Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Andav

HA-45 is indeed an engine.

Supply if very often an issue for Japan in the end game. It is one of the main reasons why Japan fails to thrive in the late war. Hoarding supply for as long as possible is one of the major concerns for Japan. One of the fastest ways to run out of supplies is to over expand production (Engines, airplanes, etc.) which uses supplies to repair the facility. This has to be balanced between the fact that aircraft/engine pools can't be bombed but supplies and factories can. So the balancing act is building enough planes/engines and hiding them in the pools where they are safe verses having supplies to actually be able to use those planes as either replacements or even to fly. How large the engine factory needs to be is determined by demand for those engines in aircraft being produce. John must think he needs a LOT of these engines.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like John hugely over-expanded his Ha-45 production at Tokyo (360). It would take a year to repair all that, and 360K supply.

Depends on how many Ha-45 factories he has elsewhere, and you don't need the Ha-45 until later on, so the time to repair all of it is a non-issue.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like John hugely over-expanded his Ha-45 production at Tokyo (360). It would take a year to repair all that, and 360K supply.

Depends on how many Ha-45 factories he has elsewhere, and you don't need the Ha-45 until later on, so the time to repair all of it is a non-issue.

I disagree. He does not have a year to work with and the supply should be used for other things, like China garrison stocks or tank production.

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like John hugely over-expanded his Ha-45 production at Tokyo (360). It would take a year to repair all that, and 360K supply.

Depends on how many Ha-45 factories he has elsewhere, and you don't need the Ha-45 until later on, so the time to repair all of it is a non-issue.

I disagree. He does not have a year to work with and the supply should be used for other things, like China garrison stocks or tank production.

They could very possibly have been damaged by the bombing/fires.

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Make that a range of 1 instead of zero as you want your carrier CAP to cover the invasion hex without having to enter it.

Only your CVEs can operate in the invasion hex with full air ops capabilities.

The fleet carrier air ops will be reduced 50% in a port hex.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like John hugely over-expanded his Ha-45 production at Tokyo (360). It would take a year to repair all that, and 360K supply.

Depends on how many Ha-45 factories he has elsewhere, and you don't need the Ha-45 until later on, so the time to repair all of it is a non-issue.

I disagree. He does not have a year to work with and the supply should be used for other things, like China garrison stocks or tank production.

They could very possibly have been damaged by the bombing/fires.

I discounted that because it was CRs first raid on Tokyo and he said it was a small one. Fires only reached around 62,000 peak and residual fires were not huge. The intel was from the day immediately following the strike, before additional from residual fires would be added in during the turn.

Edit: This stuff is only important insofar as it may indicate John is panicking and making mistakes in supply allocation, industrial planning. The 20,000 supply it cost to expand that factory from 200 K to 400 K may not matter in the big picture.

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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

You guys may have some helpful input here because some of my carrier aircraft orders are a bit different than you're recommending:

1. I replaced most of the bigger strike aircraft squadrons with carrier-capable fighters squadrons that had been based at Manila or Taichu. The result is considerably increased defense at the expense of offense.
2. All strike aircraft remaining on carriers set to range zero.
3. I still have a lot of CVE eight-aircraft TBM squadrons. Those too set to range zero with fairly high ASW assignments.
4. Here's where I'm uncertain: In deciding between detaching CVEs to cover the invasion hex or to keep all my carriers together, I chose the latter. All carriers will be stationed a hex offshore. Perhaps 60% of fighters were set to range 1 so that they'll cover shipping in the invasion hex. I don't expect these settings to be necessary many turns, so I don't anticipate huge fatigue numbers. I think John will shoot his wad in turn one or turn two or not at all. Too, I'll probably bombard Shanghai day after tomorrow if the airfield remains full (after first sending scout ships into the hex tomorrow to gauge defenses - mines, ships, shore guns).

Is there a flaw with my orders? Is setting 60% of my fighters to range one to, in effect, provide LRCAP the wrong way to best accomplish what I'm trying to accomplish?

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Make that a range of 1 instead of zero as you want your carrier CAP to cover the invasion hex without having to enter it.

Only your CVEs can operate in the invasion hex with full air ops capabilities.

The fleet carrier air ops will be reduced 50% in a port hex.

Nein!

Make that a range of 0, and set dedicated LRCAP squadrons with range 0 to cover the invasion hex! Ideally, a mix of range 0 CAP on the CVs(layered), range 0 LRCAP on the invasion hex (layered), and only a couple at range 1 based on the CVs (not so layered). If you have enough squadrons for that.

CVEs obviate the need for the LRCAP groups, which is why they're just so damn valuable to have.

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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

Your in shallow water. I think that cuts sorties. I expect John has to react. maybe not he KB, but he has a huge airfiled, interior lines to keep adding aircraft and plenty of aircraft. I can't imagine why he would not come out swinging

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He's seen this storm developing for days now but a lot of his carriers remain far to the south

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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

Your in shallow water. I think that cuts sorties. I expect John has to react. maybe not he KB, but he has a huge airfiled, interior lines to keep adding aircraft and plenty of aircraft. I can't imagine why he would not come out swinging