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No turn from Jocke for a couple of days. We will hang in suspense if the the IJN raiders can get away, and can Hansa Bay be reinforced, and can we wipe out those two Allied Divisions in Burma.

Dec 7th,1943

During the night no encounters around New Britain...hopefully Hansa Bay got some fast transport troops in.

During the morning the Spitfire's start to show up, several waves, and then the Jugs. A sore trial for low altitude multi layered CAP.

Spitfires gave me nothing but grief in my last game...but this game has Symon's air mod in it.

After 3 waves of Spitfires, the Jugs show up in large numbers.

Spitfires, Jugs and now Lightnings. Oh my!

All together now!

Well, it is a bloody day in the air over Magwe.

Layered, low level CAP. Learn it. Live it. Love it.[:)] Lightnings have really taken it on the chin in this game, thankyou Symon, and probably should never be used as front line sweepers.

The Spitfire devastation was a pleasant surprise.

Jocke has been exceedingly frugal in his use of Jugs so a chance to fight them on terms about as good as Japan will ever get, is most welcome.

New Britain



Those 500 men were experience 90 SNLF troopers. Very nice to rescue them.[:)] Another 1500 men arrived today in the hex, with more coming in the next several days. 15,000 troops left to rescue, and if they can make Gasmata, I can use planes rather than flying boats.

Lightnings are terrible in stock, too.

No turn today. Maybe a turn tomorrow. No turn Tuesday. Ok, Obvert, you gotta keep me busy.[;)]

Sadly...Lightnings seemed to have been pretty good IRL vs Japanese fighters.....

From Wiki.
The P-38 was credited with destroying more Japanese aircraft than any other USAAF fighter.[4]

Dec 8th, 1943

IJN sends the Iboats into the congested Lae shipping lanes...and we hit on 3 cargo ships.

Not to be outdone, but we get a strike in the Bay of Bengal too, and even better a good DL on ships making the Ramree supply run...

The Iboat radio's in the contact, the Army sorties a sentai of Lillys', and it is target practice.

New Britian

Allies moving fast here...I need more time to deliver rear area supplies and retreat troops.

Sub rush claimed several ships, but will now retreat...IJN Cruiser SAGs refueled and are Manus right now.

KB is dark...but I expect the next thrust will wait on Hansa Bay falling, and be small ships with no Allied carriers. Heck he has two huge air bases to fly from...

Currently a stalemate up here in Alaska, no doubt winter weather is great help.

It is a long way to Japan from here...

Burma

Allies marching all around in central Burma.

Only 130 Japanese fighters at Magwe currently. I am pondering about boosting that back up a bit. No Allied sweeps there after the bloodbath on the previous day.

Oil and fuel does move from Magwe by trucks and bicycles and wagons to the rail junction to the east.





So many Allied troops away from a chance to upgrade their equipment, move fast via rail or ships, Burma is turning into a great tarpit for Japan. I have managed to cycle almost all my troops for their upgrades, and I guess the next big challenge will be the June 44 Type 3 tanks...although I can't envision being so far forward by then.

ORIGINAL: morejeffs

Sadly...Lightnings seemed to have been pretty good IRL vs Japanese fighters.....

... but they didn't face Georges, Franks and Jacks. [;)]

They still do very well against A6M, Oscars and Tonys.

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: morejeffs

Sadly...Lightnings seemed to have been pretty good IRL vs Japanese fighters.....

... but they didn't face Georges, Franks and Jacks. [;)]

They still do very well against A6M, Oscars and Tonys.

People claiming P38s are not that good are pretty funny and should ask all my Tojo pilots killed.. (half a 42 Tojo unit annihalated - over 20 downed was the worst of P38 and P40K sweeping. While Allies lost not much only the 1st wave of sweepers suffered).

Guess their (your?) pilots are not the best then.. but sounds like good news that George etc. will be better and have a chance vs. P38s.

ORIGINAL: Alpha77

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: morejeffs

Sadly...Lightnings seemed to have been pretty good IRL vs Japanese fighters.....

... but they didn't face Georges, Franks and Jacks. [;)]

They still do very well against A6M, Oscars and Tonys.

People claiming P38s are not that good are pretty funny and should ask all my Tojo pilots killed.. (half a unit annihalated over 20 downed was the worst of P38 and P40K sweeping). Guess their pilots are not the best then.. but sounds like good news that George etc. will be better )

People have always told me that I'm a good comic.

Seriously though - you can't expect Lightnings to do anything like what they did IRL.

Well for sure in games I played P38s are the best you can get in 42.