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Canoerebel -> RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent (7/7/2017 10:22:02 PM)
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9/14/44
I don't often post about the day-to-day sub wars, preferring only to mention major hits or trends. Here's a trend update:
Japanese Sub Doctrine: Several months ago, John began deploying subs on the map margins - a very marked departure from his conduct the prior 18 months to two years. Suddenly there were subs patrolling the West Coast, then Colombo, then the Aden wormhole, then Diego, then the Albany/Esperance sector of Australia.
John scored quite some kills - perhaps 15-20 over two or three months. Most (all?) were xAKs on supply duty. I shifted things around a bit and made do with what ASW platforms were in the vicinity. Allied ASW has killed a handful of enemy subs - perhaps 5 or 6.
This has been effective for John from a Victory Points/Gaming standpoint. It hasn't been from a military standpoint. I've gotten a few too many of his subs and I'd rather have his subs way out on the margins than posing a risk to capital ships. I'll willingly feed an occasional sacrificial lamb to the enemy wolf packs if I can keep the current trends going.
John mostly keeps his subs away from strong Allied ASW platforms, such as Death Star. I think he's reconsidering due to the Formosa crisis. He's also begun laying mines more actively.
Allied Sub Doctrine: Like John, I now keep my subs away from KB and strong enemy air patrols. My subs were incredibly quiet for many months, but recently sank CL Nagara and put three TTs into BB Ise. Some of my subs are minelaying. Most of them are serving as detectors of enemy air ASW.
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