Andy Mac v PZB This time India will Stand !!!!

[traskott]

I can't see the "diversion" fleet [&:]

[Andy Mac]

PZB has been heavily reconning PH at a cost of many flying boats - I used that againbsrt him by forming lots of small TF's with 1 or 2 cruiesers and trailed my modern BB's by him a few times so basically he knows (or thinks I have lots of Carriers at Pearl in fact I have 2 CVE's only and a few Land based Sqns....)
 
Andy
 

[Andy Mac]

Another turn passes and I am not spotted D-7
 
Two more days would be perfect !!!

[Andy Mac]

D-6 - Replenishment TF is now empty escorts spread through other TF's and Oilers ordered to Perth, Exmouth and Cape town for more fuel

[Andy Mac]

D - 5 I should get spotted todsay....

[Wirraway_Ace]

Good luck!

[Grollub]

[Blackhorse]

+1

[Andy Mac]

2 choices 1. my diversion worked and I can land and get ashore get a couple of AF's up and running and I am in and my LBA can start to grind him down.
 
or
 
2. the mother of all carrier battles is about to happen and then we will see how my Hellcats perform....

[Andy Mac]

Still need to wait on PZB to show his hand I have 200,000 men and over 400 ships committed to this fight.
 
With massive numbers of Sqns ready to fly in

[Andy Mac]

One more day and I cannot be undetected D-3 and counting

[Andy Mac]

7th Fleet is soooo close to its objective IU must be detected tomorrow - I laid on a massive diversion air raid on Magwer but its a small chance I will fail to be detected

[Andy Mac]

Keep forgertting to press ok on the puicture upload

[Andy Mac]

I have a full Infantry Corps at Darwin ready for phase 2 ther amphibs will unload then load up I Amphib Corps at Darwin to exploit forward.
The next few days and weeks are going to be very very bloody.
 
If you recall the CVE's sailors called me the butcher in the last game because I took enormous casualties in that class of ship......
 
Guess what its time to go into the lions den once again.....

[beppi]

To supply darwin you need to keep a draw line from tennant creek up to darwin. First draw a lot of supply to the base south of tennant creek which is connected to the railway by setting required supply to the max. Then set the supply in this base back to normal and set it in tennant creek to the max. After the supply is in tennant creek set the required supply at daly waters to the max and set it to normal in tennant creek. Proceed that way up to darwin and it is no problem to draw a few 100k supply there.

Never the less your assault looks impressive and good luck

[Andy Mac]

That was how to do it pre patch 2 it is not nearly as effective any more I need to supply it by sea which is why I have lost about 10AK's resupplying Darwin

[Andy Mac]

PZB if he hasnt spotted me today will do so tomorrow and I suspect he knopws summit is up given how quickly the turns have been getting back to him today
 
10th Air Force supported by 221, 223 and 231 RAF Groups are hitting Magwe tomorrow
5th Air Force units have now forwat deployed to Darwin and Port Hedland ready to secure non carrier led air superiority
 
The gamble is on I am committed.
 
The 1st wave is 50,000 men of the US XIV Corps to stiffen the green National Guartd units I have attached the 7th Australian Div just in case....

[Andy Mac]

My main worry is I have lost KB they could be anywhere I was ready to fight them but would prefer to get ashore 1st we shall need to wait and see what I am facing

[witpqs]

The map was a tad ambiguous - are you land where the two arrows point or are those the sides of an arrow enclosing a broad area of bases you are attacking?

[Andy Mac]

Deliberate given what happened in Nemo's AAR I am being a little more cautious than normal.
 
I have a landing site in mind (several actually) with different TF's and Corps prepped for different sites as my intel was less complete than I would have liked as to defences.
 
I have a preferred landing site but I need to wait and see if PZB has pushed 2 Divs onto that base I will need to change diredction - c 4 Divs per Corps combat loaded cannot be surte of taking 2 japanese ones on dodgy jungle with lvl 4 or 5 forts at least not quickly