Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: shawn118aw

Game Ver: 1.8.0.6
Scenario: 15
Allied—Computer, Japan-Me

Game Date: 31 Dec 1943

I HAVE HAD IT! I WILL NEVER PLAY THIS GAME again until the MAJOR flaw in the game gets fixed—COASTAL GUNS!

Here is the same old story from many other games about this same problem in the game. I (as the Japanese Player) landed on the island of Kiska on 7 May 1943 with a small for that some how survived the American Coastal Guns mauling and over the months I increased my forces by running reinforcements by subs onto the island, with the occasional fast transport of CA and DD’s. For the past 3 months (95 days) I have hit the island with over 100 bombers per day, 18+ recon flights per day, 36-72 fighter sweeps per day, and had a task force (5 BB, 5 CA, 6 DD’s) Naval Bombard the island over 53 times. Enough to reduce the US forces from 72,000+ to under 16,000 by 30 Dec 1943. By now I have over 31,000 troops on the island and I try to land another 28,000 (all 100% prior prepared for Kiska), with 34 AP’s 5 CA, and 6 DD, plus 35,000 tons of supplies. By the way the port and airfield have had 100% damage for over 20 days. AND WHAT HAPPENS----------------------my landing forces get slaughtered---over 10,000+ eliminated, 12 ships sinking or sunk. WHAT THE HECK, OVER!!!

As I said to start, I am done with this game. Why not just write in the game manual that “no matter what you do you will lose about 50% of your landing force period.”

I don’t know why the Japanese every built and ships or aircraft or troop formations, they could have won the war by just building Coastal Gun Units.

FIX THE PROBLEM.

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ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

If you are playing AI on "very hard" - the AI is not affected by supply shortages, and this MIGHT have a drastic effect on the effectiveness of its artillery (including CD guns).

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ORIGINAL: mlees

In naval combat, there is the "kung fu" effect.

Is there one with CD's versus amphib landings? (By that, I mean, if you attempt to land using oodles of ships, and if each CD gun gets a chance to shoot at each ship, then you end up with oodles of hits and casualties...)

This would need to be tested out... If there is a CD Kung-fu, Is it better to attempt invasions with smaller, more numerous TFs than one monster TF?

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ORIGINAL: trollelite

See the data sheet of allies and Jap coastal gun and u understand everything. Jap CD is **** doesn't means CD on otherside is equally useless.  

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ORIGINAL: JeffK

imho, a major problem is that every gun can fire at the invaders. Surely there is a percentage that are sited at other beaches or cannot get  a shot at the attackers.

In addition to AW's comment above were most ships would be out of range of the lighter ordnance, not all ships replicate the River Clyde.