ANZAC continue to build and fight for Yunnan region.� Trying to keep it under Allied control.� US builds at Hawaii, preparing to take Carolines as a launching pad.� At any time if Japan attacks USSR they put themselves grossly out of position for the rest of the game.� It gives the Pacific Allies the time they need to regather.� Japan become neutralized or sacked every time.�
Has anyone tried this also???� I don’t see any counters to it yet.
If Amur is left open, Japan’s best option is to ignore it as India Crush is still of paramount importance to a Japanese VC win in the Pacific.
However, if Amur gets stacked upon, it is in J1’s best interest to remove the threat immediately and reap the benefits of multiple “Free” IPC territories.
Japan can deal with the Russians later on if they turn aggressive as there is very little benefit to either side being at war in terms of actual victory conditions.
As an aside, I still think the Neutrality NO is too far in favor of Russia. There is no benefit to Japan if Russia breaks the truce, only negatives.