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Andy Mac -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 12:35:21 PM)

My focus for now is on Burma and the sucking in of his LCU's I want as many of PZB's strategic reserves committed to the backwater before the real attack begins......



Andy Mac -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 12:35:59 PM)

ps 3 months until Superforts and crispy fried Palembang.......



traskott -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 4:51:02 PM)

So, all of this is about sending 200 B-29 over Palembang? [:'(][:'(][:'(]



Andy Mac -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 4:56:04 PM)

na thats just a side benefit.

I want to make him fight hard in Burma suck in as much combat power as I can so when my real offensive goes in he has no force to commit.

Best thing PZB could do now is dogfight me for another month or so in North Burma then step back to the line north of Toubgoo in the woods as without a port the plains are of limited use to me. So hold me on a line Ramree to Toungoo

Then in 3 months step back a little further bsically without a major naval committment I cannot force the malacca strait so PZB has lots of options todelay me I WANT him to continue the dogfight in North Burma it suits me every time I identify another Div I cheer !!!




traskott -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 5:01:26 PM)

Well, if you put one step ahead, by sure PZB will have even three plans to counter it !!! xDDD It's the good (or bad) side of play against a skillful player...

How many divisions has at Burma ? How many division should be able to deploy now ??



Andy Mac -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 9:51:10 PM)

He has I think at least 12 Divs in Burma maybe 14 depending on his reserves

A new Div appeared today on the Arakan front where they tried to shift 43rd indian Bde - not quite the untrained Bded it was last time it was in Burma now its a battle tested unit and it held easily....

More forces are en route and I managed to get a Seabee Bn in full into Ramree last turn which will enable forts to begin.

My bombers hit every airfield in Northern Burma - the sole goal is to keep them all supressed and burn supplies.

When XV Corps gets onto the plain and starts to flank Schwebo PZB will have a nasty choice come out and meet me and be shredded or stay in his bases and be flanked.....

When the rest of IV Corps gets into place I will have more options but thats at least a week away



Andy Mac -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 9:58:39 PM)

If I keep pounding the air fields I would hope to get to the stage where my dediums can keep them supressed and I can concentrate the Heavies for the next stage

Prome
Toungoo
Rangoon
etc etc

If I can set it up that each base in turn gets hit by 200+ 4E one day each then PZB has a problem I dont see Burma being defendabel in the face of 2000+ allied aircraft...

So PZB has to know that in a few weeks I will be coming for the southern Burmese air bases REGARDLES of cost in order to put them out of action once and for all...

You see there is one truly nasty impact of lvl 9 AF's they are stone cold bitch to repair when knocked out .....



GreyJoy -> RE: A good day..... (6/20/2011 11:57:13 PM)

Aren't u having problems with concentrated AA? in my game my heviests get always chewed, even at 22k, when facing the Death Star AA concentration...



Andy Mac -> RE: A good day..... (6/21/2011 6:17:31 PM)

Not particularily I bomb many targets and do it quite high with good exp pilots - I get a few damaged every now and then but in general my losses are acceptable unless I go for Rangoon.

I may go for Rangoon soon which will increase losses a lot but in genreral they are acceptable



Andy Mac -> RE: A good day..... (6/22/2011 10:20:06 PM)

Another day another grinding night on the Burma front - troops are advancing and driving on their objectives the plan remains suck in Japanese resources



Andy Mac -> Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/25/2011 5:34:22 PM)

Massive battles off Arakan Coast yesterday - I committed more DD TF's and the new Baltimore Class Cruiser USS Boston.

In vicious running night battles Boston went toe to toe with Haruna and another Japanese BB.

Boston was sunk by the end of the day but so was Haruna !!!

A tactical draw but I suspect a strategic victory.

Losses were light apart from that can PZB continue to commit his most potent weapon to a sideshow....

Thats a BB and 6 IJN DD's lost in last two weeks in exchange for Boston and light damage to a 5 US Destroyers (2 of wchich are back in service already)

The attrition is working - PZB also tried a shock attack as a pair of Divs tried to unhinge the 45th Indian Bde - (however 2 fresh Indian Divs had just arrived - I am seriosly considering a counter attack but I think I need more supplies so I wil neeed to wait a turn)

Trying a carpet bombing attack tomorrow all my Tacticals and for the 1st5 time the full weight off the allied strategic air force will hit Guards Tank - I want to swanp the Division in lead before the 5th Div attacks.

No idea how it will work but I may as well try



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/25/2011 6:06:24 PM)

A number of Japanese Destroyers were damaged in the running fights as well


DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
BB Kongo, Shell hits 5
CA Aoba, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 2
DD Matsukaze, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Okinami, Shell hits 2
DD Satsukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Tachekaze, Shell hits 1
DD Tadeshiwa, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
E Yugao, Shell hits 3




Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/25/2011 6:09:07 PM)

I dont think Kongo is badly damaged but Haruna is down and I think 3 additional IJN DD's are crippled or sunk all for the loss of Boston.




Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/25/2011 8:22:28 PM)

I suspect this may break the back of the ramree campaign I see signs of Japanese withdrawal from the Guards tank pocket if PZB is pulling back then he may have decided to cut his losses at Ramree - all I need is a lvl 1 AF and its game over anyway at present its about 60% to lvl 1 when the airbridge really starts....

I could go after his Air Fields in southern Burma - I need to think it through

Bassein/Prome/Toungoo/Rangoon will be a tough nut to hit I would need to pound them each in turn which is not easy.

But I am seriously considering it as destroying those AF's could win me the campaign



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 1:22:49 AM)

Been taking a long look round and the more I think about it I think PZB is either bugging out of Schwebo or is rotating troops - I can see no reason to pull back his garrison on the Lashio front and they are definitly moving back




Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 1:23:54 AM)

1 Fleet, 5 Light and 16 Escort Carriers now in position

More are en route just waiting on at least 1,000 carrier aircraft before my next move



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 6:18:38 PM)

Carpet bombing was a bust - my attack went in and did ok 500 casualties each

apart from that a quiet turn (by our standards)

Going to try and hit Toungoo tomorrow with a heavy raid more and more destroyers are arriving in theatre and 4 more are in yards due to be handed back in 4 days so lots of strength pouring in



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 7:48:59 PM)

2 Bdes of 39th Indian Div entered Bhamo yesterday and will try a hasty attack to take the air field



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 7:52:05 PM)

also 45th Recce regt broke out into the open terrain its a weak unit but its armoured cars can cause some mayhem in the rear areas



Capt. Harlock -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 7:55:12 PM)

quote:

I dont think Kongo is badly damaged


Maybe not and maybe so. The Baltimore class fired super-heavy 8" shells.



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 8:07:21 PM)

I can hope the main point is it will force PZB back securing Ramree if I can get Ramree operational then its good night for souther Burma airfields and shold lead to a supply chokehold over Burma if I close Rangoon PZB's Burma strategy is up the swanee.

Only problem with it I am not sure I want his burma strategy to be up the swanee would I prefer to keep sucking more troops in....



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 8:24:30 PM)

Burma

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Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 9:01:55 PM)

Still need to make a decision about where to commit III Corps its reassembling at Kalgoorlie and could go either way

1500 AV of Armour and motorised Bdes I have options need to think it through where I commit them - my gut says they are wasted in SWPAC and mqay be of more use in Burma but they would also be of use if I decide to hit Sumatra or Java



traskott -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 9:13:04 PM)

1.500 A.V. is a lot of armor, but only interesting in a place where can be efectively used...Burma is all about jungle, and lot of fortifications... 



beppi -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 9:36:50 PM)

For me armored forces really shine in Vietnam/Laos Area. It is almost the perfect area for quick armored assaults. But it requires a break through from Burma. I usually do not use the armored bdes in the island campaign. The pure armored units (USMC/USA) are very suited for that but in the mixed British Bdes the Inf squads in that units get disabled very quickly (the armor is still quite usable) but you cannot use them for maximum effect.



traskott -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 9:47:52 PM)

British inf squad have a VERY low replacement rate and with the LCU composition they will be get killed or disabled in a few combats rounds. They are not expendable. 



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 10:01:01 PM)

Hmmm interesting thoughts I actually have a few Brit Squads in the pool now so I can take losses but I agree the jungle or islands is not the correctplace for the big Bdes need to think it through where I can get max bang for buck



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 10:12:22 PM)

I really really hate it when games grind down to 1 turn per day hitting send/recieve a lot today for both my games

Ah well patience is a virtue



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 11:40:54 PM)

11.40pm no more turns only 1 each today from my games - bored now <sigh> may need to start a few more up to kep my fix flowing.....



Andy Mac -> RE: Newflash Jap Battleship left burning off Arakan (6/26/2011 11:42:15 PM)

Any requests for info before I call it a night ?



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