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10/43 and I ran out of ideas / moves...
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:35 pm
by Hornblower
Any one else have this experience? I'm Allies, snr 17, against the AI- set historic. Its 10/43 and I've taken everything south of truk except Kaveing. Japan has no CV's on board, or the AI isn't realising them.. In my opinion there was no way to take truk, nor really a need. So, I based my b-24's at rabaul to bomb truk, but i need fighter escort. I used APD's and DD's to fast transport some Seabee's, a marine def battalion, and 2 base units with radar to Pohnpei island- that little red dot to the right of truk. I built up the airfield rather quickly- to my surprise- to level 2, then moved in 2 P-38 squadrons, VMF 213 and 2 groups of SBD's. I set the P-38's as escort to truk (yes they can reach) and the F4U's as cap. At this point the AI decided that they didn't like me being on this island. It launched daily raids of @ 25-45 fighters, and similar number of bombers. In two months VMF 213 racked up 254 kills. Yes, I am telling the truth. The raids gradually diminished till the AI just gave up. I was getting very high kill ratios, and if i lost 1 F4U a week (in air to air) it was allot. And the escorted B-24's set at port attack at 20k pretty much emptied Truk of Naval units. Any one else have this experience?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:44 pm
by crsutton
Face it, you've won. Time to move on
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:44 pm
by Damien Thorn
I'd say it was time to start a new game. Maybe try a harder difficulty setting this time or play from the Japanese side.
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:13 pm
by Sonny
PBEM is the answer.
Agreed
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:33 pm
by Hornblower
I agree on all the posts. Going to start snr 17 as the Japanese. As for PBEM my work sched is such i would drive someone to drink if they were playing me.
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:43 pm
by mbatch729
Hornblower wrote:I agree on all the posts. Going to start snr 17 as the Japanese. As for PBEM my work sched is such i would drive someone to drink if they were playing me.
Yeah, well, a few of the PBEM games I've played have done that to me already...
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:33 pm
by USSMaine
Hornblower wrote:I agree on all the posts. Going to start snr 17 as the Japanese. As for PBEM my work sched is such i would drive someone to drink if they were playing me.
Find somebody that already drinks
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 6:18 pm
by Sonny
Hornblower wrote:I agree on all the posts. Going to start snr 17 as the Japanese. As for PBEM my work sched is such i would drive someone to drink if they were playing me.
In my current PBEM game I am lucky to receive two turns a week. I must admit it has gotten better recently but for the entire summer that was the average.
