Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: scout1

Also, I believe I may have a solution relative to this AAR and my access .... Perfectly happy to provide you Japanese Press Releases if you would be so kind as to post on this site ...

This way I won't access your AAR and ponder your strategies .....

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: scout1

Also, I believe I may have a solution relative to this AAR and my access .... Perfectly happy to provide you Japanese Press Releases if you would be so kind as to post on this site ...

This way I won't access your AAR and ponder your strategies .....

Very good idea.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Intel Monkey is huge help as allies to organize intel. I feel it is almost a cheat it is so much a help.

I don't really have much experience using it. Almost 0. Haven't been the Allies in a long long time and only against the original ironman.

Maybe I won't use it if it is that powerful.

I thought tracker would be of some use digging into the TOE of Allied forces, plus of course managing my plane builds!

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ORIGINAL: scout1

btw,

The Japanese government continues to receive unconfirmed reports of Allied atrocities upon Asian communities ....... The Imperial Government continues to look into these allegations....

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Intel Monkey is huge help as allies to organize intel. I feel it is almost a cheat it is so much a help.

I don't really have much experience using it. Almost 0. Haven't been the Allies in a long long time and only against the original ironman.

Maybe I won't use it if it is that powerful.

I thought tracker would be of some use digging into the TOE of Allied forces, plus of course managing my plane builds!

I use no third party program at all. This abstinence allows me to get deep into the weeds of how things function.

Alfred

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Intel Monkey is huge help as allies to organize intel. I feel it is almost a cheat it is so much a help.

I don't really have much experience using it. Almost 0. Haven't been the Allies in a long long time and only against the original ironman.

Maybe I won't use it if it is that powerful.

I thought tracker would be of some use digging into the TOE of Allied forces, plus of course managing my plane builds!

I use no third party program at all. This abstinence allows me to get deep into the weeds of how things function.

Alfred

I try to use the screens in the game first. But ship & plane upgrades and especially finding them is tedious in game I find. Plus finding devices...

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
it stops any chance of refitting them as AEs.

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

As soon as you get them. But underway replenishment does not start until 1 January 1945. Convert every one.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I also found that I needed those xAKs hauling supplies for the first year of the war, until enough Liberty ships are available.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I am going to kindly ask that the esteemed Japanese representative bow out of the AAR for now. No harm done if he reads the next few messages.

Any missives to or from him will be dutifully passed along and posted or emailed as circumstance dictates.

Imminent war warnings have been issued from Washington....thankfully the Navy had the foresight to station the Pacific Fleet forward at Pearl Harbor and can react quickly to any Japanese aggression.

General MacArthur, is as we understand it, revamping his defense of the Philippines.

The Dutch and the British seem prepared -- the powerful Prince of Wales is near Singapore. A testimony of how seriously the British want to persuade the Japanese to leave alone their Jewel of the Pacific.

The next move is Japan's!








I should point out that they have been repeatedly warned of imminent war...so many times in fact, they might not take the latest warning too seriously.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I also found that I needed those xAKs hauling supplies for the first year of the war, until enough Liberty ships are available.

Frankly, surprised a bit to hear that.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Now that the Japanese have left.... (this stuff is top secret, plz )

I thought I could talk about the usual stuff, putting Marine fighters on the Carriers (thanks Michael), turning off HI in Oz, running away and hiding, but that is not for me....mostly

The only clue I have is that Scout1 said he was not much of a Pearl Harbor strike fan...."my carriers have more important things to do." I take that to mean Oz, India but not Fiji to Alaska. Well, well, we shall see.

This whole operation is simply designed to throw a monkey wrench into the time stressed Japanese Juggernaut that is Scenario 2 (beefed up by AndyMac) and to remind everyone that the game is War In the Pacific (not 50 divisions slogging it out in mosquito infested Burma or circumnavigating Oz with the KB).

I realize I can't hold any of this if I even take any of it, but if it diverts/slows down the Empire in the critical invasion bonus time, then it will be worth it. If ignored for a bit, then PBY's can fly recon for subs.

There is multiple goals that are somewhat independent others that might cascade...but everything will be moving from day 1 to accomplish this (that is if I am allowed to move them).

Whatever the outcome, the fleet carriers will retreat to the West Coast and train, along with the heavy cruisers. Battleships will hide from the beginning, but I plan to be aggressive with destroyers and light cruisers generally speaking.

Yes, yes, I realize my ships crew experience is like 35 at night across the board and my troops not much better. The pilots suck, and some still fly buffaloes and devastators (argh). I will endeavor to make do with the tools at hand.

So, you dedicated AFBs -- how crazy am I? Crazy like Kimmel? Am I setting the stage for Japanese AV?







PS: Oops, left off the graphic that some troops will leave for Haha-Jimi too! That is Phase 2.

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ORIGINAL: Evoken

3)You dont have enough escorts in early war for all the convoys so i would recommend babysitting DD's (specially Clemsons that can be converted to whole bunch of usefull classes) , CL's and CA's are plentyfull and great for raiding

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

I usually end up converting the 4-pipers to APDs since they drastically improve their ASW immediately, plus they are useful escorts for invasions. While they can carry small units, for the large invasions I use them to dump a few supplies on the beach right away. Later they can bring in small units that don't have a lot of equipment. They can also handle small invasions - which is what they were designed for.

Don't forget, you can lay minefields with dutch minelaying subs the same turn as the invasion. In fact, that might even be a good use for American subs instead of Mark 14s.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I feel pretty comfortable going for Marcus and more on Dec 8th, depending where the KB goes.

I really want to fight hard in China, and have lots of strategies to try out. This is one of them.

5 Indian Mountain Gun units (one will die at Singers), air mobile, under 100 pp each, could be flown into China and setup and dig in along the Kunming roads. It would boost the AT capability of the Chinese, and act as damage soaks. 2 days worth of PP, that is a bit steep, but if it means holding for longer at the Kunming road, I will take it. Not sure what other units take the mountain gun, but production is 12 a month and they start at roughly 50% TOE.