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RE: Kelly n Me - 7/13/2020 9:00:32 PM   
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RE: Kelly n Me - 7/13/2020 11:18:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		YES. Sorry if I sounded pissy. I was having a moment with a private response that I think I may just ignore from here on out. If it don't get posted, I aint responding.

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RE: Kelly n Me - 7/14/2020 1:36:16 AM   
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RE: Kelly n Me - 7/30/2020 2:04:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		NIPPON BANZAI!!! Singapore fell, January 8. 1942. Certainly a record for me in any game, and the Emperor is well pleased. This proves the theory that Kelly pulled a brigade or two down to Palembang, where those forces are now in disarray, having retreated towards Benkoelen. I was quicker en route to Padang and now have them in a pincer. Singapore's early fall leaves perhaps a division of scattered allied troops between Molucca and Georgetown (both mine). Elements of 2 of my divisions were involved in those actions, now with the remainder of those two freed up at Singapore, I intend to crush the isolated allied forces, rest and recombine, and hop a train for Burma. This leaves 3 divisions from Singapore for Java.
I intend to reinforce the mixed forces on Sumatra with the 3 airborne units I'm now flying in to Palembang to pacify that Island. I learned my lesson last time with a multi prong (Soerbaja first, and surprisingly easy, but then bogged down all over and stalemated at Batavia) plan. This time, it's sledgehammer at Batavia and sweep east.
I think the PI will crack fairly quickly due to Kelly's choice to defend the Clark-Manila-Bataan triangle, We're getting ready to find out, A division from Hong Kong is almost in the line.
I hold several of the small islands between Java and Australia, so I expect Celebes will be the last to go, but I'm having growing success on Mindanao. I'm really beginning to hope for a total sweep of the resource area by end of February. Perhaps the Luzon may last longer.

Airwise, I've moderated my fighter usage, and really bombers too, to limit losses somewhat. I'm still bombing all over, but sweeps are OUT. I know I'm learning, I just have a very limited idea of what it all means. I'm trying to get Land based naval air out to the east to cover ongoing operations there, especially when KB is being rearmed.

So! to the east. I've got a good grip from Rabaul down TO Noumea, but I'm stalemated there on the ground. I hurried a division straight from Japan, but because I kept KB around supporting the Canton and Midway ops, I got caught naked and lost probably half of it when he snuck a carrier in. KB was not far behind though, and that US CV has since disappeared and Nagumo rules the waves in those waters, I don't have the game open but Kelly's losses have been heavy in CA, CL, DD and all manner of amphibious shipping. I think he may also have large LCU losses. I'm convinced I'll win right now, but I'm having to scrounge up ground combat units to knock him out. He's been very careful with his CVs this time, but I still hope to perhaps catch one, or all. I have the smaller IJN carriers lurking, and intend to bait and switch him. We'll see.
Embarrassingly, I almost lost a regiment at Wake, loading out an unescorted AP. USS Trout's torpedoes worked perfectly twice... But I have the remnant to rebuild. What a pisser. I'm fortifying Tabituea, Wake Baker and Canton, pushing seaplane tenders out to get me some eyeballs, but I know I'm overextended, and KB can't be everywhere. I'm willing to lose any on of those if I get Noumea. I've got engineers either in play, or coming, so fortifications are proceeding. I know from last time that Kelly can get aggressive. I'm hoping my bait and switch around Noumea will keep him guessing.
The time to figure out resource shipping to the home islands is fast approaching. I have followed the mass conversion to PB, ACM etc program, there seem to be plenty of hulls. I've sent the future conversions (STD-Cs to TK, etc) to designated ports by type. I haven't pre-positioned anything for future merchant shipping, preferring to save the fuel. It looks to me like there is plenty of capacity, even if I am not shipping resources etc as early as possible.
I have been sledge hammery about bombarding hexes with oil well, refineries etc. in them. In the name of speed. I may have some regrets.
China - Yeesh. I think I'm winning... I've cleared up most of the small isolated Chinese forces, but Kelly has consolidated the rest. I've restricted myself to not bombing his industry, and that may be helping him. I'm hammering Loyang, and hold the twin city already, cant remember the name. He has large forces investing several of the cities in the Wuchang? area. But he hasn't got the mass to break in, and is not disrupting my supply lines. Additionally his strategy is centralizing targets for me to mass on down the road.

I really can't help feeling like I'm doing ok. BUT what is Victory Disease without delusion?



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RE: Kelly n Me - 7/30/2020 2:13:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		You might be quicker loading transports in Singapore and sailing them with CVTF and SCTF protection, thence to Burma - or Akyab, Chittagong!

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RE: Kelly n Me - 8/1/2020 12:38:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		I certainly appreciate your advice Ranger. For now, The carriers will be busy. I think Akyab is due consideration, Chittagong might be a reach. I am toying with an amphibious shot at Calcutta perhaps out towards May, basically using forces from Java and the PI (especially if I can make a dent is US CV strength). Kelly made a massive stand at Rangoon last time, and I think he views it as successful as a time drain; and is trying it again. Last time, Singapore took till the end of January and Java was a drag. This time, I'm thinking backdooring China through Paoshan may have merit, which strategically makes Akyab more viable, but I'm not bought into using the mid-Malaysia cleanup divisions for the amphibious ops. I 've got a strong gut feeling that the PI will go quicker this time. Last time was early April. He followed the same strategy, but I've changed up. Last time I think I wasted a division and considerable time on Sumatra, and also the Andamans, and a division of that came from Hong Kong, and did not go to the PI. I think he will try again to make commitments in the Andamans, Cocos and at Christmas near Java. However, I have adjusted my view, now seeing that though Cocos and Christmas are daggers pointed at the resource area, it is early 1942, and they will be fatally isolated. I will have time for them. I see the Andamans as ancillary to any Calcutta move, or a must do if I don't hazard that op. I'm still IJN focused on forcing his pride to fight on the Aus logistics line. Success there more or less would assure success back to the west in May.

As a side discussion, in one of my earlier PBMs, I conceded as the Allies along about May of 42. I feel now that I got rooked. My oppo was dropping tiny airborne forces along supply routes in India in support of his successful Calcutta invasion. I won't go in to painstaking detail, but I have learned, and now see why, the manual specifies airborne drops may only drop on enemy 'locations'. Locations appearing to me to be either a dot or a base. I felt forced to chase squads on (non-location hexes) with brigades to maintain supply routes to the India-Burma border, and then of course the hammer fell on Calcutta. I'm pretty sure there is a similar 'location' restriction on amphibious assaults, but I'm not finding it right now. I'm just curious as to your thoughts on the subject.

Another thing I'm curious about is Batangas, south of Manila. 2 games in a row now I see huge (36k+) amounts of supply being captured (I guess) there. I'm somewhat a student of the first PI campaign, I know that South Luzon Force probably lost some stocks in their retreat, especially given Big Macs flawed initial strategy; it just seems like so much. I have no interest in starting a game as the Allies to give me some advantage in this one, or mining you for it. Any thoughts?



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RE: Kelly n Me - 8/1/2020 12:50:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		Keep those small battalions on the bases against the paratroopers as Allies. If there are no home rules against landing on non base hexes, do so on Java since you won't have disruptions. The armor regiments can move fast and capture bases, cutting the island in two.

Take Palambang, capture Sinkgawang ASAP and put torpedo planes on it.

If he fortifies and reinforces Burma, land behind him in India and cut him off. Go all the way to Ledo, capture Calcutta. He won't have many units and not good ones. If you really don't plan on conquering India, just trash and destroy units since the Commonwealth replacements are so low. Don't have much of a garrison so the partisans can trash the airfields. The current units don't have that high a firepower either. Then you can take out Burma. Take and trash Ceylon if you can.

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RE: Kelly n Me - 8/1/2020 1:19:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've had Sinkawang since early Dec, with torps. That air flotilla is now loading for Palembang.

So it is your opinion that a 'location' is anyplace on the map? I have come to the conclusion that 4.2.4.2 interestingly enough on page 42, pretty strongly indicates that a 'location' is a hex that does or could have a base in it. I don't feel a house rule should be needed here.

I haven't dropped any paratroopers yet. I know historically they did succeed against garrisoned locations, but I hate learning lessons the hard way in a live game. There are plenty of other 'locations'

I have no intention of even laying siege to Rangoon this time through. My intent is to secure my supply lines near Rangoon, and exploit north.

I get the 'don't garrison' tactic, and why the loss of 1 VP still bothers me so much is a mystery to me.

Ceylon REALLY feels like a reach at this point. BUT with strategic success against the USN, almost anything begins to look possible. (This is the point at which Kelly and I restarted last time).

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RE: Kelly n Me - 8/1/2020 2:17:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Paratroopers can only land on bases, invasions and Fast Transport TFs can land at any coastal hex. Even just supplies which activated the Soviets because Stalin did not like the rotten sushi.

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