How to invade Japan as China FAST ??

[tonmai2541]

It's not like in the previous game where you can just send your invading army instantly praying that the ♥♥♥ fleet wouldn't catch you anymore. Now China needs to have naval supremecy to invade, so what's the most effective, least time consuming strat to gain naval supremecy ?
-naval bomber (less range-less mission efficiency) or tac bomber ? (more range)
-build a navy that can rival the ♥♥♥ fleet ? (which i figure would consume too much time)
-build sub ?
I went for nav bomber and light cruiser (to tie up their fleet while I transport) and it took like 3 years to gain nav supremacy. By the time I can transport my troops, their are 7 Italien divisions guarding their ports.

[jimmybackman1]

Parapoopers

[Birb | Donate to UNITED24]

Try lots of planes + few submarines patrolling the province(s). Works every time.

[deadsanta]

Paratroopers. You just make tons of them, because China, and then keep dumping them on the Japanese main. Took me about 40 width-12 divisions. You have to push hard for tokyo because you can't drop very far onto the mainlaind from the closest airport in NK.

[Viesti]

Forget the navy, you have one shipyard when you start. Use paratroopers.

I made a guide on defeating Japan by 1940 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=716630794

If the guide has some issues, leave a message in the comments.

[tonmai2541]

whoa, I have never thought about paratroopers...such an idiot. I have succesfully naval invade Japan though...in 1941 by means of 20 destroyers which somehow best the ♥♥♥ fleet with minimal casuaties

I invaded India in the meanwhile though, so not a complete waste of time. EXCEPT that Japan join the Allies

[Viesti]

I used to do the naval invasion route after the allies had sunk the Japanese fleet. But the paradrop tactic came from the need to kill Japan before they join the Axis. It's really annoying to try and finish the axis if you are part of the Chinese faction.

[Sohei]

Best way? Don't. Use the focus to try to puppet them instead.

[deadsanta]

Originally posted by Sohei:

Best way? Don't. Use the focus to try to puppet them instead.

Does the puppet always work? Seems a bit cheap, but yeah, that'd be another way.

[Sohei]

No, it only works some of the time. Worth a shot though.

[tonmai2541]

Originally posted by deadsanta:

Originally posted by Sohei:

Best way? Don't. Use the focus to try to puppet them instead.

Does the puppet always work? Seems a bit cheap, but yeah, that'd be another way.

WHAT

[Quagmire]

Originally posted by deadsanta:

Originally posted by Sohei:

Best way? Don't. Use the focus to try to puppet them instead.

Does the puppet always work? Seems a bit cheap, but yeah, that'd be another way.

It might just be me, not that I've played as China, but I think you guys may be thinking the other way around, playing as Japan and puppet China, where as this guy is playing as China nad wants to invade Japan, and I suspect that China only has the generic focus tree.