Notes from a Small Island

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

11/4/44

Ketoi: BB Richelieu bombardment. I wonder if Cold Zone effects have any effect on bombardments?

Richelieu has no float plane in my scenario so if it is operating in a TF with no cruisers carrying FPs to fly the recon mission it will have less effective bombardments.

Wowsers, that was an incredible stupid comment given there are two cruisers identified in the combat report.

Must be the effects of the three pitchers we had at Hooters for my birthday lunch today. [:D]

[Canoerebel]

Well, at least you know when Cold Zone winter effects set in.

When is that again? July 17th?

[AcePylut]

To be fair to Hans - it does say those Kingfishers are spotting for cruisers, not the BB.

Weather that helps the BB's bombardment... well, dafuq if I know.

[Lokasenna]

Once a float plane begins spotting, it spots for the whole TF that bombards from that point onwards.

Because biggest ships bombard first, if the float plane is on the CAs then it won't spot for the BBs.

[jwolf]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

Once a float plane begins spotting, it spots for the whole TF that bombards from that point onwards.

Because biggest ships bombard first, if the float plane is on the CAs then it won't spot for the BBs.

Thanks, that is very helpful clarification, although also a bit discouraging.

[AcePylut]

If you send in a CA in it's own TF, at full speed, and it's floats spot... while also sending in a BB TF at "mission" speed so that (fingers crossed) it bombards second...

Does the BB tf get the spotting benefit of the CA tf's floats?


Asking for a, uh, friend - because that's just too dang much micromanagement for me

[anarchyintheuk]

Happy birthday, Hans. 3 pitchers would make for a good lunch.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut

If you send in a CA in it's own TF, at full speed, and it's floats spot... while also sending in a BB TF at "mission" speed so that (fingers crossed) it bombards second...

Does the BB tf get the spotting benefit of the CA tf's floats?


Asking for a, uh, friend - because that's just too dang much micromanagement for me

Bombarding TFs go in order of TF#. AFAIK, there is no benefit of recon between TFs during the same bombardment phase, but I think if they Remain on Station for a day bombardment the DL is increased from the night recons.

[RangerJoe]

Happy Birthday Hans. An Irish 7 course meal, a six-pack and a potato. Grab a back of potato chips, a six-pack and watch a game.

On Ketoi, maybe shock attack your pure armor units to see how they fare. While there is a RF unit there, it is probably badly disrupted, many guns disabled, low on supply and fatigued. Are you having escorts bombard? They might not add much but every little but helps.

Once Ketoi falls, you can then put in some support ships and at least re-arm cruisers and destroyers to harass other bases in the area.

[Canoerebel]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

….On Ketoi, maybe shock attack your pure armor units to see how they fare. While there is a RF unit there, it is probably badly disrupted, many guns disabled, low on supply and fatigued. Are you having escorts bombard? They might not add much but every little but helps.

Once Ketoi falls, you can then put in some support ships and at least re-arm cruisers and destroyers to harass other bases in the area.

I haven't considered shock attacking the armored units, but at times I rotated units, some attacking one day, some another. Of late, all "rested" units have attacked.

Bombardment TFs are always set to "Escorts Bombard."

I might well station an AD and/or AKE at Ketoi when taken, once the airfield is repaired so that LBA can provide adequate protection.

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Ketoi: Effective bombardment.

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Ketoi: No enemy CAP; many Allied raids; considering the number of bombers in this one, they're effective.

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Ketoi: The strongest raid of the day; the enemy if fading badly.

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Ketoi: Some of you guys (all of you, perhaps) predicted it would happen. I didn't think so. Not quite yet.

Hurrah!

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Ketoi: Enemy losses pretty heavy. Given the state of the defenders, I don't anticipate a protracted eradication effort. But what do I know?

Anyhow, I went ahead and started all Ketoi-prepped units to prep for other targets. That was fun - kind of like a small "victory dividend" of pleasure.

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Burma: No enemy fighters over Pegu today. Lots of Allied bombers target the massive stack here - massive including tons of AA units.

I'm losing at least 30 bombers every turn to flak - mostly 2EB but some 4EB. The cost is worth it to slow down the enemy units, allowing Allied ground units to come up and attack an enemy army retiring. But the bean counters might not approve.

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Burma: Despite the harassing bombing raids against the enemy stack at Rangoon, much of that army moves to Pegu in time to thwart the large Allied attack.

Still, the results are okay. The Allies will soon have Rangoon, which makes supply and recuperation easier, while Allied bombers should be able to strike effectively at the retiring enemy army.

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Car Nicobar: 2:1 Allied attack drops forts and reveals part of an enemy mixed brigade. This must be coming in by air transport, without heavy guns (no auto arty-bombardment triggered by yesterday's invasion).

I don't think the enemy garrison will stand.

I do know it's time to get my ships and carriers out of here. I haven't seen KB in 8 or 10 days (last at Yokohama). I think Erik has to keep them in the Home Islands, but there's a chance he anticipates an Allied invasion of lightly garrisoned Victoria Point and is preparing to pounce. (No such invasion will take place until KB is confirmed so far away that penguins are its nearest companions.)

[Canoerebel]

11/5/44

Ketoi: Allied ground at last.

[RangerJoe]

Congratulations on Ketoi! [&o]

Now you can have a quicker turn around on your bombardment runs in the area, possibly hitting multiple targets. Destroy their supplies and equipment before spring and the invasions will be easier.