The Accidental War Obvert vs Lowpe

[Lowpe]

Jan 31, 1942

There is some hope....can we pull off an interception?

[Lowpe]

Night time naval search spots the Americans...

[Lowpe]

No naval interception, and now Japan will really get pounded again in the air and on the ground in Manchuko. Won't be a fun turn.

[Lowpe]

More good news...

[Lowpe]

Afternoon strike...

[Lowpe]

Hm.,

[Lowpe]

Soviet Shock Attack after a day of bombing

[Lowpe]

Not good.

[Lowpe]

Worse.

[Lowpe]

The British bomber and fighter force is now in China...the only good news on the turn is the Allies don't bomb Hong Kong, but it will take several days to get the ships out of repair mode.

Japan's air force is pretty much destroyed. I cannot protect bases that can be swept by the Allies. I cannot shoot down the 4Es that fly deeper.

[jwolf]

This is awesome and terrifying ... at the historical time when the Japanese were supremely ascendant, it's more like 1945 with the walls closing in.

[Lowpe]

I have been night bombing Vlad with no result over the last several nights. Also night bombing in China where results have been slightly better, but nothing to get excited about.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: jwolf

This is awesome and terrifying ... at the historical time when the Japanese were supremely ascendant, it's more like 1945 with the walls closing in.

There was 40 Allied Air attacks against Japanese forces/bases this day. Japan managed to bomb one Dutch position, but my deliberate attack on them failed.

Japan also had 6 night bombing attacks.

According to tracker, I should be building 350 Oscar Ic a month...my production is 60 now having grown every day since war the with Soviets started. Zero production is now at 90 also having grown every day since the Soviets activated and Tracker would like to see a production of 250.

My guess is it won't be till August that I can resume any kind of general air initiative and even then I really worry about pilot skill.

Also, Allies have taken it easy on me with no night bombing of Tokyo or Osaka.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Also, Allies have taken it easy on me with no night bombing of Tokyo or Osaka.

They likely can't reach.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Also, Allies have taken it easy on me with no night bombing of Tokyo or Osaka.

They likely can't reach.

Nope, in range but without fighter protection of course.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Also, Allies have taken it easy on me with no night bombing of Tokyo or Osaka.

They likely can't reach.

Nope, in range but without fighter protection of course.

With what aircraft? It's January 1942, they don't have B-24s yet. Non-Soviet aircraft can't fly from the USSR, and the Soviet aircraft don't have the range to reach Tokyo/Osaka from any of their coastal bases.

He has Toyohara now, which could base US aircraft if he can get them there, but he'd also need supplies/air support/a big enough airfield.

[DanSez]

Salute for being a Good Warrior and sticking with an impossible situation.
Some would not.


It looks like the Focus Pacific scenario without any Japanese reinforcements.
A disaster.
When is the earliest Auto-Victory kicks in?
This can't be much fun.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna




They likely can't reach.

Nope, in range but without fighter protection of course.

With what aircraft? It's January 1942, they don't have B-24s yet. Non-Soviet aircraft can't fly from the USSR, and the Soviet aircraft don't have the range to reach Tokyo/Osaka from any of their coastal bases.

He has Toyohara now, which could base US aircraft if he can get them there, but he'd also need supplies/air support/a big enough airfield.

I figure he has close to 300 operational or more of the SB? that can reach out 13 hexes with a load of 5 100kg bombs. Plus there are a few other frames that go that far too. Normal range is 11 hex I recall.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: DanSez

Salute for being a Good Warrior and sticking with an impossible situation.
Some would not.


It looks like the Focus Pacific scenario without any Japanese reinforcements.
A disaster.
When is the earliest Auto-Victory kicks in?
This can't be much fun.

It will get better, it was just that I was so out of position for this eventuality with everything, troop position, plane builds, navy position, planning etc. Everything I did in this game, and that was done to me (the 3000 AV requirement at Mudken) hurt.

[Lowpe]

Feb 1, 1942

A prowling Iboat off Canada makes a gun attack on the surface....scratch one cargo ship.