Mushrooms over Maizuru: Chickenboy (J) vs. AcePylut (A)

[AcePylut]

What's the best fighter he could have by May, '42?

Mine will be the P38, I've got 34 of these. I've been doing a fairly good job of downgrading planes restricted air groups with withdrawal dates... and upgrading unrestricted, no withdrawal date, groups to my best planes. Other than the Lightning... it's the P40E.

I gots to make do with whats I have. Who said "you go to war with what you have, not what you wish for." Rumsfield?

[Encircled]

Nothing to worry about basically!

If you've got your best pilots in the P-38s, and you make sure your fatigue is low, then you should be able to sweep and get very decent returns.

Course, like anything there is always a counter!

[AcePylut]

I could have another 5 P38's, but it would cost me 25 P40B's to do so.

Probably should do it - I think the 5 '38s are worth more than the P40b's.... but I'm holding off to see if I can scrounge up any more P26/35/43's (I don't think I can) to exchange those for the Lightnings.

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut
I could have another 5 P38's, but it would cost me 25 P40B's to do so.

Would be a bad trade all around. Training value of 25 airframes is higher than additional 5 P38E. No droptanks, no production, limited usefulness in the first months of war because it is mostly about CAP, not sweeps.

[AcePylut]

CB's partner in his other game was SqzMyLemon, who has recently passed away. CB's taking a few days off to process, so no updates yet, and that's not an issue at all with me.

[AcePylut]

Alright, skipping ahead a week or two of game time (obviously, I didn’t have time to update over the holidays). It’s now Feb 4th.

The BB Hiei is alive and well. The same time I got notification of the BB Hiei not being sunk, a US sub parked a torp into the BB Haruna at Tulagi Island. A day later, my ss torped a CA. I’ve been working a rotation of subs into and out of Tulagi, there’s some good targets there.

Suva still holds… as does Manila.

The Enterprise has 1 sys point, Lex has 6 sys points of damage. They stopped in Melbourne for a quick drink and are on their way to Pearl. They’ll stop off in Pearl for about a few days, then head north.

In sad news - Singapore fell today.

[AcePylut]

One day, one more dollah…

Nothing much happening around these parts, with Singapore fallen.

There were the usual “round the country” bombings in China – I’ve setup a new captrap and we’ll see how it plays out.

Yesterday, enemy CVs were sighted South of Tabiteuea, north of Suva. I picked up all my ships and fled the region (ships fleeing included my various AVD’s at forward bases). Today, 2 separate tf’s, each formed around a BB, bombarded Funfunati (S of Tab, N of Suva) and one other island 2 hexes away. Nothing was there because, they all fled. Once the bombardments were done, the IJ Ships all disappeared.

I’ve reinforced Midway, and am pushing the Marine 4th Arty to Wake Island. French Frigate Shoals is up to about 65% of a level 1 airfield. Johnston Island has units. Christmas Island has the 40th ID. Fanning and Palmyra both have regiments or more. Canton is getting its first shipment of fighting troops in a couple of days. Once I have that, well we’ll have to wait and see where the 4-5 IJ Divisions of “Singapore Soldiers” go.

[AcePylut]

Another two days gone…

Suva was attacked again, this time by the 4th ID and 2 supporting regiments. Suva still holds (with it’s original garrison, btw). This is probably two weeks two late, but I can’t let this defense go to waste, and will try and reinforce it enough over the next two weeks to fend off any more attacks, and require a larger commitment from the IJ.

In China, CB has “pulled back” all of his bombers and is solely concentrating on troops out of LRCAP range of me. That means – he’s been targeting my units heading to Changsa from Wenchow.

A large tank force attacked Iachang, but I had vacated it so rasberries to the IJ. CB vacated Changsa. Interesting.

[rustysi]

Suva was attacked again, this time by the 4th ID and 2 supporting regiments. Suva still holds (with it’s original garrison, btw). This is probably two weeks two late, but I can’t let this defense go to waste, and will try and reinforce it enough over the next two weeks to fend off any more attacks, and require a larger commitment from the IJ.

Hope things pan out here, good luck.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut

CB's partner in his other game was SqzMyLemon, who has recently passed away.

Oh, so sorry to hear that. If it was mentioned on the main forum page I missed it.

He was dealt a bad hand the last few years.

[AcePylut]

A couple more turns in - not much to report. CB is consolidating and took a bit of time on the last two turns, so I'm expecting some fireworks in the next week or two of game time.

[Bif1961]

The quiet before the storm.

[AcePylut]

Just as things were being quiet...boom.... the KB shows up...

About 4 hexes east of Canton. The KB sinks 4 xAK's and heavily damages 4 more. 2 DD's moderately damaged. The damaged ships will disband into Canton and hope that a port strike does not follow.

My transports were mostly empty by that point, though.

All close-by shipping ordered to move away from this threat.

[Bif1961]

The KB uncloaks and your ships croak.

[AcePylut]

It happens.

[AcePylut]

Next turn - the KB moved north of Canton Island and launched 44 Vals at the port - but they performed terribly and only parked one bomb onto a transport of mine.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: AcePylut

Just as things were being quiet...boom.... the KB shows up...

About 4 hexes east of Canton. The KB sinks 4 xAK's and heavily damages 4 more. 2 DD's moderately damaged. The damaged ships will disband into Canton and hope that a port strike does not follow.

My transports were mostly empty by that point, though.

All close-by shipping ordered to move away from this threat.

Eh, he's burning lots of 'Fleet Juice' to sink what are in reality some insignificant ships.

Not to mention the KB's position is known, and his SLOC is pretty open to intervention due to his forward position.

[AcePylut]

Yup! All I have to "worry" about is the Mini-KB... and with my 4 CV's broken up into 2 divisions at the moment, neither of these divisions would stand up to it without LBA.

But I am sending in some sctf's into some sea lanes.

Oh, and by the way - the Marcus Island Invasion should occur in 3 days It's being done with APD's because the SS's can't convert to SST's until April. Derpy hamberder Derp

[rustysi]

But I am sending in some sctf's into some sea lanes.

[;)]

[AcePylut]

Another 2 days gone... the KB moved further north of Canton Isle, no strikes launched against anything. Lots of fuel burnt by the KB for about 3 transports sunk.

Marcus Island - tomorrow should be the bombardment run by 3 dd's, then the next day is the invasion (for some reason, these fleets only traveled a couple of hexes and as such pushed back the timeframe by a day).

Enemy units have taken Pegu (by Rangoon) and cut the Burma Road. No assault yet on Rangoon - CB's prolly waiting for his Singapore Divisions to be ready. Of course, I still hold Java and the southern part of the DEI, so that needs to be taken but I feel it's going to happen soon.