incbob -> RE: Island Hopping (5/24/2021 4:51:59 PM)
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One thing you need to consider is Victory points. Remember the point of this game is not to defeat the Japanese, but to get victory points. (Japan defeat should be a forgone conclusion). If you look at what the US actually did, they did very little "Island Hoping." = Nov 1943 invade Tarawa Gilbert Islands (place for LBA when invading Kwajalein) = Feb 1944 invade Kwajalein (Kwajalein is a victory hex) = June 1944 invade Saipan. (Originally this was done to strategic bomb Japan. In game this is not possible until maybe 1945 but Guam is a victory hex. Also, note the allies passed up Truk. Truk is a victory hex, but it was felt it was to strong to take on.) = Sept 1944 invade what in game is Palau. (At the time the Allies thought this was needed to invade the Philippines to provide LBA. It wasn't). One of the great battles in US history and no one knows about it because it turns out not to be important. So sad. = Oct 1944 invade the Philippines. (The Allies really debated whether to go to Formosa or the Philippines. MacArthur and the Philippines won out. (Both the Philippines and Formosa have victory hexes and allow LBA to attack Japanese convoy routes.) Basically in game you will probably do about as much Island hoping and for the reason the Allies historically did. To take important bases, to provide a base for the next attack, and the most important reason to take a base....LBA. I mean IWO was taken just for LBA (By the way, it saved the lives of 51 pilots. That is all. 51 pilots. The reason they went in sounds great, to save wounded planes, but it never really happened.)
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