<t> I'm not sure if the 8 hex strike is mentioned in the rulebook. I've learned about it through reading AARs where it happened and the resulting discussions. I think there was one AAR (PzB vs Andy Mac, perhaps?) where the Japanese successfully pulled off the 8 hex strike multiple times to ...

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Is this true even in '45? I'm rocking the late model HellDiver, TBFs, Corsairs and F5f-3 Hellcats. All of them have a normal operating range that is 8 or under?
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I'm pretty sure it's a hard-coded limit. Meaning ...

You said the KB was 8 hexes away? I'm pretty sure that while the Japanese can launch carrier strikes from 8 hexes, the Allies' maximum strike range is 7. It seems you fell victim to the dreaded "8 hex strike", which is what most Japanese players aim to achieve whenever possible.

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The game won't begin right away. It'll probably be a week or two until it kicks off. In the meantime I'd love any comments about the idea of playing with PDU-off on the Allied side or any other tips you can throw this rookie as I get going.
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Have you played Enemy Unknown's expansion? If not, I recommend it. If you have, you could always try a second playthrough with some of the "second wave" options.

Also, perhaps one of the Paradox Interactive games (Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, Victoria, Hearts of Iron).

<t> Perhaps someone needs to mod a version of Scenario 1/2 that would make PDU off a viable choice for the Japanese player by slightly improving the air group upgrade paths. Something that's in between PDU off's "50% Nates" and PDU on's "75% Franks with a few Tojos and Oscars sprinkled in for ...

<t> Joc, are your troops in China prepping for any important targets? If not, maybe you should prep some of them for Hokkaido while going ahead with the Formosa op. That way you could still campaign for two months in China, and then decide whether or not to pull them back and use them on Hokkaido ...

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$150 price point? You are nuts!<br/>
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Sure, some would buy. But <I><s>[i]</s>many<e>[/i]</e></I> would not.
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Just got back from the salt mines. Like a fricken' MASH unit.<br/>
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<t> Although your bomber force is paying a heavy price, you do seem to be doing a lot of damage. From your screenshots it looks like you have disabled 4500 worth of supply production from his HI/LI. Considering that the Japanese home islands only produce ~26,000 supply (maybe a little more if he ...

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I have also just landed at Palembang with the 4th Guards Regiment and the 11th Special Base Force. Opposition here is roughly 30 AV and I should capture the base after a single attack -- going to do a Shock Attack to make sure. Hopefully I'll capture ...

I assume that they would arrive directly on the ship so long as it's afloat. Is it possible to fly off aircraft if the ship is overloaded? The new groups will arrive at the end of the turn, so the carriers would be able to conduct operations during the combat phases.

<t> Joc, I wouldn't rush to kill off the superstack. It might be crippled, but I don't think it will die easily. Aren't units that are surrounded in defensive terrain sometimes quite hard to kill? I'm pretty sure I've seen AARs with Chinese units surrounded in forests that just refuse to die ...

<t> That's odd that your USAAF base forces don't get aviation support upgrades. I checked my Scenario 1 and looked at a couple USAAF BFs and they had the early 1945 upgrade from 60 to 90 av support. Could one of the Betas have changed something, or the mod I'm using somehow have affected my Scenario ...

Don't many of the base forces resize their TOE in 1945, giving more aviation support for the USAAF base forces naval support for the USN base forces? Or are the ones that arrive in 1945 just bigger?

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Just always wish I could get it in late '43 instead of early '45. [:@]
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if we could get them when they were intended originally, sometime in ...

Yeah, Hawaii or Puerto Rico are probably the best choices if you're trying to stick with the territory theme.

<t> Look on the bright side Joc, as the Allies you don't desperately need Balikpapan's fuel, and more importantly, you can afford to dump several hundred thousands of supply there to repair it. While it won't be fully repaired until almost the end of the game, it should be producing a decent amount ...

I'd go for the deliberate attack on Pegu. The defensive bonus might be a little better than the forest terrain, but a failed deliberate attack is a lot less risky. Bad rolls on a shock attack across a river into defensive terrain...that could set you back for a long time.

<t> John, you're not letting down your readers by taking a break from the game until you have time to play. If you don't have the time to play the game properly and enjoy it, no one-you, Dan, spectators on both AARs-will be satisfied. Take your time and strike back hard! I'm sure readers don't want ...