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
Everything usually has high DL.[:(]
I think the goal will be to move a hefty reserve to the weakest open bases first and let them sit there for a few days and monitor closely the DL. Then move them to the next.
It is a good role for the shattered troops as they will show up just like healthy ones to recon I bet.
Hopefully I can buy time with the Allies having to reset prep? Prep is my biggest ally now in stopping an invasion, but all game the Allies have shown a willingness to invade with very low prep.
With 10 plus BBs and a ton of bombers he really can invade any clear terrain hex and expect to win very quickly despite level 4 or 5 forts. The only counter I really have is low prep savaging the invasion forces as much as his bombing and bombardment does to mine.
Dropping the mines everywhere implies that he wants you to not have a safe port to go to...?
My experience has been that his use of aerial mines the whole game have yet to actually hit a ship.
I am constantly steaming into aerial minefields with no effect...hence my supposition that they need to be concentrated.
I have been critically short of minesweepers the whole game, and the Allies have been very effective with sub dropped mines thru 43 when they got away from the practice.
Aerial mines have been dropped in 44 but with no effect.
Dropping the mines everywhere implies that he wants you to not have a safe port to go to...?
My experience has been that his use of aerial mines the whole game have yet to actually hit a ship.
I am constantly steaming into aerial minefields with no effect...hence my supposition that they need to be concentrated.
I have been critically short of minesweepers the whole game, and the Allies have been very effective with sub dropped mines thru 43 when they got away from the practice.
Aerial mines have been dropped in 44 but with no effect.
He probably ran out of sub mines (Type 10) or the subs to lay them (Type 12).
On the large weather map, Honshu is under a Thunderstorm watch.
Moonlight is currently 0%. I am not sure how much this benefits Japan anymore, given the Allied radar.
Local weather at Kochi is moderate rain.
Conditions are perfect for a daring small ship raid on the shipping there. I do have night naval search galore, but due to the Allied fighters I have no daytime naval search. It just gets shot down. The air base is a level 9 and stuffed with planes.
I am going to send a TF of torpedo carrying E's in and one TF of destroyers to skirmish with what is there. Last time I did this, there where 2 fast BBs and insufficient escorts. I am hoping to put a torpedo or two into one of them.
I am hoping the weather and moonlight work to my advantage.
The ships will retire to Oita and friendly fighters.
Revised my naval attack,and I am sending in three task forces.
The task forces should go in by maneuverability, highest first & lowest last.
I have a question on Allied merchant shipping, do you think the Allies are heavily shipping from Cape Town to India/Burma now or is most of the convoys coming from the Mediterranean now?
I have a question on Allied merchant shipping, do you think the Allies are heavily shipping from Cape Town to India/Burma now or is most of the convoys coming from the Mediterranean now?
I would have TFs going from Aden straight to Rangoon, unload supplies, refuel from what is produced at Magwe, return to Aden. If he is running low on fuel or supplies at Aden, he has so many Liberty ships, that they can be running from Eastern USA to Aden.
I am involved in several artillery duels with the Allies, and I am usually winning them all on VP each day against the Allies.
However, I think I can do better.[:)]
For one, I am not flying Recon over these locations and should. I have a shortage of search craft, but I will try it and hope for low losses since I will work on the arc and try to stay away from Allied CAP. Perhaps handpicking pilots with high defense plus recon and flying exceptionally high will do the job. Perhaps the runway location, arcs, range and target can be manipulated to reduce losses.
Question: If I simply put in a target but set the arc away from the target (to a safe area) will I still search that target. I believe the answer is if the range is 3 or less I will, but how about beyond that.
Or, can I set the range to 0 but still recon a location 10 hexes away if that is the target?
I will experiment here and let you know.[:)]
Secondly, the short legged artillery (range 12 or less) will go to potential invasion spots, or where deliberate attacks are likely. No reason to use mortars and rockets with their exceptional short range in hexes where deliberate ground attacks are not very likely. At least I think so.
Third: I am going to examine the leaders more carefully and swap out those starting with the most powerful units. I have almost totally ignored this aspect of the game with regard to Artillery.
I am involved in several artillery duels with the Allies, and I am usually winning them all on VP each day against the Allies.
However, I think I can do better.[:)]
For one, I am not flying Recon over these locations and should. I have a shortage of search craft, but I will try it and hope for low losses since I will work on the arc and try to stay away from Allied CAP. Perhaps handpicking pilots with high defense plus recon and flying exceptionally high will do the job. Perhaps the runway location, arcs, range and target can be manipulated to reduce losses.
Question: If I simply put in a target but set the arc away from the target (to a safe area) will I still search that target. I believe the answer is if the range is 3 or less I will, but how about beyond that.
Or, can I set the range to 0 but still recon a location 10 hexes away if that is the target?
I will experiment here and let you know.[:)]
Recon is only a point to point mission. To get recon on enemy LCU arcs do not apply, only clicking on the specific hex you want to recon.
For naval search/ASW planes only fly the arc sectors.
Secondly, the short legged artillery (range 12 or less) will go to potential invasion spots, or where deliberate attacks are likely. No reason to use mortars and rockets with their exceptional short range in hexes where deliberate ground attacks are not very likely. At least I think so.
Third: I am going to examine the leaders more carefully and swap out those starting with the most powerful units. I have almost totally ignored this aspect of the game with regard to Artillery.
For the first time in months, poor pitiful Nagoya is not bombarded. In fact there are no naval bombardments and hardly any Allied air actions. A few sweeps that net 1 Frank, but there is aerial bombing in Vietnam.
I have elected to rebuild destroyed Artillery, and many units will be re-made in Tokyo starting in 10 days. This will be a serious boost to Honshu defenses.
Allies lose 15 planes to 5 Japanese today.
I am sending in more MTBs into the Allied forces tomorrow...very low moonlight and nasty weather.
The least action in a turn since 1943 most likely.[;)]
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tsu at 110,60, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
MTB G-350
MTB G-351, Shell hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
CVE Petrof Bay
CVE Saginaw Bay CVE Bismarck Sea, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DE Willmarth
DE Stadtfeld
AGP Varuna
SC-739
SC-984
xAK Arkansan
xAK Kansan
xAK Steel Seafarer
xAK Steel Voyager
xAK Julia Luckenbach xAK Lewis Luckenbach, heavy damage
xAK Walter Luckenbach
xAK Mahukona
xAK Manulani
xAK Mokihana
xAK Waipo
xAK San Anselmo
xAK San Bernadino
xAK West Ira
xAK Daniel S. Lamont
xAK David Lubin
xAK E. A. Burnett
xAK Edmund Randolph
xAK Elisha P. Ferry
xAK Elwood Mead
xAK George B. McFarland
xAK James B. Aswell
xAK James B. McPherson
xAK John F. Shafroth
xAK Joseph K. Toole
xAK Josiah G. Holland
xAK Mello Franco
xAK Michael Casey
xAK Otis Skinner
xAK Peter Cooper Hewitt
xAK Peter H. Burnett
xAK Peter Silvester
xAK Peter White
xAK Prince L. Campbell
xAK R. P. Warner
xAK Ralph A. Cram
xAK Ralph Barnes
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil
xAK Richard B. Moore
xAK Richard Moczkowski
xAK Robert L. Hague
xAK Robert L. Stevenson
xAK Robert Morris
xAK Robert S. Bean
xAK Rufus King
xAK Russell A. Alger
xAK Samuel L. Cobb
xAK Stephen Crane
xAK Stephen Furdek
xAK Stephen T. Mather KV Sudbury, Shell hits 3
KV Shediac, Shell hits 1
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Fuel storage explosion on CVE Bismarck Sea
MTB G-351 engages CVE Bismarck Sea at 2,000 yards xAK Manulani collides with xAK Richard B. Moore at 110 , 60 xAK Lewis Luckenbach collides with xAK Richard B. Moore at 110 , 60
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , DE Willmarth , PF Pueblo ,
PF Albuquerque
MTB G-351 engages KV Sudbury at 2,000 yards
MTB G-350 engages KV Sudbury at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek , xAK Stephen Crane ,
xAK Samuel L. Cobb , xAK Russell A. Alger , xAK Rufus King ,
xAK Robert S. Bean , xAK Robert Morris , xAK Robert L. Stevenson ,
xAK Robert L. Hague , xAK Richard Moczkowski , xAK Richard B. Moore ,
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil , xAK Ralph Barnes screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , DE Willmarth , PF Pueblo ,
PF Albuquerque
KV Shediac engages MTB G-351 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards xAK Robert L. Stevenson collides with xAK Ralph T. O'Neil at 110 , 60
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek , xAK Stephen Crane ,
xAK Samuel L. Cobb , xAK Russell A. Alger , xAK Rufus King ,
xAK Robert S. Bean , xAK Robert Morris , xAK Robert L. Stevenson ,
xAK Robert L. Hague , xAK Richard Moczkowski , xAK Richard B. Moore ,
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil , xAK Ralph Barnes , xAK Ralph A. Cram ,
xAK R. P. Warner , xAK Prince L. Campbell , xAK Peter White ,
xAK Peter Silvester , xAK Peter H. Burnett , xAK Peter Cooper Hewitt ,
xAK Otis Skinner , xAK Michael Casey , xAK Mello Franco ,
xAK Josiah G. Holland , xAK Joseph K. Toole , xAK John F. Shafroth ,
xAK James B. McPherson , xAK James B. Aswell , xAK George B. McFarland ,
xAK Elwood Mead , xAK Elisha P. Ferry , xAK Edmund Randolph ,
xAK E. A. Burnett , xAK David Lubin , xAK Daniel S. Lamont ,
xAK West Ira , xAK San Bernadino , xAK San Anselmo ,
xAK Waipo , xAK Mokihana screened from combat
- escorted by PF Pueblo , PF Albuquerque
MTB G-351 engages DE Stadtfeld at 6,000 yards
DE Willmarth engages MTB G-350 at 6,000 yards
MTB G-351 engages xAK Lewis Luckenbach at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards xAK Steel Seafarer collides with xAK Richard B. Moore at 110 , 60
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , DE Willmarth , PF Pueblo ,
PF Albuquerque
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , DE Willmarth , PF Pueblo ,
PF Albuquerque
KV Sudbury engages MTB G-350 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-351 engages KV Shediac at 2,000 yards CVE Bismarck Sea collides with xAK Ralph T. O'Neil at 110 , 60
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , DE Willmarth , PF Pueblo ,
PF Albuquerque
xAK Lewis Luckenbach collides with xAK Richard B. Moore at 110 , 60
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek , xAK Stephen Crane ,
xAK Samuel L. Cobb , xAK Russell A. Alger , xAK Rufus King ,
xAK Robert S. Bean , xAK Robert Morris , xAK Robert L. Stevenson ,
xAK Robert L. Hague , xAK Richard Moczkowski , xAK Richard B. Moore ,
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil , xAK Ralph Barnes , xAK Ralph A. Cram ,
xAK R. P. Warner , xAK Prince L. Campbell , xAK Peter White ,
xAK Peter Silvester , xAK Peter H. Burnett , xAK Peter Cooper Hewitt ,
xAK Otis Skinner , xAK Michael Casey , xAK Mello Franco ,
xAK Josiah G. Holland , xAK Joseph K. Toole , xAK John F. Shafroth ,
xAK James B. McPherson , xAK James B. Aswell , xAK George B. McFarland ,
xAK Elwood Mead , xAK Elisha P. Ferry , xAK Edmund Randolph ,
xAK E. A. Burnett , xAK David Lubin , xAK Daniel S. Lamont ,
xAK West Ira , xAK San Bernadino , xAK San Anselmo ,
xAK Waipo , xAK Mokihana screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , PF Pueblo
MTB G-351 engages xAK Kansan at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek , xAK Stephen Crane ,
xAK Samuel L. Cobb , xAK Russell A. Alger , xAK Rufus King ,
xAK Robert S. Bean , xAK Robert Morris , xAK Robert L. Stevenson ,
xAK Robert L. Hague , xAK Richard Moczkowski , xAK Richard B. Moore ,
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil , xAK Ralph Barnes , xAK Ralph A. Cram ,
xAK R. P. Warner , xAK Prince L. Campbell , xAK Peter White ,
xAK Peter Silvester , xAK Peter H. Burnett , xAK Peter Cooper Hewitt ,
xAK Otis Skinner , xAK Michael Casey , xAK Mello Franco ,
xAK Josiah G. Holland , xAK Joseph K. Toole , xAK John F. Shafroth ,
xAK James B. McPherson , xAK James B. Aswell , xAK George B. McFarland ,
xAK Elwood Mead , xAK Elisha P. Ferry , xAK Edmund Randolph ,
xAK E. A. Burnett , xAK David Lubin , xAK Daniel S. Lamont ,
xAK West Ira , xAK San Bernadino , xAK San Anselmo ,
xAK Waipo , xAK Mokihana , xAK Manulani ,
xAK Mahukona , xAK Walter Luckenbach , xAK Lewis Luckenbach ,
xAK Julia Luckenbach , xAK Steel Voyager , xAK Steel Seafarer ,
xAK Kansan , xAK Arkansan screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , PF Albuquerque
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek , xAK Stephen Crane ,
xAK Samuel L. Cobb , xAK Russell A. Alger , xAK Rufus King ,
xAK Robert S. Bean , xAK Robert Morris , xAK Robert L. Stevenson ,
xAK Robert L. Hague , xAK Richard Moczkowski , xAK Richard B. Moore ,
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil , xAK Ralph Barnes , xAK Ralph A. Cram ,
xAK R. P. Warner , xAK Prince L. Campbell , xAK Peter White ,
xAK Peter Silvester , xAK Peter H. Burnett , xAK Peter Cooper Hewitt ,
xAK Otis Skinner , xAK Michael Casey , xAK Mello Franco ,
xAK Josiah G. Holland , xAK Joseph K. Toole , xAK John F. Shafroth ,
xAK James B. McPherson , xAK James B. Aswell , xAK George B. McFarland ,
xAK Elwood Mead , xAK Elisha P. Ferry , xAK Edmund Randolph ,
xAK E. A. Burnett , xAK David Lubin , xAK Daniel S. Lamont screened from combat
- escorted by DE Willmarth , PF Pueblo
PF Albuquerque engages MTB G-351 at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards xAK Mokihana collides with xAK Richard B. Moore at 110 , 60
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek , xAK Stephen Crane ,
xAK Samuel L. Cobb , xAK Russell A. Alger , xAK Rufus King ,
xAK Robert S. Bean , xAK Robert Morris , xAK Robert L. Stevenson ,
xAK Robert L. Hague , xAK Richard Moczkowski , xAK Richard B. Moore ,
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil , xAK Ralph Barnes , xAK Ralph A. Cram ,
xAK R. P. Warner , xAK Prince L. Campbell , xAK Peter White ,
xAK Peter Silvester , xAK Peter H. Burnett , xAK Peter Cooper Hewitt ,
xAK Otis Skinner , xAK Michael Casey , xAK Mello Franco ,
xAK Josiah G. Holland , xAK Joseph K. Toole , xAK John F. Shafroth ,
xAK James B. McPherson , xAK James B. Aswell , xAK George B. McFarland ,
xAK Elwood Mead , xAK Elisha P. Ferry , xAK Edmund Randolph ,
xAK E. A. Burnett screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , PF Pueblo , PF Albuquerque
MTB G-351 engages DE Willmarth at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DE Willmarth collides with xAK Ralph T. O'Neil at 110 , 60
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CVE Bismarck Sea , CVE Saginaw Bay , CVE Petrof Bay ,
AGP Varuna , xAK Samtrent , xAK William Vaughn Moody ,
xAK William Sproule , xAK William Dawes , xAK William D. Boyce ,
xAK William Allen White , xAK William A. Henry , xAK Wallace Farrington ,
xAK W. B. Rodgers , xAK Toussaint Ouverture , xAK Thomas F. Hunt ,
xAK Stephen T. Mather , xAK Stephen Furdek , xAK Stephen Crane ,
xAK Samuel L. Cobb , xAK Russell A. Alger , xAK Rufus King ,
xAK Robert S. Bean , xAK Robert Morris , xAK Robert L. Stevenson ,
xAK Robert L. Hague , xAK Richard Moczkowski , xAK Richard B. Moore ,
xAK Ralph T. O'Neil , xAK Ralph Barnes , xAK Ralph A. Cram ,
xAK R. P. Warner , xAK Prince L. Campbell , xAK Peter White ,
xAK Peter Silvester , xAK Peter H. Burnett , xAK Peter Cooper Hewitt ,
xAK Otis Skinner , xAK Michael Casey , xAK Mello Franco ,
xAK Josiah G. Holland , xAK Joseph K. Toole , xAK John F. Shafroth ,
xAK James B. McPherson , xAK James B. Aswell screened from combat
- escorted by DE Stadtfeld , PF Pueblo , PF Albuquerque
Task forces break off...
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I have been assigning arcs to recon squadrons all the time. I don't know where I first assumed they use them.[&:]
