castor troy
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ORIGINAL: Alfred
Some Allied players, if they feel their opponent is attempting to completely capture India, choose Bombay as their last ditch stand. This is a sub optimal choice. The better choice is Karachi. The only advantage Bombay has over Karachi is that it is Heavy Urban terrain whereas Karachi is Light Urban terrain. The more important advantages lie with Karachi.
1. Karachi is close to the Abadan wormhole. This means that it can be easily resupplied from off map bases. The only way to blockade Karachi requires the KB to permanently be on station just 1 hex away. Well prepared beforehand, Karachi should should survive investment for months. That leaves all other Japanese possessions vulnerable to Allied recapture, even in 1942. Bombay can be blockaded merely by Japanese LBA from captured airfields and IJN subs.
2. Karachi is as the extreme end of Japanese logistics whereas Bombay is near to several important supply depots which would have been captured by Japan on the drive to
Bombay.
The real sting in the Indian Emergency Reinforcement package is provided by the early arrival of substantial numbers of Spitfires. Unless opposed by the best Japanese pilots and airframes, the Spitfires will, not may, quickly gain air superiority over the battlefield. That makes suppression of Allied fortification building very, very difficult. It also tends to ensure Allied supply dumps are not reduced by Japanese air attack.
If you go for knocking out India, you will have to accomplish it before commencing Operation Siberian Winter. The Soviet Mig's impact is similar to that of the Spitfire. You won't have sufficient quality pilots and airframes to be fighting both the MiGs and Spitfires simultaneously.
Alfred
I share the same view on the importance of Karachi. If Evoken loses Karachi I don't think he will be able to reinforce India and over time even his forces in Bombay will be gradually worn down, especially given my naval superiority. As you note, the fact that Karachi is at the far end of the map is also a significant hindrance for Japan and is a point that some Allied players may overlook.
I am still debating whether to push towards Karachi and trigger the emergency reinforcements however. While the prospect of capturing further industry, destroying a number of Allied units, and removing the threat of invasion from India is inviting, such a conquest will require considerable resources (including my strategic reserve) and time that clash with Operation Siberian Winter. The prospect of facing Spitfires early for the reasons you note is also a big hindrance. I remain undecided at this time but I will have to make a decision shortly.
If he has enough supply at Bombay and he has built forts it's impossible to take due to the heavy urban defensive multiplier. In my game against Mundy as the Allied he attacked Calcutta with an Army of over 10.000 av. I had 2000 Japanese av in the city with level 9 forts. He lost several thousand av with each attack and only got the forts down to level 6 when his 500.000 men Army was totally worn down and my reinforcements arrived.
Attacking heavy urban hexes is suizide when the enemy has supplies and even without supplies one takes horrendous losses attacking. If you can't get it cheap (which you can't in this case), I wouldn't attack.
< Message edited by castor troy -- 12/30/2020 10:29:02 AM >
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