LOST AT SEA - TAKE 2

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November 3, 1943 Economic Update
The game has moved along at a torrid pace and real life has hampered my ability to keep this AAR up to date.
 
Basic economic update for the past two months.

Supply – 3,550,000 tons
Fuel – 3,300,000 tons
Heavy Industry – 1,050,000 tons
Resources – 3,100,000 tons
Oil – 4,400,000 tons
Armaments – 64,000
Vehicles – 4,100
A goodly drop off in fuel in the past two months.  This probably coincides with continuing the trend of keeping a lot of HI shut down and several fleet operations since September.
 
I have continued Steve’s work at hoarding resources.  Korea has turned into a massive resource and oil supply dump.
 
We are basically running enough HI daily to:
1)  run naval shipyards (all merchant yards are shut down except for about 100 pts necessary to complete CVEs, Oilers, and Tankers).
 
2)  run about ½ of the arms factories and all the vehicle factories
 
3)  run about 200-300 a/c factories and all advanced engine (Nissan and Toyoda) factories.
 
In the meantime, we stockpile large amounts of resources and oil, this is especially going to be critical in the case of some of the arbitrary house rule changes.

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November 3, 1943 Theater Update – AUSTRALIA AND THE DEI

We successfully pulled our 250,000 troops out of Northern Australia and they have refitted in various locations in the DEI, providing a solid reserve against any future Allied incursions into this area. Most of the islands south of New Guinea have been built up to level 9 fortifications as has the western tip of New Guinea. This is likely the area we will stand and fight.

New Guinea necks down towards Hollandia-Noemfoor but as you reach the western end of the island you start to see large number of airbases on the flanks. This will allow us multi-axis attack options against the US Carriers and transport fleets. There is no rush at the moment to engage – Wewak, Aitape, and Hollandia were lost causes from the get go although I hope the Hollandia garrison will provide a little resistance.

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November 3, 1943 Theater Update – CENTRAL PACIFIC
 
We decided not to contest the Allies at Wake.  About 100,000 troops landed and wiped out our garrison of 25,000 troops.
 
We have instead focused on building up our garrisons in the Marianas.  Truk is untenable as a base due to the Allied LBA and has been largely abandoned minus infantry garrison troops.
 
I also expect an Allied landing at some point in Ulithi or Yap in the Carolines.  Before pressing into the Philippines or the Marianas I believe Bill will want a flanking base.  Both of these islands have had 2-3 construction battalions building defenses for about 4 months now and are just completing to level 9.  A strong garrison and a large dump of recent supplies should make for a stiff fight.
 
November 3, 1943 Theater Update – BURMA/SE ASIA
Bill aggressively moved a large Allied army down from Mandalay and hammered his way through my weak screen.  As opposed to being cut off in Rangoon or trekking through the jungles we simply retreated into Moulmein.  We are 100% prepped there with Corps HQ and Command HQ 100% preps as well behind level 9 forts and a river.  Our 3,000 AV will not be able to hold forever, but, it will require a great commitment of force by Bill to cross and then what?  60 miles of trails to get anywhere.
 
Meanwhile, we backfill and fortify many of the potential landing sites further south.   SEAC probably has the capability for a landing capable of seizing a base on the coast; but, I don’t think they have enough shipping here to bring sufficient mass to drive deeply inland against the amount of reserves we can move into place (about 2,000 AV positioned around Indo China and Malaya).
 
We have just about totally conceded the air to the Allies here, Bill moves 200-400 Liberators in and out of Rangoon, Mandalay, and Akyab at will and in Nikmod shooting these things down is near impossible.  So, we use flak, the occasional LRCAP when the Allies get careless about escorts, etc. to attrit a bomber here and there.
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