ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Larry, consider Tjilijap for your invasion. Probably not heavily defended and you can cut the rail lines between Batavia and Soerbaja quickly.
I like that idea a lot. Thanks.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Are you using a house rule of no invasions at non-base hexes?
No. At least I don't remember such a rule being discussed.
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Moo, feral house cats (felis domesticus) are a major problem for migrating songbirds. I love cats (I've always had at least one), but that is just unacceptable to me. Think about your ASPCA or whoever to make a plan to get rid of them (yes, euthanasia). They really have no business out there. They're an artifact of our carelessness.
Yeah, and they don't play fetch very well either.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
A little aggressiveness can often find weak points accidentally.
I've found this to be true already. I've discovered that I can sneak a DMS boat in close to the place where I want to invade and do
some investigation, snoop around a llittle and only have to retreat when he finally gets a detection on my boat.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
The central Pacific islands are of little value until the B-29 comes along.
I've got some Betty's out there and so far they haven't done me much good. I'm using them as a sort of naval search / recon plane
and I'm considering putting some PB's out there instead. I think I'd rather use the Betty's to bomb something.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
He will soon tire of using his KB as a bucket brigade.
They've already put a lot of mileage on just going back and forth. I'm considering parking them somewhere. Good catch.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Also, those P-40s (Kittyhawks) in Oz, never let him dictate when your fighters engage. Put them on training missions like ground attack or sweep somewhere where nothing is happening to limit attrition when all he's doing are nuisance attacks on your bases.
He is smart to try and gain air superiority by baiting your fighters.
Uh oh. My secret is out now.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Your fighters on 100% training will not be destroyed on the ground, either. When you do wish to defend a base, set the max range to zero and most of your pilots who get their planes shot down will parachute home and get a new plane. Also, early in the war you simply cannot afford to send land based fighters on escort missions. Let the bombers take care of themselves. Set them to attack at 2,000 feet or even less to get those lowN and lowG experience points. He doesn't have radar early on and your bombers will sneak in and out without many losses from fighters.
This is a good idea Jimbo.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
The few B-17's you have are too valuable as search planes to send them on bombing missions (early on), don't let anyone tell you differently A major weakness for the IJN as opposed to you is their lack of search arcs in the areas they want to attack. Establish and fortify your search bases to maximize your advantage in this area. It's wonderful to watch his KB operating blind while your CVs track them waiting for a good opportunity to attack.
I've already been through about a dozen B-17 attacks and have only lost one ship so far. I like this idea.
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
His best counter is to deploy the subs with those float planes in the correct places. I've seen them being deployed in incorrect places a lot.
I've got them watching SFO, SAN, and Pearl. There's not a lot of them and I consider them valuable.
