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jmalter -> river crossing - shock attack (5/23/2015 9:22:15 AM)
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After waiting some several months for the IJ AI (proud conquerors of Singapore) to assemble & assault Pegu, I gathered enough stuff to take the offensive. Recon showed ~24 IJ LCU in hex 56,54 - I sent my 1st echelon (5 divs & some light armor) to move east 1 hex, then SW to the objective. As they entered, IJ did a Bombardment, their attacker/defender AV ration was ~ 2250/2500.
According to this thread http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3641266&mpage=1, I now have the necessary >30% of enemy AV to prevent a shock attack from occurring, as my 2nd echelon moves SE from Pegu across the river.
Oops, sure enough, the 2nd echelon crosses & does a shock attack, incurring massive casualties, suffered mostly by the leading Chinese corps. (Sorry guys, but that's why you were given the point position.) According to this subsequently-discovered thread: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3644171&mpage=1, my 2nd echelon was too large, its AV should have been <33% of the value of my units already present in the hex.
Another thing, my BombTFs won't attack this non-base hex, despite near-constant aerial recon. The cruisers arrive at night, don't attack, & wait 'til the following day to return to Rangoon. Is there a prohibition against BombTFs targeting a non-base hex?
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