It seems like even with a German AC build, Germany’s fleet lasts only to round 3 maybe 4 if lucky. In our last game we were able to to keep it alive to round 6! Whether due to bad allied play or just luck, I don’t know… but first turn I do pearl harbor, and attack the Brits Indian fleet Germany builds an AC round 1. Round 2 Germany links his navy off of france and Japan moves Indian fleet to med and I move pearl fleet to panama canal. Third round Germany moves fleet unexpectedly down to gibraltar, and Japan moves med fleet to gibraltar, pearl fleet moves close to there. Fourth round German and Japanese fleet links and kicks butt. We were playing with NA’s and I had Japanese Battleships with 5/5.
I think this helps because most of the time Japans fleet sits around and does nothing after round 1, besides the occasional shore bombardment. U.S.A. usually ignores Japan and moves everything to Atlantic. Japan is 99% of the time in no position to invade U.S.A. even if U.S.A. builds no navy in Pacific or army on west coast. Even if U.S.A. does concentrate on Japan thats fine because as I have learned from previous threads, U.S. in Pacific = not in Atlantic = good for Germany.
Even if Germany does not build AC on G1 or links med fleet and atl. fleet, Japan can do some good in the med/atl.
Input welcomed as long as not too harsh, I know there is probably an error in there somewhere, or a way to counter it just like everything else.