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ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
ORIGINAL: jeffk3510
I'm just throwing this out there GJ.. but I'm guessing I would not be let down after an evening of partying with you...... When we go over to the ol' Boot, I'll have to come knockin'
What's an "Ol'Boot" ?[X(]
However...whenever it will come the time, i'll do my best to satisfy you [:'(]
ORIGINAL: jeffk3510
ORIGINAL: Miller
ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
I don't fear the KB right now...in fact i was hunting her (or her ghost)...i fear those LBA masses...
What would have happened if....
A6M3a Zero x 114
A6M5 Zero x 103
G4M1 Betty x 120
G4M2 Betty x 28
N1K1-J George x 541
P1Y1 Frances x 113
arrived over my DS...followed by the KB raid? How many of my CVs would have survived?
I would never suggest going head to head with them within range of his LBA. However you seriously attrited his KB airgroups during the Tulagi/New Guinea campaign in 43, a perfect time for your CVs to strike.........but they were sitting in PH at the time "Upgrading". BTW (as you will have probably realised after the last bad turn) ship AA upgrades are pretty much pointless as Flak in the game is about a tenth as effective compared to the real war.
I would agree with that 100%
ORIGINAL: Miller
Well I am playing with a very recent Beta, maybe not the latest. My game is at March 43 and I have shot down a grand total of 30 Allied a/c by flak.
I am despondent, you must be in rough shape. How did the KB get so close and get away without a scratch? I assume you had air searches. What a mess indeed. But as CR says, you didn't lose your good landing craft, your bombers are in good shape and your CV's were not around to share in the beating. Once again he reloads up the KB. He has lost tons of carrier craft a few times and seem just to related with more pilots and better planes. Whenever I have a crappy day at work (lots of em lately) your AAR picks me up. Guess I have to see whats on TV tonight. Sorry, that's selfish. How may CVE's do you have left? Probably have plenty in the pipeline. As for the fragments, I guess disband most of them to keep the pools up and use the Avengers and DB's on constant ground attack and ASW. Maybe pull any top notch pilots out and promote them to CV's. Another idea is to add additional squadrons to your CV's where there is room. Bring them up to theoretical capacity. All the Christmas parties lately I am finally going to have a few nights with out a drink and now this happens. Chin up, dust yourself off, be more careful next time, count your strengths and blessings and get back in the fight. His fighters are probably depleted. Load up a big bomber strike, no sweeps, just many groups escorting and get out there and bomb something. Your our warrior out there. Strike!Ok...turn arrived....a mess!!!!
First question....i've lost nearly 250 planes sunk with the CVEs....and 30 air squadrons destroyed...but their fragment are scattered all over the Kuriles...how should i deal with them?
ORIGINAL: DTurtle
Maybe this is a dumb question, but don't you have tons of 2E bombers? Why aren't those 4 air fields on Honshu closest to you shut down all the time? You don't need long range fighters or long range bombers to hit them. Hell, bombing the airfields will slow down any attempt to build forts - and you do want to land there. This attack gives you perfect cover for smashing those bases and keeping on hitting them. If he keeps planes there, they will be smashed on the ground. If he LRCaps, then he will greatly fatigue lots of his planes - and they won't be defending against strategic bombing runs.
ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth
I am despondent, you must be in rough shape. How did the KB get so close and get away without a scratch? I assume you had air searches. What a mess indeed. But as CR says, you didn't lose your good landing craft, your bombers are in good shape and your CV's were not around to share in the beating. Once again he reloads up the KB. He has lost tons of carrier craft a few times and seem just to related with more pilots and better planes. Whenever I have a crappy day at work (lots of em lately) your AAR picks me up. Guess I have to see whats on TV tonight. Sorry, that's selfish. How may CVE's do you have left? Probably have plenty in the pipeline. As for the fragments, I guess disband most of them to keep the pools up and use the Avengers and DB's on constant ground attack and ASW. Maybe pull any top notch pilots out and promote them to CV's. Another idea is to add additional squadrons to your CV's where there is room. Bring them up to theoretical capacity. All the Christmas parties lately I am finally going to have a few nights with out a drink and now this happens. Chin up, dust yourself off, be more careful next time, count your strengths and blessings and get back in the fight. His fighters are probably depleted. Load up a big bomber strike, no sweeps, just many groups escorting and get out there and bomb something. Your our warrior out there. Strike!Ok...turn arrived....a mess!!!!
First question....i've lost nearly 250 planes sunk with the CVEs....and 30 air squadrons destroyed...but their fragment are scattered all over the Kuriles...how should i deal with them?
Because escorts keep fighters busy! Same is true of your 4E raids. If you have a few groups assigned to escort at least 1 or 2 of them will. They keep the bombers relatively free to do their job. Not really sure about the fragments. If you combine the fragments into tier respective groups can't they resize to the original group size? Worst case pull the best pilots and use the bombers to shut down airfields or ground attack until they are gone. If the group can take replacements stick a group on each of your CV's until so they have their full capacity. I, too, am disgusted with your subs. If their not doing thier job send them to die in the DEI. You might get a few ships and it will keeps his bombers away form the Home Islands.10 fighters lost on each side and that's all
how is it possible that my fighters on the CVEs performed so badly?! they didn't even engage the raids...look at the first raid....10 fighters lost on each side and that's all.... the CVEs don't suffer the "sitting in base" penalty right?
