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RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:43 am
by Spidery
Forgot to post the July 15th report before I overwrote my file with the next day.
Nothing of great import happened except for taking a shot at the Illustrious that missed[:(], a good attack at Kweiyang and losing 25 Tojos to 10 Hurricanes trying to sweep Chungking[:(].
July 16th 1942
Air Losses: 3 Japanese, 0 Allied, 0 Pilots
Japanese occupy: Kofaiu(air drop), Kweiyang[8D][8D]
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Kweiyang falls with the industry taken intact:
Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 36163 troops, 473 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 941
Defending force 37118 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 831
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 1940
Allied adjusted defense: 477
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiyang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1493 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 144 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
12292 casualties reported
Squads: 448 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 445 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 33 (28 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Of the three attacking divisions 2 are at about 50% disabled and one lightly damaged. Operations will now start to clear the road from Tuyun. 9 Artillery units are freed. Most will head to clear the road but some will head for Kunming area.
The 2nd Tank Division forms at Tuyun.
Mitchells bomb the manpower at Loyang and start fires. No damage to industry so far but 840 fires still rage.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
B-17 hit Fenton and do a worrying amount of damage
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 40
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
New Caledonia
3 BB Bombard Noumea followed by a land attack that does well for the Americans.
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29533 troops, 597 guns, 415 vehicles, Assault Value = 1040
Defending force 23358 troops, 309 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 513
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Allied adjusted assault: 163
Japanese adjusted defense: 559
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1320 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 138 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
193rd Tank Battalion
183rd Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
188th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion
Defending units:
53rd Division
10th Garrison Unit
41st Naval Guard Unit
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
32nd Ind.AA Gun Co
39th Field AA Battalion
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
11th Air Flotilla
37th JNAF AF Unit
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th JAAF AF Bn
Morale remains high amongst the defenders but the situation is poor. Supply is still good and unlikely to run out.
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Allies expand lots.
R&D
A6M5c to 7/44.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:56 pm
by Spidery
My carriers are heading down to New Caledonia with the hope that they can get there before the Allies take Noumea and I can trigger a CV battle.
I have 200 Val, 168 Kate, 180 A6M2, 105 A6M5 on the decks, plus reserves.
How would you spread the A6M2 and the A6M5 between CAP and Escort?
The A6M5 has better speed and climb so will do better as an interceptor. The A6M2 is slower so may do a better job of keeping with the slower Vals and Kates. I would rather lose A6M2 than A6M5. The A6M5 has better durability which helps escorts survive. The A6M2 is more maneuverable at low altitudes and the A6M5 at higher. For these various reasons I am inclined to keep the A6M5 mostly on CAP and the A6M2 mostly on escort.
Any other advice on winning a carrier battle, at this time? I assume engaging at range 6 or 7 is best to exploit the superior range of my fighters. Also, is it best to keep all fighters flying with drop tanks?
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:10 pm
by offenseman
Sounds like you have a good plan. I like A6M2 as escort as well. With the skilled pilots you probably still have and the maneuver ratings at altitudes consistent with a CV attack, they should be able to evade many attacks and get into position to strike back quite often. Fortunately you are still dealing with Wildcats on the other end.
Good luck forcing a battle at that time and good dluck if you are successful in doing so.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:13 pm
by Spidery
July 17th 1942
Air Losses: 3 Japanese, 3 Allied, 2 Pilots
Japanese occupy: Noomefor(air drop)
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Loyang is bombed again. The fires extinguished with no damage to industry seen.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
B-17 hit Fenton again and it is bad.
New Caledonia
I-21 penetrates the screens and shoots 6 torpedoes at CV Formidable, all miss[:@].
Allies attack at Noumea again and the defense is crumbling.[:(] More artillery has joined the Allied forces.
I think it is unlikely I can get to the base before the Allies take it.
Recon over La Foa reports 23 ships in port all identified ships are ACM - just how many mines may he have dumped here?
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Allies expand lots.
R&D
Quiet
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:15 pm
by Spidery
ORIGINAL: offenseman
Sounds like you have a good plan. I like A6M2 as escort as well. With the skilled pilots you probably still have and the maneuver ratings at altitudes consistent with a CV attack, they should be able to evade many attacks and get into position to strike back quite often. Fortunately you are still dealing with Wildcats on the other end.
Good luck forcing a battle at that time and good dluck if you are successful in doing so.
I'm hoping but I don't think it is that likely.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:00 am
by Spidery
July 18th 1942
Air Losses: 2 Japanese, 3 Allied, 2 Pilots
Japanese occupy: Taliaboa(air drop)
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Quiet
Burma
Quiet
Australia
Marauders join in against Fenton
New Caledonia
More subs fail to penetrate screens. Ro-34 retires hurt.
Allies bombard Noumea.
Allies bombardment attack against Noumea.
I am beginning to get suspicious as to whether all the Allied carriers are still in this area. Apart from the Formidable and Illustrious I haven't seen anything recently and the rate of attacks on my subs has dropped.
They could just have withdrawn for repairs, they could be positioned somewhere to launch an ambush, or he may have moved them elsewhere to launch another attack (e.g., Northern Australia) as soon as my carriers are committed.
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Sian airfield to 7. Allies expand La Foa to 4.
R&D
Ki-43-IV to 1/45
Ki-43-IIb to 11/42
Economy
Oil seems to be flowing from Urumchi very well but the fuel is stuck there. Note for future, turn the refineries off immediately.
I have changed shipping arrangements and now ship fuel into Hong Kong and from Shanghai to Nagasaki. There is a faint hint that some fuel may be flowing directly from Singapore to Shanghai.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:02 am
by Spidery
July 19th 1942
Air Losses: 3 Japanese, 2 Allied, 1 Pilots
Japanese occupy: Misool(air drop)
Allies occupy: Isle of Pines(auto)
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Bombardment attack between Kweiyang and Tuyun reveals the defense:
Ground combat at 75,50 (near Tuyun)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1368 troops, 94 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 326
Defending force 22357 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 672
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
59th/B Division
59th/A Division
59th/C Division
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
35th Group Army
I have a force about to attack across the river from Tuyun of about 1000 AV including more than 50% armour. I think this should go alright even though air strikes have done little damage and were grounded today. The 59th Division is pulling back to Kweiyang to avoid over stacking.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
Allies bombard troops nastily again.
New Caledonia
Not many Allied task forces visible now.
Allies attack at Noumea. The 10th Garrison Unit is almost completely disabled now so destroyed losses are growing.
Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 30986 troops, 746 guns, 531 vehicles, Assault Value = 971
Defending force 21272 troops, 295 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 334
Allied adjusted assault: 418
Japanese adjusted defense: 826
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1199 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 35 (9 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
756 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Division
1st Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
183rd Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Marine Defense Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
188th Field Artillery Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion
Defending units:
10th Garrison Unit
53rd Division
41st Naval Guard Unit
37th JNAF AF Unit
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
39th Field AA Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Air Flotilla
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
4th JAAF AF Bn
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Allies only
R&D
Ki-44-IIc to 7/43
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:09 pm
by Spidery
July 20th 1942
Air Losses: 2 Japanese, 2 Allied, 2 Pilots
Japanese occupy: Obi(air drop)
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
The crossing at Tuyun goes much better than I expected. The armour units take no damage and are not even disrupted. A supply(-) on the defenders is nice to see.
Ground combat at 75,50 (near Tuyun)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 19661 troops, 319 guns, 220 vehicles, Assault Value = 1176
Defending force 22260 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 666
Japanese adjusted assault: 127
Allied adjusted defense: 688
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
759 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Allied ground losses:
973 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Assaulting units:
9th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
17th Division
1st Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
59th/A Division
13th Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
35th Group Army
Choices now: use the armour to finish off the defenders; send it to take Kunming; drive towards the plains, or try and trap Chinese South of the Wu River (about 30+ units).
Trapping 30 units would be very nice, taking Kunming would be excellent also.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
Quiet
New Caledonia
Found the Allied carriers they are a bit further East towards Fiji.
I-21 takes a shot at a CL and misses.
Allied deliberate attack at Noumea:
Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29600 troops, 713 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 875
Defending force 20182 troops, 286 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 262
Allied adjusted assault: 282
Japanese adjusted defense: 400
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1569 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 27 (5 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
193rd Tank Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
188th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
183rd Field Artillery Battalion
145th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Marine Defense Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion
Defending units:
53rd Division
10th Garrison Unit
41st Naval Guard Unit
11th Air Flotilla
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
37th JNAF AF Unit
9th RF Gun Battalion
39th Field AA Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
4th JAAF AF Bn
The bombardment forces that can help the defenders are 900 miles away (3 days sailing). The ships that can manage to evacuate them are about 5 days away. Will the defenders hold out?
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Patung to 7 (will probably reach 8 just as I no longer need a base to attack Chungking!)
Katha to 3.
Allies expand La Foa to 5. He must have stopped building forts or more engineers have arrived because this is speeding up.
R&D
Nakajima Ha-45 to 1/43.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:09 pm
by Spidery
China Options
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:10 am
by Spidery
July 21st 1942
Air Losses: 2 Japanese, 1 Allied, 2 Pilots
Japanese occupy: Waigeo(air drop)
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Quiet
Burma
Quiet
Australia
Allies bomb Katherine.
New Caledonia
The IJN forces blunder into a nest of subs around Tulagi and are detected. Various claimed hits by Vals. An empty xAK is lost and another damaged.
Allied attack at Noumea achieves a 1:1 result. Will have to be content with evacuating Efate and Koumac by fast transport and then leaving Luganville by normal transport.
Recce shows many fighters at La foa.
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Nothing significant
R&D
Quiet
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:52 am
by Spidery
July 22nd 1942
Air Losses: 13 Japanese, 16 Allied, 8 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy: Noumea
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Night strikes at Chungking airfield are of poor effectiveness and lose too many aircraft to flak.
Sweeps find no defenders.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
Allies attack Darwin without escort or prior sweep and lose 8 B-17E and 3 B-26. 2 A6M2 and a Ki-44-IIa are lost. Allied are likely to start sweeps with Lightnings so will probably have to withdraw the fighters.
New Caledonia
Noumea falls[:(].
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Nothing significant
R&D
Quiet
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:34 am
by Lowpe
Tell us more about Noumea. Do you think if you sent the KB there sooner you might have snared him?
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:11 pm
by Spidery
ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Tell us more about Noumea. Do you think if you sent the KB there sooner you might have snared him?
Depends how far you are willing to go back!
Had I sent the KB direct there as soon as it became apparent he was attacking I would probably have lost because at that time I was: short Zuikaku and Shokaku as they upgraded to install radar; operating with the pre-July air group sizes; had no A6M5; had ships with a few points of system damage, had many fatigued planes.
Had I sent them a few days earlier then I think he would have withdrawn his ships, pulled his LCUs into La Foa and the shelter of a massive minefield, and waited until La Foa airfield was developed.
In total this isn't that bad a loss. The LCU/air/ship VP totals look like being about 370 for the Allies and 220 for the Japanese. The base represents a much bigger swing but then it ceased to matter once 1943 auto victory was off the cards.
It was an interesting and revealing combat and helps me better understand how to defend.
I was surprised at how devastating his shore bombardments were, and he got lucky that the bombardment on the day of his first attack concentrated on the infantry division so it was badly disrupted.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:33 pm
by Spidery
July 23rd 1942
Air Losses: 1 Japanese, 4 Allied, 0 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Bad weather grounds air.
Recce sees no Allied bombers at Chungking or Changsha and only 82 fighters at Changsha. Has he moved them to use them elsewhere or are supply shortages beginning to bite?
The road hex from Tuyun to Kweiyang has been reinforced. This forces me to keep a good amount of AV in the hex to avoid river shock attacks as reinforcements move through. Slow going reducing this.
Launch a probe on a hex in the woods:
Ground combat at 79,46 (near Patung)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19514 troops, 144 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 600
Defending force 18319 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 501
Assaulting units:
13th Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
18th Chinese Corps
That is one tough Corps. I have another division arriving in 2 days and will start attacking it. It is only 2 hexes from Patung so I should be able to bomb without severe risk from Allied aircraft.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
Allies sweep Katherine, nobody there.
New Caledonia
Many of the forces driven into the jungle at Noumea are eliminated. The units are bought back, they will be useful for home island defense. PP cost is 1 or 2 for most and 11 for the artillery unit.
Naval wars are now quiet.
Pacific
Quiet
Engineering
Nothing significant
R&D
Quiet
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:39 am
by Spidery
July 24th 1942
Air Losses: 10 Japanese, 4 Allied, 5 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:
China
Heavy air strikes at Chungking airfield do moderate damage and get some supply hits. However, flak is quite harsh (attacking at 10000 feet). No CAP which is fortunate as the sweeps came in late.
First tanks enter the Kunming hex. The infantry will arrive today. More tanks and some artillery are moving along the minor road. Will wait until everything is in place before attacking because I am also getting a command HQ to prep for it. I have an Army HQ 100% prepped.
Various movement arrows on Chinese forces as he re-organises following the loss of Kweiyang.
Burma
Quiet
Australia
Quiet
New Caledonia
Allies continue to reduce the Noumean forces.
My carriers hit Tanna port and sink all 8 AVD there. This leaves him with Catalinas in the base with no aviation support.
Cruisers have arrived at Luganville and will turn into fast task forces to evacuate Koumac and Efate. Once they have evacuated back to Luganville will then pack up everything and go home.
Some hits claimed against subs by Vals/Kates.
A damaged xAK sinks from the effects of fires. Fortunately, it had off loaded most of its cargo (a 15cm artillery battalion), but I now have an artillery unit stranded at Shortlands.
Pacific
Quiet. Have a convoy spotted en route to Pearl but mis-guessed its speed and subs are out by one hex.
Engineering
La Foa expanded to 6, does it matter now?
R&D
Quiet
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:31 am
by Spidery
How do I do a fast transport pick up from Koumac safely? The task force has a normal 15 knot move or a 30 knots at full speed.
From Luganville to Koumac is 10 hexes so if I just order it will the TF end up dangerously close to La Foa? Or will it stop 9 hexes from Koumac and go in the next day - with the risk that if it encounters subs it will end up left hanging.
I would rather have it stop something like 6 hexes from Koumac today and then run in tomorrow.
Can I use waypoints to send it on a path that makes the distance 15 hexes so it will move 9 along that today and be well placed for tomorrow?
Alternatively, am I better making the pick-up from Efate, which is 8 hexes from Koumac?
Or is this all to dangerous to and I should forgo the pick up?
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:43 pm
by Spidery
Plane Builds
This is a summary of the aircraft builds underlying the planned engine builds I posted earlier.
Bracketed amount is that already built and the other amount is how many I hope to build. Build plans assume that starting 3/45 enemy action starts destroying factories and that all are destroyed by 8/45.
Fighters
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A6M2-N (34)
A6M2 (242)
A6M5 (122) 866
A6M5c 1720 (start 4/43)
A7M2 790 (start 8/44)
N1K1 Rex 200 (start 7/43)
N1K1-J 465 (start 3/43)
N1K2-J 2160 (start 9/43)
N1K5-J 1530 (start 9/44)
J7W1 720 (start 12/44)
Ki-43-Ic (586) 60
Ki-43-IIa 90 (start 8/42)
Ki-43-IIb 660 (start 9/42)
Ki-43-IIIa 140 (start 5/43)
Ki-43-IV 3090 (start 6/43)
Ki-44-IIa (142) 295
Ki-44-IIc 2205 (start 11/42)
Ki-45 KA1a (63) 200
Ki-83 2080 (start 10/44)
Ki-84r 5865 (start 9/43)
Ki-94-II 1860 (start 12/44)
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A6M5d-S 240 (start 12/43)
S1A1 80 (start 6/45)
P1Y2-S 490 (start 8/44)
Ki-45 KAId 388 (start 1/44)
Ki-46-III KAI 330 (start 3/44)
Ki-102c 250 (start 2/45)
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M6A1 215 (start 6/44)
B5N1 (66) 33
B6N2 895 (start 12/42)
B6N2a 1170 (start 3/44)
B7A2 1845 (start 12/43)
D3A1 (131) 133
D4Y4 2170 (start 4/43)
G3M2 (9)
G3M3 (102) 435
P1Y2 1310 (start 9/43)
G4M1 (32)
G4M2e 100 (start 11/44)
Toka 250 (start 2/45)
Ki-21-IIa (164) 77
Ki-32 (50) 36
Ki-49-Ia (60) 714
Ki-49-IIa (132) 1348
Ki-49-IIb 2000
Ki-74-I 1520 (start 7/44)
Ki-115b 1670 (start 12/44)
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D4Y1-c 350 (start 10/42)
D4Y2-C 310 (start 4/44)
Ki-15-II (53)
Ki-46-II (64) 60
Ki-46-III 678 (start 1/43)
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H6K2-L (17) 30
K8K2-L 390 (start 7/43)
Ki-57-I (50)
Ki-57-II (5) 80 (start 3/42)
Ki-49-II KAI 690 (start 5/43)
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H6K4 (19) 9
H8K2 615 (start 10/42)
E13A1 (359) 1940
E13A1b 490 (start 11/44)
E14Y1 (63) 59
E8N2 (83) 171
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:52 pm
by Lowpe
ORIGINAL: Spidery
How do I do a fast transport pick up from Koumac safely? The task force has a normal 15 knot move or a 30 knots at full speed.
You can try using waypoints with the linger 1 day command. Or you can stop short and set on remain at station and the following day convert to fast transport mission mode.
Both are dangerous ihmo.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:11 pm
by Spidery
ORIGINAL: Lowpe
ORIGINAL: Spidery
How do I do a fast transport pick up from Koumac safely? The task force has a normal 15 knot move or a 30 knots at full speed.
You can try using waypoints with the linger 1 day command. Or you can stop short and set on remain at station and the following day convert to fast transport mission mode.
Both are dangerous ihmo.
There isn't a linger option on waypoints and stopping short doesn't seem to be an option because you can't change destination on a pick-up command.
I routed them around the houses and set them to cruise speed but that didn't work. They should have ended 6 or 7 hexes from Koumac but instead ended up in the Koumac hex with no loading completed - even though that meant they would have had to move at full speed. Also, they don't seem to have used the fuel needed to move at full speed.
The next issue is, if I leave them on the pick-up mode will they load and go during the night phase or are they likely to linger in hex.
RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:17 pm
by Lowpe
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A6M5d-S 240 (start 12/43)
S1A1 80 (start 6/45)
P1Y2-S 490 (start 8/44)
Ki-45 KAId 388 (start 1/44)
Ki-46-III KAI 330 (start 3/44)
Ki-102c 250 (start 2/45)
No Irving? Why not?