AgamemnonNL - Thank you
alan_le_cowboy - Thanks. Depends who is wearing the Kimono
Troop and Officer exp will be done during the annual update on January 1st. Some issues are better certainly.
Sokraates, Murmurandus, Velko - A fearsome opponent
Kurt_Steiner - Oilfields are always a nice target and Abadan is quite large
robou - Venezuela has the largest by far but Abadan is one of the biggest.
Juan_de_Marco - I am not sure how far I will get in Persia without air support but some disruption of enemy supplies and airfields would be nice. The Bear is a threat so it needs all my aircraft for the time being. Persia is just a little project for the Winter initially when some bombers might return if the Red Army stops moving.
Sokraates knows it very well as do some others like alan_le_cowboy. They help keep me honest
Thurak - Thanks. There may come a time when I do open a front with Soviets in Persia but now is not a good time for that with my limited forces in the area. I will probably only advance with 4 or 5 divisions as I have to guard my advance from invasion.
Zvetiki - The defences of eastern India, Burma and Siam have all been reduced to almost nil because of the highly effective anti-shipping campaign during the assault on India by Japanese forces. In essence the IJN destroyed the Allied troop transport ability making sea defence a moot point to a large extent.
trekaddict - That combination is very effective as I demonstrated in 'Creek without a Paddle'. SHBBs work a little better
alan_le_cowboy - There are a host of airfields on the Iraqi borders which I can use if I get that far.
ColossusCrusher - I will guard my flanks as best I can, I can always withdraw if needed.
Maj. von Mauser - Thank you. Komodo will be a slow operation because of the terrain and a lack of Transport ships on my part. Bad preparation some might call it
Porkman - High praise indeed for which I thank you
My updates are not quite as fast as they were as someone decided I needed to work. Every other day is about the schedule for the moment with occasional bursts of daily updates when time permits.
English Patriot - Thank you, and hearty congratulations on your wins as well
Cyphers Fury - Welcome to the boards and this AAR if I haven't already said so (I tend to lose track sometimes as I have a fairly high number of newcomers and I do not note everyones name who comments although I probably should).
Attacks behind my lines are always of concern which is one reason I have not moved into Persia before. The lack of enemy Transport fleets is the main reason I haven't been invaded multiple times. Removing these was a very high priority early on and it was pretty much successful.
Kanitatlan - Grand Strategy wise this little endeavour is aimed at the Suez Canal in its fullest extent. For now its merely looking to steal whatever I can depending on what enemy forces are around. I expect a fairly large enemy force in Syria for certain and possibly Iraq as well if they were not commited in India. How far I go now will be totally dependant on enemy forces.
Thank you for pointing out the higher oil areas
Thurak - There are many airfields yes. 1936 would be a better set up for me right now with the closer airfields it gives but, on the other hand, my advance in India would have been worse if those airfields had been there.
Zvetiki - I will quite happily take 10 oil if it stops the Allies having it but 1000 is correct for a puppet to withold from its master most of the time.
Cyphers Fury, Velko - Airfields they are indeed. The yellow squares are oilfields. Diego Garcia is being used by the Allies to intermittently bomb my convoys going around southern India.
Nathan Madien - I will be careful not to let the Allies cut me off. Any sign it might happen either means TAC's return or I pull back.
Many thanks to all who voted during the ACA's with particular thanks to the many who thought this little AAR worthy of your votes
For those unaware of the ACA's, 'Setting Sun' carried off the Favorite Gameplay AAR for HoI 1/2.
Update to follow where Operation Komodo has a small hiccup before it even starts ...