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The only units that the Chinese should be building at this point are ARTs and LNDs. Pretend the others don't exist.

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

The only units that the Chinese should be building at this point are ARTs and LNDs. Pretend the others don't exist.

OK. Next turn I promise.

Oh, of course any LNDs you buy will need pilots, too. LNDs have the advantage of flexibility; the Nationalist can bomb a stack in front of the Communists, for example. They have the disadvantage of needing oil. There is a way for the Allies to get them oil: Ship it into Haiphong. It would be stuck there, at least until Hanoi falls, but the Chinese could use to refuel their forces, if they had two HQs or an HQ and a plane flip.

Of course, taking Canton would work even better.

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

Of course, taking Canton would work even better.

You must have a spy at allied HQ. That's exactly what they're planning to do this coming impulse.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

Actions (*Revised from Post # 2681). USA - super combine (O-chit), Great Britain - naval*, Free France - combine*, China - land, USSR - land.

July/August turns last the longest on average, 9.5 impulses, of any other turn ("Players Manual, Vol 1", p 25). Moving first guarantees the allies a minimum of 3 impulses, 88% chance of 4 impulses, 48% chance of 5 impulses and 14% chance of 6 impulses. (Note, these probabilities ignore the 1% chance of rolling consecutive 10's for the weather rolls at the beginning of impulses 3 and 5).

What this means is that from an allied planning point of view is that on the Western and Med Fronts (i.e., Arctic, North Temperate and Med weather regions) the allies need to attack selectively early in the turn to avoid/minimize disorganizing land units. Because of the long expected turn length, large number of land units disorganized early in the turn would, at best, waste a long fine weather turn on this front for the allies and, at worse, could result in troublesome counterattacks by the Germans. Either way, a large number of disorganized allied units early in the turn removes significant doubt from the Germans as to allied intentions and gives the Germans significant freedom for unit movements and deployments. Also the Germans won't have to defend against a number of allied threats but those threats no longer would exist if the units that can make those threats are disorganized.

In the South China Sea and surrounding land areas (e.g., Canton, Hainan), though this turn may run long the weather in that region, which is currently rain, will likely become storms (60%). So unlike the Western and Med fronts, if the allies wish to attack in this area they need to do it quickly (i.e., this impulse). Though, they don't need to be, and won't be reckless, the allies will accept significant more risk for disorganization this impulse than elsewhere. Since all the land units, or the majority anyway, are US and Chinese then the above revised actions are consistent with all this. That is, CW naval doesn't impact, or has a relatively insignificant impact on, land operations. Also, this could very well be the only impulse-pair this turn that air can fly in the South China Sea and the allies need to make hay while the sun shines, or in this case before the storms come.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

The Pacific. USN/RN. South China Sea. IJN Potential Intercept(s).

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

The Pacific. USN/RN. South China Sea. Joint Naval Task Forces.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

The Pacific. USN/RN. China Sea. Joint Naval Task Forces.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

The Pacific. USN/RN. China Sea. Naval Combat.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

The Pacific. USN/RN. South China Sea. Naval Combat (1/2).

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

The Pacific. USN/RN. South China Sea. Naval Combat (2/2).

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

The Black Sea. RN.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

East Med. RN/USN. Naval Movement. Two British HQ's and two divisions disembarked from Syria/Turkey and headed to locations elsewhere.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

Bay of Biscay & North Sea. RN/USN. Joint Naval Task Forces.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

North Sea. RN/USN. Naval Combat (1/2).

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

North Sea. RN/USN. Naval Combat (2/2).

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

PTO. USMC. Canton, China.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

PTO. USMC/USN/USA. Hainan, Kiungchow.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

PTO. Nationalist Chinese.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #1.

PTO. Southern China.