Sounds good. I think I’ll go with that.
Thank you all for the input. :-)
Posts made by MauserBob
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RE: Dutch naval units for ABDA possibilities?
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RE: Dutch naval units for ABDA possibilities?
@wittmann:
I think that is far too much; sorry.
Okay…I respect that. What if I remove the sub and both artillery, which, in hindsight are Kind of superfluous… leaving:
3 inf on both Java & Sumatra
2 inf on Celebes
1 on Dutch New Guinea…plus the cruiser & destroyer in SZ 42?
I’m not married to the idea of an inf on DNG…so if the above are still a bit too heavy, then maybe only 2 inf on Java & Sumatra, 1 inf on Celebes, and none on DNG. Better?
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RE: Dutch naval units for ABDA possibilities?
Wow…a lot of good input here. :-) Thank you so much, guys.
Upon consideration, I think my initial setup will be a cruiser, destroyer, and sub off Java.
Having been persuaded to use some land units after all, I’m going with:
3 inf and 1 artillery on both Sumatra & Java.
2 inf on Celebes.
1 inf on Dutch New Guinea.Reasonable, or maybe 1 inf too many on Sumatra and/or Java?
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Dutch naval units for ABDA possibilities?
Good evening, all…I just picked up a small assortment of orange Dutch pieces because I wanted to explore the possibility of adding a couple units to the Java SZ ala’ the short-lived ABDA forces that were historically formed after the initial time frame for Global40. I have no intention of messing with the mechanics of the money islands by proposing adding Dutch ground forces, just a couple naval units. Historically, the Dutch East Indies naval contingent of the ABDA forces was decently substantial in size, but I don’t want to go overboard…maybe just a cruiser and destroyer, just for the fun of having a couple orange ships in the area, perhaps, but maybe to add an interesting little twist to the early part of the game, too. I’m not opposed to tweaking the British and/or ANZAC naval forces to compensate if adding a couple extra Allied ships might alter the balance too much but I’m hoping I won’t have to. One of the things I was considering but haven’t figured out yet was leaving them off the board until a state of war exists between Japan and the ANZACs, so as to avoid unbalancing things by being able to pre-stage them in a more advantageous SZ than off Java, but I’m wondering if this over-complicates things too much.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? Realistic number of units and unit types that might be acceptable? Possible changes to Japanese forces to keep or restore balance? Ideas on when/where to add them? I did look through the forum a bit for ideas/suggestions in past threads but I didn’t scan all 170+ pages; I did find this one helpful:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=19613.0
…but it doesn’t have much to about a Dutch naval aspect so I thought I’d take a shot and see what y’all have to say.
Thank you in advance.
Rob.
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RE: 1st Print/2nd Print differences aesthetically
Ahh, I see. Looked at the other thread by fredrick (and the one about the parts evolution over the years) but only got more confused. My set�s marked 345 pcs, copyrighted 2000…so your turn of the millennium info makes sense now. So the early release Pacific sets with the pale green would be kinda hard to find then, huh? Guess I�ll just have to get lucky. Thank you for the reply and the info. :)
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RE: 1st Print/2nd Print differences aesthetically
I got one of these when they first came out and it has the orange/red Japanese pcs…but it also has both khaki AND light (pale) green British pcs.
Been looking for another with the same pale green British pcs included for a while now but have struck out repeatedly. Was this a limited time thing or just an abberation?
Thanks.
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RE: Awesome TIE FIGHTER short film (Animated)
Very reminiscent of the animation style of Heavy Metal.
Rob.
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RE: Best German Weapon for the Japanese
Better yet, napalm against those dug-in Maus-es.
Don’t need to be pinpoint with napalm, or even penetrate anything; just send a 4-bird formation of napalm-toting Corsairs against every one of those emplacements. Lather, rinse, & repeat.
Rob.
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RE: Plastic miniatures inventory?
You guys are awesome. Thank you very much. :-D
Rob.
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Plastic miniatures inventory?
I just acquired a pair of these 1940 sets (one each) that were quite a bit discounted because the plastic miniatures were removed, presumably for secondary market resell. I don’t mind that too much since money’s gonna be a little tight in the next few months (Christmas, etc), and also because of the fact that, like the rest of you, I’ve got tons of extra pcs from all of my other duplicate A&A variants (and a few off-brands) that I can use to restock these pretty decently for a minimal $ expenditure. All I need to know is, how many of what do I need, basically. If someone could provide me with either an inventory of all the plastic miniatures for both of these two games (minus chips)…or an online link to same, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you guys.
Rob.
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RE: Came across this book and
There are more than a few like that out there, some of which are out of print and hard to find. However, I don’t recall ever seeing any done in color before; that certainly adds to the ‘wow’ factor. Pretty cool…thanks for posting it.
Rob.
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RE: NHL 2013-14 Season
Big Flyers fan here. :-D
Hate the Rangers, Devils…and Cindy Crysbee. :lol:
Rob.
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RE: Best German Weapon for the Japanese
Perhaps. :)
I have a vague memory of reading something about ammo shortages, although that might have been more a problem of supply ability than actual shortage. Whatever the case may be, the IJA really only fielded one submachine gun/machine-pistol type during WW2, the Type-100. They weren’t made in any significant quantity (from more than 10,00 to less than 30,000, depending on what source you use), they weren’t made very well, and they used virtually the same weak 8mm round that the Nambu pistol used. I have no real idea if the various Japanese arsenals could have supplied a copy of the MP40 in large enough quantities to make a difference, but if so they would have increased their firepower per man dramatically.
Rob.
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RE: Best German Weapon for the Japanese
OF the choices of items/inventions listed, I’m going to go on the offensive side and say the MP40.
The Arisaka was a fair-to-decent weapon (I’ve owned my share of them) for it’s time,…but it was the absolute wrong weapon for attacking and counterattacking in a short-range action, especially in situation where banzai attacks are being employed as the Japanese made use of them historically: one shot on the run and then lead with the admittedly wickedly-long bayonet into a fixed, well-entrenched, and desperately-determined defensive line fielding weapons with much higher rates of fire, not to mention quality. Now, consider re-arming those banzai waves on Guadalcanal, etc with a submachine gun far superior to their own examples (of which much fewer were actually employed by Japanese forces), and when the action gets close, the balance of firepower becomes much less unbalanced…perhaps enough to carry the day somewhere along the line. Would such a change have averted the eventual outcome of the war as happened? No, it is far too likely that they still would have lost eventually any way, but with such increased firepower being widely employed, their mass-attack tactics would’ve been more effective in inflicting higher casualties…something that had already begun to wear heavily on morale amongst both the public and the troops themselves as the war dragged on. The A-Bombs themselves were used specifically because (at least in part) the high command and the gov’t didn’t believe the public would stand for the horrific casualty numbers they expected to suffer during an invasion of the mainland. Now, just imagine battles like Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Okinawa and Peleliu where the MP40 could’ve been employed to its fullest advantage in large quantities during quick, violent short-ranged actions in the jungle and across all of that rough terrain. And their actions against the British and Australians during the New Guinea campaign would’ve been more effective in that similar terrain, too. It’s a much bloodier scenario for Allied forces.
If i had a 2nd choice I might have gone with ‘other’…and chosen German defensive doctrine. Yes, they lost, but they were very very good in defensive warfare…much more so than the Japanese imho. I think the Japanese wasted a ton of time, resources, and initiative during the island hopping campaign and i firmly believe that the Germans would’ve been more effective in that role if one were able to swap the two. The Germans were very effective in counter-attack and retaking the initiative from defensive to offensive momentum, two things that I believe history shows the Japanese were not effective at.
Rob.
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RE: Heavy Cruiser Class
The official USN designation for the class was ‘heavy cruiser’.
The only ‘battle-cruisers’ the USN ever built were the six Lexington class; none were completed as such, two being converted into carriers and the other four scrapped per the WNT.
Rob.
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RE: Heavy Cruiser Class
I’d pick the Alaska class.
Highest speed, best fire control for the biggest guns, plus a better-than-most AA outfit. Yes, historically they were expensive, late, and pretty much obsolete due to events…and no, they didn’t have the kind of armor necessary for taking on true capitol ships, but I wouldn’t require them too. I would use them in the true traditional roles of cruisers, not as thin-skinned additions to the battle line. Against the majority of other heavy cruiser classes of the era, they could more than hold their own.
Rob.
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RE: Your Favorite German Heavy Warship
If Graf Spee counts as a heavy, them my choice is Derfflinger. Fast, relatively powerful (for a BC), beautiful lines, and a better combat record than most heavy-gunned capitol ships of the 20th century, the number of which that can lay claim to having a hand in sinking not one but two of their own kind is a very exclusive class, indeed.
Rob.
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RE: Looking for recommendations for non-fiction ww2 books
I really enjoyed Antony Beevor’s Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin.
Another really good read, imho, is Death Traps by Belton Y Cooper. I highly recommend it if you are interested in US WW2 armored/mechanized history. It’s a personal account of his time in the /recon/recovery/refit side of armored warfare.
Rob.
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RE: Camping
Smack in the middle of PA, Clinton & Centre counties, take your pick. There’s a spot where the east & west branches of the Susquehanna R come together (or split apart, if you like) where you’re surrounded on all sides by the forest-covered Appalachians, and other than a railroad line for coal trains, there’s pretty much nothing whatsoever for miles around….'cept the river, that is. The water is so clear and runs so fast, you can see the massive boulders that eroded & fell form the mountainsides over the millennia and now make up the bed of the river from your canoe. There’re isolated hunting camps & cabins out there but there isn’t anyone in 'em most of the year.
Just amazing to be in the center of the state, with clear air to see the stars, wildlife around that isn’t much scared of you, and all that silence. Not a traffic sound to be heard. Gotta love that.
Rob.