Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

Good show so far.

I hate to be orthodox but I would never leave PI this late either. What if he has snuck significant supplies in there? With KB on Caribbean duty he certainly could have. The forts will be 4-5 by now.

I wonder if it isn't time for Dorothy to bug outa Oz? Most Japanese players allow their willpower to overwhelm their stamina.

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ORIGINAL: Sangeli

In retrospect, how do you feel about your decisions to take Singapore and Java so late? My opinion is that those two areas should be taken ASAP as to free up the IJA for deeper ops. I also believe they can be taken with fewer forces if you move on them early. I realize your decision allowed you to move quickly in OZ and India but it seems that because you had many divisions still stuck in the SRA that your attacks didn't have enough firepower to achieve anything truly decisive as you were spread to thinly. Personally I believe this is going to make early 1943 a lot more painful for you than it otherwise could have been.

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ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

Good show so far.

I hate to be orthodox but I would never leave PI this late either. What if he has snuck significant supplies in there? With KB on Caribbean duty he certainly could have. The forts will be 4-5 by now.

I wonder if it isn't time for Dorothy to bug outa Oz? Most Japanese players allow their willpower to overwhelm their stamina.

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ORIGINAL: obvert

Once that armor hits the shore your naval supremacy should crush it. Armor doesn't do well against high caliber bombardments in clear hexes, like that one in front of Port Augusta. The replacement rates are poor so if you get a bunch these guys won't come back.

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ORIGINAL: Crackaces

Depending on the agreed victory conditions ... THe PzB vs. AndyMac Scenario #2 AAR shows that the IJ will run out
of supplies with an overly aggressive IJ expansion plan. Southern Oz like you are fighting now is a huge sinkhole
of supplies. You have to transport supplies to a distant location requiring fuel .. this investment does not accumulate
until 1944 when the slow drip drip drip accumulates to the point that it all comes to roost.

I feel India is also such a sinkhole. That is because the interior of India requires the IJ to move many more supplies
into ports that can move out to the interior in waves/pulses. It takes much more supplies than required to support troops
to get these pulses to happen. Plus if units are to take replacements at least 20K is required ..

Interesting turn of events ..

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ORIGINAL: obvert

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ORIGINAL: Crackaces

Depending on the agreed victory conditions ... THe PzB vs. AndyMac Scenario #2 AAR shows that the IJ will run out
of supplies with an overly aggressive IJ expansion plan. Southern Oz like you are fighting now is a huge sinkhole
of supplies. You have to transport supplies to a distant location requiring fuel .. this investment does not accumulate
until 1944 when the slow drip drip drip accumulates to the point that it all comes to roost.

I feel India is also such a sinkhole. That is because the interior of India requires the IJ to move many more supplies
into ports that can move out to the interior in waves/pulses. It takes much more supplies than required to support troops
to get these pulses to happen. Plus if units are to take replacements at least 20K is required ..

Interesting turn of events ..

Only if the goals are tactical and not economic. PzB vs Andy Mac is one game. There are others where the IJ expanded and didn't run out of supplies. In one game rader invaded the usual and then spent three years fighting in Russia tooth and nail, and still didn't get all of it. He kept the Allies at bay long enough that his economy was still churning in late 45!!! (AAR - Taming the Bear)

Against GreyJoy he went for India, but as several people figured out, he was making a profit on the industry there and in China to feed his massive airframe production. Again, a game that went the distance and would have gone farther had not the density of units around the HI messed up the air model a bit.

Mr Kane did a pretty good job of staying in and around OZ long enuogh to strat bomb it into oblivion and pick up enough VPs to threaten AV in 43.

There are others, but the point of the expansion has to always take into account the needs of the economy. In this one njp72 fully stated he hadn't intended to go for al of OZ, and that once he crossed the line accidently he decided to give it a try. Now, and I think correctly, he's pulling back to more reasonable distances.

It's not about how far you go but how long you stay, what you bring home, and how much you bag in VPs on the way.

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ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

oh no....you are drinking the OZ cool-aid! IJA can't afford it if it moves beyond a hobby. You have slammed your opponent with many very nice ambushcades (last game)...you want him north of OZ in Injun country....deja vu.

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ORIGINAL: njp72

Quick update- mid September 42

The IJA have escaped the death pocket around Pt Augusta! :-) I believe a combination of factors, including relatively heavy losses amongst his armoured units and the fear of being flanked has halted his pursuit.

Makes sense as Wargmr would have no idea what is possibly moving by sea or rail from Perth to his immediate front or flank- in reality nothing.

We are withdrawing our slightly battered units back to Perth and Alice Springs to regroup.

The main objective now is finish off the 15K of Kiwi troops stuck on Norfolk Island and then concentrate on isolated Allied island garrisons near Fiji.

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ORIGINAL: obvert

You only real chance seems to be strategic points from OZ. Maybe as he moves his forces to the fronts you can bomb more distant target in the rear. Melbourne of course has a ton, and tends not to be as guarded. Sydney might be tough, but Newcastle and other smaller bases could be hit hard.