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& r) T2 z6 S! S4 C* _0 `" sStatus: offline | Managed to overwrite todays screenie...well, Andy has landed in Malaya!! ) I/ A5 h' f9 `5 }/ [( |, O% s) w
While we lost a heap of ac on the ground at Singapore and several ships were damaged, I'm quite pleased. + E5 e( x8 B z; i. c& g
Malaya is the perefect Malaria pit to wear down and delay the enemy. ) ?: B& L% m5 `: q/ ?) L$ r; N7 j
( o( S2 _# m7 L Will be interesting to see were Andy lands his troops, looks like it'll be the west coast.
3 j3 l# ]; w# L4 \1 }& x; U- z I'm going to keep the bulk of my troops in Singapore while delaying the enemy with combat groups.
' K' T+ d9 D7 k3 J; G9 L; | My first actions were to divide my airgroups into multiple bases. These will conduct naval air and kamikaze
! Q6 |0 X) C3 o9 V2 i attacks on the enemy from Victoria Point and south to Soerabaja. No way Andy can close them all down. " V$ ~! w$ p& ^5 [5 q
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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 / z C% ?( M0 [0 L# c7 V, m
see how long we can delay the inevitable It's almost October 44 and I'd rather fight the enemy in Malaya
6 _ ~% Y. s: Y" o' D5 T than close to the Home Islands. % G- d @) K; q% R" \
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Got some other cunning plans as well, will be interesting to see what chaos we can create! ' p9 b: K! J* C9 p' j+ h9 A
9 t# x3 r* i5 T3 _1 ]& _+ d Nik, you asked about enemy subs: Andy has tried multiple sub campaigns, but asw groups - air and sea, have inflicted * W$ y8 r3 T+ v7 H5 z
heavy casualties and forced the enemy to withdraw with heavy casualties time and again. Most convoys have been big and
* c: w+ a- K5 ~2 F well escorted. Why re-do all the mistakes the Japs did in WWII!?-)
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' @9 D+ N) }- z2 Z1 | Pauk, the Musashi (or the Musha as Herbie-san calls her ) was SUNK as well 4 F$ B. f9 O- `5 a% y
Will read about the Bismarck next time, all of them can surely not sink.... ( K- B* G" i r' ?) W
) y7 c! 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 $ r2 k; K3 d/ t2 \
weeks to come, will have 10 days vacation with the gf in a week Before that I'm a busy bee at work. A( j p+ N' e- E* G8 \) F- X
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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 0 e" l- P7 M5 ^4 H! |. u/ X, B
means that only very limited actions can be taken in the South Pacific and leads to a somewhat historical time frame
: `3 Y' b8 C( { in the major theatres. Think I missed 75 points to achieve auto victory, and in a way I think that was a good thing. |