WW2 Grand Strategy Question SEA BASING - Pacific At War PO Version

[larryfulkerson]

Quick question.....This is the result of an Axis unit attacking my Soviet unit but nobody suffered any damage and this display of the Axis unit(s) involved showed this screen and I've searched the glossary for "coop" and no joy. I assume it means "corporates" meaning it's supply situation is in this status as applied to any applicable supply rules. I guess. That's my theory.

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[larryfulkerson]

In the 5th Air Force 2's 49th Fighter Group squadron there are 44 of 48 Warhawk(late)'s but starting in T48 they will be getting some early model P-38's with the late model showing up in T107. I have no idea what date that will be but it's a while yet.

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[larryfulkerson]

This is the situation near Rangoon right now. There is the 221st RAF Ftr Grp based at Magwe to help out and as you can see from the arc it can just reach which is a good thing because that might prevent the biplanes getting into a furball. I'd rather my Hurricanes and Spitfires handle that. I don't know when T93 happens during the year(s) but that's when the late model P-47's will start to be built, 15 per turn.

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[larryfulkerson]

The 49th Aus Inf Bd couldn't attack that jap unit until I dismounted it. When I dismounted it, it shed the 24 each 25 Pounder Gun Shorts, and the 80 Tracked Carriers, as well as the 125 trucks and 33 jeeps. I wander if I'll ever get that equipment/troops back someday. I'll keep you posted.

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[larryfulkerson]

We are now in February of 1942 ( 15Feb42 ) and it's turning into winter in China but here in the Pacific we're still in the tropics. From what we've lost so far we've still got plenty of units on hand so there's no crisis yet. And next turn's crop of units includes another heavy bomber and some DD's and a British BB ( Ramillies Group ). The battles on Guadalcanal are ongoing.

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[larryfulkerson]

This is the situation near Singapore right now. I think I see some BB's in that group of Naval equipment. Usually I don't get much damage from Jap attacks for some reason. I have no idea if they can hold on much longer though. They aren't in supply because of the Jap blockade. So far so good.

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[larryfulkerson]

This is what's happening out in the South Pacific around Port Moresby. The battle is ongoing at Guadalcanal and progress is slow because of the low supply situation. Notice that I've managed to gain an airfield on the north coast of New Guinea. I'm aiming for Rabaul at the end of the day.

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[larryfulkerson]

I don't know what I was thinking by including the 51st Phil. Inf Div in my latest attack on the Jap unit. It almost killed the Phil. unit outright. It's routed so I can't move it and it's in danger of being wiped out if the Jap attacks him so I need to move some other unit into the hex to protect it. The Phil. unit is unsupplied for some reason so I'll have to evacuate the hex or get it some supply somehow.

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[larryfulkerson]

My little subchaser took some severe damage on it's latest excursion. It's out of supply, tired, and not especially well trained for it's mission. Instead of parking it at Wewak I'm thinking of moving it to Sydney Australia to sit out the war for about 6 months or so to get repaired, supplied, rested, and better trained. I hesitate to move it until I've moved some other ship first, to soak all the attacks out of the Japanese planes first before moving a bent ship. Also I've put all the in-range fighters on CAP before moving it.

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[larryfulkerson]

This is what Rangoon looks like on 22Feb42. My British ships are bombarding the Jap attackers to try to help the defense a little bit. This includes BB Revenge Gp, BB Resolution Gp. CA Cornwall, DD Squadron 4 in this group and BB Ramillies Gp. from the hex just north of Rangoon. There are other ships to the far west edge of the city. It's a group of damaged CL's. I need to move them to Colombo to repair etc. Sorry this image looks so busy.

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[larryfulkerson]

I managed to move some ground units and ships and aircraft safely to the island of Timor just NW of Darwin. The Chinese aircraft unit was all that was available at the time. It's got almost 150 planes of various types so I expect it to survive in that extended position for at least one turn. But it's proficiency is only 41% so I need to monitor it closely to prevent a crisis.

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[larryfulkerson]

It looks chaotic in China. There's very little supply in most parts of China and the terrain in the south is jungle for the most part and mountainous in the north and to tell you the truth I'm not all that excited about the land war in China. I consider that a sideshow compared to what I'm going to attempt in the South Pacific.

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[larryfulkerson]

It looks like I got the worst of that outcome loosing more aircraft that the Japs in my attack at Gualalcanal just now. The Japs lost a handful of ground units but I lost too many aircraft. That means I need to rely on the ships and not so much on air power. There's still a lot of Jap equipment to get rid of including tanks.

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[larryfulkerson]

If you're curious ( like I was ) about what TOAW looks like in 3D mode. I'm disappointed in the representation of the DD as a unit. There must be a way to fix that somehow. Also, I think I see some biplanes at Milne Bay's airfield. I've seen enough to know I don't want to play this way.

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[larryfulkerson]

I ran into some good news, the 28th Bomb Group is 47/24 B-25's and will transition into the later models like the B-25G's, B-25H's, and B-25J models. Those models are good at skip bombing IRL. I can't wait to see how they perform.

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[larryfulkerson]

I managed to move some ground units to Santa Isabel island thereby capturing the entire island. Unfortunately, there are no airfields on the island, just the two ports. There are some airfields on New Georgia islands and that will be my next spot to invade. I've got to wrap up operations at Gualalcanal pretty soon. I've got places to go, things to do, important things. But I'm optimistic that I'll be able to handle it because I'm a stable genius, that I will tell you. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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[larryfulkerson]

I finally remembered to send some AA protection to Midway in case it's attacked from the air. Just in case. It doesn't cost me much and it might make a difference in the future. There's a squadron of PBY's and some cruiser recon planes there. I need to get them a squadron of fighters. Just in case.

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[dtashji]

Hi Larry, the gameplay is very interesting and informative. Thank you.

I wanted you to know I'm using your gameplay as a form of ultra-intercepts on the location and timing of Japanese movements and locations of capital ships. My gameplay is approximately two (2) weeks behind yours so it works as a time travel concept like Biff's Almanac from Back to the Future only in our case the effects are the same as cracking the Japanese code books.

I have also experimented with additional time travel concepts of operation (TT-CONOPS):

Coast Watcher Stronghold. Filipino Irregulars on the island of Mindanao have been reinforced by a Supply Convoy from Australia with two divisions of Australian troops that have mopped up all the Japanese on the island. The result is the Malta of the Pacific. An enormous island with multiple airfields and deep water ports deep behind Enemy Lines. I intend to use Mindanao as the primary launching point for incursions into the South China Sea. Macarthur said "I shall return" I say "we never left".

Singapore and the Straits of Malacca. Through strategic movement of an infantry division from Pearl Harbor by sea transport to Brisbane and then by train to Perth and onward to Singapore by sea convoy with destroyer escorts. A large Indo-Anglo-American air and naval buildup at Singapore is in total control with air superiority over Singapore and the adjacent sea hexes. The Japs have been pushed back into the jungle.

In the context of the Vietnam War, a "Broken Arrow" was a code phrase for a ground unit in imminent danger of being overrun or destroyed, triggering an immediate request for all available supporting aircraft to provide fire support, even if it meant firing dangerously close to friendly lines. The term was famously used by Lt. Col. Hal Moore during the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, leading to a massive and potentially dangerous barrage of fire on enemy positions to save the surrounded American troops. While "Broken Arrow" also refers to incidents involving lost or missing nuclear weapons, its use in Vietnam applied to a desperate situation with a ground unit requiring maximum, immediate, and potentially risky air support.

I have brought the concept of "broken arrow" to the fighting in the Solomon Islands, where the Japs have been evicted from Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, New Georgia, Bougainville, and even New Ireland. Operation Cartwheel has isolated the Japanese on Rabaul and achieved air superiority through the time transport of "broken arrow" CONOPS. The inspiration for this came from My Uncle, Colonel David Lownds, the Marine Ground Force Commander at Battle of Khe Sanh where a similar "ring of fire" combined with the "low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) allowed air transport delivery of ammunition to runways while under fire with touch and go deliveries. More on Colonel Lownds at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Lownds

Sea Basing. The Kevin Costner Water World movie featured a sea base concept similar to that proposed by the USMC and the US Navy, albeit on a smaller scale. I have scaled up the concept and occupied a massive sea area 100 miles south of Midway with three (3) carriers and just about all the rest of the pacific fleet. No sign of the Kido Butai but I do expect a bloody engagement soon.

Thanks again Larry for the Ultra intercepts. I look forward to an amphibious assault on mainland Japan in 1944-45.

[larryfulkerson]

I managed to grab a couple of open ports on the north side of New Georgia: Aitape, Wewak, Madang, and Lae; I captured Buna and Milne Bay in previous turns. I've got a Jap unit just north of Port Moresby that I'm going to eventually destroy. And then there's the Jap unit at Madang that I'm trying to get rid of. He'll probably retreat into the jungle or worse yet into the mountains. There's a Jap engineer just south of Wewak that I'll have to deal with but Aitape was a clean grab. Now to send some PBY's and fighters up to the north coast for CAP and SEA INT.

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[larryfulkerson]

Hi Larry, the gameplay is very interesting and informative. Thank you.
My pleasure. I'll post a copy of the game here below so you and whoever else can peruse the current setup and move stuff around, hell, continue with the rest of the game if you want.
I wanted you to know I'm using your gameplay as a form of ultra-intercepts on the location and timing of Japanese movements and locations of capital ships. My gameplay is approximately two (2) weeks behind yours so it works as a time travel concept like Biff's Almanac from Back to the Future only in our case the effects are the same as cracking the Japanese code books.
Now that I know you're tracking that I'll try to provide more information about those things from now on. Good idea. Keep those good ideas coming.
I have also experimented with additional time travel concepts of operation (TT-CONOPS):

Coast Watcher Stronghold. Filipino Irregulars on the island of Mindanao have been reinforced by a Supply Convoy from Australia with two divisions of Australian troops that have mopped up all the Japanese on the island. The result is the Malta of the Pacific. An enormous island with multiple airfields and deep water ports deep behind Enemy Lines. I intend to use Mindanao as the primary launching point for incursions into the South China Sea. Macarthur said "I shall return" I say "we never left".
That's a great idea. I'll see what I can do to repeat that. I already have control over the island of Timor. I'll beef it up.
Singapore and the Straits of Malacca. Through strategic movement of an infantry division from Pearl Harbor by sea transport to Brisbane and then by train to Perth and onward to Singapore by sea convoy with destroyer escorts. A large Indo-Anglo-American air and naval buildup at Singapore is in total control with air superiority over Singapore and the adjacent sea hexes. The Japs have been pushed back into the jungle.
]I'm still in control of Singapore and all the attacks have been without any Allied losses so I believe I can hold on for some time yet. I'll see what I can do to get some reinforcements to that gallant group at Singers.
In the context of the Vietnam War, a "Broken Arrow" was a code phrase for a ground unit in imminent danger of being overrun or destroyed, triggering an immediate request for all available supporting aircraft to provide fire support, even if it meant firing dangerously close to friendly lines. The term was famously used by Lt. Col. Hal Moore during the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, leading to a massive and potentially dangerous barrage of fire on enemy positions to save the surrounded American troops. While "Broken Arrow" also refers to incidents involving lost or missing nuclear weapons, its use in Vietnam applied to a desperate situation with a ground unit requiring maximum, immediate, and potentially risky air support. Yeah, I saw that movie and it's free on YouTube

The MOST INTENSE Battle Of The Vietnam War (GRAPHIC FOOTAGE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uci2i5_FYw

I have brought the concept of "broken arrow" to the fighting in the Solomon Islands, where the Japs have been evicted from Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, New Georgia, Bougainville, and even New Ireland. Operation Cartwheel has isolated the Japanese on Rabaul and achieved air superiority through the time transport of "broken arrow" CONOPS. The inspiration for this came from My Uncle, Colonel David Lownds, the Marine Ground Force Commander at Battle of Khe Sanh where a similar "ring of fire" combined with the "low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) allowed air transport delivery of ammunition to runways while under fire with touch and go deliveries. More on Colonel Lownds at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Lownds

Sea Basing. The Kevin Costner Water World movie featured a sea base concept similar to that proposed by the USMC and the US Navy, albeit on a smaller scale. I have scaled up the concept and occupied a massive sea area 100 miles south of Midway with three (3) carriers and just about all the rest of the pacific fleet. No sign of the Kido Butai but I do expect a bloody engagement soon.

Thanks again Larry for the Ultra intercepts. I look forward to an amphibious assault on mainland Japan in 1944-45.

I'll see what I can do.

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