Empire strikes back- NJP vs Wargmr Game over :-)

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:35 am

Interesting battle at Keijo as the IJA veteran survivors stand their ground and go toe to toe with the Soviets.

These same formations successfully fought off the Allies and inflicted some nasty losses despite having no supply.

The Soviets tread carefully here pounding from the air first.

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:37 am

Then come their mech formations but my lads hold their ground only to repeat the same battle tomorrow with less men, less guns and even less supply. [X(]

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:41 am

The blood bath occurring at Okayama is slightly more interesting.

These Japanese formations aren't cut off and still have plenty of supply. Importantly there are strong Japanese units on their flanks which are moving to assist.

Round 1 went to Mike here as 1000 bombers smashed into my units with no air cover and badly disrupted them but tomorrow may be a different story. I have a few surprises left and I intend to use them.[:D]

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:11 am

30th August 1945

The waves of Allied bombers continue their deadly harvest. In the South they fly unopposed however central and northern Japan, the air defence network still remains intact.

New allied aircraft entering the fray now- the bearcat and other new types of bombers.

Rising to meet the challenge from the aerial invader [:)]

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:54 am

WooHoo! [&o]

Bif1961 · Post by **Bif1961** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 5:57 pm

Crazy that screen shows 671 Japanese fighters intercepting a much smaller attack. It looks like a potential slaughter. i wounder if anyone ever sits down and calculates the number of aircrew killed, captured or wounded. I know there is a sub-menu that does KIA, WIA MIA but does MIA include captured. Technically it doesn't because if you are known to be captured then you are no longer considered MIA.

obvert · Post by **obvert** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:26 pm

MIA notices appear for time to time, about the pilots that sneak back through the lines. Another nice touch by the devs!

That does look like you may have gotten the upper hand there. You also have nearly every plane Japan produced from 43 onward in one screen! [:)]

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:53 pm

ORIGINAL: obvert

MIA notices appear for time to time, about the pilots that sneak back through the lines. Another nice touch by the devs!

That does look like you may have gotten the upper hand there. You also have nearly every plane Japan produced from 43 onward in one screen! [:)]

LOL, unfortunately the results were not as good as the picture implies.

I downed about 50 for the same number of lost aircraft and most were fighters. My guys were operating from 1 to 2 hexes away so the intercept was shortened and he largely got away.

Still I think it may have scared Mike a bit as no doubt he will be amazed I can dig up so many aircraft so late in the war.[:)]

panzer cat · Post by **panzer cat** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:28 pm

I hope the Nate made it through[:D]

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:41 pm

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I hope the Nate made it through[:D]

LOL, one of the poor training groups who responded to my hour of need. I haven't seen that Nate unit in the subsequent fights so I am guessing he has embraced hero status and gone off to meet his ancestors.[:)]

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:46 pm

The Bad and the downright ugly.

The fighting in the home islands leaves no room for manoeuvre so Mike is just coming straight in backed by an awesome amount of firepower.

Thanks to Hiroshima still standing strong, hundreds of mines and still a few DDs running around, the Allies have not been able to break through into the inland sea which has fortunately saved me from massive BB bombardments. Instead Mike is relying on his air to do the smashing but CAP over central and Northern Japan is still strong.

Despite having a stack of units, guns and tanks, the lack of supply is really impacting how hard I can hurt the Allies.

Okayama holds below

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:47 pm

The defenders at Fukuyama get massacred.

No more supply for the guns and Allied armour rolls over the top of them.

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:48 pm

The Home Islands being gobbled up now by the Allies in the South and the Soviets in the North.

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:49 pm

Int Screen September 45- would love to get to 90K perm points.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 1:39 pm

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I have to say I think you have proved the validity of a Russian tactic. [&o] A few things caught you by surprise, but a really sound option for JFB's to consider given the initial surprise attack.

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:55 pm

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I have to say I think you have proved the validity of a Russian tactic. [&o] A few things caught you by surprise, but a really sound option for JFB's to consider given the initial surprise attack.

Thanks Lowpe, next time I intend to start much earlier and see if I can't overwhelm the southern Russian positions. Its just bad luck there is not much oil produced by the Russian bases.

Bif1961 · Post by **Bif1961** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:25 pm

So at the negotiation table what will be the Russian demands for spilling their blood on mainland Japan?

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:51 pm

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So at the negotiation table what will be the Russian demands for spilling their blood on mainland Japan?

Now that is a very good question Bif.

In my mind they would definitely demand Hokkaido so in this scenario Japan becomes split in two like Korea.[:)]

njp72 · Post by **njp72** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:58 am

18th September 45

Survived quite a few brutal sweeps losing only 2 and 3 Japanese fighters for every Mustang and P47 downed. Deep pools of Frank Rs, Tojos, A6M8s, Oscars and even Jacks allows me to maintain this rate of fighting indefinitely (supply being the only problem).

Sure enough the bombers come calling again and again the empire is ready [:)]

Pretty colours as the new USAAF aircraft enter the fray.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:55 am

How many supplies are you making a day now?