Interesting stuff this - Hans has raised China in Burma issue in email which i hope he does not mind me sharing:
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I need your opinion on this, before doing anything hasty.
We agreed to dump the HQ deployment rule, does this mean that I am free to deploy chinese
units outside China? I found out that for example a British base in Burma can be changed to a KMT base. This way I can
march Chin units into Burma, or anywhere else for that matter.
The way I see it, it doesn't violate our agreement, but as your army in China is locked there, I would understand
if you argue that so should my Chinese troops.
Another thing is, What happens when you take Myit Kyima? My guess is that I will be able to place Chinese
units there at that moment, but would it violate our deal?
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Well in reality Chinese units (under Stillwel/CBI?) were in North Burma/Indian border - though nobody in British command like the idea at all. So I have no problem with Chinese units fighting to keep the India China link open (espeically since we now have no Dakotas for an airbridge). Equally if the IJA had gone gung ho in China and the choice was die or fight from India/Burma where allied supply would be easier, what would KMT force do?
So certaintly KMT in Mitkyina (sic) Lashio and Mandaly, and when I beat them retreating back to India ....
BUT as the Good Capt says, KMT bases stay as KMT bases, with bad/no leaders, poor supply, double PP costs to activate etc etc. IF CBI has units now they will be better than KMT troops and you can use them on any base - but your call I'm easy.
RE quality of troops (and Burma is one of my pet interests and probably why I put so much game focus there - I also had an old Uncle who was in the Chindits - now that was a war!). UK and CW troop perfromance (or rather command and control performance at Corps level and below, as we can decisions performance at higher levels was with respect to all concern ABYSMAL in 41/42. A few Japanese divisions, operting frequently in disjointed brigade groups with little support did for them.
I have comitted rather more resources to my Burma/Indian operations , including air and navy - no CV strike on Colombo yet but plenty of big guns around. So I should be kicking butt. Even more what ifs, but if you extract even a bit of Aus Div out of Malaya, pull back in Burma to where at least one unit is well entenched and focus air power, and Japanese use only in place forces, then life is tricker for IJA.
Finally in a game vs the AI, I took all of India and Ceylon, BUT I cannot take Calcutta after a 4 month siege with 6+ good divs and air power - rightfully reflecting that Fcalcuuta = rest of India= BIG place so hope for Hans yet.
Sometimes, when you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things,you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it. - Winnie the Pooh
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, never seen this. Got similiar, when my divisions appeared in Ponape (that time under IJN control) without any reason - just to be a training meat for Japs (what a waste of kill points!]
