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Is Dili (the base, not the forumite) within the normal range threshold from Darwin for the Bettys?

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Alfred

ORIGINAL: Alfred

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Alfred

Great, will try that! Do I need to worry about Flak & fighters at Darwin? Can/should I fly at night? Does altitude matter?

August 8, 1943.

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Enemy task forces spotted heading toward Japanese bases in the Arafura sea. Definitely accompanied by heavy enemy carrier cover, but by the APA spotted, likely an invasion of somewhere. Japanese forces reacting to intervene.

ORIGINAL: rader

ORIGINAL: Alfred

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Alfred

Great, will try that! Do I need to worry about Flak & fighters at Darwin? Can/should I fly at night? Does altitude matter?

Last I heard, mine missions have a "drop to altitude to launch" profile, just like a torpedo mission. I think they drop to 3000 feet. Set whatever approach altitude you like.

Aug 9, 1943.

Well he's ashore in good order with 14 units at Taberfane. Hard to say his exact strength but with 45K troops and 845 AFVs, likely well enough to secure the place against the two Japanese brigades and base forces.

Heavy battles in the air in Burma, Solomons and over the only Japanese surface TF in the area around Kai-eilanden. Lots of air losses on both sides. Higher for the Japanese, but probably better aircraft for the Allies so the disparity isn't as bad as it looks.

Can you sweep a friendly base if it contains enemy troops? I assume not...

In Burma, he used to old sacrificial unit trick to block the movement of my forces that were going to expel his offending units. I guess that makes up for my "gamey bombing" [:'(]

August 10, 1943.

Well Gardner's Horse Regiment was fed into the slaughterhouse today. Looks like he's moving another sacrificial unit blocker to protect his main force. Let's see who's next on the dinner plate.

And he easily secured Taberfane. Japanese adjusted defense was 67!? That's kind of strange given Jungle terrain and level 3 forts (before engineers). They must have been ridiculously disrupted but the shore bombardment didn't look all that bad.

I'm guessing he will move on to take Dobo overland next. It always seems that Allied players like to press through the Arafura sea. Much more effective than the historical Solomons option it seems.

Taberfane is actually clear terrain IIRC.

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

Taberfane is actually clear terrain IIRC.

Wow, you're right! I had no idea and probably wouldn't have built there if I'd known, but looks like it's clear but has the wrong graphic texture. Just like Waigeo up there. I'm guessing this is a hex info assignment error rather than a map error but who knows. Wow. That sucks a bit but also makes me feel a bit better about the combat result.

August 12, 1943

Heavy air battles, mostly in Burma, result in high losses today.

With one Japanese advance toward Allied troops blocked, several other divisions shock attacked across the river into the Allied column. I was a bit worried about this but it worked out well, dealing heavy losses to the Allied formations and forcing them to retreat to the safety of the jungle.

August 13, 1943.

A follow-up landing at Timoeka. A day after the landing, some Vals got through to hit an APA and AKA without much trouble and Japanese forces managed to hold the base against an Allied shock attack. Likely this will lead to more escalation, but the KB has finally arrived in the area to intervene. Looks like it was spotted by Allied search planes so it will be interesting to see if he sticks around for a carrier fight or takes this opportunity to withdraw his valuable ships.

August 15, 1943

Heavy action in the air every day now as Allied bombers come in to hit airbases around the Arafura sea, and also in Burma around Magwe as the Japanese army retreats to safety. We've lost around three hundred planes over the last four days. Allied losses have also been significant, but a lot less heavy than Japanese ones. On the other hand, most Japanese fighters have been shot down over friendly territory so pilot losses aren't all that bad (around 20 KIA per day, with around as many wounded). Hopefully some of those wounded pilots will eventually come back.

The KB is lurking just to the North of the Arafura, but he's being cautious and hanging back, protecting Taberfane with fighters and surface warships. Will this be a titanic clash, or more of a fizzle? Time will tell.

It really does seem like night bombing (or more precisely, night interception) is borked. I decided to throw a bunch of expert George pilots to interdict the Allied might raids in Burma. This was the result [8|]

No turn today because my opponent got drunk at the pub. Priorities [:-]

Question: if there are say 50 Allied PT boats defending a base (say 10 TFs of 5 each), are they likely to pose a serious risk to Battleships coming in to bombard?

ORIGINAL: rader

Question: if there are say 50 Allied PT boats defending a base (say 10 TFs of 5 each), are they likely to pose a serious risk to Battleships coming in to bombard?

Risk of being torpedoed - not likely. Risk of using up all ammo and most ops points - likely.

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ORIGINAL: rader

Question: if there are say 50 Allied PT boats defending a base (say 10 TFs of 5 each), are they likely to pose a serious risk to Battleships coming in to bombard?

Risk of being torpedoed - not likely. Risk of using up all ammo and most ops points - likely.

So what's the best way to handle the situation if the base is heavily defended by fighters? Does that make it impregnable?