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jetjockey -> A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/4/2012 3:29:54 AM)
Help! It's April '42, scenario 1, and I have been stopped at Palembang, Moulmein, and Rabaul. In China I face many stacks of 100,000+ Chinese troops, and now I find his carriers immune to my LBA: Morning Air attack on TF, near Lahat at 46,94 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 95 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 58 G3M2 Nell x 25 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 6 Martlet II x 18 F4F-3A Wildcat x 26 F4F-3 Wildcat x 33 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 6 destroyed, 8 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed Martlet II: 2 destroyed F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Hornet CV Lexington CL Hobart CV Formidable Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: VF-42 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 13 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 34300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VF-8 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes No.880 Sqn FAA with Sea Hurricane Ib (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes No.888 Sqn FAA with Martlet II (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 11 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lahat at 46,94 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 24 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 3 Martlet II x 2 F4F-3A Wildcat x 13 F4F-3 Wildcat x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CV Enterprise CV Formidable CV Indomitable CV Lexington Aircraft Attacking: 10 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: VF-42 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 66 minutes VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 123 minutes No.880 Sqn FAA with Sea Hurricane Ib (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 75 minutes VF-8 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 93 minutes No.888 Sqn FAA with Martlet II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes I got one torpedo hit from the second wave, which turned out to be a dud; third or fourth 18" dud of the game. Any advice would be appreciated.

Dan Nichols -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/4/2012 4:28:44 AM)
It looks like he has at least 5 CVs there, you are going to need more than what you have.

msudrala8 -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/4/2012 6:08:32 AM)
I thought I read somewhere on the forum it was not a good idea to stack CV's in a single TF, better to spread them out say 1 CV to a task force. This good advice as I'm gearing up for some massive attacks and need all the advantage I can get. Playing Allies BTW.

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/5/2012 2:34:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: msudrala8 I thought I read somewhere on the forum it was not a good idea to stack CV's in a single TF, better to spread them out say 1 CV to a task force. This good advice as I'm gearing up for some massive attacks and need all the advantage I can get. Playing Allies BTW. Definitely , as attacks will go for any ships in the hex .. so CV TF's have to be in separate hexes or one lucky attack could sink the lot even if they are in different TF's . You will most likely be limited by escorts early on however.

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/5/2012 10:03:44 PM)
It doesn't appear that stacking 5 (or 7) allied CVs affects coordination. I have been on the receiving end of several large, coordinated strikes. I have only penetrated his defenses once with a CA task force (sank one, damaged another CV).

Commander Stormwolf -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/5/2012 10:09:30 PM)
looks like only 23 planes made runs at the carriers --> the rest were shot down or turned back [X(] if you don't have enough fighters to escort, consider using Mavis and Emily for torpedo attack

Chickenboy -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/5/2012 11:55:41 PM)
Hi jetjockey, I'm not seeing anything overtly wrong with your combat report. You've got outnumbered A6M2s escorting a pretty small attack package. Against all but unarmed opponents, Nells are brittle, particularly into a formidable CAP. In your first attack, your escort did well-considering. Half of your Nells (12) made attack runs on fast-moving combatants. They were probably harried all the way. Not surprisingly-you scored no hits. In the second attack, 24 unescorted Nells attack into a CAP that more than outnumbers them. They get shredded. About what I'd expect. The listing of the combat report showing all his CVs in "one TF" may be FOW. He may have them in multiple supporting TFs in the same hex, but this can be hard to discern.

Hanzberger -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 2:44:56 AM)
Post some of your China screen shots. I would like to hear what CB has to say. [&o]

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 3:29:56 AM)
OK. China is not going so well. Quite frankly, I'm gettin' my but kicked! I've already sent a number of divisions (four or five) and numerous other LCUs back for refit; I have three of these divisions garrisoning Tientsin, barely. I had been advancing on Lanchow, now those forces are in full retreat. I've attached a map with approximate troop numbers for the general areas. [image]local://upfiles/33351/F083E11CD4B64F86AD63F3BF7ACFD786.jpg[/image]

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 3:31:13 AM)
Southern China is worse... [image]local://upfiles/33351/910D6F30303B465CA41C3284C49449B4.jpg[/image]

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 3:35:56 AM)
That advance toward Lanchow was a disaster. I went over the river with three regiments and two independent mixed brigades, all well lead and amply supplied against four Chinese LCUs. This is what I have left... [image]local://upfiles/33351/3E6F5D6A8BD24C38BE262BFBA6D76A59.jpg[/image]

Commander Stormwolf -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 3:37:15 AM)
Do not fight the chinese troops, fight the chinese supplies

Chickenboy -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 3:56:49 AM)
Clear terrain (not rough, forest, mountain, etc.) would be my first line goal. At the beginning of the game, Chinese units start with some supply. Your opponent has done a good job of pulling back into a series of defensive lines in rough terrain. When combined with some expedient fortifications, they are capable of fending off your advances, particularly across a river-unless you have overwhelming strength (which it didn't sound like you did-can you post the combat report with 'adjusted' AVs and combat modifiers?) My first phase goal is liquidation of the enemy within the Nanyang-Chengchow-Loyang triangle. Near a rail line that you should control, the Chinese cannot hold this ground. It's also near your airfields, so daily LBA bombing of his troops can help to start softening them. Cut off this triangle from Sian and then reduce the cities present. You haven't done this yet-this area appears to be a focus of strength for the Chinese when it should be a deathtrap. In fact, there are many 'open' terrain cities and Chinese troop concentrations on your maps. Other 'open' terrain troop concentrations that you should retain as short-term goals (or at least consideration): Sian, the tri-city triangle just west of Changsa and a few others should be considered as well. You appear to have dispersed a number of your troops in the far north (who cares about Lanchow?), so you may want to consider concentration of your forces to match his larger stacks. Bomb the **** out of his Chinese troops, especially if they're on the move. It will eventually pay dividends. A Chinese stack of 100,000, if subjected to 500 casualties by daily bombardment will find itself out of supply, heavily disrupted and fatigued within a few weeks. In clear terrain, they can be pushed out then. Follow their retreat and butcher them as they run in disarray. Good luck!

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 4:10:46 AM)
Ground combat at 82,34 (near Lanchow) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20617 troops, 192 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 710 Defending force 33231 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1172 Japanese adjusted assault: 392 Allied adjusted defense: 1485 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 4772 casualties reported Squads: 320 destroyed, 122 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 171 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 75 (40 destroyed, 35 disabled) Allied ground losses: 390 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 12th Indpt Infantry Regiment 11th Indpt Infantry Regiment 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th Indpt Infantry Regiment Mongol Garrison Army 11th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 76th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 82nd Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps Followed by... Ground combat at 82,34 (near Lanchow) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 32741 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1109 Defending force 14999 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331 Allied adjusted assault: 283 Japanese adjusted defense: 123 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 4778 casualties reported Squads: 111 destroyed, 113 disabled Non Combat: 148 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 35 (19 destroyed, 16 disabled) Units retreated 7 Allied ground losses: 1929 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 204 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 82nd Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps Defending units: 15th Ind.Mixed Brigade 11th Indpt Infantry Regiment 13th Indpt Infantry Regiment Mongol Garrison Army 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 12th Indpt Infantry Regiment 11th Field Artillery Regiment

Commander Stormwolf -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 4:30:29 AM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEC2h6HJ48o [X(]

PaxMondo -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 4:51:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Chickenboy Hi jetjockey, I'm not seeing anything overtly wrong with your combat report. You've got outnumbered A6M2s escorting a pretty small attack package. Against all but unarmed opponents, Nells are brittle, particularly into a formidable CAP. In your first attack, your escort did well-considering. Half of your Nells (12) made attack runs on fast-moving combatants. They were probably harried all the way. Not surprisingly-you scored no hits. In the second attack, 24 unescorted Nells attack into a CAP that more than outnumbers them. They get shredded. About what I'd expect. The listing of the combat report showing all his CVs in "one TF" may be FOW. He may have them in multiple supporting TFs in the same hex, but this can be hard to discern. +1 A realistic attack would need +100 fighters escorting +200 attack bombers. Double that is better. Vals will have the best hit percentage, but also the highest losses. Netties are very long odds to hit against CV's. Use Kates instead. You can send in Sally's if your pilots have NavBomb trained >50. Against allied CV's, you need to completely overwhelm his defenses. He's got +100 fighters for you to get through.

Erkki -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 7:12:55 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jetjockey This is what I have left... Yep. Japan can afford very few mistakes and depending on situation NO major drawbacks during the first couple of months of the game. Or you're screwed - as in, game over man, game over. Whats your situation in the DEI and Burma? Once you have the primary targets in Malaya, Sumatra, Java and Timor cleared you should have troops to relocate where they're needed the most.

bradfordkay -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 7:31:32 AM)
It is my belief that your opponent does not have all his allied CVs in one TF, but rather has them in multiple TFs in the same hex. In WITP, a naval strike would only hit the ships of a single TF in any hex and this was changed for AE where a naval strike will hit ships from any or all of the TFs in a single hex. Carrier combat has a much more realistic feel in AE because of this. If he has too many CVs together for your air units to get through, make use of your submarine forces. You can whittle down those carriers with a few well placed torpedoes.

bradfordkay -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 7:32:55 AM)
sorry, guys.. double post. It happens when a PM arrives right as you click "submit"!

Puhis -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 7:43:11 AM)
I'm not sure what is replacement rate of Chinese infantry squads, but my one goal in China is to kill at least 300 squads/month. And not to destroy Chinese units, even when my opponent is trying to get them killed.

crsutton -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 2:25:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: msudrala8 I thought I read somewhere on the forum it was not a good idea to stack CV's in a single TF, better to spread them out say 1 CV to a task force. This good advice as I'm gearing up for some massive attacks and need all the advantage I can get. Playing Allies BTW. There are a variety of opinions about this. I basically keep my CVs in one or two TFs because of the benefits of massed AA (not like it should be but better than nothing) and more important to prevent small CV TFs from reacting towards the enemy and getting creamed. The penalty for using large carriers groups is not that harsh. But others view this differently.

Chickenboy -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 10:20:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jetjockey It doesn't appear that stacking 5 (or 7) allied CVs affects coordination. This is counter to my understanding of how coordination affects CVTFs. I strongly encourage you to abide by the 'overstacking' formulae found in the manual. 2 CVs/TF or 2 CVs & 1 CVL / TF (Japanese keep under 200 planes) is pretty sensible, IMO. You can keep them all in the same hex to maximize their supportive CAP.

Dan Nichols -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/6/2012 10:41:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Chickenboy quote: ORIGINAL: jetjockey It doesn't appear that stacking 5 (or 7) allied CVs affects coordination. This is counter to my understanding of how coordination affects CVTFs. I strongly encourage you to abide by the 'overstacking' formulae found in the manual. 2 CVs/TF or 2 CVs & 1 CVL / TF (Japanese keep under 200 planes) is pretty sensible, IMO. You can keep them all in the same hex to maximize their supportive CAP. Why? The manual states that if you fail the check your chance of being uncoordinated is doubled. What is the chance before doubling? What effects it? KB seems to be able to attack with no problem with 6 CVs and 400+ aircraft, which means that KB should be failing the check every time.

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/10/2012 12:55:09 AM)
An update. In my original post I complained that my opponents allied carriers seemed invulnerable. It was explained that my strike package of 58 Zeros and 49 Nells was not large enough and that it was too much to expect the remaining 23 Nells to actually obtain hits. Fine. But turn around should be fair game. This is the second such raid in two days; the first severely damaged the Akagi and nearly crippled the CVL Zuiho. How can 9, unescorted Devastators survive 38 Zeros, much less hit three carriers? Comments please: Morning Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 52,101 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 38 Allied aircraft TBD-1 Devastator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2 CVL Shoho Aircraft Attacking: 6 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 1000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Raid is overhead

Icedawg -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/10/2012 1:21:07 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jetjockey Southern China is worse... [image]local://upfiles/33351/910D6F30303B465CA41C3284C49449B4.jpg[/image] I've never played PBEM, but against the AI, I fair far worse than you appear to be doing in these screenshots. You've captured several bases and haven't lost any of your originally-held bases to the Chinese. When I play against the AI, in the South, all I can hold is Canton and Hong Kong. All of the other bases along the coast (Amoy, Foochow, etc) end up being captured by the Chinese within 3 or 4 weeks. In the North and Central areas, it's pretty much a standstill. Maybe PBEM is different. I know the AI gets huge cheats to allow it to compete, so maybe that's the difference. Or maybe I'm just a horrible player. [:(]

Dan Nichols -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/10/2012 2:07:28 AM)
He sent his TBDs in at 1000 feet. Your fighters were mostly very high up and probably did not get much of a chance to shoot at them.

Commander Stormwolf -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/10/2012 2:12:01 AM)
remember in war, as in the universe all things happen, some of the time

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/10/2012 2:12:51 AM)
1/4 of my fighters were at 8K and half were at 13K. Even a Cessna would have plenty of time to descend to 1K in the 11 minutes available, much less a fighter with 130 kt overtake.

jetjockey -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/10/2012 2:14:47 AM)
My fighters made two or three passes and called it a day.

crsutton -> RE: A little help, please! (no rusty plz) (6/10/2012 4:26:45 AM)
Yep, sometimes when you are too high, they can sneak in. I had it happen with about a dozen kates slipping under 100 wildcats and putting three bombs into my carriers. It is rare but anything can happen. Don't let a few odd events cloud your thinking and don't be surprised if you get a surprise here and there. That is what keeps the game from getting boring in the long run. This sort of stuff happens in war.

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