Canoerebel
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Joined: 12/14/2002 From: Northwestern Georgia, USA Status: offline
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We're a week into the game. Since this is my second Scenario Two game (the first being in November 1944 now), what am I going to do differently? 1. Convoy System: I'll use larger, escorted supply convoys. In Game One, I started by using small, unescorted, low value TFs, but they got chewed alive by subs. 2. No Rushing to the Front: I won't push fuel to the front as hard as I did the first time. My tankers were just torpedo magnets and there isn't really a need to stockpile large quantities early. 3. Not Contesting Parts of the Front: Q-Ball is going to push for Darwin, Port Headland, Noumea, and probably some of the islands like Suva, Pago Pago, Palmyra, and Midway. I believe I can turn penetrations in those areas to my advantage later in the game, so I won't fight hard there. Instead, I want to concentrate on beefing up the garrisons at Oz, Ceylon, and Hawaii to thwart the possibility of an auto-Victory by Q-Ball. Early efforts will also go into strengthening some garrisons in the Aleutians, Diego Garcia, Addu, Tahiti, and Christmas Islands. 4. Fake Major Axis of Advance: Q-Ball knows I have used major invasions of the Kuriles, Sikhalin Island, and the DEI in previous games. Consequently, he'll garrison these bases and see to their defense. As we get well into 1942, the Allies will engage in activity suggesting a threat in these regions. 5. Careful in Burma: Q-Ball will at least consider invading northeast India. I won't take a chance on having my Burma army too far forward and therefore isolated. I will get them back far enough to see to the defenses of Calcutta, Chittagong, and (eventually) Akyab. 6. Supplies and Fuel: Supplies have never been a problem in Game One, but fuel has been scarce from time to time. I'll work on setting up a better infrastructure. Pago Pago and Tahiti don't make great fuel dumps because their small port size restrict loading and unloading in quantity. They should be employed, but I need to develop a better system. 7. Pilot Training: I'm trying to get a handle on this even though I don't enjoy it. Q-Ball does enjoy it and, given the fact that this is something like his third game, he's got too much experience and talent to let him achieve a major advantage in this department.
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