i am 80% sure that if Grey goes for Christmass in next 60 days good player like q-ball wont commit CV's to defend it. Allies just aren't ready to face KB yet, especially when it covers amph. operation.
What i know for sure that q-ball will need every single ship he will have in late 1943/1944 to recapture it and Grey wont loose anything if he doesen't react to it. That puts Grey in a very good position.
If q-ball cant go directly to hub's near Australia and goes to Panama-Pago Pago it will take a long time to build enough fuel for any operation.
Best protection of Solomons & Pacific is through holding Christmas.
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RE: Let's start!
Well, I don't want to hijack GJ's AAR any longer, so I'll close by saying (1) Q-Ball wouldn't bother with Christmas in 1943 or 1944; (2) the Solomons are irrelevant; and (3) no need to send fuel to Oz through the Pacific; better to send it via Capetown.
"Rats set fire to Mr. Cooper’s store in Fort Valley. No damage done." Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun, October 2, 1880.
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RE: Let's start!
I don´t think the Jap player have any hope of "isolating" OZ whatever he does take or not. The allies have just way too much shipping available. Its simply no doable. You can ship more then enough fuel just using xAKs if needed. I don´t really know how much fuel I have at OZ since I havn´t checked. But I have never been low at any point. 2 million? 3? So I don´t agree with the fuel problem at all. The Jap player can never cover all the possible approaches to OZ taking Pago Pago and Christmas would be a nuisance at most.
I just hit April 43 and I have so much fuel and supplies everywhere I don´t really know where to put it anymore. And I have done so without using Christmas or Perth. So I´m pretty much in agreement with CR on this one. As an allied player you don´t need Christmas Island, Perth or Pago Pago for that matter.
I just hit April 43 and I have so much fuel and supplies everywhere I don´t really know where to put it anymore. And I have done so without using Christmas or Perth. So I´m pretty much in agreement with CR on this one. As an allied player you don´t need Christmas Island, Perth or Pago Pago for that matter.
RE: Let's start!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 42
A very good day for the Empire in Burma.
We studied the composition of allied raids over Akyab and over my troops advancing towards Mytikina. Bombers fly from Calcutta, joined along the way by fighters from Chittahong (both sweeps and escort come from here), while the B26s take off from Ledo, escorted by Hurricanes IIb.
So i decided to try a little trick.
I moved a BB TFs near Akyab...i was very carefull not to be detected. A CLTF covered the BBs, just in case (even if i'm pretty sure Brad has evacuated most of his RN from the Bay of Bengal).
We arrived at night, sunk a stupid PT, and then smash the AF at Chittahong, destroying 25 planes on the ground and damaging many many more.
So when the day came, the bombers took off from Calcutta... but found 1 Zero Sentai and 2 Oscar Sentais there waiting for them...and they discovered they had no escort at all! We mauled them pretty well.
Then the B26s took off, escorted by the Hurricanes... once again they found Nicks and Zeros waiting for them on LRCAP from Mandalay. Another couple of good hits.
By the end of the day, 35 enemies have been shot down and 10 more are lost due to damage. We lost only 2 planes, saving both pilots[8D]
And we have our first Nick ace!!!...Nicks performed very well against the B26s for what i matters. Soon we'll have them in production (this was an experimental group).
The reinforcement of the Aleutinas has been completed. Now we have 260 AVs at Addak, 188 at Amicthika and 100 at Attu, along with several AA units.
Expanding my perimeter around Koepang now. Need to secure this area ASAP.
More base forces, AA units and port units are coming to Singapore to be then spread all over the DEI.
Enemy subs sunk the first TK of the war... near Miri...despite our ASW air and naval escort....
Troops are being sent to Makin, Tarawa, Kusiae, Onnekotan Jiima, Mylne Bay, Lae, Green Island and Wewak, while the first big resource convoy (250k tons) is reaching Sasebo from Singapore.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Yura
CL Oi
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Asagao
DD Kuri
Allied Ships
HDML 1104, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 9 damaged
Beaufort I: 3 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 19 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 41 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed on ground
Hurricane I Trop: 33 damaged
Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIa Trop: 32 damaged
Hurricane IIa Trop: 3 destroyed on ground
PBY-4 Catalina: 25 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3A Wildcat: 19 damaged
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
Mitchell PR.II: 5 damaged
Mitchell PR.II: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
CA Nachi
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Light Industry hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 2
Fires 143
Airbase hits 38
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 56
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 2
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at Chittagong
BB Fuso firing at Chittagong
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at 70th British Division
CA Suzuya firing at Chittagong
CA Mogami firing at Chittagong
CA Nachi firing at 70th British Division
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 38
Hudson IIIa x 13
Wellington Ic x 14
B-17E Fortress x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Blenheim IV: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23
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Morning Air attack on RTA Cavalry Division, at 61,43 (Katha)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
B-26 Marauder x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
B-26 Marauder: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
12th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,43 (Katha)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
B-26 Marauder x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
A very good day for the Empire in Burma.
We studied the composition of allied raids over Akyab and over my troops advancing towards Mytikina. Bombers fly from Calcutta, joined along the way by fighters from Chittahong (both sweeps and escort come from here), while the B26s take off from Ledo, escorted by Hurricanes IIb.
So i decided to try a little trick.
I moved a BB TFs near Akyab...i was very carefull not to be detected. A CLTF covered the BBs, just in case (even if i'm pretty sure Brad has evacuated most of his RN from the Bay of Bengal).
We arrived at night, sunk a stupid PT, and then smash the AF at Chittahong, destroying 25 planes on the ground and damaging many many more.
So when the day came, the bombers took off from Calcutta... but found 1 Zero Sentai and 2 Oscar Sentais there waiting for them...and they discovered they had no escort at all! We mauled them pretty well.
Then the B26s took off, escorted by the Hurricanes... once again they found Nicks and Zeros waiting for them on LRCAP from Mandalay. Another couple of good hits.
By the end of the day, 35 enemies have been shot down and 10 more are lost due to damage. We lost only 2 planes, saving both pilots[8D]
And we have our first Nick ace!!!...Nicks performed very well against the B26s for what i matters. Soon we'll have them in production (this was an experimental group).
The reinforcement of the Aleutinas has been completed. Now we have 260 AVs at Addak, 188 at Amicthika and 100 at Attu, along with several AA units.
Expanding my perimeter around Koepang now. Need to secure this area ASAP.
More base forces, AA units and port units are coming to Singapore to be then spread all over the DEI.
Enemy subs sunk the first TK of the war... near Miri...despite our ASW air and naval escort....
Troops are being sent to Makin, Tarawa, Kusiae, Onnekotan Jiima, Mylne Bay, Lae, Green Island and Wewak, while the first big resource convoy (250k tons) is reaching Sasebo from Singapore.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Yura
CL Oi
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Asagao
DD Kuri
Allied Ships
HDML 1104, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 9 damaged
Beaufort I: 3 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 19 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 41 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed on ground
Hurricane I Trop: 33 damaged
Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIa Trop: 32 damaged
Hurricane IIa Trop: 3 destroyed on ground
PBY-4 Catalina: 25 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3A Wildcat: 19 damaged
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
Mitchell PR.II: 5 damaged
Mitchell PR.II: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
CA Nachi
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Light Industry hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 2
Fires 143
Airbase hits 38
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 56
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 2
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at Chittagong
BB Fuso firing at Chittagong
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at 70th British Division
CA Suzuya firing at Chittagong
CA Mogami firing at Chittagong
CA Nachi firing at 70th British Division
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 38
Hudson IIIa x 13
Wellington Ic x 14
B-17E Fortress x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Blenheim IV: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23
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Morning Air attack on RTA Cavalry Division, at 61,43 (Katha)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
B-26 Marauder x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
B-26 Marauder: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
12th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 61,43 (Katha)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
B-26 Marauder x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
RE: Let's start!
About Christmas Isl... no guys, i won't go there. I have already made too many mistakes in this match to be able to risk this kind of adventure. Moreover, my fuel situation is far from being optimal and i need now to concentrate my efforts in order to secure the perimeter i've already conquered and make my economy flow steady.
My program now is the following:
1-Conquer and secure all those small bases between Sosarbaja and Timor.
2- Conquer Makassar and the Celebes
3- Conquer Balikapan
4- Conquer Padang and put an end to the resistance in Sumatra
5- Conquer Batavia
6- Conquer Cebu and Manila
All of this, defending Burma and the Solomons (the two fronts where the enemy is advancing fast), keep on grinding him in China and reinforcing the areas which seem to be secure for the moment (Gilberts, New Guinea, Southern DEI)...
really a lot to do... i'm already late.... cannot think of embarking in a risky project like the conquer of Christmas Island
My program now is the following:
1-Conquer and secure all those small bases between Sosarbaja and Timor.
2- Conquer Makassar and the Celebes
3- Conquer Balikapan
4- Conquer Padang and put an end to the resistance in Sumatra
5- Conquer Batavia
6- Conquer Cebu and Manila
All of this, defending Burma and the Solomons (the two fronts where the enemy is advancing fast), keep on grinding him in China and reinforcing the areas which seem to be secure for the moment (Gilberts, New Guinea, Southern DEI)...
really a lot to do... i'm already late.... cannot think of embarking in a risky project like the conquer of Christmas Island
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RE: Let's start!
We studied the composition of allied raids over Akyab and over my troops advancing towards Mytikina. Bombers fly from Calcutta, joined along the way by fighters from Chittahong (both sweeps and escort come from here), while the B26s take off from Ledo, escorted by Hurricanes IIb.
So i decided to try a little trick.
I moved a BB TFs near Akyab...i was very carefull not to be detected. A CLTF covered the BBs, just in case (even if i'm pretty sure Brad has evacuated most of his RN from the Bay of Bengal).
We arrived at night, sunk a stupid PT, and then smash the AF at Chittahong, destroying 25 planes on the ground and damaging many many more.
So when the day came, the bombers took off from Calcutta... but found 1 Zero Sentai and 2 Oscar Sentais there waiting for them...and they discovered they had no escort at all! We mauled them pretty well.
Then the B26s took off, escorted by the Hurricanes... once again they found Nicks and Zeros waiting for them on LRCAP from Mandalay. Another couple of good hits.
By the end of the day, 35 enemies have been shot down and 10 more are lost due to damage. We lost only 2 planes
Very cleverly done. [&o]
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RE: Let's start!
R&D Choices...
The Tojo research is proceeding very fast and i need to take decisions right now...
So now i have the following situation:
Industries:
Tojo IIa = 60(0)
Tojo IIa = 30(0)
Tojo IIa = 25 (5)
Tojo IIa = 10 (6)
Tojo IIa = 14(2)
Tojo IIa = 10 (6)
Tojo IIa = 17(3)
Tojo IIc = 0(30)
Plus i have 550 Ha-34 engines stockpiled.
My goal is to keep 4 R&D points/day for the whole Tojo line and have at least 160 Tojo producing every months.
So my idea is the following:
Keep as R&D factories, researching Tojo IIc, the 30(0) and the 25(5) ones, while converting into production the 60(0), the 14(2) and the 10(6) factories (enlarging slowly the latters two).
What to do with the other 2 factories that are at the moment researching tojo IIa? Keep them as R&D factories and simply change the model (a couple of future bombers maybe).... or change them into production factories, in order to have 5 factories producing the Tojo IIa ?
Decisions, decisions, decisions....
The Tojo research is proceeding very fast and i need to take decisions right now...
So now i have the following situation:
Industries:
Tojo IIa = 60(0)
Tojo IIa = 30(0)
Tojo IIa = 25 (5)
Tojo IIa = 10 (6)
Tojo IIa = 14(2)
Tojo IIa = 10 (6)
Tojo IIa = 17(3)
Tojo IIc = 0(30)
Plus i have 550 Ha-34 engines stockpiled.
My goal is to keep 4 R&D points/day for the whole Tojo line and have at least 160 Tojo producing every months.
So my idea is the following:
Keep as R&D factories, researching Tojo IIc, the 30(0) and the 25(5) ones, while converting into production the 60(0), the 14(2) and the 10(6) factories (enlarging slowly the latters two).
What to do with the other 2 factories that are at the moment researching tojo IIa? Keep them as R&D factories and simply change the model (a couple of future bombers maybe).... or change them into production factories, in order to have 5 factories producing the Tojo IIa ?
Decisions, decisions, decisions....
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RE: Let's start!
ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
So my idea is the following:
Keep as R&D factories, researching Tojo IIc, the 30(0) and the 25(5) ones, while converting into production the 60(0), the 14(2) and the 10(6) factories (enlarging slowly the latters two).
I have noticed research factories upgrade slowly, the further out the research the slower the upgrade, while production factories will upgrade a point per day (with enough supply) so I would be tempted to convert the just the fully repaired factories right before research completion. The 60 & the 30 if the 14(2) is repaired) and expand all the smaller ones which go into production. But then of course it's a question between immediate need and future benefit.
RE: Let's start!
Since your Tojo IIc factory has no points repaired, just change it to Tojo IIa now. It'll repair quickly and then you can switch it through the models. Otherwise you'll have is still only 2/3 repaired in about a year.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: Let's start!
Yes, i was thinking about it Obvert...i just hate to lose the HI points spent to get that factory up to 0(30)...
Anyway guys, here's a little and brief strategical overview.
May 1942 is approaching and the Empire has, more or less, reached its historical perimeter.
Batavia and Manila-Clark-Bataan are the only two strongholds left in the PI-SRA-DEI area. Padang (Sumatra) should easily fall within a week.
Batavia has 850 enemy AVs, while our sieging armies count 2200 AVs. We're now shifting some 200 bombers to this area to help reduce the defenders more quickly.
The weak spots that i see now in my perimeter are NW Oz, where he could easily advance from Port Hedland towards Broome and Western Sumatra, that could be a juicy target for him considering the fact that Cocos Is. is a stronghold in allied hands.
NOPAC has been secured (for the moment at least) with the addition of several garrison units at Addak, Amichitka and Attu, while we're building up the Kuriles (moving an Air HQ to Shimushiri Jiima right now).
The Gilbert/Marshalls have now my attention. Tarawa is well built and well defended and we're saturating all the atolls north of it with troops and engineers. I'm moving another air HQ in this area (Maloaep) and engineers are now being transfered to Makin atoll.
The idea is that, without any easy picking target, he will have to committ in force if he wants to advance here... If he choses the safest way (slowly frog-leaping from Tabiutea etc etc)...well, it would buy me a lot of time...Japan and our supply-fuel sources are far away from this area
The strategy for the Solomons/NG area is the following.
For the Solomons, i've created several interconnected bases (Tulagi, Lunga, Munda, Russell Island, Shortland, Buka), all of the able to lunch torpedo attacks (an Air Div HQ with range 5 is present at Munda). Each of them has a decent garrison (from 100 AVs up) with at least 3 forts. He can bomb my AFs from Ndeni, that's for sure, but if i spread my defences well (meaning having fighters all over these bases), i should be able to defend my skies for a prolongued time and so bleed his air units enough to stop his air campaign.
For the NG area, we've built Buna (level 3 AF), Gasmata (Level 3 AF) and we're building Lae. We'll build a couple more bases in Lae area and we'll then focus on Wewak. With an Air Div HQ present at Gasmata i can make any attempt to land on the western or southern coast of NG (say PM or Milne Bay) very very expensive for him.
Horn Island is still in my hands but i'm wondering if it's worth to leave a strong SNLF unit there... they are doomed anyway, so i'm thinking of being ready to airlift them back to PM once NE coast of Oz will become "hot".
I'm also not forgetting the Mariannas. A "Nemo style" surprise invasion of the Mariannas is something that always scares me... so i'm prepping the 53rd division (divided in 3 regiments) for the 3 main targets here (Saipan etc).
Burma, at the moment, is clearly the first place where he can start to inflic me headhaces.
During the bombardment runs at Chittaong and Cock's Bazar, we've spotted the 18th UK division and two full australian divisions. These are mighty units and they are now advancing towards Akyab. Akyab is clearly a problem for me. It's very difficult to resupply and it's very exposed both to naval and air bombings. I have there the 25th Army, composed of the 18th and the 2nd Divisions... i hate to have two experienced units stuck there defending that part of the empire... so i'm thinking of shifting them with the first two guards divisions that will become available (probably the 4th and the 6th). It will take time to move them out...hopefully, with the arrival of the Monsoon season, the operations will slow down a bit...
The other target is Mitikina...we just conquered an abbandoned Katha and we're now marching fast towards that base. Our Paras conquered an empty dot base north of Mitikina and immediately spotted an australian unit (green) of unknown strenght, marching through the jungle from the Indian Border...clearly he wants to reinforce Mitikina... but i think i can win this race. I have a full army (nearly 70,000 men), the 15th, advancing and i don't think he has anything strong enough to stop. The goal is to get there and conquer the base by the end of May... then my offensive operations in Burma will be over and we will be able to focus on building up our defensive line there.
Anyway guys, here's a little and brief strategical overview.
May 1942 is approaching and the Empire has, more or less, reached its historical perimeter.
Batavia and Manila-Clark-Bataan are the only two strongholds left in the PI-SRA-DEI area. Padang (Sumatra) should easily fall within a week.
Batavia has 850 enemy AVs, while our sieging armies count 2200 AVs. We're now shifting some 200 bombers to this area to help reduce the defenders more quickly.
The weak spots that i see now in my perimeter are NW Oz, where he could easily advance from Port Hedland towards Broome and Western Sumatra, that could be a juicy target for him considering the fact that Cocos Is. is a stronghold in allied hands.
NOPAC has been secured (for the moment at least) with the addition of several garrison units at Addak, Amichitka and Attu, while we're building up the Kuriles (moving an Air HQ to Shimushiri Jiima right now).
The Gilbert/Marshalls have now my attention. Tarawa is well built and well defended and we're saturating all the atolls north of it with troops and engineers. I'm moving another air HQ in this area (Maloaep) and engineers are now being transfered to Makin atoll.
The idea is that, without any easy picking target, he will have to committ in force if he wants to advance here... If he choses the safest way (slowly frog-leaping from Tabiutea etc etc)...well, it would buy me a lot of time...Japan and our supply-fuel sources are far away from this area
The strategy for the Solomons/NG area is the following.
For the Solomons, i've created several interconnected bases (Tulagi, Lunga, Munda, Russell Island, Shortland, Buka), all of the able to lunch torpedo attacks (an Air Div HQ with range 5 is present at Munda). Each of them has a decent garrison (from 100 AVs up) with at least 3 forts. He can bomb my AFs from Ndeni, that's for sure, but if i spread my defences well (meaning having fighters all over these bases), i should be able to defend my skies for a prolongued time and so bleed his air units enough to stop his air campaign.
For the NG area, we've built Buna (level 3 AF), Gasmata (Level 3 AF) and we're building Lae. We'll build a couple more bases in Lae area and we'll then focus on Wewak. With an Air Div HQ present at Gasmata i can make any attempt to land on the western or southern coast of NG (say PM or Milne Bay) very very expensive for him.
Horn Island is still in my hands but i'm wondering if it's worth to leave a strong SNLF unit there... they are doomed anyway, so i'm thinking of being ready to airlift them back to PM once NE coast of Oz will become "hot".
I'm also not forgetting the Mariannas. A "Nemo style" surprise invasion of the Mariannas is something that always scares me... so i'm prepping the 53rd division (divided in 3 regiments) for the 3 main targets here (Saipan etc).
Burma, at the moment, is clearly the first place where he can start to inflic me headhaces.
During the bombardment runs at Chittaong and Cock's Bazar, we've spotted the 18th UK division and two full australian divisions. These are mighty units and they are now advancing towards Akyab. Akyab is clearly a problem for me. It's very difficult to resupply and it's very exposed both to naval and air bombings. I have there the 25th Army, composed of the 18th and the 2nd Divisions... i hate to have two experienced units stuck there defending that part of the empire... so i'm thinking of shifting them with the first two guards divisions that will become available (probably the 4th and the 6th). It will take time to move them out...hopefully, with the arrival of the Monsoon season, the operations will slow down a bit...
The other target is Mitikina...we just conquered an abbandoned Katha and we're now marching fast towards that base. Our Paras conquered an empty dot base north of Mitikina and immediately spotted an australian unit (green) of unknown strenght, marching through the jungle from the Indian Border...clearly he wants to reinforce Mitikina... but i think i can win this race. I have a full army (nearly 70,000 men), the 15th, advancing and i don't think he has anything strong enough to stop. The goal is to get there and conquer the base by the end of May... then my offensive operations in Burma will be over and we will be able to focus on building up our defensive line there.
RE: Let's start!
Ok Guys, for the April 28 1942, i've ordered a new attack against the contested hex north of Sian.
Weather has been good for 2 days in a row in northern China and our bombers did fly both days, scoring some decent hits (i'm noticing however that Lilies don't porform well against troops in rough terrain, so i'm slowly changing the desposition of my air units). We rotated the involved units and put in 1 fresh division, 1 fresh Bde and one recon regiment, moving out 2 Bdes which were badly mauled.
I need to get there. I need to cut the fuel route from Langchow. I need to starve those chinese industries at Chungking!
The first 200k resource convoy coming from Singa has finally unloaded at Sasebo. I have another very HUGE convoy ready to move from Singa. The latter will be the last one....then we'll change strategy!
Big efforts will be made to reorganize my merchants fleets. it will take me some days, but we should have time to do it properly.
Weather has been good for 2 days in a row in northern China and our bombers did fly both days, scoring some decent hits (i'm noticing however that Lilies don't porform well against troops in rough terrain, so i'm slowly changing the desposition of my air units). We rotated the involved units and put in 1 fresh division, 1 fresh Bde and one recon regiment, moving out 2 Bdes which were badly mauled.
I need to get there. I need to cut the fuel route from Langchow. I need to starve those chinese industries at Chungking!
The first 200k resource convoy coming from Singa has finally unloaded at Sasebo. I have another very HUGE convoy ready to move from Singa. The latter will be the last one....then we'll change strategy!
Big efforts will be made to reorganize my merchants fleets. it will take me some days, but we should have time to do it properly.
RE: Let's start!
Surely you can make him bleed really heavily for the Cocos Islands?
Its in Betty range, and its not easy for him to reinforce it, or supply it with the KB around.
Its a also a good chance that it will draw him out into a '42 carrier battle, which is what you want
Its in Betty range, and its not easy for him to reinforce it, or supply it with the KB around.
Its a also a good chance that it will draw him out into a '42 carrier battle, which is what you want
RE: Let's start!
Ok guys, before i'll update with the last couple of turns, i have an emergency to take care of.
Tojo IIa is entering into production with the first of May 1942. Research is at 94%...so probably tomorrow we'll be too late to decide. Gotta take the decision right now.
Here's the screenshot... what to do?
Keep the 1x60(0) and 1x30(0) factories as R&D factories and change them to Tojo IIc (remember i have the engine bonus) so i'll be getting 4 R&D points every day, and transform the other 6 (six!) factories into production (remember that we're playing with realistic R&D ON!!!) ????
Or, maybe transform into production the 60(0) factory (that is a waste in R&D cause there's the CAP at 1 r&d point per factory) and researching the Tojo IIc with the fully repaired 30(0) factory, while changing into Tojo IIb the 27(3) and the 22(8) factories, so to speed up a bit the repairing process, while putting the rest into production?
Or, third hypotesis, transform the smaller R&D factories into something different (Judy maybe?!), put into production the 60 (0) factory and the 22(8) one (expanding both of them up to 100) and keep the R&D for the 30(0) and for the 27(3) ones researching Tojo IIc??
Damned, this game is so difficult....[&o]
Tojo IIa is entering into production with the first of May 1942. Research is at 94%...so probably tomorrow we'll be too late to decide. Gotta take the decision right now.
Here's the screenshot... what to do?
Keep the 1x60(0) and 1x30(0) factories as R&D factories and change them to Tojo IIc (remember i have the engine bonus) so i'll be getting 4 R&D points every day, and transform the other 6 (six!) factories into production (remember that we're playing with realistic R&D ON!!!) ????
Or, maybe transform into production the 60(0) factory (that is a waste in R&D cause there's the CAP at 1 r&d point per factory) and researching the Tojo IIc with the fully repaired 30(0) factory, while changing into Tojo IIb the 27(3) and the 22(8) factories, so to speed up a bit the repairing process, while putting the rest into production?
Or, third hypotesis, transform the smaller R&D factories into something different (Judy maybe?!), put into production the 60 (0) factory and the 22(8) one (expanding both of them up to 100) and keep the R&D for the 30(0) and for the 27(3) ones researching Tojo IIc??
Damned, this game is so difficult....[&o]
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RE: Let's start!
You don't want to change anything to the Tojo IIb to 'speed' the repair. Just change those to production or leave them to repair before changing them to the next in line.
If I recall correctly, you also have to change the ones you want for IIc research to the Tojo IIb first, then to the IIc. I might be just imagining this though. I do it anyway to make sure.
You'll want to build at least 120-140 Tojos. Change the 60(0) factory to production and then at least two of the others that aren't finished repairing. Hopefully you have some Judy factories researching already.
What ever you do, make sure you save a copy at the beginning of that turn just in case something goes wrong and you completely damage one of the factories.
If I recall correctly, you also have to change the ones you want for IIc research to the Tojo IIb first, then to the IIc. I might be just imagining this though. I do it anyway to make sure.
You'll want to build at least 120-140 Tojos. Change the 60(0) factory to production and then at least two of the others that aren't finished repairing. Hopefully you have some Judy factories researching already.
What ever you do, make sure you save a copy at the beginning of that turn just in case something goes wrong and you completely damage one of the factories.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: Let's start!
ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
Burma at 27th April 1942
For your defense of Burma, how do you plan to use the area behind the line? Will you bring units into the forest and let them sit building forts until the Allies attack? If so how much will you allocate to each hex? Will only certain hexes be occupied? How much reserve will you keep behind the lines?
I found that I had wanted to move troops into the woods but Jocke came more quickly than I expected and then that line became irrelevant. With your stacking limits, how much can those forest hexes hold?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: Let's start!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 30, 42
The last day of april showed several unsuccesfull attempts, made by my subs around southeast coast of Oz, to torpedo the enemy convoys that every day move from US to Oz... something big is happening there guys... too many ships spotted...
In Burma he attacked again my paras north of Mitikina and there's a green unit (Aus) advancing from Assam... his B26s are still roaming in northern burma...and i'm too weak to intervene... but times are changing... a couple of days and the Tojos will enter into production!!! soon the skies over Burma will be mine!!!
No further signs of moving down from Cock's Bazar...mmmm...
No signs of enemy CVs....mmmm....
My CVs are back at Tokyo. I need to stay one week here...doing some R&D and sending some DDs back to the yards for the may/42 upgrades...
Mini-KB is raiding Cocos....unseen.... some 6 ships spotted there [8D]
In China we got another bloody nose...damn! There's no way to advance any further.....[:@] i'll try to rotate once again my units...but it's getting harder every day to find fresh units in nortthern China... sending in 2 fresh divisions and 2 mixed Bdes.... but i really think Brad managed to stop me once for all...
Repairing HI at Singa and Changsha....need some more HI here!
stopped the Merchant Shypyards....all of a sudden i'm saving 5500 HI every day!!![&o]
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Ground combat at 82,38 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 37012 troops, 344 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 1069
Defending force 35138 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 483
Japanese adjusted assault: 857
Allied adjusted defense: 910
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1154 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
711 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 26 (13 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Assaulting units:
8th Recon Regiment
41st Division
110th Division
53rd Infantry Brigade
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
1st Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
38th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
14th Group Army
4th Group Army
6th Group Army
36th Group Army
23rd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
The last day of april showed several unsuccesfull attempts, made by my subs around southeast coast of Oz, to torpedo the enemy convoys that every day move from US to Oz... something big is happening there guys... too many ships spotted...
In Burma he attacked again my paras north of Mitikina and there's a green unit (Aus) advancing from Assam... his B26s are still roaming in northern burma...and i'm too weak to intervene... but times are changing... a couple of days and the Tojos will enter into production!!! soon the skies over Burma will be mine!!!
No further signs of moving down from Cock's Bazar...mmmm...
No signs of enemy CVs....mmmm....
My CVs are back at Tokyo. I need to stay one week here...doing some R&D and sending some DDs back to the yards for the may/42 upgrades...
Mini-KB is raiding Cocos....unseen.... some 6 ships spotted there [8D]
In China we got another bloody nose...damn! There's no way to advance any further.....[:@] i'll try to rotate once again my units...but it's getting harder every day to find fresh units in nortthern China... sending in 2 fresh divisions and 2 mixed Bdes.... but i really think Brad managed to stop me once for all...
Repairing HI at Singa and Changsha....need some more HI here!
stopped the Merchant Shypyards....all of a sudden i'm saving 5500 HI every day!!![&o]
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Ground combat at 82,38 (near Tienshui)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 37012 troops, 344 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 1069
Defending force 35138 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 483
Japanese adjusted assault: 857
Allied adjusted defense: 910
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1154 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
711 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 26 (13 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Assaulting units:
8th Recon Regiment
41st Division
110th Division
53rd Infantry Brigade
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
1st Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
38th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
14th Group Army
4th Group Army
6th Group Army
36th Group Army
23rd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
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RE: Let's start!
ORIGINAL: obvert
ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
For your defense of Burma, how do you plan to use the area behind the line? Will you bring units into the forest and let them sit building forts until the Allies attack? If so how much will you allocate to each hex? Will only certain hexes be occupied? How much reserve will you keep behind the lines?
I found that I had wanted to move troops into the woods but Jocke came more quickly than I expected and then that line became irrelevant. With your stacking limits, how much can those forest hexes hold?
Hi Obvert,
my idea is to occupy first with the RTA regiments all the possible approaches, then, once Mitikina is conquered, starting to distribute my best units in key points...something like active and mobile reserves... still thinking about it however
I'll want to do that during the monsoon season (15th May, 15th oct).
RE: Let's start!
However, i'm building up forts and deep defensive positions in Burma. Sent there not less than 30 AA units and Mandalay already reached level 4 AF...
RE: Let's start!
ORIGINAL: obvert
You don't want to change anything to the Tojo IIb to 'speed' the repair. Just change those to production or leave them to repair before changing them to the next in line.
If I recall correctly, you also have to change the ones you want for IIc research to the Tojo IIb first, then to the IIc. I might be just imagining this though. I do it anyway to make sure.
You'll want to build at least 120-140 Tojos. Change the 60(0) factory to production and then at least two of the others that aren't finished repairing. Hopefully you have some Judy factories researching already.
What ever you do, make sure you save a copy at the beginning of that turn just in case something goes wrong and you completely damage one of the factories.
Ok, i took my decision.
Two factories ( 30(0) and 27(3) ) will be moved to Tojo IIc (passing through Tojo Iib for one day)
All the other factories will go producing Tojo IIa!
This should enable me to get immediately nearly 120 Tojos/monthly (and to reach the 160 within the next month), while keeping 4 R&D points/Daily for the Tojo IIc (with the engine bonus kicking in!).