It's August, 1943. How are you doing as the Jap?
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:11 pm
Most of the AAR's I've been reading on this board deal with the 1942 period. Either people are just starting a PBEM or are quitting after their high-risk, high-reward strategy fails.
Well, we've been playing the scenario 15, and as the jap I chose a more careful strategy, keeping in mind that having an intact KB is a priority. Here is what has been happening...
The corsairs are sweeping the skies, forcing me to give up CAP on bases within their short range. The bulk of my air force are Tony's and Jack's, but they simply get smoked. We have had air battles where I lost 70 planes to his 19 in dogfights. I also have kept a dutch base alive in the SRA to provide a training ground for my pilots. This helps with the losses, but im only able to get them up to low to mid 50's in experience before they go back into the front line.
Naval losses aren't bad. Since December, 1941 I've lost 2 BB's 3 CA's, 1 CV (Junyo) 2 CVL's and one CVE and a host of SS, DD's and other miscellaneous shipping. Allied losses are I think 3 BB's, some CA's and CL's, and a host of other misc ships. No allied CV losses either.
His strategy was to avoid combat with my fleet during 1942. After I had seized the original japanese objectives, I tried to expand into the Alaska area but got rebuffed. This was the pivotal moment for me. Knowing that American industry would be making its presence felt in 43, I could either throw the combined fleet forward in a high-risk, high-reward all-or-nothing assault, or try to hold out and hope he made a mistake. I chose the latter. Plus expanding into India and China seemed like an alternative as far as winning the game.
Well, as I found out an overland offensive into India simply does not work. The supply situation over the trails is terrible. Plus, his guys were dug in at 9 fort level. My army left about 50,000 casualties and then retreated back to Burma.
I've tried moving in China, but his guys are dug in there too. It's too much of a Verdun situation to expect any sort of advance on this front.
Naval-wise, his LBA is simply too powerful to hope for any success here (esp with his level bombers set to Naval Attack).
So, my best hope is to hunker down and see what happens. My engineers having been fortifying like mad. He has also temporarily withdrawn his carriers (refitting with those Hellcats probably). I think I can still win, but the odds have gotten longer, and will get even longer I suppose.
However, the reason I am posting this is because I wanted to see how other Jap players playing PBEM are doing in this phase of the game (43-44). Most of the postings that have opinions on this seem to be based on what happend historically, and not on personal experience with the game. So, if there are any Jap players who have been brave enough to continue the game into 1943 and beyond, please let me hear how your doing. Thanks.
Well, we've been playing the scenario 15, and as the jap I chose a more careful strategy, keeping in mind that having an intact KB is a priority. Here is what has been happening...
The corsairs are sweeping the skies, forcing me to give up CAP on bases within their short range. The bulk of my air force are Tony's and Jack's, but they simply get smoked. We have had air battles where I lost 70 planes to his 19 in dogfights. I also have kept a dutch base alive in the SRA to provide a training ground for my pilots. This helps with the losses, but im only able to get them up to low to mid 50's in experience before they go back into the front line.
Naval losses aren't bad. Since December, 1941 I've lost 2 BB's 3 CA's, 1 CV (Junyo) 2 CVL's and one CVE and a host of SS, DD's and other miscellaneous shipping. Allied losses are I think 3 BB's, some CA's and CL's, and a host of other misc ships. No allied CV losses either.
His strategy was to avoid combat with my fleet during 1942. After I had seized the original japanese objectives, I tried to expand into the Alaska area but got rebuffed. This was the pivotal moment for me. Knowing that American industry would be making its presence felt in 43, I could either throw the combined fleet forward in a high-risk, high-reward all-or-nothing assault, or try to hold out and hope he made a mistake. I chose the latter. Plus expanding into India and China seemed like an alternative as far as winning the game.
Well, as I found out an overland offensive into India simply does not work. The supply situation over the trails is terrible. Plus, his guys were dug in at 9 fort level. My army left about 50,000 casualties and then retreated back to Burma.
I've tried moving in China, but his guys are dug in there too. It's too much of a Verdun situation to expect any sort of advance on this front.
Naval-wise, his LBA is simply too powerful to hope for any success here (esp with his level bombers set to Naval Attack).
So, my best hope is to hunker down and see what happens. My engineers having been fortifying like mad. He has also temporarily withdrawn his carriers (refitting with those Hellcats probably). I think I can still win, but the odds have gotten longer, and will get even longer I suppose.
However, the reason I am posting this is because I wanted to see how other Jap players playing PBEM are doing in this phase of the game (43-44). Most of the postings that have opinions on this seem to be based on what happend historically, and not on personal experience with the game. So, if there are any Jap players who have been brave enough to continue the game into 1943 and beyond, please let me hear how your doing. Thanks.