Hey guys, at the moment I am really into A&A 1942 2nd Ed.! But there is one thing that bothers me in every game I start: China is doomed and will fall in the second round, no matter what you do.
I don’t like the idea that china falls that quickly since in the real world war II it was nearly impossible for japan to control a country that is that large and has that many inhabitants. As is the case for russia vs. germany, japan should have a real fight against china and not only move a stack of infantry into the country and lose maybe 1 or 2 units. China should be able to compete with Japan… at least for a while. Of course japan will smash them if they invest all in land units, but I want to make japan choose if they invest in land units or defend their navy.
But how can I do that without changing the dynamics of the game too much? I don’t want japan to go down quickly against an all-japan US player just because they have to spend money on much more ground units.
One idea is of course to have a bid in china. but that will in my opinion just delay their defeat by one round if they get 3-4 extra units.
The second alternative is the idea that I came up with:
The US are allowed to build one unit/territory in china which has to be either an infantry unit or an artillery unit. These units can ONLY fight in china or former chinese territory that have been occupied by Japan during the war since 1937 (that is to say they can occupy Manchuria and Kwangtung).
With that rule, they have to invest more IPC’s into china but at the same moment do not loose to much ground to the US player since he has to invest IPC’s in china too. At the same time you do not necessarily have to use that option and play a KGF or build only navy and let japan win in china. That is now up to you.
I was in love with axis and allies anniversary edition. One thing that has changed is the factory in india. i think the game designers found out that it is very hard for the allies to hold against axis on the eurasian continent. So this unit placement in china could be a rule that really makes sense.
What do you think of it? Could you integrate a rule like this? does china still needs a bid despite this new rule since japan is going to capture 2 territories in the first round?
I am glad for every reply :)