Castor and the IJN vs evil (khyberbill); IronBabes closed Japanese AAR

[Lowpe]

Wow, that is how it is done. Great job!!

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: castor troy


Here's the strategic overview, more details about the theatres in the following posts.

The red outline of the Japanese Empire looks kind of like a moose head. What's really going on here?

[geofflambert]

Like this

[castor troy]

lol, yeah. Unfortunately the map is too small and the Empire wouldn't be strong enough anyway to take the rest of the moose so we just stopped at the head.

[geofflambert]

I was insinuating that Bullwinkle was somehow behind this [:'(]

[traskott]

Now, u can invade... RUSSIA !!!!!

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: traskott

Now, u can invade... RUSSIA !!!!!

that would be a plan! [:D] Seriously, Russia isn't on the target list. Neither is there a lot of industry or oil (that would most like be destroyed) nor is there a need to take the Russian units out of the game with the question if it would be even possible. They activate only in mid 45 and by then the Western Allied will have surrendered. [;)] In WITP I once took the Russian areas but that is nearly 10 years ago, in AE I have never tried or even seriously planned due to above's reasons.

My Japanese strategy in the first year has always been the same. Take the SRA with an intact oil industry (which also comes down to luck or bad luck in two or three die rolls at the main oil centres) and destroy as many Allied ground units as possible for as few Japanese ground losses. I have to admit that if you look at the ground loss ratio this got to be my best ratio at this stage and if that big stack in India can be destroyed then it is the best I have ever seen in a PBEM. Doesn't mean there wasn't a better of course. Having a ratio of 4-500:7-8000 is not that uncommon in the games I've played though but the current one and the possible Allied disaster in India is really special for me.

What the Indian operation (one I never planned at the start) really did, is to secure Burma all the way far into 44 as I just can't see the Commonwealth recovering from these ground losses. As mentioned earlier, that more or less leaves the US as the only faction for ground assaults. But the US is easily enough, when playing as the Allied 80% of the assaults are carried out by US troops, Aus/Ind/Brit are only used for secondary fronts. So falling to victory desease at this stage would be totally wrong. [:)]