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Canoerebel -> RE: Das darf nicht var sein! (1/23/2012 3:11:40 PM)
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10/23/42
The "Struggle" Against Japan: No changes anywhere. Everything continues to look good for the Allies.
Why this Game is Over: In his halting advance across the DEI, Steve left many bases under Allied control. That's a mistake the Allies are taking advantage of in occupying key outposts like Billiton, Ketapang and Pontianak.
Sambas, a base between the Japanese garrisons at Singkawang and Kuching, is another that Steve didn't take. The Allies have held this base with nine air support personnel - nothing else - since early 1942. A single Japanese AV could have marched in from Singkawang in five days via the yellow road and captured it. But it has lanquished in Allied hands for much of 1942.
I figured Steve was at least keeping tabs on the base to make sure the Allies weren't reinforcing on the sly. But today, after a year of ignoring the base, Steve sent an air attack (copied and pasted below) that indicates he had no idea what the Allies have at the base. He must have just noticed there was a garrison, deduced that the Allies had just occupied the base and were about to build it, and figured that it posed a big threat to Singkawang and Kuching. IE, he has ignored this base for months. You can't do things like this and a PBEM match.
Morning Air attack on Sambas , at 57,88
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 93
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2
[image]local://upfiles/8143/EA8743395C1943AEBC5E2C2B65758415.jpg[/image]
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