I got mine 2 days ago...ordered about 10 minutes after release.

<r> I have to agree about the anti-Limey stuff - you'd think they'd be more sympathetic what with Tony being George W.'s big mate and so on........<br/>
My thoughts:<br/>
Bill Slim - best British general of WW2....should be much higher in the ratings<br/>
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Pete Rees - one of the best ...

Why wait? I bought it five minute after release via Digital River using ISDN.....no problems and it works perfectly and plays like a dream. Do it...you know you want to.

Warspite...definitely. That's if you judge a battleship by things like effective gunnery, actual performance etc rather than numbers in a book. She was a star.

<t> Uncle,<br/>
You're right about the Akyab battle - my superior tactics beat the computer, but then I beat it at football, basketball etc. I'm just too scared to play PBEM.<br/>
As for the Yamato, it arrived off Lunga one morning, took 16 1000lb bombs and 4 Beaufort torpedoes, stayed overnight ...

<t> Kev<br/>
Losses were acceptable, mainly damaged. Probably due to low Jap supplies and high disruption and fatigue, though I like to think my B24Ds popped up in a hover like AH64Ds, with just the radar peeping asnthey let fly with the Hellfires....whoops, wrong game!!!!<br/>
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Matt<br ...

Trapped between the block and thepursuit, one attack and the whole lot surrendered![:)]

<t> I think I can help with this. I had a 3 month standoff at Akyab in late 42 with 100000 troops on each side. When I landed a Chindit brigade 1 hex south of Akyab and marched them inland to cut the track from Rangoon, the supply to the Japs at Akyab dried up. Three more weeks of deliberate and ...

I bought it the first day too.....I can't remember whether I have a wife or not!!!!![&:]

<t> The Battle of Akyab is over - 8th Jan 1943. I rested my troops for two days, set the altitude of my bombers to: Wellingtons and B24s 4000ft, B25s and other light bombers and fighters 100ft. After 2 days of that, and the 6 BB bombardment, I set a deliberate attack which resulted in 3 to 1 and the ...

<t> The land supply route to Akyab is the road/track from Rangoon. I cut it over a month ago in 2 places, and it has stayed cut. A couple of times they have tried resupply by sea, and I've sunk the lot. I have total air superiority........there's not much more I can do. <br/>
I would think by now ...

<r> First the background.<br/>
I'm playing Historical Allies v AI scenario42B...the campaign starting with Guadalcanal. It's December 26th and this is the story so far:<br/>
SWPAC: Lunga, PM and GG strong and controlling air over the Solomons. In battles around Guadalcanal I've traded Wasp for ...

Is there any value in bombing an empty hex on a key supply route?

<t> I have a question about overland movement of supplies/resources. Can I interdict transport routes by bombing them, to slow down movement of stuff or destroy it, cutting off or depleting land units? I have captured Akyab as allies in Sept 42, and have 2 divs in a standoff with 4 Jap ones. Can I ...

<t> Don't rely too much on history. I'm playing as allies v AI in the 42B campaign...Guadalcanal. Not wanting a repeat of Savo Island, I unified the CA/CL/DD task groups. As a result, the US marines attacking Tulagi did so without the support of San Juan and 2 DDs. Result: serious damage to APs ...

<t> Be a teacher. Today I spent 2 hours watching 160 16 year olds doing an exam, and while supervising them I sat with a large sheet of paper and worked out whether I could initiate the Central Pacific thrust starting in the Marshalls in Sept 42, or whether it was too ambitious. The exam finished 5 ...

<t> I'm playing Camppaign 42B as Allies v AI (historical difficulty), and weird things are happening. Is it just me, or is this what I can expect:<br/>
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1. I invade Lunga as expected and take the island etc.<br/>
2. AI totally ignores what I am doing for about 14 days, but bombards an almost ...

<t> Comes up for air....gulp... time to get back to game.....<br/>
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No wait.<br/>
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Firstly,brilliant - what else can I say - this whole experience is unbelievable. Thank you.<br/>
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Secondly, when the turn executes I see all these messages about what the AI is doing as it tours ...

I don't know how accurately the leaders are supposed to be portrayed, but "Admiral" Wavell? You've got to get him right. James Somerville was one of the RN's best - can he be beefed up a bit? Of course, you guys don't have much to do right now...............................[;)]

<t> Thanks for advice. I got back to store, logged in and restarted download. It's an IE problem. It's going again, and I'm off to bed before it happens again........I'll just leave it to DL overnight.<br/>
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Happy gaming, and big thanks to everyone who has played a part in the creation of ...