ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury
You know those Australian emergency reinforcements can do wonders on India
It is a possiblity. Just realized I could move troops to Capetown from Mombasa without ships. I knew it then forgot it.
Those troops have pretty poor training and morale at this point.
Remember, it is only mid March. I am trying to reserve troops so I can upgrade them. My plan isnt working very well to this point however.
Alternatively I could move them to Australia for a counter attack.
I am not even thinking about what is going to happen later this year. In June I will begin preparations for counterattacks by starting to prep troops. They will be ready by September. It may not be in time though.
Revealing my operational plan now shouldnt hurt anything. My intentions from the beginning of the game was to reduce the number of vectors I would be using to attack japan and attack along the northern and into the pacific along the western vector. To this end I would capture the Kavieng/Rabaul area and move northwest along New Guinea using the land for LBA cover while I moved. Once I got to the top I would continue northwest until Puerto-Principe was captured. This cuts off most of the oil in the DEI.
On the other vector I am looking at Pegu as an invasion point. I may send an invasion in without air cover or with minimal air cover as part of a 2 pronged attack one on each side of the map.
My hopes were for a much more naval game in the Pacific in late 1942 and most of 1943.
None of this has been eliminated, it is all still possible. However, usually the smart Japanese player does not waste resources on VP's he is going to lose to the Allies in late 42 and early 43 as NJP is doing. He is either going to win big in 43 or lose big.
