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RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:20 pm
by Lowpe
I saw the experience!

I just emptied Tracom into two Frank squadrons...[:)]

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:36 pm
by ny59giants
Remember the "Top Gun" movie, the best of the best for sweeps. When playing Allies, my P-47s get these type pilots.

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:42 pm
by Lowpe
March 24, 1944

No night bombing. My surface ships fail to connect, so the night is pretty boring.

39 F4U-1a down, 4 F6Fs, and 1 Spitfire for 29 Georges, plus some Oscars lost making a kamikaze run on 3 destroyers (all miss), and Zekes get trashed over Tokyo....

First stage of the retreat in Indochina is going well...I will never be able to hold in the open terrain...back to the Bangkok line and then the Vinh line.

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All troops moving around have played havoc with supply levels...should normalize soon.

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:12 pm
by JocMeister
He lost 39(!) Corsairs?! [X(]

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:18 pm
by Lowpe
Is that pretty good? Only 36.

Still trying to get thru the Allied ship CAP...

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No economic damage at all...

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:26 pm
by JocMeister
ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Is that pretty good? Only 36.

That is half a months worth of replacements in a single day. So yes. That is good! [:D]

If he has any sense at all he has his best pilots them. Not sure how he managed to lose so many. Short of CV battles I´ve never lost so many in a single day (that I can remember). Always short in supply as you try and have as many as possible on the CVs...


RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:46 pm
by MrKane
ORIGINAL: JocMeister
ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Is that pretty good? Only 36.

That is half a months worth of replacements in a single day. So yes. That is good! [:D]

If he has any sense at all he has his best pilots them. Not sure how he managed to lose so many. Short of CV battles I´ve never lost so many in a single day (that I can remember). Always short in supply as you try and have as many as possible on the CVs...


Jocke just check total number. It is 70% of all Corsairs coming from replacements pools until now.

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:21 pm
by JocMeister
ORIGINAL: MrKane

ORIGINAL: JocMeister
ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Is that pretty good? Only 36.

That is half a months worth of replacements in a single day. So yes. That is good! [:D]

If he has any sense at all he has his best pilots them. Not sure how he managed to lose so many. Short of CV battles I´ve never lost so many in a single day (that I can remember). Always short in supply as you try and have as many as possible on the CVs...


Jocke just check total number. It is 70% of all Corsairs delivered coming from replacements pools.

Wow! [X(]


RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:54 pm
by Lowpe
Sweeping with George, sending a high altitude Frances attack against the deathstar, perhaps a high altitude kamikaze attack depending where it goes.

Running away in Thailand...looks good there for now. Loading tankers with fuel while I still can in SRA.

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:31 am
by Lowpe
March 25, 1944

No night bombing.

Georges sweep Sapporo trading against a good CAP of Spitfires and F6Fs. I have three naval attacks launch, all fail losing 18 Frances, 18 Georges and 12 Oscars.

The Allies throw everything at closing Tokyo's runways...sweeps, single engine bombers, twin engine bombers, and four engine beasties.

Another very bloody day in the air...Tokyo is at 50% damage; Allied planes seem limitless. Wave after wave.

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RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:50 am
by Lowpe
Crunch time here in Thailand...

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RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:00 am
by ny59giants
Screen shots - it would help if you hit the "W" button to show hexside control of land.

How large are the tri-base AFs in northern Thailand?? With amount of construction engineers the Allies have, they can be expanded PDQ (Pretty Damn Quick). I shifted my massive number of C-47s to airlift in supplies to mine.

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:11 am
by Lowpe
Here you go...Rahaeng triangle's airfields at normal max, Pisanuloke built to 8. So they are very nice now. I am sure he will build them up more.

I will cut the Chiang Mai road in three days I think...with a 30AV Naval Guard slogging thru the jungle.

I have to decide how heavily to defend Bangkok line...or just go back to Vinh line.



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RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:32 am
by ny59giants
Don't forget the trail that snakes from Udon Thani to NW that ends up near the tri-base area. Been down that trail with Allied armor before. [;)]

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:17 am
by Lowpe
ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Don't forget the trail that snakes from Udon Thani to NW that ends up near the tri-base area. Been down that trail with Allied armor before. [;)]

Good advice, I was looking at that particular route.

Thailand is incredibly difficult to defend...lots of opportunities for an encircling attack by the speedy Allies.[:(]

Turn is done and back, and hopefully we are back on track in this game.[:)]

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:57 am
by Lowpe
March 26, 1944

Back to low level night bombing. This will be so much fun when done with B29s next month. Can't wait.[:D]

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We did destroy 2 4E beasties...albeit an obsolete model.

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:04 am
by Lowpe
In naval action we swap sub losses...

but then, it is invasions Kuriles! The Allies look to solidify their line of supply.

The 7th Division lands on one island, and the 33rd lands on the other. The potent 51st Base force with 12cm guns is defending Shimushiri but fails to hit anything (does cause some landing losses).



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RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:08 am
by Lowpe
Carnage in Thailand...Japanese executing a fighting withdraw and everything still looks ok...still, with Allied bombers it will be touch and go!



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94 Allied Combat squads destroyed, for a mere 3 destroyed for Japan. A pretty good battle thanks to the sudden appearance of the 1st Tank on the northern flank of the Allied line. Can the 1st Tank avoid getting bombed into scrap tomorrow though?

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:05 pm
by leehunt27@bloomberg.net
The question is, will you fall back to Singapore or northern Vietnam? Where do you think he'd rather go?

RE: Turnaround? Lowpe (J) vs Tiemanj (A) Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:43 pm
by Lowpe
ORIGINAL: leehunt27@bloomberg.net

The question is, will you fall back to Singapore or northern Vietnam? Where do you think he'd rather go?

I think he wants Saigon/Cam Ranh Bay.

Singers is worth a fair number of VP; but not sure I want to contest it with 3+divisions. I am leaning to evacuating what I can, but I don't think that is the right play for the game VP wise. So I am still somewhat undecided - can't be for much longer.[:)]