Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

Im sure he is a good guy GJ....just seems like whenever something doesnt go his way he asks for a HR and or a beta change....thats my observation....he got caught with his pants down. You did NOTHING wrong

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ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
Again...one last time...believe me: Rader is a good one

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ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Com'on guys. We clarified. I'm perfectly happy with the new HR. Matter closed. Let's move over cos we have Japan top invade and conquer...we don't have time for these chats

However...at Tokyo there are still 2300 fighters, 1800 bombers and 600 aux (probably bombers)...so we've just scratched the paint.

Loadings (the real one!) just started...it will take us at least 3 fully turns to load everything...and i need to study a way to keep my ships as safe as possible!

Consider that only IJNAF was involved in this turn...the IJAAF is still there, intact...with thousands of Franks and Peggies(T)....

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ORIGINAL: obvert

By my count, depending on health of units, I'd say 12000-13000 AV there.

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I'm getting pretty worried about all those CD guns....Rader managed to concentrate a lot of firepower on the beaches at Hachinoe...

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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

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I'm getting pretty worried about all those CD guns....Rader managed to concentrate a lot of firepower on the beaches at Hachinoe...

They showed up after the feint, maybe a quick feint to another destination might pack them into strategic mode for a couple of days. Hard to do now but some, anything might help

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ORIGINAL: pws1225

How many AV in your first wave?

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ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
..doesn anybody have any experience about a landing in front of all those CD guns? Is it doable provided the right support in terms of surface ships?

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ORIGINAL: Nemo121

Just to be clear: I have no idea what Rader has there and due to recent events I won't even speculate.

What I will just say though is that if the IJA has double the AV then it CAN defeat an amphibious invasion even into 1945 ( when the firepower disparity is even greater ). Before someone claims I'm cheating or drawing from something in Rader's thread I'll just say that I know this ONLY because I've defeated an Allied amphibious invasion comprising just under 1,200 AV ( before landing ) with a defending force which eventually measured 1800 AV around Okinawa. My initial 1,000 AV destroyed some 300 AV as he landed and he never got more than 900 AV functioning on the base. Aerial bombing to disrupt his ground forces combined with repeated attacks eventually forced the surrender of the Allied forces.

There are obvious implications of this maths ( from another similar game ) for your game. I give no suggestions as to how you should proceed. I'm just pointing out my personal experience from a game in which I had to face Allied amphibious invasions.

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ORIGINAL: Nemo121

Just to be clear: I have no idea what Rader has there and due to recent events I won't even speculate.

What I will just say though is that if the IJA has double the AV then it CAN defeat an amphibious invasion even into 1945 ( when the firepower disparity is even greater ). Before someone claims I'm cheating or drawing from something in Rader's thread I'll just say that I know this ONLY because I've defeated an Allied amphibious invasion comprising just under 1,200 AV ( before landing ) with a defending force which eventually measured 1800 AV around Okinawa. My initial 1,000 AV destroyed some 300 AV as he landed and he never got more than 900 AV functioning on the base. Aerial bombing to disrupt his ground forces combined with repeated attacks eventually forced the surrender of the Allied forces.

There are obvious implications of this maths ( from another similar game ) for your game. I give no suggestions as to how you should proceed. I'm just pointing out my personal experience from a game in which I had to face Allied amphibious invasions.

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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

I Landed at Fukadoma once in downfall.  I had to go through the Tsushima with a bunch of 40CM CD gun's.  The invasion work, I cut Japan in half but I got messed up.  Sank 2 old BB's couple of CA's and any aka hit by a single shell evaporated.  Took it in the days but it was tough going.  I did notice that the big guns really want to dual with the big ships so if you have an old BB in your invasion task force it will draw a lot of attention.  I believe big port air attacks suppress these guns to some extent so what ever you can spare, including dive bombers and TBM's might want to run port attacks.  Can't confirm this though.

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Well, good luck, you have bigger cajones than me. I don't think I would try it.