Long time Japanese Fan Boy looking for first game as the Allies in PBEM.

Happy to play either scenario 1 or 2, whichever Japanese player feels more comfortable with.

Do have some standard House Rules in mind (no Allied TF turn 1, Political Points for crossing borders (certain nationalities like ...

<r> Clearly like many others, your original AAR was my gateway into learning out how to play the good guys. Glad for another run of it to follow [:D]<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mike Solli<br/>
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Still working on the easy stuff. Did all the Ansyu-C, Kiso and To'su xAKLs. <br ...

Nah, just a domestic moggy. Lol, ROFL, etc [:D]

Its the Tenryu [:)]

Lady Felicity takes an unhealthy interest in my hobbies [:-]

Bad luck on Palembang but nice work grabbing it relatively easily. Now to keep it protected [:D]

Compiling valuable foraging information for future occupying forces I see. There is enough meat on that monster to feed a battalion for a week [&o]

Absolutely. Wars are won through elan and spirit, not by pencil pushers. Push on! [:D]

<t> What gives you confidence that Japan will move into India or Oz? Past experience of the player or disposition of Japanese forces to date? Admit no PH strike and quick Java conquest does seemingly point in that direction...but how much would an alternate drive into the South Pacific upset your ...

I'm reading both sides so don't want to say too much.

But rest assured I will be secretly cheering on your good guys [:D]

<t> Yeah, I always find it amusing when people criticise the AI in WitP, as the AI in the HoI series, especially the naval AI, is atrocious [:D]<br/>
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For all that, Darkest Hour, especially with mods like World in Flames or Edge of Darkness, can be quite a bit of fun. But you really have to ...

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I misunderstood the Empire's position with the first turn, I read an email to believe it to be imminent, however Scout1 was merely informing me he was going to send me an email and not the turn. <br/>
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We are now at he will give me a ...

<t> I resize existing groups to make better use of carrier capacity, e.g. the Ryujo air groups at game start are resized up to its 48 plane capacity (from memory I resize the torp bombers to 27 and the fighters to 21 to match the torp load). For the Chitose et al I take off the larger air group and ...

Didn't see it noted anywhere (or may have just missed it), but assuming this is for scenario 2? Some of those goals seem a little lofty to me for scenario 1 [:D]

<t> I think the hard-nosed approach is to ditch the Musashi, and perhaps even the Yamato as well. Someone did the numbers on here once (obvert maybe?) about the number of extra fighters you could build in lieu of those ships, and it is a lot!<br/>
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But on the other hand, as you say, they can ...

Wait, there is a new Knights of Honor coming [X(]

I love the original. That is fantastic news [&o]

<t> Have had two games, both as Japan. One where my opponent disappeared July 42, the other where I conceded in early January 42 as I felt it wasn't a good matchup for either of us.<br/>
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Interesting to see what results this might throw up. Once you get into late 42 I imagine a decent ...

<t> Thanks for the replies.<br/>
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Batavia was taken without a scratch, despite a much longer siege against far larger defenders (go figure [:D])<br/>
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I was thinking the repair yard was worth rebuilding. Get it up to 10 and use it for destroyer rebuilds/sub/patrol maintenance etc ...

<r> In my current game I just took Soerabaja. Direct assault (i.e no shock attack) the day after the forces arrived in the hex. Was shocked to discover the joint was annihilated, with not one stone left standing on another [:D]<br/>
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<t> My own experience is that a first turn heavy port strike on Manilla, coming in at 2000ft or so, by LBA based on Formosa can deliver some pretty reasonable results. I think I sank or crippled around a dozen subs that way in my current game. Altho obviously it is heavily reliant on the numbers ...

<t> As an aside, was there ever any consensus on what to do with the fuel that stockpiles in Manchuria? Since the heavy industry there needs a steady supply of it, I've always been reluctant to ship it out to the Home Islands.<br/>
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Is it safe to skim some/any of the top? I assume taking Siam ...