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A few questions - 4/9/2007 12:44:16 PM

High Command

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First i shall apologize for my very poor English spelling, but i hope it is readable.

Hello

Me and a Friend, is playing Japan vs an US Opponent, in the CHS 160.

We are currently in the beginning of the war (13 January 1942), and have taken and secured, Midway Is, Wake Is, Hong Kong, Christmas Is, Plymera Is, Society Is, Baker Is, Cook Is, Rabaul, Lee, Guadacanal Is, Admirality Is, New Guinea, most of Malaya, most of Mindano, most of Borneo, north part of Phillipines, and are about to take Rangoon.

We have made alot of theoris, calculations and estimations on both Military and Economic Policys.
However, many of this theories and doctrines, are untested and new to the world, and we would for this reason appriciate others opinions on a few of them.

As you may understand, we can unfortunately not reveale them, as our opponent also is a user of this forum, so we will ask for your advice in a little different way.

JAPANESE ASW

1: What and why do you consider is the best ASW Flote Plane for Japan intill summer of 1943?

2: What and why do you consider is the best land based, ASW Plane for Japan intill summer of 1943?

3: What and why do you consider is the best ASW ship class for Japan intill summer of 1943?

JAPANESE FLEET SETUP

1: What and why do you consider to be the best Carrier TF setup for Japan?

2: What and why do you consider is the best Submarine TF setup for Japan?

JAPANESE BOMBING ALTITUDES

1: What and why do you consider is the best (Carrier based) Dive Bomber altitude?

2: What and why do you consider is the best (Carrier based) Singel Engined Torpedo Bomber Altitude?

3: What and why do you consider is the best (Land based) Dive Bomber altitude?

4: What and why do you consider is the best (Land based) Singel Engined Torpedo Bomber Altitude?

JAPANESE AIR LEADER SETUP

1: What and why do you think is the best type of leader to have on a Carrier Based bomber group, (agressive, carefull)?

2: What and why do you think a Air HQ leader shall have for attributes.

JAPANESE AIRCRAFTS

1: What and why do you think is the best High Altitude bomber Interceptor intill mid 1943?

2: What and why do you think is the best (Land Based) medium range recon intill mid 1943?

3: What and why do you consider to be the best medium range transport plane to produce in great quantity, intill summer 1943?

JAPANESE ESCORT CARRIERS

1: What and why do you consider to be the best escort carrier use intill summer 1943?

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RE: A few questions - 4/9/2007 6:56:18 PM

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ORIGINAL: High Command

JAPANESE ASW

1: What and why do you consider is the best ASW Flote Plane for Japan intill summer of 1943?

2: What and why do you consider is the best land based, ASW Plane for Japan intill summer of 1943?

3: What and why do you consider is the best ASW ship class for Japan intill summer of 1943?

1) Jake. It has a better bombload than the rest of the float planes, and the same range in ASW search mode as the Alf.

2) Again, the Jake. I dont use Jap bombers for ASW work, they have other things to do.

3) The single best sub killer for Japan is the APD. They have an ASW strength of 8. I form 2 TFs of these and use them to kill subs. I also form somewhere around 20 ASW TFs from 5 PGs each and base them with my Jake squadrons.

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JAPANESE FLEET SETUP

1: What and why do you consider to be the best Carrier TF setup for Japan?

2: What and why do you consider is the best Submarine TF setup for Japan?

1) Depends on the mission. Standard deployment, I use 3 CVs and 1 CVL, 2 fast BBs, 1 Tone class CA, 4 CAs, and 5 DDs as my standard carrier TF (I have 2 of these). If I am expecting contact with enemy CVs, I break this in half making 4 TFs. Actually 5 with the other TF of CVLs I have.

2) I operate the minelayers in 1 TF (I-121 to I-124). I use the Glen equipped boats as recon into areas I want to know whats there that are either beyond Emily range or at the very edge of it. The rest I operate in 3 sub TFs of the same class ship.

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JAPANESE BOMBING ALTITUDES

1: What and why do you consider is the best (Carrier based) Dive Bomber altitude?

2: What and why do you consider is the best (Carrier based) Singel Engined Torpedo Bomber Altitude?

3: What and why do you consider is the best (Land based) Dive Bomber altitude?

4: What and why do you consider is the best (Land based) Singel Engined Torpedo Bomber Altitude?

1, 2, 4) The maximum altitude they can fly. Aircraft attacking ships take AA fire twice. Once on approach (at their assigned altitude thus the reason to be up high) and once at their mission altitude. Regardless of their assigned altitude, TBs armed with torps bomb at 200 feet. Dive bombers and bomb equipped fighters bomb at 2000 feet. So no reason not to come in up high.

3) Depends on the defenses. If I really want to smack a target hard and dont care about the losses, I hit at 1000 to 5000 feet. Normally 10,000 to 15,000 feet.

Edit: I read the question wrong. I thought #3 was what altitude do I attack land bases at.

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JAPANESE AIR LEADER SETUP

1: What and why do you think is the best type of leader to have on a Carrier Based bomber group, (agressive, carefull)?

2: What and why do you think a Air HQ leader shall have for attributes.

Aggressions and inspiration are always important.

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JAPANESE AIRCRAFTS

1: What and why do you think is the best High Altitude bomber Interceptor intill mid 1943?

2: What and why do you think is the best (Land Based) medium range recon intill mid 1943?

3: What and why do you consider to be the best medium range transport plane to produce in great quantity, intill summer 1943?

1) Tony is the best, but I personally do not build a lot of them. I use the Tojo as my main fighter (in a PDU game of course). The Tojo uses Nakajima engines and converts to the Frank in 44.

2) I only build Dinahs for recon work.

3) Transoprts I use 3 mainly. Topsy, the Mavis transport, and the Tabby. Topsy because it is the best Army transport. Tabby because it is the best transport the Japs have period, but in most scenarios the Army squadrons cant equip them (scen 16 you can), and I keep 2 or 3 squadrons of Mavis Ls because they are floatplanes and dont need an airfield.

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JAPANESE ESCORT CARRIERS

1: What and why do you consider to be the best escort carrier use intill summer 1943?

Covering low risk landings to provide on the spot ASW and CAP to the landing forces.

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RE: A few questions - 4/10/2007 1:12:22 AM

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RE: A few questions - 4/10/2007 1:19:36 AM

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YH, very nice job on the answers, thanks.

Also, here is a good site that has lots of good info.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1274014

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