The Good The Bad & The Indifferent

[MakeeLearn]

Rod Serling, 11th Airborne Division

[Canoerebel]

The turn just went back to John with this message: "....and take six days to reach the Imperial Navy."

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

2/3/45

Informacion de Vomitos: "This should prove interesting.  I was thinking you’d land on the China side or deep into the Yellow Sea.  OK.  For years, 8,831 AV have sat idle.  Orders go out…"

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

Rod Serling, 11th Airborne Division

Way out of uniform.

[MakeeLearn]

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call Way out of uniform.

[Canoerebel]

2/2/45

Assault Troop Transports Lost in the War: This is the sum total of high-value assault troop transports lost in the war. Early in the war, I sailed around and lost ships in just about every way imaginable, partly due to sheer ignorance (the same way I didn't know about fighter pools or to upgrade infantry divisions from '41 squads). But there were some things I knew not to do: lose carriers and lose assault ships.

The low casualty total is surprising since assault ships have been heavily engaged deep in enemy territory: Aleutians, Marshalls, DEI, Luzon, Formosa, China, Korea. Yet only four APA sunk, to date. I probably won't need assault ships again in the game, but I'm still working to shepherd them as carefully as possible. For John is aroused and most likely will strike as hard as he can soon.

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: hartwig.modrow

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

2/3/45

Informacion de Vomitos: "This should prove interesting.  I was thinking you’d land on the China side or deep into the Yellow Sea.  OK.  For years, 8,831 AV have sat idle.  Orders go out…"

Maybe you will get the Soviet activation before this war is over after all.

Considering that your landing force put 2034 AV ashore in 1 day, hopefully all with the latest squads and therefore massive firepower, I wouldn't be too worried about the Kwantung Army.
Plus you have a fantastic chance to hit them while detraining.

I think KB is headed to a secret japanese base on the Antartic continent.

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: JeffK


I think KB is headed to a secret japanese base on the Antartic continent.

The Fortress of Sakitude.

[Canoerebel]

Today I walked the same trail I walked two weeks ago. The Pinhoti - three miles to the top of Horn Mountain and then back down to Pocket Road. Two weeks ago it was damp, gray and cold. Today the sun shone brilliantly and it was cool.

[Canoerebel]

A white oak tree, partially in honor of Makee Learn. (Makee, I stopped again at the little southern red oak sprout and confirmed that's what it is.)

[Canoerebel]

Here I'm on the west flank of Horn Mountain, which is actually a long, narrow ridge, nearing the crest.

[Canoerebel]

Looking west, downslope and across Furnace Valley to Johns Mountain. Ironically, there were more leaves on the trees high up than down low. This happens sometimes, I think due to cold air settling low. We had our first freeze about 12 days ago, and there's a good chance it was colder down low than up on this ridge.

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Georgia was in this valley: Minus 17 degrees, January 1940 (around the 20th, I think).

[Canoerebel]

Part of a message from John: "You’ve fully activated the Manchurian/Korean troops.  Never thought in a million years they would actually get a chance to fight.  This WILL be fun to watch....I hoped for this so the Mainland could continue to develop new ‘toys’ and rebuild destroyed units....it should be interesting to see just how much TIME and Casualties this decision costs.  You get AFs right next to the Homeland but the troops will be occupied for quite a while. Should be fun to see how it plays out…"

What's this about "activation"? It's almost like he thinks his troops are now free to leave Manchuria (which they've always been able to do) without jeopardizing Russian Activation, which isn't the case. If he sends his Manchurian units to Korea to fight it won't be an issue for him. But if he sends them down into China...yikes for him and Russian activation.

He went on to talk about getting lots of new toys in late summer, etc. I don't think he's aware that they game has been on a steady march to auto-victory since last August or September.

As for his army moving into Korea to take care of things, it reminds me of his thoughts when the Allies invaded Foochow, Amoy and Swatow. He brought up an army, moved them into the open, and paid dearly.

Gunzan is open terrain. I don't have to move any deeper, though I am going to take a look at Keijo. It's worth some points and I have lots more units fully prepped, aboard ship and just offshore in Strat mode, waiting to land.

I may be wrong, but I can't imagine John thinking he has a chance of counterattacking in Korea successfully....or of the game lasting into summer.

[witpqs]

This could get interesting...

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
only four APA sunk, to date

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[MakeeLearn]

"There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw"

Does one size fit all..

The same movement of air that cools a tree on a slope in the summer will keep the frost from hurting a tree in the winter.
As with persimmons and taste change from temp Ive got evidence that covers a spectrum.

On bottom land with hills all around, the Chestnut in the middle back still has a lot of green leaves where as the all others are all brown. They like to hold on to their leave as long as possible.

[MakeeLearn]

A Sweetgum on the left and a Dawn Redwood on the right. Of all the Sweetgums around here this one is still the greenest(still some green on it) and it's the lowest. Most all the others have no leaves.

[MakeeLearn]

The empty tree in the middle is a tree I call the "First and the Last". It's the first to lose it's leaves in the fall and it's the last to grow them back in the spring. All trees of this species do this whether low or high, Ive noticed or amount of sun/shade.


Looking at trees in the winter I see capillaries in the sky.

[witpqs]

What's this about "activation"? It's almost like he thinks his troops are now free to leave Manchuria (which they've always been able to do) without jeopardizing Russian Activation, which isn't the case. If he sends his Manchurian units to Korea to fight it won't be an issue for him. But if he sends them down into China...yikes for him and Russian activation.

BTW, I assume John merely meant that you have put Allied troops where the Japan troops in the area can engage them. Frame that into fun PBM trash-talking. I doubt he plans to allow the garrison requirement to lapse.

[MakeeLearn]

A disease I'am seeing on some trees.. Venisonia rubitus maybe?

[MakeeLearn]

Continuing with the hiking tour. Here is a patch of Oregano. It makes it through the the winter and still is usable.


Itsa' very nice'a!