Terminus
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Joined: 4/23/2005 From: Denmark Status: offline
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The American fleet units at Soerabaja made their hurt feelings towards submarine No. 57 known today, with a spectacularly unsuccesful depth charge attack. At the Pescadores, the K-16 attempted an attack on one of our minelayers which was resowing the defensive minefield in the area, but was equally unsuccesful. ---- Emulating Bill, here are some of my thoughts on the game so far: At sea, I'm moderately pleased with my performance to this point. The Imperial Navy has been able to deliver land forces to their destinations everywhere I've attempted it, and the loss rate has been acceptable. The surface engagements we've fought have been largely inconclusive (with one or two exceptions), which helps pull my satisfaction in the other direction. Still, I have to conserve my main battle line, since I won't get as many new capital ships as the Americans and British. Aside from the loss of the Mutsu, which was very irritating because I couldn't sink a 1st line US battleship in return, my battleships and -cruisers are still largely fit for fight. Under the sea, it's been about what I'd expected after many a beta cycle. Submarines are largely good for scouting only; their firepower simply isn't great enough. However, on the flip side of that coin, they've proven surprisingly difficult for ASW forces to combat, as witnessed by the loss of only a single boat so far. On land, the BIG THING (tm) is, of course, Manilla. Bill did exactly the right thing when he saw me securing my lodgments on northern Luzon, and withdrew all his forces into a hedgehog defence of the capital. That particular siege is nearing the two-month mark, and has, by my estimation, at least another month to run. Aside from Manilla, I'm pretty pleased with the performance of the Imperial Army. They've done what they were meant to. Oh, and Bill? Thanks for the kind words, but I'm most certainly NOT the "perfect" PBEM partner.
< Message edited by Terminus -- 12/27/2005 10:50:48 AM >
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