The Good The Bad & The Indifferent

[RangerJoe]

A very nice video that you did, thank you.

If the KB goes to SoPac and you get the southern Korean airfields, then the DS would not necessarily be needed for fighter sweeps over that part of the HI. It would also allow many more 2EB bombers to work over that area of the HIs. So you can get even more Strategic Bombing points and/or stretch his HI CAP fighter units even more.

Or it would allow the DS to be used elsewhere. [:D]

Just make sure that your Soviet air units are ready to fly . . .

[Canoerebel]

1/26/45

Fancy Pants: One of the most successful B-29 raids thus far hits northern industrial targets, daytime and low altitude.

Advancing into the northern plains proceeding. John should employ his air force to hit the spearheads soon.

Loading for Korea invasion coming along in good order.

[BBfanboy]

I have never seen John develop a defence in depth on land - he likes to fight forward (as you know). For this reason I would guess his reinforcements will go by rail to Tientsin and Peiping.

[Canoerebel]

1/26/45

Allied LOC: John continues working to interdict the main Allied supply line through the Gulf of Carpentaria. He's got to be weighing his options here - can he afford to commit KB to seriously interdict the LOC (from his point of view; from mine, it's really already too late) or does he have a higher priority elsewhere? I don't think he's done yet, either here of in SoPac.

[Canoerebel]

1/26/45

SoPac: Allied ground defenses have been beefed up considerably. John still has lots of subs reporting Allied TFs around Fiji. I think this will draw his attention again, at some point. KB East is at Lunga.

[Flicker]

CR - of course you are right to press on to Peiping; when you cut off John's forward forces you'll be able to defeat him in detail and pick up some of those supply-producing cities without too much trouble.

I wonder when John will realize that his forces are in danger of being 'pocketed' and we'll see some directional arrows from his troops. It might be a race.

Are there any bases that look promising for paratroopers to block the rails?

Also, do you have damaged industry etc. in your cities and do you plan to repair the damage?

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Flicker

CR - of course you are right to press on to Peiping; when you cut off John's forward forces you'll be able to defeat him in detail and pick up some of those supply-producing cities without too much trouble.

I wonder when John will realize that his forces are in danger of being 'pocketed' and we'll see some directional arrows from his troops. It might be a race.

Are there any bases that look promising for paratroopers to block the rails?

Also, do you have damaged industry etc. in your cities and do you plan to repair the damage?

It takes 1000 supply to repair each point of industry damage and in 1945 there is not enough time to recoup the expenditure. CR has enough pressure on his available supply already.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Flicker

CR - of course you are right to press on to Peiping; when you cut off John's forward forces you'll be able to defeat him in detail and pick up some of those supply-producing cities without too much trouble.

I wonder when John will realize that his forces are in danger of being 'pocketed' and we'll see some directional arrows from his troops. It might be a race.

Are there any bases that look promising for paratroopers to block the rails?

Also, do you have damaged industry etc. in your cities and do you plan to repair the damage?

It takes 1000 supply to repair each point of industry damage and in 1945 there is not enough time to recoup the expenditure. CR has enough pressure on his available supply already.

So 1,000 days of LI to recoup the loss. Only 500 of HI production, and HI is making HI points too, but of course using fuel.

[Canoerebel]

At the current rate of scoring, the game will end in late April or early May 1945. Less than 100 days left. So Bbfanboy is right - not worth expending supply to repair industry.

But the Chinese industry captured is mostly in good shape. Especially Shanghai, which didn't take any hits to Light Industry (150) and which has 1.3 million resources in stock. So Shanghai will produce supply the rest of the game.

A complete Victory Points analysis will be given at the end of January - four more turns.

[Zecke]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

At the current rate of scoring, the game will end in late April or early May 1945. Less than 100 days left. So Bbfanboy is right - not worth expending supply to repair industry.

But the Chinese industry captured is mostly in good shape. Especially Shanghai, which didn't take any hits to Light Industry (150) and which has 1.3 million resources in stock. So Shanghai will produce supply the rest of the game.

A complete Victory Points analysis will be given at the end of January - four more turns.

quit interesting; to get into admirals; thx for thr TIPS

[MakeeLearn]

America 1945... able to start rebuilding Japan and still defeat her.[;)]

"Land of the big PX"

[Lowpe]

With the anticipated 2-1 victory happening prior to Soviet Activation -- is there any troops still on the Soviet border other than border forts? Can you tell?

The Manchuko garrison, which does include troops inside Korea, is around 8000 AV.

But, even 8,000 AV is very misleading as by now it is all air mobile infantry...the worst the IJA has to offer lacking in AFVs, IJA 43 squads, and Artillery above 75mm. With the recent devastation of IJA Tank Divisions, there probably won't be much to stop you, especially if you go with a fair bit of tanks.

Depending upon PP, it is usually pretty easy for Japan to reinforce Korea thru Fusan. Nasty CD guns, most likely heavily mined, and patrolled by ASW forces (air and land).

Do you have any plans on attempting to interdict this line?

Interesting to see all the supply exclamations pop up over China. Reigning in the AI supply engine is definitely very difficult to do with troops in the field.

[Canoerebel]

1. I don't know what's still on the border. I have seen some Manchurian and some Mongolian units on the front lines. They don't fight well against the Americans, as you'd expect.

2. So far in the plains, there's been no cobbled-together rear MLR. My biggest issue is going to be enemy air power. My spearhead units have little or no fighter protection. John can rough them up if he thinks of it. I'm going to try to take and build one airfield pretty quickly. Other than that, I want to see what he does in the air because I don't think he can stop me on the ground shy of jungle/woods terrain.

3. I won't interdict reinforcements to Fusan prior to the invasion, only because the invasion will take place in six or seven days and, prior to then DS is down at Foochow replenishing.

4. Supply will be an issue forward, at least for the bases. I think the units will draw supply overland pretty well.

If the Allies take Gunzan and get an airfield in Korea, then Strategic Bombing campaign should increase considerably in efficiency and the endgame will take shape sooner. Long-term possibilities like Soviet Activation and the like probably won't have time to ripen into real possibilities.

[Canoerebel]

1/27/45

SoPac: Lots of Japanese subs sniffing around Fiji. Most of the troops have finished unloading, so the high value transports will retire tonight. Low value stuff remains to draw John's attention.

Will he come back? I'm nearly positive he'll raid the Gulf of Carpentaria or SoPac in the near term - a few days. He may raid both.

[Canoerebel]

1/27/45

Fancy Pants: Korea invasion force loading is underway. I think the ships will leave Shanghai for Korea in four or five days.

The bombers had another good day with light losses over the Home Islands. In a departure from the norm, they'll come again tomorrow. A third straight day. The Liberators to hit Matsuyama, the Superforts to target Niigata.

[MakeeLearn]

Politically/historically this is very interesting. Would you be having to beak up Chinese fighting the Chinese and what would Stalin's response be to a Korean invasion.

[JohnDillworth]

Nah.....Stalin was busy elsewhere in January 45. Now Chinese on Chinese violence? yup, that there would have been a problem

[Canoerebel]

1/28/45

Fancy Pants: Advance in the plains continues. John is now employing his air force. Hong Kong is showing major weakness. And the 4EB have a good day.

[AcePylut]

What are your thought on hitting Moppo instead of Gunzen and driving straight across to Fusan? Take Fusan, and you "break" the "Mine of death" (as I call it, instead of the line of death) of mines that can be laid from Fusan to Kyushu? That would open up the Sea of Japan to the DS - and all those juicy bases on the "west" coast of Japan would be ripe for pickings - and require defense from J3. Also, it gives you some nice lvl 9 af's right on Japan's doorstep.

[alaviner]

If you really want to increase John's pucker factor, light up the islands around and bases on Kyushu with recon and Corsair sweeps as you move North. His biggest fear would be an early landing on the home islands. He may draw back aircraft that he is currently using in China.