<t>Well, in one game with Swoop I was playing the Japanese and he had invaded Tulagi and Lunga. I mined the heck out of those ports..and knocked out quite a few of his transports which were reinforceing and supplying those bases.<br/>
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Later, once I built up enough of a force, I invaded those ...

Snigbert wrote:Some days you're the bug, and some days you're the windshield.

...and sometimes you feel like a nut....sometimes you don't.

Happy belated.

Nikademus wrote:get him his own personal P-38.

Probably very accurate actually.

Bong got most of his kills in a P38..and his favorite tactic was getting Japanese pilots in a head-on engagement.

<t>Sweeeeeeeet move man.<br/>
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I tried this in a game with Swoop but I was inexperienced and the attack was far too haphazard.<br/>
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It scared him, but he was ultimately able to defend the base and I was forced to retreat.<br/>
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I think your opponent may receive air reinforcements ...

Bodhi..you the same guy who flies AH?

As for your question that remark was related to my "Skip Bombing" thread.

<t>The manual states than if an air reinforcement unit is to arrive at say..Wewak for the Japanese..certain conditions must apply. The base must have an airfield of at least a "1" and have an air support unit stationed there. The manual goes on to state that if these conditions are not met the unit ...

LOL War...

Seems like the Drex in this game is as good at UV as the AH Drex is at Aces High.



I'm doing much better against Swoop in our game now. I think I may have him on the ropes currently. We'll see.

or...your carriers are low on fuel and/or endurance.

Learned that one the hard way.

You may also have high Operational points on the carriers.

Would anyone who answered "I don't have a clue how to use my airgroups" like to have a PBEM game?

<r><QUOTE author="Oleg Mastruko"><s>[QUOTE=Oleg Mastruko]</s>If you're criticising the manual for not being clear enough then I am with you on that...<br/>
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But if you want to know how to skip bomb with Val - then I am telling you that it would be totally useless, anyway, manual or no manual ...

<r>Understood..thanks for the clarifications.<br/>
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Would you not agree then that "level-bombers" should then be changed to "Non-carrier based level-bombers" in future patches? <E>;)</E> Particularly when you agree that Kates, at least, can indeed level bomb. <br/>
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Regardless, I think we ...

<r><QUOTE author="Mogami"><s>[QUOTE=Mogami]</s>The manual does tell how to skip bomb. And if you do not know the difference between divebombers torpedo planes and level bombers you might not understand when the manual describes how to use each one.<br/>
(Divebombers and torpedo planes are described ...

<r><QUOTE author="Oleg Mastruko"><s>[QUOTE=Oleg Mastruko]</s>Sorry, but isn't this whole discussion kinda moot?<br/>
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What could possibly anyone gain from getting his divebombers and Kates to attack using bombs at 100 feet?? It's like asking why can't we give bombardment order to subs. Yes ...

<t>They were still red the next turn..which I will send you. <br/>
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In that turn I lost 20 or 30 bombers. I was "relatively" happy that no other strikes went out. They would have been chewed up just like my opponent in that turn you saw.<br/>
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I have enough OP points to get killed from ...

<r><QUOTE author="Sand Pebble"><s>[QUOTE=Sand Pebble]</s>With your CAP set at 60% your carrier planes will never attack a US CV. The US CV's have alot of fighters for CAP so you must set the IJN CAP at 30% to ensure you will have enought escorts. Many a carrier battle was lost to learn this ...

<t>Okay, I sent it.<br/>
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I'm waiting to hear from you that there was some issue with my carriers being low on endurance or something...and THAT was the reason they didn't launch...but some planes did launch the very next turn in peace-meal fashion from extremely long range and got slaughtered ...

<r><QUOTE author="Tonan"><s>[QUOTE=Tonan]</s>I LOVE this game.Just learning would like to play short scenaroi PBEM.Can I get a Hard copy manual anywhere? How important are operational points and how do you receive them. Thanks<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE>

My advice is to be very careful in reading the ...

<r><QUOTE author="Snigbert"><s>[QUOTE=Snigbert]</s>Carrier planes cannot skip bomb, only medium/heavy bombers.<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE>

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ahhh...well thanks for putting THAT in the manual. I just checked it..and it does NOT specify non-carrier planes. <br/>
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So basically by setting them to ...

<t>In the manual, under "Effects of Altitude Selection" it talks about skip bombing...where you set the altitude of the attacking bombers to 100 feet.<br/>
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I have just discovered that if you do so...even though the experience is above 80 for your groups...don't expect them to even take-off to ...