<t> First line combat aircraft on those dates Charles_22? As far as I know, Japanese planning had allowed for c.2500 fighter aircraft for Olympic and c.3000 suicide planes of every type, make and description.<br/>
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The figures obviously account only for front line combat aircraft, not for ...

<r> 10th December 1941<br/>
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Well, the good news is that Japanese intelligence learnt that AK Taurus has been sunk by the Ryujo's Kates. The bad news would be that 2 Bolos managed to sneak through Ryujo's CAP and land a 500lb through the flight deck. Sneaky.<br/>
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The Ryujo was busy ...

<r> 9th December 1941<br/>
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[>:]Really not a lot happening on the frontlines. The REMFs are being overworked instead. [:D]<br/>
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Stockpiles are heading off to Palau, Truk and Kwajalein. Lots of troops boarding ships all over the map to head to the theatres of operation as well as ...

<r> 8th December 1943<br/>
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It's always anticlimactic when you process the second turn after all the hours of planning. Mostly the day was spent loading troops and supplies onto transports, setting targets and arranging cover.<br/>
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Highlights of the day are the three bases on Luzon in ...

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<r> <U><s>[u]</s>Great minds<e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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So the planning is finally over. Thank God! I'll do a few posts on each area's long term planning. One thing to bear in mind is that I'm not going for a killer victory - I want to test out the air model more than anything, not beat up our very ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Big B<br/>
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Getting my popcorn ready[:D]<br/>
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PS. I will not answer for things the AI does! LOL!<br/>
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So what next for Japan? I've spent the ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>7th December, 1941.<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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And so it begins....<br/>
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Results were decent if not spectacular. It would seem that the US commander is hiding his CVs so we ...

<r> Coming back to the game after discarding it for a couple of years. So I'm patched up to 1.8 and I'm still not happy with the air combat model. And I spot a mod done by Big B and decide to give it go. Some quick testing indicates that the air combat model might be very good and I figure, for the ...

<r> Fair enough Big B. Thanks for trying [:)] <br/>
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re. reducing Heavy Industry. I think that there is scope for a massive review of the entire industrial model which will actually make the game more interesting for a Japanese player like myself. It needs a really far-reaching and complex ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Big B<br/>
Hi mefi,<br/>
I may have misunderstood you - but I checked all the starting TFs and they all seem to be where the stock game has them.<br/>
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Were you just suggesting a change from stock for realisms sake?<br/>
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<t> Big B - played a few turns with your version of scenario 16 on AB's extended map. Very impressed with what I have seen of your air combat model so far although I haven't yet managed to entice the AI to play with the KB yet to test out CV combat. Super work! Just a quick thought on the initial ...

<t> I take your point Arkady (I play as Japan by preference). But I think the issue is that the loss of planes is very high within the game and so the US cannot achieve the historical dominance at the historical time whereas Japan can at least make good its losses to a large extent (pilots are ...

<r> First line combat aircraft in the Pacific. (US vs Japan).<br/>
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Jan. 43 - 3537 vs 3200 <br/>
Jan. 44 - 11442 vs 4050 <br/>
Jan. 45 - 17976 vs 4600 <br/>
July. 45 - 21908 vs 4100<br/>
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Source: [size="-1"]<I><s>[i]</s>Official History: Air Ferry Squadron One (VRF-1), Floyd Bennett ...

<t> Sorry Big B. Bad form not to cite exact patching on my part. CHS mod with extended map installed, Andy's extended map version of your mod, scenario 192, every little switch available in every options menu is showing green. Oh, and 1.8 official patch.<br/>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior<br/>
I seem to recall that the Aussies manufactured their own HE ammo for the 2pdr. Lets face it, there is no place in the jungle for a gun that cannot fire HE, since the likely hood of engaging Japanese tanks was slim to none.
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<t> Big B - is there an error in your version of stock 15 scenario with the Japanese landings in the Phillipines? For some reason, on the morning of the 8th I have no troops ashore on Luzon and also the APs and AKs are totally empty. If the invasions are not being carried out (to better reflect the ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: AlaskanWarrior<br/>
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Actually, only ammo for the 2pdr in tanks was AP. According to Hogg the HE was never issued to tanks. Something about the peculiar nature of the 2pdr atg being part of the Artillery thus was perfectly normal to have a HE ...