RangerJoe
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Then Oldendorf can have a bunch of battleships to play with. This early, using the slow BBs is just giving Japan victory points, they are so vulnerable to night attacks, especially by Iboats. It is going to take prep for a bunch of bases, grabbing the easiest and countering his subs, betties and nells and zeroes. It won't be easy...early CAP traps will be key, as will running away at the right point. But yes, today we are marshalling 90% of the USN to operations against the Kuriles all the way to Kunashiri and Shikotan. I have add that I have never ever predicted what my opponent was going to do with any degree of accuracy in the short term. Longer term I have done ok...still, I think if he goes Oz, I can recover, If he goes Burma, I can recover, if he goes Socotra I need to do Kuriles plus. I still plan on pushing everywhere the KB isn't... 4 Carriers in 2 weeks, 5 carriers in 74 days...plus everything I can pump into India now and prepare to hit his supply lines. If he is going for India, his navy will be out of position for Hokkaido bombardments, his I-boats may be elsewhere, his air units will be busy in the Central Pacific with what you are doing, his ground reserves should be shifting to counter your Central Pacific moves. So you can move supplies north, which you would do anyway, and some units as well. If one of those is a paratroop unit, then they need no prep to grab a base - especially if it is undefended. Think of having Kingfishers and Torpedo Cats to attack cargo ships in the area. Check the line for the North Pacific Winter Weather so you can retreat the battleships there which could severely dampen his air response. Up there at this time, the weather would be your friend. You could move in, not be seen, then bombard a base or two. Then move out. If you do not see any decrease in air activity elsewhere, then you could presume that the only air units that may be redirected would be his trainees. If you move in subs first, they will give you an idea of his Naval Search range plus any ASW TFs in that area. If you also send in DDs to sink the ASW TFs, that will help your submarine efforts. Any cargo TFs that they can sink will be a bonus for you.
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