ORIGINAL: ADB123
Considering that Northern Oz is a "free zone" at the moment cause i cannot supply that area of operation and i have no decent bases there, the only possible solutions appear to be in SOPAC.
Maybe that should suggest something to you, such as to spend some time to build up your bases in that region?
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I'm considering that too ADB...but it takes time, ships and men...i'm slowly feeding Oz with all of them but i cannot be everywhere...i have to make choices.
Where else should i strike? Consider that the KB remain a constant threat...she's clearly in the pacific now...don't see any other reason why she's not blockading Karachi...so Rader is probably waiting to jump at my throat...a Deep penetration landing, under this Damocle's Sword, is imho, a No No
Why do you believe that you must strike at this time? Why not reserve your forces, strengthen them, and use them later at your leisure when it isn't such a crap shoot? Do you really believe that the odds are in your favour?
BTW - you really ought to play the Japanese side for a while. It will give you a much better perspective on the relative potentials.
BTW II - do you truly realize how far and how fast the KB can go?
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I do believe i have to prepare a decent position for when i'll be able to really "strike". I now consider the Solomons a "good" starting base cause from there i can threaten his flank in NG and isolate the Marshalls.
Plus, i don't wanna let him feel too safe. He knows he's risking a lot with committing everything to India. There MUST be a price to pay for this overcommitment! If most of his air and land assets are there, he must be weak somehwere (apparently everywhere south of Lae.) So i want to force him to choose wheater to "don't look" and focus in India-with the obvious consequence of seeing the allies advancing fast in the pacific-, or to divert some assets to the pacific, so weakening his force in India.
I know i'd have to play Japs too. Buty i'm a novice...and this game is already sucking up all my RL [:D]...The KB can go far and fast...i know...in fact that's why the Solomons look so juicy...you don't really need to make a risky amphibious invasion relying only on your CVs in order to advance
Anyway, the KB alone cannot sink Guadalcanal...nor it can hope to isolate it forever. I do fear more a raid deep into my comm lines now by the KB than a counterattack in the Solomons. I'm trying to take every precautions (sp?!) about that...
One final note. It's difficult to determine what is good or not to do.
Many of you suggested me to attack and invade deeply (Mariannas, Bonins, etc).
Many others of you readers have suggested me to remain quiet, get stronger, and wait to have better odds before advancing.
Some others have suggested a more "in the middle" approach.
Considering my low experience it's not always easy to collect all these different suggestions, analise them, make a summery and create my own plan...
Think about the 4Es in India. Some said i should have withdrawn them. Some said i should have used to bomb his ports. Some other to bomb his advancing troops. Some said was a madness cause they'll suck up my supplies....
What to do? Who to listen to?
I'm trying to get into the process of examine every single suggestion, even when it's completely different from the other ones, look at my situation and then decide.
But it's an hard process you know...i keep on making mistakes...i know...but i also do think i'm learning a lot...and i'm getting better
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