PH Strategy

[Sharkosaurus rex]

As you said, 90% of the bombs are going to land on the BB anyway. And it is hard to be sunk in the size 10 port. As soon as you leave PH the ships are much more vulnerable to sinkng. And the Jap TF can move on the east side of PH. And you are bound to be sighted by the recons.

[Mike Scholl]

ORIGINAL: Synjin

We could get those historical results in just one day if they ever actually flew a 2nd wave like they did historically. In all the 1st turns I've run, I've never once seen a 2nd wave from the KB in the PM phase.

I think if you count up the number of A/C involved in the PH strike you'll find that the
two strikes are represented..., they are just shown as one.

[esteban]

One thing that I have not heard anyone say is that the 250 KG AP bombs that are dropped by Vals will never penetrate U.S. BB armor, either deck armor or belt armor. In a size 10 port, the little bit of fire damage/weapon mount damage that these bombs do is unimportant, and won't finish a BB. Also, with the BBs around, a good 75% or so of your dive bombers will go after the BBs, even if they cannot do more than take out a few AA and secondary mounts.

So, I would strongly suggest that you set your Vals to airfield attack on day one, and just go with Kates versus the port. A second option, if you are in a game that allows it, you can offload some of your Vals off of your carriers, and replace them with carrier-capable Kates from Japan for a larger punch at Battleship Row. 800 KG bombs will penetrate deck armor (not belt armor though) and of course torpedos really mess BBs up if your Kates are nice enough to use them.