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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Everyone has looked at CH as a base for launching air or para attacks on the big bases to the southeast, but I think it was also supposed to be a way to isolate Prince Rupert and defend it against reinforcement from the sea before he took it. When you rushed troops there before the Coal Harbour attack his plan to take an excellent port with shipyard was scuttled. His next nearest shipyard was at PH or Hakodate!

Might be! He has some troops prepping for PR but it has never been enough to pose even a remotely serious threat.

PS. Won´t be able to update tonight.

[font="Verdana"]Beginning of the end for the IJN[/font]
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[font="Verdana"]Ledo defenders[/font]
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I can now happily report that the remnants of the Ledo defenders have reached Allied lines. [&o] They are seriously beat up but that doesn´t really matter.

The most important thing is that I can now recombine two more Indian IDs which are unrestricted to boot. The OOB needed for a Burma invasion is starting to fill out. [:)]

How soon can you capture Comila and Dimapur and force the Japanese to march out of India? It will not be a pleasant trek for the Japanese through the malaria infested jungle.

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

How soon can you capture Comila and Dimapur and force the Japanese to march out of India? It will not be a pleasant trek for the Japanese through the malaria infested jungle.

Pretty much when I want to I think. Waiting for some BFs for Dacca and I´ll push down. [:)]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

[font="Verdana"]Beginning of the end for the IJN[/font]
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Nicholas' crew needs an Experience bump!

ORIGINAL: witpqs
Nicholas' crew needs an Experience bump!

They are on their way to SOPAC and some night bombardments of Japanese possessions. [:D]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

ORIGINAL: witpqs
Nicholas' crew needs an Experience bump!

They are on their way to SOPAC and some night bombardments of Japanese possessions. [:D]

Looks like Nicholas could use a better commander too! Crew will gain experience faster with better leadership, no? Or does that only work for pilots?

The first 8 Fletchers have some poor experience levels, especially night. The next 8 are much better. [;)]

[font="Verdana"]Another rare success![/font]
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2 TTs from Trout send her to the bottom! Glugg glugg and 17 VPs for the good guys! [:)]

Where was she headed, and what other ships were present? I'm presuming she was not carrying troops when she was sunk. So what was she up to? My guess would be she was intending to evacuate some troops from India.

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

Where was she headed, and what other ships were present? I'm presuming she was not carrying troops when she was sunk. So what was she up to? My guess would be she was intending to evacuate some troops from India.

There was troops aboard. I think its the 5th Guards ID moving from India to Singers. Just a hunch... [;)]

2/5th Guards Division is loaded on a Akagi Maru AMC class AMC moving to Singapore.

Sorry for deviating a bit from my usual format. Not much happening so rather then posting a lot of "nothing here" I just post what little happens.

Might be some fireworks tomorrow if things work out (they never do).

Then you should have gained more than just 17 VP. Even better than reported.

I was thinking about surviving troops being rescued by other ships. The game mechanics impose a risk of disruption for troops aboard ships. Should the game increase that risk for troops who survive their transports being sunk? Or is that just too much complexity to add? This is not the best place to ask these questions, but this is where the inspiration occurred.

Those troops will be disrupted just from the loss of a good chunk of the unit TOE. I am not sure if there is another disruption/fatigue/morale penalty for wet underwear! [:D]

Wet underwear and getting scattered all over he ocean do wonders for unit cohesion. What happens if members of a squad end up on different ships? How do you account for all personnel and reunite them once they are accounted for?

ORIGINAL: poodlebrain

Wet underwear and getting scattered all over he ocean do wonders for unit cohesion. What happens if members of a squad end up on different ships? How do you account for all personnel and reunite them once they are accounted for?

In this game, the Japanese just land the remnants where they were going in the first place and let them conquer the place with wet socks filled with chunks of coral. [:'(]

[font="Verdana"]Air war NORPAC[/font]
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Fishing a bit for VPs here. I did alright but not stellar. My pools are in great shape and pilots are flowing in faster then I use them up so I figured I put them to use.

Used only freshly trained pilots (50/70/70). Ended up getting under 1:1 which was a bit of a disappointed. 44 VPs plus though and we shift the VP ratio down to 3,211:1. I´ll hit my target of 10k VPs in 3-4 days. [:)]

Need to build up a bit of a VP reserve as I´ll most likely lose Chungking in a not distant future. I´ll let the pilots rest FAT and take replacements and then I´ll go again in a couple of days.

My CAP trap in India fell through as Jeff stood down his bombers. Of course. [:D]

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zx6RXGNISk

A song about having small kids... [;)]

Drinking: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/chimay-ble ... eserve/53/

A very nice Trappist with a serious punch! [X(]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zx6RXGNISk

A song about having small kids... [;)]

I hope you refer to the "never sleep" part, not the "pain and suffering"! [X(]

Drinking: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/chimay-ble ... eserve/53/

A very nice Trappist with a serious punch! [X(]

There was a Trappist Monastary a couple of miles outside Winnipeg that brewed beer to help finance their costs. Their beer was not as strong as the one in your link (6% instead of 9%) but was too bitter with hops taste. The Chimay Bleue sounds more to my liking!