Eddiem4145,
––Concerning the Pacific theater of conflict:
It is a FACT that if either the United States or Japan has their fleet sunk in battle it isn’t only a MILITARY victory, but….
-that country looses the capability to ATTACK and increase it’s income through amphibious invasions.
-that country looses the capability to DEFEND it’s possessions against amphibious attack from the enemy.
-and after loosing enough income through having it’s islands taken from it it is weakened enough for invasion of it’s Capital and thus LOOSING THE WAR.
––So, it is a CARDINAL RULE that neither the U.S. or Japan can survive loss of it’s fleet.
-The lesson to be learned here is that it is NECESSARY to spend some money on your navy in order to retain it.
-Spend some on Destroyers to suffer as losses.
-and eventually to purchase Subs and/or airpower to supplement it’s offensive power. Once your navy has attained enough offensive power you can then go and defeat your enemy’s fleet, depriving him of the offensive & defensive capabilities described above.
Japan already has an enormous fleet,….and the U.S. starts the game with a most of it’s fleet: (see below)
1-Carrier…FREE
5-Fighters…FREE
1-Tac. Bomber…FREE
1-Battleship…FREE
2-Cruisers…FREE
2-Destroyers…FREE
1-Sub…FREE a second Sub might be redeployed from the Phillippines.
-Over three turns all that is needed is to add to the existing FREE naval force to “fill out” what is needed.
1-Carrier…(1st turn purchase)
2-Destroyers…(2nd turn purchase)
2-Destroyers…(3rd turn purchase)….After adding these units you should be good defensively
4-Subs…(4th turn purchase)….after the U.S. has increased income….In order to go on the offensive.
After you get to this point you can judge if/when you are ready to go on the offensive.
----OF course, another Carrier, more Destroyers, Subs, and airpower are very welcome, but the point remains;
If your Fleet is defeated,….you’re guaranteed to eventually LOOSE!
––IMHO, with more A&A experience you will see that these aren’t just MY opinions,…but FACTS!
Respectfully,
“Tall Paul”