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Luskan -> RE: Me no understand... (5/1/2004 5:19:29 AM)
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Mike - the isolation of Darwin is the australian's biggest problem. If you land enough troops (and are willing to sacrifice a percentage to the coastal defences and the forts) and you can swarm the place and take it - sit around for a month on your ass, and then bail the important inf units out long before any of the messed up Oz units at home can get to Darwin (and when they do get there, they've been on the road for weeks!).
Yes, Darwin is on the objective list - however that operation won't be mounted until Dandriff has succeeded or failed.
This morning's turn was a gem. To begin with almost all forces are in position for operation dandriff all over the map. This is excellent news. In china, Raver's chinese troops at Yenen put up a stalwart defence against me renewed assault (lots of reinforcements had arrived) and although it cost me a thousand troops, I drove him out into the northern wilderness. My troops will chase Raver's troops up the road to the next base - but after that I'll have to stop, supply line, length of my defences and of course - the fact that there isn't really any further to go in the north. The reason Yenen took so long to take is simple - in the first game where I snatche dit early, I literally ronuded up every IJA inf unit in a 300 mile radius and off they went. This time, I have left at least a division or very large regiment at EVERY BASE in china, a: to prevent partisans, and b: to ensure Raver's chinese don't try and slip through the lines. This is also why hangchow took so long to take . . . but take it I did this turn as well, driving thousands of cinese down the road to Wuchow (and best of all, my troops followed them down the road!). A garrison is on its way to hangchow with eng, art and a smaller, fresh regiment, while my army will chase Raver's troops past Canton to Wuchow.
Once Wuchow falls, I can easily snatch Ichang, and have cleared almost all the dangerous sized airfields in range of japan. Pushing back inland from the Canton/hanoi railway won't be so easy - but it depends how many of Raver's troops escape.Fortunately I am also garrisoning every hex of railway to have a continuous defensive line.
In more good news, my newly landed eng and art units in malaya reached alor star and proved the difference, pushing Raver's troops out (although in all three "victories" my armies have claimed this turn, in each case, taking the base has cost me more troops than it did Raver). Raver's troops are retreating to Georgetown, and my troops will take a couple of turns to recoup, rest and prepare for the next step in the drive (and of course, again, wait for the garrison to arrive before they leave) before moving on down the peninsula in pursiut. A few small units from Kuantan are gonig to rty and reach malacca and cut off georgetown and KL from singapore - but I timed it badly - I don't think I can get there before Raver's troops slip by on their way south.
Raver has spotted my little build up at Vigan - and the 65th Brigade moving towards Tugeragao to uphold the fighting there (I'm actually loosing more men that Raver there at each turn. Not very many - but enough to be disheartening). As long as I have the strength there to make Raver's life a problem if he retreats from his forts, I'm happy. Especially since My troops at naga are receiving reinforcements very very soon.
Where is Kido Butai the world wonders?? Well, it has had a few adys off (like all my cvs over the last few turns). They are in position and ready for Dandriff, which should begin in two or three turns (although it will take more than a week before Raver sees it coming).
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