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RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:55 pm
by thegreatwent
Sunday Tithe[&o]
Poor rats, my cat would destroy those slippers in just a few hours.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:18 pm
by USSAmerica
Lazy Sunday - Tithe. [&o]
Just the way I like 'em. [8D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:22 pm
by DuckofTindalos
I just finished putting in the last Allied carrier for the Downfall scenario. Ask me how many carriers the combined US and British fleet gets. Go ahead, I dare you.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:23 pm
by Historiker
25 CVs and 40 CVEs?
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:24 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Pffft... That would be puny...[:'(]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:26 pm
by Historiker
hmm... puny... Seems to get difficult breaking that combined CAP
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:28 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Uber-CAP is a thing of the past in AE. Besides, the Japs get a total of 10,000 Kamikazes on the map at start, and another 8-10,000 aircraft in the pool.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:29 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Also, there's every indication that the Japs knew they had to change their tactics and go after the transports in the invasion. I'm experimenting to see if this can be modelled.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:30 pm
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Historiker
25 CVs and 40 CVEs?
I would add 12 CVL's and at least 1 CVB. I say 32 CV's and 120 CVE's.[&:]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:33 pm
by DuckofTindalos
That's too high, Steve. The USN had the luxury of being able to keep CVE's out of the frontline jobs to ferry aircraft and train, so the player isn't going to get them all. Remember that this is a partial-map scenario.
At the moment, the tally is 1 CVB (may increase to two if I'm feeling naughty), 22 CV (5 British), 8 CVL and 54 CVE. 85 flight decks in all.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:38 pm
by Historiker
A picture shot while cycling today. [:)]

RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:38 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Nice!
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:40 pm
by AW1Steve
Ok, I was thinking that the CVE's would be running to and fro bringing in replacement aircraft.Lots and lots of replacement aircraft. That and the Brit's might want to make up for their extremely small airgroups on their CV's and CVL's. I would have expected a couple of more Essex class due to the number that would not have been cancelled by the A-bomb raids, and also in view of the Bunker Hill and Franklin wrecks. I would imagine that even with the Kamikazes going after transports that the Americans would have had several of their Essex class turned into floating wrecks.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:45 pm
by Historiker
ORIGINAL: Terminus
Nice!
Absolutly! The landscape there is amazing and the route I'm cycling is mostly like this!
This is a picture from the Eng-Tal, a valley that belongs to Austria but can only be accessed by Germany!
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:47 pm
by JWE
Hi Termie,
appropos of nothing, nice to see ya on Der Faden; shoulda known you could speak German. I'm smiling and dialing, so as to get my German back up to 12-year-old snuff. Don't have any Danish, but I do have French and Spanish, and my Russian is probably better than my German.
Anyhoo, love to chat with folks in their own language. So expressive.
John
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:50 pm
by DuckofTindalos
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Ok, I was thinking that the CVE's would be running to and fro bringing in replacement aircraft.Lots and lots of replacement aircraft. That and the Brit's might want to make up for their extremely small airgroups on their CV's and CVL's. I would have expected a couple of more Essex class due to the number that would not have been cancelled by the A-bomb raids, and also in view of the Bunker Hill and Franklin wrecks. I would imagine that even with the Kamikazes going after transports that the Americans would have had several of their Essex class turned into floating wrecks.
There's about thirty or so replenishment squadrons, two per assigned CVE. I might (repeat MIGHT) add one or two more Essex's, although not for on-map start, similar to how the Midway doesn't show up until 1/1/46. Additionally, I'm implementing the USN plan to turn the Independence CVL's into all-VF carriers, so most of the Bearcats and F2G's will be on those.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:53 pm
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Terminus
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Ok, I was thinking that the CVE's would be running to and fro bringing in replacement aircraft.Lots and lots of replacement aircraft. That and the Brit's might want to make up for their extremely small airgroups on their CV's and CVL's. I would have expected a couple of more Essex class due to the number that would not have been cancelled by the A-bomb raids, and also in view of the Bunker Hill and Franklin wrecks. I would imagine that even with the Kamikazes going after transports that the Americans would have had several of their Essex class turned into floating wrecks.
There's about thirty or so replenishment squadrons, two per assigned CVE. I might (repeat MIGHT) add one or two more Essex's, although not for on-map start, similar to how the Midway doesn't show up until 1/1/46. Additionally, I'm implementing the USN plan to turn the Independence CVL's into all-VF carriers, so most of the Bearcats and F2G's will be on those.
To which I can only say...
COOL![:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:54 pm
by thegreatwent
Anyhoo, love to chat with folks in their own language. So expressive.
John
I'm enjoying that thread as well. Good practice [:)].
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:54 pm
by Historiker
How many turns will this scenario include? Will the Japs still recieve some reinforcement (ground units, new planes), what about the surviving big ships that were historically damaged?
What about the 23 Million Militia?
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:57 pm
by Historiker
ORIGINAL: JWE
Hi Termie,
appropos of nothing, nice to see ya on Der Faden; shoulda known you could speak German. I'm smiling and dialing, so as to get my German back up to 12-year-old snuff. Don't have any Danish, but I do have French and Spanish, and my Russian is probably better than my German.
Anyhoo, love to chat with folks in their own language. So expressive.
John
peut-être il nous faut ouvrir "LE FIL!!!" aussi? [;)]