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<t> After my JFB opponent bailed out 3 times I am looking for a Axis player who will see this game through. I got multiple installs of the game with various mods. If I don't have it I install it.<br/>
Most of the time I can do multiple turns a day unless I am traveling, then its down to one<br ...

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<t> My two cents as an axis player. I am playing with Bill Brown and we are on version 1.03 I think. Bill, correct me if I am wrong about the version. <br/>
Apart from what you list here are my impressions from the Japanese side:<br/>
Air power:<br/>
Look at the bomb load of the allied and ...

<t> I am Bill Browns opponent and have the same issue. No more pilot slots. there are indeed only 70k pilot slots in the DB.<br/>
I am on 24 k pilots plus 11k coming online in delayed groups<br/>
with bills 47 k and 37k delayed pilot needs we are way above the 70k.<br/>
We will mange somehow so ...

<t> We are in sept 41 and I am trailing by about 10k VP's.<br/>
I think the VP values of locations needs adjustment<br/>
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I am losing 100 VP to my opponent at the moment with hardly any combat going on. In the current balance is 1.2 to 1 in my opponents favour. Usually at this time I am ...

<t> Hans, your statement is valid, however there is code in the game that gives an advantage to landings and I believe to air to air combat to the Japanese.<br/>
With the 1.3 scen 71 setup there is just not enough supply and troops to go around to sustain major offensives and expend the industry on ...

<t> Paradigmblue, there is no need to apologize. When doing so many changes and additions there are bound to be hickups and tweaks to be done. I appreciate you are open for feedback.<br/>
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Bill is correct, moving these large armies into Voroshilov and the other city. It is a sinkhole for ...

<r> Hi General.<br/>
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no we are on an older version prior to the revamp of the econ. We decided to keep going with it to see what other feedback we can provide.<br/>
Also, I was too lazy to start again with the first turn always being the killer <E>:)</E><br/>
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we are using 1.03.<br ...

<t> one more thing.<br/>
when you increase the resources, oil and fuel production in ports, it might be worth to consider increasing the max port size that can be built. <br/>
Sorong and Balikpapan are good examples. With the max port size limited to 5/4 respectively, you cannot dock enough ...

<r> Bill Brown and I have been playing the mod for a while now. We are at the 9th of April '42.<br/>
We are playing Scen 071, Russ active, no withdrawal of units, PDU on. The only house rule we had is I was not to invade Mersing on my first turn. <br/>
As we all know, Japan needs to start an all ...

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Joglinks is my opponent.<br/>
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Doing Dec 8 turn, I ran out of French and Russian Pilots in the pilot pool.<br/>
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Layered CAP has been great for the Soviets. I think starting on turn 2 he should have done more sweeps.<br/>
The ...

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Question - Japan starts with 36 ACMs. Is that not enough to maintain the minefields? Am I missing something here?
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They are all over the place but not where they are needed. I did a rough calculation and ...

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Do you have a particular class of ACM and SC in mind that you think would be appropriate?
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the ACM class doesn't matter. Take the least useful for combat. It is to maintain the mine fields. <br ...

<r> Have suffered 460 plane losses in 3 turns mainly over the USSR. <br/>
It looks to me there are 2 causes.<br/>
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1. Coordination was bad. Many strikes went in un-escorted despite having escorts groups of the same branch. My stock of Netties has been wiped out. It might be that with Russia ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ny59giants<br/>
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In RA/BTS, I had Japan start with more xAK-t rather than have to go through finding a size 6 port and await 6 or more days for the conversion to take place. Akasi, Ehime, and Toho Class xAKs were the ones I've used. Maybe more ACMs at start ...

<t> My opinion on the industry is to leave it as is. In stock the home island coastal traffic cannot be attacked easily by the allies. This has changed now with the USSR active from day one.<br/>
I would expect the allied player to use the USSR air force to either start a strategic bombing campaign ...

<t> Jap prep for war against the USSR.<br/>
I am not advocating more units but having the Home island Divisions bought out already or some other units relocated.<br/>
The pool of troops is large enough and japan has to make choices.<br/>
My suggestion would be increase the starting pool of PP to ...

<t> Having started a game with BillBrown, well not yet but soon.<br/>
We play without house rules so everything that the Generals/Admirals would be doing is allowed.<br/>
There are some restrictions on the first turn but then it is wide open.<br/>
Some remarks as I just finished to get Korea and ...

that would be me waiting ......

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