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Orm wrote: Sun Nov 09, 2025 5:28 pm
I think it is also worth mentioning the Japanese steamroller. Japan has so far conquered China, Australia, New Zealand, and India. Taken the Soviet far east,

Wow, good for Japan, unfortunately my eyes start to burn reading all those pages and I generally focus or Europe, carrier battles. Better when i fully catch up on the battle.

Would have like to have seen all those china conquests, very (unbelievably) impressive, I'll probably go back and check that magic out.

I'm on re-read page 47 reviewing Japan, China, Russia.

All i can say is wow, the "formula" to supply deep exploitation fast movers using ATR and if not that to resupply artillery units for repeated ground strikes is truly impressive.

That said, think China gave up the mountains a bit early, and got hammered in the open, river line or no river line. Who is responsible for this disaster

The build strategy completely matched the tactical application of same. Who is that genius?

Jul/Aug '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Japan search in the Mozambique Channel next, and adds one NAV3 to the 4-box.

Japan finds, and sinks, the CP in Mozambique Channel (1-2).

Polynesia next. Will US add any air to the sea area?

no support

Jul/Aug '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

No contact in Polynesia (6-6). NZC next. Any air added?

Nav to four-box.

Jul/Aug '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Japan finds (1-6), and fight the 0, and 3-box. Use two points to increase the damage to the US ships to 2D and aborts.

How will US allocate the damages?

First D on CP, then second D on cruiser. Stay in zone. Abort to Honolulu for cruiser.

The US CA is damaged. Japan aborts the sea area.

Jul/Aug '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Will US search in Bismarck Sea?

Yes

Alas. I've lost contact with the Japanese HQ and am without instructions on how to use the Japanese air. Thus it will be a break. If contact is not reestablished soon it will be a longer break as I do not have much of the current playtime remaining.

Contact with HQ reestablished.

Japan adds one FTR2, and two NAV to the 0-box. And one NAV3 to the 3-box.

All the Allied air is OOS amd thus unavailable.

Include the US SUBs in the combat?

Do not include subs.

Jul/Aug '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:
Germany:
LND2 -> Leningrad

One unit in Leningrad was hit.

Jul/Aug '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Rail Movement:
Germany:
MECH Syria -> Stuttgart
MIL Naples -> Stuttgart
Yug INF Greece -> Metz

Land Movement:
Germany:
Iraqi cavalry liberate Muscat.
2nd Infantry Division advance into Tanganyika.
Forces along the North Sea coast move slowly towards Belgium.
The forces along the Spanish border are reorganized,
Minor movement on most fronts.

Air Rebase:

Germany:
2 LND2 S France -> SW France

Italy:
2 FTR2 -> Paris area
LND3 NW Italy -> Paris area
LND3 Albania -> SW France
NAV3 Br Somaliland -> Tanganyika
2 LND3 Siberia -> Westwards
Minor air movement of almost all air units in SW France

Japan:
FTR2 Japan -> SE Manila

Reorganization:

Germany:
ATR4 -> MIL + MECH Stuttgart

Japan:
ATR3 -> TRS Bombay
TRS -> BB Rabaul