The Good The Bad & The Indifferent

[Canoerebel]

9/21/44

John may be planning a carrier raid into the northern Pacific....or these tankers and oilers may be transporting fuel to the Home Islands.

[Canoerebel]

9/21/44

It's now critical to know the whereabouts and course of the DEI KB divisions.

[Canoerebel]

9/21/44

Main LOC between Oz and the DEI is more secure now that Darwin and Fenton are in Allied hands.

[AcePylut]

Screw that man, invade the Home Islands and make the match more interesting

[AcePylut]

Or at least drop a nuke or two when you get a chance :D

[Lowpe]

You are such a tease. The details are somewhere in the fine print, I bet.[;)]

[Canoerebel]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut
Screw that man, invade the Home Islands and make the match more interesting

What's about to transpire in the game should make good reading; perhaps even compelling reading, if you're following John's AAR.

Given the current state of the game, he should be anticipating a looming Allied invasion of the Home Islands or close by. He's already missed several chances to attack with massed arms (KB, LBA and combat ships), but he likely assumes that he's about to get bigger and better chances when the Allied ship hordes approach Japan or Shanghai.

I think that's the way he's configuring his defenses but the game is about the change drastically. The weight of Allied amphibious operations will switch to the DEI while Death Star will soon patrol the Formosa region to protect it as a platform for the strategic bombing campaign.

It is likely that I'll engage in a large overland (mostly) campaign for the Ningpo/Shanghai sector, seeking a few good airfields closer to Japan than are Foochow and Formosa.

And there will probably come a day when I'll consider another invasion - perhaps Korea or Sikhalin Island or Hokkaido.

But this is one of the few times where I've experienced a plan surviving contact with the enemy. It looks like I had just enough experience under my belt to conceive, organize and implement a plan that can succeed militarily and from a gaming (victory point) standpoint.

[morejeffs]

I could be mistaken (feel free to correct me)...Is AV in Korea part of the Manchuria garrison? Ie, if you can kill a bunch of AV in a Korean invasion, that might get the Manchurian garrison under the requirement level and possible trigger the soviets? I am sure John would be very happy to have the Soviets join in on the fun.

[Canoerebel]

I don't think Korea is part of Manchuria for garrison purposes.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I don't think Korea is part of Manchuria for garrison purposes.

But it sure would knock the wind out of Japan's sails!

[morejeffs]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I don't think Korea is part of Manchuria for garrison purposes.

I don't think Korea is part of Manchuria for garrison purposes.

My bad!

[Lowpe]

What makes you think Korea is not part of the Manchuria garrison? The mod? Is it even moddable?

[MakeeLearn]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

ORIGINAL: AcePylut
Screw that man, invade the Home Islands and make the match more interesting

What's about to transpire in the game should make good reading; perhaps even compelling reading, if you're following John's AAR.

Given the current state of the game, he should be anticipating a looming Allied invasion of the Home Islands or close by. He's already missed several chances to attack with massed arms (KB, LBA and combat ships), but he likely assumes that he's about to get bigger and better chances when the Allied ship hordes approach Japan or Shanghai.

I think that's the way he's configuring his defenses but the game is about the change drastically. The weight of Allied amphibious operations will switch to the DEI while Death Star will soon patrol the Formosa region to protect it as a platform for the strategic bombing campaign.

It is likely that I'll engage in a large overland (mostly) campaign for the Ningpo/Shanghai sector, seeking a few good airfields closer to Japan than are Foochow and Formosa.

And there will probably come a day when I'll consider another invasion - perhaps Korea or Sikhalin Island or Hokkaido.

But this is one of the few times where I've experienced a plan surviving contact with the enemy. It looks like I had just enough experience under my belt to conceive, organize and implement a plan that can succeed militarily and from a gaming (victory point) standpoint.

Don't loose sight of what is all around you when focusing only on what is in front of you.

[jwolf]

MakeeLearn: you replaced the Indifferent by the Ugly. Bad form. [;)]

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I don't think Korea is part of Manchuria for garrison purposes.

It is, actually.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I don't think Korea is part of Manchuria for garrison purposes.

It is, actually.

But the amount of AV traditionally in Korea Army is much less than further north in Manchuria, unless John has started moving AV around. I am not sure if there are any HR on crossing borders between the two. Expensive in PP if there is such a rule.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I don't think Korea is part of Manchuria for garrison purposes.

It is, actually.

But the amount of AV traditionally in Korea Army is much less than further north in Manchuria, unless John has started moving AV around. I am not sure if there are any HR on crossing borders between the two. Expensive in PP if there is such a rule.

I don't think anyone has such a rule.

[AcePylut]

How many games have been AAR'ed to the "end date" and how many of those have included nukes?

Do it man. Nuke Tokyo when the time comes. [:D]

Drop that Grandmother of the Mother of All Bombs.

If not for anything else, but to see what it really does "in game"

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut

How many games have been AAR'ed to the "end date" and how many of those have included nukes?

Do it man. Nuke Tokyo when the time comes. [:D]

Drop that Grandmother of the Mother of All Bombs.

If not for anything else, but to see what it really does "in game"

There have been a few....most players are disappointed with the results from dropping the nuke.

[paullus99]

A heavy raid by B29s does more damage, I've found.