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ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
China...

I don't see many Chinese LCUs sitting out there in the open building forts. Especially in the central region, where almost all of them seem to be moving from/to bases. Do you prefer them resting in the bases instead? I'd say the added value of WR terrain and 3+ field forts on a major road is worth some of the squads remaining disabled. Even more so behind a river. Or between Changsha and Changteh

...I don't think defense in depth works anyhow in China.

Agree 100%

Feb 2, 1942

ABDA sends in their ships with high night time experience to test the waters at Geraldton...and they performed admirably. Cassin is a Mahan class destroyer, about the best SAG destroyer the USN has right now.

Conditions here are about the best they can be for the Allies...clear and 100% moonlight. Can Japan rearm? That is the question.

These fights are designed to be skirmishes, to drain IJN supplies and stamina.

Despite winning a few fights, Japan marches inexorably south towards Brisbane!

China

Some decent news...situation extremely dangerous.

Argonaut is six hexes from Iwo Jima, roughly on the same course as TF Dewey...and the Argonaut has 3/3 dl. TF Dewey is 9 hexes from Iwo...and now we are contemplating a change of course or distraction.

Deathstars fighters were on full alert, but the Japanese bombers stayed home.

Feb 3, 1942

Score!

Good radar!

Dutch hold out!

Will probably start evacuating the west coast...

Plane losses for the day...

American flak gets a Sally and maybe a Babs.[:)]

About the only theatre I feel confidant on at the moment...I will use Trusty and Truant and a O20 (dutch minelayer sub) in attempt to attrit the IJN fleet which includes at least one battleship. British warship will continue to repair and ready themselves at Calcutta, along with a growing strength in the Madras to Ceylon area. As a force in being, they will guard the flanks Diamond Harbor and Viz.

American air forces and base forces are starting to arrive in Bombay will really swing the fight here.

Convoy Routes

Starting to form them up.

What’s that, the fourth or fifth attack your Dutch redoubt hold out against ?[&o]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Argonaut is six hexes from Iwo Jima, roughly on the same course as TF Dewey...and the Argonaut has 3/3 dl. TF Dewey is 9 hexes from Iwo...and now we are contemplating a change of course or distraction.

Fly a Japanese flag and pretend to be a whale processing vessel - the Japanese will like that. I call it the Dewey Deceptimal System.

Got a foot of snow...

Dutch will have a tough time with another attack...where will all that artillery go? Front lines I guess.

The Dewey is going closer to Daito now and Japan, and will attempt to sneak thru...I give her no chance.

Still looking good though

My loss of my PC means I'm getting my WIPE:AE kicks from your AAR


(No pressure! [;)])

IJ has 50+ fighters at Geraldton, that is still heavily damaged, so stuck at a size 2 runway for a while. Cue level 1.

Japan has a maneuver advantage over the Allies on the ground. I have two heavy AA units here neutralizing his bombers.

The safe play is to cede everything here to the Japanese.

I have devised a plan to that might save Perth for a while...but then Japan can reallocate forces here much faster than I can and once committed the Allied troops would be pocketed and that would have long reaching ramifications. I also have to assume Japan is going to cross the Brisbane line.

Eum sine gloria uinci qui sine periculo uincitur.

Eum sine gloria uinci qui sine periculo uincitur.

One must live on the knife's edge to get the most out of this game![:D]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Eum sine gloria uinci qui sine periculo uincitur.

One must live on the knife's edge to get the most out of this game![:D]

The katana’s edge ?[:D]