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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe


Ahem. [&:]

The Avenger is a single engine, carrier capable, US Naval Torpedo bomber that was also used by some of the US Naval Infantry air infantry air units plus sent out as Lend Lease aid to many countries.[:D]

The B26B is a twin engine land based bomber known as the Marauder. Four Marauders did carry torpedoes and use them at Midway but not one of them stuck a target and exploded. Since the B25 had a slightly longer range, the B26 was then used in the ETO being replaced by the B25 among other bombers.[:D]

You AFBs are super spoiled.[:'(] The B26 is a great bomber...compared to what Japan gets. The Avenger is a solid improvement over the current CV torpedo plane with generous monthly replacement rate.

ORIGINAL: DesertWolf101


Why are you waiting for size 4 airfields before transferring air groups to New Zealand?

Don't want to incur op losses. Especially among the B17D.

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

There is an alternate "national" base for each nationality to allow their reinforcements and arrivals to show up somewhere. If they do show up at Aden, that is a perfect place to train them to the limits, and in multi skills too.

You could always use PP to buy out a dot base for the Dutch Patrol aircraft - or are they all destroyed already? Should be able to buy the air units back as well when PP become more plentiful.

I thought the Dutch's was Kal..iti.

Dutch Patrols are wiped out.

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Ex-pats. Think Polish Air Force in Britain. In this case ex-ex-pats. [:D]

Okay!

Moving out from Toowoomba today...pretty much going to go slow and steady so that we don't outpace our AA. Should be enough to force a Japanese retreat from Maryborough. My troops are fragile...low experience, poor squads, not a lot of upgraded artillery, Australian tanks at 50% of TOE.

Caught up on a lot of ship upgrades, but April it is raining upgrades.

Trying to upgrade to 1942 Indian Infantry today at Calcutta. Still accumulating Australian squads.

In hindsight, I should have put together 20 xaks and the US Fleet to force a big supply run into Luzon while the KB was around Ceylon.
Maybe not, since this early those carriers are really easy to hit with Iboats.

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe


Ahem. [&:]

The Avenger is a single engine, carrier capable, US Naval Torpedo bomber that was also used by some of the US Naval Infantry air infantry air units plus sent out as Lend Lease aid to many countries.[:D]

The B26B is a twin engine land based bomber known as the Marauder. Four Marauders did carry torpedoes and use them at Midway but not one of them stuck a target and exploded. Since the B25 had a slightly longer range, the B26 was then used in the ETO being replaced by the B25 among other bombers.[:D]

You AFBs are super spoiled.[:'(] The B26 is a great bomber...compared to what Japan gets. The Avenger is a solid improvement over the current CV torpedo plane with generous monthly replacement rate.

A "," would have helped and the ", and" combination would have been better.

The Japanese Army and Navy both have or will get 2E bombers that can either carry a torpedo from a level 2 airfield or a full load of bombs on Low Nav from the same airfield. The Navy gets two such aircraft from the beginning while the Army has to wait for the Peggy T.

The Japanese can also increase their production of aircraft while the Allies can not plus the Japanese can get key aircraft sooner while the Allies can not.

The Japanese also receive flying boat transports that can carry a heavy load. They also get the Jake from the beginning and possibly better ones later on. The Japanese also get float fighters which can be based at a base with no airfield making them immune from damage from bombing and bombardments. They can also produce float torpedo bombers as well.

I've also noticed the Dutch reappear at Aden, but I always seem to have a problem with Dutch pilots running out, so most of those units sit at Aden for the rest of the war.

Cheers,
CB

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart
I've also noticed the Dutch reappear at Aden, but I always seem to have a problem with Dutch pilots running out, so most of those units sit at Aden for the rest of the war.

I use the reminder of fighter pilots for CAP in back areas and others train for ASW. Seem safe enough occupations to last quite a while

March 25, 1942

Our first sequential upgrade of a division's infantry, with less than 150 1942 squads in the pool... The best part is we haven't depleted the 1942 pool since the old squads were auto upgraded.

Better the buttered toast![:D]

India...starting to feel a bit optimistic. Probably too early to feel that way...Ceylon will fall, freeing up two divisions, but at some point Japan has to pull 3-5 Divisions back for Singers and 2-3 Divisions for Luzon. Don't they?

Still plinking away at the economy while maintaining very low losses.

Most of the air action happened over Dacca, with beasts flying in after sweeps, but there was enemy fighter presence for the beasts and the P40s on escort lost a few.

I missed my opportunity to savage Dacca's light industry, but did score 1 hit at night.

Going to have to allocate one B17 squadron of 8 planes to recon on Rangoon.

Japan called it quits on their off road thrust...those five units off road have at least 3 divisions in them.

Australian offensive underway! Japanese bombers have been stood down for the last several days. Japan has earned 1038 VP from strategic bombing.

We now have 14 fighter squadrons protecting Australia...and I have lost count of the AA units (at least 2 at every potential hotspot and at least 1 at all strategic targets in range).

On recon, the squadron will only send out two aircraft per day to the target - one in the AM and one in the PM air phase. You can split the squadron for a while to recon more targets. Or dedicate the rest of the squadron to bombing ... Commander Lowpe's Choice!

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

On recon, the squadron will only send out two aircraft per day to the target - one in the AM and one in the PM air phase. You can split the squadron for a while to recon more targets. Or dedicate the rest of the squadron to bombing ... Commander Lowpe's Choice!

Darn, can't use beasts on recon...I guess I will have to dedicate a Cat squadron to it.

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart
I've also noticed the Dutch reappear at Aden, but I always seem to have a problem with Dutch pilots running out, so most of those units sit at Aden for the rest of the war.

I use the reminder of fighter pilots for CAP in back areas and others train for ASW. Seem safe enough occupations to last quite a while

I have 200 pilots.

In numerous Japanese games I have struggled to get some fuel to flow out of Urumchi.

Here, I want to get it to flow to Lanchow, it seems despite two level 1 runways some fuel does flow from Lanchow to Kunming and Chengtu. In fact, I don't think the size of the base plays any role in fuel moving to and from Lanchow and Kunming.

Normally I build the two level 1 bases on the highway between Hami and Lanchow, but I recall it not working that well. Building Urumchi up just increases the fuel stockpile before wastage occurs.

Anybody have any bright ideas? Not so bright ideas?

Capture Hong Kong and Canton, fuel with flow there and oil will flow to Hong Kong. [;)]

Capture from Hankow to Shanghai, fuel will flow to the ports. Oil will flow to Hankow and maybe Shanghai as well.[;)]

I don't have my game open right now but if I recall, there is over 11k in oil at Hong Kong and quite a bit at Hangkow. I don't remember if any oil got to Shanghai yet.

[:D][:D][:D]

Urumchi - the only way I got fuel/oil to flow out of here was load up what was available at Port Arthur and other ports to be shipped to Japan. You need to create a need someplace.

March 26, 1942

Japan has 750 AV off road cleaning up my pickets...threats to his supply line.