AmiralLaurent
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Joined: 3/11/2003 From: Near Paris, France Status: offline
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The goal of scen 1 to to end with more points than the Allied, as ever. A victory in the CV battle is the easiest way to do this, but also the more hazardous as the Coral Sea battle may be won by both sides (even if IJN wins most of the time). I played it once and didn't remember now if the Japanese has enough troops to take PM by an amphibious operation (INF Rgt for assault and ENG units with assault value to destroy Allied forts) and enough transports to bring them and supplies to PM. To land in PM with some chance of success, I will load: the big Naval Garnison, the AA unit and supplies in a big convoy with all tranports available in Truk _ the 144th Rgt, the big Naval garnison, the SNLF and the 3 ENG units with assault value in Rabaul. Use FT TF of one DD bringing part of the small Naval Garnison to take Buna, Gili Gili, Lunga and Tulagi. Will give you some easy points. Before the Truk convoy arrives, let the Rabaul convoy wait around Rabaul and patrol with CV N of Rossel Island. If the USN CV engage, they will probably lose. Damaged US CV will be too far from base to be saved while yours will have a chance to reach base. When you land in PM, send a small FT bring troops to Lea Lea to cut any retreat road to the Allied garnison. Or you can change the rules and invade Luganville and Efate instead of PM. Scen 1 is for me a 'CV battle' scenario, too short to really mount and succeed in an amphibious major operation.
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