ORIGINAL: Amoral
ORIGINAL: leehunt27@bloomberg.net
I've wondered, due to Allied intel heroics, about preplanning divisions that are in reserve for islands to the front. Say-- 4th division plans for Tarawa while staying in reserve at Truk. That kind of thing. It can be fun as the Japanese player to preplan the entire Kwantung army for New Zealand at the beginning of the war and see what the Allied player does.
You can plan for three places at once with most LCUs. That will further baffle Allied intel, and give you more flexibility
- Divide the unit
- Have each element plan for a different location
- When you buy out the unit for deployment, choose the element that has the correct planning, and rebuild around it. The reconstituted division will have the same planning.
I agree with Steve about some of the gameplay implications. I'd advise checking with your partner if you're considering this.
However, mechanically, would this even work? If I divide up a division into its A/B/C subcomponents and recombine them, how can I select the preparation of the "B" subunit for the greater recombined unit? Don't recombined units default to the "top" unit (i.e., the "A" subunit)?
