Osaka Home Guard mobilises, first turn of 1942

[The Land]

Is this meant to happen? I saw a US cruiser floating around the Sea of Japan, which is the only trigger I can conceive of that might have happened.

I received an HQ and an under-strength Corps, which was... nice but probably not required at the point I was launching my attack on the DEI...

[BillRunacre]

It sounds as though US naval movements will have triggered it, so yes, as the triggers don't require the Allies to have landed to fire.

[The Land]

ORIGINAL: BillRunacre

It sounds as though US naval movements will have triggered it, so yes, as the triggers don't require the Allies to have landed to fire.

I think I follow the logic! But it might well be worth reviewing and making the triggers a bit tougher. At the moment the result is quite unexpected. The AI had sent 2 submarines into the Sea of Japan - I can imagine a human player doing something similar looking for transports to sink and/or unblock Vladivostock. That ends up giving a bonus HQ for Japan, which is quite a big unexpected payoff for a fairly innocent move.

Could I suggest increasing the number of allied units involved for it to trigger, or restricting the trigger to amphibs?