Interesting Tip to Defend Kuriles

[Q-Ball]

In AE, the Kuriles can be a defensive problem for Japan; alot of buildable bases right on your doorstep. There is something that can help though.

A number of 5th Fleet bases can be changed to General Defence(R), including Paramushiro Jima. This is important, because you can then use all the Restricted Home Island units, something like 150-200 planes, on Paramushiro Jima and Sakhalin. This includes the Mavis unit that is restricted, and is otherwise stuck at home.

The Restricted air units are often used for training, but rookies are better than nothing, and at any rate, that Mavis unit alone makes it worth it

Not sure if this is WAD, but the Kuriles aren't exactly Truk......I don't think it's gamey, since it's close to home

This also means building Paramushiro to a large airbase is probably a good idea, because the big fort there will make an Allied landing costly regaredless

[Mike Solli]

Very sneaky, Q-Ball.  I like it! [:D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Very sneaky, Q-Ball.  I like it! [:D]

+1. Thanks for the heads up.

[Q-Ball]

If you are really industrious, I suppose that means you can airlift restricted ground troops out there as well....I think. Haven't tried that. But the air units works.

I don't think it's sneaky, since the Kuriles are much easier in AE for the Allies (IRL, they didn't consider it long), and the Japanese did consider them part of the Home Islands.

I think a line would be crossed on this type of thing if, for example, Saipan could be changed. THAT probably would not be kosher.

[USSAmerica]

Dastardly Japanese players!  

[:D]

[ny59giants]

In WITP there had to be an LCU with the Command you wanted to change to on that base to change it. Is that the case in AE (need General Defense)??
 
If you can do all this then use your idle transport planes to air lift your troops to the bases. An AIR HQ from Honshu goes to Hakkaido by transport ealry in the game.

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

In AE, the Kuriles can be a defensive problem for Japan; alot of buildable bases right on your doorstep. There is something that can help though.

A number of 5th Fleet bases can be changed to General Defence(R), including Paramushiro Jima. This is important, because you can then use all the Restricted Home Island units, something like 150-200 planes, on Paramushiro Jima and Sakhalin. This includes the Mavis unit that is restricted, and is otherwise stuck at home.

The Restricted air units are often used for training, but rookies are better than nothing, and at any rate, that Mavis unit alone makes it worth it

Not sure if this is WAD, but the Kuriles aren't exactly Truk......I don't think it's gamey, since it's close to home

This also means building Paramushiro to a large airbase is probably a good idea, because the big fort there will make an Allied landing costly regaredless

[&o][&o][&o]

[Q-Ball]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

In WITP there had to be an LCU with the Command you wanted to change to on that base to change it. Is that the case in AE (need General Defense)??

If you can do all this then use your idle transport planes to air lift your troops to the bases. An AIR HQ from Honshu goes to Hakkaido by transport ealry in the game.

Probably still the case....which is why it works on Para Jima. I don't have the game up, but the Fort there is probably General Defense. For sure you can't move it.

Same deal with Sakhalin; there are a couple bases with General Defense units there. So those can change as well.

Move the AIR HQ up there is a real good idea. It isn't going to do much in Tokyo.

You can't change Okken Jima, but if you have an AIR HQ on Para, then you can use torps from it anyway (it will be in command range)

Airlifting some engineers also a pretty good idea, though I find in AE they have plenty to do anyway expanding ports, at least early-on, and are pretty cheap buys anyway.

[ny59giants]

I think you need to use some of those small AA companies. Change their command to 5th Fleet, transport to one of those empty bases, and then change the base command. You cannot change command on bases without an LCU present first. 

[SqzMyLemon]

Q-Ball,

Which Air HQ can get to Haikkado? I've been trying to get one there with no success as yet. And great idea for Paramushiro Q-Ball, although with your strategy in the DEI as Allied, I don't know how many players will decide to attack the Kuriles anymore!

[Q-Ball]

ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon

Q-Ball,

Which Air HQ can get to Haikkado? I've been trying to get one there with no success as yet. And great idea for Paramushiro Q-Ball, although with your strategy in the DEI as Allied, I don't know how many players will decide to attack the Kuriles anymore!

I can't remember the name of it, but there is a Perm Restricted Air HQ. You can move it by transport PLANE.

Michael, hadn't thought of that....transfer unit, then change HQ back. Might work.

[topeverest]

Thanks,

This line of thought never entered my mind. Dick Dastardly definately would have approved of such a devious maneuver!

[LoBaron]

[&o]

[WITPPL]

cunning plan My Lord.
[:D]

[Grollub]

It's a plan worthy of the 'high commission of international cunning planning' ... [:D]

(See sig)

[Mynok]

What are the drawbacks of having 5th fleet troops on a General Defense base?

[WITPPL]

to be serious.

I have to thank The Highest Commisioner of International Cunning Planinng [THCoICP] for this.

I was scratching my head lately how to blow damn Kuriles out just to secure my Northern flank.
My opponent clearly has chosen this path and will try some sneaky moves there for sure.

Lets experiment a bit.

[:D]

[Grotius]

Great idea! It doesn't strike me as gamey at all -- in game terms, I see the Kuriles as an extension of the Home Islands. And I still wonder whether the AE weather model makes it sufficiently difficult to conduct air and naval operations way up north.

I have the same question as Mynok. Also, are you suggesting we put an Air HQ in Paramushiro, or just on Hokkaido?

[WITPPL]

Most Air HQs have a command radius of 1.

However,

There is a 11th Air FLEET HQ with a radius of 5. Planes in radius (wich covers 4 hexes around) will fly torpedoe missions.

If I get this right.

[Q-Ball]

AIR HQ: The problem I found is that the Air HQs with 5 radius in the Home Islands have Motorized Support....so they can't be airlifted in whole. The Air Flotilla HQs, though, can, but only have a radius of one.

GAMEY?: I think not for the Kuriles, and for the Chichi Jima chain. VERY gamey for anything far outside the Home Islands, so folks should not do that outside Kuriles.