The Good The Bad & The Indifferent

[witpqs]

Gee whiz, Dan, just how many Prime Ministers do you exchange letters with, anyway? Any anecdotes about Maggie that you like to share?

[;)][:D]

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Here's another thoughtful comment from a PM: "I think some readers...may be objecting to the "What the **** is John thinking?" sort of postings....I don't know if it needs to be said quite so often."

I stand guilty! I will try to tone down my commentary.

Many of you know that John and I are good friends "outside the game." That feeling never wavers outside the game, but inside the game I've got to tell you that his "Banzaii!" comments irritate me tremendously. Thus, inside the game, I want to kick his butt all the way to Socatra.

I have stopped reading John's AAR .. and hopefully I have not broken IntelOps .. but John has this tendency to arrogantly think CR moves are sophomoric and when overlaid with CR's strategy is is clear that not only does John not understand, but I ask the question "What is he thinking?!?" to lead him to these conclusions. I would guess that if John's commentary were not so narcissistic, my perspective would be different.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Gee whiz, Dan, just how many Prime Ministers do you exchange letters with, anyway? Any anecdotes about Maggie that you like to share?

[;)][:D]

If CR asks for advice from PM Harper, he will undoubtedly be told to "go for the oil"![;)]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Gee whiz, Dan, just how many Prime Ministers do you exchange letters with, anyway? Any anecdotes about Maggie that you like to share?

[;)][:D]

If CR asks for advice from PM Harper, he will undoubtedly be told to "go for the oil"![;)]

I thought that was Mannitoba's official provincial motto? [;)]

[Cribtop]

CR, if you are concerned about the Aleutians, perhaps now is the time to up the feint ante in NW Oz. This may draw John in and serve as force protection for your Aleutians move. At a minimum it is likely to draw some of John's CVs, which might even set you up to pounce on a very diluted Aleutians response with your USN CVs. I would obviously suggest continuing max pressure on the Ramree front as part of this strategy.

[Canoerebel]

Cribbit*, I've been slowly buildng up my presence in SW Oz - adding more subs, sending in the New Orleans TF, then parking a big transport TF at Perth, and finally adding Nevada TF to Perth. I'm not sure this has had any effect yet - I'm not sure John's even caught a whiff yet - but that's the purpose.

But Bay of Bengal has been my "laser on the wall" focus for months now. You guys may not buy it - and those reading John's AAR already know the answer - but I've been pretty sure that John would not be able to stand not having the upper hand there. Now I'm adding more - BBs, CV Illustrious, more stuff at Ramree. Surely he's going to take the bait, thus freeing me to move on the Aluetians. If he doesn't, well, I'll be proven wrong!

*That was an unintended typo, but I like it so much I decided to stick with it.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Cribbit*, ... *That was an unintended typo, but I like it so much I decided to stick with it.

All the input from Nemo has you subconsciously going Freudian!
Or maybe you've taken to heart the advice about introducing spelling errors to increase post count![:)]

[Canoerebel]

"Cribbit" is an example of the left side of my brain typing "Cribbie" and the right side "Cribtop."

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

"Cribbit" is an example of the left side of my brain typing "Cribbie" and the right side "Cribtop."

And your id has your ego locked in the bathroom while your super-ego eats a five pound box of chocolate and cries. [;)]

[Canoerebel]

Say what?

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Say what?

It's a yolk, son. Vienna style!

[paullus99]

Don't ask why.....

[Canoerebel]

7/29/42

Bay of Bengal: Other than inconclusive encounteres with IJN subs, the Japanese are quiet again. The transport TF carrying the EAB unit arrives at Ramree, but doesn't begin to unload. So one more nerve-wracking turn to endure in this regard. Tonight the BB Revenge TF will depart Akyab and bombard a ground unit in a jungle hex adjacent to Ramree, with Cornwall's float planes serving as spotters. I haven't had good success with this tactic before, but I'll give it a few tries. If it ends up working it will cause John a bit of consternation.

Burma: IJA 33rd Div. plus a regiment attacks 7th Indian Div. in the jungle hex south (true) of Katha. The Japanese take considerably higher casualites. John probably needs another division to even have a chance. The Allies control most of the hexsides, so the road and RR to and from Myitkina is blocked. 41st USA Div. is two days out of Bombay. Until the situation clarifies just a bit, I may leave the unit there (or in middle India) as kind of a strategic reserve. I'll think on it - I don't think John has enough divisions available to pose any kind of legit threat to India. Ceylon yes; India no.

China: An IJ stack attacked at Chengte yesterday and failed on 1:1, dropped forts to one, and suffered much higher disruption. Today that stack shock attacked at 1:2 and lost 250 squads to one for the Chinese. If John is paying attention to PP for ground units, this is a serious matter for him, given the relative value of Chinese vs. IJ units.

NoPac: SigInt that 26th Air Flotilla is inbound to Attu. That's a level one airfield, so John must be building it pretty fast now. The four USN carriers will pass Tahiti in a day or two. Hornet just departed Capetown for Balboa. So she's a good three weeks away from being in theater. The Allies could conceivably move on the Aleutians in, say, three weeks. 1,000 PP are in the bank. If I remember right, I need about 2,000 to buy the "minimum force necesary" or 3,000 to "feel flush."

CenPac/SoPac: SigInt that some kind of IJ CD unit is at Nauru.

[Crackaces]

I haven't had good success with this tactic before

What defines success? Destroyed and Disabled Squads? forcing the target into combat mode? Disrupted squads [you will not know this until contact] ....I personally find Bombardment of targets in Jungle hexes not very productive in the attrition department for very effective at disruption .. that if followed up by an impedending deliberate attack can mean the difference between success and defeat ...

[Canoerebel]

Two other notes:

A) It's time to reopen the game from the Japanese perspective. One thing I need to do is find out just how many Air Flotillas John has available. He's committed two or three to the Aleutians. Is that a really seriously huge commitment to the point of being "Wow! He's waiting for you!" or is it a "He's attending to business in a thorough but not dramatic" way? I also need to refresh my memory on when his RA Mod capital ships arrive. At the moment, I really don't know just how many carriers he might have out there.

B) I withdrew Formidable at Colombo 30 days early. She's too little in and of herself to be useful, but she might get whacked or semi-whacked so that I would be unable to withdraw her on schedule. PPs are gold right now. Also, I'm pulling Illustrious back from the front. She made her way out of Diamond Harbor and will stop at Viz (a level five airfield with some good fighters) and then rock-hop to Madras, Trincomalee and Colombo. I don't think John knows exactly where she's at.

[Canoerebel]

Good point, Crackaces. This particular IJ unit is by itself in the hex (no Allies), but if it's a decent sized unit (like a division, even disprution will cause John concern. The importance is using a sexy RN BB (even if old and slow) to further dangle bait in front of John. I may not succeed in drawing him to the B of B, but I'm giving it my best shot.

[Canoerebel]

Note about Illustrious: She was sighted by an IJ sub, which missed it's shot, two days ago. Her purpose was to serve as bait. That accomplished, she'll try to retire to safety without being sighted by the enemy. So far so good.

[ny59giants]

China: An IJ stack attacked at Chengte yesterday and failed on 1:1, dropped forts to one, and suffered much higher disruption. Today that stack shock attacked at 1:2 and lost 250 squads to one for the Chinese. If John is paying attention to PP for ground units, this is a serious matter for him, given the relative value of Chinese vs. IJ units.

It is also very easy for a Japanese player to use these highly reduced brigades and/or divisions as ways to save PP by buying them when they have been severely mauled. Spend the PP and send them to Shanghai for R&R before future deployment.

[Cribtop]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Cribbit*, I've been slowly buildng up my presence in SW Oz - adding more subs, sending in the New Orleans TF, then parking a big transport TF at Perth, and finally adding Nevada TF to Perth. I'm not sure this has had any effect yet - I'm not sure John's even caught a whiff yet - but that's the purpose.

But Bay of Bengal has been my "laser on the wall" focus for months now. You guys may not buy it - and those reading John's AAR already know the answer - but I've been pretty sure that John would not be able to stand not having the upper hand there. Now I'm adding more - BBs, CV Illustrious, more stuff at Ramree. Surely he's going to take the bait, thus freeing me to move on the Aluetians. If he doesn't, well, I'll be proven wrong!

*That was an unintended typo, but I like it so much I decided to stick with it.

Hilarious typo! If I ever lose my screen name, I know what I'll switch to. Fear the Cribbit! [:D]

[princep01]

Cribbit!  LOL.  That is very funny.  Crib don't tell your wife about this....you may become Cribbit for the rest of your mortal days.
 
Also funny!  "Thus, inside the game, I want to kick his butt all the way to Socatra." 
CR I've teased you before about your fixation on this lonely, isolated, far, far away place and now I have figured out why you are so enthralled with it.  In Swahili, "Socatra" means a holy place located in a far away place.  So, I envision you kicking John's butt a very, very great distance the next time he warbles "Banzai" in an e-mail.  Poor John:).
 
It looks like the flood waters are building to an unrestrainable level in Burma's Irrawady Valley.  It could soon crumble badly for the IJ there.