PzB
1 s8 \9 z, v: Y- u0 H; F1 _ _3 h Matrix Legion of Honor
3 G9 @4 ^3 W' c
$ a) ?8 N& z, X( p7 p+ H7 t* ?+ w4 ^+ U/ W8 |- D4 H' Y. R

0 t9 l5 y$ \& }; T/ D, @; G Posts: 2736
* {4 B1 W1 \% [; ]# R1 c2 x9 \ Joined: 10/3/2000 2 a0 z8 w l) ^ i
From: No(r)way
& `: U8 S' A$ W. d' t0 y$ n+ z! gStatus: offline | Managed to overwrite todays screenie...well, Andy has landed in Malaya!!
; [$ f4 A: t' I s6 x$ N While we lost a heap of ac on the ground at Singapore and several ships were damaged, I'm quite pleased. , x8 M) V, b0 J* F" M1 @
Malaya is the perefect Malaria pit to wear down and delay the enemy. # L9 p, V1 [/ i0 a) C& P
4 j3 r" }/ w/ M2 K: g0 }8 h0 d+ s
Will be interesting to see were Andy lands his troops, looks like it'll be the west coast. / o/ G a. t# _( _
I'm going to keep the bulk of my troops in Singapore while delaying the enemy with combat groups. 2 i* w! J2 S. w) Y$ @! I; K
My first actions were to divide my airgroups into multiple bases. These will conduct naval air and kamikaze
$ H* g0 N) s) w# R* `4 B attacks on the enemy from Victoria Point and south to Soerabaja. No way Andy can close them all down.
$ j. D. U! E% c* q 1 o! H4 ]) |" I3 R, t6 H5 c
The fleet will stay in port and I will not deploy the strategic air reserves. Let's play hide and seek and 3 e T! i% J& T# \$ I( w- a0 {; d
see how long we can delay the inevitable It's almost October 44 and I'd rather fight the enemy in Malaya
) O% R4 E" w o3 z% N than close to the Home Islands.
, O2 n W- ^/ {0 M" d
$ d; }* P6 I4 V. P* q. ~ Got some other cunning plans as well, will be interesting to see what chaos we can create! v8 A/ Y1 S- o7 Q
" X( G& y$ H) y1 l Nik, you asked about enemy subs: Andy has tried multiple sub campaigns, but asw groups - air and sea, have inflicted
i5 p: R$ [$ B4 k; n heavy casualties and forced the enemy to withdraw with heavy casualties time and again. Most convoys have been big and
3 l( {: }4 R( y9 P1 B: e2 t F well escorted. Why re-do all the mistakes the Japs did in WWII!?-) p1 K0 h9 V N
) F/ x4 u, I& X7 t8 L
Pauk, the Musashi (or the Musha as Herbie-san calls her ) was SUNK as well ! M/ B& p" ^8 t* T0 J
Will read about the Bismarck next time, all of them can surely not sink....
" T' t1 d; b5 r' R% m 3 \( Z" L i n' w
I always regain motivation to play, but I've been extremely busy and tired lately. The going may get a bit slow in the
$ u2 Y% v. s& O# i weeks to come, will have 10 days vacation with the gf in a week Before that I'm a busy bee at work. & [' Z& n( B: G. ]: k. K, ]
, F4 m) l1 A+ G+ N+ e( v' `, D2 | y( w
The capture of India and Burma certainly has an interesting effect on the game. The effort it takes to achieve this \( }/ \% y- T% F! K& Z
means that only very limited actions can be taken in the South Pacific and leads to a somewhat historical time frame % [: {* o$ q/ c* r% H
in the major theatres. Think I missed 75 points to achieve auto victory, and in a way I think that was a good thing. |