The Power of Inexperience / GreyJoy(A)-Rader(J)

[GreyJoy]

No CR, i don't think Rader has to be biased. Having too many HRs means, most of the times, no fun and endless discussions. Better to have few and for the rest everybody can do what he pleases. That's my experience with other games i played.
 
However yes, i do see lots of engeneers above all. Rader can build bases in less than a week with impunity but he cannot have that kind of stack everywhere...How many bases can he cover with that AA system? 2? ok, but then there are also the marching troops. If he wants to make flak-traps for my bombers he has to bring many of those AAA units with his marching troops...and that means less AA on his AFs...
 
His other units are closing over Madras and Intel says some are prepping for Cylon...so he probably wants to clear everything on his back before triggering the LOD...but i bet in no time we're gonna start to see Sweeps and Airfield Bombings... It will be interesting[8D]

[GreyJoy]

MAY 31 - JUNE 1st 1942
 
Ok, the only thing that discovered my subs is that Truk is heavily mined...lost the S-Threaser hitting 4 (FOUR) mines[:@]
For the rest, they do not seem to arise the detection level of a single point...nothing...
During the replay for a moment i spotted, while my cats were taking photos, a unit at Tarawa but then when i loaded the turn...the little red squadre was gone[:o]. How i'd love to have some of those long range recon planes Japan has[:(]
Anyhow we'll keep on reconning, hoping to get some decent Infos...
 
KB is still missing...I cannot move till i know where it is...getting REALLY tense

[Nemo121]

You do realise that recon flights work both ways. Reconning something gives you info and tells your opponent that you are interested in that place.

I am assuming that you haven't thought to run a maskirovka for your reconnaissance efforts in order not to tip your hand. You should begin doing so.


Also, your focus on avoiding a major defeat in the Pacific would be laudable if it didn't raise the question of what you think is about to happen to you in India? I doubt it is going to be a glorious victory.

As to Alfred... He is disquieted since he gave good advice and while you may have listened I believe he didn't feel you acted on it or strove to incorporate it. That's why he reacted as he did.

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

You do realise that recon flights work both ways. Reconning something gives you info and tells your opponent that you are interested in that place.

I am assuming that you haven't thought to run a maskirovka for your reconnaissance efforts in order not to tip your hand. You should begin doing so.


Also, your focus on avoiding a major defeat in the Pacific would be laudable if it didn't raise the question of what you think is about to happen to you in India? I doubt it is going to be a glorious victory.

As to Alfred... He is disquieted since he gave good advice and while you may have listened I believe he didn't feel you acted on it or strove to incorporate it. That's why he reacted as he did.

For what concerns recon, yes, i get it...but i have any choice? I'm sending subs everywhere hoping to confuse him a bit...then i'm sending single AK ships from paramushiro Jima to Iwo, Marcus, Wake and kwalajein...want to see how many betties he has there

What's a Maskirovka? you mean a fake operation?

About India? well, call me a dreamer but i think i may have a chance of stopping him. Everything will be decided on IF i can get those reinforcements triggered to Karachi in time...I know it's a tiny possibility...but i do see he's slowing down...for sure he's in doubt too about what is waiting for him...don't forget that this is a land where nobody has arrived before and so Rader too must have some concerns and headhaces about it!

[GreyJoy]

Some interesting news from the Intelligence:
 
18519 men are based at Saipan (108,93).
28th Engineer Regiment is located at Marcus Island(123,85).
1st Air Army is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Guam.
 
And that means the Mariannas are defended. A regiment at Marcus means LOTS of forts for sure...and an Air HQ at Guam may only mean strong aviation forces there.... 20k men at Saipan....mmmmm.... bad news i'd say

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Strange enough Scoodra doesn't trigger the LOD despite being northwards of Dehli.

However guys, think i'll be the first one who will experiment the reinforcement trigger and a siege of Karachi...[:D]

In case you haven't read it, this is the thread which lists and shows screenies for the emergency reenforcement package.

tm.asp?m=2616532&mpage=1&key=Emergency% ... s&#2616667

The Ind Convoy which dumps lots of new devices in the pools is at the end of the stack of screenies. Note that you DO get a bunch of free aircraft: Hurricane IIa Trops (x72), Vengance Is (x36), Wellington Ic (x72), and Catalina Is (x24). One more is garbled in the screenshot. From the editor, I believe it is Spitfire VIII (x72).

These aircraft data may enter into your decision to withdraw groups. Or not.

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Strange enough Scoodra doesn't trigger the LOD despite being northwards of Dehli.

However guys, think i'll be the first one who will experiment the reinforcement trigger and a siege of Karachi...[:D]

In case you haven't read it, this is the thread which lists and shows screenies for the emergency reenforcement package.

tm.asp?m=2616532&mpage=1&key=Emergency%2CReenforcements?

The Ind Convoy which dumps lots of new devices in the pools is at the end of the stack of screenies. Note that you DO get a bunch of free aircraft: Hurricane IIa Trops (x72), Vengance Is (x36), Wellington Ic (x72), and Catalina Is (x24). One more is garbled in the screenshot. From the editor, I believe it is Spitfire VIII (x72).

These aircraft data may enter into your decision to withdraw groups. Or not.

How can i thank you!?!? PRICELESS!!!!!!!!

Now these are very important news!!!

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Ok, that's what we can call LOGISTIC!!!.... uncountable base forces, engeneers and AA units at SURAT!!....Oh God...

Do you know if this includes the three divisions which had been at Socotra? Or if not, where those men are or went?

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

LOL

I count five divisions, so certainly he can have many more than that on the loose in India.

But those titanic stacks 65 units tall are comprised heavily of non-combat units. At least you learned that much.

I may be biased in favor of GreyJoy given his newness to the game, but shouldn't rader be a bit embarrassed to have 38 AA units in a single hex? I mean, isn't it time we formed a kangaroo court and levied a few fines?

I don't know the IJA OOB a bit, but do any of them have any AV for garrison purposes? Or are they all blanks?

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

His other units are closing over Madras and Intel says some are prepping for Cylon...so he probably wants to clear everything on his back before triggering the LOD...but i bet in no time we're gonna start to see Sweeps and Airfield Bombings... It will be interesting[8D]

I wonder if he's planning a second spearhead on the Delhi longitude, to engage that portion of the map, and cover the flank of his main thrust north for Karachi? Some of those engineers and AA could be on trains headed east pretty soon if that's the case.

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy


For what concerns recon, yes, i get it...but i have any choice? I'm sending subs everywhere hoping to confuse him a bit...then i'm sending single AK ships from paramushiro Jima to Iwo, Marcus, Wake and kwalajein...want to see how many betties he has there

Well, yeah, you have a choice. Sub recon is "free" more or less; subs are pesky and all over the place all the time. But airborne recon is a red flag. The quesiton is, if you have perfect recon of Tarawa what do you change? Anything? You have everything that'll float in this Marshalls op, including your carriers. If the KB is there you win some you lose some, you withdraw, maybe. The chances of it being there are slim, however. Anything else and you have force to spare to deal with it. Why give him a head start on planning his response? You may need those extra 3-5 days to unload from xAKs in 1942.

Unless you're going to make a decision with it, avoid the recon.

[Nemo121]

...then i'm sending single AK ships from paramushiro Jima to Iwo, Marcus, Wake and kwalajein...want to see how many betties he has there

LOL! YOu might as just hand him the plans for your offensive if you are doing that. Your only hope is that, a la Market Garden, he believes you'd never be so obvious as to telegraph your intentions like that.

[Fishbed]

- never send subs in major port hex, or even more generally in a port hex, that's cheap suicide
- the AK thing sounds gamey to me, compromising for your plans, and useless. Any Betty unit can get anywhere in 2 or 3 turns, so you should rather think about how you can be expected to neutralize Wotje if that's the only threat in your next area of operations...

[GreyJoy]

Ok, ok...seems i never take the right decision [:(]
recon stopped. Only 1 unit spotted at Tarawa btw...and that's good.
37 ships at Truk with plenty of DDs and ACMs (at least that what the sunk sub has reported before its death)...70 fighters and 50 bombers...
 
Still no sign of the KB...[:-]
 
AKs called back to PH...we're gonna go blind...ok, cannot do anything at this point but cross my fingers and hope the KB doesn't pop up in the middle of my landings...would be a massacre [:(]
 
Don't know if he wants to also use the other vector...but he has stripped all his units from Dehli area weeks ago and he has moved everything to Surat. However i cannot do anything about it...if he splits the better...it will take him some more time!
 
going to bed now...tomorrow think we're gonna see something interesting...
 
night guys...thank you all

[Fishbed]

You can still send picket ships if you want as a sort of early warning system, but don't send suicide AKs to the Kuriles, that should be ok [;)]

[GreyJoy]

I went out of synchrony. The replay showed things that, according to the combat report, never happened.
Obviously those things showed were favourable (4 enemy DDs sunk by my air torpedo at Karachi)...[:(]
Instead those DDs, after having sunk 3 AKs, 3 Aux units and 2 DEs managed to get away without a scratch [:@]...
Strange things happened again...there was a TF composed of 6 AKs parked right 2 hexes north of Karachi, with 20k supplies. I ordered them to retreat to Karachi and unload the cargo...after 2 days turn i found here right at the same place but with no cargo at all...[&:][&:][&:]
 
However JUNE 3-4 1942
 
As said a DDs TF managed to savage my shippings close to Karachi and to went away untouched. My torpedo bombers don't seem to be able to hit a fast moving DD.
At Surat everything is quiet...
Japanese paras landed at Jaffna (north of Cylon) and conquered the base.
Madras is ready to be sieged.
Still no sign of the KB....[:o] It's been a month now since the last time i saw it...
 
I'd really need something for my morale right now...

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Ok, that's what we can call LOGISTIC!!!.... uncountable base forces, engeneers and AA units at SURAT!!....Oh God...

Do you know if this includes the three divisions which had been at Socotra? Or if not, where those men are or went?

No, the 3 divisions and half that attacked Scoodra were not at Surat. 38th, Imperial and 1st Guards...my guess is that they are still at Scoodra ready to land at Colombo or Addu Atoll in order to finish the job and neutralize my southern resistance before advancing north.

[modrow]

GreyJoy,

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
I'd really need something for my morale right now...

you can learn a lot from this game. That's a gain that will have a meaning beyond this game and could represent great motivation - at least it would be for me.

Just my 2cts.

Hartwig

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: hartwig.modrow

GreyJoy,

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
I'd really need something for my morale right now...

you can learn a lot from this game. That's a gain that will have a meaning beyond this game and could represent great motivation - at least it would be for me.

Just my 2cts.

Hartwig

I know Hartwig! And i've already learnt a lot. And i'm still motivated! I just need a little turning point ...where i could see the light at the end of the tunnell [:)]

[jeffk3510]

GreyJoy- any action lately?