Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

[obvert]

One thing to think about is that the Lily arrives on 1/43 anyway. You will not move it forward more than a month or so starting R n D factories now. Why not just research something later or nothing at all to conserve a bit? Or maybe you're adding these because you don't Lilys in production?

[Lowpe]

No Lilly in current production.

It was easier to change some worthless r&d facility to them than mess with my current production plants. They will repair quickly and be producing on Day 1.

Edit: I should add that there is not much plane production going on now anywhere. Jakes and Nicks and Vals about 1 a day of each -- that is it. And I would like to shut the Vals down.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Looks like China is about to come tumbling down over his head! Once supply dries up its pretty much game over there.

What do you mean "once"?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
No r&d for tony, jack or most others. Sad, because I like the lines on the Tony....

Enjoying this AAR, which I only discovered this morning. Sorry I'm a late arrival. [:)]

The Tony Ki-100 is one of the best fighters in the game. With this, they *finally* got the line right. Getting early research factories running on this airframe is *the* reason for having a Ki-61 research program. The Ki-61a through -c models are unimpressive. The -d model sports quite a wallop. But it all comes together (and is worth producing) the Ki-100.

If you're playing with realistic R&D off, I'd encourage you to fast track Ki-100 production.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Nauru. There half a million resources here...maybe I will be able to get them.

It's a pittance compared to what's in Sakhalin, Port Arthur and (hopefully) Korea. While it's probably not a bad idea to get the Nauru resources for any ships returning to Truk from the SoPac, it's not worth the fuel (IMO) to detail resource transport TFs specifically for this purpose.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
The Boise is last seen broken in half going down...

That's a great way to see the Boise! BANZAI!

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
I must be the only player ever not to have Tojos in August of 42 with Realistic R&D off.[:@]

Indeed! The mind boggles! [:D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

The Yamato is kind of fun!

Nice bombardment! [X(]

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Looks like China is about to come tumbling down over his head! Once supply dries up its pretty much game over there.

What do you mean "once"?

Is that not the correct term?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
But then, one missed click and you end up with this kind of mismatch to teach you humility.

Ouch! [:-]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
I haven't been able to do that. Maybe I just haven't tried?

You should be able to. PM me if you're interested in help?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

Looks like China is about to come tumbling down over his head! Once supply dries up its pretty much game over there.

What do you mean "once"?

Is that not the correct term?

I think he's suggesting that supply is dried up in China from the get go. "Once" suggests a future timeline for the drying up of supply in China. A play on words.

[Lowpe]

Chickenboy
If you're playing with realistic R&D off, I'd encourage you to fast track Ki-100 production.

Welcome aboard!

I have taken Obvert's advice from his AAR and have 5 size 30 factories churning away on Tony, one of which I inherited. Two engines, what a pain.

Nauru resources. Yes, you are correct in that it is not worth the fuel. In looking at Obvert's ending resources there is no reason to worry about it.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
I think he's suggesting that supply is dried up in China from the get go. "Once" suggests a future timeline for the drying up of supply in China. A play on words.

Ah, I see. [:)]

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Nauru. There half a million resources here...maybe I will be able to get them.

It's a pittance compared to what's in Sakhalin, Port Arthur and (hopefully) Korea. While it's probably not a bad idea to get the Nauru resources for any ships returning to Truk from the SoPac, it's not worth the fuel (IMO) to detail resource transport TFs specifically for this purpose.

+1

I wasted a lot of fuel there. No reason if not 'passing by' already. Also, just send empties from the DEI home full of resources.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Nauru. There half a million resources here...maybe I will be able to get them.

It's a pittance compared to what's in Sakhalin, Port Arthur and (hopefully) Korea. While it's probably not a bad idea to get the Nauru resources for any ships returning to Truk from the SoPac, it's not worth the fuel (IMO) to detail resource transport TFs specifically for this purpose.

+1

I wasted a lot of fuel there. No reason if not 'passing by' already. Also, just send empties from the DEI home full of resources.

The problem with this "passing by" philosophy on Nauru is that it has a small port. I don't find that I have returning TFs from that area small enough to dock at the port...

So, for a while, I will run CS convoys from Truk to Nauru with the little xAKs and xAKLs, until I've built up a hefty 6-figures' worth of Resources at Truk (doesn't take all that long as Nauru produces them quite quickly - almost 200K Resources in the first 6 months of the war). Then I'll stop them and returning Supply convoys from Truk will grab the Resources to take back to the HI.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
I think he's suggesting that supply is dried up in China from the get go. "Once" suggests a future timeline for the drying up of supply in China. A play on words.

Ah, I see. [:)]

Exactly what I meant [:D]. China is a big IJA playground from Day 1.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
I haven't been able to do that. Maybe I just haven't tried?

You should be able to. PM me if you're interested in help?

I will check in a carefully saved game at next opportunity (I have a tendency to make a save file, switch to another window while it's saving, and forget what I was about to immediately try in the Industry screen...and then tinker with something else, requiring yet another save). Sunday, if I can remember.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

The problem with this "passing by" philosophy on Nauru is that it has a small port. I don't find that I have returning TFs from that area small enough to dock at the port...

So, for a while, I will run CS convoys from Truk to Nauru with the little xAKs and xAKLs, until I've built up a hefty 6-figures' worth of Resources at Truk (doesn't take all that long as Nauru produces them quite quickly - almost 200K Resources in the first 6 months of the war). Then I'll stop them and returning Supply convoys from Truk will grab the Resources to take back to the HI.

Why doncha just make 'em an amphibious TF to load resources? Sure, it's inefficient and takes a while, but at least they can do it. It may take a week, but what else are they gonna do in the SoPac? Think of it as mandated R&R whilest their holds get filled by bird guano resources. [:D]

[Lowpe]

Only a few plane losses today as most weren't challenged. He is bombing at random in Burma, scouting the defenses and he has run a motorized unit down the road almost to Ramree.

A small carrier raid below...I have forces west and east. Will bombard the airbase and seek to finish them off this next day.