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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
Unless you really need the tanks now, I would not upgrade more than one unit to the Grant/Lees.

I will upgrade one tank unit, the one that has the most Matildas, to the Lee/Grant and then let the Matildas percolate thru the other units.

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
Unless you really need the tanks now, I would not upgrade more than one unit to the Grant/Lees.

I will upgrade one tank unit, the one that has the most Matildas, to the Lee/Grant and then let the Matildas percolate thru the other units.

Worthwhile remembering that pretty much anything bigger than a Stuart is effectively a King Tiger as far as IJ anti-tank capabilities go.

Starting to think on how to push back on the Japanese....overall I am thinking about wide front, low grade pressure with splashy invasions to draw IJN shipping hither and thither, while not really exposing too much for too long.

I could push on the forward edge, but I think I might like to distract here, get some naval search Cats forward, a Seahawk squadron or two for convoy raiding, fly in some aviation support and supplies, etc., perhaps an air drop as the Marine -p are at Christmas Island currently.

Allies have so many tools to do this...one idea is to overwhelm his naval search with 2-3 ship task forces of destroyers and apds that rush in to the dot bases...disband a few that have no DL...perhaps combine it with a long range sweep from Carriers. But I have lots of ideas of varying intensities to pursue.[:)]

Meanwhile, I have several days to ponder tactics as my ships upgrade or convert, get positioned and search up.

April 7, 1942

Dueling bombardments...but IJN ships have to go thru a bottleneck. Years back CR introduced the concept of friction, I always likened it to attrition...but by placing 4 Dutch Subs and one Sboat in the bottleneck, which is in a difficult area to NavS I might get lucky and get some torpedo hits in.

Singers flak still knocking them out of the air.

Got some tanks...

99th & 100th Brigade get forced out of Trin...and we obviously didn't open up the retreat path to the base.

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

April 7, 1942

Dueling bombardments...but IJN ships have to go thru a bottleneck. Years back CR introduced the concept of friction, I always likened it to attrition...but by placing 4 Dutch Subs and one Sboat in the bottleneck, which is in a difficult area to NavS I might get lucky and get some torpedo hits in.

Can you narrowly focus some NavS into that area with some low level bombers as well? If your subs get lucky but do not sink the target, even a few bombs might help add to the Great Barrier Reef.

Don't forget night search as well if you can do that there.

All good this for you

He's trying to do too much, all over the map

Those tanks in Ceduna, completely had it without air cover

His troops in Oz?

Going to have to evacuate, or he's going to have to commit a lot more than he has free at the moment just to stabilise it.

And he's still not got Singapore or the Philippines

Those isolated garrisons in SWPAC though

I bet he's got an air HQ with Mavis and torps in at least one of them, so watch out for that.

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe


Can you narrowly focus some NavS into that area with some low level bombers as well? If your subs get lucky but do not sink the target, even a few bombs might help add to the Great Barrier Reef.

Don't forget night search as well if you can do that there.

Already have one squadron on night naval attack, but it is too far...Japan has 90+ fighters at Bundaberg. Might try and force some attack thru now that I know where the IJN bombardment fleets end their turn.

ORIGINAL: Encircled

All good this for you

He's trying to do too much, all over the map

Those tanks in Ceduna, completely had it without air cover

His troops in Oz?

Going to have to evacuate, or he's going to have to commit a lot more than he has free at the moment just to stabilise it.

And he's still not got Singapore or the Philippines

Those isolated garrisons in SWPAC though

Don't forget that China is currently at a stalemate, too!

Not worried about HQa at the forward bases to be honest. If I can't protect from torpedo carrying Netties by now....I should just resign my AFB status.[:D]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Encircled

All good this for you

He's trying to do too much, all over the map

Those tanks in Ceduna, completely had it without air cover

His troops in Oz?

Going to have to evacuate, or he's going to have to commit a lot more than he has free at the moment just to stabilise it.

And he's still not got Singapore or the Philippines

Those isolated garrisons in SWPAC though

Don't forget that China is currently at a stalemate, too!

Not worried about HQa at the forward bases to be honest. If I can't protect from torpedo carrying Netties by now....I should just resign my AFB status.[:D]

Think of the opportunities when he tried to backfill . . .

A confusing map on the Australian maneuvers...it should make sense if you study it hard enough or drink enough.[;)]

I wish I had some paratroops here. I have transports...the the paratroops are at Christmas Island (PO).

Ceduna...tanks on the menu today! Airacobras carry a 250 pound bomb at extended ranges...little know fact I think but they need drop tanks to make the range...unfortunate.

I tried strafing with the P39d with the 37mm, but it is horrendously inaccurate, will try this day with the weaker but more accurate 20mm in the P400. Not expecting alot, and this area saw the first Beaufighter combat mission too! Only three planes though.[:(]

KB has lots of options right now, and a visit to Auckland to catch upgrading Allied shipping is a real possibility, although in truth not much is here upgrading....too dangerous. But we want to have some AA present on the off chance.[;)]

At this point in the game, can the Allies have too many AA units in Australia and New Zealand....I think not.[:D]



The short legged Gale is heading back to Tubai, while a DMS will merge with this convoy...The British minelayer destroyer, a refugee I think from Hong Kong from Dec 7th, will head to Brisbane for some mine laying missions eventually.

Line Islands...lots of troops starting to flow in, along with some planes. Next step to work on the nearby bases.

Ceylon front

Still a lot of troops left to be flown out...by hook or by crook.

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Still a lot of troops left to be flown out...by hook or by crook.

Either a lot of squads are disabled or there are a lot of devices there, some may need an airfield if not an emergency evacuation.

For AAA units, look at what comes in for New Zealand . . . [:D]