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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth
The Boise is sunk. You have now won
ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
If this had been a straight surface combat battle - the Allies losing a CA and a couple of CLs and Japan losing CA Haguro - then I, as an Allied player, would feel pretty good about the outcome. CAs are gold. But there's something unsavory about engaging in a surface battle and then getting hammered by carrier strike aircraft. It just feels like you've gotten your fanny whipped.
Good job, GJ! I must say, you're holding your own against a very capable and very experienced opponent. Your pretty much on schedule and you've dished out some punishment. Q-Ball is doing good too, but you're really making him work for it.
Couldn't pass it up! ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
*ack*!
The only Brooklyn/St. Louis class the US lost during the war, USS Helena, did return as a Baltimore-class CA, her keel being laid just two months after her loss.
Let's see, USS (SHIP WHO'S NAME WILL NOT BE SPOKEN)sunk Jan-42... (scribbles furiously)... she can indeed return as an Iowa-class in late 1944 (see construction of USS Wisconsin).
Wait, the USN in 1944 still assigned states as BB names.
Ah! Here we go! She can come back as an Essex class! As was amply demonstrated, we named those proud ships after any random name.
Instead of 16" rifles, I offer you 73 Hellcats, 15 Dauntlesses, and 15 Avengers.
I recommend you suggest that your opponent rename one of his incoming CVs in honor of his martyred CL.
ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
If this had been a straight surface combat battle - the Allies losing a CA and a couple of CLs and Japan losing CA Haguro - then I, as an Allied player, would feel pretty good about the outcome. CAs are gold. But there's something unsavory about engaging in a surface battle and then getting hammered by carrier strike aircraft. It just feels like you've gotten your fanny whipped.
Good job, GJ! I must say, you're holding your own against a very capable and very experienced opponent. Your pretty much on schedule and you've dished out some punishment. Q-Ball is doing good too, but you're really making him work for it.
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Re: a beachhead in Java, I have never seen the IJA invade at Semarang [did I get that right?] about half way between Batavia and 'baja, but it seems like a good place to split the defenders and prevent a fighting withdrawal from one major port to the other. From that central location your fighters could cover most of Java.
Re: Rangoon, the usual strategy is to land at Akyab and march inland to cut the rail to Mandalay. After that happens no supply will flow down the Burma Road because there is no input from Rangoon. The cut-off defenders can be eliminated when you get enough troops from Malaya, DEI and/or SOPAC.
You will need to decide whether you are going onward after Burma or stopping to entrench and build forts in the favourable terrain.
Going after India against an experienced player will get you bogged down before you can consolidate and build up Burma.
Going after Australia risks your navy when the Allies get reinforcements. Lose control of the sea and any troops in Australia are cut off.
There are too many islands in the south seas to build an impregnable line of resistance - he can counter-build faster than you can and use LBA to attrit your islands. Again, your navy can only prevail in ther area until late 1942.
So, to me, the choices seems to be:
- establish a strong line of resistance early and conserve your forces to slow the Allied return [a Japanese "Good Sir Robin"]
- force major battles to devastate his navies in 1942 [very difficult against a skilled player]
- make a major "Phase II" move to make the game more interesting, knowing it will use up a lot of your assets and hasten the Allied advance
The question is "Do you feel lucky?" [;)]
Rotsa Ruck!
ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
Mate, Sabarang was exactly the place i was looking upon!
At first glance I read the highlighted word as "cabernet" which, given the imbibing smiley, would also be appropriate! [:)]ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
Mate, Sabarang was exactly the place i was looking upon!
Sabarang is a cabaret midway between Semereng and Sabang, which puts it somewhere in the Sunda Straits....
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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
If this had been a straight surface combat battle - the Allies losing a CA and a couple of CLs and Japan losing CA Haguro - then I, as an Allied player, would feel pretty good about the outcome. CAs are gold. But there's something unsavory about engaging in a surface battle and then getting hammered by carrier strike aircraft. It just feels like you've gotten your fanny whipped.
Good job, GJ! I must say, you're holding your own against a very capable and very experienced opponent. Your pretty much on schedule and you've dished out some punishment. Q-Ball is doing good too, but you're really making him work for it.
Couldn't pass it up!
=Surabaya?Now i will recon Sosarbaja
