<r> Don´t worry about the micromanagement complexity. <br/>
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Just take a dive and fight your way through the game, and leave the rest to the artificial intelligence. It will be fun and - as you develop skills just by having fun - you will naturally start to feel the urge to micromanage ...

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Those US ships that flee east (yes, east) from the Philippines can be tagged by Baby KB.

Those ships should be attacked from LBAs in Legaspi from Day 3 onwards, with a bit of luck.

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Has anyone split up KB in a PBEM and attacked Manila and Singapore on day 1??

Most allied players will have a one-port-only attack rule agreed prior to a game, no?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mike Solli<br/>
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I'm reluctant to keep the Baby KB in the vicinity of Manila. <br/>

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I fully agree. That´s why land-based bombers from Tainan need to focus on Clarke and Manila airfields. <br/>
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Jolo is a good - the ...

<t> I actually got some good results by sending a four-CV-force to PH, which achieved similar results as the original six CVs... an it can fight well in case LEX or ENT appear near PH (which is likely in an AI game). <br/>
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Hiryu and Soryo were split off and sent to Signapore, heavily ...

Gentlemen,

I think I will go with option II - Single-sub-TFs forming Wolfpacks - and see how it goes.

Tks mucho

M

Thanks Nikademus...

...so, I guess the Okami-Butais are dead as a concept... [:(] No Wolfpacks - just single Sub TFs for the IJN...

Grrr [:@] !!!

But there is an old Japanese concept anyway: Ippiki-Okami (Lone Wolf)

OK, then...

What´s a good number for a Wolfpack? 3?

Hiya,

does it yield higher results against warships if you put 3 or 4 subs into a Wolfpack TF?

Let's call them Okami-Butais, using the Japanese word for "Wolf"...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks<br/>
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Hey! You sank my Yaeyama [:@]<br/>

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Yes, that is quite a loss for the Empire. [:(]<br/>
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If I was you, I would have been planning to have a new assault TF led by the ML Yaeyama, 3 PGs + 2 MSW Escorts ...

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When you get results like this its best to justify by creating a mini scenario of what could have happened....example.<br/>
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"Force Z approached invasion force off the coast of Amboina. The jap TF radioed that it was underattack. them the ML ...

Oh. That's just because your gunners can't shoot... [:D]

And by the way: Welcome.

Respect your adversary, but don't fear him.

<t> Yes, it is possible, and, according to some, it is strategically advisable, if you follow the line of thinking of Cmdr. Fuchida. <br/>
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But it is very difficult in the game, because you can't prepare the divisions you need for Hawaii right at the start of the game. You can't have the ...

<t> Just to complete an earlier thread on that die-hard Brookly-class light cruiser.<br/>
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In my current game I made sure the Boise is a priority target. <br/>
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So, a light carrier division (CVL, CVE + escorts) from Osaka was sent to guard the straight between Borneo and Mindanao. It ...

Hmmmm... she's gonne. [:(] I guess I will meet her again somewhere in the SRA... or later near Rabaul or PM... [:D]

The Betty crews are writing her name on the Torps... [:@]

<t> Well - whatever you say, but at least I got a trade off:<br/>
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Jolo and Davao have fallen on day four, and so I was able to station some Bettys, Nells, Sallys and Dive Bombers there. ASW patrols are forcing the Subs to keep a low profile... <br/>
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The Boise slipped away. But I did ...

By the way:

Which are the best IJN cruisers, then?

It has to be done. It is a matter of honor. I need more research...

Torpedos, huh?

I caught her on day 2 near Tawi Tawi while establishing a air base in Jolo. That air base should serve well for Bettys and Nells...

<t> Wow, thanks everyone. Quite inspiring and rather interesting. <br/>
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After a somewhat lenghthy discussion at Imperial Navy Headquarters, including some coordination calls with key Imperial Army leaders, I have decided to send the message out to the Imperial Navy:<br/>
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Here is a ...