@calvinhobbesliker:
@Applesauce234:
@hewhoisnickel:
The problem with ignoring China is the fact that for the first 2-3 turns, Japan will only be at war with China and maybe Russia. It’s better to use the land and air unit to crush China and the Siberian forces until at war with the Allies, rather than retreating onto transports and getting into position to attack the Allies.
What if you go and attack the Allies on turn one?
Why would you do that?
If you attack the Allies on the first turn you can take Kwangtung and stop the UK from getting one of their national objectives and you can take out the US air force in the Philippines. The one time we got a game of Global together, the Axis attacked the Allies on the first turn and it couldn’t have gone smoother for both Germany and Japan. Maybe we were just lucky.
Also, keep in mind a few things:
China starts with very little, and it would take them some time to get to your more important territories.
You won’t need to build an industrial complex in Kiangsu (or wherever most people build it), since it’ll end up in Chinese hands anyway.
Nearly ALL your land and air units in China can now be used to take India and their IPCs (India also leads right into Russia’s underbelly).
It sounds like no one has faith in this idea, but I’m hearing very little reasoning as to why this won’t work. If I end up trying this strategy in our next Global game I’ll post how it goes.