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

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:11 pm

Almost all organized Allied troops in Luzon have surrendered. Only took two attacks here, better than I thought.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:21 pm

China...

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:22 pm

I wonder if there are Yanks at Kunming and Kweiyang?

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:53 pm

Look where Jocke's convoy routes are![X(]

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:14 pm

India...soon this theater will really liven up for two months.[:D]

Lokasenna · Post by **Lokasenna** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:28 pm

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Look where Jocke's convoy routes are![X(]

Could be an off-map convoy. I've never looked at where particular ingress/egress points are down that way.

HansBolter · Post by **HansBolter** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:52 pm

As an AFB I probably shouldn't be divulging this to the Evil Empire, but convoys from Balboa to Auckland are typically about 8-10 hexes further north.

Can't speak for convoys to Auckland from Port Stanley or for convoys to Kiwi ports further south than Auckland.

Alfred · Post by **Alfred** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:12 pm

Off map convoys enter the map at the "y" on map coordinate of their east/west travel destination hex.  That east/west destination hex may, or may not be, the final destination for that convoy.
 
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Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:55 pm

Starting to see some use....my goodness, a size 30 factory eats 120 engines per month.[X(]

What a beast.[;)]

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:38 pm

Here are the squadrons, that I have found with a quick tracker search that will upgrade to Rufe. Unfortunately, only two squadrons upgrade further to the Rex and a third squadron comes in mid 45. Not ideal, but I can live with the Rufe.

I plan on not converting my CS, but rather use them as FF platforms.

I plan on converting my BB into the CS hybrid and putting floats on them.

In other news my AKVs' are starting to exit the shipyards, I have 9 so far. In addition, I have converted 100 ships to carrying extra troops and I have also re-started some xak production of ships very close to completion.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:49 am

The KB is spotted off eastern Oz, and the 100+ ships at Sydney start to flee. Unfortunately, our sub screen only got 1 ship but they are spotted fleeing to the southeast. The KB is 23 hexes away and closing on either the enemy rats fleeing or the industry in Oz.

Alfred · Post by **Alfred** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:29 am

Heed the warning I gave you in the other AAR.  You get the same strategic VPs from hitting industry covered by a small airfield as you do from a large airfield.  Enemy fighters should be expected flying CAP over Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne but not over the small towns.  Plus if striking where there are no enemy fighters, there might not be much flak present too.  Your bombing runs will be less degraded if not confronted by enemy fighters or flak.
 
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Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 9:33 am

Darn straight, Alfred, I learned my lesson.[:D]

Plus, flak is an absolute killer in this mod. I wonder if anyone has gotten to 44-45 and seen the effects of 12 cm guns on the Allied strategic bombing front. My guess, is that it will be much harder to farm VP from strategic bombing if Japan allocates the AA properly.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 9:47 am

Allied Rats fleeing Sydney, run into Iboats pre-positioned. Lousy targeting, but again, as always I will take anything.[:)]

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:14 am

A very pretty sight. I will have the A6M3a this month, the A6M5 next month then onto the A6M5b subsequent models.

In addition, Tojo IIb advanced to 2/43 and the Oscar IIb advanced to 10/42 (13%). The IIb should start production this month, just in time to switch all the Oscar IIa production over to it. All four squadrons that upgrade to the IIa have been done, and I won't be making anymore of those fighters, but now focusing on the IIb later this month.

Jocke has seen some IIa both Oscar and Tojo in action.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:07 pm

Mid July 1942

Lost a tanker full of fuel near Rabaul. Under escorted.

Spotted some Allied Carriers...

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:17 pm

First strikes at Oz...

We drop 38 Airacobra and 9 P40 for 24 Zeroes in action here and over on the West Coast. Kates bomb three locations in Oz, but get caught by American CAP over in Bremeton where the Allies put up around 300 planes CAP around Seattle.

So, pretty intense air combat day, and even with bomber losses I am happy with getting the Allied fighters into the air.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:19 pm

Here is the butcher's bill for the day...but the bombers got thru, scoring more strategic vp.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:22 pm

We are attacking on average every 3-4 days now and the Chinese are getting very close to breaking.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:31 pm

I have never messed much with automatic replacements for air groups before, but Olorin had it setup that way, and I haven't changed anything.

However, I get odd fragments showing up at major airbases all the time. Here a Nell squadron in the far west took replacements at Tokyo. A lot of the replacements form up at Singers too.

Is this works as design or something screwy I did?

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