Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

[Lowpe]

This day my fleets are returning to Hiroshima under a 400 plane CAP.

The CAP setup is quite different today and is layered from 3000 feet to 30,000 feet.

The best anti Jugs and Spitfires planes are flying high, what I anticipate to be over the Spitfire and Jugs sweeps. Will be interesting to see what happens.

I sent another battleship over an island with 150 plane CAP...hoping to draw the deathstar's planes and inflict some damage.

[Lowpe]

Aug 17,1944

The Allies bomb with everything they have and then deliberate attack,without that many tanks, and I barely hold.

Losses are horrendous.[X(] The supply malus is for the AA units. Disruption from bombing is sky high.

[Lowpe]

Allied losses in the air to AA....

Check out the lost Kingfisher....downed by night fighters flying long range CAP. Woohoo.

[Lowpe]

Vinh suffers their first attack. Not good, no supply.

[Lowpe]

400 Assault Value of infantry will arrive before combat tomorrow, but it will be in reserve(no pursuit) mode.

If I can hold, then troop buildup should be swift after that.



No Marines are spotted in this attack, so I suspect another 4 division landing that will blow Honsu wide open I suspect.

[Lowpe]

After having thought about it for a little while, I may select move mode to insure the 400 AV of infantry makes it into the hex for combat and participates.

According to the manual, move mode is a slight reduction in firepower and in this case offset by the terrain I hope.

I will probably move some of the troops already there into reserve (no pursuit) mode.

The troops have 30 miles under their belt in one day of movement...

[Lowpe]

You can see supply ! on the Honshu map. I believe that is because I am jiggling with the supply levels trying to build big stockpiles.

Can't tell you how pleased I am to use NF against Kingfishers. No it is not a lot, but something and when you get to my position anything helps! It will make naval bombardments just a little more difficult for the Allies adding a few extra clicks.

[ny59giants]

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE:

Admiral/General Lowpe,

Your mission for the rest of the war will be "supplies." [:D] Can you get enough to the places in time to help your ground troops defend better? I see lots and lots of supply(-) in your combat reports in the days ahead.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE:

Admiral/General Lowpe,

Your mission for the rest of the war will be "supplies." [:D] Can you get enough to the places in time to help your ground troops defend better? I see lots and lots of supply(-) in your combat reports in the days ahead.

Nope! I have too much in some places and not enough in others and can't move them by sea. But I am trying.

[Lowpe]

Aug 17, 1944

Is this the day Honshu's defense collapses?[:(]

When the sweeps come, I know it isn't this day!

Hiroshima and Osaka are swept. Osaka bombed by smaller bombers, the 4Es have the day off.

Lo, and behold, some of the Allied troops have retreated from the rough road. Only a bombardment attack and nothing in the air or sea.

Only one naval bombardment, and that by cruisers at Shimizu. Some Irvings make a night low altitude bombing run against them, skill 70, but they just get shot down.

[Lowpe]

But Osaka isn't reinforced.[&:]

Forts are level 3 there, and I love the terrain.

That simply means those marine divisions are getting ready to do their thing again. Oh my!

I have lost track of all American Carriers around Honshu...

Fear the worst, gentle readers, because there is a storm coming!

[Lowpe]

Butcher's bill in the air...

[Lowpe]

For the last 5 days, the victory point ratio has been flat. Amazing, especially considering the land losses in Vietnam and battles on Honshu.

[Lowpe]

If you were the allies Where would you invade?

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

If you were the allies Where would you invade?

I wouldn't [:'(] Your opponent should have just split Japan in two like he is doing now right at the beginning .. instead he got in a war of attrition in your strongest defenses
That said ... Where has he recon'ed ? Of those beachside bases ... what has a high detection level? are they weak points?

These questions assume the opponent could fake us out with but we could take this one step further and think what he is thinking that you are thinking

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

If you were the allies Where would you invade?

If anywhere, that clear base just to the SW of Sadogashima (or maybe there are 2 of them?). It's the only place that supports the goal of splitting the island... which is actually already accomplished with his troops on the rails outside of there, anyway.

From where he landed, it doesn't make sense for him to push east (although I think he was on the cusp of taking Nagoya also), but if he takes Osaka it's game over to the west. If his goal is to take as much of Honshu as possible prior to 1945, he needs to push west from where he is or else land somewhere east of Tokyo and try to scoop up bases over there. Since the game is already won on VPs, that's just what I would be trying to do - see how far I could get. If he lands east of Tokyo, I'm not sure you should even do anything about it. Again, that hex just SE of Sadogashima is where I would land in tandem with Sendai/Iwaki, and then just march NE.

[Lowpe]

Aug 19,1944

Lots of aerial mines dropped. They are scattered all over. I think he should have dropped them on a lot fewer spots. Concentration seems to be key for mine effectiveness.



PS: Moonlight is 0 percent. I wonder if there is a modifier about how effectively a minefield is dropped due to DL and weather?

[Lowpe]

Fairly quiet day in the air. Jacks catch a Liberator attack of 8 planes and destroy 5.

Check out the Kingfisher losses! Hooray.

[Lowpe]

Allied fleet carriers spotted in two task forces.

No invasion ships spotted, but that doesn't tell me much.

[Lowpe]

No supplies, lots of Allied armor, no Japanese aerial support means Vietnam is falling very fast.

Goodbye to Vinh today.

Losses are heavy.