[ElAurens]

There are ways to get the Asia/Pacific/CBI theaters in that will not be affected by previous "imperial entanglements".

The air war in China went for 3 years before any American pilots arrived with P40s. In fact there were Russian "volunteer" squadrons flying I-15s and I-16s there, as well as bomber units. The Chinese Air Force had an amazing array of aircraft, sourced from all over the world. Even the Japanese had aircraft not of their own manufacture there. They had a squadron of Fiat BR 20 bombers based in China.

Then after the AVG arrived and were later absorbed by the 14th. Air Force there were still no Grumman aircraft involved. Then add in the Commenwealth air forces flying in Southeast Asia and you have a wonderful mix of aircraft, maps, and scenarios that theoretically could span from 1937 to 1945.

Also remember that the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force was decimated, not by blue painted aircraft flying off carriers, but by Commonwealth and USAAF pilots, flying out of that hell hole known as New Guinea.

And for further, more obscure in the West, but none the less interesting and never properly done in a sim, we could have the fall of the Netherlands East Indies. The Dutch in Java and Sumatra had another interesting collection of aircraft types, lots of varied terrain and lots of ocean to cover, and were aided by some USAAF B-17s and P-40s.

If you think about it there a lots of ways to get us into the Pacific war and not run afoul of previous problems.

And, the Med is still a very good choice as well.

As long as we stay away from the uber plane bomber campaign over Germany for as long as possible, I'll be a happy BlitzPig.