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# p8 p9 b! d! h QStatus: offline | Managed to overwrite todays screenie...well, Andy has landed in Malaya!! - X1 ^4 \& `' |
While we lost a heap of ac on the ground at Singapore and several ships were damaged, I'm quite pleased.
( E4 N4 F' x! y4 f, [6 x9 t% Q, J 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.
$ Z" F8 Q2 P7 K6 v. A l+ c I'm going to keep the bulk of my troops in Singapore while delaying the enemy with combat groups. ; Z7 y2 T1 p# r H. H& I
My first actions were to divide my airgroups into multiple bases. These will conduct naval air and kamikaze
# @0 B% _( l$ C0 c$ g attacks on the enemy from Victoria Point and south to Soerabaja. No way Andy can close them all down. 3 |2 M$ N4 d9 h4 C& t9 L/ Q6 C
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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
) @2 ^* G/ V f. E+ m% c6 [$ D) K see how long we can delay the inevitable It's almost October 44 and I'd rather fight the enemy in Malaya # O2 f0 p' _$ \' J1 @: `3 ?0 b
than close to the Home Islands. , S, f* ]) U6 h" x6 Z" v8 H
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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 F D9 A2 J) k+ Y9 } heavy casualties and forced the enemy to withdraw with heavy casualties time and again. Most convoys have been big and
3 X+ H5 e6 z2 H& j, w1 N& o well escorted. Why re-do all the mistakes the Japs did in WWII!?-) " X; ~6 \) j# _1 P
% t! e) ^, e; B. q, D Pauk, the Musashi (or the Musha as Herbie-san calls her ) was SUNK as well 6 C: Y( g4 d; W7 g! Z+ t+ v. |
Will read about the Bismarck next time, all of them can surely not sink....
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4 I# o4 M- i* J# f% C* ]/ ` I always regain motivation to play, but I've been extremely busy and tired lately. The going may get a bit slow in the
) x: p2 A6 A3 s- D* o* q weeks to come, will have 10 days vacation with the gf in a week Before that I'm a busy bee at work. ! ~- o1 T0 x! ^) k5 C0 Z
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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 6 _+ y- F f, _) a- E C A4 B
means that only very limited actions can be taken in the South Pacific and leads to a somewhat historical time frame 6 p9 T! K" R3 a' p1 e6 @6 |8 Q# Y3 ^3 `
in the major theatres. Think I missed 75 points to achieve auto victory, and in a way I think that was a good thing. |