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Accipiter -> RE: Feasibility of eary Australia Invasion (3/16/2006 3:16:51 AM)
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So to sum up....my thoughts on a planned invasion of Eastern Australia is a VERY BAD idea. The idea was to try this in a PBEM game and execute it within a couple weeks of game start, hopefully before any reinforcement arrived in Australia. And since it was going to be in a PBEM game, the chance of success has gone from VERY BAD to LUDICRIOUSLY BAD.
Most of the time, I have the attitude at the start of the game, to basically follow history (roughly) and by no means actually expect to win as the Japs. But in this game, I was thinking of just trying something different and wasn't sure if it was even really possible (seeing that I haven't gotten a PBEM even as far as 1/42 yet .. waiting on 1.8 to fix those bugs)). But if it could be pulled off, it'd be a load of fun.
My plan was to to isolate PI initially, but not invade. Those divisions and the ones in and around Japan would load up and travel to Truk. With a little luck, Rabaul would be in Japs hand by this point. From there, with heavy BB/CA bombardment groups and the KB providing air cover, move in to Brisbane with those 5 Divisions. Once (and if) Brisbane fell, I'd move in LBA to support additional operations across Australia. The next major attack would be at Syndey. If Syndey could be captured, then I wouldn't have to worry so much about shipping in tons of supply, since I could produce a portion of it locally. My hope at this point would that supply for the Australians would drop and the rest of their forces on the island would suffer as a result, allowing the rest of E and SE Australia to be taken. The KBs primary mission would be to prevent re-inforcements from reaching Australia. Smaller units would be used to take the NE while the larger force would focus on the SE.
The divisions set for Malaya would continue as planned and I would try to save enough PP to transfer command of a Chinese division to support DEI operations. Once Malaya was conquered, those divisions would be shifted to operations in the DEI. Once the DEI was under Japanese control, they would land in force in Northern Austalia.
This would all be contingent upon a successful attack on the Asiatic and Pacific Fleets. Enough so that Allied operations would be severely hampered.
Besides the fact that the operation would liley not succede, the more I think about it, leaving PI in Allied hands for so long may be a big mistake.
BTW, what happens to unit that are suppose to appear in a base if that base is controlled by another player or being contested? If it goes to the capital, then Syndey would likely have to hit first although victory there would be even harder to achieve.
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