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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/14/2008 10:23:24 PM   
Gen.Hoepner


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Quiet day. We managed to evacuate Malir just few hours before his advanced troops entered in the town...now it's only Karachi left...soon his bombers will pound Karachi from a very close base...exactly like in Luzon, where he has estabilished an advanced base at San Fernando...


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ASW attack at 19,7

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 13
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Shonan Maru #17
PC Shonan Maru #6
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Gamitsu Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS Narwhal, hits 3,  on fire...he came out of Bombay hunting for my subs...

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ASW attack at 19,7

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 13
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Shonan Maru #17
PC Shonan Maru #6
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Gamitsu Maru #1
PC Fumi Maru
APD Patrol Boat No. 39
APD Patrol Boat No. 38
APD Patrol Boat No. 37
APD Patrol Boat No. 36

Allied Ships
SS Narwhal, hits 17,  heavy damage

And the Narwhal took several hits...incredibly the ship is still afloat...
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Ground combat at Malir

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10690 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4893

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 13 - adjusted assault: 15

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malir base !!!




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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/14/2008 10:43:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok gentlemen, now we'll see how these guys at Karachi will fight for their own lifes. There's no retreat route, no more. Now fight or die!

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 12:14:11 AM   
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Ok, we managed to pull back everything at Karachi. Nearly 2600 AVs...not that bad indeed...if only my CD guns were worth a dime...

Anyway, nothing much to report...Calcutta is coming to the end...he brought in 2 divisions...no wonder the base is falling quickly...


A little surprise in China is scheldued for tomorrow...let's see if it works out


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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31
Ki-49 Helen x 89

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 44 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
257 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 47

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G3M Nell x 81
G4M1 Betty x 62
H8K Emily x 1

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
H8K Emily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
AK Borgfred, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fairfield City, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jalarajan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Nightingale, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
519 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 1

Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2


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Ground combat at Calcutta

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 39582 troops, 148 guns, 334 vehicles, Assault Value = 899

Defending force 10396 troops, 63 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 176

Japanese max assault: 1140 - adjusted assault: 573

Allied max defense: 161 - adjusted defense: 213

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
397 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
782 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 2


In the screenshot you can see the combat troops ready to defend Karachi...





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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 3:13:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		A can't imagine he will ever take Karachi with all them troop certainly he will have more troops but the bonus's will surely bring give you the advantage!!

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 8:42:42 AM   
Gen.Hoepner


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2 more bombing run against Karachi, but he also landed a suicide unit at Karachi, in order to recon my forces...from what he said in his mail he had been quite astonished by the composition.
Can't say i like these suicide missions...but i can live with them.

Turn isn't arrived yet. Just the reply and the combat txt...so we'll wait to comment...





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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone

Allied Ships
AK Empire Lake, Shell hits 3, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
10453 casualties reported
Guns lost 191
Vehicles lost 8

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 4

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko

Allied Ships
AK Empire Lake, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
3468 casualties reported
Guns lost 54
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 11
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 1

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TF 126 encounters mine field at Karachi (21,3)

Surely he wanted also to clear some mines....

TF 126 troops unloading over beach at Karachi, 21,3


Japanese Ships
MSW W.18
MSW W.15
MSW W.12
MSW W.9
MSW W.7
MSW W.4
MSW W.3
PG Kure Maru #5, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Hirotama Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Idzumo
AP Rozan Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
PG Iwate

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Karachi, 21,3, firing at TF 126
509 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Rozan Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PG Iwate, Shell hits 5
PG Idzumo, Shell hits 6

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported



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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 71
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
I-153c x 9
I-16c x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
I-153c: 4 destroyed
I-16c: 7 destroyed

A sweep mission over Chungking...lost some useless chinese fighters...no problem...my MAF was all down

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32
Ki-48-I Lily x 20
Ki-49 Helen x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6


At Manila my Flak does his job
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Ground combat at Calcutta

Calcutta finally fell.....

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 38899 troops, 142 guns, 334 vehicles, Assault Value = 861

Defending force 9040 troops, 33 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Japanese max assault: 1058 - adjusted assault: 712

Allied max defense: 102 - adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Calcutta base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
365 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
755 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7716 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7876

Defending force 144577 troops, 660 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3470

Ouch...he has nearly 8000 AVs....too much i fear...






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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 8:53:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		He has so placed a huge army at Changsha. He's surely has the numerical advantage, but his supply lines are thin and exposed...i've organized some guerrilla ops against his back lines...let's see if the trick has worked out...can't wait for the turn...

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 9:03:55 AM   
Gen.Hoepner


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Status: offline 		In China i must stabilize the front before the Burma road gets closed.....If...and i underline the word IF, Changsha holds, then he will be off balance somehwere else in China...in the north maybe...let's see...anyway he has exactly the double AV i have there...and my supplies are running low...plus he has tons of bombers hitting my troops everyday....gonna be on the edge...

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 9:25:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Karachi is urban and I have yet to see someone taking an urban hex against 2500 assault points that have 300.000 supplies. Impossible I think... and you even get autosupply, don´t you?

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 11:30:41 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: castor troy

Karachi is urban and I have yet to see someone taking an urban hex against 2500 assault points that have 300.000 supplies. Impossible I think... and you even get autosupply, don´t you?


Once i've taken Chungking against 10.000 AVs!Aftern months of air bombing, obviously, but however it's possible. Consider that he can bomb the hell out of Karachi both by sea and by air...those supplies won't last forever!...Anyway i do agree it won't be so easy, nor fast...



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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 12:36:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Still no sign of the KB...could be sailing back to the pacific right now...it's help it's not needed anymore now that he has closed down Karachi and Malir is full of Japanese Bombers...so from now on we have to pay a LOT of attention using my fleet in the pacific...especially for what concerns operation SummerBird (the conquest of Marcus Isl.)...
Saratoga is finally safe at PH...however her damage is quite huge...50 sys...at least 6 months at full repair speed... damned subs!! We sunk yesterday the I-124 at Kwalajein however...it gives me such a good feeling to sink those damned hunters!
Lady Lex has been upgraded, while my other 2 CVs are coming back to PH, along with my BB fleet. All of them need to be upgraded in April!...leaving in the Marshalls some 25 DDs and 6 CA/CLs...just in case, along with a consistent merchant fleet (40 AKs and 12 APs, plus some 10 MWSs, 10 PC/PGs and some other minor vassels)

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 12:48:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

Still no sign of the KB...could be sailing back to the pacific right now...it's help it's not needed anymore now that he has closed down Karachi and Malir is full of Japanese Bombers...so from now on we have to pay a LOT of attention using my fleet in the pacific...especially for what concerns operation SummerBird (the conquest of Marcus Isl.)...
Saratoga is finally safe at PH...however her damage is quite huge...50 sys...at least 6 months at full repair speed... damned subs!! We sunk yesterday the I-124 at Kwalajein however...it gives me such a good feeling to sink those damned hunters!Lady Lex has been upgraded, while my other 2 CVs are coming back to PH, along with my BB fleet. All of them need to be upgraded in April!...leaving in the Marshalls some 25 DDs and 6 CA/CLs...just in case, along with a consistent merchant fleet (40 AKs and 12 APs, plus some 10 MWSs, 10 PC/PGs and some other minor vassels)


Now you know how i feel exactly about your damned subs in our game Nico


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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 6:44:23 PM   
Gen.Hoepner


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Status: offline 		What would i do now if i was him? That's the question i need to answer now.

Let's assume the KB is coming back to Singapore and then to the pacific.
Let's also assume that the Karachi siege will take him some time.
What to do with the KB?

His precious ships probably need an upgrade by now. And i'm also sure they would need few days in a level 10 port in order to R&R a bit.
But if he doesn't sit...what can he do? Where can he go?...having not enough troops to invade anywhere else he could go raiding my supply lines i the pacific...yes...that could be feaseble...between PH and the Marshalls i have tons of ships coming and going...yes, it would be risky for him...but anyway i gotta keep my eyes right open and do not assume that the central pacific is mine and impenetrable!
Watch out Hoepner! Your enemy is skilled and sneaky!

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 7:14:41 PM   
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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/15/2008 7:22:41 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

What would i do now if i was him? That's the question i need to answer now.

Let's assume the KB is coming back to Singapore and then to the pacific.
Let's also assume that the Karachi siege will take him some time.
What to do with the KB?

His precious ships probably need an upgrade by now. And i'm also sure they would need few days in a level 10 port in order to R&R a bit.
But if he doesn't sit...what can he do? Where can he go?...having not enough troops to invade anywhere else he could go raiding my supply lines i the pacific...yes...that could be feaseble...between PH and the Marshalls i have tons of ships coming and going...yes, it would be risky for him...but anyway i gotta keep my eyes right open and do not assume that the central pacific is mine and impenetrable!
Watch out Hoepner! Your enemy is skilled and sneaky!



I think he is withdrawing into via Singapore in Luzon since I would estimate he is thinking about situation brewing in the Marshalls area. (Or that is what I would do)

Also if he feels his LBA can dominate the skies I doubt he will keep KB in Indian waters. It would not make much sense.

If this is CHS than I seriously doubt he will launch any major offensives until India/China is finished off. He simply don't have troops.

Personally I think Karachi will hold and he has made serious mistake by assaulting India in the longterm.


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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 5:22:14 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

What would i do now if i was him? That's the question i need to answer now.

Let's assume the KB is coming back to Singapore and then to the pacific.
Let's also assume that the Karachi siege will take him some time.
What to do with the KB?

His precious ships probably need an upgrade by now. And i'm also sure they would need few days in a level 10 port in order to R&R a bit.
But if he doesn't sit...what can he do? Where can he go?...having not enough troops to invade anywhere else he could go raiding my supply lines i the pacific...yes...that could be feaseble...between PH and the Marshalls i have tons of ships coming and going...yes, it would be risky for him...but anyway i gotta keep my eyes right open and do not assume that the central pacific is mine and impenetrable!
Watch out Hoepner! Your enemy is skilled and sneaky!


He probably could use a little fixing up for his carriers, but maybe he'll put that off until later. I agree, you must assume that he will try to rain on your parade. Maybe use full speed on troop and supply convoys to get as many LCU's, planes, and supplies as possible into place before he moves to cut off sea communications. He might try to rotate carriers for rest to keep the Marshalls isolated.

I don't know the IJ OOB very well. If he doesn't need to obey the rule about Soviet activation (does he?), maybe he can spare a small number of divisions to try one island at a time. Anyway, anything he tries you must be ready the same way - fight a bloody attrition campaign for the Marshalls!

BTW, nice picture. Really makes you look like GENERAL Hoepner!

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 8:36:21 AM   
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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 8:45:21 AM   
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ORIGINAL: witpqs

He probably could use a little fixing up for his carriers, but maybe he'll put that off until later. I agree, you must assume that he will try to rain on your parade. Maybe use full speed on troop and supply convoys to get as many LCU's, planes, and supplies as possible into place before he moves to cut off sea communications. He might try to rotate carriers for rest to keep the Marshalls isolated.


Do agree on the threat on my communication lines. However he cannot risk his CVs coming close to my bases in the Marshalls without any plan of a counter invasion. would be pointless for him to risk his KB without even a goal...he could raid somewhere between Johnston Island and Kwalajein...but my Catalinas at Wake shoud see him first...

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I don't know the IJ OOB very well. If he doesn't need to obey the rule about Soviet activation (does he?), maybe he can spare a small number of divisions to try one island at a time. Anyway, anything he tries you must be ready the same way - fight a bloody attrition campaign for the Marshalls!

BTW, nice picture. Really makes you look like GENERAL Hoepner!



He does obey to that rule (Soviets)! So he cannot spare anymore units from Manchukoku...he has already moved out to China everything he could i guess. My intel has spot several Manchuria Cav Divs garrisoning in china...so...no, i do not think he can do that. If the soviets get activated now he's simply toasted.
I think untill Karachi falls i'm quite safe from a counter invasion in the Marshalls. Now i'm sending more troops to Wake, just in case (it's too important for my strategical assets), but with forts building up fast and with all the planes that keep on arriving here i really do think it would be a bad mistake by him to try to come here...
It's more likely that he will simply fortify the Mariannas and the Bonins and wait for my further step. If that would happen i'll have to think of opening another front at Darwin-Timor area...but for the moment i'll stick on CENTPAC

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 11:28:24 AM   
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For what concerns my sub the situation is the following.
With the attack on Manila Harbour on day 1, we lost some 14 subs, plus 10 more that were sunk during these first 5 months of war.
Despite these heavy losses my subs are still operating very aggressively, even if the american ones do have the problems we all know (dude torps etc).
I have divided the map ideally in 4 sectors that will be controlled by 4 different groups of subs. Numbers and compositions of these 4 groups will be changed during the next months.

These are the sub bases:
1- Aden: here i have 13 subs (6 U.S., 1 Brit, and the rest ducth units), most of which are reparing. For the upcoming months these vessels will be used to evacuate cadres from Karachi and to mine and ambush the japanese indian ports.

2- Wake: my major sub base in centpac. from here start the subs that operate in the whole pacific theatre, up to Japan.

3- Darwin: here are arriving 10 subs from PH. these guys will operate in the SRA. i count to augment the importance of this base, adding more subs as soon as the american subs get upgraded.

4-Siska Isl.: still under construction. This base will be used to operate closer to Japanese coasts.
 
 

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 11:32:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		How long will Karachi hold ? Maybe now is the time to send a carrier or two after his battleships in india ?



quote:

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

What would i do now if i was him? That's the question i need to answer now.

Let's assume the KB is coming back to Singapore and then to the pacific.
Let's also assume that the Karachi siege will take him some time.
What to do with the KB?

His precious ships probably need an upgrade by now. And i'm also sure they would need few days in a level 10 port in order to R&R a bit.
But if he doesn't sit...what can he do? Where can he go?...having not enough troops to invade anywhere else he could go raiding my supply lines i the pacific...yes...that could be feaseble...between PH and the Marshalls i have tons of ships coming and going...yes, it would be risky for him...but anyway i gotta keep my eyes right open and do not assume that the central pacific is mine and impenetrable!
Watch out Hoepner! Your enemy is skilled and sneaky!



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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 11:36:10 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: soeren01

How long will Karachi hold ? Maybe now is the time to send a carrier or two after his battleships in india ?



quote:

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

What would i do now if i was him? That's the question i need to answer now.

Let's assume the KB is coming back to Singapore and then to the pacific.
Let's also assume that the Karachi siege will take him some time.
What to do with the KB?

His precious ships probably need an upgrade by now. And i'm also sure they would need few days in a level 10 port in order to R&R a bit.
But if he doesn't sit...what can he do? Where can he go?...having not enough troops to invade anywhere else he could go raiding my supply lines i the pacific...yes...that could be feaseble...between PH and the Marshalls i have tons of ships coming and going...yes, it would be risky for him...but anyway i gotta keep my eyes right open and do not assume that the central pacific is mine and impenetrable!
Watch out Hoepner! Your enemy is skilled and sneaky!




Yes, for sure..but gonna be carefull...first i want to be sure the KB has gone away...i'm almost blind...will try to add more catalinas tomorrow moving them from Aden to Karachi......secondly remember that he has hundreds of Betties and Nells at Malir and Bombay...so i must pay some attention...but it's something i'll defenetly try if the chance arises

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 12:01:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		But if...if karachi holds...oh man!....If Karachi holds i really think he has lost the war. He will have to leave a lot of troops in India and above all a LOT of planes to keep Karachi AF closed.......what a scenario!!

But Trollelite has assured me that he has done this Indian gamble 4 more times in the past and everytime he has succesfully conquered Karachi...so i bet he knows what he's doing

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 1:25:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, it is a matter of time. Karachi will eventually fall, so it's all a matter of how long it takes and what you are able to do with that time.

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 2:54:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Do you have any reinforcement coming to Karâchi over the next month or so?

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 3:50:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		In 40 days some Chindits Bdes are starting to arrive at Karachi. 3 of them for a total on nearly 400 AVs in the next 60 days i think...if Karachi won't be destroyed by then they will be very usefull!

I Checked again my defences in the Marshalls...i really find them appropriate guys. I cannot think how he can attack me here...
Northern Oz is secure. Absolutely. Darwin is a fortress.
Perth too. Secured, fortified and well garrisoned.
...i really think after Luzon he will have to sit down and fortify...



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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 7:05:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		How many shipyard repair points does Aden produce?

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/16/2008 7:54:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm the RN got out in one piece didn't it and Seafires are not that far away.....

OK a few tips ignore them if you disagree

Turn off replacementsw for the forces in karachi it reduces supply expenditure.

I would send an MLE and a few USN subs to Aden to start mining of the approaches to Karachi.

Rebuild the RAF at Aden getting ready for the next stage.

Feint towards Karachi with Aden based cruisers and CV's but dont get caught all you want to do is keep his attention on India.

How long until 50th Indian Para arrives - if a long time transfer a USMC Para Bn or 4 to Aden by paying PP's this works from PH as well as west coast if you have paras he needs to garrison a lot of rear area bases because one active AF and a carrier looaded with RAF fighters to transfer them to an operational AF causes problems and may allow karachi to reopen.

I would be using subs to transfer IN supply and to bring in paratroopers remember flying boats dont need an AF and paras will be a real PITA.

Prepare an Australian Corps at Perth to attack Timor or India behind him if he makes a mistake perhaps a drive on Luzon to relieve the island.

Try to sneak in single AK TF's with supply if you can.

Use US AK's as they can spawn PT Boats to protect the harbour from bombardments

Bring up some of the old RN BB's to Aden they are expendible but those 15" guns and high xp ratings will ruin anyones day.




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RE: The Death of the RAF - 1/16/2008 9:38:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Good to see someone smack the Trollelite around...his forum arrogance needs some adjustment.

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RE: The Death of the RAF - 1/16/2008 9:43:42 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Good to see someone smack the Trollelite around...his forum arrogance needs some adjustment.



Now, you know better than this.

It's not that GH has skill, it's the game and Allied bias that will cause him to lose...

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RE: The Death of the RAF - 1/16/2008 10:46:21 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: BlackSunshine


quote:

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Good to see someone smack the Trollelite around...his forum arrogance needs some adjustment.



Now, you know better than this.

It's not that GH has skill, it's the game and Allied bias that will cause him to lose...



yeah, we all know Gen. Hoepner is just an Allied weakling...

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RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near - 1/17/2008 12:09:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry guys but i'll comment only strategical posts. As i said earlier on here i chose to keep me out from these kind of polemics with Trollelite. Hope u'll all understand my position...




quote:

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Hmmm the RN got out in one piece didn't it and Seafires are not that far away.....

OK a few tips ignore them if you disagree

Turn off replacementsw for the forces in karachi it reduces supply expenditure.



Already done Andy, thanks. Jim has suggested few weeks ago and i followed his wiseness.

quote:


I would send an MLE and a few USN subs to Aden to start mining of the approaches to Karachi.



Aden is level 9 port so do not need any MLE. Yes, i'll try to mine with my subs and evacuate cadres at the same time...


quote:


Rebuild the RAF at Aden getting ready for the next stage.

Feint towards Karachi with Aden based cruisers and CV's but dont get caught all you want to do is keep his attention on India.



Yes, i'm rebuilding it at Aden, slowly obviously. I'm however keeping my fighters group (with 0 planes) at Karachi...just in case it doesn't fall...if his fleet stop bombing my AF i can try to reborn

My CVs are already on the way to give him some nuiances...

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How long until 50th Indian Para arrives - if a long time transfer a USMC Para Bn or 4 to Aden by paying PP's this works from PH as well as west coast if you have paras he needs to garrison a lot of rear area bases because one active AF and a carrier looaded with RAF fighters to transfer them to an operational AF causes problems and may allow karachi to reopen.



Good idea. Chindits should be paras in CHS...i guess.... but i'd keep my USMC para in the pacific...i'll need them!

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I would be using subs to transfer IN supply and to bring in paratroopers remember flying boats dont need an AF and paras will be a real PITA.


What do u mean flying boats do not need an AF?...from Aden i cannot transfer by air anythig to Karachi cause it's simply too far away...


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Prepare an Australian Corps at Perth to attack Timor or India behind him if he makes a mistake perhaps a drive on Luzon to relieve the island.
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For Sure! I'm already planning it...however it will take some time... Anyway i'm already studyin a plan for a double attack on Cylon...both from Aden and from Oz...



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Try to sneak in single AK TF's with supply if you can.

Use US AK's as they can spawn PT Boats to protect the harbour from bombardments


Another great idea...gotta see if i have any US AKs at Aden....thx Andy!



quote:


Bring up some of the old RN BB's to Aden they are expendible but those 15" guns and high xp ratings will ruin anyones day.




The whole RN is at Aden..i have 5 BBs there right now...

Andy...you're a genious!:-) Plz stay in the control room..

Trollelite didn't answered yet...hope tomorrow the turns will flow again regularly


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