Hi, Az
 
The dutch are putting up a masterfull defense. Better than i would have expected. What are you doing with the extra time?  What is your forward line going to be, think you could hold Nouemea?

<t> Good news about Lex's air groups. What are you going to do with them?&nbsp; Darwin sounds like a good port of call to me if you can get them there. Otherwise they might be very usefull in training replacement USN pilots for you operating CVs. <br/>
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Also good call IMHO on retiring ...

<t> If there were no bugs i dont know why a "do over" would be in order other than your oppenent doesnt like the results.&nbsp; <br/>
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I think you got a little lucky AZ but you know the saying luck favors the bold.&nbsp; Still good planning paid off and a good vicotry (if it doesnt get ...

My only sugestion would be that you limit indvidual pilots skills to no more than x% above thier current xp. So that the basline xp of the pilots actualy matters.

<t> Re: Bataan do you have an idea of your opponets AV there?&nbsp; If not might be worthwhile to do one bombardment just to get an idea.&nbsp; Its possible that all that is commited is a blocking force to prevent&nbsp;you from getting out. Effectivly turning bataan into a PoW camp.<br/>
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<t> Whats your Batvia garrison looking like? Do you think you will be able to keep your AF open there?&nbsp; How long do you see Batvia holding for Mid to Late march?&nbsp; Lastly anything going on in the PI, hows bataan holding out?<br/>
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Also i have to say that your convoy ...

LOL&nbsp; at least pick your targets I realy have a hard time beliving that many in this comunity would play WoW

<t> For your burma defence, I would sugest trying to build some forts on the dot base half way between Myitchina and Shweboo if you think you have time.&nbsp; Its decent defensive terain and like clark allows you to build Myitchina up to recive transports and sport a decent defensive air force.&nbsp ...

Do you think you can get PZB to overcommit andy? If you can so much the better but PZB isnt reckless.

<t> Yah let me clarify what i meant when&nbsp;I said short range subs. I meant your cruiser subs (norwhall, arognaut nataulus) and your Dolphin class subs as IIRC they have an endurance of 6k and still use mk 14s. No way would&nbsp;I ever advocate using your S-boats for anything other than anti ...

<t> As to your subs Az if possible i would think about sending some of your shorter range subs with decent cargo capcity to either darwin or sorebaja to start supply runs to bataan. If you want to extended the siege you will need supplys. <br/>
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I also wouldnt build past lvl 4 forts ...

<t> Good news about Clark, looks like you will hold there for awhile longer. Do you think you will be able to get the majority of your foces out of Johore Baru before being overun? <br/>
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Also hows are the forts on bataan coming and is it being bombed to prevent you from building them ...

Generaly if KB is nearby I stand down my duch AF. They will not do anything against KBs fighters and its better IMO to save what limited planes you do have as fighter bait when you want your bombers to acutaly get thru.

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BTW, in spite of months of training my Dutch air force achieved almost nothing. [:(]
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Yah I have had the same problem thats why I would recomend geting US fighters there if you can its the only way ...

Ahh thank god for aggressive COs . . . err . .&nbsp; .

Im not exactly sure but I seem to remember in my games that i could keep a couple of squadrons that were set to withdraw in service and the PP draw basicaly evened out my gain. In otherwrods my PP were stagnant.&nbsp; The real PP killer right now is ship withdrawl.

Yea its a little gamey what I think I would honestly do is for up two, groups of three AMc or so at both Batvia and Soerabaja and then just have them patrol between the two ports . . . local trafic [:'(]

<t> Honestly Az, I wouldnt disband the Banshee I'd pay the PP piper to keep them in play as long as they are there and there is enough A/C they pose a viable threat to even CAs. This means that you can effectivly maul an invasion (if you can get the escorts to cover them) within range.&nbsp; It will ...

<t> The thing is, it is quite possible to be training replacements from 12/8/41 and just throwing them in to the reserve pool. If you assume 4 months per green pilot to train to 70 how many possible replacements pilots can be trained in 2 years. I would say more than enough to cover the losses of a ...

If they are restricted use the to train pilots like crazy. If they arent i use them a bit more agreesivly knowing that they are somewhat "dissposable"