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

[Lowpe]

Spent a lot of this turn on pilot training. Graduated my second raft of low nav and NavB Army pilots. Feels good to have some this early.

Allies are threatening again in India..I will get a picture together, as I have stopped working on the turn to figure out if I should counterattack here...or bluff a counter attack.

Betties and Sallies hit the Portland Manpower and I pick up about 50 VP for three lost bombers (at 12k feet).

Allies keep bombing Chittagong, keeping it closed. Japanese AA ineffective, so I added some more.

Accidentally clicked on Jocke's AAR...Gawd, I hate doing that, feel dirty. Luckily my brain and guilt kicks in before I actually read anything. I think I have done it like 3 times so far. I can blame Crackaces for it this time, I saw his name as the latest post, and I love reading his insights...I hope he isn't giving too many insights to Jocke![:-]

I will see if I can't get some pictures up shortly.

Jocke is willing to flip several turns pretty quickly tomorrow, but I fear making mistakes that might really cost me. Especially in India.

2 Squadrons converted to Tojo IIb,loaded up on AKVs and being shipped to Pearl. Pearl and Alaska staging for the West Coast attack. Need Pearl's capacity and stacking limits.

[Lowpe]

Midget sub operations are nearing their target.

Three Glen equipped Iboats will recon prior to launching the operation. My first large scale use of specially trained (recon) Glens. I plan on using them to hopefully recon likely staging bases for Allied invasions and several others are steaming to their locations.

[Crackaces]

Accidentally clicked on Jocke's AAR...Gawd, I hate doing that, feel dirty. Luckily my brain and guilt kicks in before I actually read anything. I think I have done it like 3 times so far.
I can blame Crackeraces for it this time, I saw his name as the latest post, and I love reading his insights...
I hope he isn't giving too many insights to Jocke!

Well thank you for the complement! At least one reader gets value from my musings [8D]
I try hard not to give up OPSEC .. Rather I like to discuss and encourage discussions of game mechanics especially in terms this is a game not a simulation.
Although I offer little value .. [:'(] often Alfred chimes in and the forum gets a new perspective [&o]

[Lowpe]

Here is Central China. I have a plan here...

[Lowpe]

India.

I am conflicted here as Jocke can be advancing to the west with 6 divisions.

[Lowpe]

Allies now focus on Aoba.

[Lowpe]

Midget sub target.

Nothing else is built up at all. Not Tahiti or anything.

I am hoping there might be some oilers in port? The Glen float planes should let me know, I hope.

[Lowpe]

One of the hardest things to do as Japan, is not attack. Especially in 1942.

Hopefully, I can stay strong here and avoid temptation.[:D]

[Lowpe]

At Rangoon, the mechanics check over the newest Army fighter while other take a break.

[Lowpe]

Confident 70/70 Air/Def pilots. Untested by real battle, but looking forward to it.

More Tony pilots ready to go!

[Bif1961]

Looks like snow on the ground Rangoon must be experiencing reverse global warming.

[Canoerebel]

The storytelling really is superb. Sometimes I'm reluctant to post as I don't want to interrupt the symmetry and flow of the AAR, cluttering it up with my comments. But if I know anything about writers (and probably any creator: musician, poet, artist, etc.), sincere compliments are much appreciated. Keep on keepin' on, Herbie.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Looks like snow on the ground Rangoon must be experiencing reverse global warming.

Shh! A new Japanese super weapon we are experiencing![:D][:D]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

The storytelling really is superb. Sometimes I'm reluctant to post as I don't want to interrupt the symmetry and flow of the AAR, cluttering it up with my comments. But if I know anything about writers (and probably any creator: musician, poet, artist, etc.), sincere compliments are much appreciated. Keep on keepin' on, Herbie.

Wrong AAR post![:D]

But I think those sentiments are mirrored by everyone reading that AAR![&o][&o][&o][&o]

[Lowpe]

Allies enveloping Dacca. The addition of 18 75mm AA guns at Chittagong caused 1 2E bomber to be lost, and several damaged.



3.5K AV at Dacca, 500 to the eas, and 1.5K AV to th east east. Japanese bombers hit the middle stack with moderate results today.

[Lowpe]

I pulled back a lot of Iboats to refuel, rearm, repair.

[Lowpe]

Not the greatest of intercepts. I used two Chutai of Rufes (18 planes total). The pilots were 70 A2A skill, but half of them weren't very experienced.

Several messages of the Rufe's being unable to catch the bombers.

Damage was negligible from the bomber however.

Will force I hope the Allies to sweep.

[Lowpe]

Lost an Rboat to five hits from these ASW task forces. The other boats moved south to investigate the heavy radio signals intercept from yesterday and are rewarded with 10/10, 10/10 and 6/6 DL.

[Lowpe]

Allied troops always move faster than you think.

Here they stop some trains with loaded troops. My bad, I thought I had at least one more day.

[Olorin]

Lowpe,
There was a debate in my AAR about x60 versus x30 R&D factories. I was claiming the x60 factories were repairing at the same rate and giving 2% daily bonus once repaired. Was I correct?