Playing Japanese Side

[ltfightr]

I use barges to haul around a SNLF and take the So pac islands that I have bypassed.

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: Dino

I had B17's droping bombs on barges from 10.000 ft, but these barges were in a TF combined with other transport ships. I suppose that an ONLY barges TF is not considered a valid target for a normal naval attack, so you have to strafe them in that case.

That's the reason why i insist on house rule: no mixing PTs or AGs with other ships. Anyway these types are supposed for close combat/transport ONLY.
Bad design in that particular matter, enable this, IMO, gamey tactic.

[Andy Mac]

Hmmm but then you couldnt combine LCT's and LST's into a single TF a tactic I am having to use against PZB yes it makes me vulnerable to air attack but if I cannot do it them amphib operations dont work as you need to be able to maximise the unload speed and the allies dont get 1.5k AP's.

There are arguments both ways.

My preference would be to make all naval vessels targetable whatever size.

Andy

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Hmmm but then you couldnt combine LCT's and LST's into a single TF a tactic I am having to use against PZB yes it makes me vulnerable to air attack but if I cannot do it them amphib operations dont work as you need to be able to maximise the unload speed and the allies dont get 1.5k AP's.

There are arguments both ways.

My preference would be to make all naval vessels targetable whatever size.

Andy

Valid point, Andy. But as you can see i'm referring only to PT/AGs. LCs and LTS are allowed to combine with other ships... although they are same category as PTs and AGs, they carry troops and vechiles and that makes them valuable target.

There is nothing worse then watching 27 Nells attacking enemy surface TF with 5 PT and one DD. Of course, Nells attacking only PTs in most cases (and it is extremly hard to hit them)...

[Andy Mac]

Fair enough

(and we all know what happened in the instance where I thought I was safe to move some PT Boats and wasnt Pauk wasted a carefully crafted ambush on a PT boat)

[John 3rd]

Atomu,
In response to your question, I just captured the outlying islands near Hawaii. I have called the Operation "Eastern Wind." Johnson, Midway, and Palymra are now mine. Sank 1 US CV and crippled another. Read my Wolfpack vs. John III--The Japanese Version AAR.
John