Argh, teh quotez, Mork! Â Who said what?
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If the US player is not careless, you CANNOT take and hold Western US with Japan. Â Well, OK, actually, the US player might not be careless, but then the US player would have to be an idiot.
Basically - the Western US can produce 10 units a turn, right? Â So you have to get around a block of at least 10 infantry. Â If it’s early game, there will probably be 2 US fighters in range of Western US at E. Canada. Â So you will have to get around a block of 10 inf 2 fighter, at least. Â At LEAST. Â And let’s not forget that unless your fighters and bomber are already considerably west, they cannot attack the Western US and land, unless you already control Alaska or W. Canada, both of which should make the US player think of being invaded anyways.
So how can you overwhelm 10 inf 2 fighter? Â Why, bring 6-7 transports and fighters and battleship support shots. Â But that is such a GIGANTIC force, and requires such unusual distribution of forces (i.e. you will have to transport stuff to Japan, or at least Burytia, and the Allied player should see any invasion coming a MILE away), the US will probably have TWO rounds to prepare, so that’s TWENTY infantry.
But by the time you build a force that can invade and take down TWENTY infantry, you ought to be facing at least THIRTY infantry.
See what I mean? Â It’s nearly impossible.
Even if you go Operation Hollywood (it’s a game plan for attacking western US), that’s really in response to a very underdefended US that committed to very particular moves. Â It is useless to just say that you’re going to go ahead and capture Western US with Japan, just because it’s so easy to prevent.
The one way in which you CAN take Western US against non-moronic opponents involves long range aircraft. Â But even then, you can’t be playing with Larry Harris Tournament Rules.
This is getting off topic tho.