Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
ORIGINAL: JocMeister
Its not a massive secret or anything. I just think my opponent wants to inform his other PBEM opponent personally rather then to let him see here that he picked up another game. [:)]
ORIGINAL: rook749
Yes, with PDU Off it will be far different from my ongoing game with the same mod. I am looking forward to the AAR.
What I can tell you is the modifications to the air was seems to allow the P-39D and P-40B/E to operate with some success against the Japanese (even vsKB) into at least June of 42. But you need to make sure you have 60 Exp Pilots with 70 Air.
I don't know that the PDU Off will really hurt your training but you need to make sure you keep very good tracks on the total number of air frames you need of each type for the next three months so you don't upgrade your to losing the use of airframes. Now, I spend hours moving my pilots around to train them and it has paid off for me. I suspect that with PDU Off you will need to move your pilots even more as you need those best pilots into the squadrons that fly the "current" fighter as you just can't upgrade the fighter group they are in.
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
Yeah, that can be a little like the dating world where one side finds out the other side WASN'T exclusive. They never had "that talk." Then there's tests, and doctors . . . [8D]
ORIGINAL: JocMeister
And you can´t downgrade squadrons once upgraded right? So if I upgrade a squadron on the WC to P40Es and 2 months later find out I need those on the frontline I can´t just downgrade them to P26 to free up the P40Es.
ORIGINAL: JocMeister
I hope the Allies can be a bit more competitive in the air with PDU OFF and especially no "2nd best MVR band". In my last game once the Tojos arrived the P40 became utterly useless and stayed so for the rest of the war. Even the later models. That HR ruined the air war for both sides.
ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58
Yeahbut, a P-40B can still shoot down a Nate or a Claude. [:)]
ORIGINAL: HansBolter
But it has no pool to draw from, nor can he create a pool by changing frame types of other P40B squads to fill the pool.
The squad that has to wait for the P40N5 will be out of P40B frames long before the N5 arrives if he uses it in combat.
Basically it means he can fight with P40Bs only until the squads become depleted and then will only be useful for training until their upgrade frame type starts arriving.
Also means he can't prioritize upgrading the AVG to P40Es to send the H81A3s into the Chinese pool.
Lots and lots of drawbacks to PDU off. This is gonna be really interesting.
ORIGINAL: JocMeister
I´ll race you to Tokyo! [:D]
ORIGINAL: obvert
Well, I like your plan in China. If he commits large air forces combined with armor we know it'll be tougher, but I thikn in China you'll like the SL. It means you have to really consider what you can get into a hex for the SL cost. Some of the bigger units are better left in reserve as the number of disabled squads makes them less efficient in the beginning, and this also lets them repair more quickly in a rear base. I learned quickly from GJ that even in good territory if I didn't quickly get spent units out and rotate new ones in I would have a tough time holding.
I sent the AVG here as well, and that at least forced the use of decent fighter groups instead of the Nates that will be in the Chinese groups to start. There will be mostly 1E IJAAF bombers and they are very fragile.
