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/ P: X H X' P# T% @& M6 d( KStatus: offline | Managed to overwrite todays screenie...well, Andy has landed in Malaya!! 2 E+ G( \: p5 {7 ] h! m6 A$ a
While we lost a heap of ac on the ground at Singapore and several ships were damaged, I'm quite pleased.
. Z _8 L/ o/ B9 l Malaya is the perefect Malaria pit to wear down and delay the enemy.
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* [9 u) P9 [$ x D. V" m( C5 Q Will be interesting to see were Andy lands his troops, looks like it'll be the west coast. . ^; c( n4 e& o+ H+ U: v
I'm going to keep the bulk of my troops in Singapore while delaying the enemy with combat groups. ( [ Y! i7 P: j; ~, {
My first actions were to divide my airgroups into multiple bases. These will conduct naval air and kamikaze % ~# G/ X ]7 Z# d9 D- }0 C
attacks on the enemy from Victoria Point and south to Soerabaja. No way Andy can close them all down. 2 T# \/ S/ Q# J
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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
% c" s. W F# H$ I* ` c see how long we can delay the inevitable It's almost October 44 and I'd rather fight the enemy in Malaya
* z+ n; b3 ^9 z5 R7 w/ b than close to the Home Islands. 1 C: x& _: A0 [
* {1 K' I5 b o7 ?! q8 b, e Got some other cunning plans as well, will be interesting to see what chaos we can create!
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$ x5 T/ n( \2 |9 f! W Nik, you asked about enemy subs: Andy has tried multiple sub campaigns, but asw groups - air and sea, have inflicted : _- n8 J" W: [; I } b, A/ J, |
heavy casualties and forced the enemy to withdraw with heavy casualties time and again. Most convoys have been big and 0 p- h+ J) @' Z7 B x# E
well escorted. Why re-do all the mistakes the Japs did in WWII!?-)
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; t; x7 z4 v* x8 s) M' ]+ V/ g Pauk, the Musashi (or the Musha as Herbie-san calls her ) was SUNK as well 6 V) k( d. h$ ^ q
Will read about the Bismarck next time, all of them can surely not sink.... 6 q" {+ f7 v+ e
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I always regain motivation to play, but I've been extremely busy and tired lately. The going may get a bit slow in the
+ A+ {$ z% M9 j3 J! X2 ]: c4 U, R weeks to come, will have 10 days vacation with the gf in a week Before that I'm a busy bee at work. 6 f8 u# X! K* O! Z' L4 I0 m% y
! i# O( O2 o; B: u- N The capture of India and Burma certainly has an interesting effect on the game. The effort it takes to achieve this
3 \% A* M/ ~3 _7 [, o. y0 c3 k means that only very limited actions can be taken in the South Pacific and leads to a somewhat historical time frame
1 g, x5 z$ d4 v+ R- g in the major theatres. Think I missed 75 points to achieve auto victory, and in a way I think that was a good thing. |