<t> The new update has sparked the board into life and raised an interesting point.<br/>
How do you define a Japan win?<br/>
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Japan had set aims at the start, and yet, if they achieve these and can get enough leverage to negotiate to keep them, still do not win in the game.<br/>
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<t> 1) Middle age "I could do better than they did" guy.<br/>
2) AI<br/>
3) Start as IJN and switch once i feel it is a challenge for Allies to win. Or if i have conquered all but Conus.<br/>
4) Matrix 3.2<br/>
5) Fairly level on most aspects, but a win is heavily weighted against Japan, due to ...

<t> As I only play all out, anything goes, against AI either as Japan or Allies I like to set up my own Dec 7th attacks.<br/>
Would be nice if, as Japan, you could set up a pre dec 7th turn to position shipping etc for the Dec 7th attacks.<br/>
Having to relocate the HQ to make a KB Pearl strike ...

<r> My last VP milking was BB bombardment runs against Anchorage, Juneau all year, and Seattle weekly during Dec and Jan.<br/>
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AI sends Unescorted single Essex carriers between San Francisco and Jackson, which allows the Subs to sink them!<br/>
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I make this point as the win will never ...

<r> As you can see, I lost only the one major ship.<br/>
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Setting was Max Help Japan. Captured all bases except Colombo, Perth, Jackson is. and the west coast.<br/>
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Used Trincomole as a bomber and CVE base to destroy arriving UK ships, (gamey milking)<br/>
Captured all 4 Hawaii ...

<r> Hi All,<br/>
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A win for Japan. trying to upload the screenshots<br/>
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Peter<br/>
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<t> Hi All,<br/>
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Having played the AI as Japan until Jan 1943, I have switched over to play as the Allies.<br/>
However... I have 50 Henderson AP's in the Pool, but NO actual elements active.<br/>
This means I cannot add them or get them by Reinforcing an HQ !<br/>
Does any one know a way ...

<t> For fun i am playing V AI as Allies with FULL HELP.<br/>
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it is Jan 1944 and besides having F7F tigercats in operation as my land based US marine fighter, i have just recieved a suprise .... USS MIDWAY.<br/>
Yes the 137 plane capacity Fleet carrier! 82 Bearcats 27 SB2C and 27 TBM's.<br ...

<t> Well you live and learn with this game!<br/>
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I moved a set of Jap RO-35 subs in to Palmyra to be closer to the action. After their delay finished i looked at them and had a Get from pool option. I could and get up to a total of 20 Subs instead of the basic 12!<br/>
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So question ...

Skipjack,

Thanks for this AAR.
I have just got a colleague interested in Pacwar and this will help him immensely [:)]

Cuthalin

<t> I agree Capt.<br/>
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I have captured All bases except those between Nagasaki and Tokyo.<br/>
Massive air power and NO ENEMY ZOC affecting passage to Chinese bases.<br/>
However ALL chinese coastal bases, from Canton, past Amoy and on up the Gulf are classed as Isolated.<br/>
Only Hong ...

<t> Hi Guys,<br/>
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Does anyone know if there is a way to remove the 0 ship units that appear in the late stage of games?<br/>
I have wiped most / all of the ijn & merchant marine out, but get enemy cargo task forces and Port units of 0 ships. This happens for the renewable types, i.e. MCS ...

<t> Would it be possible for you both post an individual AAR, so we can all see the game. I have never played PBEM and would like to see the differences between a decent / good human and the AI. It may encourage some of us AI only players to try PBEM's.<br/>
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Cheers and have a good game.<br ...

<t> O.K. September 1944 Full help Japanese.<br/>
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CVL Chitose and CVL Mizuho have arrived. They have 18 A6M5 and 12 B7A each. The AV Chitose and AV Mizuho have been removed as expected.<br/>
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BUT...<br/>
The CVE Kamikawa Maru (16 + 11 aircraft) which has also arrived has not led to ...

<t> Well after a small experiment, ALL 3 Nisshin class AV Chitose, Nisshin and Mizumo,have a small A6M5 fighter group at the start of the game. It appears not to replenish,either in port or by TF. The Torpedo bombers may be active but the air groups are not able to be used offensively. <br/>
I ...

<t> Mid '44, As allies pound Japan's main land industrial bases, a novel approach has been taken by the IJN.<br/>
Create a Cargo TF in Nagoya, load it with supplies and send it to NAGOYA. My heavy bombers hit the supply base but all the supplies are on the TF. Which at the end of the turn are ...

Whilst i like this stratergy, does it not mean that you have the potential for the Japanese to have Kamikaze Squadrons deep behind your main forces?

I presume it does trigger the Kamikaze Missions.

<t> it is Jan 42 and we attacked Canton I. so it is well before the conversion. At this time she was only dealing with Bi-Plane Seaplanes.<br/>
I lost a couple of planes to the Wildcats that were there, but cannot see any air group showing for any AV's, so have no ability to change them or know if ...

<t> Whilst landing troops with the AV Chitose (IJN) + AP's my TF was subjected to an air attack. No carriers were any where near, but 8 A6M5's defended the TF! This is not the first time, so my question is... <br/>
Does the Chitose or any other IJN AV have an unseen airgroup?.<br/>
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I know ...

Another thing to bear in mind, is that any Fighter-Bombers that intecept enemy fighters, cause all that type to jettison their bombs.
It is therefore sensible to use a couple of types. I.E. 1xP40 and 1xP39, that way if the P40 Squadron intecepts, the P39's can still bomb.