Land combat issue

[Dora09]

Hello Crackaces.
I read a fair amount of AARs too and I know it is almost impossible to get to 46. Part of the battle is finding a good opponent that you know is in it for the long haul. Luckily for me, I have that. I have been playing with the same guy for years now after getting burned with my first opponent and he is a great player and wonderful guy so I am lucky in that regard. Sadly, I don't think I am a good enough player to get to 46. This is a tough game to master and as the Japanese you have very little room for error. In our games we have always got deep into 43 and most have gone well into 44 (I think we had one that went into 45).

Your comment about Japan transitioning from offense to defense is an important one and I must confess that I struggle with that at times. I feel that I have finally become much better managing the economy and I have always felt confident on a tactical level but I need to get better strategically and operationally. Being that this is an operational game that is very important!

But it is so much fun. I play a far share of war games but this one is hands down the best.

Take care and I will let you know if we get to 46! We are at Dec 42 right now.

[khyberbill]

If you keep sinking my BB's that I leave out unprotected you will make it to 46! I dont recall the particular battle but as you know I am easily distracted and not always paying attention. What game date was the battle and I will look on my end and see if it was FOW-? There was one day when I was mildly overstacked (3rd Marine/B Div /1 arriving) a few game days ago but it should not have given me a surge like that (more like 100AV).

I am pleased to do a little propagandizing now. The base is well supplied-in fact units are drawing replacements-I bet you would like to know how I am supplying the base since you havent seen a cargo shipment there in months. Morale is high and disruption is not too bad-probably due to a fresh shipment of Shlitz beer to the troops. The ice machine is working and everyone has fresh ice cream due to the abundance of local water buffaloes. Since this particular battle another Marine regiment has been added to the stack. An army regiment is resting one hex away and is preparing to rotate in while I rotate another regiment out. And I will be adding another army regiment to that relief hex. In a few days the first Marine corsairs will arrive. Life is good.

[Dora09]

Hello Khyberbill!

I figure you are supplying by air lift and sub. I was trying to keep the airfield damaged and the port damaged by bombardment but obviously that isn't working [:)]

Oh, how I do love some classic Khyberbill propaganda!