Playtest of Pacific at War 3 25 14

[larryfulkerson]

This is Ceylon now. I'm always looking for opportunities and Ceylon looks like it might just be one. I can reach that ship from
Adaman island with my Nells and I can dispatch one of the CV's that still can carry fighters for air cover for the operation and
if the Allies are almost out of ships there might not be much of a show stopper. Unless I'm missing something. I'd better do a
recon of the situation some more.

[larryfulkerson]

This is the Rangoon area now. I hasten to add that Rangoon isn't empty as you see it.....there's Allied stuff there it's just
not observable due to my not having a land combat unit adjacent and the ships don't observe into ports anymore. D'oh.
I can do a recon by bombing to get a list of the equipment in the hex however. There's probably a huge buildup there
already. I'm going to need more people to take the place.

[larryfulkerson]

This is a picture of Malaya now. I have five divisions in Malaya now and it evidently isn't enough. Maybe another paratroop drop
is in order. I could drop some paratroops behind the Allied lines and block all the supply to them maybe.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's a picture of the Manila area now. We're making slow progress and the attacking is continuing.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's a picture of south China now. I'm repairing the railroad between Peiping and Saigon so that I can rail units back and
forth to take advantage of mobility of the units. I can probably defeat the Chinese half at a time with the units I have on hand
so I'm going to try to get some of them to just hold tight and some of them to fight on. I haven't decided to clear out the north
or the south first. I'm leaning toward clearing out the north first because it seems easier and quicker.

[larryfulkerson]

I isolated Singapore by sea with a cordon of ships to prevent Allied reinforcement via the sea. Most of those ships
are tired and worn out and need refit but I need them on station right now. Maybe I can replace them with some
fresh ships.

[larryfulkerson]

I put the same kind of blockade around Port Moresby. I plan to bomb and bombard and straffe etc. a lot before I try to go ashore.
Also, Tom said something about trying to come across the mountains with some combat troops. I'll have to try that too.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the attack where I paid 1 Oscar for a good list of everything in Rangoon.

[larryfulkerson]

I found a bunch of Allied ships hiding at Melborne. They proport to be BB's and at least one of them IS. I'm going to have to find a
CV somewhere to deal with these ships because I don't have but one BB left and it's not handy at the moment. I DO have a CV
handy however so I shall dispatch it postwith.

[larryfulkerson]

I drove a CV TF too close to the east coast of OZ and something, I presume his bombers, attacked my CV and defeated
the fighters I was carrying ( they are gone now ) and I note some severe damage on both the CV's in the group. I'll
have to retreat and let the CV's refit and find a carrier capable fighter group to ride on the Akagi to replace the fighters
that were lost.

[thomasharvey]

I had to flee even damaged Japanese carriers and surface units. I was greatly relieved they withdrew. The allies can not challenge Japanese naval power. Even with damaged ships, the Japanese still have surface power and their Bettys which can blast away any of my ships. I lost 4 destroyers in a single blast deep in my rear in an earlier turn because of them.

For the next few months it is up to my ground troops and a few aircraft to try and slow down the Japanese advances.

[larryfulkerson]

Okie dokie........new turn, new moves from Tom. I dropped some paratroops in Malaya for all the good they will do. I'm hoping
I can cut off the supply to some of those Allied units and make the take-down easier. I may have to split them up and spread
them out behind the Allied lines.

[larryfulkerson]

I'm moving south across the Stanley Owens mountains just to the north of Port Moresby. Also, I've captured one of the Allied
airfields adjacent to PM and I'm planning on some light bombing and maybe some naval bombardment to take PM down.

[larryfulkerson]

I've discovered that the new naval rules allow a new way for ships to destroy aircraft units. I had a ship adjacent to an
Allied airfield that had planes on it that evidently intercepted the ship when I moved it one hex south still adjacent to
the airfield and when the ship had a chance to bombard in the intercept process, it destroyed the two aircraft units.

I'm going to have to remember this technique.

[larryfulkerson]

New moves from Tom, new turn. Here's how Malaya looks now. I've cut off the northern Allied group now to get some
paratroopers on the road to Singapore on the southern group. To cut their supply off. I've got to rake together enough
ships to bombard Singapore when I finally get some land units in position to assault finally.

[larryfulkerson]

I landed at Padang on Sumatra and captured the place. I divided the land unit into parts and captured a nearby airfield
and hope to capture another next turn. I'm going to need some more boots on the ground to clear the terrain of any
enemy units however.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's Malaya after all the combat results are done.
Slow progress is being made.

[larryfulkerson]

This is south China now. We're still battling back and forth trading blows and pushing and shoving. Still no
operational advantage for the Japs yet. Maybe I need more people yet.

[larryfulkerson]

That old airfield bombardment trick worked again. Just ignore all the intercepts and drive adjacent to the airfield and when it
intercepts one more time the ship bombards and the aircraft go bye bye. I'm wondering why the Wildcats survived?

[larryfulkerson]

This is northern China now. I've just about reached the point where I can just contain all the Chinese troops. I don't have enough
people on the ground to overpower them but I'm protecting the railroad and that's something.