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el cid again -> RE: CHS Base Question (8/3/2006 9:13:52 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown
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ORIGINAL: bradfordkay
The reason that Aden was added to the map was to give the British a "safe" entry point. Early AARs were showing that an aggressive Japaniese player could put Britain completely out of the game by capturing Karachi - no Karachi, no reinforcements. The idea was that since Aden was off the indian subcontinent it would not be threatened by a Japanese conquering of India.
It was generally accepted on the forum that to capture a major nation's last reinforcement point, thus preventing all reinforcement's from arriving, is a little too gamey. YMMV
That is exactly correct. It is easier to use a house rule proclaiming that Aden is out of bounds, than to do the same with Karachi.
Also, the presence of Aden as a British entry point allows for the interdiction of British reinforcements and supplies by Japanese air and naval forces, if they can operate that far forward - something that is impossible if these things simply "appear" at Karachi.
As for the VP worth of Aden, it is worth 1 VP. I didn't reduce it to 0 because I was concerned that may introduce some strange effects. Aden used to be worth more in earlier versions of CHS because it WAS allowed to be attacked then - it was the old "Middle East" base that was considered out of bounds.
The only forces that are in Aden are a static base force and one squadron of aircraft (from memory). The Allied player could move that single squadron out, at the cost of losing the ability to conduct anti-shipping and ASW patrols, but I don't see that as a big advantage.
I would like to include Madagascar as well. I have looked at doing so in the past, but the map does not really allow it due to lack of room.
Andrew
OK - so the political points of Aden in CHS 155 are no longer present in newer editions. Note they ARE STILL in RHS.
And I note that the approaches - the sea line of communication to Aden - is considered in bounds - a clarification that
means we are not quite as far apart as I thought.
At the present time RHS scenarios define Aden as fair game. I will try (as Japan) to take the place - and (as Allies) to defend it if attacked. I find it hard to imagine how to attack it - but we will see.
Note that in RHS Bombay is NOT an entry point for the British. It is replaced by Melbourne. Supplies and fuel - and units - appear at Melbourne - not always at Aden. So the problem of losing "the only entry point" may not be as germane as in the stock and CHS scenarios your concepts were addressing. I have taken ships and run them from the US East Coast, US Gulf Coast and UK to Melbourne - via Cape Horne. These are removed from play, to justify the "invisible" arrival of supplies, fuel, oil and resources - and land units and air units - at Melbourne. I did a similar thing for Aden - running some ships down the Red Sea - and most by the Cape of Good Hope. Kerachi remains an entry point for some supply - including fuel from Iraq and Iran. There is also a new city in Northern Pakistan - because Indian Air Force squadrons formed there - and some supply appears there from off the map. This may present a more complex set of British/Allied supply sources than in past scenarios.
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