<t> What are the port levels of the bases the Japanese control on the West Coast? It will take forever to load heavy equipment. My guess is the Japanese load what they can in one day and run for safety. Otherwise the risk of loss just escalates.<br/>
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The bigger issue is what are the Japanese ...

What can you do elsewhere knowing that the entirety of the IJN is busy on the West Coast? It's not like the Japanese will be able to mount any sizable counter-invasions anytime soon.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>If I were him...I would start digging like a madman in the Kuriles, Marianas, New Guinea and everywhere else. And then sacrifice troops to buy time for more digging. He needs to get a defensive perimeter up. Right now he doesn´t have one. The WC troops would be enough to ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: paullus99<br/>
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Pretty much his entire strategic reserve of divisions are still sitting on the West Coast.<br/>
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He'll need most, if not all, of his shipping to pull them back again...which means the entire KB will be needed to cover them. That will ...

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Went down to one car when we started working from home.<br/>
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I've played AE many times as the Japanese. This is my first game as the Allies, at least the first that got past the very beginning of the war. When I started this game, it was like a breath of fresh air. Playing as the Japanese is so ...

Attack at PM failed to take the base. It will fall next attack though.

Are you going to use one, or more, of your armor units to pursue? They should be able to mop up any survivors, even in jungle rough terrain.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Comments?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>Capture Paoshan as quickly as possible once you have retaken Lashio. It is already in a precarious position from a supply perspective. You might want to exacerbate the situation with an occasional airstrike to force increased supply ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>(sorry poodlebrain, I can't answer you, have not been tracking that detail at all)<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>Me either. That's why I asked you when the idea came to mind. And it's not like I have capital ships survive early war combat and make perilous cruises to safety very ...

I'm curious as to the increase in crew experience for Enterprise and Yorktown. I've never bothered to look at this particular benefit of surviving combat damage.

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I'm amazed by the lack of human presence in the photo. Looks like the land would support some sort of agricultural activity. Are there terrain features outside the view that isolate the area?

Were there any troops still aboard those transports?

No troops, but I would think some still had supplies aboard that the Japanese will have to replace to support their invasion.

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I stopped counting how many divisions are attacking me in Hollywood. I think I captured Errol Flynn masquerading as a German behind Japanese lines...[;)]<br/>
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I am not sure how it works on the Allied side of things, but here is a list of CVE that spawn at San Diego. If this were Japan, they would be destroyed and VP awarded for their destruction ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s> At LA, considering having even one unit on reserve (pursuit) so when you do evict him, you will be then at his next base and able to move your attacking force while he is ejecting your blocking force. I would recommend using a restricted unit for this in case it is lost.<e ...

<t> There will be no Dunkirk. The KB does not have the durability to protect Japanese merchant shipping for the multiple days it will take to load the troops. If you crack its hard exterior, you will lay waste to the entire IJN, and the exterior is already being worn down in fighter losses. The best ...

There were 4 more sweeps, one P-38 and three P-47. and they flew against fatigued pilots. So I can understand Jocke's optimism about the total Japanese losses. Jocke also had the opportunity to watch the combat replay, and there may have been more carnage than the combat reports indicate.

<t> I would gladly trade 4 Japanese infantry divisions and support troops in April 1942 for the Allied aircraft production of Los Angeles and San Diego alone. Throw in the shipping that also never becomes part of the Allied arsenal, and it is a no brainer. It is the equivalent of sacrificing pawns ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>What, you wouldn't return the favor by landing at some coastal hex in Japan in June 1943 to destroy a bunch of factories?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>I think I'm detecting critical levels of sarcasm here. What Pacific Coast cities of Japan have major aircraft factories that are ...