<t> There is another rule I like to use: All cities, particularly large ones, must be garrisoned. Cities that are threatened by an offensive must have a full-strength garrison in them (at least three rifle and one artillery division, plus tanks and independent brigades if possible), and they MAY NOT ...

<t> Hmmm... hard to tell. The Japanese seem to be reluctant to challenge US carrier power in mid '43, but with my experience they seem to love to commit mass hara-kiri by impaling themselves on LBA, particularly around Lunga. Historically they didn't come out to play pretty much all of '43 due to ...

<t> Were the Corsairs as historically effective against Japanese fighters as the game depicts? It seems that in the game, Corsairs (and Hellcats, to a slightly lesser extent) absolutely rule the sky over Japanese fighters. And even though the Corsair historically was a large, fast, high performance ...

<t> I normally base my heavy bombers at PM and Lunga, once the airbase is fully developed.&nbsp; I usually run them constantly on naval search missions, which builds up good experience without too many op losses, and every so often let them have a crack at Rabaul or Shortland.&nbsp; I normally don't ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: tocaff<br/>
Naval air on a land base? Why not if the CV is crippled and being repaired in Tokyo or PH? As a way of keeping the planes in the game and hiding the CVs to deny VP opportunities to your opponent? GAMEY
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Denniss<br/>
Have you ever thought of using only one bomb group per day using a different bomb group every other day? Should really wear down the Japs if you visit them daily to say hello.
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I have tried that tactic but I just don ...

<t> One of my favorite tactics is to get a 100+ raid of B-25's with good P-38 escort to hit Rabaul at treetop level (100ft). As long as your escorts are up to dealing with Rabaul's CAP, the B-25's should absolutely tear up the place, causing LOTS of enemy aircraft to be lost on the ground. I can ...

<t> I am not aware of very many "friendly fire" incidents where the Japanese accidently sank their own ships with their own torpedoes. The only one I'm aware of is the instance you cited where a spread of Mikuma's torps (Java Sea? Sunda Strait?) accidentally took out a group of Japanese transports ...

<t> Caution has to be used with the CV forces.&nbsp; Unfortunately the game mechanics seem to disregard the risk of moving CV's into range of substantial land-based air assets (the Rabaul-based Betty/Nell "Line of Death").&nbsp; Keep them close enough to your objectives to provide air cover and ...

<t> Uhhh... am I missing something here?&nbsp; I thought the Type 93 was a JAPANESE weapon used against ALLIED ships.<br/>
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Unless you are talking about instances where the torpedo storage on a Japanese ship was hit and exploded, thus sinking the ship.&nbsp; Given the large amount of ...

<t> Problem for me is by the time the F6Fs arrive there's very little for them to do. By mid/late 1943 I usually have Rabaul totally interdicted by multiple low-level B25 raids (try sending them in sometimes, 100+ strong, at 100 feet - they will destroy an INCREDIBLE amount of a/c on the ground) and ...

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I'm not sure what good this does, nor for that matter any CAP. I'm not seeing where fighter interceptors do much damage to incoming bombers. I can put a sea of planes in the air, shoot down 1 Zero and then the entire bomber force glides in. I ...

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OK, while the AI is not gonna do this what if a human foes sallies the KB down the slot and past the Santa Cruz islands and take Luganville or EPV. Both look weakly defended on the ground and nothing early game can possibly stop KB on the ...

<t> Just curious - does the AI ever go for PM as the Japanese, or do only human players do it vie PBEM?&nbsp; Contrary to the tactics I've read in this forum I think the Japanese trying to take PM is a bad idea - too many resources needed to take and keep supplied.&nbsp; I'd prefer taking Gili-Gili ...

<t> P39's do have their use in the game, if you keep them out of dogfights.&nbsp; I've built some squadrons up past 90 experience doing airfield and ground troop raids.&nbsp; With sufficient numbers they can really tear up things on the ground. &nbsp;<br/>
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Wirraways really are useless in the ...

<t> I have a problem playing the campaign scenarios where the Battle of Midway is assumed not to have occurred. Specifically this refers to dealing with Kido Butai (meaning the carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu aka The Big Four). The Japanese like to group these carriers together (sometimes with ...

<t> Until you get more P40 (Kittyhawk and Warhawk) squadrons, you may be better off just sending in extra AA battalions to PM for attriting the Betty and Nell raids, and ground the rest of the fighters or move them elsewhere.&nbsp; Doing raids on Lae/Salamua with low-level P39's escorted by P40's is ...

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- Logistics and supply mean EVERYTHING in this game.&nbsp; Transports (AP, APD, AK) should be afforded the same protection (and attack priority) as carriers and battleships.&nbsp; Bases that can't be supplied are useless.&nbsp; APD's and airlifts (C47's ...

<t> Using "Target" will specify exactly WHERE you want the fighters to fly LRCAP, even for moving TF's. If you don't specify a target for the LRCAP the planes may decide to go cover a random TF moving through the area. Whenever I want full CAP coverage at a base I set its fighters to LRCAP but set ...

<t> I am currently playing Fortress Rabaul vs the AI, as the Allies. It is near the end of September 43, and the only activity is the constant shuttling of my supply convoys and some air transport, punctuated by the occasional CAP. Rabaul's air power has been completely decimated, I pretty much own ...