Islands of Destiny: RA 5.0 Japanese Side

[ny59giants]

Fort building - With the issue with full divisions NOT being able to build beyond size 2 in non-base hexes (whether this is a bug or WAD) for Japan, I would look to move brigades to some key x3 terrain to allow them to get to size 3 or 4 forts, if possible.

Formosa to Home Islands - How many ACMs do you have? I would mine some of these bases with less than 150 mines each and base an ACM there to maintain. This is more an annoyance move, but it will require Dan to have minesweepers everywhere he plans to go and maybe keep his subs out of those hexes.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Fort building - With the issue with full divisions NOT being able to build beyond size 2 in non-base hexes (whether this is a bug or WAD) for Japan, I would look to move brigades to some key x3 terrain to allow them to get to size 3 or 4 forts, if possible.

Formosa to Home Islands - How many ACMs do you have? I would mine some of these bases with less than 150 mines each and base an ACM there to maintain. This is more an annoyance move, but it will require Dan to have minesweepers everywhere he plans to go and maybe keep his subs out of those hexes.

Simply break the division down into thirds...it will build forts past 2 just fine. Recombine when the Allies are in the hex.

[Chickenboy]

What is y'alls experience with the relationship between Kamikazes and MSW craft? I know there may be an inherent predilection for CVE and LST types of ships, but MSWs? It is unlikely that there will be LRCAP over these TFs at first also.

Might be a nasty surprise to have some falling cherry blossoms blot out these TFs if they are operating on their own.

[Lowpe]

I have a horrible track record with kamikaze...I would be better off strafing them with Nicks etc.

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Build fighters both Japan and Germany learned to late to build fighters. Build them early and use massive sweeps to chew up allied fighters and burn through his pools. He will have to contest or save his air frames early, that will leave your vulnerable bombers a freer hand longer.

Adding to the list. Keep in mind that I had Dan's stockpiles at ZERO just a year ago in summer 1943.

I will edit the starting list with each useful suggestion, observation, and/or experience.

Not a startling fact. [;)] I am rounding 1/44 in my Allied campaign and have virtually nothing in my stockpiles. Perhaps a dozen American medium bombers, another dozen heavies. Army fighters have not more than 25 aircraft in a pool for any type of fighter. Got 100 hellcats but that is not much considering that they need to support 16 carriers and a good dozen CVEs. No corsairs, very few dive bombers and critically short of TBFs. Point is here that empty pools are par for the course for most Allied players until mid 44 at the least. I do have a shitload of whiraways and boomerangs...[8|]

[Bif1961]

That's the point for the Japanese player if he runs the Allied player out of planes in 42 he doesn't make inroads to building pools back up until much later. One of the few areas where the Japans can win the war of attrition with any hope of success.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

One of the few areas where the Japans can win the war of attrition with any hope of success.

What are the others ? Searchlights ?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

One of the few areas where the Japans can win the war of attrition with any hope of success.

What are the others ? Searchlights ?

Nein nein! Those 'air search' audio directional finders that are big tin horns.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

There is much merrit in listening to Chickenboy tho.

If it works you get all the glory.
If it fails you can blame him forever.

I can already see
"Chickenboy give me my divisions back"
or
"Remember Puerto Princesa"
becoming new memes.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

One of the few areas where the Japans can win the war of attrition with any hope of success.

What are the others ? Searchlights ?

Nein nein! Those 'air search' audio directional finders that are big tin horns.

Whatever the Allies throw at us, WE WILL HEAR IT !!!!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

There is much merrit in listening to Chickenboy tho.

If it works you get all the glory.
If it fails you can blame him forever.

I can already see
"Chickenboy give me my divisions back"
or
"Remember Puerto Princesa"
becoming new memes.

My general purpose meme for these sorts of occasions....

[Chickenboy]

And one for my Trekkie friends... [;)]

[Chickenboy]

As for Puerto Princessa...

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

One of the few areas where the Japans can win the war of attrition with any hope of success.

What are the others ? Searchlights ?

+ 1

[Bif1961]

The other area is allied supplies in China. I am speaking what the Japanese can do early in the war that will have mid and long term affects. If he runs China out of supply, by his CBI moves he can take China and when PPs allow he can move well trained veteran formations to impact other theaters.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: adarbrauner

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

One of the few areas where the Japans can win the war of attrition with any hope of success.

What are the others ? Searchlights ?

+ 1

Searchlights are a hidden gem in the TOE of Japan![:D][:D]

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

And one for my Trekkie friends... [;)]

Nice and I am...

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: adarbrauner

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin



What are the others ? Searchlights ?

+ 1

Searchlights are a hidden gem in the TOE of Japan![:D][:D]

All my gems are actually painted over lumps of coal currently...


Once again, I leave for work from 10am-5pm and come back to this mass of emails fulfilling the job of making Dan NERVOUS about all the activity on the AAR. He has said as much and is 'concerned' about how many Posts a day (as well as views) are taking place.

THERE is a hidden gem! PSYCHE WARFARE!! Let us all wage an unrelenting war against Dan by boosting Posts counts, hits, and comments.

This is how we win. Simple Allied demoralization...

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: adarbrauner



+ 1

Searchlights are a hidden gem in the TOE of Japan![:D][:D]

All my gems are actually painted over lumps of coal currently...


Once again, I leave for work from 10am-5pm and come back to this mass of emails fulfilling the job of making Dan NERVOUS about all the activity on the AAR. He has said as much and is 'concerned' about how many Posts a day (as well as views) are taking place.

THERE is a hidden gem! PSYCHE WARFARE!! Let us all wage an unrelenting war against Dan by boosting Posts counts, hits, and comments.

This is how we win. Simple Allied demoralization...

I'll do you one better. I've recognized an inadvertent OPSEC slip about a concern of Dan's in a totally unrelated thread:

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Post #2465

Apparently, Dan has some concerns about inability to rearm. Probably rearming ships at small bases in the absence of sufficient port facilities or AEs. Something to think about. [:)]

So my next message to Dan would be to ask him about his rearmament issues. Frame the 'concern' in the form of questions about your particular scenario / mod. Get under his skin about OPSEC being blown and the Allied jig being up. [8D]

I've done that in a follow-up on the above thread, but I suspect that Dan won't respond to my query.