@crockett36 Agree. If you get 4-5 infantry bid you can do the Yunnan stack. But its difficult to advance the stack in the face of so many japanese planes–China survives but it doesnt thrive.
And, if you spent the bid on that, you cant spend it on the fighter + sub for UK to mess with the opener on that board. With the fighter in scotland, the Germans lose the BB. The sub in the med puts the taranto odds over the top and more UK stuff survives such that Italy loses most of its best pieces on the first turn. 2-3 subs in the med and it just gets goofy.
I do drop a few troops from the russians walking home among the last chinese troops holding out. Eventually, its a lost cause and China’s income is 2-3. Except in BM.