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ORIGINAL: DanielAClark

Aw man...

Sad to see this end so soon.

I have some annoyed thoughts about your opponent giving up so soon. He might have learned some things by continuing the fight...

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: DesertWolf101

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock



Did you tell him that you had managed to flow major amounts of supply into China? I think more than anything else, his loss is due to the failure to move on Rangoon.

I completely agree - my opponent's lack of attention to Burma was crippling in so many ways. Supplies into China, using Rangoon to destroy the MKB, using Rangoon to air supply Singapore are the most important facets of this.

I did not tell him directly but I think he will now see that from the AAR [:)]

I don't think it was that at all. You can easily ignore Burma till April without a problem...only taking it earlier if Allies Sir Robyn away.

In a scenario 1 game, Japan is always on a knife's edge. They have to destroy large numbers of Allied troops quickly to keep momentum going -- which generally means a focus.

Japan didn't focus, and they never destroyed Allied troops instead they lost theirs. In addition, they used a lot of very doubtful shock attacks, frittering their troops away. And finally, they never really established air superiority.

It would be interesting to look at the save game, I suspect Japan failed their personal morale check when the artillery train was destroyed in China.

A solid victory, congratulations.

ORIGINAL: RADM.Yamaguchi

ORIGINAL: DanielAClark

Aw man...

Sad to see this end so soon.

I have some annoyed thoughts about your opponent giving up so soon. He might have learned some things by continuing the fight...

Congratulations Desert Wolf on a well played game.

i agree with you Daniel, it's hard to keep a good game going when the japanese side loses a lot early.

I am in a similar situation in my #2 PBEM game. My opponent must be an excellent chess player. He has anticipated my moves at almost every turn and i've lost all my CVLs, CVEs and 1 of my CVs while 2 others are in shipyards. And 2 CAs and CS with several more in shipyards. All while i've sunk very few allied ships. He's also damaged Magwe and Palembang despite my attempts to protect them. At least i own a lot of territory.

i walked away from the game for more than a week trying to muster the strength to continue. Finally i figured that the only way i'm gonna get any better at this game is to just tough it out. At times it really is no fun.

ORIGINAL: Ian R

The concession by your opponent is the sort of thing that put me off playing strategic WW2 games PBEM (which I used to do 20 some years ago).

There are too many axis players who bail out early when their master plan is checked.

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

The game only gets interesting when Japan is royally screwed. Up to that point, it is mere foreplay.[;)]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Then I would suggest letting people know about the people who quit early.

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

I lost 3 carriers in early Jan as the my current game as the Japanese. It is now almost April 43 and I have a slight carrier advantage as he lost one major carrier battle and came out even in a smaller one and had a few of his CVEs ambushed. If the Japanese seem to get behind early the Allied player might get a little loosie-goosie and punished and things even up again like they did in my game. I am ahead by 19,000+ VPs, after a dismal start of avoiding attacking PH and using the KB on Manila. I am sure I will get my brains beaten in sooner or later, like last turn his subs sank four of my ships, 1 BP, 1 large tanker, larger AO and AMC. Thats why i went after his subs in Manila sinking 12-15 of them, but they still have swarms of them. As the Japanese you can't beat the Allies for ever, unless they are having a very bad day, but you hope to contain and punish their counter-offensive when it comes.