Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat)

[John B.]

Another day under our belts. Not really a lot of action today. Scott started a bombing a division in China that is moving through an open hex (comes with the territory). I shock attacked two armor units in China and drove them back. Shelling in Korea.

[John B.]

I did clean up some remenants of Scott's TK TF. One (and likely two) went down in a night action.

[John B.]

And the air raid in the day took care of some additional ships. No air raid in the afternoon as my dive bombers were unable to find the target due to range or weather. Oh well, it's time to get out of dodge as I suspect Scott is going to come at me. This turn Ventura's bombed the CVs coming out of Wake and there will be more where that came from.

[John B.]

Just an FYI that the game is not dead, COVID and work have gotten us out of our rhythm but I'm nagging Scott to get back on it. Hopefully we'll be back in a week or two.

[John B.]

And we're back. Scott sent his bombers over Japan and wiped out most of my vehicle production. He lost a number of his heavies but he has so many who is really counting. My subs seem to have sank on AK, put one torpedo in another, and missed an open shot on a third. Scott bombarded Korea and devastated a Japanese division in the open near Canton.

[John B.]

Still clinging to a lead. The only good news on the ground was that a Ranger battalion was wiped out trying a shock attack.

[John B.]

The bad new on the 29th was that Masan fell on the first attempt. [:@] The emperor was not happy. And, now in southern Korea there is lots of clear terrain that will lead to the obliteration of my forces by allied airpower. Scott also wiped out a division in a clear terrain hex just next to Canton. Allied airpower is awful.

[John B.]

Not much happened on the 30th. Just same ol same ol. Waiting for the next heavy bomber blow. Scott has started shelling me in Keijo. But, I have level 4 forts and it's a big city. Hopefully I can hold out there a bit longer!

[RangerJoe]

To be honest, you are still winning on points. [&o][&o]

[John B.]

That's what I keep telling myself. Scott basically has to double his score in a few months when it's taken us 3+ years to get to the score we have. Still, strat bombing, killing ships, and taking territory gives him a lot of opportunity. I just need to find ways to keep killing some of him!

[RangerJoe]

Try night bombing his airfields, vary the height. Even very high altitude might increase fatigue and lower morale for his air units while that might cost you little.

[John B.]

Sadly, Scott has been comittting the war crime of keeping night fighters over his bases. They shoot down a lot of my bombers.

[John B.]

It's the start of a new month and we're still winning. Perhaps the US will see reason soon.

[John B.]

Here are the planes with the most losses thus far. We still hold the 1 and 2 slots.

[John B.]

Fuel stocks and supply stocks dropping! I still have oil for awhile.

[John B.]

But, I think I'm ok when it comes to heavy industry. In fact, I think I'll be able to finance my reconstruction with heavy industry points.

[John B.]

I sent my remaining carriers out to try to rescue my carriers who were on the TK raid. No one found anyone and I'm heading home. Sadly, my raiding carriers are running on fumes and one of them is a 0 fuel. I'm going to try to refuel it but that will likely cost me a CLAA and a DD, but, it's war and we're desperate. These are sunk ships floating anyway, might as well try to get a little use out of them.

[John B.]

The situation in Korea. Trying to get Scott to bomb me where my AA guns are. The one joy I get from endless clicking through allied air raids is to see a red highlight showing one of his perfidious bombers has met it's maker. And, any point I get is two more points Scott has to get!

[John B.]

No real change thus far in China. I"m glad that I'm tying down a bunch of his divisions!

[John B.]

The second day of February 1945. Isn't Hitler about to break the siege of Budapest right about now? That's what the German ambassador told us. We're still winning!