KJF ideas

How do you do a KJF? This is my strategy. If someone has already beat me to this idea, please say so! Also, it is essential here that Germany do a Sealion here, otherwise crucial Russian participation will be impossible.

This strategy revolves around Russia putting maximum pressure on the Japanese in Manchuria and Korea, while UK Pacific and Russia reinforce the Chinese. America needs to build subs to hit the Chinese coast, the Money Islands, and SZ6. They also need to build surface ships to combat the Japanese navy. China needs to take the offensive whenever it can. Finally, ANZAC needs to concentrate on liberating the Money Islands. As long as Russia can survive, then the Allies will win in Europe. Japan is overextended as is- employ this strategy, and it should be dead by J6 or J7.

R1:

Build: 3 tanks in Leningrad and 3 in Ukraine. This is to give you counteroffensive punch when Germany attacks you (should be around turn 3).

Combat Move: Declare war on Japan, and nothing else.

Noncombat Move: In the West, don’t move any of your infantry stacks. They will make useful blockers when Germany attacks. In the East, fly your Moscow fighter and tactical bomber to Yunnan. Although they will (most likely) die in the Japanese attack, they will (hopefully) take two extra Japanese out with them, thus enabling the Chinese to reclaim Yunnan. Send your Caucasus infantry, along with your Moscow tank and mech, into Kazakhstan. Also, move your Stalingrad mech and tank into Sikang. These units will be used to reinforce the Chinese Army and counterattack when Chinese infantry stacks aren’t enough. Finally, stack all 20 Far Eastern pieces in Amur. This forces the Japanese to either abandon Manchuria and Korea, or never deploy the troops there. If they attack your forces, the chances are good that they’ll beat you, but lose most of their force. The remnants will also arrive too late to do much in China.

Collect: 37 IPCs, and end the turn with 38.

US1

Purchase:1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 tac. bomber in Western United States. Assuming Japan didn’t do a J1, you’re exposed to a Japanese attack on your fleet, and don’t have many places to hide. A new carrier will help to alleviate some of these problems.

Combat Move: Nothing

Noncombat Move: Send your Hawaiian fleet to SZ10. Again, you’re exposed to a Japanese attack, so protect your fleet by congregating it out-of-range, in SZ10.

Collect: 52 IPCs, and end the turn with 67

C1:

Purchase: 3 infantry if you can afford it, 2 if not. Typically, Japan knocks you down to 8 IPCs by capturing Yunnan, Hunan, Anhwe, and Chahar. These will be used to reinforce Yunnan after you capture it.

Combat Move: Foremost, hit Yunnan with everything you can! You should have 8 infantry and your Flying Tiger. Especially considering the Soviets who died in Yunnan last turn, you should be able to liberate Yunnan fairly easily. If you like, you can attack Chahar (which the Japanese have likely occupied).

Noncombat Move: Land your Flying Tiger in Szechwan.

Collect: 15-16IPCs (depending on whether or not Chahar is occupied)

UKPAC1:

Purchase: 2 tanks and an artillery in Calcutta

Combat Move: Declare war on Japan

Noncombat Move: Send your 2 Burma infantry into Yunnan. Fly both fighters and your tac. bomber into Szechwan. Send 2 infantry and your sz39 fleet to Sumatra. Move your remaining 4 infantry in India to Burma. Keep your 3 infantry in Malaya- the Japanese may be able to attack.

Collect: 26 IPCs and end the turn with 31

ANZAC1:

Purchase: 1 transport in Sydney

Combat Move: Declare war on Japan

Noncombat Move: Move your destroyer, along with 1 infantry and 1 artillery, to Java

Collect: 19 IPCs, and end the turn with 23

R2:

Purchase: 3 mechs in Leningrad and 3 in Ukraine. Again, this is for counteroffensive power when the Germans attack (should be next turn). In addition, purchase 2 tanks in Moscow. These will head east into China.

Combat Move: If either Korea or Manchuria are poorly defended, then you may want to go for them. Just be careful- your 18 infantry are rubbish on attack, and you want to keep them intact as long as possible.

Noncombat Move: Send your units in Sikang to wherever the Chinese line needs reinforcements. This will be either in Yunnan, for a possible drive into French Indo-China or Kwangsi next turn, or in Suiyuan, to check any Japanese advances in the north. Your units in Kazakhstan should go to Sikang.

Collect: 37 IPCs (unless a poorly defended Korea/Manchuria fell, which is highly unlikely).

US2:

Purchase: Ideally, the same as before will do. Two extra carriers will make a lot of difference when fighting the IJN. If Japan has attacked, then you should take advantage of your new major complex and build five subs. If not, then just the carrier

Combat Moves: If the Japanese have entered SZ26, then counterattack with everything you have. If you’re still at peace, then nothing.

Noncombat Moves: If you’re at war, land in either Morocco or Brazil. If not, then there isn’t much you need to do. Keep your fleet safe in SZ10.

C2:

Purchase: 3-4 artillery in Yunnan (depending on if you finished last turn with 15 or 16 IPCs). From now on, buy artillery most of the time, you’ve got enough infantry as is.

Combat Move: You can’t attack French Indo-China, so from now on, your goal is to liberate the coastline (including Hong Kong), and let India worry about Southeast Asia. This makes Kwangsi your prime target. You shouldn’t have too much trouble in Kwangsi. If you haven’t already, take Chahar. Even if you get wiped out, the Soviets will be able to mop up the territory.

Noncombat Move: If the Japanese have taken Anhwe and Hopei, you might want to move your Flying Tiger to protect Shensi.

Collect: 18 or so IPCs, depending on how many northern territories have been liberated.

UKPAC2:

Purchase: 5 tanks in Calcutta

Combat Move: Send your units in Yunnan to attack French Indo-China. Even if you fail, you’ll be able to send in your second wave on UKPAC3.

Noncombat Move: Send the units you built last turn to Shan State (or attack Shan State if the Japanese in Siam grabbed it).

Collect: 21 IPCs (assuming French Indo-China failed, Malaya survived, and Hong Kong is lost)

ANZAC2:

Purchase: 2 destroyers in Sydney. These will be useful for defending the islands

Combat Move: If possible, try and take French Indo-China if UKPAC failed.

Noncombat Move: Send your infantry in Malaya to Shan State.

Collect: 14 IPCs, and end the turn with 21.

You are right. I should not have included those units.

@hecatomb:

It’s still no good plan imho. Losing London is bad. And USA fight’s prior Japan means that Germany runs wild at Europa and mop up everything, especially Russia.

While losing London is a serious handicap for the Allies, it isn’t fatal. The Axis need 8 VCs, and they’ll have Berlin+Paris+Rome+Warsaw+London=5 VCs. They can now either go for a Leningrad/Stalingrad/Moscow, a Leningrad/Moscow/Cairo, or  Leningrad/Cairo/Stalingrad. Leningrad/Cairo/Stalingrad is probably the easiest. The Italians will probably be able to take Cairo. Leningrad will also probably fall. Both, however, will take a lot of Axis units with them (don’t forget all those Baltic States blockers and units in Leningrad/Ukraine). This means that the eighth city will have plenty of time to build up defences. Stalingrad and Moscow can support each other. By turn 5 or so, Japan should be weak enough that the US can turn to Europe, and have London by turn 7-8.

@weddingsinger:

@AxisAndAllies1940:

Leningrad will also probably fall. Both, however, will take a lot of Axis units with them (don’t forget all those Baltic States blockers and units in Leningrad/Ukraine). This means that the eighth city will have plenty of time to build up defences. Stalingrad and Moscow can support each other. By turn 5 or so, Japan should be weak enough that the US can turn to Europe, and have London by turn 7-8.

If Germany doesn’t let their Sea Lion transports get sunk on G3, then on G5 they can drop 20 units spread all over anything that borders the Baltic, including Novgorod.  Especially easy if the U.S. is focusing on Japan, like in your scenario.

Even if- worst case scenario for Russia- Novgorod, Baltic States, Vyborg, E.Poland, and Bessarabia all fall in one turn, they’ll have at least two turns to build in Moscow and Stalingrad. If the Germans bomb Moscow, they can build in Stalingrad to partially make up for that. Also, by turn 5 or so, the US should be able to turn to Europe, as Japan’s income and navy will both be weak. This strategy is less about occupying Tokyo and more about choking the Money Islands and sz6 with subs to leave Japan weak.