Pacific at War 1941-1945 v.3.63 Don is Allies

[rhinobones]

Certainly will not dispute the history of Singapore or your point of view. However, we do know that the British surrendered Singapore after a 7 day period of resistance. Your statement “An easy Japanese victory . . . would not be accurate” does not seem to reflect the actual event. Start: 8 Feb. Surrender: 15 Feb. Japanese casualties: 1714 KIA, 3378 wounded. Allied casualties: 5000 KIA & wounded, 85,000 captured. Casualty ratio: 17.6 to 1. An argument could be made that these stats describe a relatively quick and easy victory.

The solution presented was meant to answer the earlier question about how to model a drop in moral. Has nothing to do with forces involved or, easy or difficultly of a Japanese victory. As I stated initially, it’s just a tradeoff designed to achieve a desired effect.

Regards, RhinoBones

[larryfulkerson]

I made a version of PAW that moves the supply point to one hex north of Singapore and I've attached it here on the next post below so we can all play with it.

[larryfulkerson]

and here's the modified scenario attached here below.

[rhinobones]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

I made a version of PAW that moves the supply point to one hex north of Singapore and I've attached it here on the next post below so we can all play with it.

Would be interested to hear your opinion on whether the change improved the scenario.

Regards

[larryfulkerson]

New moves from Don and this is what Singapore looks like right now. The supply level isn't high enough for operations so I'm mainly just babysitting the defenders. I've been bombarding them with the naval forces present but that's not doing much. I would bomb them by air but I don't want the losses that would result. I'm wondering how much of Sumatra I need to clear. I'm not keen on converting all of the hexes of the island as that would tie up at least a couple of units for a protacted length of time. On the other hand there might be an Allied unit or two on the island so it really behooves me to clear the entire island. I wish there were some way we could do that using the aircraft. I suppose I COULD break down some of the units into pieces and convert the ialand faster. There is no rail to repair on Sumatra. I've already captured all the airports and ports on Sumatra. I suppose I need to garrison all the port hexes so that the Allies can't just sail a unit into it to capture it easily. That's a lot of units. Several divisions worth at least. I'll see if I can't find a tired division from somewhere that needs a protracted period of time to rest and refit. First I'll use the OOB to find a division with a lot of red units.

[larryfulkerson]

The battle just north of Hanoi is a mexican standoff in that neither of us is making any headway. My units are too small to pack enough punch to make the Allied units move. We're just trading losses back and forth. I've been bombarding by air but that's not doing much. I don't have any ships that can reach that far inland so they are no help. The objective was to sieze the railroad so I'm needing more troops yet to capture the rail going to the east in this image. I'm not sure where those troops will come from. I've checked the expected reinforcements and there's a division scheduled to appear in India. I'm probably not going to get those units anytime soon.

[larryfulkerson]

The battle just north of Bangkok is ongoing and I've seen the Allies move more Indian units to the area and British units are showing up. I need more troops to hold the line adequately. The supply situation is poor and I'd rather not get involved in a battle here.

[cathar1244]

One of the side effects of wargames I've experienced is that they prompted me to learn more about the locations shown on the maps. The Pacific War, especially, as it seemed so exotic.

Turns out Rabaul was destroyed by a volcano in 1994 -- something that had happened already in 1937. I wonder if any Cargo Cults are still operating in New Guinea or the Solomons.

Cheers

[thomasharvey]

Red China is attempting to move into Guadalcanal and Tulagi so it would appear the old battlefields still have strategic importance today.

[cathar1244]

ORIGINAL: thomasharvey

Red China is attempting to move into Guadalcanal and Tulagi so it would appear the old battlefields still have strategic importance today.

I heard about that as well. Sounds like Australia could use some Coastwatchers in those islands again.

Cheers

[larryfulkerson]

I would be willing to bet that there's someone on Tulagi that has an Iphone with a camera that is busy documenting the invasion of the Chinese.