The Accidental War Obvert vs Lowpe

[Lowpe]

finished my turn, and the Maya shows up to bolster the Borneo forces.

Heading back to port to replenish depth charges, patrol my bases, and gather the troops to land at Palembang. Hopefully I survive the sub infestation and still flying in troops to Palembang and targeted air strikes.

Manchuko is seeing a rather large troop movement to counter those 3000 vehicles north of Tsitsihar.

[Lowpe]

End of March...

[Lowpe]

An Iboat misses on the west coast, but scores a big victory here.[;)]

[Lowpe]

Hunting the Allied supply line...



This task force is set to Low Threat....the Captain is wise enough to see that the cargo ships represent no threat and they stick around to sink them all. If they had run into the Prince of Wales, one would hope they launch torpedoes and flee.

[Lowpe]

Take that!

[Lowpe]

Manchuko

Soviets on the move, bombing heavily...and avoiding detection, what will tomorrow bring? Perhaps opportunity.[;)]

[Dirtnap86]

Well on the bright side...Russia only gets something like 35 pilots/month...so attrit his airforce whenever you can lowpe.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Dirtnap86

Well on the bright side...Russia only gets something like 35 pilots/month...so attrit his airforce whenever you can lowpe.

Plus almost no plane reinforcements too.

Hey, Dirtnap, is that a new icon for you or is my memory that bad?

[Mike Solli]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Hey Lowpe, I'm been reading this for a week or so. Up to page 53 so I have a ways to go yet. Concerning Magwe, ANY oil I can get out of there is a plus. It's doomed to destruction.

If I was in this situation, I'd probably be in a fetal position. [X(]

Mike, I hate to tell you it happens to 95% of JFBs (well, sooner or later)...and in truth, I am coming off a spectacular game with Joc where I invaded Hollywood and took Alaska. Of course, that one was scenario 2 insanity.[;)]

Dealing with the Soviets in 1945 is one thing, 1942 is a totally different animal.

[Dirtnap86]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Dirtnap86

Well on the bright side...Russia only gets something like 35 pilots/month...so attrit his airforce whenever you can lowpe.

Plus almost no plane reinforcements too.

Hey, Dirtnap, is that a new icon for you or is my memory that bad?

Hey, Dirtnap, is that a new icon for you or is my memory that bad?

same one i've had since i got here, heh.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Dirtnap86

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Dirtnap86

Well on the bright side...Russia only gets something like 35 pilots/month...so attrit his airforce whenever you can lowpe.

Plus almost no plane reinforcements too.

Hey, Dirtnap, is that a new icon for you or is my memory that bad?

Hey, Dirtnap, is that a new icon for you or is my memory that bad?

same one i've had since i got here, heh.

Now that I see it on a real monitor...yeah, it is familiar. But, icons and rules are slipping by....down the memory hole only to be remembered after they bite back.[;)]

[Alfred]

If you have any SST available, time to send them (in single sub TF size) to all those Australian coast bases which start off with lacing an AV equipped garrison.  Particularly those bases with any industry present.  With all the frontloading your opponent has done, it is quite likely he has not bothered to properly garrison these Australian bases.  Don't overlook India either although the coastal candidates are fewer there.
 
Time to also paradrop fragments onto those undefended SRA bases too.  None of this can be criticised as being gamey, not in the context of Soviet captured bases being turned over to American control.
 
Alfred 

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

If you have any SST available, time to send them (in single sub TF size) to all those Australian coast bases which start off with lacing an AV equipped garrison. 

Alfred 

SST cannot carry IJA troops...or at least I have never been able to figure out how to get them to.[&:]
[:(]

I started invading a lot of bases with these 12 point AV IJA shipping COY -- just got about 6 into the SRA. Took Kudat yesterday.

Wake CD gun unit arrived yesterday...bolstering that little islands defense. I need to garrison it right quick I fear. Only a JNAF ENG unit there now keeping the big guns from being lonely.

Must thank you once again for your excellent Ship Repair Opus![&o] Can't tell you how many times I have read and reread that masterpiece.

[Alfred]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Alfred

If you have any SST available, time to send them (in single sub TF size) to all those Australian coast bases which start off with lacing an AV equipped garrison. 

Alfred 

SST cannot carry IJA troops...or at least I have never been able to figure out how to get them to.[&:]
[:(]

I started invading a lot of bases with these 12 point AV IJA shipping COY -- just got about 6 into the SRA. Took Kudat yesterday.

Wake CD gun unit arrived yesterday...bolstering that little islands defense. I need to garrison it right quick I fear. Only a JNAF ENG unit there now keeping the big guns from being lonely.

Must thank you once again for your excellent Ship Repair Opus![&o] Can't tell you how many times I have read and reread that masterpiece.

Hmm, been a while since I looked at the composition of a Japanese SST.

1. Check to see if they have both a "troop" and "cargo" carrying capacity.

2. Only para (IIRC commando type = type #19 too) type LCU (= type #13) can be carried in "combat" mode. All other LCU types must be in a different mode. "Move" mode works best.

There should be no difference between Japanese and Allied SST deployment. Certainly the Allied SST have both troop and cargo capacity. If the Japanese only have cargo capacity that would limit you as most devices with AV are classified as "troop". However tanks are classified as "cargo". So then it would become a question of finding a tank whose load cost fits within the cargo size capacity of the SST.

Alfred

[Lokasenna]

Standard scenario IJN SST's do not have Troops capacity.

I have, in the past, loaded vehicles on the American SSTs... but they took a full day to unload.

[Lowpe]

April 1st, 1942

Rufe arrives. Production 30 a month which will fill out the squadrons that can fly them now. B17 defense and Honshu defense.

Zeroes sweep....catching some Airacobras....

[Lowpe]

Immediately followed by 14 Kates escorted by 14 Claudes.[X(]

[Lowpe]

A LRCAP trap versus the rampaging Soviets....

[Lowpe]

Did some good in the air today. Wait till the Allies encounter the Rufe![:D] Next month Nicks on May 1, and A6M3 sometime a little later.

[Lowpe]

Soviets spreading out...they all can't have AA present.



Those troops retreated in good order, but were swept by Migs and bombed into the stone ages for 3 days. There wasn't much left of them for the Tanks to destroy.