Bottlenecks? Oh those bottlenecks! SierraJuliet (J) vs Mundy (A)

[SierraJuliet]

LST.... wondering if these interesting looking ships that Ed is using to rescue his soldiers belong to the Irrawaddy Flotilla? I've found some references to it and they appear to have the names of vessels which my hunters are locating. Below is a picture I found of PS Japan taken in 1904. I assume it would have been one of the many in the fleet that was destroyed after the British evacuated from Rangoon in the face of the Japanese advance. Well done on representing these vessels in the mod (I am right that they are part of your mod?). As a result I am certainly gaining a little insight into the real war in Burma.

[Bif1961]

Is John Wayne at the Wheel?

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Is John Wayne at the Wheel?

Checking on the house rules. I'm sure there is one that forbids any John Wayne charisma bonus!

[SierraJuliet]

27 December 1942

HOME ISLANDS

SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 118,52 near Suttsu.

Japanese Ships

PB Santo Maru
PB Kozan Maru
xAKL Hoko Maru
xAKL Toshin Maru
xAKL Hokuan Maru
xAKL Kanaiyama Maru
xAKL Kaijo Maru #2
xAKL Yamayuri Maru
xAKL Utide Maru

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on Chengchow – 15 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 33 runway hits.

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attack on 6th Australian Division at Moulmein.

Japanese deliberate attack at Moulmein.

Attacking force 54452 troops, 722 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 1496
Defending force 5756 troops, 24 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 667
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 667 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2534 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 259 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 244 (244 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
5th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
48th Division
65th Brigade
55th Division
2nd Division
14th Tank Regiment
2TD 7th Tank Regiment
12th Base Force
14th' Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
102nd Ship Eng Coy
15th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
6th Australian Division

So, it is complete. The last Allied resistance is crushed. The stinking, stench ridden battlefield embraces relative silence. Sake will flow freely this day.

Allied deliberate attack at 54,50.

Attacking force 17176 troops, 131 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
Defending force 27003 troops, 424 guns, 264 vehicles, Assault Value = 972

Allied adjusted assault: 2
Japanese adjusted defense: 2470

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1235 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1389 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 130 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 55 disabled
Guns lost 18 (7 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/1 MG Battalion
2/3 MG Battalion
Roodenburg Cdo
Marinier Battalion
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
308th Base Group Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
Civilians
100th RAF Base Force
35th Light~ AA Regiment
223 Group Base Force
106th RAF Base Force
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
103rd RAF Base Force
48th Light AA Regiment
221 Group RAF
7th Avn Sup Afd
103rd RN Base Force
4th Avn Sup Groep
Civilians
108th RAF Base Force
Civilians
95th Heavy~ AA Regiment
171 Wing
116th RAF Base Force
107th RAF Base Force
175 Wing
21st Light~ AA Regiment
221 Group Base Force
104th RAF Base Force
Civilians
172 Wing
77th Heavy AA Regiment
6th Heavy~ AA Regiment
173 Wing
70th British~ Div /1

Defending units:
1TD 1st Tank Regiment
2ITB 2nd Tank Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
16th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion

The desperately feeble Allied attack is brushed aside. The Japanese continue to await needed supply before making their own attack.

Lambi Kyun is occupied by the Japanese.

DEI

Japanese deliberate attack at 68,104 near Kolaka.

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 112 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 11
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Kendari Cdo






D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied SS at 107,94
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking an Allied SS at 107,94
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh from Zuikaku-3 attacking SS Plunger at 101,56
SS Plunger is reported HIT
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh from Shoho-2 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124
an Allied SS is reported HIT

Bassein expands port to size 1
Tassafaronga expands airfield to size 1
81/60 expands fortifications to size 3
82/49 expands port to size 3

Previous report of sinking of SS Greenling incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Tangshan (96, 41)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Taiyuan (91, 40)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Pucheng (86, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 77/56 (77, 56)!

Loss of SC Ch-16 on Sep 07, 1942 is admitted

[SierraJuliet]

Below is how the more important of the victorious Japanese units stood at the end of the Battle of Moulmein. You can see just how many disabled squads they were nursing along. Once the attrition started in earnest the disabled squads weren't a factor to worry over.

The battle was also a great experience boost too. This is their current levels before taking on reinforcements.

5th Division 96
2nd Division 95
55th Division 95
48th Division 96
65th Brigade 75
4th Raiding Regiment 72
14th Army 85
12th Base Force 61
15th JAAF AF Battalion 53.. not a brilliant figure but they have such little opportunity to improve that anything above 50 is mighty good to see.

[SierraJuliet]

28 December 1942

PACIFIC

SS Sawfish launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 102,111 near Satawal.

Japanese Ships

DD Shirayuki
AO Tsurumi
AO Sata
AO Ondo
AO Notoro
DD Akebono

SS I-22 launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 196,107 near Lahaina.

Allied Ships

TK Esso Harrisburg
DD Fletcher

CHINA

Japanese afternoon Air attacks on Chengchow – 12 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 51 runway hits.

DEI

Japanese deliberate attack at 68,104 near Kolaka.

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 112 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 22
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1

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

Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Kendari Cdo

BURMA

Magwe is occupied by the Japanese.





Luangprabang expands fortifications to size 2
Thanbyuzayat expands airfield to size 1

Previous report of sinking of BB Valiant incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service – I thought as much. 3 torpedoes reported to have hit but she was only 1 or 2 hexes outside of Pearl.

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Phnom Penh (58, 69)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Pucheng (86, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/38 (88, 38)!

Loss of xAK Awazisan Maru on Dec 07, 1941 is admitted

TK Kanto Maru arrives at Takao
xAKL Yobai Maru arrives at Takamatsu

2 days ago, my first Frank research factory finally hit 30. First factory up and running with research now at 2%! Hopefully get these planes up and running before the end of the ’43.

[SierraJuliet]

29 December 1942

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on Chengchow - 5 casualties, 7 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 31 runway hits.

DEI

Japanese deliberate attack at 68,104 near Kolaka.

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 106 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 21
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Kendari Cdo





Hellfire Pass expands port to size 2
87/45 expands fortifications to size 2

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Taiyuan (91, 40)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/38 (88, 38)!

DD Hatsuzuki arrives at Nagoya

61st JNAF AF Unit arrives at Tokyo=

One strange piece of intelligence today. A day after HMS Valiant is report as active the sunk ships table reports Valiant as lost today at 220,75 just off shore from San Luis Obispo. Is it possible that the patched-up battleship may have succumbed just short of Pananma? I’m doubtful but an interesting report, nonetheless.

[Bif1961]

Congrats on the final elimination of that pocket at Moulmein. The experience increase is awesome and you might have made yourself a killer stack of Ninja.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Congrats on the final elimination of that pocket at Moulmein. The experience increase is awesome and you might have made yourself a killer stack of Ninja.

Thank you. It was an amazing opportunity presented to me. I did wonder, when I cooked up the venture, how likely it would be that the Allies would continue to position themselves in such a way advantageous to my Ninjas. Turned out to be a close run thing with reinforcements to cover Moulmein located and decimated at sea just before they threw the proverbial spanner once ashore. I've read a fair bit about how the land warfare aspect of this game is about positioning and ability to outflank. I shall have to await games end to divine Ed's thinking at the time but I think I managed to pull off a reasonably sneaky naval outflanking. The whole operation ultimately cost me a handful of transports, 3 light cruisers and a minesweeper and in exchange removed thousands of Allied troops, sank plenty of Commonwealth shipping, unlocked the keys to Rangoon and opened up the, so far vacant, Irrawaddy valley. Plenty now for me to contemplate on how to best use those highly skilled Ninjas.

[SierraJuliet]

30 December 1942

PACIFIC

SS KXIV launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 73,96 near Gorontalo.

Japanese Ships

DD Kazegumo
AO Erimo
TK Toen Maru
TK Ogura Maru #2

HOME ISLANDS

SS Pompano launches 2 torpedoes at 114,62 near Chiba.

Japanese Ships

xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Jinshu Maru
xAK Tsukuba Maru
xAK Shanghai Maru
xAK Ryuko Maru
xAK Taito Maru
PB Urashio Maru

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on Chengchow – 10 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 16 runway hits.

DEI

Japanese deliberate attack at Makassar.

Attacking force 2231 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 106
Defending force 1573 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Japanese adjusted assault: 33
Allied adjusted defense: 11

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar!!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2312 casualties reported
Squads: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 117 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
31ID I./124th Inf Battalion
Sasebo 8th SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Cdo
2/12th Avn Sup Afd

Japanese deliberate attack at 68,104 near Kolaka.

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 90 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 6
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Kendari Cdo

PHILIPPINES

Japanese bombardment attack at Cebu – J 32 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 1752 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83
Defending force 5336 troops, 70 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

BURMA

58/49 is occupied by the Japanese.




Repairs completed on DD Yayoi at Los Negros I., ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Naganami at Hiroshima/Kure+, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CVL Zuiho at Manila, ship returned to service – 60 flotation damage picked up from a single torpedo hit some months ago south of Rabaul now fully repaired.

Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-10^
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard xAKL P-61

Haichow expands fortifications to size 3
Diego Garcia expands airfield to size 4
Mombasa expands airfield to size 8
Tjilatjap expands fortifications to size 2
Dongxiang expands fortifications to size 2

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 83/44 (83, 44)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 77/56 (77, 56)!

[LargeSlowTarget]

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

LST.... wondering if these interesting looking ships that Ed is using to rescue his soldiers belong to the Irrawaddy Flotilla? I've found some references to it and they appear to have the names of vessels which my hunters are locating. Below is a picture I found of PS Japan taken in 1904. I assume it would have been one of the many in the fleet that was destroyed after the British evacuated from Rangoon in the face of the Japanese advance. Well done on representing these vessels in the mod (I am right that they are part of your mod?). As a result I am certainly gaining a little insight into the real war in Burma.

Yes, those ugly-looking ships [note to myself - must downsize the ship art] belong to the Irrawaddy Flotilla. Art file taken from RHS mod with kind permission of Sid after I found out he has had the same idea and already had art files. However I did my own research so the Irrawaddy Flotilla ships and stats are different in my mod and in RHS. Historically, the river craft of the Irrawaddy Flotilla retreated upriver when Rangoon fell and were scuttled when the Brits got pushed back into India. Your opponent has evacuated them - I wish the game would restrict coastal and river craft from venturing into the high seas, or only at a high risk of getting sunk, like the "Trireme" in early versions of Civilization.

[LargeSlowTarget]

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet
Plenty now for me to contemplate on how to best use those highly skilled Ninjas.

Cleaning-up the DEI ? What is the situation concerning the oil centers ?

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

LST.... wondering if these interesting looking ships that Ed is using to rescue his soldiers belong to the Irrawaddy Flotilla? I've found some references to it and they appear to have the names of vessels which my hunters are locating. Below is a picture I found of PS Japan taken in 1904. I assume it would have been one of the many in the fleet that was destroyed after the British evacuated from Rangoon in the face of the Japanese advance. Well done on representing these vessels in the mod (I am right that they are part of your mod?). As a result I am certainly gaining a little insight into the real war in Burma.

Yes, those ugly-looking ships [note to myself - must downsize the ship art] belong to the Irrawaddy Flotilla. Art file taken from RHS mod with kind permission of Sid after I found out he has had the same idea and already had art files. However I did my own research so the Irrawaddy Flotilla ships and stats are different in my mod and in RHS. Historically, the river craft of the Irrawaddy Flotilla retreated upriver when Rangoon fell and were scuttled when the Brits got pushed back into India. Your opponent has evacuated them - I wish the game would restrict coastal and river craft from venturing into the high seas, or only at a high risk of getting sunk, like the "Trireme" in early versions of Civilization.

Have to agree that those icons are wierd looking things. The photo I found of Japan suggest they are a far more elegant vessel than the icon suggests. They do indeed look they would not relish anything other than the river work they were designed for. It is a sobering exercise to reflect upon all that is lost in war. Not just the horrendous loss of life but so much that existed pre war and would never be seen again. It must have been heartbreaking to see so many fine vessels come to such a sad end after the retreat. Can't be critical of Ed evacuating the Irrawaddy Fleet. We have no house rule to forbide it. From a gaming perspective I have to say I was happy he used them. Whilst they are small fry in VP terms they are easy to sink as they don't react well at all to a torpedo or one or two shells. The bonus of course is to catch them with troops on board. Such a desperate position to be in.... Packed on board those vessels with IJN wolves and eagles intent on their destruction.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet
Plenty now for me to contemplate on how to best use those highly skilled Ninjas.

Cleaning-up the DEI ? What is the situation concerning the oil centers ?

Yes I am guilty of wandering through the DEI at a ridiculously leisurely pace. I'm currently doing a day or two confined to hospital (all good) and will give you a run down of the oil centres when I get back home.

[SierraJuliet]

31 December 1942

HOME ISLANDS

SS Plunger is located by DD Hibiki at 98,57 near Saishu To.

SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 95,61 near Nago.

Japanese Ships

APD PB-2 (Nadakaze)
DD Ayanami
xAP Hokoku Maru
xAP Kamakura Maru
xAP Asama Maru
DD Kuretake
DD Sazanami

DEI

SS KXVI is sighted by escort at 65,98 near Balikpapan.

Japanese Ships

AO Erimo
TK Toen Maru
TK Ogura Maru #2
DD Yugumo

Japanese deliberate attack at 68,104 near Kolaka.

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 85 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 11
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Kendari Cdo

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on Chengchow – 6 airbase hits and 22 runway hits.

BURMA

Japanese morning Air attack on 108th RAF Base Force at 54,50 – 1 Ki-49 Helen lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on 116th RAF Base Force at 54,50 – 8 casualties and 4 Ki-21-IIa lost to flak.

Didn’t think this through and sent the bombers in at 8000’ and they were shredded by flak. As usually the reported figures are way below what was lost. The Ki-21-IIa were particularly hard hit with 8 pilots listed as lost.

Japanese forces CAPTURE Meiktila!!!

57/46 is occupied by the Japanese.





G4M1 Betty-Rikko from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking a Electric Boat S-42 class SS at 106,124
an Allied SS is reported HIT

Magwe expands fortifications to size 1

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Taiyuan (91, 40)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Padang (44, 85)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at 88/38 (88, 38)!

xAK Jaladurga is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Oct 27, 1942

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet
Plenty now for me to contemplate on how to best use those highly skilled Ninjas.

Cleaning-up the DEI ? What is the situation concerning the oil centers ?

Figures for the top oil producing centres in the Empire on 1 January 1943. Palembang was acquired in perfect condition. Magwe was another prize without damage (I am awaiting the inevitable bombing raid and have packed the place with fighters and AA). The Allied engineers did a reasonable job at Miri and Brunei and to date I have not spent any supply on repair. As it is I am having a hard enough time supplying the Home Islands. Your bottleneck mod is very good at putting on a pinch when it comes to keeping the home furnaces burning.

[SierraJuliet]

The steady march of the red hexes continues in Burma. Supply to the forces entrenched and awaiting the command to attack the Allied stack is coming at a trickle. A convoy is approaching Rangoon with almost 20 000 supply and hopefully enough will get through to make an attack feasible.

As for Allied forces in the Irrawaddy valley. Recon suggests that the Allies have next to nothing behind the main forces which were situated at Rangoon. I shall keep on gobbling empty bases and think about forcing the mountain route into China.

Calcutta is enticing.

[SierraJuliet]

Here is an overview of the shambles that is my home economy. I think I am just keeping it together with copious papering over of the cracks with rice paper.

First mistake was letting supply in Tokyo dwindle away to nothing. That I have remedied by making sure sufficient resources are coming in.... not always sufficient however to keep heavy industry ticking along nicely. The issue I currently have is building up fuel and oil reserves in the Home Islands. It is tight and the now more efficient Allied submarine menace will soon start making inroads into my tanker fleet no doubt. The other thing that I did not pay enough attention to was over jealous acceleration of carrier building. They have all been brought back to normal production and Musashi and Shinano have been halted now for ages. There are bottlenecks for sure in this mod. Much as I am happy with my current position it is just a house of cards waiting for the Allied steam roller to do what is was built to achieve.

[SierraJuliet]

Overview of ships throughout the empire currently tied up somewhere undergoing repair of some sort.

Hukuyo Maru, Ohio Maru and Sinko Maru are all survivors of submarine launched torpedo hits. Everyone saved is a small victory.

Haruna is undergoing a lengthy repair after taking a single torpedo hit in the naval battles around Burma.

Hiyo is the magnificent success story of surviving 3 torpedo hits on her maiden voyage. She still has some time in the yards and I hope that some day soon Ed will be surprised to see her name pop up during action reports. I expect his intel has already told him that the ship did not sink as the sub skipper who torpedoed her undoubtedly reported.

[SierraJuliet]

Overview of ships not being repaired at present.

Only putting this one up as it shows CA Nachi. She is slowing making her way towards Manila and is about to make a run from Dadjangas to Dumanquilas. The 50 flotation damage is all major damage and I am hoping she does finally make it to Manila.