AAR - Mega Pacific MRY v2.3; Nginear vs Defier

[Nginear]

Turn 15/16: April 21, 1942.

Communist China:
That little regiment bugger just didn't give up. He still took another 2 dive bomber attacks, and two Battalion attacks, dishing out 1 damage before shattering. South Base falls.
Defier next focuses on the Northern Base, hitting it with air and units. 1:1 damage to Cavalry.


China:
Mid front: Attacks continue at the fort. He is able to destroy the Corp after air, artillery, and 4 land attacks, but receives 4 damage to various units. I'm gonna miss that fort! Would have been sooner if his DB had not attacked the runaway CC regiment.
South front: Attacks on Wuchow continue. Thankfully the Corp retreated and is saved another day for reinforcement.
Near Foochow, he moves a Garrison unit up to make room for a fighter unit.
My turn: just trying to delay and set up blocking maneuvers. I moved a 6hp Corp to attack his freshly moved garrison, a 2:0 odds..how??? Yes it is demoralized, but still a Corp against a garrison? Sometimes I don't get SC formulas.

American Military Mission to China:
My turn: Flying Tigers were at 2hp. Reinforced in full. The Med Bombers ran one attack run on a Regiment in the middle front, causing 1 damage.

Burma:
Well he pulled up some Medium Tanks from somewhere and squashed the Burmese Regiment that attacked the engineer. I think my intercepts caused some aircraft damage, they took 2. Since the Singapore defenses fell, he slipped a sub past and parked a sub on the Burma convoy line and to slow down further reinforcement.

Australia:
Coral Sea: Things are simmering here. What went from a Jap sub poking around, a CL coming to rescue the sub, has turned into 4 heavy cruisers coming to rescue the light cruiser; at least that is the way it looks to me. Defier attacks and sinks the DEI destroyer, and attacks an Australian DD, apparently unaware of my own heavy cruisers "at arm's distance." Honestly, prior to this engagement I had not detected any of them nearby. I have quite a number of sea planes in the area, and have found only destroyers, which are currently preoccupied with chasing a sub around in the Gilbert Islands (5 destroyers vs 1 sub).

My turn:
Medium Bombers with an sub attack of 2 causes no damage. But an AUX ship with a sub attack of 1 sinks it in one shot. Go figure. M Bomber 2nd sortie attacks CA Furutaka, causing 2 damage. Strat Bombers attack twice and lose 2 health, causing no damage. Grr....can't let this guy slip away though. CA Australia challenges CA Furutaka to a duel, 2:3 odds. Comes out 1:4! Awesome! USS Pensacola comes in to finish it off and takes no damage.
So far Japs lose a sub and heavy cruiser, -7 to a CL. DEI loses a DD, -9 to Australia DD, and some US airplane health. He still has 3 heavies out there, but my supply is close and ships are full. He can't stay and battle endlessly. I'm hoping he cuts his losses, cause I would very much like to say I won a sea battle

In the mean time...
I created a ring around the loner CA with subs and my limited AP of the two cruisers that attacked (these were the Philippine subs that escaped, 1 has been repaired, the other at 5 health). Bringing up my 3rd CA as well to keep in the shadows.

Oh and my sub up in the Gilbert Islands? The sea planes spotted a hole and it cruised away. It is pretty battered though.

USA:
Both battleships deductions this turn, so starting -100 MPP to work with. I had to dump a lot of MPP into China this turn, bringing the Flying Tigers and Fighters back up to health (that was about 300mpp - Defier can't possibly be keeping up the same tempo with losses in China). Also added 5hp to a Sub, bringing it back battle ready.
CV Hornet arrived last turn, but I really don't think I can spare the MPP to outfit it with aircraft this turn. Instead, I'm going to move it closer to PH.
Continue to move the Fleet generally towards Australia. Depending on how the Coral Sea turns out, I may still go forward with an attack on Tarawa.

British Raj/GB:
GB has a small fleet, but only a PreBB, CA, and DD are battle ready. It will take another 2 turns to get the CV ready. More turns for the other stuff. With the fall of Singapore, he can now enter the Indian Ocean.

Singapore:
He landed a SNLF straight into Singapore. The Naval Guns did one more damage before running out of supply. He now has 4 SNLF in Malaya at various states of health: 6,7,8,9.

Malaya: Partisans still there. Got a notice that Free Indian Army formed in Singapore.

Dutch East Indies:
Defier apparently had a Battalion in the Brunei capital, which promptly dispatched the garrosn that moving towards it. Didn't know he had two units in Brunei...
My turn: I'm afraid the DEI medium bomber has lost its juice. Tried a bombing run, no damage. Luckily the Oz MedBomber was able to shut down Brunei convoy line.

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Losses:
The loss reprieve was short lived. Everything is also suffering a morale loss due to Singapore falling (I don't remember how long that happens for).
DEI: 1xDestroyer, 1xGarrison
British Raj: Regiment
Comm China: Regiment
China: Corp


Base Income:
Japan 456
USA 694
GB 113
India 145
Oz 143
China 99
USSR 68 (51%) they continue to mobilize.
DEI 11
CC 23

Research:
None. British Raj got a bonus hit on Twin Engine Aircraft.


New Units:
Burma purchased a Garrison. I think I can hold out long enough for it to arrive this time!

[Nginear]

Turn 17/18: May 9, 1942.

Communist China:
Lots of attacks on the Northern Base, it holds for now.
My turn: I have enough MPP to reinforce it to full, but that will take all of CC's mpp. On the one hand it would delay those forces from moving east, but I really want to save the money to upgrade the weapons on my second Corp.
Later, I attacked the Cavalry unit with the B-24s, causing -2. Decided to reinforce it afterall, hopefully hold out another 1-2 turns so I can bomb the units again. There is only 1 more turn for the MPP unit deduction, that will add +10mpp back into the bank.

China:
4 Fleet carriers make an appearance along the coastline. While it is a bit of a relief to know where 4 of 6 carriers are, he wiped out my American fighter unit on the airfield. He also repeatedly bombed Chuhsie Airfield for some reason...fine with me. Uses up their 12 supply after leaving Japan. Formosa has a 10 supply port, but everything after that is 8.

Worse still, he launched an attack on the Corp around Changsha wiping it out. This leaves a large gap in my lines. It won't be hard for him to push through
Designer Note: I am thinking China is a bit weak in its units. I might add several units to the unit que to add some variety, as well as some more ground units.

American Military Mission to China:
Flying Tigers intercepted bombing runs and caused some damage to escort fighters, but got pummeled into the ground later. Back down to 1 hp. Time to retreat! I now have no fighters left in China.
Sent the USA bomber on bombing missions to Northern Communist Base, causing -2 damage to a cavalry division.


British Raj/GB:
The Burma convoy is now closed, that's -24 MPP to India. Ouch. They are very reliant on GB convoys now.
Decided to send CVL Hermes back to Britain. Historically, it was sunk by the Japanese when they attacked Ceylon. But with 5/5 health stats, it will be a long time before I can repair it with GB's income.

Burma:
The port is now blockaded. It was raining, so I suspect no air attacks due to that.
My turn: I did have favorable odds to attack, and his light tank paid the price for low morale and supply, -7 with no losses to me. I ran a bombing mission on his engineer unit, and air recon found an HQ and a fighter in Chiang Mie.

Singapore:
LNG wiped out, but it did cause one more damage to the attacking SF before it broke. I'll take every bit of damage I can get.

Malaya: Partisans were attacked. Another SF unit is up there now. There were 4 SF units on the peninsular. That's quite a force being held back from going to Burma, since the rail line is cut.
My turn: GB doesn't have a whole lot of MPPs, but I reinforced it anyway. Anything to hold back the tidal wave on India.

Australia:
Coral Sea: Victory! No counter-counter attacks, but he did slip his CA through the net.
He also found my sub and sank it near Rabaul
My turn: Those medium bombers are really sucking at their job. 7 HP attacked a DD within range, 3:0 damage. They have an attack of 2 against naval, but they have sustained far more damage when attacking every single battle.


USA:
CV Hornet arrives at Hawaii, will have to build the air fleet next turn. After discovering that Midway is empty, that battalion up in Alaska is loaded onto a Destroyer Transport. It will go somewhere else if Midway gets reinforced.
A transport of Marines lands the marines in an island, and will convert to an amphibious attack against Tarawa or Guadalcanal. Slowly gearing up to go on an offense somewhere! MacArthur is loaded onto a transport to send to Papau NG to help with supply.


Dutch East Indies:
He attacked the fighter up in the north end with his Battalion unit and two CVLs, killing it. It served its purpose.
My turn:
Moved a garrison up there to prevent him from capturing the oil field and port.
Sensing that my luck is drawing to a close for attacking Sarawak and Brunei convoys, I decided to operate the Australian Bomber out of there. I do not want it strafed on the field by his CVLs. The DEI med bomber is beat up pretty good and I can't afford replacements. Going to concede this mission to disrupt the convoys.

[Nginear]

Losses:
GB: Large Naval Gun (expected)
USA: 1 x Fighter, 1 x Submarine
China: 1 x Corp


Base Income:
Japan 456+ Forgot to calculate new amount.
USA 714
GB 113
India 145
Oz 143
China 99
USSR 74 (57%) they continue to mobilize.
DEI 11
CC 23

Research:
USA: One chit in Two Engine Aircraft. I really want the Seaplanes to be able to attack naval ships. All those destroyers could have been attacked, but they don't get full attack value until lvl 2 (currently lvl 1).

New Units:
USA: Repurchased destroyed Fighter.

[Nginear]

Defier was apparently busy, and even I was slow getting this last turn to him.

Turn 17/18: May 27, 1942.

Communist China:
Whelp, reinforcing that North Regiment did divert attacks, but it was wiped out. It only took 2xMedB and two ground unit attacks, returning little damage. Not sure if that was worth dumping all the MPPs or not. Those two bomber strikes would have attacked something else though.
Units are moving towards the border. No other attacks.


China:
Continues to get bulldozed. One Jap Corp moved in and destroyed a HQ (5 HP) in one attack. That sucked...
Mid front: One Corp wiped out.
South front: HQ and Corp gone.
My turn: Not much I can do. Shuffled some units around, attacked the tank 1:1. Another Corp attacked a Regiment 0:2 and caused it to retreat. It's going to be brutal from here on out.
Designer Note: I have made a lot of changes to China for the next version. It is very difficult to balance this area with "historical" and "sandbox" approaches.

American Military Mission to China:
My turn: Hiding. The medium bomber, while in need of health, did move north east to perhaps help Communist China. No fighters have been spotted in that area. The B-24s attacked a unit in the mid-front, causing -2hp.

Burma:

My turn: The garrison arrived. I moved the Division protecting the capital towards the front. I suppose he could do an amphibious assault which would be much easier, but that would be rather $$$ costly and (I would think) delay an attack against DEI.

Australia:
He sends a sub against the phosphate mines to bomb shell it. I'm surprised he hasn't done that earlier, it's low risk income loss against GB.
My turn: I repair some of the Australian Navy. Macarthur lands in New Guinea to help out the bombers there. He is at 5hp, so will have to get him up to snuff for full supply. The B-17s bomb Guadalcanal's port, no new units there.
Got the script to organize Coastwatchers. That may prove helpful at some point if he organizes more in


USA:
Might actually get into the action next turn or two. Hornet has a full plane complement now (that was costly! That expenditure has been fixed for the next version). Midway and Tarawa are still undefended. I've got a Destroyer Transport (LR-amphib) ready for Midway and a regular amphib that can go for Guadalcanal or Tarawa.


British Raj/GB:
Half of GB's income is going to British Raj to support their war effort, so not much left for fixing ships.


Malaya: Partisans is down to 1hp. No money to reinforce this time. First sighting of an extra large battleship of unknown type (Yamato) made an appearance to bombard it tho. It's the most devastating thing the Allies have ever seen!

Dutch East Indies:
Nothing new here. Bomber is picking off meniscal 3mpp at a time, but is not strong enough to attack anything.

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Losses:
DEI:
British Raj:
Comm China: North Regiment
China: HQ, 2x Corp


Base Income:
Japan 522+ (didn't record last turn, so I averaged. Next turn will be accurate).
USA 733
GB 113
India 145
Oz 141
China 97
USSR 80 (54%) they continue to mobilize.
DEI 11
CC 22. This was the last turn for the deduction, so will keep +10 next turn.

Research:
None. Australia got a bonus hit on Fire Control Radar.

USA script for another mobilization of factories started. That will bring another 2-3 factories online.


New Units:
British Raj repurchased a regiment.

[Nginear]

Turn 19/20: June 14, 1942.

Communist China:
He sent a tank around the north border to cut the convoy route. The Convey route switched to the longer, less efficient southern entrance.
My turn: since the HQ was sitting in the city completely exposed, I had to move it away and double timed the main Corp up to the Wuyuan. I remember well when the last Chinese HQ was lost in one attack. This does however, leave Yu-nan open, guarded with only a weak Chinese Corp.

China: Lost cause. Changsha falls, and a pincher movement catches 4 Corps in no-mans land. Chuhsie Airfield will go next turn, and with it the chance to do the Doolittle Raid (not that I was close to getting that accomplished).

Mid front: It's holding for now. But Defier's focus is elsewhere.
South front: This area has collapsed. Several carriers continue to clobber the weak coastal units.
My turn: I did get one free 6hp Corp from when he captured "something."

American Military Mission to China:
My turn: My fighter took one intercept and two damage. Used the B-24s to bomb a factory on Formosa, causing 4 damage. I could have bombed some troops for damage, but at this point I want to keep him guessing on what I will strike. Right now it is free hits, but if it gets caught once by fighters, it will hurt. So far the 31st Bomb Group has suffered no losses!

Burma:
Sent my Medium Bomber to weaken his unit moving on the road north of Chiang Mai. It was met by fighters and escorted by my own. My fighters took 3 damage.


Australia:
Moved the Sea Plane into Ceylon for spotting and to attack his subs. I'm going to bank some MPPs this turn for amphibs next turn. Maybe I can get something going to take back Guadalcanal...


USA:
The Battalion lands unopposed on Midway. The Allies first counter offensive! Yay!
I've got three subs and a destroyer in the area. Have not spotted any of his ships. I'll need to get some defenses on the island though.
Tarawa is still undefended, but it will take two more turns for the amphib to reach.
Loaded the Battalion sitting down there in Somoa onto an Amphib. It will go towards...something. Will decide based on opportunity when it gets to the danger zone. Have to crack the island defensive wall little by little...I think he threw most of his spare units into China, so that leaves the islands open.
Got my tanks by script. Moving them to Oz to get full strength.

British Raj/GB:
Sending the CV, CA, and DD back to England for safekeeping. I won't be able to repair or upgrade them anytime soon, no sense in losing them. That leaves me with 3 ships in good health, which are currently migrating towards Australia (BB, DD, CA). A CL and sub are left but will need some repairs.


Malaya: Partisans hold out is gone. All those Malayan units can now zoom around.

Dutch East Indies:
The war comes to DEI! 2-SNLF lands in Oosthaven and Palembang. There is only a token battalion defending an airfield. Resistance is futile!
Meanwhile, I'm trying to move the Australian AA gun into Java to help out there. The Dutch fighters are aren't much at this point, and are providing eyes on the sea only.

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Losses:
Australia: Partisan unit
China: 4x Corp, 1x Division

End of Turn:
Got hit with a fighting between China/CCP...terrible timing. I did not need those losses!
Prompted for USA to fund the OSS...yes please.

Base Income:
Japan 553
USA 749
GB 113
India 142
Oz 141
China 87 (-10)
USSR 87 (67%) they continue to mobilize.
DEI 10
CC 22

Research:


New Units:
USA purchased DD. Reinforced a sub and Medium Bomber. Upgraded an old bomber to lvl 1.
British Raj purchased Garrison for coastline defense.


Designer's note: I am working on v3.0, which significantly lowers the cost of many things. Most of the MPPs is going towards reinforcing, which just isn't as "fun" as buying units or tech.