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wga8888 -> Playing Allies vs agressive IJN (human) (6/26/2013 12:26:26 AM)
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Game progresses slowly but steady given opponents output of about two turns (days) a real week. Bad start for my Allies.
-My two CV TF were to meet at Johnston Island but Enterprise got there first then headed to Pearl, to be sunk by lingering IJN Pearl harbor CVs. Lesson learned about settings.
-Lost too many ships/subs in Phillipines as they were waiting on orders.
-My IJN opponent took Midway in late Dec 41.
-Took Noumea in late January
-I have a 2 CV TF in the area which stumbles into the invasion TFs. All USN planes were splashed during their attacks and the entire TF lost; had to mulligan that out.
-Sent a 4 BB TF to bombard Midway trailed by a 2 CV TF but a few IJN planes got through and the BB PA took a torpedo and bomb hit so that paln was aborted to save the BB [arrives in pearl with 75% floatation damage].
-Looks like Port Moresby will soon be invaded and fall by end of Feb 42.
-IJN seems to be making progress in China, took Yenen and moving to attack Kungchang, Lanchow & Sining. I am ignorant as to if China can resist an IJN drive.
-Air combat is greatly one sided
-have yet to see a successful attack by a Allied SS; several SS instead are sunk/damaged. My ASW DD TFs are likewise ineffective.
-None of the eight PH BBs are sunk but 7 are in repair in various ports.
Was investigating why bases with multiple engineers had Av Support of only about 30-50. Discovered that my units HQ were not aligned correctly and I still had the global no replacements on for all ground units. On the plus side I have a good pool and can selectively replaces certain units, will have to read up on what rate this will occur.
Still in the point of the game where the IJN/A can do anything it wants. Zero bonus still strong but receding. May not be until 2014 before my allies can start upgrading British and Australian planes. I predict whichever player dies first loses as could be years/[decade?] before I see this game in 1944.
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