John 3rd
Posts: 17178
Joined: 9/8/2005 From: La Salle, Colorado Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy Recommend an immediate counterlanding with those 5xIDs and TK units. Wipe them out. An ideal opportunity to liquidate an entire high quality division. ETA: John, this is the reason you have reserves-to take advantage of errors that your opponent makes. No, CR won't always be able to blow through your defenses and build an impenetrable wall, etc., etc. Sometimes he will drop the ball, screw the pooch, land a dog's breakfast, FUBAR, SNAFU and so forth. Punish him severely when he does. Let us examine this proposal a bit. He is landing at Puerto Princesa with at least one Aussie ID. The ENTIRE FLEET is one hex to the south. TF count is about 20-25 separate TFs. Figure carrier aircraft of about 1,200-1,400 planes. My reserves are at Soerabaja (2 ID and 1 TK Div) they would take a full day to load. I have 17-18 Knot Transports to carry at least 2 ID but they would be fully loaded and require probably two days to unload. If we include 14 Knot Tranports then we can carry just about everyone. TF speed is now 14 Knot. OK. That speed would take four-five days to get to the area. At least the last two of those would be under observation and/or attack. Covering Forces look OK. I have 3 CV and 4 CVL at Singers. Support ships would include 2 BB, 1 BC, 2 CA, 3 CL, and 15 DD. Those would be spread between providing a minimum escort for the CVs (to provide CAP) and STF to fight the 12-15 STF that Dan has. LBA would support from northern Borneo. Figure I could bring in 2-300 Fighters and maybe 150 Bombers. This would be vs, his 6-700 Fighters and 4-500 DB/TB. The entire Allied Fleet vs this force. To get there, at best, is one week. The last two days would be under threat of attack and we haven't even begun to unload the troops. Chance of success? Do you see my issues here?
_____________________________
|