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One option I’ve never tried (Haven’t been able to bid 12 yet)

The bomber bid can have Russia take out the Sz62 trn (land bomber in Aus) and take out the unprotected Japanese transport in Sz38 on Russia 2.  If Japan decides to ignore the first turn capture of Sum, the bomber can sink the transport in Sz49 (Bor) if it is unprotected.

This leaves the Bomber without an attack on Russia turn 3, though.

This bid however won’t stop Germany and Italy from taking African IPCs (Egypt will be lost early) and puts a lot of pressure on Russia early.

Good point -

Yup it could, as long as Japan hasn’t:
a) protected the transports(s) at Bor(2-3Inf)/Sz49 (because of the Russian bomber in Aus), and
b) taken Burma heavy(4+ ground units).  These two things would indicate a possible round 2 takeover of India.

Russia would have to send a couple of Inf (needed desperately at the front without a Russian ground unit bid) by Rus2 to India to protect it, and perhaps Uk lands the Egypt Fighter there (if it has survived the attack from Germany)

The India crush by Japan is nasty but it gives China an extra round or two of survival, as Japan needs to go light on Phi, and the 3 Inf in Fic that took Burma are needed to attack and hold India turn 2.

Cheers!