Slitherine

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Attacking force 27877 troops, 522 guns, 694 vehicles, Assault Value = 930

Defending force 30825 troops, 414 guns, 572 vehicles, Assault Value = 688

Allied adjusted assault: 195

Japanese adjusted defense: 3377

Allied assault odds: 1 to 17 (fort level 8)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
410 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (3 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
2712 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 201 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
Guns lost 70 (3 destroyed, 67 disabled)
Vehicles lost 87 (9 destroyed, 78 disabled)

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

March 12th 1944
Current production (monthly): 185 Ki-84r, 121 Ki-43-IV, 157 N1K1-J, 110 A6M5c, 75 N1K2-J, 30 J2M2. Sometime in June or July I expect to get a boost to production as the Ki-83 starts being produced at 210 per month.

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The Ki83 will definitely help, and boy are you producing a lot of them! Frank R production, looks low, but then again in June perhaps that won't be low with all those 83s coming online. My rough rule of thumb, from Pax Mondo, was about 100 twin engine fighters per month for the end game...scenario 1.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

It is depressing sometimes, how good the P47 is, but hold on soon you will be putting a hurt on him. In our Downfall game the Shinden has done really well versus high altitude P47 sweeps. I expect the Ki83 will do just as well or even better since their ceiling is higher than the Shinden.

Good news on oil flowing from Singers to Port Arthur. Are you shipping any out of Port Arthur to the HI?

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Attacking force 30698 troops, 512 guns, 693 vehicles, Assault Value = 1093

Defending force 29574 troops, 407 guns, 565 vehicles, Assault Value = 666

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7

Allied adjusted assault: 732

Japanese adjusted defense: 3053

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 7)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
691 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 21 (3 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1362 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 81 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 30 (10 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 114 (50 destroyed, 64 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

The Allies have been bombarding Guam a lot. There are two units there with anti-shipping guns. The 3rd Special Base Force with 8 CD guns and 10 DP guns and the Kure 7th SNLF with 24 DP guns. During the replay the 3rd SBF usually fires (and misses) at the enemy but the 7th SNLF never seems to. It may be a range thing as the DP guns can reach 17 while the CD guns have ranges of 32 or 21.

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Attacking force 996 troops, 98 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 939

Defending force 28669 troops, 401 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 630

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 38 (32 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (13 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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Japanese ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 28 (11 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (9 destroyed, 13 disabled)

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Do all those little ASW TF work? Doesn't it consume a ton of fuel?

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ORIGINAL: obvert

I just looked back through your econ roundup for the last month.

Considering what's been going on with your oil/fuel centers, you've got a pretty good reserve. Well done!

Adding up your HI fuel usage and the ships use per day and multiplying that 29,235 by 365 I get 10,670,775 though. You may want to start some severe conservation measures now before the oil slows to a trickle.

If you're still moving some you might consider using a bunch of convoys grouped in a mega convoy to minimize contacts and maximize escort efficiency. I remember Greyjoy used these a lot against Q-Ball and they worked pretty well.

Also consider starting to minimize refueling of ships and start refueling the smaller ones from some big ones (until they run dry) you don't need to use for the remainder. A lot of fuel is usually tied up there in bunkers. I had whole refueling fleets of Aden class xAK around the HI.

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

Tracker grossly overestimates fuel usage as it doesn't seem to allow for ships in task forces in port without orders or ships on 1-hex patrols.

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

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ORIGINAL: obvert

I just looked back through your econ roundup for the last month.

Considering what's been going on with your oil/fuel centers, you've got a pretty good reserve. Well done!

Adding up your HI fuel usage and the ships use per day and multiplying that 29,235 by 365 I get 10,670,775 though. You may want to start some severe conservation measures now before the oil slows to a trickle.

If you're still moving some you might consider using a bunch of convoys grouped in a mega convoy to minimize contacts and maximize escort efficiency. I remember Greyjoy used these a lot against Q-Ball and they worked pretty well.

Also consider starting to minimize refueling of ships and start refueling the smaller ones from some big ones (until they run dry) you don't need to use for the remainder. A lot of fuel is usually tied up there in bunkers. I had whole refueling fleets of Aden class xAK around the HI.

I have been running supply out to interesting places and then returning with resources and "do not fuel" set so I am now emptying most of the inefficient ships and quite a lot of other transport ships. For the transport run from Fusan I have stopped using CS convoys so I can run those dry. Certainly, I have enough tankers to move all the remaining fuel/oil without any need to refuel them.

Tracker grossly overestimates fuel usage as it doesn't seem to allow for ships in task forces in port without orders or ships on 1-hex patrols.

I have been watching it fairly closely and am using 4000 to 6000 fuel per day (plus what I extract from ship bunkers). I expect oil to run out mid 1944 and fuel to run out March 1945; it is difficult to predict how much fuel will be in ports that can't be accessed - I am guessing 2,000,000. I expect then to have enough HI and supply to last until about August 1945. This of course depends upon the Allied offensives.

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Sounds like you have it covered. What ports are currently inaccessible to getting the fuel/oil? Are these the DEI bases in range of Java?

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

Tracker grossly overestimates fuel usage as it doesn't seem to allow for ships in task forces in port without orders or ships on 1-hex patrols.

On the Industry/Chart page?

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

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Sounds like you have it covered. What ports are currently inaccessible to getting the fuel/oil? Are these the DEI bases in range of Java?

I think it is a comment you made towards the end of your AAR. But all the little ports in China, Japan, etc. take 1000 * port size in fuel demand even if no task forces are based there. That fuel isn't available for HI production. I think you had nearly a 500,000 in fuel at a point when your HI was shutting down.

Then there is fuel in the Marianas and on Borneo island that I can only really get at for refueling subs and most of my subs are in the East at the moment.

Actually, I don't think it is as bad as I guessed. Tracker currently reports 6.2 million fuel and 5.5 million of that is in Japan so only 700,000 is not at home.

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I'm just impressed with your preparation and determination. It's the worst nightmare for Japan to lose the DEI so early, but you've taken the blows and kept prepping. This is what it takes to last into 45 and still have fun while getting driven to a small red circle on the map around the HI. There are a lot of bad days, but if you stay positive the few good ones can keep you going.

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ORIGINAL: Spidery

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I'm just impressed with your preparation and determination. It's the worst nightmare for Japan to lose the DEI so early, but you've taken the blows and kept prepping. This is what it takes to last into 45 and still have fun while getting driven to a small red circle on the map around the HI. There are a lot of bad days, but if you stay positive the few good ones can keep you going.

Thank-you.

From the start my planning was to last into '46 so the early loss of the DEI trims 6 months off that.

I don't really understand the issue about "determination". Unless the Allies throw in the towel, almost every game will result in Japan engaged in a desperate delaying action with too few, too poor, forces without adequate supplies. It is only a question of when that happens.

MrKane's decision to send his subs out has made the game more enjoyable as it means every turn I can see some chances to strike at his forces and watch my ASW forces have a chance to sink one of his subs.

I do wish I could find more opportunities to take the offensive but MrKane is very good about not exposing his ships and base AA is so deadly that strikes at bases seem pointless.