Sardaukar's Newbie Tutorial AAR for Newbies (vs. IJ AI)

[Sardaukar]

Orders for Dec 15-16:

Central Pacific, North Pacific, West Coast, E-USA & Panama:

- PT boats in area returned to pool. They will be available in 30 days and I can then use them in SoPac/SWPac.

- 34th & 161 Inf Rgts start embarking to be shipped to PH, they will there join present units for form 24th & 25th Inf Divisions.

- restricted air units checked for good pilots to be sent to gen. reserve. Your 50+ exp pilots will do better fighting in Philippines instead of 20-30 exp rookies. There are also some very good Marine units like VMF-121 that you can downgrade for extra F4Fs and send some pilots to reserves. Since that unit is restricted, we cannot ship it out without paying PPs.

- general air unit maintenance, turning replacements/upgrades off

India:

- first reinforcements shipped from Aden to Bombay.

- same in Cape Town

- Karachi CD fort set to Rest to rebuild faster, so I can take 63rd Brigade out. This will slow down the buildup of base, though. Engineers build only in combat mode.

- 45th Indian Brigade to march to Koggala in Ceylon, 44th set to Rest in Colombo.

- TF with 48th Gurkha Brigade should arrive to Chittagong within couple of days.

Burma:

- 13th Indian Brigade rebuild in Pegu

Malaya:

- 100th RAF Sqn (recon) withdrawn in Singapore, w/d date was Dec 19 and this will ease administrative penalties of having too many groups a bit.

- forgot that we need some PPs to change those AUS brigades unrestricted. Oh well, couple of days more. This will put another delay to our plans for Port Moresby too.

- IJA has started to move SW from Kota Bharu and has reached our first troops there.

DEI:

- some fiddling with unit modes, air evacuation of troops in Pamekasan to Soerabaja starts.

Philippines:

- IJA tank unit has reached Lingayen

- TF carrying Cebu BF is just SE of indanao, if they make it through next 2 days, they will make it.

- not much to do here, just checking unit modes.

Australia, SWPac & SoPac:

- 5th AUS Div rebuilt. It will cost us 536 PP to change HQ. We do not have that yet.

- lazy Militia companies in Lae and bases around have only made 24 miles through jungle towards PM. Start to use those machetes, guys!

- units in Rabaul set to No Replacements, they were filling faster than I can fly them off to PM.

- supply convoy to PM with 17400 tons of supplies is now on it's way.

- set some AUS Wirraways and Hudsons to train ASW, Sydney area usually starts to be infested with subs in future.

[Torplexed]

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

Our fighters in PI are depleted, but they can still put up a fight:

At some point some of your Far East fighter pilots start to build quite a bit of experience being in combat day after day. The skies above Clark Field are usually where you get your first Allied aces. That was the dilemma for me early in my game. Should I take the long term view and transfer them to the safety of Training Command, or leave them where they are to help delay the enemy, but then take the risk I may lose them in combat? Choices...choices.[:D]

[Sardaukar]

ORIGINAL: Torplexed

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

Our fighters in PI are depleted, but they can still put up a fight:

At some point some of your Far East fighter pilots start to build quite a bit of experience being in combat day after day. The skies above Clark Field are usually where you get your first Allied aces. That was the dilemma for me early in my game. Should I take the long term view and transfer them to the safety of Training Command, or leave them where they are to help delay the enemy, but then take the risk I may lose them in combat? Choices...choices.[:D]

Usually, when they start to be out of planes, I transfer all good pilots into General Reserve and fill the units with 20-30 exp pilots from Replacement pool. Bit gamey and would be nasty to the new guys arriving from transport plane:

"Air Cadets, here are your rifles! We cannot give you planes, but you'll be useful covering the embarkation of real pilots to your transport out from Philippines! Good Luck!". [:D]

As long as they have planes, "everyone fights, no-one quits! [8D]

[Torplexed]

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar
As long as they have planes, "everyone fights, no-one quits! [8D]

Heh heh. I'd replace MacArthur with that guy in a heartbeat if I could. [:D]

[Sardaukar]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 41

Not much happened turn, but my beloved AM Penguin sunk.

MBTs returning to Bataan do some minesweeping, IJN subs have laid minefield there...:

TF 436 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Ships
MTB 12, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
MTB 11, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
MTB 10, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
MTB 7, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

Massed air attacks continue against Clark Field.

We have now 2 aces, 1LT Kiser flying from Clark F, and CPT Browning, flying from Manila.

Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!!

Rolling down the Malaya continues:

Ground combat at 51,76

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3602 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 1815 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Japanese adjusted assault: 186

Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
8th Indian Brigade
3rd ISF Base Force

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 41

S-36 sinks xAK Sydney Maru #2

SS KIX puts torpedo into xAK Seattle Maru.

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiteh !!!

[Sardaukar]

Orders for Dec 17-18:

CentPac, NorthPac, WC, Panama etc.:

- S-class boats in PH sent to Pago Pago and will be routed to Brisbane later. Couple more fleet boats dispatched towards Japan and Truk.

- CL and some DDs send from Balboa to PH.

- one USN BF set target as Suva, one USAAF BF set target as Port Moresby in SF.

India:

- 48th Gurkha Brigade arrived to Chittagong. Set to Combat orders.

- in couple of days we should get 63rd Indian Brigade out of Karachi and rail it to Imphal.

Burma:

Some Mode-changes for units recently arrived to Pegu.

Malaya:

- race is on! I have hopes getting units out from Kuantan in time. Some units mode set back to Move, air attacks cause it to change to Combat and that slows them down

- 2 AUS brigades in Singapore, HQ changed, they start to embark into TF to Perth.

- TKs from Singapore sent to Palembang, they will be filled with fuel there and sent to Perth also.

- Singapore now has lvl 3 forts. Most of INF/ARM/ART units without engineers have been set to Rest there to recover Morale.

DEI & Philippines & China:

- AVD and AS on the way to Darwin send to Brisbane, will need AS there soon and AVD has ASW value, giving minimal defense against subs encountered.

- China, nothing

- PhI, arriving CMC unit in Bataan sent to Clark F., Brit MBTs to Iba, where they are in range to strike shipping (minefield barring..) and one AM sent to Bataan to sweep mines.

Australia, SWPac & SoPac:

- CM Bungaree made it and laid minefield in Rabaul. Hopefully some IJN ships will meet that when they land.

- xAKL with supplies sent to Pago Pago. TF carrying 2nd Marine Def Bn there is still only halfway.

- Trasport TF unloading US Field Artillery Bns to Noumea.

[Sardaukar]

See, if I can make AAR for turn, give orders for next turn AND write them here too in 30 minutes, AE Grand Campaign cannot be that daunting. [8D]

[Sardaukar]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 17, 41

TF 16 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Ships
AM Finch



7 mines cleared

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Sub attack near Laoag at 81,71

Japanese Ships
xAK Turuga Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-37

Submarine attack near Camiguin at 85,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Kinryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Permit

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Japanese hate my lone Minesweeper in Bataan, which gives my fighters nice free kills:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-51 Sonia x 8



Allied aircraft
P-35A x 1
P-40B Warhawk x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed


Allied Ships
AM Finch

Manila & Clark F. endure multiple air attacks as usual.

We are being pushed back slowly in China.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 18, 41

TF 16 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Ships
AM Finch



5 mines cleared

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Submarine attack near Amami Oshima at 99,66

Japanese Ships
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul

TF 108 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125

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Amphibious Assault at Ternate

TF 297 troops unloading over beach at Ternate, 78,102

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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,67

Japanese Ships
xAK Hokuan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Ikunta Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Nice going RAF!

Morning Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 50,83

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31



Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 5
Buffalo I x 24


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

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Not so good in Rangoon...first air attack there:

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 14
Buffalo I x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
H81-A3: 1 destroyed on ground


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


Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers

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They sunk my battleships! Err...Harbour Defence Launches...[:D]

Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
G3M2 Nell x 35



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 11
Buffalo I x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
HDML 1100, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML 1104, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML 1102, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML 1103, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML 1101, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
20 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes


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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28797 troops, 291 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 1516

Defending force 3987 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1163

Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chuhsien !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2666 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Division
22nd Division
8th Armored Car Co
15th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army

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Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10673 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 360

Defending force 33701 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 897

Japanese adjusted assault: 112

Allied adjusted defense: 580

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
892 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled


Allied ground losses:
565 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Assaulting units:
35th Division

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
15th Group Army
24th Group Army
3rd Construction Regiment
10th Chinese Base Force
Jingcha War Area
14th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
1st War Area
39th Group Army
7th Construction Regiment

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Ternate !!!

Rabaul still holds.

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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1512 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Defending force 958 troops, 10 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 21

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF /1

Defending units:
Lark Battalion
Rabaul Det. Base Force

[Sardaukar]

Dec 19:

[Sardaukar]

Orders for Dec 19-20:

CentPac, WC, NorthPac, panama et all:

- 3 more fleet SS sent to patrol, 1 to Truk, 2 to Japan coast. 2 S-class SS sent to Pago Pago to be rerouted to Brisbane.

- more Army pilots into General Reserve.

- Cargo TF dispatched to Kodiak, base is showing Yellow (!) mark.

India:

- first Tanker TF from Abadan to Karachi.

- 18th UK Division is still 5 days off-map enroute to Perth

- TF carrying 46th Indian Brigade arrives to Chittagong.

- 63rd Indian Brigade set to Strat move from Karachi to Imphal.

Burma:

- units arrived to destination, modes changed. Air units checked for pilot/plane replacements.

Malaya:

- brigade from Kuantan now on railroad set to march southwards, seems all units will make it out from there.

TO BE CONTINUED! Commander-in-Chief Wife Mk1 Mod0 wants some tea and me to minesweep the dishes too. [:'(]

[Skipjack_]

Subscribed!  Thanks for doing this AAR - I made it a few weeks into the Dec8th scenario, but I'm starting over after applying the latest patch.  This is what I need to help tackle everything to manage in this game [:)]

[janh]

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar
TO BE CONTINUED! Commander-in-Chief Wife Mk1 Mod0 wants some tea and me to minesweep the dishes too. [:'(]

[8D] Poor fella... at least your withdrawal is temporary! Nice AAR! One of the few that give some insight into AI. Keep it rolling!

[Joseph_Nevsky]

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

ORIGINAL: Joseph_Nevsky

A tutorial for WitP:AE, at last! [&o]


Thank you very much, Sardaukar!! Great initiative, great work! [8D]

Stay tuned...

Thank you for your kind words! [8D]

Maybe "tutorial" is not exactly right description, since I won't concentrate to game interface that much (apart to where I deem it necessary). Maybe "Introduction to Grand Campaign" might have been better description.

I know how intimidating the first GC scenario can be and I try to make it bit more "digestible". [8D] I know that everyone eventually wants to get into GC, so hopefully this AAR will be helpful.

Ok, I see...

Anyway, thank you very much for your great work! [;)]
(I´m converting it to a PDF file to read it in anytime and anywhere! [8D] ).

[Sardaukar]

AAR is still temporarily on hold until tomorrow, too many real-life commitments right now. [8D]

[Mundy]

ORIGINAL: Coulsdon Eagle

As a WITP virgin, this thread is of immense value. I plan to cut my teeth on the less involved WPO to understand many of the simpler game mechanics, but can't wait to lead the RN Eastern Fleet to... the bottom of the Indian Ocean!

Now appoint you my second favourite Finn after Aki Riihilahti [:D]

That was exactly my approach. WPO was a great way for me to get used to the geography in the pacific war. Growing up on UV, it took me quite a while to get used to the Philippine/DEI part of the map. There are also lots of turns where little combat is happening, so it's a lot more forgiving, and if you're a few days late doing something, odds are you won't suffer (much) for it. Oh, and I have a deep love of pre-WWI battleships. USS Monadnock is my spiritual flagship. [8D]

I was a month into AE, until I accidentally saved my playing of the Guadalcanal scenario over it.[:@] It took forever to assemble the jigsaw puzzle that the OZ divisions start as. Kudos to Sardaukar for this AAR for helping me take a fresh look at a restart.

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[Galahad78]

Just curious about Rabaul: I have the same situation in my game, where Maizuru SNLF was not able to took the base due to my interdiction of the landing forces. In my game, however, the Japanese has been able to reinforce this small detachment and now the two opposing forces are basically the same, troop and AV-wise.

I was preparing to send a small Batallion from PM to Rabaul, but I would like to know first your opinion : is Rabaul a lost game whatever I do (I know, do not ask how [:D], that the Japanese has a couple of little transports headed for this base)? Or is it possible to hold it against the AI?

[cantona2]

Bear in mind that a lot of the strategies and tactics that work vs the AI will noy be generally as effective against a human PBEM opponent

[Mundy]

The AI wastes no time speeding to Rabaul.  My rescue convoys always tend to show up on the same day as the invaders.  [:(]
 
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[Sardaukar]

ORIGINAL: Galahad78

Just curious about Rabaul: I have the same situation in my game, where Maizuru SNLF was not able to took the base due to my interdiction of the landing forces. In my game, however, the Japanese has been able to reinforce this small detachment and now the two opposing forces are basically the same, troop and AV-wise.

I was preparing to send a small Batallion from PM to Rabaul, but I would like to know first your opinion : is Rabaul a lost game whatever I do (I know, do not ask how [:D], that the Japanese has a couple of little transports headed for this base)? Or is it possible to hold it against the AI?

Usually Rabaul is pretty much gone unless you can reinforce with division or so. And getting division there is all but impossible, since AI tends to be quite quick bringing in reinforcements. I am evacuating troops from Rabaul to prop my defenses in PM. Every engineer and aviation support counts.

[SuluSea]

Great Idea Sardauker, I didn't read the whole thread so I may have missed it but it's a good idea on the first turn for the allied player to start building ports on all off map bases, once they are built to max switch to airfields.