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koniu -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/11/2011 5:37:32 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Erkki


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ORIGINAL: koniu

So far it Timor invasion going good.
I think that your opponent will not make any action against you. I looks like he retreat from this area.


Yep now it looks like he wont be challenging it. Cant blame him. But I used CVs and lots of cruisers because I couldnt be sure... Well at least we got that one DD. [8D]


True. It is better to use half of fleet than be surprised and lost own ships.
Sad thing is that those big ships burn lots of fuel.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/13/2011 4:49:08 PM)

April 12th


Indian Ocean: Still no contacts. CVs refueled in 3 days.

East Indies: At Christmas Island IO, Dutch submarine attacks kamikaze xAK sinking it. It attacks on surface and the brave transport hits the sub(which launches probably all of its torpedoes) 4 times.

South Pacific: Port Moresby's G4Ms spot the CL Glasgow TF that is now escaping Timor Sea CVs to West now near Horn Island, but for some reason the bombers do not launch. They probably dont have fuel for a flank speed dash out of range so I moved some more bombers in from Truk and set search arcs - lets see if we have better luck tomorrow, when the Glasgow will probably be at Cairns, Cooktown or Townsville or near these places.

SigInt: picks a massive convoy in the South Pacific near French Polynesia. Composition unknown, but they're making noise...



koniu -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/13/2011 7:06:30 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Erkki

SigInt: picks a massive convoy in the South Pacific near French Polynesia. Composition unknown, but they're making noise...


Japanese Intel in most cases is waste of time. Sometimes i think they are against me

"Radio transition in San Diego" what intel is that. It is one of biggest Allied ports so they will use radios there.

In other side Allies have great intel.
IF you planing first from months 5 minute break to your CAP you should expect entire US Air force over your base in that moment






Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/13/2011 9:39:17 PM)

Yeah, Allied SigInt is VERY good... In some ways perhaps too good, but OTOH it cannot always keep track of certain things the Allies did IRL, soo... Not sure how good Japanese spies, siging or intel in general was in WW2 but I THINK it must have been better than "Sir, we're know they're out there!" [:D][:D][sm=00000289.gif]


April 13th


Silent day...

Indian Ocean: No contacts. Japanese sub attacks Dutch DD at the NW coast of Australia, and reportedly that TF has 2 other ships of unknown type. They're heading south. If Perth sub screen sees what they're up to I might move Ryujo and Kaga to take a shot.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/14/2011 10:03:42 PM)

April 14th


Another silent day.


Indian Ocean: no contacts.

East Indies: nothing significant happens but tomorrow we try to get Tilitjap and Bandoeng is cut off in 2 days.

South Pacific: Buna hits AF size 2. Starting to feel more safe here...

Home Islands: sending a Marine battalion and a company to Onnekotan-Jima, just to prevent a cheap capture. Should make Paramushiro safer as well.

CVE Unyo will be completed in 3 days. Unyo will wait at Honshu for CV Junyo to be completed in 21 days, to carry her D3As.



obvert -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/15/2011 9:15:55 AM)

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CVE Unyo will be completed in 3 days. Unyo will wait at Honshu for CV Junyo to be completed in 21 days, to carry her D3As.


I understand wanting the DBs for Unyo, but wouldn't this really limit Junyo, bringing her down to the level of a CVL? Couldn't you split one of the training groups and put a piece of that onto the Unyo? You can also train Nav Bombing with the Kate groups right?



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/15/2011 9:34:14 AM)


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CVE Unyo will be completed in 3 days. Unyo will wait at Honshu for CV Junyo to be completed in 21 days, to carry her D3As.


I understand wanting the DBs for Unyo, but wouldn't this really limit Junyo, bringing her down to the level of a CVL? Couldn't you split one of the training groups and put a piece of that onto the Unyo? You can also train Nav Bombing with the Kate groups right?


Those land-based D3A units are really small... The one 36 size is restricted, and there are just 2 size 12 units. One will later resize to 27(and is now aboard Hosho and CV trained, later aboard one of the 27 size Taiyos) and the other will go down to 9. [:(]

My plan is to use 2 of the 3 Taiyos to accompany Junyos, carrying their D3As. Not too useful early on but after 7/42 when CV airgroups become resizable it means extra 27 + 4 reserve planes. Doing that with Junyos because they're the slowest...

So, after first couple of days of 7/42, both Junyos will be accompanied by 2 Taiyos. Junyos carry 53 planes(18 torpedoes so I will probably make them have 10 B5Ns + 43 Zeros + 4 reserve planes for each group OR optionally 9 B5Ns) and Taiyo's will carry the 27 D3As.

Both Taiyos, Unyo and Chuyo, are accelerated so that Unyo will arrive in 3 days and Chuyo on the same day with CV Hiyo. I could get it earlier but I dont have a reason to use the shipyard points...



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/15/2011 9:42:07 AM)

During 1942 Japanese also receive CVL Ryuho(cap 31 with 18 torpedoes), CVE Shinyo(cap 33) and CVE Kaiyo(cap 24).

I have planned to use CVL Shoho or Zuiho's B5Ns on Ryuho, Hosho's Zeros on Shinyo(they're now aboard Taiyo but the resizing D3A unit will take its place when possible) and the other Zuiho's Zeros on Kaiyo.

That way each B5N unit will be on a CV or CVL with torpedoes and remaining CV capacity is maxed to optimize group size and number of Zeros. I am not going to split CV units and resize them as that would be just gamey... Some B5Ns will fly with bombs but its worth it imho.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 9:22:47 AM)

April 15th


Indian Ocean: still no contacts... [>:] Can the Allies really afford to not ship stuff to Australia? First CVTF refueled today.

East Indies: Tilitjap captured! And the nice Dutch have nearly repaired the airfield for us, good. Tomorrow, we will retreat the last survivors from Batavia and completely cut off the Allied stack at Bandoeng - the only way to get out alive for those 40,000+ men is to surrender.

And everywhere else its silent.



PaxMondo -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 11:30:06 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Erkki

April 15th


Indian Ocean: still no contacts... [>:] Can the Allies really afford to not ship stuff to Australia? First CVTF refueled today.


No, he needs fuel at least there. But there are so many ways to get to Oz. You really have to watch all the map edges ...



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 11:38:25 AM)


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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo


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ORIGINAL: Erkki

April 15th


Indian Ocean: still no contacts... [>:] Can the Allies really afford to not ship stuff to Australia? First CVTF refueled today.


No, he needs fuel at least there. But there are so many ways to get to Oz. You really have to watch all the map edges ...


One CVTF 1 hex south of Perth's latitude and another that monitors traffic to and from Port Agusta and Adelaine. Albany/Esperance's latitude is between the TFs and within even D3A's full payload range.

They've been there for a week already and nothing. I'll let them be there for a couple more days at least...



PaxMondo -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 1:20:44 PM)

He may be using BIG convoys infrequently or he is coming from the east.  He only needs 100K fuel/month, less if he isn't running much naval op's in the area. 

I find it very difficult to intercept the fuel convoys.  Instead, I try for his reinforcement convoys.  Easier to predict and IMO hurt more when you get them.  You know where he wants to go and mostly those places have only one way in and out.  Easier to recon and setup ambushes.  Glens are your friend for these.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 1:26:16 PM)

I know that he knows I have an E14Y equipped sub monitoring Perth. Only activity there during the last month was an xAK convoy dropping something and leaving to the West. I suppose those were troop reinforcements and that he will use the same route, or possibly Port Agusta, in the future as well.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 1:29:54 PM)

Looks like I have 215 A6M2s in the pool even after filling all the lately formed groups and giving all groups on the map 4 reserve planes.

I'll keep building some more just in case(I dont want my CAGs to run out of planes before A6M3a becomes available) but will probably convert all factories to M3 in 14 days.



PaxMondo -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 1:43:21 PM)

Remember, A6M3 is NOT CV capable and has shorter range.  It is a good LB fighter for the IJN, but don't overlook those shortcomings.... you got a long time until the A6M3a arrives ...



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 1:51:03 PM)

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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Remember, A6M3 is NOT CV capable and has shorter range.  It is a good LB fighter for the IJN, but don't overlook those shortcomings.... you got a long time until the A6M3a arrives ...


Planned M3 production is 117 a month(130/3*2 + 30 from R&D) or 4 a day(2,5 to 3 a day during first month) which means I will have 250 M2s in pool and can convert on average 3 or 4 planes a day to M3. CV airgroup expansions will use about 100 M2s but that still leaves plenty, especially as the M2s will be used ever less by groups that might suffer combat losses.

We play with altitude rules so M3 can fly 5,000ft higher than M2 which is a fairly good advantage together with higher speed.

I will use 4x30 R&D for M3a(and in fact there is one 100% repaired factory already researching it) so M3a will arrive 9/42. I think I will survive. [;)]



Puhis -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 2:56:48 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Erkki


Indian Ocean: still no contacts... [>:] Can the Allies really afford to not ship stuff to Australia? First CVTF refueled today.



Allies do get lot of Sig Int reports, so they might know you have TF there...



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/16/2011 5:16:30 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Puhis


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ORIGINAL: Erkki


Indian Ocean: still no contacts... [>:] Can the Allies really afford to not ship stuff to Australia? First CVTF refueled today.



Allies do get lot of Sig Int reports, so they might know you have TF there...


Yep. Only CombatEvents or Operations reports by these 3 TFs have been search planes spotting some submarines long ago near Xmas island, but I have lots of naval search there that sees them daily, including land-based D3As, so either I've been having bad luck with convoy schedules and weather or Allied SigInt picked up something.

If they dont find anything to attack for 2-3 more days, they'll move out. If subs spot something worth attacking at Perth they'll go there(but not directly), otherwise they'll try to stay hidden.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/17/2011 12:57:38 PM)

Looks like our CVs in the Indian Ocean werent sighted after all...


April 16th


Indian Ocean:

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 22
D3A1 Val x 22

Allied Ships
xAK Michael Goulandris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Manoeran, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Boero, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Siantar, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Tjikandi, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK City of Manchester, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Tjikarang, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Troilus, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

They were unescorted and in full fuel load... After this attack the TF just disappeared from the map. [:D] Every each of them was a Dominion L class, 6100 tons a ship.

There is another 8-ship TF in the adjacent hex with xAKs and TKs reported - we will try to catch them tomorrow! Ryujo will steam South at full speed, CS Mizuho is detached and Kaga will sail SW. Both sightings reported the heading of this TF to be West, while the one that was attacked was heading East, at Adelaine's latitude!

East Indies: The Marine battalion fails to retreat the Dutch so there is still a retreat path for Bandoeng's defenders.

Other than that, silent turn.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/18/2011 1:50:04 PM)

April 17th


Indian Ocean:

The Allied convoy continued to West, but was split in 2 4-ship convoys. They probably hoped at least the half could be saved. The other headed SW and the other NW.

Unfortunately for them, by daybreak, CV Kaga found itself right between these 2 convoys, well within strike range. D3As attacked the southern convoy twice with 22 planes, sinking 2 and heavily damaging 1 transport while the last remains unattacked and un-ID'd but sighted. 22 B5N2s attacked the other convoy only once, sinking all 4 transports with 15 torpedo hits... Nice! These were all empty or carrying supplies.. no oil/fuel or troops at least. Probably empty convoy heading back to Cape Town or Mombasa. This raid now has 14 confirmed kills and 1 damaged that will probably sink tomorrow. Surprise is now lost so raiders are heading home, but Ryujo will take a turn near the damaged xAK to make sure its gone. The intact one is likely to escape...

East Indies: Bandoeng attack achieves 1:1 odds with considerably heavier losses to the Dutch. Their end is near...



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/20/2011 8:51:49 PM)

April 18th


Another decent day to be Japanese...

Indian Ocean: CVL Ryujo doesnt find a trace of the yesterday's convoy(the last intact ship probably escaped to limbo across the map edge) but CV Kaga, already turning back north, runs just 3 hex short a THIRD big convoy heading West - 7 ships are attacked, 6 hit, and these are in fuel load too and burn up nicely! Naval search thinks there are now 4 ships left(only one was actually seen sunk, but the ones burning must have gone under or are about to). If this convoy was 8-ship strong as the previous ones it should have 2. Its 2 hex from map edge, so CV Kaga TF dispatches 3 DDs and battleship Kongo in a try to catch them next night.

xAK Empire Rani, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK City of Exeter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Adrastus
xAK Clan Macwhirter, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK City of Canterbury, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Empire Niger, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

The single torpedo hit was Kaga's last torpedo. Ryujo was way out of range, again...

This raid is becoming very successful, 20 big Dominion L and Euro K class xAKs down already, 1 hit possible kill and some still left for tomorrow... The far-away picket ships and floatplane cruisers do not sight enemy naval activity nor have they sighted search aircraft so looks like we're going to get out unscathed. [:D]


Home Islands: CLs Tenryu and Tatsuta begin their 180 day conversions to CLAAs. Once they are ready they have AA armament equal to Kongo class BBs.



Richard III -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/20/2011 11:32:46 PM)

Following this nice AAR in lurk mode....like the good detail in reports, ( for you so far [;)]) Looks like your attempting to follow the historic expansion timeline & geography, which I like in a PBEM.

Have you given thought to Grand Strategy yet ? Given equal players, I always thought the Japanese had only one of 3 "winning" options to use before the full US warmachine came online.

( from my experiences with PacWar & WitP PBEM )

R.[:)]






Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/21/2011 10:15:55 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Richard III

Following this nice AAR in lurk mode....like the good detail in reports, ( for you so far [;)]) Looks like your attempting to follow the historic expansion timeline & geography, which I like in a PBEM.

Have you given thought to Grand Strategy yet ? Given equal players, I always thought the Japanese had only one of 3 "winning" options to use before the full US warmachine came online.

( from my experiences with PacWar & WitP PBEM )

R.[:)]




Hey Richard

My Grand Strategy is pretty much the one the Japanese used in the real war - attack, get beaten, wonder what to do next, notice its too late and commit seppuku. [:D]

I'm not going to go conquer places much further. As you know, my opponent is very thorough and careful player who hates losing ships, planes or any other units for nothing, not a risk taker at all. I am enticing him to early action where I can attrit him now when I can still win a battle or two.

I have given him opportunities to strike back: I did not raid Java Sea early and did not land Moluccas or Celebes, so he reinforced Java(costing him at least a BB and a CL. I didnt give direct CV cover to Palembang invasion and he attacked again, losing a CL. I did not raid ahead Makassar invasion, and he intervened, losing 2 CL and 4 DDs.

I have consciously let both Wake and Midway in Allied hands. That might prove to be a costly mistake in the future, but it allowed me to secure Solomons and New Guinea very rapidly. Also, I have consciously ran KB divided down to single ships where ever I have known I can do that safely, and also let my opponent know that. Shoho's raid to Pago Pago, Java Sea, Palembang, Makassar, Timor and now this Indian Ocean raid.

My idea that might not be working at all is to stack Japanese "mistakes" and give the Allies opportunities to hit back(or at least to fight toe-to-toe at several places, which has already happened) to make the Allies try an early operation(early as in 1942) against Tabiteuea, Marshalls, Solomons, New Guinea, Kuriles, Iwo Jima, Marshalls or Timor/those islands to the East. To allow us to use the hammer while we still have CV superiority(I have no intetion of keeping KB sitting at Truk or Rabaul, either, but I'm going to make everything I can to make my opponent think its sitting at Truk while CVE/CVLs raid elsewhere).

The Allies have already lost CV Yorktown so I do not expect a counter attack other than surface raids before mid or late summer when the CV Wasp becomes available.

The counterattack could also come in Burma, where the Allies have a massive number of fighters sitting at Calcutta and fields around it... But I have no idea why Smeulders is letting me have Magwe's oil wells not bombers to dust: I dont have Ki-44 or Ki-45 to defend them with yet and he should know that. Next combat LCU reinforcements I get(plus Manchuko Div when I have the PPs) will go to Burma. Just in case. Luckily, though, we play a late beta so supply movement is limited through multiple jungle and rough jungle hexes...



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/21/2011 9:05:52 PM)

April 19th


Indian Ocean: No enemy contact. Kaga and Ryuju will form up tomorrow, gather their escorts, and start heading home after a job well done.

East Indies: Bandoeng should be finally cut off tomorrow. Bombing and ground shock attack results are very promising(2:1 already today but for whatever reason they didnt retreat)...

South Pacific: Aerial recon sights new enemy bombers at Townsville, Australia. They'll get visited by Port Moresby's bomber force tomorrow...

Home Islands: Ki-44-IIa advanced a month due to the massive R&D program. First examples roll out of the factory in 12 days.



obvert -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/22/2011 12:24:01 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Erkki

Home Islands: Ki-44-IIa advanced a month due to the massive R&D program. First examples roll out of the factory in 12 days.


How much did you have invested in the IIa? I'm still trying to figure out what is appropriate and tenable for research in Scen 1. But I imagine if you did this in DBB then it shouldn't be too difficult in Scen 1.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/22/2011 12:32:43 PM)


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ORIGINAL: obvert


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ORIGINAL: Erkki

Home Islands: Ki-44-IIa advanced a month due to the massive R&D program. First examples roll out of the factory in 12 days.


How much did you have invested in the IIa? I'm still trying to figure out what is appropriate and tenable for research in Scen 1. But I imagine if you did this in DBB then it shouldn't be too difficult in Scen 1.


Quite a lot... However all but one R&D factory(the last one that isnt repaired yet) will carry on to IIb and then IIc(I'll pinch production factories from Ki-43). I did some calculations and I should be able to accelerate the IIb and then IIc so much that its(the IIc) worth the R&D and mass producing for 8-9 months(by late May or early June 1943 depending on dice rolls). I'll have the similarly armed and armored Ki-61-Ib by then but Ki-44-IIc is service rating 1, faster and climbs better, and Ki-84 will still be far away. My plan is to NOT do Raders and try accelerate Ki-100 over a year for Army's mid/late war Service rate 1 fighter but to instead use Ki-44 series and later Ki-61-Id (latter is service rating 2 and will be used 100% defensively). Besides we have a HR against skipping planes in R&D. [;)]



koniu -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/22/2011 3:34:12 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Erkki


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ORIGINAL: obvert


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ORIGINAL: Erkki

Home Islands: Ki-44-IIa advanced a month due to the massive R&D program. First examples roll out of the factory in 12 days.


How much did you have invested in the IIa? I'm still trying to figure out what is appropriate and tenable for research in Scen 1. But I imagine if you did this in DBB then it shouldn't be too difficult in Scen 1.


Quite a lot... However all but one R&D factory(the last one that isnt repaired yet) will carry on to IIb and then IIc(I'll pinch production factories from Ki-43). I did some calculations and I should be able to accelerate the IIb and then IIc so much that its(the IIc) worth the R&D and mass producing for 8-9 months(by late May or early June 1943 depending on dice rolls). I'll have the similarly armed and armored Ki-61-Ib by then but Ki-44-IIc is service rating 1, faster and climbs better, and Ki-84 will still be far away. My plan is to NOT do Raders and try accelerate Ki-100 over a year for Army's mid/late war Service rate 1 fighter but to instead use Ki-44 series and later Ki-61-Id (latter is service rating 2 and will be used 100% defensively). Besides we have a HR against skipping planes in R&D. [;)]


With what beta patch are you playing. There was bug in few "q" versions of beta patch that make R&D happens even if factory was not full repaired

When i read about it i told this to Docup and we upgrade to next beta when bug was fixed.

PS. do scenario you playing have different R&D rules? I am in middle February and only few small factories is repair and only for 42` planes



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/22/2011 3:40:34 PM)

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ORIGINAL: koniu


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ORIGINAL: Erkki


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ORIGINAL: obvert


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ORIGINAL: Erkki

Home Islands: Ki-44-IIa advanced a month due to the massive R&D program. First examples roll out of the factory in 12 days.


How much did you have invested in the IIa? I'm still trying to figure out what is appropriate and tenable for research in Scen 1. But I imagine if you did this in DBB then it shouldn't be too difficult in Scen 1.


Quite a lot... However all but one R&D factory(the last one that isnt repaired yet) will carry on to IIb and then IIc(I'll pinch production factories from Ki-43). I did some calculations and I should be able to accelerate the IIb and then IIc so much that its(the IIc) worth the R&D and mass producing for 8-9 months(by late May or early June 1943 depending on dice rolls). I'll have the similarly armed and armored Ki-61-Ib by then but Ki-44-IIc is service rating 1, faster and climbs better, and Ki-84 will still be far away. My plan is to NOT do Raders and try accelerate Ki-100 over a year for Army's mid/late war Service rate 1 fighter but to instead use Ki-44 series and later Ki-61-Id (latter is service rating 2 and will be used 100% defensively). Besides we have a HR against skipping planes in R&D. [;)]


With what beta patch are you playing. There was bug in few "q" versions of beta patch that make R&D happens even if factory was not full repaired

When i read about it i told this to Docup and we upgrade to next beta when bug was fixed.



No, the R&D factories most definitely do not do anything before they are 100% repaired - I would have accelerated Ki-84, Ki-49, B6N, Ki-61 and N1K already if they would research even when only partially repaired.

But... with 11 size-30 R&D facilities you can accelerate quickly even if they are repaired only month or 2 before the plane arrives... [;)]


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PS. do scenario you playing have different R&D rules? I am in middle February and only few small factories is repair and only for 42` planes


This scenario has some planes arriving earlier than they do in Scenario 1 - they include Ki-44, Ki-61 Ia, Ib and Ic, D4Y1 and B6N1 at least... I think Ki-84 arrives a month earlier too.



SqzMyLemon -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/22/2011 3:44:22 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Erkki

The counterattack could also come in Burma, where the Allies have a massive number of fighters sitting at Calcutta and fields around it... But I have no idea why Smeulders is letting me have Magwe's oil wells not bombers to dust: I dont have Ki-44 or Ki-45 to defend them with yet and he should know that. Next combat LCU reinforcements I get(plus Manchuko Div when I have the PPs) will go to Burma. Just in case. Luckily, though, we play a late beta so supply movement is limited through multiple jungle and rough jungle hexes...


I think he likes to first build up a nice reserve of aircraft before mounting offensive operations, which explains why you are not seeing it used yet. He'll strike when it matters to him to do so, but at times he'll just patiently sit. I don't think he bombs for the heck of it, or always see the opportunities lying before him. He waited a long time to bomb Magwe on me, but when he did he trashed the oil production down to 6 before diminishing returns kicked in and he stopped. That being said, he didn't trash the refinery at all, so oil travelling from Singapore allows full production of fuel at Magwe which is then transported back throughout the continent. So Magwe is open for business despite limited oil production.

You'll rarely encounter Allied air interdicting your troops movements or base expansions either, at least in my case I haven't yet. I've often been able to react quickly enough to a situation simply because my troops movements were never interdicted. You may encounter the same situation and I'd take full advantage of it.

I agree, Burma will see a lot of Allied movement for you once Allied bases are expanded to allow better supply flow and massed air power assembled. Another reason you'll see the Allies develop Burma is the simple fact it's safe, it requires little to no risk and more importantly Smeulders can achieve everything there without having to commit a single ship into harms way. Karachi will be a busy hub as troops, aircraft and supplies are unloaded to be railed to wherever. As you've learned, even the loss of a single 1VP ship causes concern to you opponent and he avoids losses like that as much as he can.

I like your strategy, teasing him out to then bloody his nose. He'll always move if he senses weakness so you should be able to set up a number of ambushes. He'll simply take what you give him on the cheap if he can.



Erkki -> RE: Aboard the Red Castle - Erkki(J) vs. Smeulders(A) - no lookin'! (11/22/2011 3:58:21 PM)

Thanks! Though to be honest I took a risk with the strategy and especially certain details in it that I chose. In many things I'll simply have to stick to my decisions and see how they work out. I think especially with central and south pacific - but the DEI "gambit" worked quite well, just a couple of mistakes less on my behalf and we might have got up to half a dozen cruisers more. But it goes both ways, 1 or 2 escort DDs more and Yorktown might be floating. [;)]

I'm now seriously considering about invading Northern Australia. I'll have a supporting air HQ at Koepang within 2 weeks and the troops are in position(although not prepped). CVs are ready, and the whole DEI and Timor Sea are under Netty Umbrella. Horn Island is mine, and Port Moresby area has 100 torpedo enabled Netties more. If the situation doesnt change in 2 weeks... why not? Also, we're playing a semi-late beta version so as in Burma the supply flow across the desert and long dirt roads should be very slow, making Allied operations in the area difficult.



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