Japanese Philipines? Well, for next patch I'm plan to add pro-german philipino uprisings against USA aegis. Yes, German Empire will support Asian national revolutions. So, if Philpino uprising was successful, Japan will have opportunity to try invite Pro-German Philipines into it's sphere
Alternative about Nicolai's Russia already in current version. Sure, I'm plan to add new events Romanov's Russian Empire and Kornilov's Russia
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I was thinking about Plan Orange in 1931 and maybe it could start because Japan decides to seize the Philippines rather than Manchuria in September 1931. In this case America is able to ready its Pacific Fleet, while Atlantic forces are being transferred. American naval high command though is in disarray, and not on a proper war footing. Britain, Australia, and France favor America but desire no wider war unless Japan nears their colonial possessions.
Are you planning any paths if the Tsar survived IWW and Germany was defeated? I read that in 1910 it was estimated that Russia, after the reforms caused by the 1905 revolution, would outperform France, Germany and the UK around 1950 thanks to its huge resources of people and natural resources. If the Tsar won the IWW, he could continue these reforms, which could lead to a war with the UK - an anti-Russian alliance with Germany? What do you think?
The next patch seems interesting.
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Japan would still need oil for her fleet if she struck the Philippines first. Maybe an informal/formal pact with Tsarist Russia with Japan agreeing not to pursue a venture into Manchuria. The agreement could range from different possibilities, from as as simple as oil for Japan, Russian occupation of all of Manchuria, or even a formal military alliance.
Just thinking out loud and throwing out some ideas.