Not given up on New Caledonia either Inq [:D]
Takes 3 months to prep those divs...and I'm more than happy to reinforce our outer perimeter and build up a strong reserve for now.
The time we have bought will pay dividends when 4000 additional worth of AV can be placed in the line over the next few months.
- This together with 5 divisions of reserves will enable us to put up a tough defense or strong counterattack when required.
In my other game I've occupied New Zealand, New Caledonia and Fiji and isolated the Samoans.
Required a major effort, loads of supplies and fuel...hardly something I can recommend outside of 1942.
Some of the pilots I have received or trained have ok Air ratings but defensive ratings are very poor.
Have placed some of these in the line with partial training missions; the Dobo group fought very well in the interceptor role.
- Give them the dive and they don't need their defensive skills.
There are hundreds of pilots in advanced training right now, most are in the 50-60 skill range for both Air and Defensive; need
another month before they can be released to the frontline units.
Oscars as low level naval attackers [&:]
What good would that do? If you ise Nicks or other fighter bombers I get it..but not sure I would put my better pilots in Oscars [;)]
We have an agreement against night bombing for now until a patch can adjust their efficiency.
Just too effective, would hardly be able to find a darkened airfield at night in real life - in AE night bombers not only find them, they also find
aircraft dispesred in shelters and dugouts.
Our Army bombers are good weapons when we achieve local air superiority, for ASW and the occasional low naval attack runs.
Half of the ones I got are expertly trained in these roles and held back from the frontlines.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 20, 43
Air Combat
150 air raids in Southern New Guinea and Burma; just deleting the unopposed ones.
Going to be bored to death by this, have to click twice for each raid - if only I could have held the cursor in the same place, but
no, have to go look for that annoyingly small "Done" button...why make it like this [&:]
Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 11
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 9
B-24D1 Liberator x 21
B-24J Liberator x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 49
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8
Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 24
B-24J Liberator x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Mitchell II: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
N1K1 Rex x 3
N1K1-J George x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 11
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 94
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D1 Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
12 x B-24D1 Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
14 x B-24D1 Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
15 x B-24D1 Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
15 x B-24D1 Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
14 x B-24D1 Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
13 x B-24D1 Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 10000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 3
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Air Combat
Placed some CAP over Buna; claimed a few Mitchells and maybe a B-24 but without more heavily armed and armored fighters there's
little used putting hardware in the way of these raids.
What is interesting is that our CVEs and CVLs have generated new air groups that will arrive as reinforcements shortly.
This happens when this kind of ship sits in a major sizeed port for some time.
Unfortunately all air group reinforcements arrive with 2 ac and 2 pilots and it's a tough job finding trained pilots for them all
so many of the new arrivals are turned into training units. Actually need 2-3 pilots in training for each operational one.
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