Maybe it's time to unleash the CA's? Any chance for a night dash at full speed? He does have some air assets left and you won't have any (much) fighter cover but a couple of ca's and tanaka might be deadly
No fuel for another run at flank speed southwards... barely have it to run at full speed to Biak... sorry
mmm... still no reply from Brad. I guess he's a bit upset and taking his time to play this round...
BTW, as far as i can tell, the Yorktown has gotten some heavy damages and should be in a escort TF, while the Sara, the Hornet and the Lex seems to be still in fighting conditions. I won't play with my luck now. He has his whole fleet there. 3 Essex classes, 2 CVLs and probably the starting carriers (minus the Wasp who took another torp during the battle for Rabaul 2 months ago). Even if i took out the York, it's still a mighty power to face and i only have 6 CVs with me... the smallest ones! No, i won't chase him down.
Also i have a very critical fuel situation. I was already at 55% fuel when i decided to rush this 14 hexes at full speed... now i barely have the fuel to get back to the randevous point with my AOs....
In war you have to accept what the Gods give you and should never ask too much... it's still a long long way to 1945 and there will be other battles to fight. We've won this one, let's accept it and get what it gives.
I'll let my Frances and my subs do the job... let's see what they can do
A good choice.
However, you might throw some Emilys or Bettys on night attack with torps if they can reach the area, just for kicks. You never know. Or if he hasn't closed Rabaul or any other base you still hold in the area, add some groups in there behind the lines to try to pick off the stragglers. You can fly in a bit of support if the base forces are removed. Again, a long shot, but air groups are worth losing to get to damaged CVs.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
Aug 30, 43
His CVs escaped to my subs-traps and none of my Frances launched [:@]...they stopped just 1 hex south of Hansa Bay and none of the Frances from Vanimo and Hollandia decided to take off... oh well...[>:]
Guys, we have a BIG crisis in Burma. South of Kalemyo he managed to place 40,000 men right under my nose very fast. 2 Indian Division, 1 Chinese Division and 1 tank regiment... against 1 reinforced Thai Division.... they shock attacked... DAMN!... one of my regiment simply unfolded and retired, while the division held, despite the 1-2 Odds.... i have a regiment of the 48th Division just 2 days far from there and some more troops are flowing...but if he breaks...Burma is lost for good[X(][X(]
Too stupid and too overconfident i've been here. Relied too much on the stacking limit and paid an heavy price. I risk to lose a whole theatre now...
Well, let's face it. Japan, sooner or later, must lose and my time is ending....
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Ground combat at 58,43 (near Kalemyo)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 32854 troops, 449 guns, 551 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155[X(]
Defending force 7908 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337
Allied adjusted assault: 1015
Japanese adjusted defense: 461
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
1082 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
1556 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 281 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
36th Chinese Division
7th Indian Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
5th Indian Division
Defending units:
7th RTA Division
3rd RTA/C Division
Your best bet to buy the two days is to launch ground attacks using your bombers no matter what the cost. With a little luck the disruption could keep the odds low enough that 7th RTA holds until your additional division arrives.
Did you not have aerial recon checking these stacks for this though?
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
After that attack he's probably low on supply. If this is a jungle hex off-road you still won't have time to add something else. Might be time to just move back past the plains in a controlled withdrawal to the next jungle line. All is not lost, though. Once there you have inside lines that can help deal with these threats more easily.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
The battle for Burma has begun.
There has been a great air battle over the contested hex, held by the heores of the 7th RTA division.
Japan sent 10 Sentais to patrol those skies. The cream of the Japanese Air Army.
The allies made sweep missions with 3 P-47s squadrons, several P-40Ks and not less than 40 P-38Hs, followed by 100+ bombers escorted by some 200 more fighters. A full day of harsh air battles. The IJA managed to sent 100 Helens on bombing missions.
At the end of the day Japan had lost more than 100 planes and the allies 130/140...
The shock attack followed by 2 Indian Division and a tank Bde, achieving a 3-1...but the line HELD! My goodness, they HELD!!!!!![&o][&o][&o]
One more day...i need one more day... com'on...
Burma redeployment has begun. I hope the sacrifice of those brave guys will be enough to be offered to the Gods of war... i need another day of heroes...one more day.
Tomorrow the IJAAF will make another big effort. Let's hope in some rain...let's hope in some storms... let's hope the Gods may help us
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 44
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 25
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 76
Ki-84a Frank x 99
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
202 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 27 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 14 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 22 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (22 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 18 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 23 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 22 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 44
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 70
Ki-84a Frank x 90
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28490.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
202 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 17 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 25540.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 14 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
25 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28270.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 228 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 18 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28270.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 23,400 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 39
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 60
Ki-84a Frank x 75
Allied aircraft
P-40N1 Warhawk x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
202 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 12 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 112 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 25 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 22 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 85 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28270.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 183 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 33
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 56
Ki-84a Frank x 70
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
202 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 11 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
25 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 19400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
21 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 26400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 17 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 134 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 80 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 36th Chinese Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 36
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 55
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 23
P-40K Warhawk x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/41st FS with P-40K Warhawk (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
4 planes vectored on to bombers
Also attacking 7th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 36th Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 7th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 36th Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 7th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 36th Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 7th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 36th Chinese Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 5th Indian Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27
Ki-84a Frank x 24
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15
P-40K Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19240 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 24120 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
35th FG/41st FS with P-40K Warhawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 39
Ki-84a Frank x 56
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 19
Vengeance I x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 129 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 26
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 36
Ki-84a Frank x 56
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 16
Blenheim IV x 12
Blenheim VD x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop x 113
Wellington Ic x 15
Wellington B.X x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 38
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
B-26 Marauder x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 9
P-40N5 Warhawk x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington B.X bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Blenheim VD bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim VD bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 10000 feet
4 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 10000 feet
2 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 10000 feet
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
26 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 178 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 116 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 26
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 28
Ki-84a Frank x 56
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Wellington Ic x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 3 destroyed
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 26 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 235 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 28
Ki-84a Frank x 56
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
Vengeance I x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 9 destroyed
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 442 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th RTA Division, at 58,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 28
Ki-84a Frank x 56
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18
Blenheim VD x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 9
B-26 Marauder x 9
P-40N5 Warhawk x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim VD bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
21 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 125 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 31000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
Any maps? What is the distance still to go for your regiment in miles? Is it in move mode? Even if that arrives, it might not be enough to hold, but you said you had more coming as well?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
Nice Allied sweeps by Corsairs, then P-38's then P-40N's and then especially the P-47's but the poor Wellingtons still crumpled like children's kites. It was a beautifully engineered air attack..but it failed.
I am willing to be Yul Brenner is commanding that Royal Siam Army unit.
Can you paradrop some guys on the contested hex or would that be considered gamey ? I have never done it in game, don'teven know if it's possible to paradrop on a contested non base hex ? If possible and you happened to have a paradroppable unit nearby, I personnally wouldn't consider it gamey, it is a legitimate attempt to reinforce a position with all you've got but anyway, you are probably not in a position to do it.
More air battles over the Indian border. This time storms prevented any air mission over the brave guys of the 7th RTA Division, but the "C" regiment of the 48th Division got hit hard by the enemy bombers while marching. Over their heads another fierce battle took place, with more than 50 enemy planes falling in falmes from the skies...like burning stars, while the japanese air army managed to keep the air losses pretty low.
Thanks to the efforts of the mighty 5th Air Division, the guys of the "C" regiment managed to reach the contested hex. Today the Indians didn't attack (thank God), probably due to the high fatigue levels of 3 shock attacks in a row...
Now the whole front is moving but the hex isn't safe yet. More regiments are marching in, along with the 15th Army HQ and an heavy artillery unit... but it will take them at least a week to get there,so we'll still be on the edge.
Yul Brinner? Well, that MGen leading that Division really deserve a medal.
Now more enemy units are flowing in. I need to keep on moving and to stabilize the front, while i'll retreat from Akyab and mitikyna.
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Morning Air attack on 48th/C Division, at 57,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 17
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 12
Lysander II x 3
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Morning Air attack on 48th/B Division, at 57,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 5
Ki-84a Frank x 17
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 12
Blenheim VD x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 24
Wellington Ic x 9
Wellington B.X x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
B-26 Marauder x 3
P-40N5 Warhawk x 7
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Morning Air attack on 48th/B Division, at 57,43 , near Kalemyo
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9
B-26 Marauder x 9
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
I'm experiencing a lot of problems with the game today at my pc at office. I can only run the turn and see the replay, but as soon as it finishes the replay, the game crashes to desktop. I tried to uninstall and re-install (yes, don't wanna work today), but it keeps on crashing. I tried to downgrade to a previous patch and it seems to work, but obviously keeps on telling me that the patch is wrong.... what should i do?
Any help?
I'll try to see if the same problem happens in my laptop or at my desktop at home
Can you paradrop some guys on the contested hex or would that be considered gamey ? I have never done it in game, don'teven know if it's possible to paradrop on a contested non base hex ? If possible and you happened to have a paradroppable unit nearby, I personnally wouldn't consider it gamey, it is a legitimate attempt to reinforce a position with all you've got but anyway, you are probably not in a position to do it.
Don't have any of them in Burma but, anyway, it's against our HRs.Paras can only be dropped in a base/dot-base hex.
Nice Allied sweeps by Corsairs, then P-38's then P-40N's and then especially the P-47's but the poor Wellingtons still crumpled like children's kites. It was a beautifully engineered air attack..but it failed.
I am willing to be Yul Brenner is commanding that Royal Siam Army unit.
No, poor tactics. Brad should have put 2/3rds of his fighters on LRCAP over the target and then swept with the others. That would not only probably suppressed the Japanese fighters but provided him some very decent fighter escort for his bombers as well. His losses would have been much lower this way. As it is he went in in drips and drabs and paid the cost. The Allies should not be losing air battles at this stage. Not if done right.
No turn today to write about.
Brad said in his email he doesn't understand why the Thai Division doesn't retire even if it's getting 1-3 odds. I explained him (hope to be right here) that when you defend/attack in a non base hex you always have to keep in mind that forts aren't shown in the combat report. My Thai Division has 5 forts, so even a 3-1 odds won't push her out. He will need, afaik, a 6-1 in order to conquer that hex. Hope not to be mistaken here.
Ok, i picked yesterday night to study a bit my overall disposition and the upcoming reinforcements scheldue.
By the end of october 1943 i'm getting a lot of unrestricted brigades. These guys will be very very usefull in order to secure my inner perimeter, while i'll keep on massing PPs in order to buy restricted units from China and Manchuria.
But it's clear that my strategic plans will change if Burma crumbles, cause a lot of units will be lost and i will be forced to focus on the Thailand theatre. Thrilling....
Haven't been able to solve the pc-office problem so far. I can only use the latest betapatch at home or with my laptop [:@]
And...no, i do not charge my clients for the hours spent on WITP at work...well, not always anyway
By the end of october 1943 i'm getting a lot of unrestricted brigades. These guys will be very very usefull in order to secure my inner perimeter, while i'll keep on massing PPs in order to buy restricted units from China and Manchuria.
But it's clear that my strategic plans will change if Burma crumbles, cause a lot of units will be lost and i will be forced to focus on the Thailand theatre. Thrilling....
It's a huge relief when those units arrive. It feels like you finally have forces to really pile up somewhere, but they go quickly too. By then you may have lots of holes you need to plug in several theaters. I went through and tried to allocate forces to certain theatres a few months before they arrived and at least got them somewhat more organized so I didn't short any area too badly.
In addition to the free ones you get many brigades in China that are restricted but buyable, and quite a few regiments in Manchuria as well. A few more tank units show up in the HI and some naval infantry continue to arrive. There will never be enough, but the longer you hold your outer perimeter the more you'll have to pile onto the next layer, and in mid-44 there are a ton. Make sure your armaments are around 80-90k and vehicles at 25-30k before all of that happens.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
Brad said in his email he doesn't understand why the Thai Division doesn't retire even if it's getting 1-3 odds. I explained him (hope to be right here) that when you defend/attack in a non base hex you always have to keep in mind that forts aren't shown in the combat report. My Thai Division has 5 forts, so even a 3-1 odds won't push her out. He will need, afaik, a 6-1 in order to conquer that hex. Hope not to be mistaken here.
From my experience, you are correct here. In a non-base hex, the troops will retreat out based on their own fort levels being overcome.
And...no, i do not charge my clients for the hours spent on WITP at work...well, not always anyway [:D]
Waiting for Brad to send the turn i thought i could share here some thoughts regarding RL issues, following the shining example of my friend CanoeRebel [:)](even if my english won't be up to the task).
I just got notified that i lost a series of trials i have promoted against a bankrupcy procedure. It was a very big trial, with several sub-procedures in it. It was the very last chance for my client to climb back from a disastrous situation involving 25 of his companies. I've spitted blood in this thing for 6 months in a row. Nights, weekends etc... I've even exposed personally myself facing different judges.
I truly believed we had a chance. i truly believed we were right in our interpretation of the facts.
The Court (not just one, but 3 different judges) said I was 100% wrong and condamned all my client's 25 companies to Bankrupcy, even denying him the chance of getting what here is the equivalent of the american "Chapter 5".
A complete defeat.
It's hard to swallow it.
Obviously this isn't the first time i lose. Obsolutely not. But this time i've invested so much in this "thing" that now i really feel involved in it, even if the lawyer never "marries" his client's fate...
You win, you lose. It simply happens. In love, at work and in WITPAE.
Why am i saying this here? Cause i think the investments required by this game, in terms on time and energies, can, under certain degrees, compared to RL issues.
How do you feel when you invest hundreds of hours in an operation that gets nailed and screwed and resolves in a major defeat? I think the feelings are very much like those you taste in RL issues.
When a love ends or when a job thing gets FUBAR... pretty much the same.
These RL happenings should also help to keep things in prespective. You win, you lose...but life goes on, no matter what. In few weeks by now you'll probably forget it and you'll be involved in something else.
You lose the Kuriles and get Tokyo bombed? It sucks... but life goes on, the game goes on.
Ok... my thoughts aren't much clear to me either...can't imagine how they seem to you [:D].
Better to take a coffea break and take a walk....
You know what? Who cares! Tonight i have to watch the 3rd episode of the 3rd season of Game of Thrones... and life's good[8D]
Hey, GJ! Man, commiserations on your real life experience. I know how you feel. I lost my most highest profile public case back in 1995 - a case in which we were right and the outcome was contrary to justice. It was so devastating that it had long term impacts on how I viewed the practice of law. But I got over it (for the most part), learned, and moved on. Knowing you, you'll probably be kicking somebody's butt (and probably they'll deserve it!) very soon.
I continue to admire you for your rapid ascent in this game and for your unshakeable good cheer and sportsmanship. I am learning things from you. You are a good man.
[:)]
"Rats set fire to Mr. Cooper’s store in Fort Valley. No damage done." Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun, October 2, 1880.
Sorry for the bad news. I guess it's worse for the client. Of course, you were arguing for your client, not really acting for him in the strict sense. Whatever it was that took place was under him, and that's what the judges really ruled on. They just did not accept your argument that the next step should go a different way.
In American English, the word "counselor" has two usages. One refers to a lawyers like CanoeRebel and Cribtop. The other is used by mental health folks like me. We are also called therapist. So don't be too hard on yourself when it comes to understand our language over on the other side of the pond (Atlantic Ocean). I tell people I speak American and then around people like CanoeRebel (Dan) I have to remind them that my second language is "Southernese" as it has its own dialect different from Northerners or Yankees.[:D]
Sorry about your lost case, but your analogy was very good. Once you get into mid- 43 or beyond in a PBEM game you have invested hundreds of hours and sometimes things like weather or in your recent CV vs CV battle getting the 'magical' 8 hex strike can tip the balance one way or another.
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