Never Thought I'd Start Another One - tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J)

[Mike Solli]

...The Independent Engineer Regiments are nerfed in this mod. In the basic game, I believe they have 48 combat engineers. In this mod, they have only 9. I used them at Singapore and they got slaughtered. Now they only are used for building.

I remember thinking when that came up originally here in your AAR that it was a BIG nerf, and this only confirms my original thought. All I can say is "OUCH!". Sorry .....

All of the engineer units have been nerfed. The construction "battalions" have only 12 engineers. They all have a lot of labor squads, who do nothing but eat. Early on, I took Joe's advice and set them to stockpile so they don't get replacements when they die. That has served me well.

[Mike Solli]

30 Jan 43

Sub War

The I-162 caught a probably empty cargo TF a couple hexes south of Pago Pago and put a torpedo into an xAK. I heard sinking sounds later in the day. I suspect she sank but I'm not sure. I'll find out sometime in the next year.

The I-169 got hit by a Catalina today south of Norfolk Island. I suspect Ted based some of them at Norfolk Island. That area is becoming too dangerous for my subs. I'm abandoning that area and will station a sub further to the east, out of reach of Cats. Her damage is pretty bad at 90-56(28)-18(7)-0. She'll limp back to Rabaul.

5 Fleet

I'm resting my troops and plan on attacking again in 4 days coinciding with a surface bombardment.

4 Fleet

Nothing to report.

SE Fleet

Nine Georges caught 9 Kittyhawk IIIs over Gasmata and downed 4 of them for no loss.

By the way, I shut off George production yesterday. I have 68 in the pool right now. I will get the K2 around 3/2/43 and would like to not have a large pool of aircraft that I don't anticipate using ever again. I can always turn it back on if I need some before the K2 enters production. One nice effect of that is the Ha-45 pool is increasing again. It's up to 1692 and increasing about 4 a day.

Thirty-three 4E bombers hit Lunga today. Their fort is up to 2.70. Maybe it will reach level 3 after all. Still no sign of an invasion fleet.

SRA

MKB 1 and 2 are heading toward the NW corner of Australia and a hopeful ambush. They're a few days out.

Burma

Nothing to report.

China

Today's bombing/bombardment destroyed 27 squads today.

Raw AV:
Japan: 2466 (-1618)
China: 2201 (-396)
Enemy strength: 282k (-7k)
Enemy units: 87 units (no change)
Guns: 446 (-2)

The following Chinese units were destroyed in yesterday's attack:

12 Construction Regiment
259 Brigade
51 Chinese Corps

The Chinese raw AV is decreasing an average of 80 per day (not including attacks). If I attack again in 10 days, their raw AV should be around 1400. Mine increases an average of 70 per day. So, in 10 days my raw AV should be around 3200 + a division added for another 400 to make the raw AV ~3600. It might be higher because I'm moving 9 of the 14 divisions out to try and rest and recover faster. There are 4 more divisions enroute that probably won't make it in 10 days but will make it for the next attack.

Other Stuff

The N1K2-J George R&D advanced to 11/43 and is expected to become operational 3/2/43.

[PaxMondo]

30 Jan 43
By the way, I shut off George production yesterday. I have 68 in the pool right now. I will get the K2 around 3/2/43 and would like to not have a large pool of aircraft that I don't anticipate using ever again. I can always turn it back on if I need some before the K2 enters production.

Yeah, I'm looking at Scen stats, assuming that this mod is similar, I totally agree. The SR drop on K2 is a big deal.

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One nice effect of that is the Ha-45 pool is increasing again. It's up to 1692 and increasing about 4 a day.

SWEET!!!!