Rensslaer: ...trying to use the tools at my disposal -- mainly striking at weak points and making the most of regional naval superiority -- to take whatever low-hanging fruit is available.
"cherry picking" at it's finest ! !
Rensslaer: ...They got us, sometimes, too, but less often, because the Allied naval presence south of Gibraltar or east of the Med was practically nonexistent.
would not that "practically nonexistent" be a result of lack of naval bases in the areas ? ?
Rensslaer: ...If "Singapore Command" is in Kota Bharu, then... Indeed, it was so! The British had .. vacated Singapore. .. Singapore was a huge catch. One IC, plus a full naval base, airbase, fortress, AA cover, etc.
not to mention, one more naval base down the tubes ! !
Rensslaer: ...I landed in Dutch Borneo in order to capture the last seaport for communication off the island... .. Freetown was ours! Another major naval and air base was denied to the Allies...
ibid ! ! ::VGB::
Rensslaer: ...And the new strategic situation allowed us to, for the first time, take the initiative against the South Africans in Angola...
never give up ! ! nice motto ! !
Rensslaer: ...This victory was just barely in time, alas, as Belgium surrendered on the day after, and Germany annexed the remaining territory.
was that the last Belgium VP ? ? also did Germany have NO contiguous territory in Africa ? ? if so, then by rights, you should have those (probably worthless) provinces, especially if Germany is not able to extract (collect) the resources from them ! ! ::hands on hips::
Rensslaer: ...Back in Singapore ... (the British were screwed, since by the end of January we held all of their ports!).
splendid ! !
Rensslaer: ...I did look, by the way, to see how all this was affecting the British (March, 1940) small margins, .. might fall into deficit...
methinks that you might need to look at this in another light ! specifically, scope out the effect on UK use of IC. IF the UK is showing a small deficit, BUT has some of it's IC not-in-use, THEN the British are already in a deficit ! !
FlorisDeVijfde: ...the resources cannot pass beyond the great sea. That is the boundary and the price of not having a large navy
any chance that Rensslaer's tactic of snatching ports effects this "lack of navy" ? ?
"cherry picking" at it's finest ! !
Rensslaer: ...They got us, sometimes, too, but less often, because the Allied naval presence south of Gibraltar or east of the Med was practically nonexistent.
would not that "practically nonexistent" be a result of lack of naval bases in the areas ? ?
Rensslaer: ...If "Singapore Command" is in Kota Bharu, then... Indeed, it was so! The British had .. vacated Singapore. .. Singapore was a huge catch. One IC, plus a full naval base, airbase, fortress, AA cover, etc.
not to mention, one more naval base down the tubes ! !
Rensslaer: ...I landed in Dutch Borneo in order to capture the last seaport for communication off the island... .. Freetown was ours! Another major naval and air base was denied to the Allies...
ibid ! ! ::VGB::
Rensslaer: ...And the new strategic situation allowed us to, for the first time, take the initiative against the South Africans in Angola...
never give up ! ! nice motto ! !
Rensslaer: ...This victory was just barely in time, alas, as Belgium surrendered on the day after, and Germany annexed the remaining territory.
was that the last Belgium VP ? ? also did Germany have NO contiguous territory in Africa ? ? if so, then by rights, you should have those (probably worthless) provinces, especially if Germany is not able to extract (collect) the resources from them ! ! ::hands on hips::
Rensslaer: ...Back in Singapore ... (the British were screwed, since by the end of January we held all of their ports!).
splendid ! !
Rensslaer: ...I did look, by the way, to see how all this was affecting the British (March, 1940) small margins, .. might fall into deficit...
methinks that you might need to look at this in another light ! specifically, scope out the effect on UK use of IC. IF the UK is showing a small deficit, BUT has some of it's IC not-in-use, THEN the British are already in a deficit ! !
FlorisDeVijfde: ...the resources cannot pass beyond the great sea. That is the boundary and the price of not having a large navy
any chance that Rensslaer's tactic of snatching ports effects this "lack of navy" ? ?