Downfall - probably mine.

[sprior]

Not sure, somewhere in that wagon wheel I showed earlier I'm guessing.

[Andy Mac]

I think I got em I will change to a shorter range aircraft

[sprior]

Just got home from work, I'll do some more tomorrow or Thursday.

[Andy Mac]

Thanks Simon I will hold off on the next version until I see a little more as I want to understand any issues.
Slightly surprised at the Formosa invasion as it just gives time fo rthe Japanese to train pilots !!!

[sprior]

10/9/45

Today we decided to launch a massive attack on Osaka to try and whittle down the numbers of Japanese fighters. Didn't turn out so good...

[sprior]

Osaka now looks like this:

[sprior]

Elsewhere transports move out of Pearl. 100 AP/APAs are heading to SF to pick up the troops there. 100 AKAs/LSTs are heading to Manilla to and will help with invasion landings. The 3 marine Divs that start at Pearl are already en route to the Marianas and are half way to Eniwetok.

And a CVE takes one for the team:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Taihoku at 88,63

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 9
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-27b Nate x 6
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 4
Ki-61-Id Tony x 12
Ki-84a Frank x 2



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
FM-1 Wildcat x 1
F4U-4 Corsair x 7
F6F-5 Hellcat x 6
F8F-1 Bearcat x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Id Tony: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Corregidor, Bomb hits 1
BB California

Not sure what's going on here:

TF 65 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Ships
E Yanagi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Susuzuki, Mine hits 1

[sprior]

Oops

[sprior]

Now I know why I have no PPs to spend on TF commanders. A shedload of ships are way past their sell-by dates:

[Andy Mac]

I always play with no disbandments so I had missed that one I will adjust on next build

[sprior]

Sept 15th

Today we start the campaign to neutralise all airbases on Kyushsu. Kagoshima is first after the first day the AF is at 85% damaged and nearly 70 planes destroyed on the ground, 40 of them Topsys. We'll pound again for another day, rest then move onto another.

[sprior]

Are there really that many Jap planes at palembang for these Spits to get all these in 16 days?

[Andy Mac]

No but there are some at Saigon and Camranh Bay

[Andy Mac]

p.s. Japanese START with about 10,000 aircraft total on map and about 1,000 in reserve plus some production capacity 

[Andy Mac]

albeit a lot of their pilots are in the 20's or below Japanese pilots really stink apart from a few elite sqns and they dont always have the best planes.
 
 

[rjopel]

Andy,

Don't forget to check land and air units for withdrawals.

Also see if you can redistribute some of the ships at Pearl. You can only see 1000 ships at any one time disbanded in a port.

[sprior]

Sept 18th. Andy's stating that the IJ pilots have experience in the 20's seems reflected in today's air combat:

[sprior]

Sept 22nd.

18 US Cvs and 5 RN CVs converge at Manilla as the 3 Marine Divs arrive from Pearl. All 6 Divs will be picked up at plonked down at Kumamoto along with supporting troops and supplies.

Meanwhile IJN carriers put to sea:

[sprior]

The 14th USAAF HQ appears to start at Kumning, it's a bit of a bomber magnet for the bombers based at Canton

[sprior]

Naughty Jap submariners!

Morning Air attack on TF, near San Francisco at 216,73

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
M6A1 Seiran x 3



Japanese aircraft losses
M6A1 Seiran: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
APA Navarro, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage