Centuur
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The CW has got some forces in India and Birma under the command of Alexander is there too. To be honest, the only way the Japanese can attack India is if units out of China enter Birma. But that would pave the road for partisan activity in China. That's something that the Japanese don't want to do, since China is supplying the Japanese with all kind of nice goods for the war effort.
This leaves only Yamamoto and a couple of good INF which are slowly moving from Singapore into Siam to attack Birma. But garrisons need to be put in place in Malaya and NEI too, to prevent partisan activity and to garrison the important ports (Truk, Rabaul). There is also the Phillipines to consider. The Japanese need to get ready to kick Uncle Sam out of that country. They need the surprise impulse to get that done without losses (and they do want to make sure that there are no losses). That would mean that next turn, the Japanese need to prepare for the attack on the US positions in the Pacific region. They don't want Manilla to become a base for US Submarines that will attack Japanese shipping from there...
Australia is pretty vulnerable if the RN doesn't have a fleet there anymore. There is only one weak MIL in the country at the moment. Of course, the Sidney MIL will be rebuild end of turn, but still. If those BB's and the two CV's there leave Australia, it's wide open for a Japanese attack.
The situation around India is also troublesome. An Italian fleet task force is sitting in Red Sea ports and the Japanese will have another fleet in Singapore end of turn. The CW is planning an attack on the Italian East African possessions. Already, Monty and Wavell are in Italian Somaliland, together with 3 corps. There are only minor Italian units opposing them. The plan is to kick the Italians out of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland and retake Egyptian Sudan too.
The Atlantic Jugular that's a whole other story. The North Atlantic was the only sea area not under cover of land based air. Starting next turn, the Vildebeast will take up residence in the Madeira's to make sure the Axis can't do this again. That's to say: it will cost them 4 surprise points starting next turn. The CW now needs to redo the total convoy lines to free convoy points to replace the ones lost in the North Atlantic this turn. They can only hope that the turn doesn't end, so that they can get some convoys back in the sea area after having reorganised them.
However, the USSR would like to end this turn ASAP. Now, they can't affort to pass. In two nice weather impulses, things have somehow changed into a problematic Ukrainian front and a complete nightmare at the Turkish/Persian border...
< Message edited by Centuur -- 3/5/2015 3:45:58 PM >
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