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2 L8 [" m, s. y) y) }( H: mStatus: offline | Managed to overwrite todays screenie...well, Andy has landed in Malaya!! 7 n2 ^8 e* R! n( a; I
While we lost a heap of ac on the ground at Singapore and several ships were damaged, I'm quite pleased.
3 T9 |, `% m. ?! H. Z4 q1 d Malaya is the perefect Malaria pit to wear down and delay the enemy. ! C8 R0 O, e" J" Z# t
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Will be interesting to see were Andy lands his troops, looks like it'll be the west coast.
8 k% p/ s2 |# }( B9 L$ _- t$ I, o/ U I'm going to keep the bulk of my troops in Singapore while delaying the enemy with combat groups. 6 Z, \- e8 M9 E7 {7 {+ _& p
My first actions were to divide my airgroups into multiple bases. These will conduct naval air and kamikaze
# s. k" x0 ^# }1 n! @ attacks on the enemy from Victoria Point and south to Soerabaja. No way Andy can close them all down. / n2 |* f+ R `8 s: G
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The fleet will stay in port and I will not deploy the strategic air reserves. Let's play hide and seek and . B, ~4 T/ g- k ?! q4 W, \3 |
see how long we can delay the inevitable It's almost October 44 and I'd rather fight the enemy in Malaya 2 `9 Y8 ]& @ ?' D2 P
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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Nik, you asked about enemy subs: Andy has tried multiple sub campaigns, but asw groups - air and sea, have inflicted 9 T5 v& u$ ^' D- ` i. D
heavy casualties and forced the enemy to withdraw with heavy casualties time and again. Most convoys have been big and
+ ~& y9 @# C( f well escorted. Why re-do all the mistakes the Japs did in WWII!?-)
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0 x5 Q( W# d/ o& ?* @ Pauk, the Musashi (or the Musha as Herbie-san calls her ) was SUNK as well 7 I M% J0 @5 C" h# F4 X
Will read about the Bismarck next time, all of them can surely not sink....
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* R( R5 Y; I- l* X$ T& F1 e I always regain motivation to play, but I've been extremely busy and tired lately. The going may get a bit slow in the
4 B. Z; P# k8 C3 P) x1 v weeks to come, will have 10 days vacation with the gf in a week Before that I'm a busy bee at work. 5 T7 `5 _' ]) M' }
( x' y- D+ D9 D( w/ m/ t The capture of India and Burma certainly has an interesting effect on the game. The effort it takes to achieve this # q( _ Z* ~1 m6 m
means that only very limited actions can be taken in the South Pacific and leads to a somewhat historical time frame
6 n" z9 n; u# @$ Q in the major theatres. Think I missed 75 points to achieve auto victory, and in a way I think that was a good thing. |