Quisling! An AFB does Japan (No PanzerKat)

[John B.]

But, the big news is that my boys in Manila have found the range. Scott told me that last turn all of the artillery hit one regiment which appears to have been the 147th since in this turns combat report it had a strength of zero. And, this turn, another 145 squads/devices fell to my guns!

The only difference between these past two turns and the entire month of July is that I stopped doing my own bombardment attack. I wonder if my bombardment would be spread out over everybody and have them in their defenses leaving nothing for the counter bombardment. But, by relying only on counter bombardment all of my guns shoot at him when he is less protected.

In any event, he can't stand and take these losses for very long. But, if he stops bombarding then my supplies will last longer. So, he'll have to attack. And, if I'm not bombarding I wonder if my artillery will be more effective against him in the attack. In any event, this has been a very nice surprise!

[John B.]

It has been a couple of good turns for the Empire of Japan. First, Scott bombarded at Manila on August 7th again and took some very large losses. I did lose some non-combat losses but this sort of attrition really works in my favor. I'm not sure what two units of his were destroyed but that's always nice.

[John B.]

Scott did land on the southern tip of Taiwan on the 7th. And, since I only had an airforce support unit there that had been hammered into submission by massive bombardment from the sea and air he took it easily. Scott also has shut down all of the local airfields with repeated raids.

[John B.]

But, MLs and MTBs came spoiling out of Takao and got in among his transport fleet. There were ten confirmed sinkings and, based on damage reports, likely 2-3 others. No reported troops losses but given how these ships were on fire from AA hits (and one sank with only two AA hits) I suspect that they were chock full of supply. Scott actually did not sink many of the raiders and they may get back to Takao to try again, or at least for the MTBs to be disbanded. A nice little morale boost in the face of massive allied invasion fleets.

[John B.]

Meanwhile, over on the Malay Peninsula, an Indian battalion that walked north ran into a little ambush. I had two divisions waiting and pushed it back with heavy losses. Now the divisions will head back to China.

[John B.]

And, finally, at Manila, another bombardment from Scott. No damage to me but lots more death to his troops. But, this time only 48 so perhaps my success rate is going down. And, my AA has become less effective. One thing driving me nuts is the 18K supply in Clark Field. I have Manila set on stockpile with maximum supply draw but I can't get that 18K to come into the city. It will be lost when Clark is lost which is going to be sooner rather than later.

The one downside to the day is that I had Kamis going after DDs at Okinowa and one got a hit that did not seem to do any damage while 9 planes were lost. I also tried a Kami strike at Manila but that ran into fighter escort and that was that.

But, all in all, a good two turns for the second half of 1944.

[John B.]

A couple more turns have come and gone. Last turn Scott tried another bombardment and Manila and, as you can see, it also did not go so well. I think he's given up on this tactic and he's going to have to resort to deliberate assaults until he can clear me out of there.

[John B.]

This most recent turn there was no combat at Manila. His bombers are flying too high for my AA to do much so I hope it does not fire and waste supply. He continues to bombard Clark and that will fall sooner or later. He did launch an airstrike on Okinawa and lost some Hellcats for very little damage to the airfield. He lost a couple of subs and I lost one as well. I figure Taiwan will fall in a month or less and then there is no shipping between China and the HI except up through Fusan.

[John B.]

Well sad day that clark field fell. So many happy memories. Now Manila is all by itself with 121,000 supply. If I"m not shelling and Scott isn't shelling but just bombing it looks like I use up a little less than 1,000 supply per turn so we may be sitting here awhile.

If planes are flying higher than flak can shoot, does the flak still shoot and burn supply?

[John B.]

A Kamikaze attack went in near Guam. I also had a regular Betty unit that went in a on a torpedo run. Everyone pretty much ignored the big APA target and Scott lost 6 LCI/LCI(G)s. He did lose some troops but I think the numbers here are inflated. My change in my VP total only shows Scott losing 15 or so squads here.

I am thinking about a mass Kamikaze attack at Taiwan in a couple of turns and I'm repositioning units to be in a position to do so if the situation presents itself.

[John B.]

A couple more turns have gone by and there is not too much to report. Scott is pounding Taiwan and has stopped shelling Manila. Manila has 118,000 supply and if he's not shelling the supply consumption goes way down. I've been pulling naval support squads out of Manila as there is no sense in feeding them there.

I did do a focused search and sent in another wave of Kamikazes and this time, at long range, they hit and most likely sank that APA and an AK that was along with it.

[John B.]

Houston we have a problem! Scott is on vacation and copied the game onto his wife's laptop. When he tries to open it he gets a path error. There may not be any turns for two weeks. ughhh, withdrawal symptoms starting!!!

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: John B.

Houston we have a problem! Scott is on vacation and copied the game onto his wife's laptop. When he tries to open it he gets a path error. There may not be any turns for two weeks. ughhh, withdrawal symptoms starting!!!

You cannot just copy the game directory over to another computer, it must be installed properly to setup the computer registry for the game.

He should have:
1. Downloaded but not install the game and patches required
2. Copied those files over to his wife's laptop and run them in sequence to install everything needed
3. Set up the shortcut and switches required to make the game run on a laptop.
4. Copy the PBEM turn file into the new, properly installed game save directory.

Since he is on the road, he would need his game serial # to download from the Matrix site. If someone is at home and can give him that info he should be able to do step one on his wife's laptop.

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: John B.
Houston we have a problem! Scott is on vacation and copied the game onto his wife's laptop. When he tries to open it he gets a path error. There may not be any turns for two weeks. ughhh, withdrawal symptoms starting!!!

I have an urge to joke that it's all Scott's wife's plan. And very much understandable at that [:D]
Alas, copying the program is not enough to make it run properly.

[John B.]

Thanks guys! I'll let him know. Personally, I think he's afraid of the hammer of Japanese justice that is about to fall on his fleet. Any day now . . . .

[Bif1961]

If he registered the game when he bought it he can go to the Matrix game website and login and down load the game and whatever patch you are working off of from there unto his wife's laptop. Then if you are playing a certain mod he can go to there and get it from where he got it before or u can send the mod to him, after everything else has been accomplished. The he has to ensure he has the same settings as before.

[RangerJoe]

And do all of that to his wife's laptop while on vacation with her . . . [8|]

[John B.]

RangerJoe, when you're addicted to this game family peace and good sense takes second place.

[RangerJoe]

Well, considering that I am single I don't have a wife to tell me what I am doing wrong. I do not work either so I can lay around all day and play . . .

[John B.]

Hah, I work out of my house and a dog who insists on being walked twice per day, but things are pretty flexible with me as well. Which games do you play?