Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Docup(A)-Koniu(J)

[koniu]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Keep building those Tojos, you gonna need a lot of them.  Easily your best defensive fighter.  If you are gonna use A6M in the theatre, then I would change the Oscars to Tojo's.  You only need one LR fighter for escort.  More Tojo units means you can rotate them more often, keeping them fresher.  You need a LOT of fighters on defense to defeat sweeps.  Defeat the sweeps => win the war in this theatre.  I wouldn't worry about bomber escorts initially, I want to beat the sweeps first.

Thanks.
I am currently building 200 Tojoc IIc. Polls are 60 IIa and 50 IIc. So little low i think.
I will downgrade one of IIa unit in China to Oscar to build polls. As soon i will have some extra planes i will upgrade one of Oscars to Tojo.
I expecting to see F4U soon, Docup have already 18 in polls so in February i will probably see first sweeps. Lucky he is getting 30/month only and units he get have only 2 planes in them so he need fill those units first

[koniu]

20 Jan 43

Burma
They still coming. I need 2 days until two ID arrive to hex and 3 days until Tank ID will. Also army HQ will be in range in 2 days to give support. They are also in range of command of second army HQ.

Ki-44 sweep air above enemy hex hoping to find some leaky CAP but air was empty.

I send my planes to before battle. I have upgraded 42 Oscars to Tojo IIc. Right now i have 258 Tojos in Burma. Zeros will arrive in two days.


Palikpapan
I lost small tanker with 2500 tons of oil

Timor/Ambon area
I am garrisoning more and more in area. All major island have at lest small inf units.
AF are building, forts also. Ambon have now Air HQ. I have 5 AF capable to send 2E bombers with torps. Soon it will be seven AF. I am also building many small size 2 AF with small AV support. They will support LCAP to big AFs.

Soon i will send 10 units with AV from Japan to enhance air support capability in area but i need to buy them firs it will cost me 500+ PP

China
I am bombing Yenan. In two days i will shock trough river.
My bombers are killing 500 enemy soldiers every day. But after battle i will send them to rest. Morale is now below 60 and they need some free time.

When Yanan fall i will move and capture area north of Sian to cut China in half.

Japan
8 new E enter serwice after refits or conversions. They will join fuel convoys asap

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: koniu

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Keep building those Tojos, you gonna need a lot of them.  Easily your best defensive fighter.  If you are gonna use A6M in the theatre, then I would change the Oscars to Tojo's.  You only need one LR fighter for escort.  More Tojo units means you can rotate them more often, keeping them fresher.  You need a LOT of fighters on defense to defeat sweeps.  Defeat the sweeps => win the war in this theatre.  I wouldn't worry about bomber escorts initially, I want to beat the sweeps first.

Thanks.
I am currently building 200 Tojoc IIc. Polls are 60 IIa and 50 IIc. So little low i think.
I will downgrade one of IIa unit in China to Oscar to build polls. As soon i will have some extra planes i will upgrade one of Oscars to Tojo.
I expecting to see F4U soon, Docup have already 18 in polls so in February i will probably see first sweeps. Lucky he is getting 30/month only and units he get have only 2 planes in them so he need fill those units first

Yes, I think he is early trying for Burma here. But, he is getting a good supply of 40K's and 39's yet which are about even against the Tojo. If he has been able to get his pools up, he can cause you some trouble. Again, it all comes down to you beating the sweeps. He has to win control of the air to assault.

In open terrain, 300xHelen//Sally will rapidly destroy any ID in the hex. He can't get enough supply in to repair squads before the next day so his disrupted squads get killed on the 2nd day ... if you can disrupt enough on the first day strike. That's why 300 is needed and 50 won't work. Mass quantities are required. You can't afford to base 300 bombers in Burma unless you control the air ... you can't CAP your bomber bases AND counter sweeps at the same time. Not enough fighters. So, beat the sweeps first, then set up for the bombers if he dares to proceed.

[koniu]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: koniu

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Keep building those Tojos, you gonna need a lot of them.  Easily your best defensive fighter.  If you are gonna use A6M in the theatre, then I would change the Oscars to Tojo's.  You only need one LR fighter for escort.  More Tojo units means you can rotate them more often, keeping them fresher.  You need a LOT of fighters on defense to defeat sweeps.  Defeat the sweeps => win the war in this theatre.  I wouldn't worry about bomber escorts initially, I want to beat the sweeps first.

Thanks.
I am currently building 200 Tojoc IIc. Polls are 60 IIa and 50 IIc. So little low i think.
I will downgrade one of IIa unit in China to Oscar to build polls. As soon i will have some extra planes i will upgrade one of Oscars to Tojo.
I expecting to see F4U soon, Docup have already 18 in polls so in February i will probably see first sweeps. Lucky he is getting 30/month only and units he get have only 2 planes in them so he need fill those units first

Yes, I think he is early trying for Burma here. But, he is getting a good supply of 40K's and 39's yet which are about even against the Tojo. If he has been able to get his pools up, he can cause you some trouble. Again, it all comes down to you beating the sweeps. He has to win control of the air to assault.

In open terrain, 300xHelen//Sally will rapidly destroy any ID in the hex. He can't get enough supply in to repair squads before the next day so his disrupted squads get killed on the 2nd day ... if you can disrupt enough on the first day strike. That's why 300 is needed and 50 won't work. Mass quantities are required. You can't afford to base 300 bombers in Burma unless you control the air ... you can't CAP your bomber bases AND counter sweeps at the same time. Not enough fighters. So, beat the sweeps first, then set up for the bombers if he dares to proceed.

300 should be no problem. I can move bombers from China. Also in emergency i can use units fluting ASW. I am building Ki-49 for that and army bomber pilots pools are full.
It is going to be nice fun.

[koniu]

21 Jan 43

I heard sinking sound. Probably one of subs hit by ASW planes from 20th

Burma
He still is moving but still not sending planes against me.

South OZ
SS I-170 shot two TT against dutch destroyer DD Isaac Sweers but miss

KB
New DD join KB today. I is very good ship arleady equipped with Radar. So i hope it will help KB with enemy detection.

[koniu]

22 Jan 43

Burma
CAP over Rangoon shot down Catalina I patrol plane.
Enemy sub sunk two LB south of Rangoon(surface attack). ASW ships will patrol that area tomorrow.

DEI
Quiet

Salomon`s, Marshal`s
Quiet

China
Yenan captured.
75 unlucky Japanese soldiers die in that battle.
Chinese loses 4000 killed, 140 combat squads destroyed, 200 non combat squads destroyed, and 50 eng and 50 guns. Enemy retreat north to open ground.
I am sending Tank battalion to fallow them and attack. Inf Divisions will move toward Sian and together with Tank Div will move north of City

All bomber units on rest. After two weeks of constant bombardment they are in mess. Loses where low (5-10 planes maybe) but morale is below 40 now.

Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 38279 troops, 330 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 1423

Defending force 6355 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Japanese adjusted assault: 1006

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 335 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3914 casualties reported
Squads: 140 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 196 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 45 (40 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 8

[koniu]

23 Jan 42

Burma
Docup again start bombing troops in Jungel hex south of Akyab. Bombardment effect is minimal. One of art units get 1 disryption point.

So far i counted 250 enemy fighters in Burma and 200 bombers.

Another LB lost during enemy sub surface action.[8D]


Singer
I lost xAK after TT hit


And that will be all. Last days are quiet.

[koniu]

24 Jan 42

Burma
Enemy is still marching. I have 2300AV waitig for him.
P-38 are sweeping today above those troop but no bombers today.

China
Enemy bombers send small tank units to middle ages. It need to back to take replacements and rest in safe base. Tomorrow they will have air protection.

R&D
Third N1K1 George factory repaired. It is now official. I will have George in April[:D]
N1K1 George advance to 8/43[:D]

I have plans to have N1K2 in Q4 `43

[PaxMondo]

Nice.  You can never have George soon enough!  [8D]

[koniu]

25 Jan 43

Burma
Enemy troops enter hex occupied by Japan. Japanese troops ready. I have HQ one hex south, they still marching to meet main force but at lest i will have some HQ support.

I have three subs in hex. I hoping to have luck against enemy Bombardment TF if Docup decide to use it.

Truk
CA Aoba eat TT. Ship manage to return to Truk but i will take ~month in dry dock to repair damage. Enmy sub sunk two xAKL near

ASW attack near Truk at 113,110

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PB Shoei Maru
PB Nikkai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

[koniu]

26 Jan 43

Burma
Enemy don`t attack today. I was expecting bombardment at lest.

China
I have bomb from air and later shock attack enemy survivors from Yenan. Tank Regiment will fallow them and attack one more time. After that i will not attack them again. I don`t want to destroy those units.

Morning Air attack on 11th Chinese Corps, at 88,36 , near Yenan

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 57
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
438 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

And ground attack

Ground combat at 88,36 (near Yenan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 960 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Defending force 2927 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese adjusted assault: 152

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 152 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
1841 casualties reported
Squads: 117 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 167 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
17th Group Army
18th Group Army
2nd War Area
7th Group Army
2nd Construction Regiment - destroyed unit

[koniu]

Air production and R&D

[PaxMondo]

How's the rest of your economy?  HI, ARM, VEH, etc. 

[koniu]

Resources, fuel, oil, etc

[koniu]

Armament and Vehicles

[koniu]

Naval production

[koniu]

Merchant production

[koniu]

27 Jan 43

Mostly quiet everywhere. Only action todat in New Guinea.
Japanise figters sweep Terapo. I have find 40 enemy figters CAPing over base few days ago but i was not able to send figters becouse of weather. Finaly today they fly.

I lost 8 A6M5(3 MIA,4 KIA). Allies lost 11 P-38 and 7 Spitfire Vc

Afternoon Air attack on Terapo , at 96,127

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 56

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: koniu

Air production and R&D

Why are you R&Ding with 150 factories the D4Y2? It's an incredible waste of resources imho.
Always research the first model (the D4Y1) and get all the industries repaired ASAP, then skip directly to the D4Y3 which gives you the lovely extra range that enables you to use the 500kg bombs at 8 hexes[8D].
The D4Y2 is doesn't worth a dice imho.


and Ki-44c already online?? How many industries did you use to get that result??[&o]

[GreyJoy]

Also i'd suggest to devote some efforts on the KI-48b.... it's clearly the best IJAAF fighter out there