So, the big question is taking China more important than a perimeter in the Pacific and Burma? How important is Lashio? I guess time frame is important...1942 maybe yes, 1943 JFB needs defenses, mid 1943...
So, if it is June of 43 and the Allies are in Luzon...or Marianas or Kuriles or all three even pushing across to Vinh? Sure, scenario 2 oil goodness...but putting the damper on oil flow from the SRA that early? Can I threaten Honshu early, prior to the AA upgrades and reinforcements? That is a snowball going downhill...
Only the KB can really stop me, I feel, and I am working hard to not engage it directly....rather looking for my subs and eventually my destroyers to do the hard fighting.
Often early, as a JFB wannabe, I wondered what allocating Tank Divisions to the Marianas would do for Japan...but in reality, the Allies would simply bypass them....isolate and remove them at your leisure. I came to the conclusion that the Tank Divisions need to fight in China first and Burma 2ndish and if you got there against the Soviets...I think I always took Mr Kane to heart and felt Magwe should produce into June of 43 and the SRA into June of 44. Or was that Spidery. Obvert? Somebody else? Not Olorin who was the master of the staged offense. Captain Cruft? -- nah, he was the 22 hex perimeter turtle. Koniu??? So many great approaches over the years. Certainly not Nemo.
The KB is potent, but only against certain islands like Marcus, Midway, Wake, Kusaie, Kuriles, Marianas, Palau...Jimas...otherwise just bounce form island to island, base to base, interlocking...and avoid that monster...and it is really only the initial invasion....once you get on the ground Japan has a such a problem.
Oh well, that is me rambling. Sorry for not mentioning all the great AFBs or any JFBs like John who is in another paradigm.
I did get the fleet carrier with weak torpedoes, but most of the others with British or Dutch boats.
