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OK - I have been quiet about this for a long time but my fifth grade teacher drilled some things into me that will not be compromised.
Let's get it straight: a strait does not have the letters "gh" and it may or may not be straight!
And "dire straights" would be heterosexual people opposed to gay marriage, while "dire straits" are narrow and hazardous channels that must be navigated carefully to avoid disaster.
Is everybody straight on straits now? Good! We resume the regular program ...
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JIII has built up the Malaysian airfields. Why?
He has just been fighting for Burma and would have his support there, normally japanese airfield construction is pathetic so why build bases 2000miles in the rear? His view of the threat was shown by the lack of defences in the area.
JIII wont attack Ceylon as it has been built into a "fortress". How will he know that? You have so many forces in Sumatra & Burma that he might think the cupboard is bare. Dont base JIII's plans based on your knowledge of your dispositions.
"Th Gulf of Siam as an option" While he could hit Malay Peninsula bases its 9 hexes to Sabang, IMHO too far to make much mischief. (Though sending a sub there might also dissuade him from basing there)
Lots of views of BB around Singapore, almost useless in a CV battle they may be there to get your attention but close enough for attacks after your CV have been scattered.
PS If only you had more AP which might pick up something easy in the New Guinea area!!!
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I'm not sure John III has built up the Malaysian airfields. It's something we haven't discussed in here. If it's something he discussed in his AAR, we oughtn't to bring it up. But it's clear that he wasn't prepared for this operation and that he's scrambling to react.
"Rats set fire to Mr. Cooper’s store in Fort Valley. No damage done." Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun, October 2, 1880.
There's a memorable scene in the movie Gettysburg. Union cavalry general John Buford is talking to his subordinates early in the battle about how he can "see" what's going to happen; how if the Confederates take the high ground, the Union will have to throw its trooops up those ridges, feeding them into slaughter. "And men in tall hats will thump there chests and talk of the glory of these charges," he says (or word to those effect).
I love the comments and insights posted in here by you gents. But like General Buford, I can "see" what's going to happen here (or I think I can). While you guys are often posting based upon what you would do, or what a dispassionate opponent would do, I have a long knowledge of my opponent, and I am privy to the hundreds of minor details on the map and in the game that make up a mosaic of which you gents only have a few scattered fragments. I'm in a position, I think, to better gauge what's going to happen.
While I don't know how this battle is going to shape up in all respects - there will be lots of things John may do to surprise, or events yet to come that will alter his conduct or mine - there are some things I'm pretty sure I can predict with near totaly certainty. Under the current circumstances (meaning, in part, with the Allied carriers intact):
1. John will not invade Ceylon. It's hard enough going up against a surprised enemy who isn't prepared. Going up against a level nine airfield full of bombers and fighters and with reinforcements nearby - and throwing your carrier air into the teeth of LBA - just isn't going to happen.
2. John will not post the KB in the Gulf of Siam or move its squadrons to Malaysia. He isn't going to want to blunt his carrier air against Allied LBA or leaves his carriers out of position for a lengthy time in which the Allies will be free to operate between India and Sumatra. (If John does choose this course of action it's because he's desperate to open an LOC between Burma and Victoria Point. So implementation of this strategy will tell me that he's desperate beyond all reason.)
3. John will not send the KB up the Malacca Straits. Combat ships, maybe. Carriers, no. (Although I discount this vector heavily, I of course keep my guard up because there is a small chance he might do this.)
4. John will not do anything that I would "like," such as diverting a substantial force to New Zealand or Oz. Sumatra is considerably more important, so he will concentrate everything he has in an effort to overwhelm the Allies.
5. John will choose Door # 1.
6. John cannot sneak up on the Allies - I think. I've established a pretty saturated line of DD patrols and picket ships and PBYs to cover the sea lanes west of Cocos Island. He can use "full speed" and perhaps even "no search aircraft" to try to penetrate, but it's unlikely that will succeed. He's more likely to gather everything he has and just come straight for the crucial triange region.
Now, if I'm wrong, you guys get to tell General Buford that he's full of crap.
"Rats set fire to Mr. Cooper’s store in Fort Valley. No damage done." Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun, October 2, 1880.
There's a memorable scene in the movie Gettysburg. Union cavalry general John Buford is talking to his subordinates early in the battle about how he can "see" what's going to happen; how if the Confederates take the high ground, the Union will have to throw its trooops up those ridges, feeding them into slaughter. "And men in tall hats will thump there chests and talk of the glory of these charges," he says (or word to those effect).
I remember watching that scene during CGSC (Command and General Staff College), the topic was Commander's Vision. We also did a reading on NB Forrest at Brice's Crossroads, where he was able to visualize how the following day would unfold and arrange his columns to take advantage of that. I tend to agree, you are in position to see so much more than what is conveyed in the AAR, and as a reader I certainly hope you are right, and that you are able to position yourself take full advantage of it!
But that probably won't stop us from rampant speculation on the alternatives! [:D]
Just when I get the hang of a game, I buy two more...
There's a memorable scene in the movie Gettysburg. Union cavalry general John Buford is talking to his subordinates early in the battle about how he can "see" what's going to happen; how if the Confederates take the high ground, the Union will have to throw its trooops up those ridges, feeding them into slaughter. "And men in tall hats will thump there chests and talk of the glory of these charges," he says (or word to those effect).
Now, if I'm wrong, you guys get to tell General Buford that he's full of crap.
The french have a phrase that has been expanded a bit in its meaning by later writers, that sorta encompasse this.
Some key things happening today, so it's worth excerpting from the combat report:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 17, 42
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Invasion Support action off Alor Star (49,73)
Absolutely a nuclear bombardment by cruisers. Allied ships can replenish at Sabang and then easily sortie to hit airfields at Victoria Point, Alor Start and Georgetown. John will have to come up with a counter.
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Night Naval bombardment of Alor Star at 49,73
Allied Ships
BB Washington
CA Northampton
CLAA San Juan
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1
Okay, Alor Start airfield is neutralized, but I wish the combat ships were more effective against enemy troops in the jungle.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Mataram at 59,112, Range 18,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Sendai
DD Kishinami
DD Nenohi
Allied Ships
xAK Era, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied picket ships, which were once posted between Oz and south of Cocos to guard the flank of the invasion ships, then moved north almost to the island between Java and Timor. I'm surprised that these IJN combat ships are only this far a week after D-Day.
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Submarine attack near Sinabang at 42,76
Japanese Ships
SS I-20, hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
xAK Empire Grenfell, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
One of the few remaining exposed and naked Allied transports exacts some revenge.
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Also attacking 205th FA Bn /1 ...
Also attacking 2nd Marine Raider Bn /3 ...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 49,73
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Tai Sang
xAK Garmula, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Great Nicobar at 39,67
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
xAP Montoro, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Evi Livanos
xAK Kooringa, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Alphard, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
Probably from Port Blair (I haven't seen the replay yet. John has torps up and running finally. I'll have to move my Sabang to Colombo LOC a bit further out.
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Morning Air attack on 762nd Tank Battalion, at 49,73 (Alor Star)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 3 damaged
Trying to hit Rangoon's port faciities.
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese Ships
PB Okiyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Port hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Great Nicobar at 39,67
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Mary Livanos
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 49,73
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
KV Auricula
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 49,73
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Tai Sang
xAK Garmula, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Great Nicobar at 40,63
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 6 damaged
Allied Ships
xAP Felix Roussel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Zealandia
xAP Klipfontein
xAP Cap St Jacques
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Great Nicobar at 39,67
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Lulworth Hill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mary Livanos
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Great Nicobar at 40,63
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAP Klipfontein
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Submarine attack near Georgetown at 49,74
Japanese Ships
AMC Aikoku Maru
Allied Ships
SS Gunnel
John currently has no ASW operating in the Straits of Malacca region (all subs have shown zero detection since D-Day. He's using all patrols to ferry men. But it's good that he knows Allied subs are in the Straits, because I'd rather he be concered about using that path. I think I prefer that he come the long way around.
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Invasion Support action off Alor Star (49,73)
29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
KV Auricula
xAP Aorangi
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Pre-Invasion action off Langsa (46,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
SC-744
SC-743
SC-740
xAK Arkaba
This is supply coming ashore in conjunction with the new invasion of Langsa.
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Pre-Invasion action off Langsa (46,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
xAK City of Manchester
xAK Siantar
xAK Tjikandi
Ditto.
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Pre-Invasion action off Langsa (46,74)
17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
SC-708
DD Arunta
CVE Copahee
AP William Ward Burrows
This is 27th Div. beginning to come ashore late in the afternoon.
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Amphibious Assault at Langsa (46,74)
TF 449 troops unloading over beach at Langsa, 46,74
Attacking force 1512 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Defending force 11332 troops, 356 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 309
Assaulting units:
16th Naval Guard Unit
91st Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
Defending units:
145th Infantry Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /5
9th Marine Rgt /5
148th Infantry Regiment
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
129th Infantry Regiment
21st Marine Rgt /3
205th Field Artillery Battalion
E Det USN Port Svc
175th USAAF Base Force /4
A Det USN Port Svc
110th USA Base Force /5
I"m hoping a shock attack at Sibolga tomorrow or day after (depending upon whether I need to rest my guys one more day) can finally take this critical base. Thank goodness John seems preoccupied with Malaysia, because I'm having one tough time cracking this nut.
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Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 4182 troops, 232 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 161
Defending force 2769 troops, 48 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 66
Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
99th Indian Bde /1
18th British Div /8
Defending units:
Imperial Guards Div /3
10th Indpt SNLF Coy /1
15th JAAF Base Force
Much higher casualties for Japan. Both forces are weak, but mine just haven't been able to break through, despite the big bombardments. I may be in a position to add paratroops in two or three days.
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Ground combat at Sibolga (44,79)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2749 troops, 74 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 309
Defending force 3333 troops, 27 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Assaulting units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
9th Marine Rgt /5
129th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
145th Infantry Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /5
21st Marine Rgt /3
A Det USN Port Svc
E Det USN Port Svc
205th Field Artillery Battalion
175th USAAF Base Force /4
110th USA Base Force /5
Defending units:
16th Naval Guard Unit
91st Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
Assaulting units:
763rd Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
32nd Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units: 10th Garrison Unit - All but wiped out now and tanks in pursuit. The land route to Langsa is pretty much open now. 32nd Div. and 1st Marines are on the road.
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Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 914 troops, 15 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 52
Defending force 5215 troops, 21 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 25
Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units: 1st USMC Parachute Bn /1
Defending units:
7th Field AF Construction Battalion
This means the rail line from northern Malaysia and Singers is severed - the Allies have Singora on one line and are in the Alor Start hex on the other (meaning Japanese troops can move in via strat movement, but can't move out or through.A major development in and of itself, but even moreso if this continues to be (or becomes) a very high priority for John, overriding for awhile the situation in Sumatra. Sibolga is critical and my troops need some rest and need to take that base, so each day that John doesn't reinforce is important.
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Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1103 troops, 35 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Defending force 4138 troops, 232 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
And now, a commercial interruption [i.e. hijack] ...
OK - I have been quiet about this for a long time but my fifth grade teacher drilled some things into me that will not be compromised.
Let's get it straight: a strait does not have the letters "gh" and it may or may not be straight!
And "dire straights" would be heterosexual people opposed to gay marriage, while "dire straits" are narrow and hazardous channels that must be navigated carefully to avoid disaster.
Is everybody straight on straits now? Good! We resume the regular program ...
[/hijack off].
I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine[:)]
This is comic genius and deserves to be mentioned in dispatches! [&o]
PS - CR, for a guy with "rebel" in your name, you sure quote Yankee Generals a lot. [;)]
PPS - Put everything that can board a transport into Singora. It is the key to the rest of the front because John will have no choice but to retake it while you see to the rest of Sumatra. Plus, if you hold it, Malaya and eventually Singapore will fall. That in turn means you are teh winna.
Absolutely a nuclear bombardment by cruisers. Allied ships can replenish at Sabang and then easily sortie to hit airfields at Victoria Point, Alor Start and Georgetown. John will have to come up with a counter.
Wow -- apparently what the CLAA's lack in shell weight, they make up in volume!
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
Absolutely a nuclear bombardment by cruisers. Allied ships can replenish at Sabang and then easily sortie to hit airfields at Victoria Point, Alor Start and Georgetown. John will have to come up with a counter.
Wow -- apparently what the CLAA's lack in shell weight, they make up in volume!
They are living up to the Anti-Aircraft in their name, but I'm not sure that was the design intent!
Just when I get the hang of a game, I buy two more...
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CL Sendai
DD Kishinami
DD Nenohi
Allied Ships
xAK Era, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied picket ships, which were once posted between Oz and south of Cocos to guard the flank of the invasion ships, then moved north almost to the island between Java and Timor. I'm surprised that these IJN combat ships are only this far a week after D-Day.
I think these are his fastest ships. Probably broke off to go after your supply lines while the largest stuff is on the way. I would guess these ships were with the KB last week. They are about 8 knots faster than the Kaga so you might have 2-3 days before the KB hits the same distance.....or not. Move makes sense. As long as they stay out of aircraft range they can tangle with anything and wreck havoc to any convoys
Today I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. I repeat, do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. - Yasser Arafat Speech to UN General Assembly
Thanks for the "fastest" tidbit. I didn't realize that. From this point forward, I have to assume that the KB could show up at any time. I"m taking precautions, though continuing offensive moves.
I just ran the combat replay. Sabang airfield went to level four.
John is away until late tomorrow, so a bit of a sabbatical. At some point today or tomorrow, I'm going to open Reluctant Admiral from the Japanese side and figure out what capital ships he should have by now and which ones are arriving over the next three or four months.
"Rats set fire to Mr. Cooper’s store in Fort Valley. No damage done." Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun, October 2, 1880.
Thanks for the "fastest" tidbit. I didn't realize that. From this point forward, I have to assume that the KB could show up at any time. I"m taking precautions, though continuing offensive moves.
I just ran the combat replay. Sabang airfield went to level four.
John is away until late tomorrow, so a bit of a sabbatical. At some point today or tomorrow, I'm going to open Reluctant Admiral from the Japanese side and figure out what capital ships he should have by now and which ones are arriving over the next three or four months.
I think he will keep the KB together, or at least the CV's. I'm not sure but I think the Kaga and the Hiyo have a max speed of 25, 26 knots. Might want to check that while you are poking around. John's has not posted his intentions so I can speculate for now. I would set my fast CA's loose in your rear. Thats a long line between Australia and Sumatra that is probably lightly guarded. I might even chance letting the CA's fan out individually for a few turns
Today I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. I repeat, do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. - Yasser Arafat Speech to UN General Assembly
There aren't any more Allied ships between Sumatra and Oz. It will have taken that long train roughly ten days between the time the engine reached the station and the caboose does. The latter, carrying elements of an infantry division and support is less than ten hexes out (with the lead APs arriving this turn). There are still some picket ships loiterng out there, but nothing meaningful.
"Rats set fire to Mr. Cooper’s store in Fort Valley. No damage done." Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun, October 2, 1880.
I think Kaga is 28 knots. However, you are right that Hiyo is only 25, so if he wants to stay together, that's his speed. He may choose to group Hiyo with the CVEs, however, especially since Junyo has to sit this one out courtesy of the Silent Service.
There aren't any more Allied ships between Sumatra and Oz. It will have taken that long train roughly ten days between the time the engine reached the station and the caboose does. The latter, carrying elements of an infantry division and support is less than ten hexes out (with the lead APs arriving this turn). There are still some picket ships loiterng out there, but nothing meaningful.
You had some aircraft coming by ship that were possibly in danger of interception. Did they arrive yet?
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine
BEST.... LINE ..... EVER !!!!! I'm making it my sig.
In other news:
Actually what we're seeing here isn't coup d'oeuil. You need that for it but it is an extension beyond coup d'oeuil whereby one not only has a perfect instant grasp of the situation but also can see how it unfolds.
It isn't fingerspitzengefuehl either although I think that's actually closer but also has the imputation of an ability to sense the critical point and time instinctively which clearly hasn't been a feature of this plan as the critical point and time haven't quite been pursued by the necessary force(s).
I'm not sure what you'd call it except for saying that he has a sense of how things will unfold but I'm also sure there must be a good one-word summation for that. Hmm, don't ask me what it is though, it isn't my first language. You native English speakers need to figure this one out [8D]
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
In other news:
Actually what we're seeing here isn't coup d'oeuil. You need that for it but it is an extension beyond coup d'oeuil whereby one not only has a perfect instant grasp of the situation but also can see how it unfolds.
It isn't fingerspitzengefuehl either although I think that's actually closer but also has the imputation of an ability to sense the critical point and time instinctively which clearly hasn't been a feature of this plan as the critical point and time haven't quite been pursued by the necessary force(s).
I'm not sure what you'd call it except for saying that he has a sense of how things will unfold but I'm also sure there must be a good one-word summation for that. Hmm, don't ask me what it is though, it isn't my first language. You native English speakers need to figure this one out [8D]
While i will agreee in the original french meaning at the times of horse and musket. A time where battles was confined and "within" eyes sight. The ability of "seeing the field at an instance" implying a here and now.
As I tried to point out some later writers has expanded on its meaning some what and talk about it also in the ability "to dominate events and not be dominated by them" implying a certain insight into events happening / possibly to happen, counters and therefor a progress in time.
It was in that expanded meaning i was refering too, but then im neither a native french or english speaker neither.[:)]
