Canoerebel -> RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent (1/26/2017 8:33:52 PM)
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The Intelligence Screen. John has done particularly well in the ground game. I've lost a lot of units, especially during the Sumatra campaign. This gap will close, but I'll probably be lucky to approach 1:1 by the end of the game. Both of us have lost a lot of ships. I committed mine hoping to attrition his. Ten months ago, in June '43, I was behind in ships points 9,000 to 5,000. Since then, I've lost 2k in ships; John has lost 6k. We're nearly even now. And, as I've said many times, the objective was to weaken the IJ Navy to the point where everything collapsed. I'm not there yet, but I'm making pretty good progress. I've done fairly decent in the air war, but I have lost a lot of 4EB, especially over Port Moresby. I think the sacrifice was worthwhile, as the overall emphasis on New Guinea helped pin John's attention there for so long (or so I believe). Ten months ago, I think I was down by 18k or 19k points total. The gap is narrowing. That should accelerate, because John is running out of room to maneuver and because his navy is growing thin. And if he suffers a carrier battle defeat, then there's really nothing to stop the Allies from going where they wish. At that point logistics will become the biggest obstacle to victory. But I think my logistical network is in good shape. [image]local://upfiles/8143/E396CEC681004F03AE98B5C5FA77C519.jpg[/image]
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