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And here is the best question for the gallery? I have not given up on Karachi yet, but let's say we do end up with all of India but Karachi and Bombay. If this is the case, was it worth it? I think about John and Dan's game, where John took all of Australia, save Melbourne and Sydney. Ultimately Dan bounced back completely from that. I would love to hear other's thoughts, but I think there are key differences between India and Australia that will make this expedition worth it. BURMA will be a key beneficiary; we look to trap and destroy some units there, and at the conclusion, the Burma "front" will just be the portion facing the Chinese border. The Chinese are not near the offensive threat the British are, so that takes away a key Allied area of advance INDIA will be a bit of a sump of IJA Resources. But it will take a long time for the British to break out, and keep them pinned a long time. We have also prevented a British-Chinese hook up. Dan and John's game shows how potent a combination that is for the Allies, Chinese troops in British ships. This theater offers alot of opportunities for the Allies (much more than RL), and blunting the British delays or pushes that threat off. India is a net positive however in terms of resources, supplies, and goodies the Empire needs. This is a key benefit; our operations there are self-sustaining. The conquest of NEW ZEALAND effectively cuts Australia off from the US; the draw of Allied air resources to India also means that Australia has almost no air units at the moment. It's not an offensive platform at all, and won't figure to be for some time. That is another benefit of this. The only realistic places the Allies can advance now is in the EASTERN PACIFIC. And I expect them to try shortly. Overall, Japan sort of has 3 general options after the initial objectives, loosely Australia, India, or pushing into the eastern pacific. I think India is the best. I suppose AE is going to change that with all the new garrison requirements.
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