Bettys in the sky with diamonds- Gladiatt (A) vs John_Smid (J). No John please

[gladiatt]

18th - 24th January 1943

CHINA

Chungking

The usual artillery duel cause 94 chinese casualties for 1300 japanese casualties.
What i had fear seem true (but analysis is still in the run) : the chinese units don't receive reinforcement. I am doom,because no other chinese city is able to reach the 20000 supply level that could allow this.

Few sorties of the chinese bombers, with light result (and 1 Sb2c destroyed by jap flak).

Ichang
North of Ichang, the japs hammer the units trying in vain to withdraw to the north.
Between 18th and 21 january , several deliberate attack by the japs cause 1000 japs casualties for 23000 chinese.
2 HQ and 4 corps surrender...(don't trust my screenshot, i put the legend before reading my notes: the surrending is 21th january).

Just north of this hex, 2 weakened chinese corps try to repulse the jap div closing the escape path, but fail on 20th.
After the surrenders of 21th, these 2 corps run away up north, trying to escape the fate of too severals corps.






Kunming
Close to Kunming, a retreating chinese corps get just in the middle of the road of the japs stack. It is hammered on 20th january at an impressive odd of 6721/1. 1000 chinese casualties and reteat toward Kunming.
The 4 corps retreating from Nanning (since now 3 months ?) are hammered by japs dive bombers.

On 22th january, 9 Tojo and 46 bombers attack Kunming for the first time. 2 bombers are downed by the flak.

As the jap reach Kunming on 23th january, i decided to launch a deliberate attack with 4 understrengh corps (gathering roughly 450 AV ) against a lone jap unit. Damn, the attack launched on 24th face 2 japs div, and fail with high casualties [:(].
675 japs casualties for 1400 chinese, and a lot of direct loss for me (17 ground VP against me this turn).
The huge stack of now 19 japs units will be besieging the place in a few days. Then, in probably 2 weeks, it will fall to the japs.
It will then cut the Burma road, and bye bye China.
Sadly, the bad weather and lack of long range fighters didn't allowed my 2 chinese bombers squadrons refited on B-25J to harass the japs.

AVG/A that used to cover the area is still in Dacca for rebuilding after the fight over Luang Prabang (see below and previous week).
AVG/C is reduced to nil at Andaman (see below). AVG/B was withdraw in January....1942 in the Malayan campaign, and respawned at San Francisco 2 months later with 2 P-40B; the pool of fighters of all kinf deplet so quickly that i never had the occasion to refill this unit and to sent it back to front. Hmm, where for, Australia, the sea being close between India and Australia.

LUANG PRABANG
2 raids on 19th and 20th january lack escort and are made solely by B-17 of 19th BG.
16 B-17 out of 56 sorties are shot down. 10 Tonys are destroyed on ground or in the air. But the base is still operationnal.
With the need that arrise along Irrawaddy, these raids are stopped.

[gladiatt]

18th - 24th january 1943

ANDAMAN

The pounding of the base (started last week) keep on !
The airbase is quickly out of order.
On 19th january, my CAP is only 3 fighters, wich score no results. But as soon as 20th, i have no more planes able to fly.

In the week, the japs launch 11 air raid, gathering 920 sorties , and destroying 60 planes on ground (Catalina, Blenheim, Hawk75, Hurricanes, P40E).
The japs also aim the ground units, attacking twice British 13th Indian Brigade (depleted to a big batalion).






Twice, a jap TF of MSW come to clear the mines defending the island, on 20th and 24th january !!
Nothing to counter this : no MSW hit a mine, no sub catch them, and no bombers are in range to strike this.

Twice, a TF of 5 BB Hyuga ( back after hitting a mine, must have been just a scratch [:(] ), Ise, Yamato, Yamashiro, Fuso and CA Kako, shore bombard the island; 2300 casualties in my troops, and the base just look like the moon.
As for the MSW TF, nothing catch these BB.
No fighter could give cover to a surface TF of RN ships, wich would be in range of bettys and sallys.
So i have nothing to defend the island.
I fear that i should resigne to see an invasion here that would wippe the defenders. Loosing Andaman would deprive me of a future springboard (like at Koepang ), wich could be the goal of my opponant. It would also put a great risk on any shipping in the Bengal Bay.
My strategy is an utter failure, and i see no solution to get out of the dead end where i am stucked.

[gladiatt]

18th - 24th January 1943

BURMA

AKYAB
After RO-61 shelled 2 barges in the night of 18th january, a TF of 7 japs DD enter the port in the night of 19th, sinking all 6 remaining LCVP and get out without any stricke back in the morning, and no spotting of the incoming.
No japs DD hit a mine, no sub on patrol catch them ....[:(].
Akyab is running low on supply. If i become dry here, i would have to withdraw my planes in Dacca, loosing a lot of range.
Strategy dead ended here.

Irrawaddy





Once more the japs dominate me (except maybe in the air).
Have a look at this map.
1 - The japs units, retreating from Pagan (since 9th december), stuck for now by my chinese unit.
These units are pounded from time to time by my bombers flying from India, hoping to disrupt and destroy slowly a part of these units;
2 - On 19th january, japs 21st Div cross the Irrawaddy north of my main position. Strangely it does not trigger a shock attack.
Fortunately, a chinese corps was here, and now try to hold the place. A artillery unit, that was resting in Pagan, is sent here to bolster the defense.
3 - My main force on Irrawaddy bank. The threat on these force is huge, so i decided to walk back north, heading for Mandalay.
Sadly, the pathfinding lead the unit due East toward a jungle hex. Getting me here would take a month to walk to another hex. Too long for me, i cannot afford such a delay.
So i decided to try an all-out attack at the south position (3 on the map), thinking that after weeks of good land bombardement results i could succeed.
Failure ! [:(]. The attack at odd0/1 mean i loose 1700 casualties, 35 guns and 6 vehicules, for 700 japs and 10 guns.
Now, stuck in the south, i must rely on my airforce to try to shatter and disrupt the japs on the 3 locations along the Irrawaddy.
This is a big effort for my assets.
If i loose my troops here, it would be a real disaster, and it would allow the japs to close the Burma Road.
Hey, anyway, China is slowly disapearing, so why should i bother [8|].

[gladiatt]

AIRWAR IN BURMA

Since the threat on all my front along the Irrawaddy, i must rely on my planes to help me there.

I have nearly 300 bombers based in India; but only 5 US fighters squadrons, wich are only able to provide long range cover.

My airforce launched 380 LBA sorties in one week. Wich prove that the weather greatly reduce the avalaible missions.
These sorties on the 3 locations cause 969 japs casualties, 27 guns. But the japs take a toll, the Tojo and Tonys trying to provide cover.
To reduce the threat of these japs fighters, my Lightning, between severals escorts missions, launch 2 Sweep.
One, on 20th january claim 22 Tony destroyed for 3 P-38.
Second sweep, on 23th, claim 25 Tony and 4 Tojo for 8 P-38.

The whole weeks costed me 21 fighters and 10 bombers; it costed the japs 67 fighters.

[gladiatt]

18th - 24th January 1943

DEI

Koepang

Nothing until 22th january.
The reccon by an australian squadron of Hudson indicate that the airfield is cleaning it's damages, so once more a raid is ordered.
On 22th, 68 B-17 and 7 dutch Mitchell face the usual CAP of 32 japs fighters. 2 zeros are downed for 4 Mitchell and 2 B-17; airbase suffer 2 hits, runway 36.
After one day of rest, another raid is launched on 24th. 6 B-25 and 60 B-17 against 36 japs fighters. That time is more costly than usual. 1 zero is downed for 4 Mitchell and 4 Boeing. Airbase suffer 1 hit, runway 30.
Even if costly, i am not ready to give up yet here.

JOLO and Iloilo are bombed quite daily.


SOPAC

Pago Pago
18th january is the last day of raid by KB. 48 Vals and 54 Kate, escorted by 30 zeros, fight with the 3 F4F left of VMF 112.
The zeros down a Wildcat, but the 2 remaining Wildcats manage to shoot 1 bomber. 6 others are destroyed by the flak, and 40 are damaged.
The loss on ground amount to 19 planes of all types. The airbase suffer 5 hits and the runway 43.
But as KB withdraw north, the repair are quickly cleaned, in 2 days. The squadrons of bombers are refilled with planes.

On 24th january, SS Kingfish, guided by the patrol planes from Suva or Pago, manage to cross the path of KB; but it didn't had opportunity to shoot, being hunted by the ASW escort of the CV Soryu.

Efate
After spotting several japs subs at Efate, i decided once more ( remenber, back in november , i sent an APD TF ? ) to send
some ASW assets there : 2 australian MSW of Bird class, with 6500 endurance.
But on 19th, my TF is attacked by 15 Bettys from Rabaul. 8 P-400 from Luganville try to give LRCAP cover. They down 2 bettys, but MSW Kingfisher is hit by a torpedo. Docking in emergency at Luganville, it nevertheless sink in port.
The other MSW sail back to Noumea : no way i loose my assets for no results.

PORT MORESBY



23th january, another raid of 6 japs DD come unspotted, probably hiden in thunderstorms [:@][:(].
But this time, the Welcome Comitee was here !!
2 japs DD are sunk for 1 PT Boat. The rearadmiral commanding here as heard that another leader is now frozing in antartica counting the penguin, and he prefer to choose another way....
Sadly, the remnants DD escape unspotted, although i have some bombers that have enough range.
Trailer: one more air raid on 25th january.

Next offensive schedulded for nov 1943, once CV will have Hellcatts and Helldivers, and once P-47D would have fill some squadrons [8|].

SUBWAR

6 subs attacks, 3 asw attacks, 5 targets hits, 3 sunk, biggest prey: an AK. 1 sub hit, 0 sub lost.

[1275psi]

In stock, a lot of allied players would be very pleased to hold any of Burma - they usually lose it -and half of india too
Losing China is a given -live with it until late 44

[gladiatt]

ORIGINAL: 1275psi

In stock, a lot of allied players would be very pleased to hold any of Burma - they usually lose it -and half of india too
Losing China is a given -live with it until late 44

i am really amazed each time vet's players like you or Rtrapasso, well in fact any others players, told me that i am not doing bad (but i don't pretend that i do well, and i won't have the "guts" to think i am good).
I really have a feeling of not doing quite well.
Or maybe that's my opponant not doing well, altough he kill me nearly everywhere [;)].

Anyway, i try to stuck to this game, and i also comment the game from a Headquater point of vue: if the jap threaten to break my lines in Burma, i tell it like the fact.
And i also try to be honest toward the good results of my opponant.

And i still thanks those who comment here (or read, i was surprized to see nearly 30 "hits" in one day after my update).
To all those who read, thanks, and if you want to see something, just ask; if not classified, i will try to answer.
Friendly to all of you
Eric

[Mongol_Horde]

ORIGINAL: gladiatt

18th - 24th January 1943

CHINA

Chungking


What i had fear seem true (but analysis is still in the run) : the chinese units don't receive reinforcement. I am doom,because no other chinese city is able to reach the 20000 supply level that could allow this.

IIRC, the 20000 supply threshold applies to replacements and upgrades of air units. For LCUs, you get replacements from bases "that have supplies that exceed double their supply requirements"

So if your bases in China all have their supplies in red you won't get any reinforcements for your units.....

[gladiatt]

Mongol_Horde : thanks for info.
I am doomed: no chinese city as enough supply.



GAME IS LOST

Andaman fall in jap hands: 300 vp worth of allied troops destroyed. Stupid me didn't took time to evacuate fragments.
AVG/C, 20th squadron and 1 dutch squadron lost. Definitively (not on the reinforcement table ).
Springboard lost.
New menace of Bettys in Bengal Bay. Akyab can't be supplied. Burma soon to be lost.

No need to argue. Don't come bother me with advice that don't seem to suit my situation.




Explanation:
Japan victory point: 28000;
if i don't count the base victory point, it's 24000 points.
Needed for allied to win: if you suppose he don't make anymore VP (wich is most unlikely), i need 72000 point in 1944; or 48000 in 1945.

If i sink all 9 remnants japs BB ( Fuso, Yamashiro, Mutsu, Ise, Hyuga, Hiei, Kirishima, Yamato) and 10 CV (Kaga, Zuiho, Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Shokaku, Zuikaku, Hosho, Junyo, Hiyo), that's worth 3600 vp.
Let's add 150 AP/AK (and that's a wet dream), 40 DD and 40 MSW/PC/PG, it's worth another 1200 vp.
It would lead me to roughly 7200 naval VP;
i can't dream of scoring 28000 vp of air or ground assets more than the 13200 that i already have.
Dead end.

[rtrapasso]

Non, non, non [:-]

24000 points might seem like a lot, but consider:

if he loses 2000 points in bases, you might GAIN 10000 points (depending on bases, etc.) - as you get closer to his center, the number of points you get for bases captured goes up - sometimes very dramatically. The VP for Tokyo is only maybe 30 points for the Japanese, but something like 15000 for the Allies... (not that i'd try invading Tokyo, but you get the idea.) Formosa bases have something like a 25x multiplier, Okinawa 75x, etc... you can check this on "hovering" your cursor over a Japanese base.

Also, you have failed to consider that you can soon start to get points for bombing his strategic assets... one good air raid could net you 1000 points or more.

Don't give up the ship!!

[gladiatt]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

Non, non, non [:-]

24000 points might seem like a lot, but consider:

Don't give up the ship!!

Bob, you had always be kind with me (well , i think with nearly everyone on this board in fact !).
And i don't forgets over readers, many of you had given support or advice or tricks.
That's always kind to receive words of support on this game, thank to all of you guys.

But really, it is amazing/surprising/strange to see that usually, people don't understand (and sometime don't stand) that someone could lack willpower.

We are in a world of "Winners". If you don't win a game, at least you are supposed to live it well because you had agreed to play.
What i feel about myself is that i am NOT a winner. I never was. I never came and said "i am brilliant, just admire me".
Most of the things in my life tell me that i am in fact dumb/stupid/wrong/mistaken. List would be too long here and it's not the place, as this is an AAR....
All that i can see is my lack of result comparing to others, or my stupidity or my lack of clearview, or maybe of luck.
I must tell also that Jan (my Czech opponant) amaze me since one year with all the dirty trick he is able to do.
I at least owe him to tell others players his success. And i would recomend him to anyone willing to play with him.

Now, if really my opinions and feelings are not liked by readers, don't hesitate to drop a line here or in pm. I would then avoid to write here. At least you have one year of war described about "how not to play as allies".
I used this AAR not only to tell what happend but also like a way to express my feelings. Maybe something not appreciated/understood by others people. If so, sorry.

And for now i don't have abandonned the ship. I just went to the hold of the ship and seen a hole with water coming in, thinking it could be OK, but then going back down in the ship's hold and seing that there is really a LOT of water invading all the ship bottom.
And then, still staying on the ship but uttering awful words about my fate.
Just think of the Frenchs in "Monthy Pithon Holy Grail"; they swear and utter awful words all along the film [;)].

Sorry guys, i apologize for all of you.


Edit : i am now going to avange on a poor chocolate cake that just had the wrong idea of being in my fridge

[tocaff]

Maybe the hardest thing to do as the Allied player is simply to hang in there.  Once you go on the offensive you'll still get spanked and need to still hang in there.  Eventually you'll be glad you did.

[rtrapasso]

Edit : i am now going to avange on a poor chocolate cake that just had the wrong idea of being in my fridge

By all means, take out (or talk out) your frustrations... just hang in there... i'd hate to see you abandon hope when you are on the verge of snatching the prize... you have turned the corner, and by mid-1943, you will be really on the move... probably by the end of 1943 you will be pretty much unstoppable...

i know well how painful it is to bear this pummeling right now as an Allied player... but keep your head, be conservative (i.e. - don't try anything "wild and crazy") and you will prevail!!

[1275psi]

Buddy
There is a guy in my class who just bought AE on my recommendation.
AE -not stock
It was so funny listening to him describe the learning cliff he was facing - 'I spent two hours -and loaded some transports!'
We veterans forget at times how hard the game is at times -let alone learning how to win.

I think you are doing very, very well -certaintly better than I did against several opponents.
You are starting to cull jap planes now -and pilots.
Soon, you will form a giant death star of allied CV's -and go where ever you please.............
Hang in there -you deserve the fun times too as allied player.


One really, really important thing you are showing - if you stick it out.
veteran players only pick those (through forum AArs) who stick it out -we don't take chances on players who have quitting records, or never finish records ( a lot of players come to mind).
Soon you will be seeking a AE opponent - and you will be ready for a good one.

You are building a good reputation - keep at it.

remember how far you have come! -now - hang in there -and then -on to TOKYO!

[gladiatt]

ORIGINAL: 1275psi

Buddy

I think you are doing very, very well

[&:] (looking behind himself to see if there is someone spoken too by Herb ).
This is really not as i feel it.
I mean, no offense against you or me, but i just have the feeling that things are crumbling slowly but surely.
You will have a look in the updating of the AAR.


Hang in there -you deserve the fun times too as allied player.

I really really hope it will come in a few weeks.

One really, really important thing you are showing - if you stick it out.
veteran players only pick those (through forum AArs) who stick it out -we don't take chances on players who have quitting records, or never finish records ( a lot of players come to mind).

i am aware of this. Sticking to the game is hard but i try my best to keep on.
i am very afraid of judging myself in the unreliable, because of lack of willpower....

Soon you will be seeking a AE opponent - and you will be ready for a good one.

your words are kind but i am not sure at all



You are building a good reputation - keep at it.

[&:] (once more looking behind me looking for someone else).
I am buidling a reputation ? That, i am not aware of !

remember how far you have come! -now - hang in there -and then -on to TOKYO!

Herb, with an opponant like you (after reading your great AAR), this will/would/should be a long and hard road . Kuddos [&o]

Gentlemens, due tu Real Life Issu, my opponant can not play for now. You will have to wait for the weekly update.
The KB is again on the move.....(is it a good trailer ? )
See you later.

[gladiatt]

25 th - 31 th January 1943

SOPAC

Funafuti
26th january, raid of 18 B-24D against 3 Rufe. 1 AP hit, no sinking......grrrr.
27th january, raid of 30 B-24 against 4 Zeros and 3 Rufe. 1 B-24 destroyed, no result on airfield.
28 th january, raid of 17 B-24 against 5 Zeros. 2 B-24 destroyed, 8 damaged , no result on airfield.
Stupid useless raids are stopped.


Port Moresby

- 25th january, jap raid on allies shipping at Port Moresby
70 zeros and 15 bettys face 40 allied fighters. 13 allied planes shot for 27 japs. 2 AK are hit badly.
- 29th january, 85 zeros and 27 Bettys. This time, 318th FG with 50 P-39D are added to the defense. Although it don't really give a better ratio, the pilots of my FG that will survive will gain exp (starting at 55 xp).
My 90 fighters loose 26 planes for 54 Zeros and 4 Bettys. The japs score 3 torpedoes hit on 2 AK (one will sink later)
- 31 th january , another jap raid. 51 zeros+15 bettys/ 26 KittyhawkI+21 P-39D. 19 zeros and 1 Betty downed for 12 Kittyhawk and 9 P-39. MSW Mildura is sinked .




CENTPAC

- 29th january. Makin atoll, just north of Tarawa, is shelled by 4 japs BB (not those of Andaman).
Japs landing expected in a few days, but i don't care as the base is empty

- KB IS ON THE MOVE ; it come close to Baker on 29th january, and heading East in the following days, and then heading south toward Canton Island on 31th january.
Goal ?
My CV ? Well, i am , hmmm, how to say this. Trying in french, if anyone understand....[8|]
I am " largué total, à l'ouest, à coté de la plaque"....I am unable to guess where Jan is going to hit next time, he is reading my mind.
My CV are too far away to react; i am emptying my fuel reserve in each base, and damaging my ships at sea, while always being late.


SUB WAR

Bad week.
9 subs attack, 6 ASW attack, 3 target hit, 2 sinked (one MSW and one PC); 4 subs hits, and 4 subs expected to sink in the next days because of jap patrol planes or ASW (these are Kingfish-Halibut-Tautog-Pollack after hitting a mine at Tulagi), and this would be very costly for the result.
One of my sub is spotted near Okinawa after 6 days of lurking, and must change place.
One of my sub is spotted near Paramujiro after 9 days of lurking, and must change place.
None of them has spotted any jap target.... I am unable to guess wich path the jap could have [8|].

[gladiatt]

25th - 31th January 1943

BURMA

South Irrawaddy
-25th january, 43 B-25 and 2 P-40B ( two ????? [X(][:@] ) fall in a LRCAP of 42 Tony. 1 jap is shot for 1 P-40 and 11 Mitchell.
The P-38 at Akyab were supposed to provide escort (and coming from the same base) but didn't fly .

-28th january, my Tank unit attack at both position on the Irrawaddy, both fail, but cause some japs casualties.
Anyway this is not going to "clean" any japs held hex, and i think the whole Burma Army is doomed.

-30th january, 24 LB-30 of 7th BG come unescorted against 9 Tojo and 28 Tony, and loose 12 planes. The P-38 sweep didn't came [:(]. Should i shot the leaders ot my 3 squadrons ??? (yes, i am now using fascist method of management, i am no more the good guy!! [:@] ).

RANGOON/AKYAB
- i had spotted 2 ships in Rangoon Port (one supposed to be a CV [8|] ).
- 27th january, 2 raids gather 131 sorties, facing no jap CAP, hitting DD Okikaze with 3 bombs, but no sinking.

- 28th, west of Akyab, 2 TF are spotted. What are they doing here ??? I have no idea. I have not the singlest clue of how Jan conduct his war [&:][:(].
Anyway, Zeros are LRCAPING these TF; 23 sorties of allied fighters and 69 of bombers manage to hit ML Sokuten with 1 bomb and ML Kamone with 2 torps (sinked). There are many others ships in this TF that are unharmed. Once more i am far below Japs rate of hit and i am really tired of this lack of result. 13 zeros are downed for 8 allied planes.

- 29 th, another raid of 9 Beaufort along with 24 P-38 and 5 P-40 fight a CAP of 8 Tony. 5 Tony are downed for 1 P-38; DD Hiyodori is hit with 2 bombs and sink.

-30th january, this time the TF is at Rangoon; there is a CAP of 17 Nick and 43 Tony to welcome my 5 P-40B and 26 bombers;
WHERE are my P-38 ???? [:@][:(]; i loose 5 planes for 1 jap, and ML Sokuten is sinked by 2 bombs.
Great, 2 VP for me, 5 for the japs, and still 42 ML in the jap OOB....


EDITED Screenshot of 28th january added, sorry guys i can't show you all the action

[gladiatt]

-25th january, jap MSW clear mines at Andaman. No sub attack them !! [:@]
- Between 25th and 28th, the jap launch 522 bombers on the base, hammering the airbase and the ground units.
The place is shelled by 5 BB on 28th, 826 casualties.
Then the japs MSW hit SS Truant, setting it on fire (should reach port)
As many as 180 mines are cleared by the japs MSW [X(]; one jap AP hit 3 mines and sink.
But the shock attack wipe my troops. 3200 japs casualties for 13300 allies. ( more than 300 vp for the jap).
I had the stupidity to think that a level 6 forts and the amount of troops there, with a minefield of 300 could harm an invasion.
I was wrong.
I am wrong on many things in this game (like at Koepang).

So, LESSON LEARN : never EVER defend a base with less than 6 div and 600.000 supplies with 300 planes.
That mean defend nothing except maybe Calcutta and San Francisco....[:@]

5 squadrons are definitively destroyed: 20th squadron (hurricane II), F4-VIG-Groep (Hawk75), 212 sq (Blenheims), and AVG/C [:(];
You know the good news ??? Oh, yes, i forgot, there are no good news.

As soon as 30th january, 9 B-24 and 35 B-17 flying from Dacca hit the airbase, hoping to slow down the repair. Like at Koepang.
So this will mean the spreading of my assets, thus achieving nothing. But as i have nothing better in reserve, i will keep with this.

[gladiatt]

25th - 31th January 1943

CHINA

Chungking
28th january, a sweep of 50 Tojo/Tony tangle with 20 I-16 and 6 Spit Vb of 78th sq.
7 I-16 are downed for 15 japs fighters (no less than 6 japs planes are shot by the chinese pilots)

Kunming

On 25th january, 8 japs div (160000 soldiers and 1800 guns) reach Kunming defended by 47000 chineses soldiers and 270 guns.
One week later, there are 17 japs units gathering 5300 AV against my 1400.
The chinese aviation try to disturb the japs. 50 sorties of B-25J and a few Wellington are flown without harm, on 25th and 26th january. But soon there are heavy jap LRCAP on Kunming.

-27th january, a jap raid gather 21 Tojo and 53 japs bombers. It face a CAP of 23 allied planes. 5 allied fighters are downed for 21 japs ( 4 Tojo). But things can't go well for long.
-29th, a LRCAP of 20 Tony down 8 planes for the loss of 6 Tony (all shot by the SpitVB of 605th sq)
Same day, a jap deliberate attack drop my forts to level 8; it cause 5000 japs casualties for 2400 chinese.
South of this, the 4 corps retreating toward Kunming are repulsed West....and so they are now at 3 months away from Yunan.
This mean they will reach it once the base will be japs. So they are lost and useless....

- 30th and 31 th, dogfight above Kunming costed me 12 bombers and 7 fighters for 8 japs.





THE GREAT ESCAPE
No this is not the great Steve Mc Queen movie....

On 30th january, a jap unit enter an empty Homan.
It took the japs 5 precious days to spot this.
But even running as fast as i can, on a path Homan-Sian-Chungking....my chinese troops are not fast enough. 2 japs Tank Regiment reach the vicinity of Chungking (just West of the capital) before my 6 corps....
HOW IN THE HELL CAN HIS TROOPS WALK ( drive if Tank) quicker on open terrain than me on a ROAD ???? [&:][:@][:(];

OK, i know now that these corps won't manage to clear the path toward Chungking. I know they will be hammered; than they will head north trying to escape, but will be stuck by some ZOC or something and will be destroyed in open range, useless.
Cool.
Every thing that i try fail....i am absolutely lacking any kind of skill....
If anyone make any comment, i surrender [:@].
NOW stop reading this crap.

[rtrapasso]

Various reasons the Japanese can outpace you:

1. MAP!! The vanilla WITP has some serious map issues that can allow units to catapault across the map, esp. in the N-S direction... not sure if this is an issue in this case, but, the various mods have alleviated much of this.

2. Supply - out of supply units (or units low on supply) move slower. Ditto for morale.

3. Leaders - can speed up movement (or so it seems).

i always count on the Japanese moving 2x as fast as the Chinese. [:(]