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

[Lowpe]

World of hurt!

[Lowpe]

With the appearance of B29 I am in the process of pulling back all shipping from ports to at least 40 hexes from Allied base pretty much no matter the size of the Allied base.

Nicks will now go over to full time deep CAP, my 27 night fighters will be distributed to get some coverage and 6 bases, Petes and other float planes will provide other night CAP.

I have to tell you I am surprised that the Allies aren't hitting my industry, both Rangoon and Magwe are vulnerable and haven't been touched.

Frank R starts production at 230 planes per day. Sonia B, armored, starts at 30. Betty 2 starts at 60. My first Jack squadron is half way repaired, and there are now 10 factories researching the KI94II with three of them 2/3rd finished. Sam continues to chug along as does the A6M8 which will most likely start production in very early December freeing up more r&d facilities which I am not sure what I would do with.

[Lowpe]

Fighting in the open...the Allies bombed the troops on the rail line north of Shwebo with everything they had...our troops held up well and more AA is on the way.

Meanwhile the artillery train arrived against the two isolated divisions in the jungle to the east, and what is better it is a non base hex so Japanese troops will not be starved for supply like they were in Katha.

[Lowpe]

The bigger picture in Burma

[Andav]

Marching skill in Burma is at 99 ... They are back where they came from initially right?

I still don't understand why he does not take a couple of those 10 units and move them one hex east to block the other rail line.

Wa

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Andav


Marching skill in Burma is at 99 ... They are back where they came from initially right?

I think Jocke is really looking at pools and such. In his game with Obvert he had to stop bombing for close to 3-6 months because he exhausted his pools. He has been very stingy so far in this game.

I have had two full divisions isolated and surrounded now for months and he is really trying hard to rescue them. He should of just left them in Katha, supplied them by air and moved on I think. Instead I have managed to destroy two good Indian AA units and a LRP bde he used to try and rescue them.

[Lowpe]

Got the turn done and sent to Jocke...I realized I forgot to take the three Sentai off bombing Ledo. Normally never bomb a location twice...so I might pay the price, but I don't think so as there is only 1 unit at Ledo with a size 3 air force.

We shall see.

[Lokasenna]

B-29s can't fly full missions from airfields smaller than size 7.

[Lowpe]

Nov 2, 1943

8 shiny new Frank R's roll off the production line. [:)]

Allies bomb the troop in the open north of Katha, and also the troops at Rabaul. The Pennsylvania bombards at Seward.

IJAAF bomb Ledo and Darwin. Ledo's oil and refineries are more than 50% damaged, but I am sure there is no impact on fuel stocks in India. Just doing it for a diversion...in the hopes the Allie send some fighters and aviation support there, although it remaining a level 3 air base is probably better for Japan in the long run.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

B-29s can't fly full missions from airfields smaller than size 7.

But they still can fly from say a size 4 runway at half load, and half again for long range right?

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

B-29s can't fly full missions from airfields smaller than size 7.

But they still can fly from say a size 4 runway at half load, and half again for long range right?

They can't fly long range at all if they aren't flying from a size 7. They will only fly at normal range and with half load.

Edit - by half load I mean the reduced load that is listed. Most times (and this is true for the B-29) this is simply half the number of bombs.

[Lowpe]

Nov 3, 1943

Aerial bombing north of Shwebo, bombing and bombardment at Rabaul.

Two sentai of Franks contest the skies and do ok swapping slightly better than 1-1.

Bagged the first two B29s a victim from flying three straight days in a row.

[Lowpe]

IJA forces 5 miles away from entering the jungle and cutting off two more Allied divisions.

Lots of movement going on.

The two groups of forces in Central Plains total 150,000 Allied troops.



Bombed the port at Ramree...getting only 1 hit and losing 1 plane. 15K. I want him to put up some CAP there again.

[Lowpe]

Nov 4, 1943

7 more Allied units including 2 full divisions isolated in northern Burma...

Allies bomb and bombard Rabaul, and northern Burma. Flak destroys another B29.

[Lowpe]

Frances is one of those Japanese bombers that drop lots of bombs, some big and some little.

I only have one squadron flying the plane, and they are just building experience with milk runs.

[Lowpe]

Nov 5, 1943

Allies bomb and bombard Rabaul...

bomb the troops north of Shwebo. Today only P40s sweep ahead...to find Jack and Frank.[:)]

[Lowpe]

The fighters then got in among the bombers -- who are very good pilots.

Even got some fighters against the vaunted B29s.

[Lowpe]

Nicely done![:)]

[Lowpe]

Rabaul will....

fall.

[Lowpe]

Another shoe about to drop![X(]