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1 Mar 42
 
SE Fleet
 
The Allied remnants from Lae and Pt. Moresby have been crawling through the jungle toward Terapo.  I have 2 Naval Guard units there.  Three small Allied units arrived and I counterattacked them, driving them out and destroying D Coy/NG Rifles and killing 138 for the loss of 36.
 
China 
 
I attacked Chengchow, getting 2:1 odds and reducing the fort from 3 to 2.  I lost 448 while causing 736 casualties.  Reinforcements are enroute.  I will continue to attack.
 
Other Stuff
 
The Aichi Ha-60 engine advanced it's r&d by a month.
 
The I-122 returned to duty after hitting a mine on 18 Dec.  Her flot was at 91! Banzai!

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

cap_and_gown, good stuff.  I always match merchant speeds and make sure they get escorts at least as fast.  I'm considering using the Tonan Whalers to move fuel from Singapore to Formosa.  I suspect they can't move it all on their own, but can't figure that out until make it back home.  I'm not sure they'll be able to dock at Takao in one TF, but again I have to check that out later.

I plan on converting all the Std- series, A through F.  Somewhere earlier I may have mentioned just the C & D models because that's all I have right now.  I'm not sure when the A & B models begin to arrive.

Why not use Hong Kong or Manila instead?

Mike, are you coming back?

Seriously Solli-San, it's been a couple weeks, we need some economic insight........

I just catched up, great AAR so far! [&o]

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli
I like the Kyushu class for resource movement from hubs to the HI.  It has a speed of 18 kts, so it can keep up with fast TKs and it also carries a small amount of liquid (300 tons), so it can augment the TKs for oil movement.

I would not do this. These 300 tons are not enough do help your economy much, but they are enough to make sure that EVERY hit destroys the ship.

I think it's better to use these ships to move fuel. Stockpiling fuel is much more important than ressources - your fuel supply will stop much earlier than the ressource supply, and in an emergency you can turn off light industry to save ressources.


Another point: Look at the small island between New Britain and New Guinea (can't recall the name). It's a choke point for subs moving from Oz to the area N of Rabaul and NG - a great place for an ASW TF . If you build a level 1 port there, you can mine the hex, too...

ORIGINAL: Bogo Mil

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli
I like the Kyushu class for resource movement from hubs to the HI.  It has a speed of 18 kts, so it can keep up with fast TKs and it also carries a small amount of liquid (300 tons), so it can augment the TKs for oil movement.

I would not do this. These 300 tons are not enough do help your economy much, but they are enough to make sure that EVERY hit destroys the ship.

I think it's better to use these ships to move fuel. Stockpiling fuel is much more important than ressources - your fuel supply will stop much earlier than the ressource supply, and in an emergency you can turn off light industry to save ressources.

I think you are contradicting yourself here if I'm not mistaken? I have to agree with Mike, it's invaluable to have every drop of fuel/oil getting delivered to the hubs or HI's. Combining these fast transports with the fast tankers leaving from hubs or bases that supply both resources and fuel/oil is a great way to maximise the efficiency of your transport TF's. As far as possible losses goes, I'd rather lose a 300ton liquid capacity ship than a 11800ton one, maybe they'd draw the odd torpedo attack away from a tanker [;)]. Just my thoughts.

You can crossload fuel (but not oil!) into the cargo bay, 1t fuel uses 2t space. Thus the ship can carry some 3000t fuel - much better than 5400t ressources plus 300t oil. If you make the valuable fast xAKs more vulnerable by loading liquids, you should load enough to make it worthwhile.

I wonder where Major Mike is.....no posts in almost 3 weeks

I'm pretty sure he's just really busy right now.  

I´m worried about Mike. Nearly 6 weeks without even a login here.
Hope he is just busy, but such a abrupt disappearance doesn´t look good to me.
 
He and his thread was one of the reasons to try japan GC. VERY helpful.

I think he is doing National Guard stuff.

Hi guys.  I'm back.  Bruce is right, it's been work.  I've been pretty much out of town for most of the duration.  I'm back, finally.  I have a couple of weeks worth of turns to post.  I hope to get on that later today.  Hell, I'm not even sure what's going on any more. [:D]

Hi guys.  I'm back.  Bruce is right, it's been work.  I've been pretty much out of town for most of the duration.  I'm back, finally.  I have a couple of weeks worth of turns to post.  I hope to get on that later today.  Hell, I'm not even sure what's going on any more. [:D]

Good to see you back, Mike, and hard at work judging from your double post.  [:D]

ORIGINAL: USS America

Good to see you back, Mike, and hard at work judging from your double post.  [:D]

You got it, Mike. [;)]

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Hi guys.  I'm back.  Bruce is right, it's been work.  I've been pretty much out of town for most of the duration.  I'm back, finally.  I have a couple of weeks worth of turns to post.  I hope to get on that later today.  Hell, I'm not even sure what's going on any more. [:D]

Welcome back, Mike!

HIJM's accountants are showing up at my doorstep with pitchforks and torches! Quick-help us wrestle this economy! [:)]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Hi guys.  I'm back.  Bruce is right, it's been work.  I've been pretty much out of town for most of the duration.  I'm back, finally.  I have a couple of weeks worth of turns to post.  I hope to get on that later today.  Hell, I'm not even sure what's going on any more. [:D]

Welcome back, Mike!

HIJM's accountants are showing up at my doorstep with pitchforks and torches! Quick-help us wrestle this economy! [:)]

[:D] I really missed all you crazies.

Welcome Back. I eagerly await the updates!  

Banzai! Welcome back.

I am Happy now - Masutā kyōshi has returned.