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Allied fighter pools...

Allied bomber pools...

Worse than the tone down is the fact that the F model only arives for 3 months and is then phased out, meaning  only heavy bomber you have is the B-24, with an even lower replacement rate. Dont expect to be able to conduct massive heavy bomber ops in any strength till mid 43.

That's a really wicked world map you put up. As concerns New Guinea, does he hold every base except PM? I think he has considerable strength in the Far East but not the full blitzkrieg size force that the Japanese can throw in at this time of the game. I'd watch Aussie perimeter closely.

I hope that you are past the worst of the flu Aztez. It sucks to get it, even more so when you have your girls for the weekend.

Good job on the monthly updates. I have a couple of comments to make.

1. His armored pools have got to be depleted. Japan starts with only abou 500 points of vehicle production and much of this gets consumed early filling out understrength units. I would expect his armored units to be understrength for a couple of months to come while he builds replacements.

2. His betty losses (83) pretty much equal what he should have produced in the game. I would bet that not all of his Betty units are at full strength.

3. His zero pool is empty unless he has significantly expanded it unless he is not replacing losses in his units. Same applies for his Lily and Sally units. The Nell pool would also be very low.

ORIGINAL: aztez

I wonder whether Dave actually reads these reports too. To me these signit reports really should be ALLIED ONLY stuff but I think it is visible for him too.

I don't think they are visible to Axis player. In my PBeM (I'm japanese) all the asigint reports generated so far are empty.

Thank you very much for such complete summary ! Japan expansion is amazing ! Historically Japan produced 200 Zeroes and 80-100 Bettys per month, so if he expanded  plants he doesnt has any lack of replacemets. In my pbem games I expanded plants to produce 100 zero, 80 bettys and 100 Oscars, I think he did same.

ORIGINAL: Swenslim

Thank you very much for such complete summary ! Japan expansion is amazing ! Historically Japan produced 200 Zeroes and 80-100 Bettys per month, so if he expanded  plants he doesnt has any lack of replacemets. In my pbem games I expanded plants to produce 100 zero, 80 bettys and 100 Oscars, I think he did same.

Yes, but at this stage in the game there is no way that he could be producing in those numbers. Since you can no longer convert R&D factories to active aircraft like you could in stock, there is a very finite number of factories. Assuming that he expanded the existing factories and converted several factories that were producing less desirable types, most of these factories would still be repairing and not at full capacity yet. Now if it were June or later I would say that you are correct, but not this early in the game.

jrlans: That is correct. The pools really are not looking good. To be honest at the moment I'am thinking on what troops I'am able to at least mount an some sort of an offensive before mid 1943.

I think the tide needs to be turned way before that date. I will start checking on my options tomorrow with an clear thought.

Yamato_Blitzer: Glad you liked it. Dave already controls Port Moresby. Basically he isolated the base early on so I had no possibilities to reinforce it nor supply it.

I was refering to some undefended bases he needs to mop up in that region.

No intel on his far eastern troop strenghts but you might be correct.

It actually seems to me that japanese are able to push forwards with even greater speed with AE than they were in the witp. I know devs and some feel diffrent but I'am experiencing an diffrent story.

seydlitz: Thank you. I'am feeling a bit better at least no fever so I have been able to spent quality outdoor time with the kids. Actually I have had an excellent weekend so far but that was to be expected.

I sure do hope his armour pools and dry but everything on the map tells me Dave is not about to stop anytime soon. If those armoured pools are dry than he is somehow rotating his units or doesn't care about the losses since the gains are far greater.

Those aircraft losses are hard to judge. I starting to think that 2/3 are actual while 1/3 of them is FOW. That is an intresting comment about his pools though since if they are empty he is not letting it stop these bombing runs. Actually I do not see any decrease on the sorties so far and this kind of pace is hurting my already depleted pools a lot.

rattovolante: Thanks. That is useful information since I was thinking those reports were still visible for both sides. Good change if they did change it.

Swenslim: Thanks, I'am trying to keep everyone aboard here so expect such summaries to continue in the future too.

It is amazing and I think the pace of the expansion is even greater than what one could achieve in the witp. This mainly due to the ground combat model of the game. It needs quite a lot of work if you ask me.

Intresting thread on the main forum.: tm.asp?m=2256820

I think castor troy and Walloc have summarized few facts quite nicely there.

Java (april 2nd and 3rd 1942)

The push continues towards Batavia and Soerabaja.

Last turn japanese moved 7 units into Bandoeng and cut off few dutch units left behind. The base has been abandoned already and there is just an base force defending the hex.

The road to Soerabaja is now completely open. (see pic below)

I was wondering where those carriers and battleships went from Java. This was revealed last turn when our recon planes spotted them 120 miles north of Timor. There is an large scale invasion about to start. I think these ships are coming from Kendari region.

The final battles should start soon and with the new ground combat model well.. I doubt they can hold too long.

Samoa Islands (april 2nd and 3rd 1942)

I did get careless at Savaii. I had few transports unloading supplies into the marine unit there.
I thought about sending these vessels out last turn but decieded to remain just one more turn which was an mistake in hindsight.

I had been wondering whether KB had actually left this region and the answer to this is no. These carriers are still here and raided Samoa Islands last turn.

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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 35


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
50th PG/12th PS with P-39D Airacobra (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 30000.
Raid is overhead
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet *

CAP engaged:
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
50th PG/12th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet *

CAP engaged:
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 31


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet

CAP engaged:
50th PG/12th PS with P-39D Airacobra (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 7 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 24000 feet

CAP engaged:
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
50th PG/12th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 59
B5N2 Kate x 10
D3A1 Val x 13



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Mormacdove, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
DD Humphreys
xAP Maui, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Santa Paula, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Santa Paula

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 68 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 58
D3A1 Val x 19



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Maui, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mormacdove, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Alcoa Pennant, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Barnett, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Humphreys, Bomb hits 2



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 17000 feet
19 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 17000 feet
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 17000 feet
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 17000 feet

CAP engaged:
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mormacdove
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Alcoa Pennant


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 17



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 4


Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied Ships
DD Humphreys, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Maui, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Santa Elena, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Barnett, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Alcoa Pennant, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Alcoa Pennant
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Humphreys

...sorry about the long cut and paste here. That is the whole encounter "recorded" by the combat replay. One intresting note though. I had 3 leveled CAP here kind of an test purpose. The zero was invincible due to greater alltitude. I'am actually starting to think that the CAP might be best placed on the highest possible alltiude or around 25 000 feet even if some models get penalized doing so. We didn't hit much last turn. I didn't change any orders only upped the CAP to 90% and 10% rest.

China (april 2nd and 3rd 1942)


The battle around Sian is intense. The japanese launched two ground assaults againts those trapped chinese units.

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Ground combat at 85,43

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39694 troops, 277 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 1055

Defending force 52786 troops, 285 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 811

Japanese adjusted assault: 286

Allied adjusted defense: 148

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1498 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
3021 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 205 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
5th Armored Car Co
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
28th Engineer Regiment
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Armored Car Co
51st Recon Regiment
110th Division
59th Infantry Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
24th NCPC Route Brigade
5th Mongol Cavalry Division
15th RGC Temp. Division
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
36th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
90th Chinese/C Corps
36th Group Army
1st War Area
Jingcha War Area
14th Group Army
8th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at 85,43

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38837 troops, 277 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 1011

Defending force 50189 troops, 284 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 650

Japanese adjusted assault: 303

Allied adjusted defense: 124

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
897 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
3074 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 128 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
28th Engineer Regiment
24th NCPC Route Brigade
5th Mongol Cavalry Division
9th Armored Car Co
59th Infantry Brigade
110th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
15th RGC Temp. Division
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
61st Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
90th Chinese/C Corps
Jingcha War Area
4th Chinese Base Force
8th Group Army
36th Group Army
14th Group Army
1st War Area
10th Chinese Base Force

...another blood bath here. I wonder how long these guys will hold out.

Another disturbing news was that Dave moved 19 units towards Sian. I do expect an immediate ground assault here and I'am just hoping for good dice rolls.

I'am also trying to open the road for those trapped units. I send an corps here with 250 av value and ordered them to assault. Just maybe we are able knock the enemy troops out of the hex and thus give our troops and valid retreat path.

Expect more news when the next turn arrives.

Burma (april 2nd and 3rd 1942)


As expected japanese launched an offensive againts our fortified positions at Mandalay.

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Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17877 troops, 350 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 394

Defending force 26118 troops, 183 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 652

Japanese adjusted assault: 163

Allied adjusted defense: 240

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1364 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2264 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 165 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 22 (10 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
33rd Division
16th Infantry Rgt /1
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
45th Field AA Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
15th Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Bn /1

Defending units:
2nd Burma Brigade
Rangoon BAF Battalion
4/8th Ghurka Battalion
BFF Brigade
2nd King Own YLI Battalion
4/14th Punjab Battalion
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
Railway BAF Battalion
10th Burma Rifles Battalion
9/11th Sikh Battalion
9th Burma Rifles Battalion
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
12th Burma Rifles Battalion
Mandalay BMP Battalion
6th Burma Rifles Battalion
Tenasserim BAF Battalion
16th Indian Brigade
108th RAF Base Force
106th RAF Base Force
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
103rd RAF Base Force
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Burma Corps
221 Group RAF
AVG Ground Echelon


We held againts the initial assault but I really don't like the odds and casualty levels. Yet again only disablements to the japanese attacker while I lost quite a few units as destroyed. The new ground combat model seems odd to me in may cases.

I have ordered my army to start moving towards Schwebo. They are too exposed if left to Mandalay and can actually be encircled too easily.

Another thing is that I found an BUG last turn. Well, actually just noticed it and it is simple to create. I did send an quite a few ground units on strategic movement into Dacca. The game allowed to do this and just checked where these guys where. Well, they were happily camping out in nothern india and hadn't propably moved for few turns. Oh, well...

They are now set on move orders so they can reach the main railroad and than be placed on strategic movement again.

If any of you have done this than check where your guys are at.

...sorry about the long cut and paste here. That is the whole encounter "recorded" by the combat replay. One intresting note though. I had 3 leveled CAP here kind of an test purpose. The zero was invincible due to greater alltitude. I'am actually starting to think that the CAP might be best placed on the highest possible alltiude or around 25 000 feet even if some models get penalized doing so. We didn't hit much last turn. I didn't change any orders only upped the CAP to 90% and 10% rest.

Hmmm....
From my expirience vs AI my Nates were chewed by Bufalos and 339D, on CAP @ 10k feet.
Once I dropped them to 9k things went the other way.

Only explanation I have is what I read in manual, says if pilots fly planes that outmaneouvre enemy planes significantly they will drag them into turnfight and use their planes higher manuv. to win.
Pilots exp plays a major role to determine if this is succesful I guess.

Anyway I think best CAP goes to alt of enemys bombers, or a bit over that maybe, since when ur defending you really want to stop the bombers?

ORIGINAL: aztez
Another thing is that I found an BUG last turn. Well, actually just noticed it and it is simple to create. I did send an quite a few ground units on strategic movement into Dacca. The game allowed to do this and just checked where these guys where. Well, they were happily camping out in nothern india and hadn't propably moved for few turns. Oh, well...

They are now set on move orders so they can reach the main railroad and than be placed on strategic movement again.

If any of you have done this than check where your guys are at.

You're not the first one to find that bug. It happens any time you try strategic movement over 25 hexes. You need to do short segments of less than 25 hexes to get around this.

ORIGINAL: Jonathan Pollard

ORIGINAL: aztez
Another thing is that I found an BUG last turn. Well, actually just noticed it and it is simple to create. I did send an quite a few ground units on strategic movement into Dacca. The game allowed to do this and just checked where these guys where. Well, they were happily camping out in nothern india and hadn't propably moved for few turns. Oh, well...

They are now set on move orders so they can reach the main railroad and than be placed on strategic movement again.

If any of you have done this than check where your guys are at.

You're not the first one to find that bug. It happens any time you try strategic movement over 25 hexes. You need to do short segments of less than 25 hexes to get around this.

That doesn't seem to be true all the time, nor in all the locations. So far for me only three out of about 12 units have "fallen off" the railroad in India going from Karachi to Calcutta. And none have done so going from the Eastern US to the West Coast.

i think its a good decision to retreat to Shwebo but what is the impact on the Burma road?
is it still like in stock that you have to keep these tracks open to get the supply bonus for China?
Looking at the road/track layout i dont see where these supplies should be coming from
except from Mandaly and maybe Mvitkyina.

or has this system been overhauled or removed?

regarding the southpac situation:

since KB is still in the area that could be confirming your previous intel.
could be a larger scale operation to isolate Australia form the West Coast by occupying or at least cutting off the Fijis.
i dont think that looking at the speed the japanese advanced south to Rabaul/Guadalcanal and then Noumea previousely
that his carriers re just sitting there buying time.

whats your LBA/LCU situation at or near suva?

thinking about this if you are able to hold Suva long enough to bring your CV´s to bear this could be exactly
the Carrier battle you have been looking for - after forming your own big CVTF - against an at least a bit exhausted
KB...

applause to your morale. this worldmap sure does look ugly with all those red dots [;)]
i think he has maybe half a year to 9 months until the time for japanese large scale operations is over? this would mean
that he has to push hard in the areas where he wants to finish operations before it gets too costly.

Just hang on there, aztez! I have just entered to Jan 43 in my game vs. IJ AI. You start to get all those nice toys later in 42, first 6 months is tough going even against AI, but situation has reversed now. I won complete victory in Imphal and reducing 7 division (!) IJA stack in Akyab by 500 men per day.

Just hang on there and situation improves day by day. All those fancy new planes help too. [8D] It is really frustrating time for Allied player in early war, but situation improves dramatically around Aug 42 (when US started first offense also historically). I have actually lost almost as much ground to IJ AI than you have to human player! [:D] (except Noumea and PM)

Streptokok: I think you are propably correct. Sometimes results cannot be explained with reason.

I like my fighters to go after bombers but the problem is that they have deal with initial sweep missions before these raids are coming that is why I'am focusing on these raids first.

Jonathan Pollard: Yeah. Seems that you need to careful when using long strategic movement orders. At least it is working on west coast. I haven't had any problems there.

ADB123: Welcome. Seems that we are experiencing the same "bug". I have now ordered these troops to move with shorter movement orders. That is when they actually get back into railroad they dropped off.

LoBaron: I think so too. Really didn't like the odds and casualties on the 1st battle there. They have now moved some 16 miles towards Schwebo and moving "slowly" due to combat orders.

I think the burma road is same as it was with witp. I'am not 100% sure though. Than again I really don't have the infantry to keep it open if he comes with large scale offensive so this really is not an issue at least not at the moment.

I think the Samoa Islands offensive intel is solid taking the new developments into mind. It is definately a risky operation to intervene here now since his losses againts the lba fighters have not been high enough. Also, RN carriers are about to enter Cape Town and continue straight away into Pacific.

I'am raising an anchor however and 3 US CV tf will set sail from Pearl Harbour within 4 days. I need to prepared though.

Another thing to keep in mind are the fighter pools. Lets say I engage his carriers and the ac losses are high and not much. Well, at the old witp his would be allied victory but this is not the case in AE. If you look at the pools you can notice I really cannot equip my carriers with aircraft if we hit an bloody encounter. Yes, he losses pilots but can replace his aircraft BUT I lose the whole operation capability for months. This due to the nerfed allied fighter pools.

I'am thinking about moving more bombers into southern theatres at the moment.

Thanks! Well, to be honest I cannot give him 9 months and the buck need to stop very soon! The world map situation is far from great but I'am an stubborn personality who will not surrender!

Sardaukar: Thanks and appreciated the comments. I actually asked Dave how he felt his expansion was going on. There has been so much talk on the forums on how the new system will slow japanese down.

Dave kind of stated that he did not see much of an diffrence when comparing the witp classic and AE. I know he is even better player now than when we first clashed out. (Hopefully I'am too). I take his word for it and I was most definately suprised to hear this since the actual allied defensive system is a lot harder with the ac pools and ground combat model. Oh well...

There are new developmenets and I really need to start hurting him more. I cannot comment on the AI but sounds like trouble brewing there!

I kind of need an such an miracle what you described at Imphal. That is an huge victory. Well, maybe his offense in the china will wind down since I'am trying to implement the style of defense that Seydlitz and others talked about. What I have read regarding china than well maybe I'am doing ok taking the new ground combat model into account.