A fair number of people goe on about the Chinese. Cant remember any suicide Chinese squads? Apples and pears. Fraid the game is broken. Allied Abrams tanks vs Japs inferior technology. Draw your conclusions.

<r> This is one of my units, with 37 mm At guns and engineers. Everyone has forgotten to bring pole bombs, flamethrowers, satchel charges, magnetic mines, Molotov cocktails etc. <br/>
I'm not expecting my boys to rout the Allies but in three turns they have endured 500+ casualties without any ...

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I'm not sure what version of the game you are playing.... isn't that important in relation to any answers or did I miss something. Moose in your response, what version are you basing your response on, or is it generic? Hal ...

<t> It was about the third attack in a row without a tank loss. I'm sure all the algorithms add up but my point is no close up and nasty Jap AT weapons are factored in at all. My opponent has learned the combat algorithm all too well and has a number of unstoppable, loss free attacks going. It just ...

Yes sorry I meant bothering continuing the game [:)]

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Lots of nasty anti tanks stuff not modelled at all in the ...

Yeah forgot pole bombs, well they had them in Steel Panthers [:)]

<t> Ok this happened at Cam Rah Bay-<br/>
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Ground combat at Cam Ranh Bay (64,72)<br/>
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Allied Deliberate attack<br/>
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Attacking force 892 troops, 0 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 113<br/>
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Defending force 6656 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: tocaff<br/>
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Historically B-29s came in low over the Inland Sea and dropped their loads of mines and were gone before the Japanese even knew they were there. My father told me of how the crews hated having the mines on the planes, but that except for ...

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Look at the bright side, at least your super mine detection gear let you know that there was a minefield present as soon as it was laid.

That is very true [:)]

<t> Ok after numerous minelaying missions, my Japanese flyboys are crying foul - they've not yet intercepted one of these missions. Initially Venturas layed some mines, then 4E's are now lumbering in at 7000 feet and laying mines with impunity yet, in one instance, 60 highly experienced Tony's flew ...

Its about delaying, of course he'll take the base but it should be realistic and not coz 10 4E's have blasted a unit to kingdom come.

They were disabled and thus presumably contibute nothing to the defence factor. Also any surving troops would have had a huge distruption disadvantage as well..

<t> Ah Jocmeister how big was your recon unit? My point is that it is happening repeatedly to my boys, not just two out of the last three turns. Not helpful when the results are compared to Sallies and Betties attacking Chinese units, if I was an Allied player thats what I'd want them to do, well ...

<r> <I><s>[i]</s>but its how you, as a commander choose to use them. I have chosen not to go the Centpac route and thus have different opportunities to use them. <e>[/i]</e></I> <br/>
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Absolutely but history shows they were not used that often against ground troops - why? Becasue they were ...

Sadly the game is broken, broken, broken - such realism in parts such as a certain size ship can only offload in ports greater than x, but send in twenty 4E's and bye bye thousands of Japanese troops.

Also please do bear in mind they do have signifcant fatigue and repair issues.....

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It is the historical accuracy I want for my manhours! Of course the Japanese will lose, it is the degree of losing that is the fun. No fun at all watching 4E's wipe out my boys...this has been going on with AE since the beginning...why?????????

Maybe a house rule is 4E's can only carpet bomb bases with a combined port and airfield size of x at say 20000 ft? If so, what is x?

Thanks for your thoughts Geoff. Unfortunately small packets of 4E's still cause enormous damage whereas IRL 2000 4E's didnt exactly destroy Panzer Lehr, see my other post.