ENLIST TODAY (Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) No Koniu

[DOCUP]

22nd Dec
 
KB Marshall's OPPPs
MKB not at the Marshalls
 
China
bombed.  Japs delb attack in a rough hex and get roughed up.
 
Coco's
Bombed.
 
Samulaki
Catalina hits an xAK with a 500lber.  I will sortie out some real bombers next turn.
 
Koumac
We heavliy damage a sub.  Same sub as yesterday.
 
Marshalls
Our CV force ends up 9 hex's away from the KB.  KB attacks a lone DD, fighters from our carriers launch to protect it.  No hits are scored.  Japs lose 16 fighters and 4 bombers to our 15 fighters.  Since I now know this is the KB I am running.  I'm 16 hex's from Johnston.  I will run south east then up towards Pearl.  I am sending my Nav search guys back to school.  I got lucky. 

[NormS3]

Good job scouting out what you faced with his KB. Good idea to avoid it for a little longer, your still aways from good CV reinforcement and you need to keep your lines of communication and supply open to your men in the Marshalls.

Looks like you are in very good position to begin your midwar offensives.

If you are marshalling so many bg in Australia, that is going to be an unpleasant suprise for your opponent, when you unlease them. It seems that you are doing a good job bashing his airpower over Burma, his airpower might be getting a bit streched, especially when you unleash those heavies.

Keep up the good game.

[Crackaces]

I like the fact you are teasing the KB to keep moving and using fuel .. in my limited experience in Scenario #1 the IJ all of a sudden are crunched for fuel .. this strategy encourages the IJ to burn their 401K savings of fuel ... fuel they will so badly need in about 4 months [;)]

[DOCUP]

Thanks Norm and Aces.
 
2 turns to tell you all about.  Nothing exciting.
 
23-24th Dec
 
KB has disappeard
MKB unknown
 
China
Bombed
 
Coco's
bombed
 
Some sub action but thats it.
 
 

[DOCUP]

25-27th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Not much going on in the past few turns.
 
Observations:
Burma
Koniu has moved 230 fighters from Rangoon to Taung Gyi and Lashio.  LCU's have moved back into Mandalay.   I figure these fighters are here to protect the troops at Mandalay.
 
China
There has been no bombings for a few days.  I still see a few bombers around.  He's moving more LCU's into the Sian sector.  I am forming up a second MLR in this region. 
 
Both of us are quiet now.  Both of us are up to something.  I am wondering where all his Betty's and Nells are?  I know around 50 are in Java, but where are the rest.  I bet he's holding them back for when I start to kick off my invasions.  We will have to see who acts first.

[DOCUP]

28-29th Dec
 
KB Marshalls
MKB unknown
 
China
Nothing really.
 
Burma
We do some night bombings, and get an Oscar on the ground.  He has put his fighters at multiple bases now.  I will post a map later.
 
Truk
Sub action today.  We sink 2 xAKLs and an xAK.
 
Formosa
We sink a tanker.
 
Marshall's
KB is broken down into 2 groups.  They sink an YMS.
 
Not much else going n were both preparing for something

[DOCUP]

Burma

He's getting ready for my big push. No fighters are at Rangoon this last turn, I bet they will be their tomorrow. He has been doing this move (where he pulls his fighters out and then returns them the next turn) off and on since the patch fixed the airfield thing. I'm not ready for a big operation here yet.

[DOCUP]

N Oz

[DOCUP]

30th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Nothing really happened.
 
Made you look.[8|]

[BBfanboy]

[:D][:D]
Caught!
Next time I read your AAR I won't look ...

[DOCUP]

1st Jan 43

KB Truk
MKB unknown

Both of us bring in the New Year with sweeps in Burma.  Koniu sweeps Akyab.  I sweep Mandalay.  Japs lose 56 planes (Tojo's, Nick's, and Oscar's).  We lose 46 mostly Hurri IIc's.

We get a report of a AF BF moving to Java.  One of my subs intercepts it.  AK is reported on fire with heavy damage.  I figure it will sink before it makes port.[;)]

Truk
We miss the Hyriu[:@].

Today, all my CVs are operational.[&o]  I have plans for them all, very soon. 

You can look at this one BBfanboy.

Interesting bit of intel. KB has BB's Mutsu and Hyuga. I checked and the Hyuga has a speed of 25 knots. This will slow the CVs down some.

[DOCUP]

6th Jan
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Not much has been going on.
 
China
A few bombings.
 
Burma
Jap troops are back at Mandalay.  We sweep and down 14  (but I believe that its more) for 5 of our own. I am seeing alot of support units moving to Rangoon and Singers.  HMM What is he doing?
 
Melbourne
CM is sunk by a Jap sub.
 
Truk
We sink and PB.
 
Maloelap/Wotje
Bombed.

[Erkki]

ORIGINAL: DOCUP

Interesting bit of intel. KB has BB's Mutsu and Hyuga. I checked and the Hyuga has a speed of 25 knots. This will slow the CVs down some.

Possibly not... If CVs Junyo and Hiyo(both capacity 53) are in the KB. They have max speed of 25 knots already so the 25-knot BBs can be embedded into the KB, together with the Kongos, without a loss of max speed. Also, sometimes the IJN divides the KB into fast KB and slow KB...

[DOCUP]

Thanks for posting Erkki.  I can only hope that it is the slow KB with it.

[DOCUP]

8th Dec
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
China
Bombed.
 
Burma
Mandalay
7th Hurri IIc's swept Mandalay and get slaughtered.  21 lost for around 10 Jap planes. 8th P38's sweep suffering 11 lost for 18 Jap planes.  Will have to stop this, I can't keep losing planes at this rate.  I will have to rethink my strategy.
 
India
Calcutta
Sub misses a Brit CA. Thank goodness.
 
Maloelap/Wotje
Bombed.
 
Busy day will post more later.

[JocMeister]

I had a lot of heartache trying to be offensive in the air with the Hurricanes. The work wonders on the defense but on the offense against Tojos...Ouch!

[DOCUP]

Joc, you are right Hurris are great on the defense and good againist early Oscars and Zeros.
 
I have sent 4 American squardons to CT.  2 Army and 2 Marines, lets see how Corsairs do againist Tojos.  I am going to send my 1 Am ID, 1 Brit ID and 2 Indian ID plus armor and other supporting units againist the Jap stack just south of Akyab.  Lets see how bombing troops in rough terrain does.  Koniu has had time to build up forts so this should be a bloddy affair.

[JocMeister]

Corsairs are yum yum against Tojos! [:)] So far for me (October 43) the Corsairs have been by far the best fighter! For some reason I can´t explain they do better then even the P47!

Don´t look too much at actual figures when bombing in heavy terrain. Even when losses seems low it can still disrupt the troops. Make sure you bring a lot of combat engineers with you. Good luck! [:)]

[DOCUP]

Thanks for the info Joc.
 
9th Jan
 
KB unknown
MKB unknown
 
Nothing new this turn.
 
 

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Corsairs are yum yum against Tojos! [:)] So far for me (October 43) the Corsairs have been by far the best fighter! For some reason I can´t explain they do better then even the P47!

Don´t look too much at actual figures when bombing in heavy terrain. Even when losses seems low it can still disrupt the troops. Make sure you bring a lot of combat engineers with you. Good luck! [:)]

Also, bombing troops sets them in combat mode if they are moving. This is particularly effective when reinforcements are coming or troops are retreating ..