knp,
A few questions and comments in no particular order:
How many transports did Japan bring over to N. America and where did they land exactly?
What did Japan buy on J3? I am hoping that they would be able to buy either more transports, or more likely, planes to send to N. America for a concerted bombing campaign.
What did UK Pacific and ANZAC do when Japan went against the US so early?
The reason for my planned J3 attack (in my mind at least) is that, while the US complexes are upgraded for the US purchase on US 3, that would be the only time they collect their continental bonus. On US 4, they would be unable to retake W. US and therefore not be an all consuming juggernaught. Also, landing on J3 in British Columbia is designed so that C. US and W. US fall on G4 (C. US) and J4 (W. US) respectively. Some more on this….on US 3, seeing what can really happen, they could buy an airbase for C. US so six planes could be scrambled in defense of sz 101. That is why I would seriously consider attacking the US Pacific fleet on J3 if a bunch of carriers had fighters on them. If you had a reasonable chance of winning, you could destroy those US planes before they have a chance to be used in defense of E. US or sz 101.
More on J3 pros (I’m not trying to be overbearing, just to lay out why I think it is good to try in this strategy)…on J4, your entire air force with bombers could land in British Columbia and starting on J5 you could strategic bomb E. US.
As long as I can keep my capitals, I would be willing to sell out everything else to bring maximum pressure against the US to see if it could fall first. (It’s worth a try at least once. Right?)
Something else to keep in mind, you can try this again up to the G3 turn. That is when you have to commit to this or not. If the US, knowing this is possible now, builds in the E. US or simply builds ground units, you can still do Sealion with Germany if it is not looking favorable to the Axis. Then, instead of landing in N. America on J3, you could take Hawaii. J4, move to and take Queensland. J5, capture New South Wales and a whole lot of other stuff with all the Japanese transports you have. I don’t know that this would be a winning strategy, but it would give you a chance to look and see how your opponent responds KNOWING that Kill America First is a possibility.