We had an Allied win a few days ago.
I posted about it in another thread but I dont remember which one now. :/
But the long and short was that Japan was too conservative early on, tried to make up it for later in the game with a few gambles, and was defeated somewhat piecemeal as a result.
It’s very hard to discuss individual strategies as the Allies as so much depends on when Japan attacks. The game is RADICALLY different between J1 and J3 attacks.
I still feel that a J3 Japanese attack is the most effective, but that may change if the Brits spend all of their money on ground forces. J3 might be too late since it allows the Brits to collect 37 IPCs one turn and if it all go into the ground forces, Japan might run out of steam before taking India/Burma and finishing China completely.
So, FWIW, as the Allies I advocate Britain spending all of her money on ground troops while trying to occupy as much of the DEI as Japan allows. The US needs to concentrate down near Australia (if Japan allows) or else be prepared to move to the Solomons to start the war from there. If that is the case, the Aussies can support the US by building a naval base wherever the US needs for the mobility.
We learned some mistakes not to make with Japan in the last game and I think Japan will be very tough indeed if she presses her early advantage almost exclusively against the Brits and Chinese.