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/ x% ~, O( c! F) yStatus: offline | Managed to overwrite todays screenie...well, Andy has landed in Malaya!!
3 d& B2 i7 [- E3 H4 h While we lost a heap of ac on the ground at Singapore and several ships were damaged, I'm quite pleased. 8 k/ L& M, H- t
Malaya is the perefect Malaria pit to wear down and delay the enemy.
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Will be interesting to see were Andy lands his troops, looks like it'll be the west coast.
6 S. x6 u; u- X" Z' h I'm going to keep the bulk of my troops in Singapore while delaying the enemy with combat groups.
A6 E- \8 M# Q4 R0 P+ W My first actions were to divide my airgroups into multiple bases. These will conduct naval air and kamikaze
" A/ Q- |: L# U& X( T- z: r attacks on the enemy from Victoria Point and south to Soerabaja. No way Andy can close them all down. ' H* F4 \* k9 G
) L; V% Q- ]7 B5 Z! T The fleet will stay in port and I will not deploy the strategic air reserves. Let's play hide and seek and
, }3 Z: E, M( B+ r4 k. O& o3 Z% H see how long we can delay the inevitable It's almost October 44 and I'd rather fight the enemy in Malaya
. f# k" q/ c5 h: {, R9 G than close to the Home Islands.
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Got some other cunning plans as well, will be interesting to see what chaos we can create!
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0 E' B( r" ?3 n9 k2 [( \ Nik, you asked about enemy subs: Andy has tried multiple sub campaigns, but asw groups - air and sea, have inflicted - E& T; h4 A2 W- \
heavy casualties and forced the enemy to withdraw with heavy casualties time and again. Most convoys have been big and % r& n. T' h" ~, G
well escorted. Why re-do all the mistakes the Japs did in WWII!?-) 4 N& b* K: R5 t! M
% p* Y6 r( I. P Pauk, the Musashi (or the Musha as Herbie-san calls her ) was SUNK as well
9 [9 D' I7 t1 z Will read about the Bismarck next time, all of them can surely not sink.... & t6 r$ K+ v' O# o7 V. W% q) `
, `5 {! M8 {5 ~" T8 v: H9 o; G I always regain motivation to play, but I've been extremely busy and tired lately. The going may get a bit slow in the ) @* |: [' w9 C( k% `: j
weeks to come, will have 10 days vacation with the gf in a week Before that I'm a busy bee at work.
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The capture of India and Burma certainly has an interesting effect on the game. The effort it takes to achieve this
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in the major theatres. Think I missed 75 points to achieve auto victory, and in a way I think that was a good thing. |