The Good The Bad & The Indifferent

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

John has been using some Nicks lately on small raids (sweeps, I think) against Luangprabang, where they keep bumping their heads against some good Spit VIIIs.

Formosa is now loaded with fighters, but few strike aircraft. I'm thinking John is preparing for the inevitable 4EB assault, but I'm waiting to get Aparri, so that my sweeps will be at a reasonable range. (All those fighters could be kamikazes, but more likely there for CAP). Okinawa also has a lot of fighters.

It's entirely possible that he's having them on ground or airfield attack, but with drop tanks... in which case they'll fly the mission trying to bomb without having any bombs, and so they show up as "sweeping."

I've done this a lot with Beaufighters, even though it says in-game they'll fly with bombs.

[Canoerebel]

7/9/44

The Indochina Campaign:

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

John has been using some Nicks lately on small raids (sweeps, I think) against Luangprabang, where they keep bumping their heads against some good Spit VIIIs.

Formosa is now loaded with fighters, but few strike aircraft. I'm thinking John is preparing for the inevitable 4EB assault, but I'm waiting to get Aparri, so that my sweeps will be at a reasonable range. (All those fighters could be kamikazes, but more likely there for CAP). Okinawa also has a lot of fighters.

It's entirely possible that he's having them on ground or airfield attack, but with drop tanks... in which case they'll fly the mission trying to bomb without having any bombs, and so they show up as "sweeping."

I've done this a lot with Beaufighters, even though it says in-game they'll fly with bombs.

i don't think the Nick D ever flies with bombs.

[Canoerebel]

7/9/44

Fun House: The Allies take Aparri, which is critical to Peep Show. Base forces and engineers will begin arriving in a day or two. The airfield isn't badly damaged, so the engineers might get it up to level 8 or 9 within a few weeks.

Now the only other thing needed to trigger Peep Show is for Bataan to fall. That may take a little while - perhaps another week or two. See map for details.

[Canoerebel]

7/9/44

Enemy aircraft destroyed at Aparri:

[anarchyintheuk]

Don't forget about the several month period of no Jug production between the D25 and the N model. I may be thinking about stock tho. As always, enjoying the AAR.

[Lecivius]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Don't forget about the several month period of no Jug production between the D25 and the N model. I may be thinking about stock tho. As always, enjoying the AAR.

No, that's coming.

[Canoerebel]

First I've heard of this. I'll take a look at that later.

Perhaps that's when I should plan to focus on backfilling in the DEI and a certain mission to get some of the 12 gazillion transports I've accumulated in the Philippines back to West Coast. I have so many transports tied up in the PI that there's little lift capacity left to handle West Coast and Pearl Harbor units that will be inbound to the PI. Logistics. Nightmares. Balancing. Tough.

[Canoerebel]

Iowa and New Jersey both fired a few rounds of main gun ammo.

[Canoerebel]

In readings posts in another thread, I noted that some players swap out the FM1-2 Wildcats on CVEs for Hellcats.

I have a thousand Hellcats in the pools, so I could do the same. I've always had the impression that JFB's run screaming into the night, bearing machetes and bound for the AFB's place of residence bent on mayhem, whenever AFBs do that.

Do you guys think its reasonable to swap out my CVE Wildcats for Hellcats? If so, I'll do so immediately (or as soon as Death Star returns to port, which should be soon).

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

In readings posts in another thread, I noted that some players swap out the FM1-2 Wildcats on CVEs for Hellcats.

I have a thousand Hellcats in the pools, so I could do the same. I've always had the impression that JFB's run screaming into the night, bearing machetes and bound for the AFB's place of residence bent on mayhem, whenever AFBs do that.

Do you guys think its reasonable to swap out my CVE Wildcats for Hellcats? If so, I'll do so immediately (or as soon as Death Star returns to port, which should be soon).

Hellcats were used on quite a few CVEs. No problems. Go for it!!

Especially in a Scen where he can put Georges on CVs. [:D]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

In readings posts in another thread, I noted that some players swap out the FM1-2 Wildcats on CVEs for Hellcats.

I have a thousand Hellcats in the pools, so I could do the same. I've always had the impression that JFB's run screaming into the night, bearing machetes and bound for the AFB's place of residence bent on mayhem, whenever AFBs do that.

Do you guys think its reasonable to swap out my CVE Wildcats for Hellcats? If so, I'll do so immediately (or as soon as Death Star returns to port, which should be soon).

Hellcats were used on quite a few CVEs. No problems. Go for it!!

Especially in a Scen where he can put Georges on CVs. [:D]

I do it without reservation!

[JeffroK]

The Brits flew them off their CVE's.

[BillBrown]

Without question, swap them out.

[Canoerebel]

This information hit me hard.

Tell me it's not as bad as it looks. Please.

[Canoerebel]

7/9/44

Another good air-loss day - about the sixth in a row.

[Canoerebel]

Does the Hellcat 5 model perform markedly better than the -3 model? (Please say yes, unless it's not true.)

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

This information hit me hard.

Tell me it's not as bad as it looks. Please.

Cry me a river![:D]

You only get like 3 months of D25 Jugs production. [:D] That is why I chastised you for using them on escort duty. Would that I be so lucky!

You do get 30-40 British Jugs however a month and then that is augmented by another 40 or so Jugs II; you also get wonderful Spitfires (which you can turn into beasts if you try). There are some decent New Zealand Corsairs.

Corsairs are super tough and you should have and get lots plus their delivery vehicle make them very formidable.

You really don't have much to complain about, considering the air losses over the last week.[:)]

I think I recall your Jugs losses are pretty modest, you may simply have too many squadrons of them flying?

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

7/9/44

Another good air-loss day - about the sixth in a row.

I always tell new JFB's that they need to counter the Jugs threat, and the best way to do that is to get and build the Frank A early and be willing to lose 3000 of them thru the 2nd half of 43 and the 1st half of 44.

John has got the loss part of the equation correct, but I don't think you have lost enough Jugs yet?

With respect to your Hellcat -5; I don't recall being scared of them, but relieved when I ran into them...especially sweeping with Georges. They were more than capable at shredding my strike planes though as CAP over ships.

Edit: I just noticed another 5 Nick D destroyed. I get the feeling John concentrates on one area at time, often leaving standing orders running from areas he hasn't looked at? Is that even possible? What has he lost over the last week -- 600 planes for 100 Allied?

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

John has been using some Nicks lately on small raids (sweeps, I think) against Luangprabang, where they keep bumping their heads against some good Spit VIIIs.

Formosa is now loaded with fighters, but few strike aircraft. I'm thinking John is preparing for the inevitable 4EB assault, but I'm waiting to get Aparri, so that my sweeps will be at a reasonable range. (All those fighters could be kamikazes, but more likely there for CAP). Okinawa also has a lot of fighters.

It's entirely possible that he's having them on ground or airfield attack, but with drop tanks... in which case they'll fly the mission trying to bomb without having any bombs, and so they show up as "sweeping."

I've done this a lot with Beaufighters, even though it says in-game they'll fly with bombs.

i don't think the Nick D ever flies with bombs.

Well, the Nick-D is a night fighter, so...