RakJPz,
Welcome aboard! T2K isn't dead (few games truly are) and the recent licence of T2K raised it's profile a little, regardless what one thinks about T2013.
Are you thinking of running a sit-down game or via internet? Can't help with the former, there are places to get players, boards to use, etc.
Some personal opinions:
I like most of the changes; I especially think it's much more likely that Italy would remain neutral rather than actively go to war in support of the Soviet Union. Although the Italians have a strong leftist political element that sort of radical shift seems too fantastic, more likely to lead to open civil war or a coup by rightists. Neutrality fits the bill much better.
Brasil: definitely a non-nuclear power, but as an ally of the USA it's likely they would get some nuclear strikes, as this was part of the USSR's nuclear warfighting doctrine.
Australia: I agree these smug bastards would be in awesome shape. However, I see them as being heavily involved with the war in Korea, maybe even the premier western allied force if the Americans are withdrawn to support operations in the Gulf and Iran. While many Aussies seem to have... issues... with the Brits, can't see there being more than token support for deportation or internment for allied nationals. While not completely out of past character, this seems like something that would be adopted to deal with a massive flood of refugees from the other direction, like Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Probably you should emphasise how the possibly hundreds of thousands of refugees from those areas would be dealt with. Also, the Aussies would likely see themselves (with considerable justification) as being the leading Commonwealth nation, if not the equal to the UK's leadership in historical terms than at least surpassing them in a current practical sense. (Not that I have a problem with this, like I said, the Australians would be in a great position overall.)
As for Japan supporting a unified government, it's my opinion that as more and more nations make the transition to civilian governments I see political support switching to the US federal government from the US military. Not out of some deeper understanding of Constitutional law or moral judgment on who's right or wrong, but simply on the principle that as civilian governments they don't want to give their own military forces the idea that their loyalty is optional, and they gotta stick together.
All-in-all, great work!
Tony
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