Mike Solli
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Joined: 10/18/2000 From: the flight deck of the Zuikaku Status: offline
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Morning Obvert. That is interesting. You are right, it does cost a lot in fuel and supply, and forces, which is basically HI. Unfortunately, the Japanese player must defend this area. If he doesn't, the Allies have a base for a dagger pointing right at the heart of Imperial Japan. One thing I have done from day one was to take a hard look at every base and make several decisions about it: 1. Do I want to occupy it? 2. Do I want to increase the port? 3. If so, by how many? 4. DoI want to increase the air field? 5. If so, by how much? 6. Do I want to build forts? 7. If so, how many? In this AO, I have built up very few ports and airfields, but a lot of forts. At Munda, I built the fort level to 6 (now at 5), and the airfield to 2. Nothing else. I have a Naval Guard, an engineer company and some AS. The two divisions that have landed there will take it probably the next time he attacks. The cost to me will be everything there, and to him a few planes and most importantly, time. From my point of view, the Japanese player will lose. My goal is to last through September 1945. If I do that, it's a win. So I am playing for time. It is impossible for the Allied player to run out of stuff. Yes, early in the game he can have severe shortages of stuff, but it'll come eventually. I can slow him down through campaigns like the one going on at Adak. I suspect he figured it would be easier than it is. He originally sent a division and an engineer regiment. No dice. He reinforced with two separate infantry regiments. Still no dice. Yes, I have to destroy them and I'm pushing enough strength (I think) to do that. I believe that eventually he'll give up on the Aleutians. We'll see. He's lost 1-2 BBs plus other small ships there. Yeah, he gets a lot, but that still hurts. Basically, I feel I need to fight in the SE Fleet area. The more time and resources he expends there, the better for me. That's good stuff not somewhere where it really can hurt me.
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