Hope all is well and was wondering how the war progresses :-)


Hi MBF, thanks for your post.

Yes we are still going but very slow. Personal stuff and work are impacting heavily on both players. I do still believe we will punch on and get to 45 though. Will and try and send through an update ...

With Lowpe's understanding, I played around with the D4YC to see if I could tone down its lethality by using different pilots and settings etc.

Alas this form of Exocet missile unleashed in early 44 is unstoppable (poor Porter).

The 3 x sentai's have been sent back to Tokyo and stood down for the ...

Got him at Wuchow but now is the time to do the Harold Holt (bolt).

MAP of the situation

The critical battle in China at the moment- Wuchow.

2 x isolated and cut off Allied units being smashed by a combined arms Japanese Army.

Help is on the way though for the Allies. I have to be very careful here because if sizeable Allied forces break through I will be caught out in the open and ...

Another Kamikaze mission with unusually high strike rates.

Lowpe has no issues with me using them but it does continue to worry me.

I think I will have to ban using all recon birds as kamikaze platforms eventually .

Allied Sig Intel is good but not as good as you may think. It may say where LCUs are located more than what they are prepping for which what the Allied player wants.


Good point Mike, I will keep this in mind.

*I see no movement or interest in the central pacific at this stage. I daresay Lowpe ...

Everything here being stripped down hard.

Skeleton forces only.

Lowpe would be seeing all of this on the Allied int reports.

Strongly held positions- divisional strength.

Trying to keep him 20 hexes away.

Which does make me wonder about up here.

Sig traffic is picking up around Dutch Harbour and Pearl.

A give away will be if I start to see recon undertaken on the bases up north. Recon on bases in Korea have ceased which is interesting...

The North is still very strongly held and defended so he ...

Close to having the Allied invasion at Ningpo sealed off and then it is off to resolve the situation around Canton.

He is going to need a lot more forces to achieve a breakthrough in both localities.

A stack of units have poured into Korea and China from the Central Pacific.

So many have arrived, I have actually been able to form a reserve at a couple of key locations. Feeling much better about the situation.

He could walk into the Central Pacific now but if he is on the door step of Shanghai ...

Combat report below:

It is also very good at dodging CAP (flew high at 32K)

The fact that it doesn't carry ordinance means against CAs/ BBs and sometimes even CLs it won't penetrate the deck and simply bounces off.

However against CVs/CVLs, CVEs (especially CVEs), DDs and assault shipping, it is ...

This thing doesn't miss when employed as a kamikaze which is starting to make me wonder whether something may be amiss (it is only taken a few years to come to that realization). Effectively it is an unstoppable guided missile, harpoon like, once it is through the CAP)

It could of course be ...

And then he taketh away

The lord giveth

(I don't even remember that occurring

The disappointment this turn (and there are usually many for Japan in 44) was the unsinkable Hibiki having led a charmed life got it in the jugular. Another hero vanquished to the Yasukuni Shrine.

Good results in the air this turn which makes a nice change.

Frank R, Oscar IV and Zero 8 continue to render good service on the defence.

Summary from tracker

Not completely accurate but reasonably close (except for Allied CVs 2 sank vs 7 )

The dire state of the IJN DD stocks is well illustrated.

Your naval assets may not be what you want, but seeing just two capital warships in that CV TF for the Allies would be concerning for me. Kamikazes will love that!!
Any ability to hit his support ships? ARs have got to be very useful for Allied player this far away from major repair shipyards ...