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No turn from Jeff since Thursday so no update.
We reached 15th of August. Nothing has happened since the last update outside China.
Got some SIGINT that the 48th and 21st ID are planning to attack Prince Rupert. This is probably old stuff and Jeff havn´t changed prepp on them. Both are currently in Alaska but taking PR would give him absolutely nothing at this point.
What are the benefits of getting to 100 prep? Units can gain experience, but that shouldn't apply to these Japanese units who likely exceed the maximum from training. A second benefit is that when you change the target location that the unit retains up to 33% preparation for the new target. (This is based on personal observation.) Some might value surprise and 33% preparation more than 100% preparation and alert defenders.
Prep is the equivalent of making plans, gathering intel on enemy defences, adjusting plans to deal with or avoid defences, and most importantly getting intel on landing spots. When the US Marines began their Gilberts campaign the did not have good intel on the approach to the beaches and when the landing day came their landing craft had to unload the marines on a coral reef that blocked approach to the beach. It was something like 1000 feet (or maybe yards) of wading on sharp coral to get to the beach, and they could not carry the supply that was supposed to go with them. That was partial prep!
Same thing happened to the Canadian brigade landed in a raid at Dieppe in Northern France: the landing included a goodly tank force to support the infantry against the known MG nests, but no one looked at the type of beach. The fist-sized rocks (called shingle) got into the tank treads and disabled every tank. The attack failed with huge casualties in dead, wounded and captured. Poor prep!
The game covers everything from troop training, suppression of defences to tide tables, water depth/beach slope etc. under the heading of Preparation. At 100& prep you will still have some losses on landing from random factors that cannot be planned for. At 33% you will take huge casualties from troops and equipment falling in the water, and losses when the enemy shoots at your troops because they are not suppressed.
I landed at one place with troops 50% prepared and lost about 40% of then as disabled and 20% destroyed.
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RE: Canada and India invaded! - 
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Jeff has been travelling which means few turns have been done. 
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