Majorball68
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If I faced this I would do a few things. I would deploy around Chang-Sha to pin the Chinese AA unit there permanently. That is a valuable unit for the Chinese to use defending Chungking from strategic bombing and as the Japanese I would be glad to see it anywhere away from Chunking.
Changsha sits right on the weather line so if the weather is bad in the North Temperate, attacks can be made in the North Monsoon instead, some impulses. This area is the best place for the Japanese to deploy in strength.
Threatening Changsha could also threaten the base for the Chinese FTR2, if it were to actually fly - another unit the Japanese want to see at the front and not defending Chungking. This would in turn compel the Chinese to give up their defense of the rail north from Canton, an area the Japanese want quite a bit.
I would also try a deployment around the isolated 3-1 GARR defending the approach to Tungkwan, with a Ground Strike, or two, on Mao. A success on that and the ChiComms have to scramble to protect their HQ and their whole defense line unhinges. If that small gambit didn't work then the first turn is the best time for Japan to clear Chengchow, using the Manchurian forces later in the turn perhaps. Also the Canton MIL is not replaceable for China, so seeing it in the front lines would lead me to making sure it could never get out of Chengchow. In general I defend Chengchow strongly with the Nationalists to give the Communists time to build up more forces. Clearing it early for the Japanese seems a dull accomplishment for the first turn, but it is necessary if they want to beat Mao in the summer of 1940.
The appearance of the Kunming MIL in Chengchow also opens up another front for Japan, if they wish to deploy their strategic reserve - their Marines. I usually leave them in Korea to garrison the place and to be ready for war with Russia if necessary. But with this Chinese set-up with only one unit around Nanning, the Imperial Guard could go in to Pakhoi with some infantry divisions and possibly a transfer of the CAV via sea from Manchuria and the Chinese could soon be very embarrassed in their industrial heartland, especially with their own CAV dispersed so far forward and susceptible to ZoC locks. But sending the Marines inland is a serious step for the Japanese to take.
But overall I would simply start up campaigns in the Chengchow and Changsha area simultaneously and force the Chinese to react. It is a clever Chinese defense for the first impulse, but not for the long-term.
The setup is only a first turn setup to make it tough for the Japs considering they most likely will take a combined move to get more troops into China.
Good Observation about the Canton Militia, I missed that one plus the other 2 Militia that cant be repalced.
There is a weakness in the south as Pakhoi can be taken by an easy invasion and there isn't a lot that can roll over there quickly.
I was unsure on how to put pressure on Changsha and Chengchow at the same time. It was my intention to hit Chengchow across the river first turn.
The ground strike on Mao HQ seems a high risk move in that it uses an aircraft with very little chance for success at the expense of using it somewhere else.
Once the Japs deploy it allows the Chinese to re position some units to cover any weak spots.
< Message edited by Majorball68 -- 12/22/2016 5:51:24 AM >
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Where would Japan attack this Chinese setup? - 
Cant remember who set that up for me it was someone important on here a couple years ago
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