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My Japanese ground forces were positioned on this...
Forces are very limited. There are only so many Divisions. A total of just 9 in this scenario.
Japanese ground forces will become mostly static and large movements impossible (Divisional) towards game end.
Allies will move where they want, land where they want and with what they want given transport available towards game end.
So I identify what is most important and what isn´t early and get all in position and well supplied before it is too late to make large movements.
To me Wewak, Rabaul and Truk are most important as the loss of any one of these is a automatic game break for the Japanese because of the enormous point loss. These were given the strongest Divisions and support troops. 30,000+ men. I made these Fortress hex. None were taken and none low on supply at game end. Maximum effort would be made in their defense.
Then I made strong points. Lae, New Georgia,etc. They were also very strong, 15,000+ men. This was on base point value also but also strategic location. I could tolerate the loss of one or two of these bases if my naval/air losses were low and still good on the victory percentage level. Madang was made very well strong too because it would keep Lae in supply for a very long time under constant bombing and did.
The light positions were not so strong. An example would be the Yazawa Det with his 41st Rgt & 61st Fld AA Bn. Something to not let him walk on and capture, maybe he makes a error and lose 12 transports by CV attack, but a position that is expected to be lost and not defended strong.
No effort was made to take a auto victory hex because I don´t like this method of winning. I do not feel not taking Port Moresby made any difference or defending places like San Cristobal with 50,000 Japanese. If anything I think it helped. I´ve seen a lot of AARs like that and this is fun to do until mid 43 when the Allies (remember) move where they want and land where they want. Then they take all high point bases in the back at will, the game deteriorates into a total route and points massacre.
So they quit. They are not around in late 43´because they are finished. In mid late 43´here Bigred was still fighting to win.
Bigred was still fighting to keep some of what he captured with a bad situation developed at Truk at game end. I don´t think any large mistakes were made in Japanese troop placements.
I don´t think at any point he felt his advance was a easy one but only he can say that.
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