To be honest i dont think the radar version of the jill makes much of a difference.
For me not worth devoting R&D factories for that version.
I am an AFB and the Allied night fighters with radar do not have a remarkable difference in interception / kill rates in my opinion, but they do observe an affect on accuracy of night attacks. Since they are a part of the OOB I deploy night fighters to interdict as the game allows for night attacks. But I agree with you that if I had to trade production for some other aircraft like the IJ have to .. it would not be worth it ..
I was talking about naval radars for planes, but i do also agree that air radars for IJ fighters don't have any real impact on gameplay
I don't care much about starting xp. Once moved to the general reserve, u can completely delate them....it is a long and boring process but u save tons of HI points!
What You have in mind in phrase "delete them"
Not rely understand that.
There is option to relise/retire pilots from reserve
When i move them from 12 month offmap trending cycle to air unit and then from units to reserve should i delete them from reserve? If that will not remove pilots from game permanently.
I know that we are paying HI only for pilots in 12 month offmap trending cycle, those in reserve are for free sitting and waiting to be drain to units for map training or if trained already to combat units
There's a function that allows u to permamently delete pilots. It's there because there is only a limited number of ON map pilots available for both sides, so each side should never have more than 25000 pilots on map ( active or in gen reserve).
I tend to keep my numbers well below the 18000 pilots so not to use all those slots available. When i get close to 20000 i simply delete them
There's a function that allows u to permamently delete pilots. It's there because there is only a limited number of ON map pilots available for both sides, so each side should never have more than 25000 pilots on map ( active or in gen reserve).
I tend to keep my numbers well below the 18000 pilots so not to use all those slots available. When i get close to 20000 i simply delete them
I am still far from having 25000 active pilots. ( i think beta patch make that 50k limit or more)
I have 5230 pilots in of map training (for them I am paying 25k HI every month , every pilot cost me 5 HI in month))
I have also active pilots (groups and reserve)
~2000 is currently in air group for fighting or training)
~4671 is in reserve (they are after or in middle map training process)
In total empire have now ~12000 pilots (groups, reserve, replacement)
I am playing Scen1, it is hard to have 25k pilots, Scen2 id different story
i dont think i should delete my pilots
Burma
Japanese army arrive to Mandalay. Enemy still marching.
I am preparing to close Shwebo AF as son as base fall to allied hands.
140 Tojos sweep air above army marching toward Mandalay. They find nothing. Sadly 200 Ki-49 not fly, weather. I will tray tomorrow.
Truk
KB arrive to Truk. Truk have DL 9/10 but KB will stay there for 2,3 days.
Carriers Akagi, Kaga, Hiyo and cruisers Tone, Atago under heavy DD escort will sail tomorrow to Kobe to take necessary repairs and in April start refits.
Salomon's.
I am suspecting that MB will soon be port/AF lvl 1. As soon that will happen i will sweep base with 200 fighters and close it with bombers. If necessary navy will join party.
All loses after MB battle replaced. Air units are fresh and combat ready
Kobe
BB Haruna finish repairs after 2xTT hit in autumn. Tomorrow CV Taiho will arrive in Kobe.
Both ships under heavy DD and E escort will sail south to join with KB main body.
BB Kongo still 250 days until will back to service
Refits
Almost 100 SC, and other patrol boats start AA upgrades. Some of them will convert to Es, some to ACMs.
R&D
From today another factory is working on N1K2, making his availability in 7/43 official.
3 March 43
Burma
150 Ki-49 bomb enemy troops on open ground north of Shwebo.
Result is depressing no more that 100 enemy soldier killed, 40 non combat squads disabled.
5 Ki-49 lost.
50 P-38 sweep Magwe but AF was left without CAP as all fighters where protecting bombers.
Tomorrow 200 fighters will fly CAP.
I hope Docup will have problems with supplies. I will bomb enemy bases in Burma to burn some
Java
Soerobaja DL is 9/10 dose allies start to get long range reckon planes?
Japan
CV Taiho arrive. Air group have good pilots. Almost half of them is 80+ XP. Nice.
Burma
It look like Docup is moving against Mandalay with 2 Inf Div (Australia and Indian), 1 Inf Regiment(British), Tank Regiment(British) some AA and ENG units. Map showing 65k man 900 guns and 1300 vehicles.
Mandalay have now currently 2 ID, 2 Inf Regiment, and Tank Div(850AV size) (75k man, 700 guns, 1800 vehicles)Two more ID are in start mode ready to rail to Mandalay as soon i will enemy trying to cross river(i don`t want to show all my forces before he start crossing). I should have ~3000AV in Mandalay against 1500-2000AV marching against me. And i we count forts that give me 5000+ adjusted AV so i should have 1:2 1:3 during crossing
Probably it will all depend from situation in air.
Mandalay is fort 4 and is building fast(330 eng, 25 eng vehicles) so in 10 days it should be 5.
Supplies are ok.
I see 250 enemy fighters in area.
I am sending 42 more Tojos IIc to Burma. That will give me 450 fighters(350 Tojos, 72A6M5, 30 Ki-45) with top pilots (XP60-80). I should be able to hold or at lest drain some blood from allies. I think he have ~50-100 P-38 and ~40-50 F4U in Burma.
Polls are full of planes - 200 Tojos and 100 A6M5.
I am sending one more ID to Burma. But that will take 10 days.
DEI(Sumatra, Java)
Not expecting major operation in are for next month or two at lest.
Allies have in area only British CV(33 planes) and few CVE. Probably they are not able to get more that 120-150 planes on decks.
Mini KB 2xCVL and 4xCVE is anchored in Singer in case enemy fleet show up.
on 15 March two LBA navy bomber unit need to be withdrawal[:@] so i need to find replacement for them.
Palembang area i reedy to defend against Bombers form Cocos 60 Ki-45 already on place. when cocos go to AF 5, Zeros will join them and in April i will upgrade them to George
Soon i will start operation with main goal to close Cocos AF. MKB already ready. I am waiting for Battlewagons.
South DEI
Probably next place where Docup will try something. Proximity of Oz, and LBA support are good place to allied offensive.
Net of AF is ready. I am mostly focusing to garrison all bases and build forts.
Salomon`s
Hottest area of war. We both have big number of units in area. I hope i will be able to hold Salomon's as long as passable.
I will not give You datails about that area. I will post daily rapports from here.
C. Pacific
Major bases are garrisoned and fortified. Nothing more to do there. Currently allies have only two CV and many CVE. They can tray fast invasions here but i think they will wait for Essex`s and F6F arrival. All bases in my hand between Marshal's, Gilbert`s and Truk able to build AF to lvl 5 are garrison behind fort 6 or more. Only Makin and Nauru not. They waiting for eng and garrison units.
There will be no free landings for allies.
Second line of defense - Marians, Peleliu ,Philippines, etc
Most of Pacific island i will defend is fortified or finish building forts to lvl 6. In two three months i will have most of islands with fort 6 or bigger. I am building also some AF to lvl 2-4. Later this year i will have to find LCUs, aHQ etc to garrison those islands.
Philippines will start build i few days. First ENG units already on ships sailing toward targets to build them.
Burma
Situation is not looking good. Mistake i made on early game to not moving to Burma asap but waiting was mistake and now i am paying for that.
It look i will have to retreat from hex south of Akyab. Docup is flanking my position. And i dot want to be surrounded.
Also Rammre Island start to be risky as i just found out that it is connected by "river" with main land. I was sure that was hex side without ability to move. I must check my ayes for color blindness (red and purple look similar)
Sumatra
Docup is reckoning Soerobaja with LB-30 Liberators. At lest there have been seen today.
Salomons
Quiet day. I need to transport supplies to Guadalcanal. They are on reserve.
PM out of supplies. If i not find how to transport supplies there i will have to retreat my troops to Buna
Hawaii.
Strange looking TF sunk sub near PH
For me it is looking like part of CV TF. I am am sure if they there are moving toward Jonston are back to PH or maybe north toward Midway.
Docup have CV and few CVE in Pearl Harbor. If there are moved from port there must be reason for that. I have to think about that.
Submarine attack near Niihau at 171,109
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 22, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CLAA San Diego
CLAA Juneau
DD Cony
DD Conway
DD Woodworth
DD Farenholt
DD Strong
DD Jenkins
It is definitely not SAG or bombardment TF.
China
Small battle in north China. One or two days and will win that battle
Ground combat at 89,31 (near Paotow)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18403 troops, 140 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 648
Defending force 21506 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 649
Burma
Docup is bombing troops south of Akyab. No effect to them. I am moving south to awoid being sourounded.
Docup have problems with his sweeps. His group are coming to target splited in half. Not sure is this is patch related or bad dice rolls
Singer
I just notice that one of CVLs in port is refitting from 5 days, by accident.
10 days out of action.
Salomons.
I am resupplying Guadalcanal canal and other small bases in area.
I am sending more DD to Rabaul. I will create fast Transport TF and will sail 600 tons of sullies to PM.
KB
Leave Truk last turn. (5xCV, 1xCVL) 370 planes only
Currently with small CA SAG south of Penope. No BBs to safe fuel. Tomorrow will move toward Kusale Is.
KB is taking part in Resupply/Troop transport operation in Pacific.
For next few days KB will protect convoys unloading supplies in Roi-Namur, Kwailen, Mili, Jaulit and Makin and few more places. Later will move south to protect evacuation of aHQ and few eng units from Tabiteuea. HQ will be moved to Tarawa and ENG units to Makin. I want to move HQ from 4E range and start build forts in Makin.
CV Taiho, BB Haruna and new shining CL 5 days from Truk
Burma
I have sweep enemy LCAP flying above my troops. 4 P-40K shot down for one Ki-44. Pilots WIA.
Enemy still not enter Shwebo. He will soon. I am preparing my Bombers to tray to close AF as soon as he will capture base.
On left flank Japanese army is slowly moving south to avoid being surrounded. One division is moving fast south. I moving it to Rammre Island to secure it.
Java
Yamato and his older brothers sailing toward Burma.
China
I attack again enemy troops in north china. Finally i start killing Chinese squads (75 today) i need to push enemy from hex and rest. Japanese AV drop from 800 to 450.
Marshals
KB detected. I will hide it tomorrow. At lest my ships are safe. Tomorrow fist ships start unloading supplies.
Salomons
Big Force is sailing Toward MB (3 TFs, one is for sure SAG). I have BB TF 15 hex from MB. 1 hex out of range. Thy will take position and i will strike in 36h hopping for night battle.
Tomorrow i set 100 fighters to sweep MB. They going to be fallowed by 100 torpedo bombers. All serch planes concentrating on MB hex do maximize DL.
Supplies are unloading in Guadalcanal. Single xAK will unload as many supplies as passable. I dont think ship will survive next day.
Burma
Shwebo fall in to Allied hands. But enemy is not moving toward Mandalay.
Night bombing damage some planes on ground in Rangoon and Mandalay but in return flak shot down two B-25
Marshals
Supplies unloaded now time for Gilbert
Salomon's
On 7th Japanise destroyers damage badly enemy sub in MB hex
ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,133
Japanese Ships
DD Samidare
Allied Ships
SS S-27, hits 13
But real action happen on 8th.
Plan was to bombard MB at night and finish witfh sweeps and bombers atf day. But we all know all plans are worth when enemy have his own.
Bombardment TF was to slow and he arrive to MB at day ligt and instantly was engaged by enemy SAGs.
Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 7,000 Yards
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 2
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 8, on fire
CA Mogami
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yayoi
DD Minazuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Susuki, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Concord, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Maury, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage "i think sunk later - 2x 40cm hits)
DD Cassin, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage "i think sunk later 2x 40cm hits and couple 20cm hits"
DD Hull, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Allen, Shell hits 2
second TF
Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
CA Mogami
DD Ayanami, heavy fires
DD Yayoi
DD Minazuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Susuki
Allied Ships
PG Warrego, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Indus, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
PG Hindustan, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
Because of high fires Matsu escorted by three DD move north leaving Nagato and Mogami in MB hex.
Moments later Nagato TF was engaged by enemy destroyers
Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 8
CA Mogami, Shell hits 3
DD Yayoi
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Waller, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Blue, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Patterson
There was also sub attack on Japanese destroyers.
Murasame will survive, I hope. No fires, damages are high but not critical and he is few days from Rabaul so 75% chance that he will be ok
Sub attack near Normanby Island at 103,133
Japanese Ships
DD Murasame, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
Later as planed Japanese fighters sweep MB. Because there was no night bombardment, CAP was strong.
Army bombers take also heavy loses.
Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 63
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 22
P-40K Warhawk x 24
F4F-4 Wildcat x 35
In air
Japan lose 60 planes (40 fighters and 20 bombers) 35 pilots KIA
Allies lost 35 planes
On sea
Japan no loses - BB minor damage,2 DD damaged,
Allies - CL sunk, 5 DD sunk, 2 PG sunk
As You can see Matsu is in trouble because he is still in MB hex and ammo is low but i dont see more SAG close to it so if he survive night he wiil be ok
At night both sides decide to bomb airfields. In Burma Allies bomb Mandalay, and Japan Shwebo. In Salomon's Japanese bombers bomb MB and Allied bombers attack Rabaul and Shortlands. No damage on ground but Japanese flak shot down two B-25 Mitchell and one B-24D1 Liberator.
On morning allied bombers attack cargo ships unloading AAA guns in Moulmein. Few ships damaged but but nothing to worry. Tomorrow they will have LCAP and SAG support.
I need to unload those guns asap. I really need those eighteen 10cm T14 AA guns in Rangoon, Magwe and Mandalay
In Salomon's battleships manage safely to retreat to Rabaul. Tomorrow damaged ships will sail toward Truk and rest will refuel, rearm and i will return to combat.
In Marshals undetected KB covering resupply operations. 2 maybe 3 days and KB will return to Truk.
CV Taiho TF is one day from Truk, I am sending extra 6 DDs to merge with Taiho as last few miles is most dangerous part of trip.
In China another battle. I think i brake resistance. Chinese troops take serious loses with almost no loses on Japanese side. What is worry me, Docup re-base some B-25 to China and is bombing my troops and i cant give them fighter support.
An finally action of day. From tree days i was observing enemy convoy sailing from Derby.
6-8 xAK. They not sail as usual to south Oz but they chose path direct to India closing every day toward Java. I have debase all available bombers to Soerobaja and today bomber strike.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 48,119
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 19
G3M3 Nell x 26
G4M1 Betty x 32
No Japanese losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Montgomery City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Oregonian, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Texan, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK F.J.Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Paul Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Montanan, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Indianan, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Floridian, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Air strike in Burma
Morning Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 55,55
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Yosyu Maru, Shell hits 2
xAK Taian Maru
xAK Holland Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
In 4 days i need to withdrawal two navy bomber units.
One is removed permanently second will return in few months.
What button i need to use to withdrawal or disband those unit. Also i what to save planes and pilots.
Last time when air unit was moved from map it was few months ago so i need someone to remember me how to do it properly
Java
British CA sunk six AK in Christmas IO[:@]. Lucky they mange to unload troops.[:D]
Enemy TF still in island hex. I have 27 G3M3 on naval attack but they not attack.
East Oz
Japanese sub manage to sunk two big tankers full of fuel. 20k fuel destroyed. Nice
Big enemy troop convoy is sailing directly toward Sydney (6-8 xAP). Convoy is currently 1 hex north of Lord Howe Island. No escort detected. Convoy is not zig zaking. I have 5 subs paroling on enemy path.
China
Docup is bombing my troops in north China with B-25. Tomorrow 40 Tojo's will wait for them.
AF is only lvl 1 without AV support but rail connected so i will be able to evacuate damaged planes. Tomorrow i will shock enemy troops maybe they will retreat an i will be able to rest my troops. 50% of Squads in ID is disabled.
R&D
P1Y1 advance to 10/43
I am slowly expanding engine production to match it with future plane production. It cost lot of supplies but need to be done. Mostly i am focusing on Ha-45 (George, Frank, etc).
I need also expend H-33 and Ha-32 factories but only little.
Training Squadrons
I just found that that Japan from end of `44 trough `45 will get lot of Training Squadrons.
I was sure they where removed from game. Is this WAD or by accident we are playing some kind of old version of SCEN 1?. At lest Tojo is using Ha-34 engine so i am almost sure that we start game with latest official version of game database (26 NOV 2010 patch).
Training squadrons begin to arrive at the end of '44. I think the first one is late 10/44. You need them to be able to have enough kami pilots.
NP. Once the SOV is activated, all the manchurian groups that you have been using for training will have to convert to frontline air groups. So, the training groups that are coming are vital to your pilot flow.
NP. Once the SOV is activated, all the manchurian groups that you have been using for training will have to convert to frontline air groups. So, the training groups that are coming are vital to your pilot flow.
I am not planing to activate CCCP until hard coded day. I try to keep 1000AV safe buffer in Manchuria, and probably Tokyo will be in Allied hands by that day[;)].
Ha! You are doing much better than that.
As you get into '44, you need to start getting your MAN defenses against the SOV activation in place. There are only a couple of places that you can hold against them. Which one depends upon the condition of the CHI forces. The SOV forces with their huge armored component will sweep you out of any hex that you are not getting the 3x terrain bonus. So plan your lines carefully and get there with your forts up to 3. If you can keep CAP above and prevent air bombardment, you should be able to hold.
