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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 7:19:33 AM

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The Saratoga has 30 fld damage and she'll now limping back to PH chased down by what seems to be the whole japanese sub fleet (remember that he retired every single sub from karachi after my final victory on the aerial ASW battle fought there).

Some of the others will have to chip in here;
-does CV airgroups train while in dock? If so this would eb a good time to get some of your permanent "carrier capable" squadrons upgraded to "carrier trained".

Terje

Yes they do train, towards carrier trained as well as skills. Both docked and disbanded.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 10:58:52 AM

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August 30,31 1942

Bad weather over northern India prevented any japanese real aerial activity.
We've now in line the first 32 spitfire MkVIII! Really looking forward to see how they perform.
Tomorrow we should be able to put into the Karachi meatigrinder 32 spits, 32 Hurri MkIIa, 20 Hurri MkIIb, 32 Hurri MkIIc, 40 P-38s, 40 P-40s, 30 P.39s, 16 Buffaloes and 16 Mohawks. I know it's not much but it's the best i can do... All my pilots are very experienced and most of them are well above 70/60 (air-def skills).
We'll CAP at different altitudes (between 9k and 30k) with every group at 20% rest and 40 CAP.
Tomorrow will also start the P-40K production (65 x month!!)

Rader has moved a strong naval TF (don't know if it'0s the KB...bad weather and bad recon for me) at the usual attacking position 3 hexes north of Surat. I'm ready to welcome him (all my subs are in position and i still have a SCTF at Karachi composed of 1CLs and 2 DDs).

Japanese armoured stacks are advancing fast towards Jodpur, while he has already estabilished new fighter bases. Will try to hit them untill they are voulnerable (1 AF level) so to give some breath to my fighters at Karachi.

Supplies keep on following at Karachi with a good rate. (5k arrived today)

The Saratoga should be safe...she has still 30 flt and she's moving back to PH at 22knots...subs seem to have stopped their hunt...

In few days we'll start to recon NG and PM to see what he has there...

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 11:04:54 AM

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I cannot remmeebr the condition of the emergancy reinfocrecements how experienced are they ?

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 11:16:06 AM

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They are all (except for the division that comes at Adebadan) at 70/70 exp/mor... some of them even 75/75...

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 12:01:41 PM

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 12:31:26 PM

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I'm pretty curious to see how my modern fighters with my best pilots will be able to deal with his overwhelming numbers...he's using 6/800 fighters along with 400 bombers (at least)...not counting the KB...i'll probably be able to put on air not more than 100 decent fighters at one time...so we'll be completely overwhelmed...let's see

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 1:02:06 PM

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I'm pretty curious to see how my modern fighters with my best pilots will be able to deal with his overwhelming numbers...he's using 6/800 fighters along with 400 bombers (at least)...not counting the KB...i'll probably be able to put on air not more than 100 decent fighters at one time...so we'll be completely overwhelmed...let's see

One of the things you could try is to downgrade Squadrons with US plane types on the rest of the map where no fighting occurs to older types (or even disband them and let them reform in 180 days) to bring as much fighters as possible to Karachi. If you can strip existing squads somewhere else from their fighters it would allow you to have more in Karachi. An other "idea" or thing you could try is to send some additional squadrons of other countries/types (USN, USMC, Australian, Canadian, New Zeeland) to Karachi to get as much diversion as possible and to get a maximum of planes each month.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 1:32:44 PM

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Hi Beppi!

I've already stripped every single squadron all over the map to get as much P-40s and P-38s...unfortunately the battles of the last months (with the loss of more 300 P-40s) over Karachi have completely drained my pools, even using this method...

Nothing can enter from CT or Mombasa to the Arabian Sea and get to Aden (so to get then to Karachi). I've already tried at least 20 times during these months...even a single ship-TF is spotted by Mavis and betties at Scoodra and Diego and Rader keeps lots of combat TFs (mostly composed of 4DDs) ready to strike if the Netties don't do the job...

I think i'll have to rely only on those US and Brit units already in place

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/17/2011 1:44:14 PM

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ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
The Saratoga has 30 fld damage and she'll now limping back to PH chased down by what seems to be the whole japanese sub fleet (remember that he retired every single sub from karachi after my final victory on the aerial ASW battle fought there).

Some of the others will have to chip in here;
-does CV airgroups train while in dock? If so this would eb a good time to get some of your permanent "carrier capable" squadrons upgraded to "carrier trained".

Terje

Yes they do train, towards carrier trained as well as skills. Both docked and disbanded.

Yup, Good Idea Terje! I'll do that.
For any inconvenient however i've set up a very good umbrella CAP over PH, with 200 fighters and 200 bombers on naval strike...just in case

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 12:41:00 AM

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Sep 1,2,3,4 1942

Rader has made a pause to his aerial attacks over Karachi. His armoured divisions reached Jodpur and tomorrow the base will fall (only 5 base forces left there). We tried to hit Amjere (south east of Jodpur) - which is the new most advanced Rader's AF - but without any real effect (bad weather and bad recon i guess)...losses are minimal but so the results.
My guess is that Rader is waiting to have Jodpur first so that he'll be able to use his Tojos which will be for sure a blast on sweep missions...

However...we managed to land 2 Indian divisions at Karachi along with 70k supplies...this is a great success imho...now the forces bound for Karachi have passed the 7300 AVs and supplies are finally rising. I managed to have again 300 fighters based there. Most of them are good modern fighters (spits, hurris, P-38s and P-40s). Tomorrow we'll try to attritt a bit his tanks using my 4Es...he'll get Jodpur nonetheless but i'd like to make him pay a bit for having it...

The striking force of Rader is still there...NW of Surat...still...no KB sighted...strange...

I'm pretty sure in the next 4 days the aerial combat will start all over again...Jodpur will be full of AAs and Tojos...i'm playing accordingly.

In the pacific the CV fleet is replenishing at PH and is ready to be moved to Christmas Island in order to start the Gilbert operation. (but first i wanna wait and see where the KB is....)

In SOPAC we're ready to invade Lungaville with a small para unit backed up by the 3rd Raiders...

PM seems almost unguarded with only 1 unit spotted there...Cairns is building up fast and within a couple of months we'll be able to base there a good number of 4Es which are already enroute from East Coast base.

For the rest...very quiet turns...

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 1:18:37 AM

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Rader attacked Jodpur with a tank army of 1800 AVs!!!

...for some strange reasons he did help his tanks during the shock attack with 4 para units dropped over Jodpur...this just to defeat 4 units (base forces...)...that seems a useless overkill to me

However my 4Es tried to get to those tanks...but Rader had more than 100 planes on LRCAP and my losses were a bit higher than expected...damage caused is minimal...now Jodpur is full of fighters...don't know if i want to try to hit the base and try to close it...could be bloody

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 1:54:44 AM

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Karachi supplies level finally reached back the 450k. The last week, with this unusual pause, has been very important. The AVs are close to 8000 and the supplies got back to the old levels. My fighter force is again capable and, despite the front which is getting closer, my overall strenght has surely encreased.

Our 3 USMC Para unit dislodged a small garrison over Lungaville and conquered the base. Now a seabees units and a small base force will be rushed in from Suva and we'll soon estabilish a new Catalinas base right at the door of the Solomons.

A SNLF unit is the only unit spotted at PM...strange

...seems that this part of the map is defenetly less defended than Iwo-Marcus-Wake area... Tomorrow we'll recon Lae and see what he has in there...

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 8:21:36 AM

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Sept 6,7 1942

Japan has already estabilished a powerfull base force at Jodpur, protected by 200 fighters and LOTS of AA.
We tried to send in our 4Es but results were awful...10 bombers down for no gain. We'll have to keep them on reserve and look for some future opportunities...it's useless to send the 4Es against bases so well protected.
A small japanese force is marching towards Dehli but Rader has concentrated all his main assets on Jodpur. I'm pretty sure he wants to reduce my air power first and then advance...but for sure it's a long way to Hyderabad and Karachi and my overall situation looks better than what i have hoped. 8000 AVs are massed at Karachi, with a good artillery park and very good tank units. The first P-40Ks entered into service today at Karachi. Now i have another modern fighter online.

Another 80.000 supply convoy will leave Aden in 3 days.

The supply situation is the following: 445k supplies between Karachi and Hyderabad. I'd like to keep these levels as long as i can.

Still no KB around...that's pretty strange...where is it?

i think i won't send anymore Division to Karachi (already sent 2, the 5th and the 10th Ind Divisions) from Aden. Now the priority will be rapresented by supplies. With 8000 AVs there, 9 forts and x2 urban terrain bonus, the city should hold as long as the supplies are in a good shape.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 9:39:12 AM

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Forgot to say that we also recieved an Indian motorized Bde during the last turn. It was supposed to spring at Madras but, being Madras in japs' hands, it arrived at Karachi

. In the next weeks we'll also start to recieve the Chindits Bdes...hopefully they'll arrive at Karachi too

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 4:17:52 PM

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SWPAC:

Recon at Lae reports 5 units and a growing activity is reported overall the whole area of the northern coast of NG.
It seems that Rader isn't defending in NG anything south of Lae, while places like Wewak, Lae and all the surrounding bases keep on growing in dimensions and that tells me he's sending there engineers and base forces.
With PM so lightly defended and with the other bases like Milne bay and Buna pratically unguarded we must elaborate a plan about a landing there.
First of all we need to build supporting bases on NE coast of Oz. As soon as Cairns will be built at its max we'll move to Cooktown and then to the torret Strait base.
Port Moresby would be and incredibly important place to conquer... and the fact that it's pratically unguarded it sounds me very very strange...

Anyway, now it's too early to think about it. First i need to collect 4Es in Oz and build up NE Oz bases. We'll send to Sydney in the next weeks some base forces and seabees in order to give a boost to this logistical operations

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 4:31:25 PM

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IMO, PM is a POW base for the Allies when Japan holds everything else, and your ships will be nice big fat targets trying to keep it supplied...just my 2 cents. Very anxious to see how India shakes out for you.

Keep it up.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 5:02:36 PM

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IMO, PM is a POW base for the Allies when Japan holds everything else, and your ships will be nice big fat targets trying to keep it supplied...just my 2 cents.� Very anxious to see how India shakes out for you.

Keep it up.

Port Moresby in Allied hands will not be a POW. Too much enemy airpower is in India for that to happen. Should enemy air be relocated to attempt to make Port Moresby a POW, that would be a major strategic Allied victory as it would remove much of the enemy power projection in India. If worse comes to worse, far better to have Port Moresby as a POW than Karachi as a POW.

If Japana is really not defending south of Lae (see post #915) and there really is only a single SNLF at Port Moresby, then GreyJoy is once again failing to grasp what is important. Under these conditions, it is a waste of time and opportunity to build up the northeast Australian bases before moving on Port Moresby. Instead he should immediately move to capture Port Moresby even with units not fully prepped for Port Moresby and if necessary delay any moves in Centpac.

Capture Port Moresby and the other nearby PNG bases south of Lae. These are the bases which need to be built up, not northeast Australia.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 5:17:40 PM

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Hi Jeffk and Alfred,

I have no recon yet on the Solomons but i'm pretty sure in New Guinea there's almost nothing south of Lae (while north of it there have been an encreasing activity in the last weeks). My real concerns is the actual position of the KB. If the KB is in the pacific (let's say Truk) he could easily destroy my approaching fleets using the combo LBA (from Lae or Rabaul) + KB.

I have the feeling that the KB is in the pacific...it's been nearly 3 weeks now since i lost any contact with it and i cannot think another good strategic reason for it not being blockading Karachi (if the KB had been there the arrival of the reinforcements from Aden would have been impossible).

Alfred, would you risk an amphib landing at PM with the possible presence of the KB at Truk?

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 5:37:15 PM

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I just did that, GreyJoy

in one of my games I have just invaded PM thinking that KB was at Truk!
what happened was that I was able to approach PM undetected (maybe he has no air-recon at PM - you never know - keep the invasion fleet close to the NE Coast of Aussieland), offload all my troops - covered by my CVs (I'm much later into the war - 6 Fleet CVs) - my opponent tried to interdict me with his LBA - I was able to shoot down over 250 enemy planes to the loss of 23 F4F4s - he sortied all his CVs from Truk (apparently he had ALL of them at Truk, including CVEs, CVLs) - but at the time he was in reach of PM (2 turns) - my invasion fleet was already gone, as well as my CVs...

of course you don't have APAs yet - but APs do a fine job as well - especially as you won't be facing an enemy division (as I did) but hopefully less!

so, really, SURPRISE is often much better than preparation! - if you have say 1 AussieDiv ready - 100%prepped for PM (which I ALWAYS have - one starts planning on the first day of the war) - or even just, say a Brigade (PM Brigade for example, if you rebuilt it already) and a few of those VERY HANDY Ind Coys at Sydney (very high exp troops) then set off an invasion right now! - say 2 weeks latest (might already be too late)

it's your choice as always - but you should be glad that you finally found a weak spot in the enemy's defences... - strike fast before he can react - before he realizes that these are your intentions - and has KB waiting....
also the Coral Sea and N of Rabaul are very nice places for a sub-based early warning grid!
(might even get a shot off on a few CVs as they approach!)
if you don't take just opportunities and use them to your advantage you will be able to advance eventually starting in 1944 - but it will be only by systematically closing all airfields in the region (where ever that may be) and taking your time to advance base by base... - that takes time and you might be stuck in NW Guinea in late 45 still!...

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 5:48:08 PM

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Hi Jeffk and Alfred,

� I have no recon yet on the Solomons but i'm pretty sure in New Guinea there's almost nothing south of Lae (while north of it there have been an encreasing activity in the last weeks). My real concerns is the actual position of the KB. If the KB is in the pacific (let's say Truk) he could easily destroy my approaching fleets using the combo LBA (from Lae or Rabaul) + KB.

I have the feeling that the KB is in the pacific...it's been nearly 3 weeks now since i lost any contact with it and i cannot think another good strategic reason for it not being blockading Karachi (if the KB had been there the arrival of the reinforcements from Aden would have been impossible).

Alfred, would you risk an amphib landing at PM with the possible presence of the KB at Truk?

Yes.

1. With only a single SNLF at Port Moresby you don't have to expose too much to possible KB interdiction.

2. KB confirmed in Pacific allow you to send naval forces to break the enemy naval blockade of Karachi and India. That allows for counter invasion in India behind enemy LOC.

3. Move on Port Moresby would be part of several potential simultaneous moves - (a) to break naval blockade off Karachi, (b) capture of adjacent PNG bases, (c) allows existing assets in northeast Australia to become involved in combat.

You are simply not creating sufficient pressure points with the consequence that Rader simply loads everything into the Indian theatre and does not have to worry about defending anything anywhere else.

From Port Moresby (plus adjacent PNG bases) you can bring unused Allied assets to bear upon the enemy. Your idea of going into the Gilberts and Marshalls doesn't do that and is again a waste of time. With the enemy so focused on India, now is the time to take action against targets which carry value now, not in 2 years time.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 6:04:21 PM

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Ok, you got me guys.
Thanks.
Everything you said make sense. I know i need to create pressure on Rader's perimeter. My attempts at Marcus and Wake were "blind"...and i paid for that blindness...if i had the chance to better recon those bases i would have not wasted that much time into an operation which was a failure even before starting.
Actually with only a small SNLF unit there i won't risk much. Think a reinforced regiment, along with a couple of Combat Eng and a tank Bn should be enough. Unfortunately i never ordered any preparation for PM. In Oz i only focused on defending the area of Malburne-Sydney-Brisbane till now so i'll have to move and shift some assets. All my forces are between PH and Christmas (naval assets and troops)...not to talk about fuel...Oz has enough fuel for normal light naval operation but not enough to support a major naval effort. I'll need one month to bring everything to Cairns area...at least...but i'm confident that his heavy commitments in India won't allow him to move in this period of time any sensible assets to defend PM.

I'll give proper orders for these movements right on the next turn.

I'll try to be as silent as possible...don't wanna alert him of my intentions.

And again...Thanks!

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 6:06:40 PM

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"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George S. Patton

Edit to add: I second Alfred's advice on grabbing those New Guinea bases.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 6:42:26 PM

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I Checked: unfortunately i have no unrestricted units in Oz (the U.S. Division and the Afrikan Bde have been recently shipped to Noumea in order to start building that base in support of the newly conquested Efate and Lungaville) and my PP situation won't start getting better in the nearby future... so i'll have to rely on a NZ Bde and an U.S. Rgt that are at the moment at Suva plus the indipendent companies based at Sydney. i'll send 2 combat eng Bn from Christmas and a USMC Tank Bn.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 6:51:26 PM

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What role are the division and brigade playing in building up the bases on New Caledonia (Noumea, La Foa, Koumac)? Certainly moving them away places those bases at greater risk, but you might consider using them anyway.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/18/2011 7:11:25 PM

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What role are the division and brigade playing in building up the bases on New Caledonia (Noumea, La Foa, Koumac)? Certainly moving them away places those bases at greater risk, but you might consider using them anyway.

exactly - because with all his troops in India - he has to be running low on large offensive combat units in SoPac!

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/19/2011 1:22:40 AM

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Sept 8,9 1942

A quiet turn. Rader has moved 200 troops at Jodpur which is already AF level 5...

The first attack on Dehli posed by 4 Tank rgts did achieve only a 1-2...but 5 more units are entering in town so the capital will fall easily within a week...

I've made up my mind and ordered to the 27th US Division at Noumea to pack everything and be ready to be loaded on transports. This big unit will be attached with a NZ bde, 1 Aus Bde, 1 Arty unit, 1 Eng unit and 1 Tank Bn and will form the Port Moresby invasion force.
Noumea for the moment will be left guarder only by the Afrikan Bde.
Lungaville, Erromanno and Efate are building fast and i'm planning to send more units to this area in order to give some strenght to this newly conquered perimeter border.
Also the Espiritu Santo Islands seem to be empty...but i don't wanna overextend too much too fast.

Base forces and Seabees are moving from Christmas to Oz and Suva.

No sign of the KB yet...

At Karachi my active fighter force is composed by:

50 P-38Fs (flying at 31k)
18 P-38Es (flying at 30k)
50 P-40Es (flying at 14k)
25 P-40Ks (flying at 29k)
25 P-39s (flying at 9k)
32 Hurri MkIIa (flying at 20k)
32 Hurri MkIIb (flying at 19k)
48 Hurri MkIIc (flying at 30k)
32 SpitVIIIs (flying at 26k)
16 Mohawks (flying at 15k)
16 Buffalos (flying at 12k)
6 SeaHurris (flying at 20k)
24 Fulmars (flying at 10k)
12 Kittyhawks IA (flying at 15k)

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/19/2011 2:56:35 AM

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You do know you have the unrestricted I Aus. Corps and 1st Aus. Army so that you can transfer Austrailian units into an unrestricted command for less than 1/3 the cost of transferring other restricted units? It can't take long to get enough PP's for the invasion force you want.
It's similar to the initial situation with the restricted Hawaiian Dept. units.

I would not think this is "gamey" since the force structure is set up this way from the start and corresponds to the historical transfers - unlike transferring an unrestricted HQ into the West Coast command. It seems to be an intended design feature of the OB in the campaign game.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/19/2011 9:49:47 AM

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You do know you have the unrestricted I Aus. Corps and 1st Aus. Army so that you can transfer Austrailian units into an unrestricted command for less than 1/3 the cost of transferring other restricted units? It can't take long to get enough PP's for the invasion force you want.
It's similar to the initial situation with the restricted Hawaiian Dept. units.

I would not think this is "gamey" since the force structure is set up this way from the start and corresponds to the historical transfers - unlike transferring an unrestricted HQ into the West Coast command. It seems to be an intended design feature of the OB in the campaign game.

Hi,

thanks but in our game the I Aus Corp and the 1st Aus Army are both restricted commands.
However all the forces i've gathered are all belonging to unrestricted commands so the problem for the Invasion of PM seems solved under that particular aspect.

Sept 10,11,12 1942

Jodpur reached AF lvl 6 and now has already more than 450 planes in it. We tried to hit Surat with our 4Es and, as we thought, the flak was gone. We fought against Tojos at 15k and we did damage quite a bit the airfield. Only 6 units present there so it's clear that Rader is moving all togheder his AA massed (now at Jodpur).
Anyway Rader is waiting for having Jodpur at its max capabilities before jumping back on the aerial war against Karachi. This pause is giving me time to reorganize my air force and to get more modern fighters in my pool. At the same time more supplies are flowing to Karachi. Tomorrow from Adem will leave another 40k supply convoy.

At Dehli he got another 1-2 again my static unit there, despite he brought 1800 AVs the base isn't falling

. He'll be forced to use his bombers to soften it or to committ more troops...again more time gained!

In SWPac we reconned the base north of Lae today. Level 7 AF and 7 units spotted. That shows my general theory is correct: he's not defending anything south of Lae but from Lae northwards he has massed lots of units and he's building up fast his aviation fields.

We're sending from CT to the pacific the Brit CV Illustrious so to give to my 6 US CVs another little help.

...oh and the 2nd Army is reported to be at Iwo Jiima...think we were lucky not to have pushed forward and landed there...against a whole army!?!?!?..Lord..

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/19/2011 11:34:54 AM

Saros

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2nd Army is just the HQ formation not a full army. I can't imagine that there is a multi divisional force anywhere in the pacific considering he will have to bring everything possible just to have a chance to finish off India.

I also cant believe he is letting you get so many ships into Karachi. KB should be stationed off the wormhole whacking everything that comes through.

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RE: LOD IS CROSSED - 6/19/2011 11:49:04 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Saros

2nd Army is just the HQ formation not a full army. I can't imagine that there is a multi divisional force anywhere in the pacific considering he will have to bring everything possible just to have a chance to finish off India.

I also cant believe he is letting you get so many ships into Karachi. KB should be stationed off the wormhole whacking everything that comes through.

He has also stop sending SCTF raiders to Karachi harbour in order to interdict the flow from Aden.
I think Rader felt not safe to operate his combined fleet too close to Karachi (he has lost 3 CLs, 1CA and some 5/6 DDs during the previous attempts)...so i think before committing again his naval assets to Karachi he wants to have a total air superiority over my base...and to do so he needs to have Jopur at level 9 so that he can start sweeps with Tojos.

However i do feel he's making a mistake. Don't know where the KB is but without the KB the flow of supplies and reinforcements cannot be stopped, unless Japan holds Hyderabad and fills it with Netties and Karachi Air force no longer exists. untill these requirements are met the presence of the KB is, imho, mandatory.

Really don't understand why the KB isn't there. The only reason would be that it has been sent to Pacific in order to keep me honest with my invasions attempts...and in a certain way this is working fine cause not knowing where the KB is is making me plan and act with less impunity. If i knew the KB was in India i would have no problem landing at PM, Lunga, Tarawa...but the possible presence of the KB makes me feel unsafe everywhere...

Anyway, now that the LOD is crossed Rader has no other options than pushing fast forward to Karachi. I hope i'll be able to bring back the supply level up to 500k before he reaches Hyderabad. Everything now depends on how long my Air Force will be able to fight at decent terms against his allmighty air power...

It's a fact however that the long pause given to me by Rader allowed to breath and to arrive at September...and so to have 85 modern fighters monthly (P-40Ks and P-38Fs)....considering that in June i was my pools were empty and i had almost no more fighters to spare...i think my situation i defenetly better now.

I feel like England during the fall of 1940...when RAF was almost crushed the germans stopped attacking the AFs...and this allowed the brits to get back...let's hope history is going to repeat itself here :-)

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