Canoerebel -> Concerning Hobbits (9/13/2010 3:17:05 PM)
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A brief word to explain why I've chosen this strategy: Following the initial conquests of Singapore, Luzon, etc., an experienced, capable Japanese player has a big decision to make: Where next? Done properly, he has the means to conquer a major territory like Ceylon/NE India, NW and NE Oz, New Zealand, Suva/Pago Pago, and possibly Hawaii and India, though I don't think either have been vanquished in a PBEM yet. An experienced and capable Allied player has to decide how strongly to oppose the Japanese. He can do so vigorously and may succeeed. But there is the distinct possibility that he will come out on the short end, which risks a Japanese auto-victory or, at a mininum, many, many months of inertia as he faces a war in an ocean without the one asset he needs - carrier superiority - to fight that war. Knowing my opponent is very good led me to choose a soft - very soft - defense early in the game. I am willing to concede a heck of alot of territory if, in doing so, I can (1) protect my carriers; (2) develop my infrastructre - troops, supplies, bases - to facilitate the eventual Allied offensives; (3) use any territory gained by Japan to my advantage later - for deception purposes and/or a fight that favors the Allies; and (4) not lose anything vital - like SE Australia (Melbourne/Sydney), NW India (Karachi), and Pearl Harbor. So, to this point, I haven't been pushed beyond where I'm willing to be pushed. I'm getting nervous about India, now, but had Brad landed in strength at Townsville, I'd probably be equally worried about Sydney now. I have alot of territory that I can yield in India, but it's going to be a battle.
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