Tale of the Sheep! - JocMeister (A) vs. Lowpe (J)

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Very nice on those Oscars, that has got to hurt.

+1, and the 0 losses for the Allies in that turn has to be demoralizing! [:D]

[poodlebrain]

No air-to-air kills at all it what impresses me. The flak was doing work.

[BBfanboy]

Good observation pb - I missed that.

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]India[/font]
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I don´t think Jeff can salvage this. Unless he "hastily retreats" from India he will be in very big problems here very shortly. Even if he did manage to shift his troops at Ledo to meet the allied advance they arn´t enough.

Quite surprisingly he moved part of his center force (1 ID + Tank RGTs) towards the North. This prompted me to release the 1st Marines from the reserve to assist the 26th and 39th Indian division in the capture of Rajshashi. If my recon is correct a lone Japanese division is all that holds the center.

In the South the main Allied army begins to flank Dacca to avoid the river crossing. I have yet to decide if I will simply bypass Dacca or capture it. I think there are 2 Japanese divisions there. Forts are probably 3-4. Currently leaning towards bypassing it but closing all hexsides besides the once to the North and West.

I spent the last turn changing prepp from defensive to offensive. I decided to be quite ambitious with the prepp...if everything goes my way things could turn very interesting...

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]Japanese divisions in India[/font]
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4th Guards.
5th.
18th
19th
25th
38th
19th

[JocMeister]

PS. Doesn´t look like I´ll get a turn tonight so no update...

[Rio Bravo]

Joc-

Looks like Tommy Davis is at bat, Maury Wills is on 3rd with a good lead, and Walter Alston just called the "Squeeze Play"!

Best Regards,

-Terry

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

Joc-

Looks like Tommy Davis is at bat, Maury Wills is on 3rd with a good lead, and Walter Alston just called the "Squeeze Play"!

Best Regards,

-Terry

I have no idea what you just said! [:D]

[JocMeister]

Still no turn from Jeff... [:(]

We are down to about 1 turn every 2 or 3 days lately. Extra frustrating as my turns take about 10 minutes to finish. I then have to wait a couple of days for another 10 minutes of playing.

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]22nd August -42[/font]
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A turn!

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NORPAC/WC
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Quiet here.

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China
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Japanese forces shock across the river North of Tuyun. Losses are virtually zero despite 1200 dug in Chinese AV. Guess what...no supply... [8|]

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India
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Looks like Jeff is scrambling to defend the river crossings between Dacca and Rajshashi. Thus diving his forces even more. I have movment NE out from Dacca. I´ll cross next turn though but it will be in move mode...a bit of a gamble.

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SOPAC
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First allied landing of the war. [:)] An AMC and some APDs drops off the 11th Australian brigade. Took some disablements but there are no Japanese combat troops on the island so we will be good.

This takes away his eye over Noumea. Next assault already left Sydney.

[jwolf]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

Joc-

Looks like Tommy Davis is at bat, Maury Wills is on 3rd with a good lead, and Walter Alston just called the "Squeeze Play"!

Best Regards,

-Terry

I have no idea what you just said! [:D]

American baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers in the early 1960s. Loosely translated, a great chance for the home team to score. [;)]

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: jwolf
American baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers in the early 1960s. Loosely translated, a great chance for the home team to score. [;)]

Ah, I see. [:)]

Baseball isn´t really something in Sweden. As kids we play a lighter version of it using tennis balls. No catcher or pitcher either. Some other differences too. [:)]

[poodlebrain]

It will be interesting to see how the Japanese react to your assaults. What interpretation will you make if the response is to do nothing?

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

It will be interesting to see how the Japanese react to your assaults. What interpretation will you make if the response is to do nothing?

Hmm, good question. In India he will HAVE to do something or a large portion of the IJA will soon be cut off and destroyed. I can´t imagine him just doing nothing. Then again he doesn´t seem to have realized the full extent of the danger yet. Instead of trying to contain the main allied push around Dacca he is pushing North to try and liberate 4 IJA units that are partially cut off. This while also trying to destroy the allied pocket at Ledo.

Do be honest I don´t really see how he can salvage India now. Unless he has 4-6 divisions I have completely missed I think the IJA is done for in India.

In SOPAC I don´t really expect him to do anything. Perhaps another sortie with the KB but he doesn´t have the troops nor the infrastructure to really do anything effective down here.

Trying very hard at this stage to not get overconfident though. I feel too comfortable which is not a good thing...

[JocMeister]

PS. Was going to update the map of India. But all recon rained in so I don´t know anything new.

[JocMeister]

Got the replay but not the turn so update will have to wait until tomorrow. Sorry guys.

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]India[/font]
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Getting real tense here. Outcome will be settled in a couple of turns! [X(]

The North is worrying me a little to be honest. Looks like Jeff has at least 2 IDs moving towards my troops. When he combines with his troops trying to escape encirclement he may have a chance to dislodge my Northern force. I´ve given them orders to stop for now. Hopefully they might get some forts up if Jeff comes after them.

My hope is that the center will collapse quickly so the troops there then rush North to give assistance and possibly cut the Japanese off from retreat. First we need to liberate Rajshashi. Given the recon it looks extremely lightly held. A regiment and a BF?

In the South my troops already crossed the river. Bombers beat up the 254th Armored that secured the crossing. By now the AA and the rest of the main force is across. Looks like Jeff is coming out to play? I sent the 23rd Indian back across the river. They arn´t really needed. I´ll hold for 1-2 days here and see if Jeff is really coming out. If not I´ll move in and evict the defenders.

Not really sure what is at Dacca. 2 IDs and some BFs and lots of arty? Still feeling confident here. Lets see if that changes in the coming days.

[RangerJoe]

If you have any paratroopers and transports in the area, then recon those small bases for potential airdrop targets. While the paratroopers could get blown away, they will break the rail lines for him and open them up for you to rail troops in. If nothing else, they would be an annoyance and it might distract your opponent.

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

ORIGINAL: jwolf
American baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers in the early 1960s. Loosely translated, a great chance for the home team to score. [;)]

Ah, I see. [:)]

Baseball isn´t really something in Sweden. As kids we play a lighter version of it using tennis balls. No catcher or pitcher either. Some other differences too. [:)]

Joc-

jwolf is correct, and about the Los Angeles Dodgers too.

"In baseball, the squeeze play (aka squeeze bunt) is a maneuver consisting of a sacrifice bunt with a runner on third base. The batter bunts the ball, expecting to be thrown out at first base, but providing the runner on third base an opportunity to score. Such a bunt is uncommon with two outs because there is a significant chance that the batter would be thrown out at first base, ending the inning and thus negating the score. Likewise, such an attempt is unlikely with two strikes because a bunt attempt that is fouled off is an automatic third strike."

"In a suicide squeeze, the runner takes off as soon as the pitcher begins to throw the pitch, before releasing the ball. If properly executed, a play at home plate is extremely unlikely. However, if the batter fails to make contact with the pitch, the runner is likely to be put out at home plate (hence, "suicide"). Therefore, the suicide squeeze usually requires a skilled bunter who can make contact consistently, even on difficult pitches."

Maury Wills was the Dodger's shortstop in the 60s' and he was very fast; he had 60 base steals one year and was MVP in 1964. So, he was good to have at 3rd base for a Squeeze Play as he could get a good lead off the base and ran fast!

Tommy Davis was the Dodger's left fielder in the 60's. He was a very good hitter. He won the Triple Crown one year (Most hits, most runs batted in, and most home runs for a season). He usually always made contact with the ball. So, he was good to have at bat for a Squeeze Play.

Walter Alston was the Los Angeles Dodgers team manager; he called the plays. So, it would be up to him to call a Squeeze Play.

Now then, your forces in India are putting the squeeze on the Japanese..hence, reminds me of the Los Angeles Dodgers Squeeze Plays back in the 60's.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Lokasenna]

I prefer the suicide steal. You'd better have that one figured out with your batter ahead of time, or you might end up with a face full of bat.