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AmiralLaurent -> RE: Strategy critique, A Halsey free post. (8/30/2005 12:04:39 PM)
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Hi
I am currently invading PH.... see the AAR Bloody Pacific. It's done with standard map.
My preliminary phase was done by the South Seas Detachment (that invaded Midway and then Johnson Island) and 16th Div that took Lahaina and then other bases around here. Lahaina is perfect as a port and airfield to besiege PH without actually landing on it. By the way PH has no HI or ressources so having troops ashore is useless before the final offensive.
From Lahaina 150 bombers and 8 BBs are pounding PH daily. And all my CV/CVL/CVE are in the area, but bombing PH with them results in too heavy losses, especially for Vals.
Second wave was the HQ 16th Army, 4 Div, 3 Eng Rgts and some ART and was landed directly on PH. Allied guns fired about 15000 shells in two days on the invasion TF, even after 15 days of pounding, and did a lot of damage.
The most important thing in this area is fuel. Counting the 128000 points aboard the TF 2 that supports KB at the start of the war, I used more than 300 000 points of fuel in the area... 80% of my TK/AO are sailing between Japan and Hawaii but Lahaina is always short on fuel... during this time tens of Ak are picking fuel in Chinese and Korean ports and bring it to Tokyo to load TK/AO there. Total shipping towards Hawaii in 2 months (it's now 2/Feb/42) is around 500 000 fuel and 350-400 000 supplies. Various Hawaii bases have no no more fuel, Midway has only 5 000. 200 000 are still at sea. Supply situation is better I have 120 000 in Lahaina, Midway and Johnson and about 150 000 still aboard ships.
Trying to land in PH with 1-2 div will probably end in disaster.... except if the CHS greatly lowered the CD defenses and garrison of PH. Taking Lahaina first allows me to pound the island, close it to Allied ships while resting CVs and also saved 25 ships hit during PH landings. I have an AR and a full fleet HQ in Lahaina.
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