Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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[font="Times New Roman"]RASHIN[/font]

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Recon shows only what looks to be a brigade strength unit on the road to Rashin. We've got a LOT more than that coming in. It doesn't appear any nearby units are moving to support. I should have one division and a tank brigade in by tomorrow and they'll bombard before the rest of the arty, two more divisions and a few more tank brigades join.

I think the border defence units can be tough, but it looks like this hex is not adequately defended right now, so hopefully we can get to it before reinforcements arrive.

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[font="Times New Roman"]TOKYO IN RANGE[/font]

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The Yorktown and Sara again close on Honshu, and again are undetected in range to strike. I'll avoid the heavy defences of Tokyo and try to support a 2E strike from Soviet territory with USN fighters and DBs hitting Hokkaido industry. A one shot deal, so I'll be praying for good weather.

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[font="Times New Roman"]CM ABDIEL[/font]

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I love this ship!!

She flanks in and drops 150 mines, then tangles with two IJN BBs and lives to tell the tale. She'll be ready to lay some more in just over three weeks.

[CaptBeefheart]

Good show, good show. A Doolittle raid? A minelayer that takes a licking but keeps on ticking? You gents are providing some great AAR entertainment.

What's the BB you have in TF16?

Cheers,
CC

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ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

Good show, good show. A Doolittle raid? A minelayer that takes a licking but keeps on ticking? You gents are providing some great AAR entertainment.

What's the BB you have in TF16?

Cheers,
CC

Thanks. It's the most fun in this game I've had, even after the early setbacks and devastating PH strikes for over a week.

The BB is Warspite, which at 24 knots is a bit faster than the USN BBs and has very good AA for this point in the war. I feel the speed compromise was worth it to include her for the AA, and if some bigger IJN surface forces show up then she can also provide good protection for the CVs.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Jan 29, 1942[/font]

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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]DEI: [/font] One of the big expert zero groups continued the assault on Singers by sweeping today. He probably gambled we'd be sweeping with the P-38s. In fact they were at 27k waiting to pounce. [:)]

The results were very good for the Allies, with a few P-40E bearing the brunt of the sweeps before the lightings and hurris dove in to knock down another dozen zeros. This can't be good for his pilot quality right now, and I can't think there are many replacement A6M2 in the pools after the early war losses, now up around ~270. Since the factories start at 56/month it may have taken until now to ramp up to 90-120 or so and the beginning pool is not that large. So I'll try to keep the pressure on. It'll also be good for the long economic war if he has to overproduce the zero now.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]NORTH PACIFIC: [/font] Lots of troops piling into the Aleutians soon. I'll try for Adak once everything is in place if the KB is elsewhere. I've got three USN BBs up here for bombardments now so the naval guard there will not be enough if we get a chance to land again.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] More firebombing at Changsha and Chungking. I've added more night CAP to Chungking. I can lose the 30 or so supply production at Changsha but not the Chungking industry. Sweeps on Hong Kong tomorrow.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SOVIETS:[/font] The Hokkaido raid comes out a bit underwhelming. Bombers fly, but can't hit anything. Only the USN scores, knocking out Asahikawa oil (6 points) and a bunch of resources. The CVs will back up a bit and see if they can go for a few more hits. There is some kind of surface force at Bihoro, but my Walruses don't give more info than that. I've moved Warspite to the SCTF tagging along with 3 USN cruisers just in case.

The unit near Rashin is just a regiment. This could be ugly if there aren't high forts from the border fortress. It'd be nice to crush the heavy siege arty units here as those are some of Japan's best.

Steady progress is made at Shikuka against the Karafuto Brigade there. A few squads a turn disabled. I'm considering marching from Alexandrovsk with a division to try for the base. It's a gamble in the clear and close to Japanese bases that could mount a bombing campaign or naval bombardments, but would be awesome if we could take it.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 29, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Olga at 115,47, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
xAK Svyatozar, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Poor visibility due to Rain with 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 92% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...

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Night Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4

No Japanese losses

Manpower hits 2
Fires 3600

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 14000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
P-38E Lightning x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 27000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 31900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 27000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 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 between 18000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
24th PG/20th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
21st PS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 27000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Muroran , at 120,52

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
SBD-3 Dauntless x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed


Aircraft Attacking:
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Asahikawa , at 121,51

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

No Allied losses

Oil hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kushiro , at 123,53

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBD-1 Devastator x 30

Allied aircraft losses
TBD-1 Devastator: 2 damaged
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak

Resources hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Hudson I bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 15
I-16m24 x 6
SB-2 x 65

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x SB-2 bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Muroran , at 120,52

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 30

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x DB-3T bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 110,45 (near Rashin)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12205 troops, 339 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 1281

Defending force 7296 troops, 132 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 176

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
190th Rifle Division
1st Amurskaya Tank Brigade
47th Engr-Sapper Bde
126th Rifle Division
46th Engr-Sapper Bde
105th Rifle Division
3rd Amurskaya Tank Brigade
1194th BM Howitzer Regiment
424th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
1132nd Howitzer Regiment
1132nd Howitzer Regiment
78th/186th PVO AA Battalion
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
215th Howitzer Regiment
1192nd BM Howitzer Regiment
1134th Howitzer Regiment
52nd Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
88th Infantry Regiment
9th Border Defense Fortress
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

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[font="Trebuchet MS"]Another 10 or so zeros downed. [/font]

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[Lokasenna]

This is just Gratuitous Violence.

[crsutton]

Just started reading today and could not stop until I read through the whole AAR. A great read with some exciting battles. Personally, I felt you were on your way to a win-even with the loss of your carriers. I certainly would have taken over your side and considered it a even odds game against a good player like Lowpe. But make no mistake about it, this game is over and after seven weeks Japan has lost. The Soviet activation is just not sustainable for Japan. Win or lose in Russia, he cannot stand the resource drain that fighting an additional 30-40 divisions worth of troops will entail. It will be fun to read about and may go for a year or so but he has lost, and that is that. Nemo deliberately went all out against Russia in a game many years ago. He was a great player and proved that it just could not be done.

I really think he activated by accident. There is no indication that I can see that he was preparing for activation vs the Soviets. Anyways it will be fun while it lasts.

[crsutton]

Ah, I see it was an accident. He is screwed.[X(]

Can you lay out your warship losses to date?

And best estimate of his.

Also, haw many total oil points have you taken out? What with the new front this is probably the deciding factor.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

This is just Gratuitous Violence.

Haha!

I wish it were that simple. The Russians look good against an out of place regiment, but there are better troops coming. [:)]

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ORIGINAL: crsutton

Just started reading today and could not stop until I read through the whole AAR. A great read with some exciting battles. Personally, I felt you were on your way to a win-even with the loss of your carriers. I certainly would have taken over your side and considered it a even odds game against a good player like Lowpe. But make no mistake about it, this game is over and after seven weeks Japan has lost. The Soviet activation is just not sustainable for Japan. Win or lose in Russia, he cannot stand the resource drain that fighting an additional 30-40 divisions worth of troops will entail. It will be fun to read about and may go for a year or so but he has lost, and that is that. Nemo deliberately went all out against Russia in a game many years ago. He was a great player and proved that it just could not be done.

I really think he activated by accident. There is no indication that I can see that he was preparing for activation vs the Soviets. Anyways it will be fun while it lasts.

Glad you've enjoyed it. It is the most fun I've had in this game yet, although the Greyjoy game was a blast too. This is just full on from day 1 and hasn't stopped. It gives me some hope that the Allies can do moe in the beginning than we usually give them credit for. With losses of course, but the economic hits Japan is taking in the DEI can't be easily solved.

I agree the Soviets are a deciding factor, mostly for the logistics, but also the troops. He just wanted to try it out, and of course I'm game, considering most of us don't get to play them at all. I'm pretty sure this game will go deep into the mid-game. He's got PDU-ON and will have really pushed the better airframes I'm sure. The Soviets airforce is big but old and has next to no reinforcements. The T-34 doesn't show until 44 and the other tanks stop producing in April 42. So there are things Japan can do in late 42-43 up here. That's why this phase is so critical. I've gotta go all out.

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Ah, I see it was an accident. He is screwed.[X(]

Can you lay out your warship losses to date?

And best estimate of his.

Also, haw many total oil points have you taken out? What with the new front this is probably the deciding factor.

I'll get some loss numbers up soon. Allied cruiser losses are bad. Japanese DD losses are severe.

For oil losses I don't have accurate numbers as I don't have recon on a lot of the bases hit, but off the top of my head I'd say 320-350 destroyed. Djambi will likely be completely wiped out once the 4Es are fully repaired, since the P-38s and Hurris can sweep there from Singers. I can hit Palembang at long range, and if I get a good hit on the fields and work the CAP down, I could do some work there too. Balikpapan is tough since there aren't may good Dutch fighters left and nearby bases are small, damaged or lack supply.

There has also been some significant loss to HI/LI, with a bit more to come at least, and being a DBB game with no supplies from refineries, every little bit counts.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

This is just Gratuitous Violence.

Haha!

I wish it were that simple. The Russians look good against an out of place regiment, but there are better troops coming. [:)]

I was referring more to everything that's happening. Japan is surprisingly weak in January 1942, especially in the air. It isn't until late 1942 that they can really ramp up in any serious way.

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Just started reading today and could not stop until I read through the whole AAR. A great read with some exciting battles. Personally, I felt you were on your way to a win-even with the loss of your carriers. I certainly would have taken over your side and considered it a even odds game against a good player like Lowpe. But make no mistake about it, this game is over and after seven weeks Japan has lost. The Soviet activation is just not sustainable for Japan. Win or lose in Russia, he cannot stand the resource drain that fighting an additional 30-40 divisions worth of troops will entail. It will be fun to read about and may go for a year or so but he has lost, and that is that. Nemo deliberately went all out against Russia in a game many years ago. He was a great player and proved that it just could not be done.

I really think he activated by accident. There is no indication that I can see that he was preparing for activation vs the Soviets. Anyways it will be fun while it lasts.

Glad you've enjoyed it. It is the most fun I've had in this game yet, although the Greyjoy game was a blast too. This is just full on from day 1 and hasn't stopped. It gives me some hope that the Allies can do moe in the beginning than we usually give them credit for. With losses of course, but the economic hits Japan is taking in the DEI can't be easily solved.

I agree the Soviets are a deciding factor, mostly for the logistics, but also the troops. He just wanted to try it out, and of course I'm game, considering most of us don't get to play them at all. I'm pretty sure this game will go deep into the mid-game. He's got PDU-ON and will have really pushed the better airframes I'm sure. The Soviets airforce is big but old and has next to no reinforcements. The T-34 doesn't show until 44 and the other tanks stop producing in April 42. So there are things Japan can do in late 42-43 up here. That's why this phase is so critical. I've gotta go all out.

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Ah, I see it was an accident. He is screwed.[X(]

Can you lay out your warship losses to date?

And best estimate of his.

Also, haw many total oil points have you taken out? What with the new front this is probably the deciding factor.

I'll get some loss numbers up soon. Allied cruiser losses are bad. Japanese DD losses are severe.

For oil losses I don't have accurate numbers as I don't have recon on a lot of the bases hit, but off the top of my head I'd say 320-350 destroyed. Djambi will likely be completely wiped out once the 4Es are fully repaired, since the P-38s and Hurris can sweep there from Singers. I can hit Palembang at long range, and if I get a good hit on the fields and work the CAP down, I could do some work there too. Balikpapan is tough since there aren't may good Dutch fighters left and nearby bases are small, damaged or lack supply.

There has also been some significant loss to HI/LI, with a bit more to come at least, and being a DBB game with no supplies from refineries, every little bit counts.

I don't think it matters how well your Soviets do. It is just the resource grind that is going to cause his economy to collapse. I don't know that it is wise for the Japanese player to even invade Oz or India (possibly a short troop and industry killing trip) as if they do not pull off and auto victory it just opens up a large third front that Japan can't afford to support. Not many Japanese players have enough experience with the demands of the end game and they tend to spend too much in the early years.

It is tough to play Japan. I admire those that can do it well.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

This is just Gratuitous Violence.

Haha!

I wish it were that simple. The Russians look good against an out of place regiment, but there are better troops coming. [:)]

I was referring more to everything that's happening. Japan is surprisingly weak in January 1942, especially in the air. It isn't until late 1942 that they can really ramp up in any serious way.

It is surprising to me how easy it is to stretch Japanese air defences. Getting the 4Es into the DEI was the best thing I did in game.

The A6M2 is solid but fragile, and the P-38E just dominates, while the P-40E and P-39 are decent against it. For the IJAAF pilot quality is the difference, but if you hit them before the Nates are all switched out, you kill off a lot of decent pilots cheaply.

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ORIGINAL: crsutton

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Just started reading today and could not stop until I read through the whole AAR. A great read with some exciting battles. Personally, I felt you were on your way to a win-even with the loss of your carriers. I certainly would have taken over your side and considered it a even odds game against a good player like Lowpe. But make no mistake about it, this game is over and after seven weeks Japan has lost. The Soviet activation is just not sustainable for Japan. Win or lose in Russia, he cannot stand the resource drain that fighting an additional 30-40 divisions worth of troops will entail. It will be fun to read about and may go for a year or so but he has lost, and that is that. Nemo deliberately went all out against Russia in a game many years ago. He was a great player and proved that it just could not be done.

I really think he activated by accident. There is no indication that I can see that he was preparing for activation vs the Soviets. Anyways it will be fun while it lasts.

Glad you've enjoyed it. It is the most fun I've had in this game yet, although the Greyjoy game was a blast too. This is just full on from day 1 and hasn't stopped. It gives me some hope that the Allies can do moe in the beginning than we usually give them credit for. With losses of course, but the economic hits Japan is taking in the DEI can't be easily solved.

I agree the Soviets are a deciding factor, mostly for the logistics, but also the troops. He just wanted to try it out, and of course I'm game, considering most of us don't get to play them at all. I'm pretty sure this game will go deep into the mid-game. He's got PDU-ON and will have really pushed the better airframes I'm sure. The Soviets airforce is big but old and has next to no reinforcements. The T-34 doesn't show until 44 and the other tanks stop producing in April 42. So there are things Japan can do in late 42-43 up here. That's why this phase is so critical. I've gotta go all out.

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Ah, I see it was an accident. He is screwed.[X(]

Can you lay out your warship losses to date?

And best estimate of his.

Also, haw many total oil points have you taken out? What with the new front this is probably the deciding factor.

I'll get some loss numbers up soon. Allied cruiser losses are bad. Japanese DD losses are severe.

For oil losses I don't have accurate numbers as I don't have recon on a lot of the bases hit, but off the top of my head I'd say 320-350 destroyed. Djambi will likely be completely wiped out once the 4Es are fully repaired, since the P-38s and Hurris can sweep there from Singers. I can hit Palembang at long range, and if I get a good hit on the fields and work the CAP down, I could do some work there too. Balikpapan is tough since there aren't may good Dutch fighters left and nearby bases are small, damaged or lack supply.

There has also been some significant loss to HI/LI, with a bit more to come at least, and being a DBB game with no supplies from refineries, every little bit counts.

I don't think it matters how well your Soviets do. It is just the resource grind that is going to cause his economy to collapse. I don't know that it is wise for the Japanese player to even invade Oz or India (possibly a short troop and industry killing trip) as if they do not pull off and auto victory it just opens up a large third front that Japan can't afford to support. Not many Japanese players have enough experience with the demands of the end game and they tend to spend too much in the early years.

It is tough to play Japan. I admire those that can do it well.

Well, that's definitely my hope. I have always wanted to hit the industry, oil and resources for Japan since I know what a struggle it is to make everything work even in the best of circumstances.

I had planned for either an invasion of India or a strat bombing excursion to OZ, but in the current game situation I can start to change my thinking and begin to take some risks in So Pac and move Indian troops forward to make things even tougher on the Japanese wherever they are.

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The 30th turn replay opened with the USN CVs being sighted by three different FP groups at night near Hokkaido. That didn't bode well for the next few hours. I didn't know the strength of the surface forces here, but soon got some indication of what we were facing.

[crsutton]

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Well, that's definitely my hope. I have always wanted to hit the industry, oil and resources for Japan since I know what a struggle it is to make everything work even in the best of circumstances.

I had planned for either an invasion of India or a strat bombing excursion to OZ, but in the current game situation I can start to change my thinking and begin to take some risks in So Pac and move Indian troops forward to make things even tougher on the Japanese wherever they are.
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In my last campaign I spent hours managing my Soviets only to see my opponent resign the day the Soviets activated. This game I have barely looked at them. Have not even been training pilots. Guess I should-you never know what can happen.

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A Russian sub stumbled on one of the IJN task forces in the night and gave me the shivers. I've had enough of the CAs for one game.

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ASW attack near Kunashiri at 125,52

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Mutsuki
DD Isokaze
TB Sagi
DD Asakaze
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships
SS ShCh-109

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SS ShCh-109 is sighted by escort
DD Asakaze fails to find sub and abandons search[/font]

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ORIGINAL: crsutton

Well, that's definitely my hope. I have always wanted to hit the industry, oil and resources for Japan since I know what a struggle it is to make everything work even in the best of circumstances.

I had planned for either an invasion of India or a strat bombing excursion to OZ, but in the current game situation I can start to change my thinking and begin to take some risks in So Pac and move Indian troops forward to make things even tougher on the Japanese wherever they are.

In my last campaign I spent hours managing my Soviets only to see my opponent resign the day the Soviets activated. This game I have barely looked at them. Have not even been training pilots. Guess I should-you never know what can happen.

I luckily had some pilots training fro day 1. And forts building. Happy about that now. [;)]

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The day opened with some sweeps at Hong Kong. I wanted to see how th eRAF did here, and it looks like we got 1:1 even at max range. That's likely good enough once the bombers follow on.

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27b Nate x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 22000 feet *

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