Kane and Unable ;] - Game over 1945.

[Mike McCreery]

There are at least 2 divisions trapped in Northeast Thailand. MrKane evacuated this area and seems to be strat moving his troops, likely to well defended positions. I am racing to block the rail line near Vinh and strat moving the bulk of my army to the area to attempt to get to Hanoi/Haiphong.

[Mike McCreery]

Shikuka gained over 1800 engineers and last turn went up 14% from lvl 8-9. Starting to swing a good portion of the American air arm toward the base.

[BBfanboy]

I thought there was a limit of 500 engineers working on one base?
Do you have any observations as you added units that adding more than 500 engineers increased building?

[Mike McCreery]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I thought there was a limit of 500 engineers working on one base?
Do you have any observations as you added units that adding more than 500 engineers increased building?

The rate of gain with the equivalent of 600 engineers was 8-9% per day building from lvl 7-8. I seemed to gain nearly 20% 2 turns ago from lvl 8-9 and 14% from lvl 8-9 last turn.

I would say there is a significant gain in airfield building. My counts include engineering vehicles if that makes a difference. I have the equivalent of 500 * 3 = 1500 engineering points in vehicles.

[PaxMondo]

There was a study done some years ago, the number of engr's that will work increases with the size of the base.

[Mike McCreery]

Shikuka gains 18% towards lvl 9 airbase at 69%. MrKane moves what appear to be a bombardment force, a supply/troop convoy and a STF that may be cover or it may be another bombardment force to Toyohara.

I expect him to bombard next turn. The first time he bombarded 2 of his destroyers were hit by mines. The second time he bombarded 2 of his heavy cruisers plus a destroyer hit mines. I have reinforced Shikuka with another 600 mines for a total of just over 1800. In addition I have deployed 3 patrol boat task forces of 8 ships each in the harbor.

[Mike McCreery]

My carrier and STF groups are moving west across the Philippine sea. My spider sense is screaming :} MrKane has not once messed with any of the groups that landed on Luzon. It is too quiet.

I lack serious armor on the island and feel vunerable, particularly at legaspi. Troops are airlanding and the majority of my naval forces can reach there in 3 turns.

Meanwhile, a combat STF just showed up moving east toward Manila and there is a lot of activity around Cam Rahn Bay.

Surprisingly I hit a convoy southeast of Iwo Jima. Either MrKane thought I turned the other way or he is trying to distract me at the moment. I am going to stay on course, there are a few ships left but they are not worth the diversion.

[Mike McCreery]

Expected bombardments did not arrive, base goes to 86% toward lvl 9. I plan on moving the majority of the US air wing into Shikuka over the next few weeks.

To get a historical win I will need to get somewhere in the range of 80,000 victory points mostly through strat bombing within the next 9 month.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: Wargmr

To get a historical win I will need to get somewhere in the range of 80,000 victory points mostly through strat bombing within the next 9 month.

you should be able to get far more than that ...

[Mike McCreery]

Indochina.

MrKane is giving up a lot of territory. I managed to get a unit on the rail line southwest of Vinh. 2 more days and the unit will be blocking the road to Vinh and the rail line to Vinh. I only see 1 unit of regiment/brigade strength there.

If I can secure Vinh it means that 2000+ av will be moving into China pretty quickly.

There are no bases that are well developed along the east indochina coast. It does not have any real point value. Cam Ranh Bay has a port of 9 but only airfield of 4.

At least 2300 AV is moving south toward Saigon.

[Mike McCreery]

Late October 1944

2 Japanese divisions are surrounded in the backwaters of Thailand. It is going to be tough for them to get out. Northeast of Chaing Mai are 2 regiments of another division I believe.

[PaxMondo]

Truthfully, and mind I'm not that good of a player, I'm happy if I can extricate myself from Burma and lose less than 6 ID's ... that's beyond what I plan to lose. Burma is on e of the areas where the allied advantage in movement is huge. Even when you are aware of it, you still lose sight of it once in a while and in Burma that will cost you a unit or two every time.

[Mike McCreery]

I put a ton of fighters and a good number of bombers at Shikuka and do a night airfield raid on Toyohara which was disappointing although it was in thunderstorms. MrKane uses 2 bombardment TF's and hits the base with good damage.

The airfield is 99% damaged and the next day it is still 99% damaged. However, the 2nd day after the bombardments the airfield was repaired and most of the airfield service damage was also repaired. So, unless he bombards every 3rd day he cannot keep the field closed.

5 destroyers were damaged by mines in the bombardment attacks. 3 PT STF forces engaged the bombardments and managed to put a torpedo in a light cruiser.

[Mike McCreery]

October 27, 1944

MrKane tries to put additional troops into Toyohara. I send a DD STF to intercept with great success. All of the ships were sunk in this or the subsequent daylight phase.

[Mike McCreery]

October 29, 1944

Vinh fell to an armored assault against a garrison regiment. This is great since now I can provide supply from Cotabato if necessary. My eyes are gazing east toward china now.

2000+ AV headed for Hanoi/Haiphong

[Mike McCreery]

A very well coordinated strike with 100 kamakazi's fly's over 1400 planes of CAP and kills 3 carriers.

[Bif1961]

You said they flew in over your CAP what was your CAP set too and what was his planes flying? What was the weather in the hex that was attacked? This would be the best results from a kamikaze ever.

[PaxMondo]

Wow, that's a lot of hits ... And you lost a lot of CAP ... how many AC in his strike?

[Mike McCreery]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Wow, that's a lot of hits ... And you lost a lot of CAP ... how many AC in his strike?

230 franks followed by the 100 Kami's.

They came in at 24K. I dont think I had anything above 15K.

[Lowpe]

That is one of the best kamikaze strikes I ever saw...great coordination, bombers got thru and hit carriers...old carriers, but carriers.

You should have had a battleship there.

The height difference made a huge impact.