Rocoteh: They still haven't put out an editor for Civ 4??? That was the single biggest gripe people had with Civ 3! Can't believe they can't figure this out; the modding is what has kept Civ alive all these years.
Oh, and about the C.Chinese infantry wonder.... I don't think it is that big a deal. It's not like they are panzers or anything.
It gives a little variety to the Japanese(or whoever takes it) force pool,and I don't see the harm, so why not leave it in? There had to be some Chinese that helped the Japanese, though armed units are probably a stretch. If you really think it's that bad you could monkey with the production rate perhaps, but I've yet to see a huge buildup when Japan has conquered it. 5-10 C.Chinese Infantry are not going to upset the game balance.
I was mistaken last report; it was week 23 when Rome fell. Also, the Axis AI signed a peace treaty with the Soviets the turn after I wrote that report, so the Panzers are rolling around France again with a vengeance. They went from 19 to 58 PzIIIe in about 6 turns, including losses. Virtually all of them are touring France now.
Needless to say, I've stalled in Italy just above Rome, though I did manage to auto-raze Tirana. The Italians are putting up resistance, though their offense is now crippled with no planes or tanks. I had the Italian border sealed up but I think I have to pull the troops off again; there are 27 panzers within attack range of Lyon. This is getting....ugly.
African buildup progresses nicely though. Algiers and two other North African cities are built all the way up and producing bombers and artillery for me. Mainland France is all out troop production of course. I've connected most of the African cities with roads, and I built the road between Persia and India that they neglected to do so my resources could reach Indochina. Saigon and Hanoi can now build everything, which I needed. I've poured a lot of $$ into building those two up.
I sailed my naval squadron all the way to Indochina only to have Japan bomb my BC out of existance after only a couple turns.
Now all I have is 6 DD and 2 LC, though the subs I sent are almost there. I saw my first Yamato class...16 hp Elite!? Man, that is scary.
Soviets have built up almost a hundred T34/76. If Germany keeps ignoring them in favor of beating on me they are going to get a rude surprise one day. That first war the Soviets didn't have the T34 I am pretty sure.
US is not doing a whole lot, but not hurting either. UK this game has gone absolutely bonkers and built like 9 C3 CVs, 26 transports, and they are building C2 CA and DDs. That road I built from Persia is probably going to affect their Indian builds too.
I am still not certain if I can hold mainland France for the duration. The Germans have even attacked Strasbourg multiple times, to no avail. I can't stop their build up of troops though, and am only able to inflict minor losses. Truthfully, if the AI did not concern itself with casualties they could have crushed me by now, but it would have cost them a good bit. All I am able to do is shift troops around to discourage most of their attacks, and nibble at their heels. The UK has actually been a decent help this time, with lots of air attacks versus their ground troops in my territory, massive naval bombard of the channel ports, and several invasions as well. This UK AI is a genius compared to what I see from it usually.
Oh, the English Channel is a sight to see; there are over 70 capitol class ships in there for the UK alone, most of their CV3s, and the US is there as well. Just awesome.
the sound was there and sometimes not.
Only Namur stands between me and the Soviet lines. This is crazy! They went like a big red sickle and swept along the coast, going two cities per turn, at least. 
