Tale of the Sheep! - JocMeister (A) vs. Lowpe (J)

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]VP[/font]
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As the situation slowly stabilizes as Allied strength grows AV is looking more and more unlikely. China is a lot of VPs though but I don´t think its enough.

I continue to try and focus on gaining my own VPs rather then trying to deny Japanese VPs.

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]VP[/font]
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[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]Christmas gift[/font]
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Got myself a little something for Christmas. [:)]

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

[font="Verdana"]Christmas gift[/font]
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Got myself a little something for Christmas. [:)]

The beer? [;)]

Didn't realize that book was out - I'll have to hit up the book stores.

Also, interesting that you have the commas instead of decimals in your Tracker VP ratios. I know that's how German does numbers, does Swedish also? On China, I think it is worth enough VPs but only if your current VPs stay the same, which they won't. Chungking alone is worth 5-6K when accounting for base and troops.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
The beer? [;)]

Didn't realize that book was out - I'll have to hit up the book stores.

Also, interesting that you have the commas instead of decimals in your Tracker VP ratios. I know that's how German does numbers, does Swedish also? On China, I think it is worth enough VPs but only if your current VPs stay the same, which they won't. Chungking alone is worth 5-6K when accounting for base and troops.

Actually, that too! [:D]

I wasn´t aware you could type it in any other way? How do you Americans do?

Even losing Chungking which is what? 800 Allied VPs? I should be able to gain 800 VPs over the next 5 months. At least I hope so...my goal is still to pass the 10k mark. [:)]

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
The beer? [;)]

Didn't realize that book was out - I'll have to hit up the book stores.

Also, interesting that you have the commas instead of decimals in your Tracker VP ratios. I know that's how German does numbers, does Swedish also? On China, I think it is worth enough VPs but only if your current VPs stay the same, which they won't. Chungking alone is worth 5-6K when accounting for base and troops.

Actually, that too! [:D]

I wasn´t aware you could type it in any other way? How do you Americans do?

Even losing Chungking which is what? 800 Allied VPs? I should be able to gain 800 VPs over the next 5 months. At least I hope so...my goal is still to pass the 10k mark. [:)]

We would do 3.375:1. I think that's the "English" way. Actually, I think maybe only the Germanic languages do it with a comma. It makes things really weird if you have 3 digits after the decimal, like in Tracker, unless you realize what you're looking at. Seeing 3,375:1 would imply to us a ratio of 3375:1, not 3.375:1.

Chungking may only be -800 VPs for you (if AF=4), but it's +3600 for him when built to AF9.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
We would do 3.375:1. I think that's the "English" way. Actually, I think maybe only the Germanic languages do it with a comma. It makes things really weird if you have 3 digits after the decimal, like in Tracker, unless you realize what you're looking at. Seeing 3,375:1 would imply to us a ratio of 3375:1, not 3.375:1.

Chungking may only be -800 VPs for you (if AF=4), but it's +3600 for him when built to AF9.

Now that you mention it I seem to recall a story about one of the big Swedish companies doing business in South America using commas instead of dots. The difference in money was substantial! [:D]

I realize its a lot of VPs for the Japanese but I figure if I can make 10k the Japanese would have to make 40k which is very, very hard. Right? [:D]

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
We would do 3.375:1. I think that's the "English" way. Actually, I think maybe only the Germanic languages do it with a comma. It makes things really weird if you have 3 digits after the decimal, like in Tracker, unless you realize what you're looking at. Seeing 3,375:1 would imply to us a ratio of 3375:1, not 3.375:1.

Chungking may only be -800 VPs for you (if AF=4), but it's +3600 for him when built to AF9.

Now that you mention it I seem to recall a story about one of the big Swedish companies doing business in South America using commas instead of dots. The difference in money was substantial! [:D]

I realize its a lot of VPs for the Japanese but I figure if I can make 10k the Japanese would have to make 40k which is very, very hard. Right? [:D]

I would say.... not that hard to get sometime in 1943.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
I would say.... not that hard to get sometime in 1943.

No, not during 43. But on 1/1/43 I think 40k Japanese VPs would be very tough. So if I can keep my target of 10k I should be alright. [:)]

[JocMeister]

Leaving town for a week now. I´ll read my book, ponder how I´ll play the rest of 42 and reread my old AAR against Erik. It has become kind of a Christmas tradition for some odd reason.

Merry Christmas everyone! [:)]

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]Allied Planning[/font]
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Finally back home! Hopefully I´ll get a turn from Jeff tonight. [:)]

Having been away gave me some time to ponder the "big plan". I was first inclined to set a timetable for the rest of 42 but soon realized it will be impossible to do so. Too much depend on Japanese movements. A factor that is largely out of my control.

So instead I decided on a broader "policy" for the following areas. This will be my "bible" for the coming year.

-India
-NORPAC
-SOPAC
-CENTPAC

I´ll try to get them all up in separate posts with some screens. [:)]

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]Planning NORPAC[/font]
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1st objective - Neutralize Coal Harbor as an effective Japanese base. Attempt to do this will be shortly.
2nd objective - Liberate Coal Harbor. This will be done by forces already on the WC walking from Victoria. Target date spring of -43.
3rd objective - Liberate all Alaskan bases and recapture Dutch Harbor. Timeline will be somewhere around late 43.

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Allied OOB (Subject to Change)
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3rd Marine division
25th US division
41st US division
40th US division
37th US division

All forces are currently already stationed on the West Coast. The 25th ID is still recovering and is not up to full strength. The 37th, 40th, and 41st division will have to be bought out first.

I will probably release the 3rd Marines for other operations though. 4 full divisions should be enough to counter attack in NORPAC. Japanese (known) strength is only the 48th and 21st divisions.

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]Planning India[/font]
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1st objective - Assault and liberate Chittagong ASAP.
2nd objective - Eliminate or drive out all Japanese forces in India. To be completed before the end of -42.
3rd objective - Liberate Burma and possibly join up with Chinese forces. Operation to be started no later then mid -43. No dead line for completion set.
4th objective (optional). Secure the Andamans if enough forces are available.


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Allied OOB
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- 2nd and 18th British ID
- 32nd US ID
- 1st USMC division
- 6th and 7th British ID.
- 7th, 9th, 17th 19th, 23rd, 26th Indian division
- 1st Burma division

This area will possibly revive the bulk of reinforcements arriving at CT and Aden including the powerful 9th Australian division. The 23rd and 26th Indian division will have to be bought out.

[Canoerebel]

Glad to have you back! I enjoy reading your AAR alot.

Walking from Victoria to Coal Harbor? Is there a road? I think that's just wooded and/or mountainous terrain, so doesn't seem feasible.

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]Planning SOPAC[/font]
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This one is a bit hard to plan for as I can´t grasp Japanese intentions here. Its a good place for the Allies to fight though. We are very close to Allied major bases like Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland while the closest big Japanese base is Rabaul.

1st objective - Defend and hold on to Noumea.
2nd objective - Expand bases in Santa Cruz, New Hebrides and bases in NE Australia. Primarily the Cooktown/Cairns area.
3rd objective - Push up the Solomons.
4th objective - Retake PM before summer of -43.


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Allied OOB
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- 2nd USMC (possibly the 3rd as well)
- Americal, 24th and 27th US divisions
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Australian divisions.

A huge number of US engineers just arrived at Auckland and Melbourne. They will be set to the task of expanding bases immediately. The 1st and 2nd Australian divisions will have to be bought out.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
Glad to have you back! I enjoy reading your AAR alot.

Walking from Victoria to Coal Harbor? Is there a road? I think that's just wooded and/or mountainous terrain, so doesn't seem feasible.

Thank you! [:)]

There is a road but only half way. So 3 hexes will have to be in the rough. About a month of walking. Not too bad. [:)]

[Canoerebel]

Sounds like a recipe for a boondoggle. A month in the jungle, arrival telegraphed, no supply to fight with. If Lowpe intends to garrison the base you'll have troops tied up with nowhere real line of retreat forever. [&:]

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]SOPAC[/font]
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This is still a complete mystery to me. I have absolutely no idea what Jeff is doing here. He hasn´t expanded a single base anywhere south a Rabaul before this. To my knowledge (SIGINT) there is no major combat units down here south of PM. Nothing bigger then a battalion have prepped for Noumea.

What I did decide though is that I´m going to fight for Noumea if that is his target. Currently have around 700 AV behind level 6 forts there. Airfield is expanded to 5 and I have a MAG in place to provide TTs. Noumea have 470 mines, some CD guns and 2 heavy AA units. Supply is around 70k. So I can withstand a siege for quite some time if needed but I hope I´ll be able to reinforce shortly with around 100 Grant/Lees the 21st and 19th US Regiments. This will allow me to combine the 24th US ID. All troops have 100 prep for Noumea.

The landing on Efafe is strange. I havn´t expanded it so the airfield is still (0). If this is a move to start putting pressure on Noumea KB will be stuck here for a long time until Japanese airfields are expanded. This will still only leave him with a single AF easily closed by Allied 4Es and/or naval bombardments.

Most of the US fleet is on patrol south of Noumea. Around 50 subs are actively hunting the KB. If opportunity presents itself I might try a strike on the KB with assistance from Noumea.

[poodlebrain]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Glad to have you back! I enjoy reading your AAR alot.

Walking from Victoria to Coal Harbor? Is there a road? I think that's just wooded and/or mountainous terrain, so doesn't seem feasible.

If Victoria is the launch point for any effort to liberate Coal Harbor there will be no element of surprise. An amphibious assault launched from Victoria will be apparent as the shipping and LCUs assemble. Even without the element of surprise I would make the effort to liberate Coal Harbor via amphibious assault. A few days reaction time is a better recipe for success than allowing the Japanese a month to prepare if the LCUs march overland.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Sounds like a recipe for a boondoggle. A month in the jungle, arrival telegraphed, no supply to fight with. If Lowpe intends to garrison the base you'll have troops tied up with nowhere real line of retreat forever. [&:]

Its only 3 hexes from the closest major road. Supply won´t be a problem. [:)] If I close CH the only way for him to reinforce will be under KB coverage. And if he moves the KB back to NORPAC just to deal with a couple of allied divisions moving for CH I would be perfectly happy with that. [:)]