Gents:
Ashley and I are halfway through our second game (Round #1).
Ashley - Russian
Mike - Japanese
I am not convinced that the Japanese has a huge advantage over the Russian - especially after Allied reinforcements start to arrive on the battlefield beginning on Turn #5. Maybe increasing the Russian morale by 1 is warranted, but not the other proposed changes.
In fact, I'm leaning toward replacing the Japanese horse transport with trucks, so the Japanese have a realistic chance of getting their direct fire artillery into position to support the central drive to the Kawamata Bridge.
Regards, Mike / "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George S. Patton /