Lambs to the slaughter (Lowpe (J) vs Jocke; BillBrown (A)) Finished

[Lowpe]

I am in the process of checking to see if a victoria landing will trigger the counter invasion forces....

[Lowpe]

and as expected, thanks to Pax, invading Victoria does trigger the counter invasion forces.

Ugh![:(]

Change of plans. Interesting to note that most of the Yank forces are white (perm restricted) but a nasty Canadian Tank unit is not...

[PaxMondo]

That's what us in the peanut gallery are here for. [:D]

[witpqs]

Change of plans.

Aw, come on! [:D]

[BillBrown]

Darn, I wanted to see what Jocke would do with an extra 500 aircraft. [:D]

[Olorin]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I am in the process of checking to see if a victoria landing will trigger the counter invasion forces....

I also run a check and found the same. Well, that seals the deal. You 'll have to make do with Coal Harbor and Aliford Bay. I hope you brought enough engineers! [:'(]

[Lowpe]

March 1, 1942

Koepang falls (Timor).

Alaska/Canada invasion forces spot a lone Yankee sub 7 hexes due east. Nothing is detected.

Moving forward on all fronts.[:)]

[Lowpe]

Size 30 versus size 60 plane r&d:

Olorin created many size 60 r&d facilities. They do seem to repair just as quickly (on a relative percentage basis) as a size 30 facility. I have three Ki94 factories and they are already at 5,4,4 repaired out of 60.

Now that I have two fully repaired and researching, I will monitor to see if they repair more than 1 point per day (or more than 2 points with engine bonus).

I recall reading somewhere that the possibility exists for a factory to repair more than 1 point a day if greater than size 30, but it was not a certainty.

I do see the value of creating size 60 factories of certain planes, like George, Jack, etc as it will kick start production from the get go.

Time will tell if Olorin is correct again![&o]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Change of plans.

Aw, come on! [:D]

I think IF I would have known this, I would have invaded southern California with the aim of destroying the factories there and leaving. I believe I could have hit it with 6 divisions, plus tanks and artillery. The key would have been cutting the rails at Las Vegas & the western rails within 2 days of the landing. Very difficult to do, but it would be wildly entertaining.

Don't lose hope![:D] I still can try for a much larger invasion in Dec of 1942...and the Allies might in fact be weaker then, having shipped troops to India and Australia.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: BillBrown

Darn, I wanted to see what Jocke would do with an extra 500 aircraft. [:D]

I was filled with morbid curiosity as well, as to whether Lowpe was trying to turn this into a repeat of his other game [:D].

I think an invasion of Canada is powerful, I just wouldn't want to trigger the reinforcements in early 1942.

[Lowpe]

Another day.

Japan takes two more Islands in the Andamans, Ndeni south of the Lower Solomons; All of northern Luzon is Japanese.

A good attack on the Ankang road, should punch thru in two days.

Canadian invasion is rapidly approaching their targets, Iboats are doing some recon. An invasion fleet is spotted south of Kodiak, perhaps something will come out and play and run right into the KB which is south west of Seattle steaming north.

Shipping all oil to Hong Kong from the SRA...

Invasion of lower India is away...

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: BillBrown

Darn, I wanted to see what Jocke would do with an extra 500 aircraft. [:D]

I was filled with morbid curiosity as well, as to whether Lowpe was trying to turn this into a repeat of his other game [:D].

I think an invasion of Canada is powerful, I just wouldn't want to trigger the reinforcements in early 1942.

You have to have something of a Deathwish playing Japan. Plus, it is entertaining...for someone.[:)]

[Lowpe]

Spotted off Victoria Island...6 Catalinas shot down. Their running scared in Pacific North West...I hope.

A screen of American subs are protecting the coast.

Flying Tigers show up in China...down several Nates fly LRCAP. Oscars only now reaching the theatre, will start sweeping today.

Nick Sentai fully repaired, will be enroute to Canada shortly. I wish I had a few AKVs.

[Lowpe]

Dateline March 5, 1942:

Canadian soil looms large....weather, thunderstorms.

[Lowpe]

Invasion on in Canada!

Other forces headed for Valdez, Whittier, Bella Bella. It's a donnybrook!

[Lowpe]

Every couple of days I look at my plane builds, I really want to shift my Nate factories, but nothing to move them into yet...so they continue to crank the little guys out since the engines are free.

My first new fighters will be the A6M3 and Tojo IIa in June (earlier if the research works).

Only three decent size squadrons go Tojo IIa I believe, and the A6M3 isn't much of an improvement of the A6M2. Only two squadrons go to the A6M3 before moving onto the A6M5.

PDU off joys!

[PaxMondo]

Oscar. You are PDU OFF, for IJA you build Oscar. Don't wait. Build Oscar. Nate is just putting pilots that you need in more danger than they need to be. Oscar isn't great, but much better than Nate.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Oscar. You are PDU OFF, for IJA you build Oscar. Don't wait. Build Oscar. Nate is just putting pilots that you need in more danger than they need to be. Oscar isn't great, but much better than Nate.

Yeah... why even build the Nates? The engines may be free, but the planes aren't and the planes are gonna cost you pilots, too [;)]. And VPs. The only thing Nates can do is kill Chinese biplanes. How many of those are there on the entire map, 30?

[Encircled]

Stop building Nates!

Oscars with good pilots can hold their own against what he has got at the moment, and as so many squadrons on the Oscar line, its worth the investment

[Lowpe]

Three for three...cancelled the Nates, and switched to Oscar Ic.