Hey Pax, can you give me some info on how to set up the layered CAP defense? I have no idea how to do it. What we both have been doing is setting CAP pretty much at our max height to get the dive on the other. I know there's a better way to do it but haven't a clue.

Ah, I thought you meant 14 B17 specifically, guess you didn't say that you said aircraft and I assumed! To me, that would be fine if it were 14 B17 for 14 Nick! Yeah, not including ops losses is perfectly fine, I was just saying it is likely some more Allied aircraft were lost.

Have any ...

Over Madang, my ambush (such as it was) included 3 Zeros and 31 Nicks vs. 26 B-17Es. That's just too many bombers to really take on with so few fighters, even Nicks. The end result was a Nick and a B-17 shot down (no pilot lost!). So far, the Nick sentai has shot down 14 aircraft, had shot down ...

21 Aug 42

Sub War

Way back on 24 Jul, the RO-33 was caught by an escort of a TK TF in the Aleutians. She was hit twice and forced to the surface. Gunfire ensued between the escort and sub. During this exchange, where RO-33 was hit multiple times, she managed to put a torpedo into a full TK ...

20 Aug 42

Sub War

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5 Fleet

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4 Fleet

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SE Fleet

I've added some night bombing of Milne Bay's port to try and hit the ACM there. That obviously means he has some mines there. I also have some mines there. Maybe the ACM is mistakenly ...

PaxMondo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 6:53 pm I'm all caught up!!!

Yay!

Soon, you'll be behind again.

PaxMondo wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 6:53 pm I'm all caught up!!!

Yay!

Soon, you'll be behind again.

17 Aug 42


The Ha-45 engine just became operational! There are 6 factories of the following size (and their increases):

80(40)
40(50)
30(60)
30(60)
30(60)
30(60)

That brings their total from 240 to 570 in 60 days. Currently, there is 2.914M supply in the empire. In the next 2 days (already ...

15 Aug 42

Sub War

The I-165 spotted an enemy TF including the BB Royal Sovereign 5 hexes west of Calcutta. The largest port in this area is at Madras with a port level of 5(6). I need to drop some mines there, just in case. The sub unsuccessfully fired 2 torpedoes at a DE. :roll: That TF is ...

14 Aug 42
China

The Chinese brigade was attacked by my tank regiment again today causing a couple more squads killed. I'll attack again tomorrow. Really?


See this a lot, here's my rationale when it happens:

Hexes are pretty big. Tank regiment, even with 100 AFV's don't occupy that much ...

12 Aug 42
I got complacent and it cost me today. For the past 2 days, I had 2 sentai (54) Sallies bombing the front line enemy troops. I forgot to stop it and Ted sent 14 enemy fighters to counter it. They shot down 12 Sallies for no loss. Stupid mistake. Fortunately, I have bomber replacement ...

10 Aug 42

China

Hami was liberated killing 171 squads but destroying none of the 4 enemy units. I've decided to destroy the Chinese even though the infantry will return at 1/3 strength. I don't want these guys wandering around up there causing problems. So, the tank regiment will follow them ...

9 Aug 42
China

Kweiyang's airfield was trashed by the Marys again today. Weather prevented the attacks on Chungking and Kunming.


Sorry here, my memory still isn't all that great; what's the plan in China. Getting a bit late for taking CK, is that on your list?



:ugeek: :ugeek: :ugeek ...

5 August 42 - Really quiet turn today.

The bombers hit Salamaua today. A total of 80x 4E and 45x 2E bomber sorties escorted by 43 fighters. It was over many different attacks, but I can't really compete with that. I have to find little side attacks that I can ambush. The absolute maximum I can ...

I bombarded Darwin a couple of times and then Ted mined the port. I have a CA that's been in dry dock for a month or more because of a mine. I believe she still has a couple of weeks left before she's fully repaired.

I'm still planning on invading the Aleutians through Dutch Harbor but am waiting ...

19 Aug 42

Sub War

Nothing to report.

5 Fleet

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4 Fleet

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SE Fleet

Twenty-seven Zeros caught 3 Kittyhawks over Buna and shot down 2 of them for no loss.

The Allied bomber focus was on Lae today. P-40Ds strafed Salamaua. P-38Fs swept Tulagi, but ...

18 Aug 42

Sub War

The Dutch sub O21 caught a TF returning from Truk to Balikpapan (4 hexes E of Balikpapan) and torpedoed and sank the TK Tatybana Maru (Manzyu TM class, 7950 capacity). Fortunately, she was empty. All of this model are tasked with moving fuel from Balikpapan to Truk (or ...

17 Aug 42

Sub War

An ACM arrived at Cox's Bazaar and found Truant. Truant launched a couple of torpedoes that missed and the ACM dropped a few DCs that may have damaged Truant. Anyway, she auto disbanded. More on that below.

5 Fleet

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4 Fleet

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SE ...

16 Aug 42

Sub War

Nothing to report.

5 Fleet

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4 Fleet

Nothing to report.

SE Fleet

Twenty-nine Nicks met 5 B-17Es shooting down 1. They did minor damage to the airfield. A second wave of 7 B-17Es were unable to cause any additional damage to the airfield, but no ...

15 Aug 42

Sub War

The I-165 spotted an enemy TF including the BB Royal Sovereign 5 hexes west of Calcutta. The largest port in this area is at Madras with a port level of 5(6). I need to drop some mines there, just in case. The sub unsuccessfully fired 2 torpedoes at a DE. :roll: That TF is ...