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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/4/2017 2:47:41 PM

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Hardware disaster!

My wonderful monitor - a 65" Samsung plasma TV - failed catastrophically. When I replaced it, WitP-AE now occupied a 8x11 sector of the center of the display. I need a microscope to read it. Worse yet, I look at the Properties page and ALL my switches were deleted.

It may be weeks before I can get this game going again.

WitP-AE is a great game but it is not robust when faced with different hardware or software. Windows 10 shut me down for six weeks.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/4/2017 3:43:01 PM

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It is an old game engine and needs a lot of software tweaks (the switches) to handle the O/S changes made up to Win10 plus the drivers for the video card.
Can you see your desktop full screen on your new TV? If so, then only the game tweaks need to be considered. If the Desktop is also tiny, you need to start with getting your laptop to and video card sending the right info to the TV display. You may need to download an update to your video driver.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/27/2017 2:26:19 PM

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My desktop is A-OK and every other app I have works fine.

I played with the switches some and the playing field got a little bigger but shifted down on the screen and now I have to use task manager to even get it out of the way.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/27/2017 5:31:42 PM

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Lots of info on switches in the Tech Forum, but what you describe sounds like you might need to do a re-install starting with original game, then last official patch, then any unofficial patch or mod you are playing. I don't know if the Ironman mods are compatible with the betas.
PS - a new install should not affect your saved games, but just in case you could save the new install in a new directory like Matrix2 and then copy your saved games over once you are sure it works with your monitor.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 6/12/2018 6:34:01 PM

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The dead have arisen. I got it working more or less. After mucho monkeying around I got it big enough to see.

Don't ask me what worked. I have no clue. Moving the screen closer had to have helped.

After a joyous weekend of bombing Ironman I'm back in the rhythym of the game.

It's Oct. 5, 1943. I just smashed Shortlands and I'm marshalling shipping for hitting Buna/Salamaua.

Ironman's fighter pools remain bottomless although the IJA pilots are of definitely lower quality.

My pilots are of tremendous quality but my pools are shallow. I bottomed out P40K and P40N1. I'm converting 80th FTR Group to P-38H to escort bombers. I moved four Marine F4U squadrons to Burma to feast on an endless supply of rookie Oscar drivers.

More reports to follow.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 6/13/2018 12:17:09 AM

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The dead have arisen. I got it working more or less. After mucho monkeying around I got it big enough to see.

Don't ask me what worked. I have no clue. Moving the screen closer had to have helped.

After a joyous weekend of bombing Ironman I'm back in the rhythym of the game.

It's Oct. 5, 1943. I just smashed Shortlands and I'm marshalling shipping for hitting Buna/Salamaua.

Ironman's fighter pools remain bottomless although the IJA pilots are of definitely lower quality.

My pilots are of tremendous quality but my pools are shallow. I bottomed out P40K and P40N1. I'm converting 80th FTR Group to P-38H to escort bombers. I moved four Marine F4U squadrons to Burma to feast on an endless supply of rookie Oscar drivers.

More reports to follow.

P-38s are lousy at escort duties because they are not maneuverable enough to dogfight. Their asset is high altitude and speed, making them great sweepers. If you can, use for escort one of the aircraft types that are more maneuverable at low altitudes, like P-40s and Airacobras.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 6/30/2018 10:47:12 PM

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Sitrep Oct 21, 1943

I ousted Ironman from Shortlands killing 18,000-odd men. Engineers developing base to support attacks on Buka & Green Islands. I have Marine Divisions with tanks, artillery and combat engineers about 92% prepped for both islands.

I have two amphib headed for New Guinea. Two army division plus tanks and artillery for Buna. Airedale recon says 10,000 man garrison. The other TF is headed for Salamaua with a dividion plus a regiment of infantry and tanks. Airedales say 7,000 men. Both bases have been flattened and the debris rearranged for a couple months.

I have the entire Aussie I Corps prepped to hit Port Moresby. It has been flattened and close blockaded for some time now. My intention is to surround the Port Moresby and Buna garrisons and slaughter them, but that means I have to work around them first and cut off their retreat into the Owen Stanley range and its great defensive terrain.

Once I get Buna I'll develop it into a base for bombardment and escort in the area. I can them use single-engined fighters for bomber escort and sweep with P-38s.

I have units over 75% prepped for operations against Finschaven and Gasmata. Recon shows small garrisons but I generally assume Ironman has 250% of what the airedales tell me.

Once Buna and Port Moresby are properly surrounded, I'll let the Aussie I Corp eliminate them an take half the US force and drive from Salamaua to Wau and maybe cross the river behind Lae. I'll concentrate forces at Finschaven to assault Lae once surrounded.

Once Lae is gone and Gasmata, Buka, and Green Islands are taken, I'll consider I've met Operation Cartwheel conditions. I can used short range planes as training unit to keep Rabaul/Kavieng neutralized.

Once Rabaul is neutralized I plan to re-task South Pacific command to the Gilberts/Marshalls.

Southwest Pacific will duck south of New Guinea and hit the western end. US forces will move up the east side onto the Vogelkopf Peninsula and the Aussies will move into Timor and Celebes.

I have no idea where KB is hiding. My guess is Truk or the Inland Sea. One of my subs put a torpedo into one of his augmenting CV, south of the Bungo Suido. I doubt if it sank him, but he's spending some time in the yard.

Air recon shows an outrageous concentration of air (700 fighter, 600 bombers) and over a hundred ships at anchor at Truk. Although he has hundreds of fighters at Truk, Ironman can't molest those recce B-24 variants flying high.

Ironman did have a surprise waiting. Beginning 10/1 his ASW effectiveness, especially when E boat are present increased sharply. He's killed three subs and roughed seven others. But I'm still getting contacts and hits with my subs.

the thing that make playing Ironman tough is his bottomless pools of planes. I have two fighter groups that have over 4,000 kills each, but Ironman still has to be approached with caution.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 7/2/2018 6:06:49 PM

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Amphib TFs, covered by my Death Star, are bearing down on Buna and Salamauea.

Air ground attack will not involve carrier planes. I have plenty of Marine SBDs, older medium bombers and P-39s in range.

I have follow-up TFs with engineers en route.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 7/4/2018 1:43:59 PM

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Quick Oct. 28, 1943 sitrep.

Salamauea fell without much of a fight. A division, two regiments, a battalion of TDs, and a battalion of artillery against a flak battalion. Good news is I destroyed him in place. Marching the 503rd Para to recon Wau thoroughly.

After months of prep, the base at Salamauea is flat. Engineers on the way.

Still unloading at Buna.

Still no sign of KB.

My Death Star: Where Emilies go to die.

Starting to get some supply to Rangoon assault units. The Burma air grind goes on.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 7/5/2018 1:55:24 AM

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Oct. 30, 1943 update.

A deliberate blew Ironman out of Buna (losing half his force) but he retreated into the Owen Stanley range. Apparently Buna had zero supply.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 7/15/2018 4:09:52 PM

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Nov. 8, 1943 sitrep

Developing the bases at Buna and Salamaua. Inherited a 6(6) airfield at Buna, but only a 2(1) port. I'm looking to make Buna into a 9 AF/4 port to use shorter range planes to silence Lae and points west.

Prepped to invade Gasmata and (maybe) Umboi Island. Buka is prepped but Green Island forces are still 20 away. Most of my shipping is moving Bougainville assault forces back to Noumea (HQ there will accelerate prep). Moving engineers/BF out to support Buka/Green Island assaults and put the long-term collar on Rabaul & Kavieng. I'm stockpiling fuel & supply to support South Pacific shift toward Gilberts & Marshalls. Also stashing supply & fuel at Darwin to support action in that area.

Big month for refits. Wasp and all the Yorktown class are headed to Auckland for a delayed refit. Same for Atlanta-class flak cruisers.

I seem to have found the bottom of the P-39D pool and I only have 40 left in the P-400 pool. Good thing P-39N1 production is ramping up. Running out the string on F4U-1. I attached four USMC fighter squadrons to 10th Air Force. This action eats out my F4U-1 pool, but -1As are in production and those four squadrons are now very experienced. Between them and a FG of P-40K and -N5, another of P-38H, and one of P-47D2. I've gotten control of the air over Prome which has been my supply bottleneck in the Rangoon area. I now have an Indian division is (more or less) good supply in Rangoon city and am eating up his men & supplies.

I have seven USN CVEs crammed with Hellcats and FM-1s to escort supply convoys direct to Prome. No more monkey business from unescorted Betties. Like I said supply is building up and ousting Ironman from Rangoon is just a matter of time.

China is totally comatose for now. That will change when the Burma Road opens.

My sub campaign is going well. Mush Morton is going wild in the Formosa Straits, but will go Winchester in about three days.

I can't get the refinery at Sydney to refine the 80,000 points of oil stockpiled there. Oil stockpiling is "Off". Refinery production is "On" and Sydney HI is Off." Been that way for three weeks but fuel down to <500. I'm curtailing operation til a fuel convoy arrives. Also I'm running a TK convoy to Sydney from Abadan. That takes a while.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 7/15/2018 7:46:17 PM

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How big is your refinery in Sydney? 50? That would produce 500 fuel per day, or 450 fuel + 50 supply depending on the mod.
Is there a source of oil in Oz equal to the refinery size? If so, it would appear as if nothing is happening when in fact your refinery is just using up the daily production and not making a dent in the backlog.
As for the fuel drain, I think there is also HI in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth that must be shut off.
If there is a port that has been built bigger than Sydney, the fuel will be flowing there. Same if there is high demand at other ports and not so much at Sydney.

I don't think stockpiling oil should mean that none goes to the refinery, but just in case, turn off stockpiling and check that refinery production is ON (sometimes when I am tired I turn on repair instead of production and wonder why nothing is happening!).

Those are all the things I can think of right now.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 7/29/2018 1:40:44 AM

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Nov. 28, 1943 sitrep

I have driven Ironman out of Buna and across the Owen Stanleys and the remnants bolted back into Port Moresby. I'm completing the encirclement. I don't want to chase him all over New Guinea. The 24th and 32nd ID have crossed the mountains and are maneuvering to pen him in. When I get that done, I have the entire Australian I Corps prepped to hit PM. I need the VP and political points.

I've taken Buna and Salamaua (sp?) and am developing ports and air bases to kill off Lae.

Right now I have an invasion force bearing down on Buka. Two Marine divisions plus. My death star plus beaucoup land=based air is covering. Air recon shows a 12,000 man garrison. I don't anticipate much of a fight.

Only other place in action is along the Burma coast. I've finally beaten down his mega-pools and am finally getting supply into Akyab enough to support a land campaign to Rangoon. I've advance through Prome and actually have some troops in Rangoon itself but not enough troops or supply to oust him ... yet. But the trend on supply buildup is positive.

I have an incredible amount of supply and fuel on the move throughout the Pacific. You can't swing a cat without hitting a 100,000 ton convoy. I was moving supply/fuel so well I began drawing down Frisco and LA, so I've sent a bunch of convoys to the East Coast to get supply/fuel. That has stopped the drawdown.

The Great Sydney Fuel Rathole continues to defy me. Answering previous comments:
Sydney refinery is rated at 20. Production is ON. Fuel is ordered to stockpile.
There is 72,000 tons of oil at Sydney. Stockpiling of oil of OFF.
Each day Sydney draws down the oil stockpile by 200, but the fuel inventory does not increase.
Fuel supply is stuck a 180. I don't have enough fuel to keep my ASW patrols (twelve Australian minesweeoers) fueled up.
I had to send the AO Bishopdale to the Rockhampton depot to get enough fuel to refuel incoming tankers.
Two days ago I had a fuel convoy from LA unload. (4 x 14,000 tons) No effect at all on the fuel stockpile. I had to send them to Rockhampton to get enough fuel to get back to LA.
Every HI on the continent of Australia has production turned OFF.
Fuel stockpiles at Brisbane, Melbourne, Darwin, Perth and Rockhampton are at expected levels.
Action is light in the Indian Ocean so I sent two huge fuel convoys from Abadan toward Sydney. Two more convoys from LA are inbound with fuel. All are a couple weeks out.
Most mysterious.

My subs are raising hell. Six or seven hits a day. Most are in Japanese waters so I suspect they make it to port. I even put two torpedoes in the Scheer yesterday. I've learned to keep my most aggressive skippers (80+) out of shallow water.

I still have no idea where KB might be. Truk is still too heavily garrisoned to get close to. The only recon planes that don't get massacred by CAP are the recon B-24s at max altitude. Air recon shows 800 fighters and 500 bombers and over a hundred ships at Truk. Merchant activity at Truk has picked up. My subs there are scoring.

Otherwise, typical late 43 grind.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 8/6/2018 1:55:32 AM

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Dec. 6,1943 sitrep:

2nd and 4th Marine divisions ROLSTOMPED the 10,500 man garrison at Buka in a two-day battle. Assault units on the way back to Noumea.

Ironman made a late air strike at Buka. 40 Betties flew unescorted into 59 P39N1 and 14 Corsairs. P39 heaven. In range of Betties and out of range of Zeroes.

Making progress toward Rangoon. I've beaten his air attacks on the supply node at Prome. I'm slowly moving supply overland from Akyab. Eough to probe Rangoon defenses. Level 9 fortifications. Gotta march a bunch of troops there.

China remains comatose.

Otherwise lots of invasion planning, keeping up on refits, and moving mountains of supply and oceans of fuel.

Sydney has stabilized for now. Not gaining but not losing ground.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 8/6/2018 4:29:21 AM

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You just need to ship a lot more fuel to Australia. When your ships get there, set them to refuel at whatever state that you want and they will do so. When you move ships to another port to refuel, you are just taking it from the total amount in Australia. The fuel will travel to where there is need. Only the surplus will be in Sydney and apparently you have no surplus fuel. The fuel supply of 180 is just the amount of fuel produced by your refinery.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/3/2018 3:35:49 PM

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Jan. 11, 1944 Update
The slog against the bottomless pools of Ironman rage on.

Its all over in the Solomons/Eastern New Guinea but the slaughter of land forces.
My assault TFs have weighed anchor from Sydney to drop the entire Australian I Corps (plus some extra artillery) at Port Moresby. I need the VP.

The US elements of SW Pac are march Salamaua to Wau. Expect easy win to start the envelopment of Lae. Have assault on Finschaven completely planned.

Took Gasmata and massacred the garrison. Building up the base. Gasmata and Buka are perfect ddistance from Truk. In Betty range and out of Zero range, so my P-39s and P-40s are getting fat. Ironman's air garrison at Truk is still 800 fighters and 600 bombers, so I'll let Ironman beat on Gasmata and Buka for a while.

I've been shifting forces from Noumea to Pearl in preparation for Gilberts/Marshalls campaign. I am using my big liners and fast AKs to move the Marines. My fleet carriers and modern BBs are en route to Pearl. My old BBs and a flock of CVs loaded with fighters are en route to Noumea to cover ops in New Guinea.

Once I take Lae and PM, I won't press in the NG area. Maybe Manus when I get around to reducing Truk, but no further. I'll instead move into eastern DEI. I've been stockpiling Darwin to support this

I still have not located KB. I think its at Truk but my high-flying B-24s don't get much of a look from 28,000 ft.

I'm slogging south in Burma toward Rangoon. Rangoon is isolated but moving supply down the coast road takes a while.
Once I take Rangoon, I have enough CVE escort to run Malta convoys into Rangoon to supply opening the Burma Road. I really won't push much south of Rangoon. Moulmein and Chang Mai. I'll bomb Tavoy and Bangkok.

The RAF pools are too thin to trust the RAF to safeguard the Rangoon convoys. I'll leave the excellent 23rd (latest P-40s for now Exp= 80+) and 51st (P-47D25 Exp=85+) and 80th (P-38H Exp=78+) fighter groups plus four squadrons of USMC F4U-1A Exp=80+) and a bomb group of B-24D1s to stiffen the RAF.

China is pretty much comatose until the Burma Road opens. I have a limited offensive going to reduce a pocket where Ironman seems to have eaten all his supply.

Aleutians are inactive.

The huge US forces take a lot of effort to shift directions. Fortunately, I'm fat on shipping.

1944 improvement to Mk. 14 torpedoes are wearing Ironman's merchies out despite the fact he seems to have a huge number of annoying "E" class escorts. I've found I have to keep my very aggressive sub skippers out of shallow water or else they get greedy and the Es kill them. I've put some subs under a different breed of skipper for shallow water work. High naval rating but no more than 55 aggression. While they don't prosecute every contact, they do get hits (thanks to good torpedoes) and manage to stay alive.

I have a 125,000 ton tanker convoy I've been running between Abadan and Sydney. That keeps Sydney in fuel for now.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/3/2018 5:42:26 PM

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The Japanese E escorts are amazingly good. Against the AI, I generally stay out of shallow water except while tracking an unusual target of opportunity such as a wounded carrier.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/4/2018 4:23:25 PM

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Flash update!

Ironman has sortied 4-6 CVs between Johnston and Christmas Island.

My modern fleet carrier Death Star is just south of there and steaming north towrd the enemy.

Developing...

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/4/2018 5:08:55 PM

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I notice that it's one year to the day since your hardware disaster posted at the top of this page. Congratulations on keeping your game alive all this time! Good luck in what looks like an epic CV battle brewing.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/7/2018 6:56:03 PM

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Jan. 11, 1944

Big development. Ironman triggered kamikazes. Kamikaze Emilies hit two small supply convoys in the Solomon Sea. They do a real number on small xAKs. A third one tried hitting a TF in harbor at Gasmata, but forewarned is forearmed. I had 150 P-40s and P39s on 100% CAP. P39s are perfect Emily-killers. One guy got four of them.

This could be problematical. My Port Moresby invasion TFs are en route (near Rockhampton currently). Fortunately, I have lots of unused P-47s, P-38s, and Corsairs looking for something to do. Lots of LRCAP will be in order.

My fleet carrier Death Star is north of Christmas Island en route to Pearl. My 9xCVE force is at Noumea sorting out revised air wings.

I'll have to retain a lot of island bases and load them up with second-line fighters. Wildcats, P-39s, and P-40s should kill kamikazes well enough. I'll run my routine supply convoys station-to-station hiding under big CAP.

One good thing about the prolonged slugfest in Burma is that my USAAF and USMC fighter reserves are chock-full of 75+ experience pilots and I still have lots of 85+ in TRADOC I did chop four squadrons of F$U to Burma so now the USMS has plenty of experienced fighter pilots. Even my P39 squadrons in the Solomons are full of 70+ EXP pilots.

On the software. If somebody here ever hit the lottery, I wonder how much it would cost to update this fine game?

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/7/2018 6:58:01 PM

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So far kamikazes have only come from Truk. That will undoubtedly change.

Maybe I should have seen this coming. My CAP has been slaughtering search Emilies.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/10/2018 3:43:11 PM

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Short Update: Jan. 18, 1944

Reposturing continues apace.

Fleet carrier Death Star now in port at Pearl. After much hard steaming, everything needed some TLC plus Saratoga & Lexington needed a 21 day refit (increase flak factor by 600). Air wings flown to Perl to continue training. I have quite a variance in CV-trained pilot experience. One of the drawbacks of running around in a death Star is my big CV air wings don't get a lot of chance to amass EXP.

I got most of the 1st Marine div. unloaded at Pearl. I have big long-haul liners headed to Noumea to pick up 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions Smaller ships will handle USMC artillery, armor and engineers. Marine DBs are taking up residence in the Solomons to prevent any friskiness from Ironman. I'll have to send the big ships bc for the 3rd a bit later. They are stompng round in New Britain.

At Noumea I have two smaller TFs of CVE (19 knot and 16 knot) to support US Army amphib operations at Finschaven and Green Island. Ground forces have taken Wau and are curling round Lae. I also have all the old BB there for surface support.

The Australian I Corp is about four days out of a massive landing at Port Moresby. I'm dropping the corps in its entirety to kill off 38,000 IJN. Airedale recon says there are 32,000 at Lae and 17,000 farming rice at Milne Bay. Once Lae, PM, Green Island, Feni Island, and Umboi island are in hand I'll declared victory in that area and being moving west into the DEI. I've been stockpiling supply at Darwin to support this shift.

There may be joy soon at Rangoon. I have 1200 AV of Indians there now in supply and another three divisions about two weeks march out. I did also clear out Pegu so i have another division and a half that can join the main event. I have a "Malta Convoy" of LSTs running supply into the assault. I have lots of ENGR and aviation support at Prome. I intend to fully develop airfields at Rangoon, Bassien, and Pegu because I look for Ironman to use his endless Oscar pools to run kamikazes at Rangoon-bound convoys. I do not intend to move much south of Moulmein. I can bomb Tavoy and Bangkok enough to keep Ironman off of my Burma Road convoys. I have nine US CVE (19 knot) stacked with fighters (mostly Hellcats) to escort Burma road convoys across the Bay of Bengal.

I am moving some depleted Chinese units to Chunking in anticipation of opening up the Burma Road. For the last ten moths, Ironman and i have been comatose in China. I intend to concentrate in southern China to take Canton and Hong Kong, then drive up the coast to Shanghai.

After opening the Burma Road my axes of advance will be 1) OTL Central Pacific Campaign (more or less) SW pac will advance into eastern DEI (Australians along Timor, Celebes, eastern Borneo, MacArthur clears Vogelkopf and to Davao.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/10/2018 4:02:28 PM

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At this point I have to change my organizations.

As long as KB is out there, I have to keep my Death star in the central pacific, but in the SW Pac it will be lots of CVE and land-based air. Early kamikazes are a nuisance but I have lots of USAAF fighter cover.

I have roughly standardized on 80-85,000 ton xAK supply convoys and 60,000 ton tanker convoys. I do occasionally run 120,000 ton xAK convoys straight out of East Coast US to Aden and Sydney.

I keep a steady stream of small (15,000 tons) xAK into Karachi from Aden. Capetown is less important.

Once I get about 7 more 19 knot CVE I'll empty and run my slow CVE to San Diego to train carrier Corsair units. I have scads of good USMC fighter pilots thanks to the slugfest in Burma, but I'm a bit shy on quality carrier fighter jocks.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/13/2018 5:33:53 PM

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FLASH traffic Jan 19, 1944

Australian I Corp safely ashore at Port Moresby. Minimal casualties. Preliminary bombardment commences.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/16/2018 3:50:36 PM

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FLASH traffic Jan. 24, 1944

I Aus Corps took Port Moresby on second day of assault. Casualties moderate.

XXXIII Indian Corps repulsed at Rangoon. Reinforcements on the way.

Allies still pinned down at Monte Cassino and Anzio.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/16/2018 8:35:08 PM

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Allies still pinned down at Monte Cassino and Anzio.

Heh. Well, that part isn't your problem. Congrats on the successful assault at PM.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/19/2018 3:00:47 PM

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I was surprised tht PM wasn't more fortified. Level 2 forts only and I had two regiments of engineers to help out but Ironman had held PM for nearly two yerss. I would have dug halfway to the center of the earth. I have two squadrons of Spitfire V and two of Beaufighters to put in PM to ward off long range kamikazes.

Rangoon has level 8 forts and will be a MUCH tougher nut to crack. My first probe went off at 1-8 odds. I have a lot more on the trail to help out.

Supplying an overland attack on Rangoon is not easy. I have British/Indian REMF units on every hex between Akyab and Rangoon to facilitate overland transport of supply.

Air recon shows 300 fighters at Moulmein and 200 bombers at Tavoy.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/26/2018 3:36:47 PM

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I am approaching point where I shift directions. Some of the movement has already started.

I will move the USMC assault units and most of their REMFs to Pearl to handle my Gilberts/Marshalls campaign. I already have the 1st Marine Division and their tank battalion in Oahu. The 2nd USMC Division and their tanks and artillery have left Noumea for Pearl. Big transports are pulling into Noumea to pick up the 4th. 3rd Marine div is still at Gasmata, but I have an escorted APA TF en route to get them out. All of these plus 1st Amphib corps will be chopped to CentPac HQ. Hopefully this expedites prep.

Planned sequence for CentPac in Gilberts/Marshalls:
1st Division plus tanks and Army combat engineers hit Baker Island. Ironman took it early and fortified it nd makes himself pain with a squadrn of Betties. This forces convoys to Austrlia to bend far to the SE, so I'll stomp this ialand first. Airedale recon says 8-9000 men in grrision.

Second step is top bite the bullet and hit Tarawa. There is really no good bypass. 2nd USMC Division is nearly prepped for this.

Then I move to Kwajalein. 4th USMC is 70% prepped.

3rd USMC will then hit Eniwetok. An Army division will hit Roi-Namur.

I'll cover this with my Death Star and Lee's Battle Line. I still haven't found Ironman's expanded Kido Butai, but the worst case would be Truk.

I should get this case moving within three weeks. I'll split off enough APA/LST, etc to handle full UMC Division, a regiment of USA Army combat engineers, a tank battalion and maybe some rtillery. Plus a 2:1 safety margin. When I hit Port Moresby I had enough shipping to drop the entire Australian Corp plus 50,000 supply in a single lift. REMFs come in behind in AP and xAP ships.

About that time I want to drop the Americal Division on Green Island. That island puts all my B-24s within range of Truk. I'll bombard t high altitude - acceting poor accuracy for low losses. Ihave to kill a bunch of land based air at Truk. When I get that LBA beaten down some I cn work an assault on Ponape. Ponape is within P-38 range of Truk. Truk is too well garrisoned to take so I'll settle for using LBA to neutralize it. then the Carolines re in order.

Once I get Green Island, the South Pacific command will do some supporting invasions (Umboi Island and Fisnchhaven) and flesh out extermination of Lae. Then South Pacific will be reduced to a screenng and training command.

Once that last brigade at Port Moresby is wiped out I'll moved the Australian I Corps back to Sydney to prep for the islands just north of Darwin. I intend to make serial invasions taking Timor then turn the Aus I Corps north onto Celebes.

After Lae is stomped out, I'll move the US SW Pc force to Brisbane (minimizing ftigue) to prep for a series of landing on smaller islands at proceed on throght Boela, Babo, Ambon, Moro5tai (always been a tough nut in earlier games - with Ironman's pools this might take a while) and Sorong.

From there the Australians move into Borneo (Balikpapan, Tarakan and other oil ports) and the US forces take Palawan, Jolo and the bases around the Palawan passage. My general plan is to by-pass the PI and strike directly at Formosa, flanked by a Indian amphib landing in China at Hong Kong (unless Chiang Kai-shek gets lucky). The Indian/chinese will drive along the coast toward Shanghai while the US SW Pac forces drive through Formosa and picking off the islands in the Straits. There are plenty of airfields in this coastal area and enough roads for supply. The two advances will be mutually supporting.

If I take Shanghai, I look for Ironman to concede victory.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/26/2018 3:59:00 PM

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Thanks for the overview of your plans - always interesting to see how other players handle invasion planning.

Re: Green Island, IIRC that is down near the southern end of New Ireland (the island that has Kavieng on the NW tip). I don't have the game open but that must put your B-24s at nearly extreme range to Truk, which in turn will mean high ops losses. In games I have played I liked the two islands off the NW tip of New Ireland (Emirau and Admiralty Island?). Those put Truk in easy range for B-24s and just at the Normal range limit for B-17s. The latter aircraft seem to be much more survivable in heavy flak/fighter target attacks.

Even better is Ponape - 10 hexes from Truk - which lets you throw in 2EBs as well.

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RE: Into The Unknown Taxcutter vs. Ironman - 10/26/2018 6:08:49 PM

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Yeah, I'm not real happy about op losses on that long flight but this is mostly a diversionary attack. From 28,000 ft I can't count on hitting much but if I get lucky, I smoke KB out of Truk. I have eight subs stationed off Truk. One might get a hit.

Ponape is the best for bombing Truk but unlike ol' Schlussel, I don't care to risk my Death Star in a cut-off attack Once I nab Emiwetok Ponape is easy pickings.

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