Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (no Acepylut)

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Captain Cruft -> Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (no Acepylut) (1/7/2012 3:25:46 PM)
Downfall - Cruft vs. Acepylut Long-time viewers may remember that I tried a game of this rather densely packed and fascinating scenario around a year ago. http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2721076 Unfortunately, it didn't last very long. This time hopefully we can play the thing out. Certainly Acepylut seems keen. I am of course playing as the Evil Type 91 Torpedo-Wielding Empire. House Rules (really simple):- 1) Nothing flies above 28,000ft 2) City Attacks on Manpower only (may extend to HI if it seems insufficient) 3) No landings on non-base hexes The first turn is now in Allied hands, and it may be a while before it returns to me. Have a read of the previous AAR if you're bored ... [8D]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/17/2012 11:34:04 PM)
Acepylut is doing a comprehensive turn 1, which is taking a while. We might be good to go at the weekend, or perhaps not. So, some brief musings on what I will be doing early on ... 1) Night bombings on Okinawa airfields and ports. All available competent IJAAF GrdB pilots will be expended to this purpose. There are loads of Sallies, Helens and Lilies available, though no more are being produced. I can see no other use for them. 2) Massive LowN training efforts by both army and navy using any aircraft which cannot competently deliver a torpedo and is not a fighter or in the category above. For Kamikaze purposes obviously. 3) Lots of Air training by fighter units. Live units have settings of Cap 30%, Training 20%. This seemed to work quite well in the previous game. 4) The KB will be going on a trip once I have fully populated it with numpty pilots. This will be a suicide raid and I want to keep the few competent guys back for flying Shindens or whatever. The idea will be to find some soft targets somewhere. 5) Hoarding of both navy and army NavT pilots into a few select groups which will be used for night naval attacks where opportunity presents. 6) China and Indochina evac, of course. Other than that I will really need to see what happens before deciding on anything else.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/24/2012 11:17:23 PM)
Turn 1 is finally run! P-51H and P-47N sweeps over Hamamatsu and Kanoya at 28,000ft Airfield attack on Kanoya City attacks on Hamamatsu and Hong Kong, at 15,000ft and above. Bombers unopposed but results minimal. Paradrops on two islands adjacent to Kanoya. Both defeated. I was surprised about the last, no question. Makes me wonder what's next ... Hordes of second & third rate Japanese fighters were lost alongside their newbie pilots. In total 234 planes were lost, with around 12 or so Allied planes in return. That's not nice but it's expected.

Nemo121 -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/24/2012 11:54:53 PM)
What's the thinking behind the 28,000 foot cap on altitude? I ask because with the change in the BETA to fatigue if you fly above 3/4 of the ceiling it seems to largely solve the problem with stratospheric sweeps ( they arrive so fatigued at long range that they get slaughtered that in many cases it doesn't pay for the attacking player to send in a max altitude sweep anymore ). Do you have an altitude limit for 4-engined bombers?

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/25/2012 1:23:26 AM)
I read a post here detailing why flying over that height was rather difficult with WW2 tech. There are no additional limits on 4Es. They can obliterate where they will :-) All HRs are subject to revision if either of us has good reason.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/25/2012 3:25:28 AM)
One small correction. Apparently Allied plane losses were 34 not 12. We even shot down a couple of P-47Ns somehow. So that's less than 10 to 1. Not bad IMO for this stage of the game. The air war doesn't worry me half so much as the land one.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/28/2012 11:39:07 PM)
Turn 2 has been run ... A bit better in the air. We managed to catch some unescorted bombers so the ratio was 54 - 118. There are paradrops and FT landings all over the Ryukus east of Okinawa. More on this later.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/31/2012 1:48:03 AM)
HR rule change:- Daytime City Attacks may target HI and/or Manpower Nightime City Attacks may only target Manpower B-29s have visited Hamamatsu on both turns so far in day and/or night phases, targeting Manpower only. The altitude has been high (15,000ft - 28,000ft) and the results minimal. Therefore the opening up of possibilities.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (1/31/2012 1:55:08 AM)
Rush for the Ryukus Unfortunately I cannot do a screenshot at this moment, but there have been FT/Amphibious/Paradrop invasions on all the islands directly east of Okinawa. Most of these have either failed immediately due to the automatic shock attack wiping out the attacker or on turn 2 via my Deliberate Attack in response. All these islands have a generic reasonable quality "Garrison SNLF" unit in place with level 3 or 4 forts. I'm really not sure what Acepylut is trying to do here by spreading things so thinly. Some concentration of force might have lead to better results. Will do a screenie next turn.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/1/2012 8:03:49 PM)
Turn 3 sitrep. The Allied TFs sitting at the Japanese islands are all Surface Combat groups. They have sunk quite a few innocent transports. This presence was quite surprising to me, and as a result I had nothing set to challenge them. Not a single airgroup on Naval Attack. Oops ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/4CB3AA042BD4425F8D24887D8FB9D306.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/2/2012 2:16:56 AM)
Well the turn has been sent. I do now have some airgroups on Naval Attack in the areas where the SCTFs are. Let's see what they can do, there are no CVs or CVEs nearby. Hopefully ... A few torpedo-carrying MLs and MTBs have also been detached for night surface raids.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/5/2012 12:09:32 AM)
Turn 4 We managed to put torps or bombs into a few of the besieging CLs and DDs. Not bad for half-trained numpties, but of course there was no CAP ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/C8653139F8DC418EA5D3E33F9E54CF7F.jpg[/image] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 149 encounters mine field at Shimizu (112,61) Allied Ships DD Cogswell, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Shimizu at 112,61, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships ML G-208 ML G-301, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ML G-406, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ML G-488, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ML G-622, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Chauncey DD Claxton DD Cogswell CL Houston Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships APD T-20, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage APD T-21, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage APD T-23, Shell hits 4 APD T-24, Shell hits 5, on fire APD T-25, Shell hits 1 APD T-26, Shell hits 6, heavy fires APD T-27, Shell hits 4, on fire APD T-28, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Bullard, Shell hits 1 DD Capps, Shell hits 1 DD Conway, Shell hits 1 DD Cony, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 22 (12 destroyed, 10 disabled) Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Shimizu at 112,61, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships ML G-208, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Chauncey DD Claxton DD Cogswell CL Houston Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63 Japanese Ships SS Ha-216, hits 1 Allied Ships APD Goldsborough, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Crane SS Ha-216 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Goldsborough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 284 encounters mine field at Shimizu (112,61) Allied Ships SS Lancetfish, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ominato at 119,55 Japanese Ships DD Nire DD Kaba DD Tsuta DD Azura DD Wakazakura DD Katsura DD Yadake Allied Ships SS Gar, hits 5 SS Gar launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai at 94,55, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Otsu, Shell hits 10, and is sunk E Urumi, Shell hits 18, and is sunk E Murotsu, Shell hits 7, and is sunk E No.27, Shell hits 10, and is sunk E No.29, Shell hits 9, and is sunk E W-19, Shell hits 15, and is sunk E W-20, Shell hits 21, and is sunk E W-21, Shell hits 16, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Charrette DD Colahan DD Conner DD Converse CL Vincennes, Shell hits 3 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 111,68 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 9 G4M2 Betty x 9 G4M3a Betty x 27 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak G4M3a Betty: 7 damaged Allied Ships CL Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Burns DD Bryant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 112,65 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 19 B7A2 Grace x 33 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Houston, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Chauncey, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Claxton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Torishima at 111,68 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 9 P1Y1 Frances x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak P1Y1 Frances: 8 damaged Allied Ships CL Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Bryant DD Caperton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Fukue-jima at 101,58 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 6 G4M2 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Cony DD Capps, Kamikaze hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 112,65 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 19 B7A2 Grace x 15 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships CL Houston, on fire DD Claxton, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Chauncey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 69,77 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Allied aircraft FM-1 Wildcat x 3 FM-2 Wildcat x 15 TBF-1 Avenger x 21 TBM-1C Avenger x 21 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kitakami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kaya DD Keyaki DD Take Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/5/2012 4:38:18 PM)
Notes:- That last attack was on the "Palembang Squadron", who were attempting to flee to Hong Kong carrying a Const Co. The ships have now been diverted to Camrahn Bay, where there is a small CAP to protect them. The engineers can then hop on the train to Haiphong like all the rest of the Thailand and Indochina units. The APD TF that got massacred is just one of those which are trying to get reinforcements to the Shimas west of Kanoya and Kagoshima. A couple of other TFs managed to evade the DDs, despite being much slower, though they did not make any deliveries and got retreated to Fukuoka despite having a Direct/Absolute threat setting and Nagasaki as their home port. Strange ... I am guessing that Acepylut is going to try and invade these Shimas ASAP. He has already tried paradrops, which failed. It would not be good for me to have US airbases that close to home ...

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/5/2012 4:51:04 PM)
Land War notes:- All those clear hexes east of Tokyo worry the arse off me, so I have despatched a number of Ind Mixed Brigade type units from Tokyo to Hachinohe and Iwaki which were particularly under-manned. Flak and arty will follow. I have turned Replacements and Upgrade on for all LCUs, and upgraded the TOE of all applicable Base Forces and AA units. So there is nary a Sound Detector or 75mm AA gun to be found anywhere. Now it's all Radars and 88mm or 120mm guns. Rather essential IMO. As a result the Manpower/Armament/Vehicle pools do not seem to have suffered any precipitous drop, or at least not yet.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/10/2012 1:50:11 AM)
Turn 5 More of the same, no further Allied landings. This surprised me though ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yakushima at 101,62 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft �� A6M2-K Zero x 12 �� D4Y4 Judy x 12 �� J2M5 Jack x 12 Japanese aircraft losses �� A6M2-K Zero: 5 destroyed �� A6M2-K Zero: 1 destroyed by flak �� D4Y4 Judy: 6 destroyed Allied Ships �� DD Bradford �� CL Atlanta, Kamikaze hits 8,� heavy fires,� heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: �� 12 x D4Y4 Judy flying as kamikaze �� Kamikaze:� 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb �� 11 x A6M2-K Zero flying as kamikaze �� Kamikaze:� 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's a 33% hit rate, by pilots with exp and skill between 30 and 40, and the Atlanta is almost certainly sunk since 5 of the hits were 800kg bombs. I am wondering if dive bombers on kamikaze (i.e. the Judy in this case) are still considered to be diving and therefore get some sort of accuracy bonus?

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/10/2012 1:54:38 AM)
Production notes:- The Vehicles pool has suddenly gone to nearly zero. So I have turned off Replacements/Upgrade for all armoured units except for one full tank division in a critical position in the HI. All other pools doing fine, and HI is increasing by 4,000 a turn. This may be because I have turned virtually all plane production off though. Ki-83s, Ki-201s and J7W1s are what I want, and these are all still in R&D ...

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/11/2012 1:17:26 PM)
Turn 6 Rather busy ... Carriers have now joined the surface raiders in the gap between Japan and China. Daito Shoto has fallen and there is a landing at Amami Oshima. Japanese air and surface ships continue to try and get rid of all these pesky ships with mixed results. [image]local://upfiles/11369/DAEB5138F1B84BD3AB8EDEA3273CFDFF.jpg[/image] The highlight of the turn:- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Shanghai at 94,56 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 32 Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 21 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 26 Ki-49-Ia Helen x 22 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 41 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 212 F6F-5 Hellcat x 332 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 destroyed, 16 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 destroyed by flak Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 4 destroyed Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 4 destroyed Ki-49-Ia Helen: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed by flak Ki-49-IIb Helen: 14 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 11 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Topeka CLAA Reno CV Bon Homme Richard, Bomb hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire CV Shangri-La BB Wisconsin, Kamikaze hits 1 CV Lake Champlain CV Antietam BB New Jersey BB Missouri Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-9 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-9 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 39300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VF-10 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 39300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VF-18 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-17 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-82 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-83 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling) (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-83 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-84 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-84 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 39300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers VF-85 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 37300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 5 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers VF-86 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 5 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-86 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 39300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VF-7 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Banzai! - Izumida F. in a Ki-49-IIb Helen is willing to die for the Emperor Okamoto S. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming CV Bon Homme Richard Inoue D. gives his life for the Emperor by ramming BB Wisconsin Banzai! - Oba G. in a Ki-49-IIb Helen is willing to die for the Emperor Banzai! - Maeda I. in a Ki-49-IIb Helen is willing to die for the Emperor Banzai! - Suzuki B. in a Ki-21-IIa Sally is willing to die for the Emperor

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/11/2012 2:29:49 PM)
Here's the intel screen. Apparently we shot down 11 P-47Ns today. I don't believe it ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/19A80463BCCE457992B3FED3E050A792.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/11/2012 8:03:36 PM)
Eek notes:- There is a CV heading towards the Kuriles. I have not reinforced these islands at all, and indeed don't plan to. Hokkaido needs anything spare in that region more IMO.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/11/2012 9:38:04 PM)
Pilot notes:- Both army and navy replacement pools have been empty since turn 2. More importantly, the IJN Reserve is now basically completely empty, the only guys in there generally being a few pilot-leaders passing through after their "demotion". I have also pulled maybe a hundred or so guys out of the pipeline into IJN training groups. This is not to over-stuff, just populate fully (i.e. at 133%). The IJA on the other hand has a large and competent Reserve. At least as far as Air and GrdB is concerned. GrdB is pretty much of no use to me, but the Air boys ought to be once the Ki-83 and Ki-201 come on stream. I am not doing the Ki-94 - it's ugly and we are not playing in the stratosphere.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/13/2012 2:24:50 AM)
Turn 7 Full court press ... Virtually none of my FT missions to reinforce the Shimas are getting through [:(] [image]local://upfiles/11369/9B2539FE1FC14F1BAC693E14E163A6EC.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/15/2012 7:18:14 PM)
Turn has been sent ... There look to be numerous transports amongst those clusters of green TFs just west of Kyushu. So he's going to land somewhere, the only question is where? I am guessing Fukue-jima, or maybe even Kumamoto which is the clear hex on the mainland. We have taken what counter-measures we can, but it's pretty desperate. The kami fleets are nowhere near ready for action yet, and neither is anything else really.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/18/2012 4:54:50 PM)
Turn 8 What an absolute massacre. The enemy has indeed landed at Fukue-jima in force, and has also sunk countless ships and shot down innumerable planes. When the Allies throw the kitchen sink at an area the Japanese defence is, it seems, easily over-whelmed. One bright spot though ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/FB8B737DD9E14EE8A1EC41EA26C739B3.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/18/2012 5:00:38 PM)
Another glimmer in the darkness, which made me chuckle :-) [image]local://upfiles/11369/233A8F2706B64B75ACA1D11C6C453B15.jpg[/image] We have a large stock of these fearsome machines. They shot down two unescorted Avengers ...

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/18/2012 5:04:59 PM)
Here's the intel screen. [image]local://upfiles/11369/6BB6C289ACCE476D80A99919BA41B893.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/18/2012 6:56:28 PM)
The full combat report for anyone interested.

JohnDillworth -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/18/2012 10:40:14 PM)
Keep em coming. You can post the combat reports in-line. Seems everybody else does, and they are a bit easier to read. Good luck

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/18/2012 11:21:05 PM)
I have an aversion to that, however I will try and remember to post it as a download for each turn.

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/22/2012 9:16:00 PM)
Turn 9 Fukue-jima falls at the first attempt. Two divisions and three base forces plus a fighter HQ were the perpetrators, along with about 5,000 US bombers. Some minor compensation was taken by our air in the form of CL Vincennes and a DD via a combination of 250kg kamikaze bombs and torpedos. So, as of next turn I will have US fighters 1 hex from the homeland. Nice. Here's the combat report:

Captain Cruft -> RE: Downfall Revisited - Cruft vs. Acepylut (JFBs only) (2/22/2012 9:26:19 PM)
Forgot to mention ... Mini subs put another torp into the Antietam, which looks to be withdrawing. Rather frustratingly, they also managed to hit another CV (Lake Champlain) and a CA, but these were all duds.

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