<t> When the Dutch surrendered the NEI on March 8, 1942 the Japanese had already taken Borneo, Celebes, Ambon, Timor and Bali. Most of the Allied ships defending the region had been sunk, Singapore had surrendered and the Americans in the Philippines were just hanging on in Bataan. The Dutch ...

<r> I'll preface my remarks with the admission that I haven't played Warplan (though it looks interesting) so my suggestions may be bogus. <br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: AlvaroSousa<br/>
One other change I am considering is also allow Italy to DOW in May 1940 and removing the Paris ...

<t> What worked for me was parking an amphibious HQ in a sea hex next to Messina (155,283). The enemy can't trace supply through a hex adjacent to an amphibious HQ so the HQ effectively blockaded the port and caused the port hex to become isolated. With the defenders out of supply the port falls ...