Strategy Input Requested - OSO Stay Out!

[FeurerKrieg]

Little islands is the key - not many of them can be made larger than size 4, so 4e's will not operate at full strength. Plus 4e's are toned down in general in CHS.

One 'pro' for New Zealand is that it does keep KB in the Pacific, so it is not wasting time traveling from theater to theater.

[Milman]

I would go on south pacific including NZ also . But when you take NZ Retreat from islands and keep only IJA eng base forces and planes there . You can't defend NZ if allies send all their divisions to attack so no reason to put fight there .Also if he bypass NZ you will lose only few IJA ENG units (planes can retreat). In case he attack he will need to send strong forces becouse he can't recon NZ and he will not know that only few units defend NZ . That way you will buy at least 1 month when allied big push starts .

[FeurerKrieg]

ORIGINAL: Milman

I would go on south pacific including NZ also . But when you take NZ Retreat from islands and keep only IJA eng base forces and planes there . You can't defend NZ if allies send all their divisions to attack so no reason to put fight there .Also if he bypass NZ you will lose only few IJA ENG units (planes can retreat). In case he attack he will need to send strong forces becouse he can't recon NZ and he will not know that only few units defend NZ . That way you will buy at least 1 month when allied big push starts .

Yea, I wouldn't plan on staying - just forcing him to spend time taking it back. 1 month is 1 month.

I think I'll start putting together a plan and OOB for a New Zealand op and see what I come up with. I think on balance the partial India attack has more negatives than positives.