Stone Age Bombing

[tocaff]

If the Allies can't mount air attacks with their LBA why bother with barges?  If I can protect my shipping with LBA and the KB then I'm going to run APs to Irau (for example).  Come and get it if you dare.  A twofold op where the supply TF is also the bait. 

The 4E bombers have the range to hit though so.......barges to be safe.

[Ike99]

Makes sense, but as I said you now no longer need to run barges from shortlands.

After a few Allied carrier raids you will.

[Kingfisher]

So how do you keep the northern bases supplied?

[tocaff]

Once Irau falls Tulagi and Lunga will be cut off.  If the Allies get an airbase close enough so fighters can reach Raubl the entire map becomes a death trap for the IJN and supplies to bases become suicide runs giving the Allied player more VPs.  Kavieng will serve as a main supply base for a bit and it too will be cut off.  That's the nature of UV.  A good player can and will prevent supplies from Trukflowing southwards.  There really nothing that the Japanese player can do about it that will have a last effect.