2x2 Tourney Rd 2: Tica/Polonthi vs RJH/A511

[rjh1971]

ORIGINAL: Polonthi

Not a surprise attack at all. 3 of your carriers were on the West Coast and 3 more around Panama but I had 4 Elite Cags, 2 Fighters and 3 HVY Bombers in defense so the surprise is that you had so little casualties yourself.

Well you better hurry because Russia might well land in Japan first [;)]

Agreed that what was a surprise was the result the odds iirc were 6 hits on your side and nearly 4 on me. Guess next turn I'll have a BB less and that won't be a surprise either.

About the soviets taking Japan, who's going to build all those beautiful electronic devices with a comunist economy, think of it and plan your defenses acordingly [:D][:D] a world without nintendos, playstations, wii.... [:(][:(] [:D][:D]

[Petiloup]

ORIGINAL: rjh1971

a world without nintendos, playstations, wii.... [:(][:(] [:D][:D]

Yes but GM will pay me a fortune... No Toyota, no Nissan, no Honda,... [:D][:D][:D]

[tcart]

Germany Spring 43
Ick. What more can one say?
I'm on the road now, hence the delay. Phil has the turn and we should be back on track shortly.
While the W.Allies are under the gun still the Russians are an unstoppable juggernaught. There's really little the Germans can do but dig in and hold on. If the game was in '44 we might be able to hold them off long enough to give Phil a shot at victory, but that seems doubtful now.
 
All German forces are pulled back to E. and W. Germany.

[Petiloup]

Spring 1943:

Japan:

As predicted by Rafael, time for Japan to run away in fear. Still Cairo skies are full of Japanese planes for one Heavy Fleet sunk in Suez canal. New Caledonia is added to the Empire. Nothing much more to look after now. Russia moves to Persia makes us happy to have kept part of India under British controls. This no mans land is appreciated now more than ever.

Now after reviewing the US carriers strike around Hawai and not to diminish the action of Rafael I must say this leaves me in a real disappointed feeling with the game. If the land war is okay and the air war better than WAW, the carrier war leaves much to improve.

In a summary you see 6 US carriers coming without any Air land based scouts or cover, against 4 Japanese carriers with Fighters (2) and Heavy Bombers (3) in support from a nearby Island (Hawai). The land based japanese planes all have higher range than the US cags with double range for the HVY bombers which by essence are the one scouting the area. 2 of those HVY bombers are Elite. With all those planes out there flying CAP around the fleet there is still no difference. The US strikes first, sink 2 of my carriers, destroying the planes all together while there is a huge Island nearby with plenty of airfields. The US scores 6 hits against 3 carriers while I scored 5 all against the same carrier just to be sure I got it. Maybe the US invented a huge magnet carrier to attract bombs and torpedoes [&:] Which means barely trained US planes are smart enough to attack multiple carriers while my Elite planes aren't.

I know it's normal as per AWD rules so Mea Culpa I should have retreated as first thought but I was under the impression my defense would be cracked so easily. Maybe it's a lucky strike but if Rafael could reply this a few times and see further results it would help me to understand if it would happen with similar results each time or not.

Anyway I think one improvment would be to let the first attack open to the defender or the attacker based on a ratio depending on the number of planes of each side, range, training, etc.

In this case also the attack Ratio would have give the odds to Rafael and help the decision to attack. Without this ratio of attack I think the game would also have a better FOW.

Anyway this is my Midway and now I just need to wait to the bitter end.

The Axis defeat is nailed at Pearl Harbor. Nice Irony [;)]

[a511]

1st battle of berlin - heavy losses on both sides and berlin still under GER control.
 
 

[rjh1971]

WA Sp 43

The race has begun, the soviet are steamrolling everything at their pace and the WA still are not fully recovered. W. France was liberated while resources in Alsacia-Lorena were bombed. The Med could not be reached by the liberty bells, so no action there.
Continental Africa was also freed from fascism.
In the Pacific, PH was retaken after being abandoned by Japan, some TF sunk, but I wonder whathas Tojo under his sleeve.

[rjh1971]

Here is the production output.
China ain't producing ships, that's no secret [:D]
Turn over to Tim

[Petiloup]

Summer 1943:

Japan:

Radio Tokyo claims 3 US Carriers sunked for light damage to the Japanese side [X(] Unfortunately no SS as proof but Japan's moral is high [&o]

East Africa is free from the invader. Italian ladies are happy to have real gentlemans to go dancing again [:o] Not worth a geisha but it's still wartime [:D]

[a511]

results of the 2nd battle of berlin:
two down, one more to go!

a511

[rjh1971]

ORIGINAL: Polonthi


Summer 1943:

Japan:

Radio Tokyo claims 3 US Carriers sunked for light damage to the Japanese side [X(]

Aaaaargh [:@][:@][:@]

[Petiloup]

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Aaaaargh [:@][:@][:@]

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Sorry sorry [&o][&o][&o], after confirmation it was 3 fisher boats... [:(] Had Roosevet a heart attack [&:] [:D][:D][:D]

[rjh1971]

ORIGINAL: rjh1971
Aaaaargh [:@][:@][:@]

Original: Polonthi

Sorry sorry [&o][&o][&o], after confirmation it was 3 fisher boats... [:(] Had Roosevet a heart attack [&:] [:D][:D][:D]

FBI has arrested a japanese network spy charged of creating and spreading false rumours...[:-]
CINCPAC denies any CVs sunk, crews aboard US warships eager to hit Japan where it hurts...

[Forwarn45]

You mean you can't trust Tokyo Rose? [;)]

[rjh1971]

WA Fa43

Germany has fallen, nonetheless the Japanese sting here and there and are still a nuisance, Ethiopia will soon be liberated again, probably the japanese will evacuate if they don't want to meet their doom.
Manchuria will be lost next turn, the red hordes are beggining their expansion. Do we want a Red World?
Made a mistake and moved supplies before transports so Midway remains japanese controled for the moment, Wake garrison was destroyed. Hopefully next turn the USM will have new bases in the Pacific.

Turn sent to Tim and Pholonti.

[Petiloup]

Fall 1943:

Japan:

Manchuria and Korea are evacuated. Could have tried to defend those next turn but I can't afford much losses as the Russian can. Still we make him pay his backstabing by bombing his industries and rail lines in Vladivostock. Good training for our pilots who became Elite in the process.

Ethiopia is also evacuated after the ignominous invasion of Saudi Arabia a peace loving neutral country. US Imperialists showing their true face. One transport destroyed for surely one of ours going to be destroyed next turn.

Tokyo Rose is proud to announce a great breakthrough in our scientist research for a new extremely powerfull bomb that soon would be dropped on US cities... [:D][:D][:D]

Now we are waiting the end which is very far still. 3 more long years to wait possibly. In the meantime Russia can gobble most of China and even India unless the US begin to rush a bit but it took them 2 years to avenge Pearl Harbor so we begin to learn Cyrillic alphabet instead [:o]

[a511]

RUS Fa43
 
Manchuria and Korea were taken with no resistance, we note that the JP has deployed its army back to defend the island nation ... looks like a tough nut to crack.
 
a511

[rjh1971]

WA Fa43

Investigations are under way, WA high command fear Goebbles have excaped from the former Third Reich and has taken asylum in Japan, we no longer credit their reports, nasty propangada:

Tokyo Rose is proud to announce a great breakthrough in our scientist research for a new extremely powerfull bomb that soon would be dropped on US cities... [:D][:D][:D]

Now we are waiting the end which is very far still. 3 more long years to wait possibly. In the meantime Russia can gobble most of China and even India unless the US begin to rush a bit but it took them 2 years to avenge Pearl Harbor so we begin to learn Cyrillic alphabet instead [:o]

Midway and Wake were retaken this quarter. JIN was erased from the Palau's sea zone, they were probably running home to their mummies [:D]

HC is surprised a TF was lost in the Red Sea, thought there was op-fire. Well two japanese TF were sent to the dockyards, this can even be better than sinking just one, Japan will soon be suffering from lack of resources and will start dismantling the BB.

[rjh1971]

Japan has fortified and arch of islands, but will he be able to supply them. Will we see some Kanmikaze attacks?
With 5x in production starting next turn WA hope to fill the cassualties suffered in the first four years of war. It's a miracle I have survived, had Tim bombed the factory in Scotland the world could very well be now all grey and red.

Turn sent to Philippe.

[Petiloup]

ORIGINAL: rjh1971

Nonetheless the Japanese sting here and there and are still a nuisance

Winter 1943:

Japan:

Following the light minded way of the US to acknowledge the honor of our soldiers we needed to remind them we will be the one giving some teachings

Indeed our navy did take quite a beating around Palau but it's interesting to notice that the Allied now have no HVY Fleet remaining and we have almost as many light fleets as them.

Also to notice that now both sides as 2 Carriers left as we just sunk 4 US Carriers... yes and this time we have the proof as you can see in the screenshots.

Our 3 carriers including one send back from India in a hurry did strike a counterattack at the 6 US carriers sinking 3 of those for no losses during the attack but a carrier damage during the counterattack. Our long range zeroes did provide quite an efficient aircover. We send our submarines with not much success but our Imperial navy did the rest sinking another carrier at gun point. Now who's running for their mummies [:D]

Stay out of the pacific Mr. Roosevelt. This is just a small show of what we can do. Sorry for the eye

After loosing Manchuria we decide to stop Russia from going further with such small forces.

That's all folks. Turn send to Russia.

[a511]

RUS attack is temporary stopped by the buildup of forces in Beijing region. but if the JP army stay there, the red army will crush them ...
 
a511