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Offline agent 009

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« on: April 22, 2005, 10:17:13 PM »
Rommel pushes through to Nile delta. What does he gain? water obviously, but what other materials does his army gain? food, shelter perhaps. and...?
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2005, 10:50:07 PM »
I thought he died?
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2005, 10:57:13 PM »
Most of the useful part of eastern north africa is along the nile.
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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2005, 11:07:05 PM »
Nile is also a short cut to the Indian Ocean.  They would no longer need to sail around the Horn of Africa to get to the Indian Ocean.  It would also increase the amount of trade and other contact with their Axis ally in the Pacific.


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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2005, 12:18:17 AM »
Brits would no doubt wreck the canal walls. but it's capture would kick out British navy from med, therefore making supply of Africa armee much easier.

If one looks at a map of Red sea, one will see it is very long. & bottom is a bottleneck, which would be easy to blockade.

Nonetheless, capture of Nile Delta make moves into Iraq & oil captures much easier. But does not end brit presence along Red sea.
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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2005, 12:37:54 AM »
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Rommel pushes through to Nile delta. What does he gain? water obviously, but what other materials does his army gain? food, shelter perhaps. and...?


Easy.

the Ark of the convenent.

anyone whos watched Indiana Jones knows that:D
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« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2005, 12:42:21 AM »
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Offline scott123

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« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2005, 05:54:46 AM »
I think his main objective was too seize the oil rich middle east from the Britsh.Then link up with army group south,in oil rich Grozny. lol nothing changes.;)
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« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2005, 11:12:47 AM »
What are we talking about here? History or some other game?
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« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2005, 01:51:43 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2005, 02:19:47 PM »
The possibility of a Japanese/German linkup in the middle east or India/Pakistan was a real possibility and Churchill knew it.  Granted this was only long term speculation, it still was cause for concern.  Besides, Churchill favored the Italian "soft underbelly" approach to liberating Europe.

- It could cut the British empire and supply lines in two.  

- It would be extremely difficult to gain it back if this were to occur.

The effects would be felt all over, especially on the eastern front.

Had Stalingrad fallen, what was beyond the Volga?  Open country.  Tons of it.  Waltz south, link up in the middle east, and you've got a tactician paradise... relatively easy to hold.

One front is always better than two :)
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« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2005, 08:07:00 PM »
see? senile!
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« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2005, 08:13:23 PM »
Without malta not much.
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« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2005, 10:33:24 PM »
Well, original question was; what was of value in nile delta to armee africa. Not whether it could be taken without taking Malta.

Hypothetical is the word. Besides I made no mention of whether or not that was a condition on Delta being taken. One can argue that all day, but it is a different topic-thread.

Agreed it is a pathway to oil. One with less obstacles than El Alamein.
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« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2005, 10:47:19 PM »
The plan was to burst through egypt to Iran and link up German armies coming south throgh the Caucases oil fields.
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