I started by landing the 4th mixed brigade, moving it towards Palembang to gain control of the landing zones. I then landed the 11th/12th NLF and move inland. Followed by the 21st mixed brigade (from Saigon sadly burning 10 landing ships) at 42,37 to act as a reserve. Finally I landed 2nd NLF and brought in a CL to resupply the group.
Next I added two BBs and a CA for bombardment. Together this gave me a displayed 8:1 odds but the actual combat ended up being 4:1 with the Dutch garrison holding their ground.
I brought in bombers from the 3rd Air division to bring my second attack up to 5:1 stated odds. Which ended up at 3:1 but succeeded forcing a retreat. Before the patch the unit would have probably been overrun. By surviving this will make it more challenging to finish off the Dutch.
I finished by advancing my reserve to occupy Bandar Lampung. This was not an automatic victory but still demonstrates it is very probable that Japan can capture Bandar Lampung on turn one if they commit to the attack. I could have brought in the CVL Ryujo but it would not change the odds as only so many attack factors can be added in naval support.
I think the game continues to work well as an Axis failure to capture the port on turn one puts them in a very poor situation. Thank you Alvaro.
