Using ANZAC in the Brit Long Campaign

[KG Erwin]

Has anyone played a British LC in the Pacific? As an experiment, I started it in June 1942 but elected to choose only Aussie units. The weird thing is that I chose East Asia but the game moved forward to Nov 1943 for my first battle. So, the early battles in New Guinea (the Kokoda campaign) are skipped over. I suppose this isn't too odd, considering that the 1942 jungle battles were Aussie-only affairs.

Given that, I'm not sure if this format is gonna work for me. I suppose I COULD just do a generated campaign starting in summer of '42.

My question is this: given the British timeline, if I stay in Asia will I end up playing out the war in Burma/India? I'm not buying any tanks, so I don't want my diggers to end up placed somewhere on the Western Front.

[FlashfyreSP]

Probably. The game's timeline is not very flexible, so as a British command it will likely focus on Burma/India instead of other areas. And it doesn't really allow for 'cross-nation' core forces; whatever the HQ nation is, that's the timeline that is followed. So your 'Diggers' will be treated as if they are regular 'Pommies'.

[TheDesertRat]

Check your history. US Army forces were involved in Buna, Sanananda and Gona. Started Nov 1942.
There were a few US Army forces also at Milne Bay, Sep 1942, but well, best less said about them.

ORIGINAL: KG Erwin

Has anyone played a British LC in the Pacific? As an experiment, I started it in June 1942 but elected to choose only Aussie units. The weird thing is that I chose East Asia but the game moved forward to Nov 1943 for my first battle. So, the early battles in New Guinea (the Kokoda campaign) are skipped over. I suppose this isn't too odd, considering that the 1942 jungle battles were Aussie-only affairs.

Given that, I'm not sure if this format is gonna work for me. I suppose I COULD just do a generated campaign starting in summer of '42.

My question is this: given the British timeline, if I stay in Asia will I end up playing out the war in Burma/India? I'm not buying any tanks, so I don't want my diggers to end up placed somewhere on the Western Front.