Cribtop -> RE: Wait, I can't read Cuttlefish's new AAR? - Cribtop (J) vs CF (A) (9/29/2011 9:47:35 PM)
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May 5, 1942 Today the first Western Allied counter thrust is blunted - for now. Subs No contacts. 4th Fleet No change. SE Fleet We recon the heck out of Suva to see what shipping is present and to keep CF wondering as to our intentions. There are lots of juicy targets including a CA TF, AKs, TKs, etc. We must try to make CF pay for disbanding ships this close to the front lines. 14th Army We finish unloading supplies at Cebu and will go pick up a second regiment. 16th Army Cuttles was not bluffing at Daly Waters. He tries a DA with an all tank force against our 3 armored regiments despite constant Japanese air attack. The assault fails by 4 miserable adjusted AV, obtaining 1:2 odds, casualties 350(7) vs 70(2). A gratifying result, and IJA reinforcements are on the way. We may even sneak a fourth armored regiment in from behind to isolate our tormentors if CF stays put. 25th Army DA Langsa takes the base with 127:1 odds, destroying 1 Dutch LCU and retreating 3. Casualties 526(71) vs 43(0). On to Sabang and the opening of the Malacca Strait. Singapore is a bustle of activity, with Oil and excess supply from Palembang landing daily. Soon the first Singers to Japan tankers will depart. As shipping needs decline with the slow transition to the strategic defense, Cribtop HQ is considering a big, one time effort to haul a bunch of oil and fuel out of recently captured bases with large stockpiles using xAKs. Thoughts on whether this is worth it are requested. 15th Army DA Warazup smashes the stragglers of the Burma Army, odds 5:1, casualties 2667(349) vs 59(0). The BFF Brigade and an RAF base force surrender while 7 LCUs retreat. Nice. Not so nice is that they follow the weird retreat algorithm to their doom, falling back on Bhamo instead of India. This is too silly for Cribtop HQ to abide, so we offer CF free passage for these forces so long as they retreat directly to India and take no offensive action along the way. I don't think we players need to make up for all the quirks of the game engine, but this case just defies any reasonable explanation. Elsewhere, the lone wolf unit marching on Kalemyo is revealed to be 6th Australian Division. Well, well, game on Mr. Cuttlefish! We have the 33rd Division "A" brigade (150 AS) in place in jungle rough, with the balance of 33rd Division nearby. We will accept battle and use the 33rd B and C units to attempt encirclement. This situation may also present a favorable opportunity for attritional air combat over a friendly base. The IJAAF will begin bombing tomorrow. This move, taken in conjunction with Daly Waters, indicates that the enemy is slowly transitioning to at least local offensive operations. The question is whether these are ad hoc moves or a longer term design to wait until Japan reached certain phase lines before unleashing planned offensives. So far the evidence points to a middle course, with some forethought in NW Oz at least. We will watch and attempt to exploit if CF over reaches. China BA Sining reveals the unfortunate news that the enemy has a big, 350 AS corps there. Raw AS in a mountain base hex is 552 to 433. We will probably need another division to take the base. Whether this is a good use of forces is an open question. Sining is isolated from both the KMT heartland and the surrounded ChiCom army, and just maintaining a presence in the hex denies resource and thus supply production, IIRC. 5th Fleet Forces for a small probe up here, dubbed Operation Winter Lotus, gather at Ominato. Etoforu makes level 2 airfield while Shimushiri Jima makes level 1.
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