History repeats itself, almost

[freeboy]

we did do a restart see below revenge of the BB's.. due to my habit of making them into reefs! my BB's that is!!

We are at JA 04 45 daily started at 07 41[X(]
Does anybody like my airbase china strategy?

[mogami]

Hi, The Allies begin the war ahead in points.

[freeboy]

YEH, for like a day!.. ok, so this is the first time since Zeta took the lead that I have been ahead, stop raining on my parade! "happy days are here again, the skies above are clear again, my bombs are dropping free again , happy days are here again"

the lead grows, swotow, drops a level, lost another 26k chineses troops attacking Canton.. wow that is harsh!!![X(]

I thing that maybe attacking Canton without a full army or three is a bad idea
sowtow shold crumble as I have good numbers and more ariving
the air war looks good, the 600 or so planes lost on the raids Zeta16 made really had to hurt him, DS 1 attacked Gumma, nice touch using it and restingthe heavies at Iwo...

[freeboy]

ok, last turn till real time tomorrow, looks like we will be fighting for Swatow...
I know once it falls Z will be in a world of hurt.. he already is loosing lots of resources and industry.. my total b29 is pretty high, so once we get thm in a large base in range of all those other cities... we will start a new phase in strat warfare..

I sailed the one DS up into area around Inchon hoping for a kami raid,as they had lots of fighters, the fact that I lost over 160 odd planes is testement to the high quality Z has mantained.
I do not think he has the supplies or number to hold out .. that and the fact he is facing daillin bombings and I have a large advantage and onlyu aboyt 40% of the army has made it there so far.. it is amazing how long it takes to move 25 divs, 30 brigades and 20 artillery!

[AmiralLaurent]

Problem with the kamikaze (as with all air attacks on ship) is that WITP is allowing CAP to be very efficient. Especially heavy CAP. Every air unit in CAP will have a chance to intercept any attacking unit, so losses in a 20 vs 20 unit battle are far bigger than in ten 2 vs 2 battle.

In most case when US ship were hit in 1944-1945, Japanese planes reach the Allied TF undetected. Lonely raiders flying in clouds were more efficient than huge raids.

The late 1944 Allied deathstar may carry more than a thousand fighters... the RL Okinawa fleet also had them but nevertheless Japanese airmen were still able to reach US ships.

[Grotius]

Problem with the kamikaze (as with all air attacks on ship) is that WITP is allowing CAP to be very efficient. Especially heavy CAP.

In most case when US ship were hit in 1944-1945, Japanese planes reach the Allied TF undetected. Lonely raiders flying in clouds were more efficient than huge raids.

Well, so far I'm kinda disappointed to read that kamikazes have been such a fizzle in this AAR. Maybe these unnamed fixes in 1.5 will help Zeta yet. If not, I hope the devs read the above-quoted comments and consider an adjustment in 1.6.

BTW, Freeboy, grats on taking the points lead. [:)]

[freeboy]

Z has had a few ships hit a a few sunk, just nothing major.. a tanker or two etc
Kami threat forces me to use a lot of fighters, that I normally would have transfered out and replace with dive bombers, of which I have so many spare groups...
Swatow drops down to 7, I am hoping for the fresh troops to keep flowing in..
I was slowing doen the transfer rate by allowing ak's in all my tranport groups, normally a good idea... and they where causing the toups to be unloaded ok, but then the quicker loading and unloading ap's and lst's would just sit waiting, I'll put this in my big not to do list!

The fort level is 6 I have over 3k vehicles and lots of artilery.. and about a thre to one total troop ratio and I maybe just under 50% of my slower moving infantry groups there,
most the armor thatis coming is there

Bombing raids have successfully pushed the enemy back to Northest corner of China and MAnchuria, and a few bases in JApan

DS-2 getting rearmed..ds 1 on station near Tokyo

[freeboy]

Well, we certainly got a RUDE shock.. I was most definately not trying to bait Z from fleeing Canton.. but 57 units just hit the road to Swatow, much to my dismay and utter confusion as in, how do they move into an ememy, that is allied controlled hex?
Is this a screwy move? So now WE are code red for Swatow and all hands man the guns, All troops avail, heavie blanes , other reesources are being diverted to this battle along the roadway.. I think I can stop him, after all how strong can thos guys be?,, I still have about 8500 assualt ppoints in reserve right there, and enough in Swatow with out reinforcements to take it.. I jsut wanted to takle it at better odds!!!

AAUURRGH![:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]

These units have fled all the way from Burma per intelligence reports

More bombs today on Tokyo harbor, I get alot of hits, maybe I can do multiple turns and actually sink something!

nothing new in DS land

no new and improved units .. looked at the new ground units, I do geet two neat armor divs next summer...

anybody know whats up with the p51 lack of groups?

[freeboy]

ok, Give me a hammer, seriously, in like three or four days, across the paths of several units and into enemy territory the escapees.. from the canton prison city moved two!! thats right two hexes!.. Sh@@t I cannot even get my armor to move that far on a road!!!!![:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]

Movement is so screwy

[freeboy]

ok, Swatow falls, and those 48JAP units are free. for now.. it will speed the fall of HK and Canton

Ground combat at Swatow

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 307844 troops, 2340 guns, 3841 vehicles

Defending force 1808 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 3076 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied forces CAPTURE Swatow base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
1304 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

[freeboy]

OK, I now almost have those guys surronded, and many troops are streaming in Canton..
It soon will be free hurrah hurrah!!!

[freeboy]

While I remain gaurded optimistic regardingthose 49 terrorist units ija near Swotow.. they are really screwed.. ou tof supply and no where to run.. unless the find a mericle.. First wave of planes landed on the BIG S today.. boy I love takingthese bases and makingthe m forward airfieds.. while my marives gear up to march on the next base!..
Canton falls a level against persistent Chinese troops, augmented by US artillery, and soon the remainder of the Far east Commonwelth forces.. as Canton withers and falls, and HK goes too, PRIDE SWELLS in hearts of the long oppressed Chineese who now hope for a free and non occupied China, something garenteed by the western allies.
the DS are in flux and I am re arreiging them to better respond to possible threats and to maximze there strengths...

Amazing how BB and CA can accumulate sys damage without combat!


China is the hot front, But there is a new Navy target Island in the works too...

[freeboy]

new pix.. an older screaner that has added info.. sorry did not wanbt to give a new screenie as to security concerns

[freeboy]

Canton falls another level.. 250k troops vs 60 k apx whatwould one expect?
More rBrits on the way, will they even have a chance to engage the enemy?
I have over 18k in assault points Between Canton and Sawtow..
interesting.. and many strong units are very depleted by the severity of the coastal fighting.. time to rest and recoup for the majority..
the enemy strange group in tye cultivated fields near Sawtow repuled and armored probe.. they actual attacked my recon by force group[:D] I am hoping to pin them there and bleed them out.. 48 glorious units down the drain, 500k troops "Glorious commander , glorious.."

Air raid Tokyo, lots of fires!!!!

Name the sstar trek show, episode that qoute is taken from[:D]

[freeboy]

nice current map of china two armys split in between.. the Swatow and the Canton..
Total combat units high..

[freeboy]

Swatow is now my new forward airbase, with heavies flying off it today to Chinese Base targets.. after destroying his ability to generate supplies.. Japan will be taqrgeted
Canton is getting anouther 6 exp 99 divisions.. I really love how many of these you get with some time in combat, but another issue with the game, cambat raises ground units too quickly and replacements do not dilute the experience levels... especially at 99 they sould drop some if the unit falls below 80%.. any thoughts?
and again feel free to add to this thread...
The army at Swatow, now renamed the Army of Northern China is resting.. They take a beating in terms of fatigue landing and march and fighting.. need REST!!![&o]
The heavies at IWO are turning attention back to Tokyo.. the point lead is growing too, lots of additional Strategic destruction points.. I guess this is how the game designers wanted it, and I also sortied outthe Two DS's from replenishment.. expect some action from/with them...

In Northestern corner the daily Zeta16 training contues.. a long sub corp which was used in a rear area harrassment is now trapped and being used as target practic daily by the flying men in Z's war machineI see 2-3 hundred planes in the reports daily.. maybe they will allow me to bomb them and their air bases soon?[:D]

[freeboy]

OK, Swatow is now THE leading B29 heavy base... Why you ask? Beacause it will become a huge airbase and is in range of almost all hte major industry centers...
most of the b29s are still in the operation lite a candle in which heavies in the Northern China area army are tasked with the destruction of all resources and HI.. so take that!!!
Iwo forces set to Tokyo, evidentally last turn the 24's got congfused and hit Nagisaki again... fortunately they where unapposed as the rest ofthe package hit the promary target..

ok wish list item for witp2 primary and secondary strategic targets if primary is overcast

Canton now down to level 6 My troops nearing 300k level and Z's falling to near or below 50k
I doubt they will last long there..

ds heading for danger

[freeboy]

Pounded port Tokyo .. letssee if we actually can get enough hits to sink some ships..
Canton will fall soon, 350k o 40 k at fort level 4

[freeboy]

ok, I guess you have to atom bome them to getthem to sink.. or else the report is slow... bery odd..
CANTON FALLS!!!
JAps retreat into HK...
I have sevveral units stuck at 59 miles and they just are not moving??? very odd..
I now have two units up the coast into the next base hex.. and resting in Swatow my stronger units.. still also weary of what is now reported as 58 units next door they are isolated and if I can ever get there will attack them

[Grotius]

cambat raises ground units too quickly and replacements do not dilute the experience levels... especially at 99 they sould drop some if the unit falls below 80%.. any thoughts?

I think this is one of Ron Saueracker's persistent critiques. I haven't made it past 1943, so I don't have firsthand experience with it, but your description of units who can never fall below XP 99 is pretty convincing.

Wow, you're almost up to February 1945 in a PBEM. Who'd have thunk it? I forget: have you dropped a nuke? And when do you plan to invade the Home Islands?