Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat)

[John B.]

Here are the losses by breakdown. Given that the bombers are 2 VP each this is a good day for the Empire of Japan. It was also another day of ferrying out troops from Pusan. Still working on the two divisions.

[RangerJoe]

Subs can also rescue downed pilots.

[John B.]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Subs can also rescue downed pilots.

That's true but I think that's more of a help for the allies at this stage of the game than for me. Any of my pilots flying over the ocean are most likely to be kamikazes and, if they're getting rescued the Emperor is frowning.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: John B.

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Subs can also rescue downed pilots.

That's true but I think that's more of a help for the allies at this stage of the game than for me. Any of my pilots flying over the ocean are most likely to be kamikazes and, if they're getting rescued the Emperor is frowning.

Well, they can try it again!

[John B.]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: John B.

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Subs can also rescue downed pilots.

That's true but I think that's more of a help for the allies at this stage of the game than for me. Any of my pilots flying over the ocean are most likely to be kamikazes and, if they're getting rescued the Emperor is frowning.

Well, they can try it again!

I'm sure they would be more than happy to take off on a repeat kamikaze mission. Did you ever read Saburo Sakai's autobiography (an excellent book!)? He talks about taking off on a kamikaze mission and not finding the fleet so returning home.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: John B.

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: John B.



That's true but I think that's more of a help for the allies at this stage of the game than for me. Any of my pilots flying over the ocean are most likely to be kamikazes and, if they're getting rescued the Emperor is frowning.

Well, they can try it again!

I'm sure they would be more than happy to take off on a repeat kamikaze mission. Did you ever read Saburo Sakai's autobiography (an excellent book!)? He talks about taking off on a kamikaze mission and not finding the fleet so returning home.

No, I have not read that one that I recall. I do recall that he did not shoot down a Dutch transport plane fleeing the DEI. A little boy on the lap of a woman waved at him through the window - the woman reminded him of someone who taught him English.

[John B.]

Well, as expected when Masan fell, Scott munched through my forces and took Pusan this turn. At a very high casualty rate and he's likely to triple that score once all the units are destroyed. Ugh. My only saving thought is that my aireal Dunkirk managed to pull out nearly two whole divisions from the debacle. They are now in Japan and resting.

I can't defend clear terrain hexes with out a whole lot of AA and there is not that much AA to go around.

[John B.]

Still, it's February 1945 and I'm ahead on points.

[RangerJoe]

That is the spirit! You are still WINNING!

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

That is the spirit! You are still WINNING!

Let's not bring Charlie Sheen into this! [:-]

[John B.]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

That is the spirit! You are still WINNING!

Let's not bring Charlie Sheen into this! [:-]

[John B.]

Well, and Neil Armstrong or some famous pilot/astronaut once said "no situation is so bad that you can't make it worse." So, in that sprite, I forgot to turn off my supply runs to Pusan and had lots of bombers shot down. The English are almost at the Chinese boarder and Scott bombed some oil in Northern Japan and blew up three points but lost two bombers doing so. Oil is not really a concern for me. I have 1.5 million stockpiled and once that's gone it does not really matter what little drops I have.

[John B.]

On this day in Pixel history the Allies cleared out the Pusan perimeter and bombed Fukokua. They've adopted a new tactic of coming in above 25K feet to reduce flak losses, but it also seems to sharply reduce their accuracy. I still managed to shoot down a few B-29s. Otherwise, same ol same ol.

Still winning!

[John B.]

A much better turn for the Empire of Japan. Not great, but the turns are running out so if I come out ahead for a turn that's one less that Scott has to catch up. Lots of allied flak and ops losses. He bombed the airfield at Fukokua where I had bombers flying supply to Korea. I lost a number of bombers, but he lost almost as many to flak so that's a win.

[John B.]

Ooops, well I guess I did not save the VP screen. But, Scott lost a number of his strat bombers to flak and ops losses bombing Fukokua. As you can see, even though he threw in what looks like a most of his B-29s and B-24s the fire level was only 1408. He did a little bit of damage to the light industry but the rest of that damage was already there. Given that it was clear skies and he was not opposed other than by flak going in above 20K does seem to sharply reduce his accuracy.

In other news I hit 1 (or maybe 2) TKs near Johnston Island and Scott is advance out of Vietnam.

[RangerJoe]

Ever turn that he does not exceed the victory conditions is a loss for him, no matter how beat you feel. You just have to remain effective and not collapse.

[John B.]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Ever turn that he does not exceed the victory conditions is a loss for him, no matter how beat you feel. You just have to remain effective and not collapse.

Oh, I'm not discouraged, at least not yet. He needs to make up a LOT of VP to win this so I think, right now, I have the edge. Scott is going a very good job of creeping closer with fighter bases so I've basically given up southern Japan and filled the cities with flak to extract a toll while my pixel workers toil away in engine factories in the north.

The main question I have is will he need to invade the HI to get a win. Manchuria does not seem like it's worth that much but, if he retakes China (Shanghai, Chungking) he picks up a lot of VP and takes a lot away from me. My goal is delay and look for openings to pick up VP here and there to give him a higher wall to climb.

[John B.]

Pretty much a ho hum turn. But, I like ho hum turns. They smell like victory. I did put four torpedoes into a TK and one into another. So, my subs are earning a few points here and there.

[John B.]

Well, let's try that again.

[Cheesesteak]

ORIGINAL: John B.

Well, let's try that again.

inspired resistance!