Islands of Destiny: RA 5.0 Japanese Side

[Anachro]

Star Wars evokes within me feelings of regret for what could have been with the new movies...but the music is always good regardless.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut
Terminator was a great movie

Aye. To this day, the acceptable challenge and response with my mates to something smelly is as follows:

Me: What do you got in there? A dead cat or something?

Respondent: [computerized search noises optional] "..............." [spoken in Arnold monotone]

Now, how many the readers know EXACTLY what line fits the ellipsis? [:D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Star Wars evokes within me feelings of regret for what could have been with the new movies...but the music is always good regardless.

Mostly I feel angry about having such an interesting premise and start crapped all over with episodes I-III. I mean *why* should I stick around for a series to right itself when it's been 25 years (until Force Awakens which didn't suck, but was hardly a great film) since they've had a good movie in the franchise?

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Star Wars evokes within me feelings of regret for what could have been with the new movies...but the music is always good regardless.

Mostly I feel angry about having such an interesting premise and start crapped all over with episodes I-III. I mean *why* should I stick around for a series to right itself when it's been 25 years (until Force Awakens which didn't suck, but was hardly a great film) since they've had a good movie in the franchise?

I concur regarding Episodes 1 and 2; however, I truly enjoyed Episode 3 since it answered all the questions of...what happened?...HOW did it happen?

Have you seen Rogue One? It is magnificent. Might restore your 'hope' some!

[John 3rd]

April 20, 1944
The Philippines

As they celebrate Adolf's B-Day in Berlin, this is the situation in the Philippines. Dan is slowly expanding his hold in the Central Philippines but ALL of his troops in Naga/Legaspi SIT doing nothing. All that Infantry and Armor could be driving me out of Luzon. Instead, I now have a reasonably secure position of depth with Antimonan and Lucena's Forts climbing and troops arriving.

The 19th and 20th saw strikes fly into Manila only to see heavy losses inflicted upon the American planes. Dan lost nearly 100 planes on the 19th and 50+ on the 20th. I've got near 300 Fighter in Manila, 100 in Clark, and 150 at San Fernando.

Is this all a lark to get me to concentrate in Luzon? Not much choice but we'll have to see.

[John 3rd]

April 20, 1944
Burma

The lines had stabilized for the short term in Burma. Now, Dan has come around the left flank and is trying to cutoff my troops at Prome and to the NE. Have attacked an Inf Reg and TK Reg in the jungle south of Prome with no real success. Got a near 2-1 two days ago but didn't quite make it.

The reasonably rebuilt 33rd ID will arrive from Rangoon in two days that should do it. The 33rd arrived in Rangoon on the 2nd at an AV of 85 and by the 17th had rebuilt to 235. That is GOOD work. These boys combined with the the troops already present SHOULD blast the Allies out of the hex.

Up north sits about 8 units including the 12th ID. They are cutoff but I maintain them to keep units tied down watching my boys as they dig in the jungle.

In the screenshot, you can see my CV/BB TFs heading back to Singers as well as a supply TF carrying 31,000 supply moving in towards Rangoon to unload.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd
Have you seen Rogue One? It is magnificent. Might restore your 'hope' some!

I did see it and I did enjoy it. It *didn't* suck, which was definitely a step in the right direction.

[AcePylut]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: AcePylut
Terminator was a great movie

Aye. To this day, the acceptable challenge and response with my mates to something smelly is as follows:

Me: What do you got in there? A dead cat or something?

Respondent: [computerized search noises optional] "..............." [spoken in Arnold monotone]

Now, how many the readers know EXACTLY what line fits the ellipsis? [:D]

F U A

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: AcePylut
Terminator was a great movie

Aye. To this day, the acceptable challenge and response with my mates to something smelly is as follows:

Me: What do you got in there? A dead cat or something?

Respondent: [computerized search noises optional] "..............." [spoken in Arnold monotone]

Now, how many the readers know EXACTLY what line fits the ellipsis? [:D]

F U A

Aye. [:D]

[Chickenboy]

Top 10 lines from that movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjjdSpqbAAY

ETA: Don't necessarily agree with the numberings, except for number 1.

[John 3rd]

April 20, 1944

Two can play at the flanking game in Burma.

Dan spots a couple of Infantry units approaching in the jungle and attacks them with 2EB. Without fighters, they run into a wee bit of a surprise. Can you say LUNCH??!! Yep. Thought you could...

Scratch nearly 36 Bombers: YUM!

[John 3rd]

Mid-April 1944 Thoughts:

1. The reinforcement of Luzon is done. There are now 5 ID and 7 Brigades/Regiments present.

2. I am reasonably certain he is not going to move up into Central Luzon and use his forces, instead, for another target. Logical choices might be Formosa, the China Coast, or Okinawa.

3. Two big reinforcement convoys at sea. One will go to Formosa and the other will spread its units out over the small islands North of Luzon. They are empty but the Forts are all built to 3. Call this Prior Proper Planning.

4. Am running BIG convoys of resources and oil/fuel. Cam Rahn Bay has a TF carrying 450,000 resources. A TK TF is forming at CRB and Singers that will be carrying 500,000+ fuel/oil. They will hug the China coast and run for home with their cargo.

5. The Kaigun is getting a new operation. The larger portion that struck Sorong is retiring to Truk. It will arrive, re-provision, and replenish for several days. The smaller portion is about to Singapore. It will do the same and join a few other warships gathering there. The two units will then move towards Ambon and make a serious attempt to smash Boela where the enemy has 200+ ships in Port and 300+ fighters. A maximum effort by all LBA in the area will add to the attack. Once this attempt has been made the--literal--Combined Fleet will retire towards Soerabaja and Singers to prepare for the Final Battle.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd
2. I am reasonably certain he is not going to move up into Central Luzon and use his forces, instead, for another target. Logical choices might be Formosa, the China Coast, or Okinawa.

With the bases he has in hand in the central and northern Philippines, a period of Allied consolidation may be warranted. Were I him, I would parse out the necessary defensive troops to the bases near or offshore Legaspi / Naga and start building / maxing those out. When he gets 6 or 7 large bases with interlocking defensive capabilities, then it won't matter that much what you do on N. Luzon quite frankly.

From there, he can springboard to Taiwan or the islands East of the Philippines (e.g., Okinawa) on the way to Kyushu. He can also start to interdict some of your shipping in the South China Sea. That's as good as capturing the central DEI (which he already has enough of anyways, but that's a different story).

With his surfeit of engineers and base forces, this 'consolidate and enlarge' move is the smart play for his strengths.

[Chickenboy]

Good job on the CAP traps, John. Every little bit helps. IRL, the Allied commander would be under enormous pressure for such wanton slaughter, but that (realistic concern for Allied casualties) has never been a fixture of Canoerebel games.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd
The two units will then move towards Ambon and make a serious attempt to smash Boela where the enemy has 200+ ships in Port and 300+ fighters.

Were I about to focus the entire strength of my KB+ on an airfield / port hex attack, I'd want to make darn sure that his CVs are nowhere nearby and are entirely accounted for. Many tales of woe for carrier strikes set on "port attack" when an unexpected surprise by enemy CVs set for "naval strike" show up. [X(]

[Chickenboy]

I just posted in here! And it's already in 2nd place due to some Southern dandy's piffle? Not for bloody long. [:@]

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I just posted in here! And it's already in 2nd place due to some Southern dandy's piffle? Not for bloody long. [:@]

You've got great spirit CB. Keep it up!

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Good job on the CAP traps, John. Every little bit helps. IRL, the Allied commander would be under enormous pressure for such wanton slaughter, but that (realistic concern for Allied casualties) has never been a fixture of Canoerebel games.

Ain't that the truth...

[pws1225]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I just posted in here! And it's already in 2nd place due to some Southern dandy's piffle? Not for bloody long. [:@]

[:D]

[Insano]

Banzai!