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Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/21/2014 11:00:05 AM)
September 3rd Allies sweep Manus with P-38H and the N1k1-J on duty do well: 6 downed for 1 loss. RO-66 takes a shot at SS Sargo on the surface but misses despite the target already showing heavy damage[:(]. A Nell is shot down by an Allied sub[8\|]. Some Nells from Koepang suddenly commit suicide against forces in Java[:@], not sure what I did to trigger that. The Allies manage to cut off the move from Madoien to Soerabaja when I had two miles to go, how come they are so much faster! (I know, the Allies always seem to move first). Hyuga arrives at the yards at Yokohama, best part of 5 months to repair. I'll see if it can be a bit quicker using critical pier side first and then switching to yard. Total Allied 4E losses to date: 172 B-24D, 171 B-24D1, 106 B-17E, 99 B-17F, 28 Liberator II, 14 PB4Y-1, 4 LB-30, 2 B-17D = 596 out of 5776 losses. Just noticed that the B-24D is actually better than the B-24D1: 1 more hex normal and extended ranges, faster max speed, but 1 gun less.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/21/2014 11:09:50 AM)
According to tracker, I have shot down 100+ B-17F. Firing up a new game as the Allies I see that the B-17F is available from 8/42 to 9/42 and has a replacement rate of 24. Shouldn't that be a total production of 48? There are no reinforcements that come equipped with the B-17F, there are no at start groups with it, so how come I have shot so many down? I did notice that I got "10cm/40 T14 AA gun" replacements even though they have an end date of 1/42. Are end dates for devices/air-frames ineffective?

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/21/2014 11:11:10 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe I always thought a fully repaired r&d factory gave a slight bonus to other factories still repairing. However, I have no idea if it is true. Not that I have seen/heard of. However, once the aircraft availability advances the unrepaired factories get a benefit because the chance to repair is based on time left.

Lowpe -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/21/2014 12:55:09 PM)
B17F my guess fog of war mistakes with other models.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/22/2014 2:13:20 PM)
September 4th Allied CA force sweeps through the PB making pick ups near Rabaul and sink 3 PB including 1 carrying an AT unit. Night-bombing of Balikpapan by B-17F does no damage (severe storms) and trades 7 B-17F for 7 N1K1-J (mostly lost to write offs). Nasty sweep of Billiton by Thunderbolts downs 21 Ki-43-IV for the loss of a single Thunderbolt. Allied strike at a YO trying to pull fuel from Kalidjati suffer heavy losses from the escorts[:)] but protect the bombers through to sink the YO. Afternoon, unescorted B-25G strike at a fast transport task force. Heavy CAP is unable to arrive in time[:(] and the CL Kashima and a PB carrying part of the 1st Tank are lost[:(]; two more PB are doomed but may be able to offload some of their load at Billiton. TK Chiyoda Maru is lost for no apparent reason[:@]. Last turn it was fine and the only reference in combat and ops reports is that fires are out of control and she can't be saved. No indication of why fires started. Lost with 8150 units of fuel[:(] SS RO-38 arrives

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/22/2014 2:16:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe B17F my guess fog of war mistakes with other models. Possibly, however I think Tracker reaches passed the Fog of War and gives accurate reports. It certainly seems to match numbers lost against the VP gain, unlike the in game report. It could make sense, as the number of B-17E lost is way down on how many I think he has. Overall, I don't think it really matters - the Allies get as many planes as they get...

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/22/2014 2:17:27 PM)
September 5th Liberators bomb Palembang at night. A lone night fighter joins the Tojos on CAP. On its first pass it scores critical damage on a Liberator, then it is out of ammo and that is the last seen of it. I noticed before that the Irvings run out of ammo quickly. Overall 11 B-24D1 lost on the day for 17 Ki-44-IIc. More tankers pull fuel from Java and fast transports have picked up the last of the 1st Tank. I think I will pull most fighters from Java now, the sweeps by Thunderbolts are too damaging.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/22/2014 2:28:04 PM)
Pilot training and aircraft pools etc. The IJN replacement pool has been empty for a while and I have exhausted months 10-12 from the training schools. Pilots are being pulled early from training with experience in the low 10's so needing an extra month or so of training. I have about 440 slots for pilots training escort (fighters or float planes). I have 450 slots being used to push pilots up to 70+ defense. There are 1000 pilot slots in active groups, including those on the carriers. I'm not keeping up with demand for pilots nor am I getting enough N1K1-J produced. I need to make sure more losses are taken from the Army pilots and aircraft pools and fewer from the Navy. So: 1. Navy pilots in combat should only be in the best models, A6M5c on carriers, N1K1-J or J1N1-S on land. 2. J1N1-S and army planes should be used for all night duties. 3. Only fly N1K1-J out of Thunderbolt sweep range, use the army to try and lay traps. 4. Fly N1K1-J in big enough numbers to avoid being swamped by Lightnings.

Lowpe -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/22/2014 3:14:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Spidery then it is out of ammo and that is the last seen of it. I noticed before that the Irvings run out of ammo quickly. Happens to me, too. Regularly.[:(]

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/23/2014 9:03:00 AM)
September 6th Quiet night in the air. Allies intercept transports lifting troops from Batavia, costs 9 Topsy and 6 Thalia (obsolete aircraft). I-34 is sunk off the Australian coast. RO-108 is badly damaged off Java. Allies have entered Soerabaja in force and will take it in a day or so.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/23/2014 8:28:16 PM)
September 7th Allies sweep Magwe: 13 N1K1-J lost for 13 F4U-1, 10 P-40K. However, there is a shortage of supply available to replace losses. A group of DD doing a pick up from Rabaul decide to stop 1 hex from it. Luckily they escape with just 2 lightly damaged but will he try and finish them tomorrow? Soerabaja falls at the first Allied attack. Not much supply left there but over 20,000 fuel lost[:(]. An Allied regiment had moved into Banjoewangi by itself and is driven back with heavy losses[:)]. Allied CVs are spotted in force off the North West Cape heading for Perth. Is this for much needed repair, or to support the next invasion? B7A2 to 6/44.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/23/2014 8:44:03 PM)
Burma Situation Situation in Burma. The numbers are the rough number of brigade (or division third) equivalents at each hex. Other bases are held in about regimental force. So that is about 15 divisions still committed to the theatre. I reckon I will need about 7 or so to hold the mountain road into China. So that is 8 Divisions that would be useful in China that are still in Burma. I doubt there will be any problem evacuating from Burma as I can fall back through the mountain road but that is 2-3 months walking before they can get anywhere useful. The only reason to still hold Burma is the oil from Magwe - but that is a very good reason in the current circumstances. I think I have pulled about as much as I can without hopelessly weakening the defense so the next step will be a mass evacuation - what should be the trigger for that? [image]local://upfiles/43194/179C34C5ABD9411E9B051EFC3D451D24.jpg[/image]

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/24/2014 12:53:56 PM)
September 8th Nothing much happens An SC is lost in a CAP trap near Billiton, in heavy rain the incoming strike is only seen when 2 nautical miles away and the Franks on LRCAP fail to engage. Ki-84r to 7/44

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/24/2014 12:55:41 PM)
September 9th I-40 takes two shots at AK Serpens near Pearl and puts one torpedo into her. However, the counter-attack does 50% float damage and it is a long way to go for repairs. Night-bombing at Balikpapan, some N1K1-J on CAP do well and the Allies lose: 13 B-24D1, 7 B-17F, 3 B-24D (8 of them to air, 7 to flak) and not that many N1K1-J are lost. I think the N1K1-J did well because the B-17s were flying at extended range. However at Billiton, Thunderbolts massacre the N1K1-J.

Amoral -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/24/2014 8:14:11 PM)
I find that when I ask myself "when should I cut and run from this failing theatre" the answer is always "a few weeks ago".

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/24/2014 8:26:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Amoral I find that when I ask myself "when should I cut and run from this failing theatre" the answer is always "a few weeks ago". Agreed, that was what happened at Noumea. I was just about to leave when it became a moot point. However, this is an awkward case because it is a successful theatre that some time will become a problem.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/24/2014 8:27:59 PM)
September 10th Night bombing at Lanchow, some Nicks meet the Liberators: 9 Nicks for 5 Liberators. Small fires started, no damage so far. Something Allied sinks (probably AK Serpens damaged the day before). RO-108 is rapidly sinking (30/83/3) as it limps home. It will divert to Oosthaven and see if can make it there and fix some of the worst of the flooding. Unfortunately, an Allied sub sits in the way. Allies try a bombardment at Warazup to see if I have weakened the defense enough to be worth an attack. Will see what happens tomorrow. I have a third of a division moving in that I intend to use to free the 2nd Tank for redeployment. I assume the monsoon ends soon. quote: Ground combat at Warazup (63,41) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17868 troops, 397 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 575 Defending force 24350 troops, 290 guns, 615 vehicles, Assault Value = 794 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 18th British Division 3rd Cavalry Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 24th Indian Engineer Battalion 222 Group Base Force 12th Indian Engineer Battalion 112th RN Base Force 2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion 13th Indian Light AA Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 1st Bombay Construction Battalion 119th RAF Base Force 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd AA Bde 77th Heavy AA Regiment 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 14th Division 2nd Tank Division 4th RF Gun Battalion 3rd Army 12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

FeurerKrieg -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/24/2014 8:35:22 PM)
quote: Night bombing at Lanchow, some Nicks meet the Liberators: 9 Nicks for 5 Liberators. Small fires started, no damage so far. Nick c or d? I think you had said bad dice on the D research so I'm guessing C?

Lowpe -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/24/2014 9:48:47 PM)
Burma: I am not a huge fan of the main line of resistance style defense you are using. I dislike the troops that are not in road hexes, and really, really dislike those that are two hexes away from a road especially in that horrendous terrain. Still, you have to protect the Magwe plains somehow... I know I would like to get something in those rear area bases like Chiang Mai as it is a great air base with rail connections to Bangkok.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 7:04:16 AM)
quote: Nick c or d? I think you had said bad dice on the D research so I'm guessing C? "A", I overbuilt them early thinking they would be more effective than they have proven. I'm sure they are a good stop gap against bombers early - but he never used bombers without major sweeps first. They have proven nice in the ground attack role against Chinese or isolated armour but are now consigned to protecting rear area bases.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 7:51:50 AM)
September 11th I-157 is lost to Allied ASW forces operating around Kavieng. I-25 is damaged in the same area. Allied carrier forces are spotted moving South from Perth, but slowly, are these covering damaged ships? Samarinda and Lanchow are night-bombed, in neither case does the defense do well. 46 oil lost at Samarinda. More bombardments at Warazup. All the damaged ships from Mindanao gather together and set sail for the yards. [image]local://upfiles/43194/E9BB79245D6E4676AA4438B3BC70274C.jpg[/image]

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 8:01:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Burma: I am not a huge fan of the main line of resistance style defense you are using. I dislike the troops that are not in road hexes, and really, really dislike those that are two hexes away from a road especially in that horrendous terrain. Still, you have to protect the Magwe plains somehow... I know I would like to get something in those rear area bases like Chiang Mai as it is a great air base with rail connections to Bangkok. Wouldn't work without stacking limits. There is no way I can attack him in the Jungle so if I leave gaps he will infiltrate and force me back. If I build a defense in the plains he can bomb it to shreds or sweep my fighters to death. The most vulnerable spot is the river line between Katha and Kalemyo. He can shock attack out of Kalemyo and then try and get to the road quickly. I think I will be able to pull back fast enough if I need to. Chiang Mai was developed when I was attacking Burma so some of the forces being pulled back are slated to garrison it. May also be worth developing Uttaradit a bit.

Lowpe -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 11:33:18 AM)
I find Uttaradit and Pisanuloke very useful as large airbases.

mind_messing -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 12:00:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe I find Uttaradit and Pisanuloke very useful as large airbases. Seconded. It may be worth developing some of the bases along the Bangkok-Singapore railway as well - being able to shift battered airgroups around to avoid the Allied 4E mega-strike closing your airbases down will be a big boost to your defence. Good examples would be Kota Bharu and that base adjacent to Victoria Point - both can be big airbases, they've got a rail link and it's impossible for the Allies to mount Fletcher/Cleveland high-speed bombardment runs.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 4:02:11 PM)
September 12th Night strikes at Djambi, Samarinda and Balikpapan: 19 N1K1-J and 6 Ki-44-IIa lost for 5 B-24D1 but the wells are completely protected taking no damage. 9 Allied DD raid the fast transports at Mataram; a PB is lost but a group of 2 DD trades hits equally and manages to escape. I-2 intercepts them on the way in and takes light damage (8/4/0). A6M5d-S to 2/44. B6N2a to 5/44. HI at Batavia ran out of resources. Pity that, I was hoping to use up the fuel in production. Allied probe at Benkoelen but find I am still present in strength. SS RO-42 arrives.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 4:06:21 PM)
quote: Good examples would be Kota Bharu and that base adjacent to Victoria Point - both can be big airbases, they've got a rail link and it's impossible for the Allies to mount Fletcher/Cleveland high-speed bombardment runs. Chumphon is a level 8 already, as you say it is an excellent base being on the East side. Also Taiping. I'm a bit reluctant to spend more supply over here given that the most likely threat direction is from the East, a landing in Indo-China or even Southern China after he has either taken the South-West of Borneo or pushed along the East coast of Borneo and around the top.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 4:25:38 PM)
Southern PI defenses Orange blobs are major bases (something that would be a major amphibious assault). Yellow blobs are just small defenses. The routes (1) to (4) show possible lines of advance from Soerabaja, there are also possible routes of advance from Darwin, the pacific, North Java, India etc. Route (1) is my biggest concern as it cuts Palembang off and threatens Indo-China. The main defense is making Singapore a big base. Route (2), (3) and (4) I can't do much about. (2) quickly threatens Miri and Tarakan with 4E bombers and puts Balikpapan in range of sweeps. However, Bandjermasin can only be developed to a level 6 airbase so I am not sure he will be able to use it to target the oil, cover land-troops moving on Balikpapan, target ships heading for Balikpapan, and sweep Balikpapan. (3) seems the easiest route. Madjene can be developed to a level 9 airbase and is just effective at closing Balikpapan and Tarakan and almost as good against Miri. - On this basis I think I need to see if I can reinforce Madjene. (4) is a bit longer and I am not too worried about it. Edit: Missed off Cagayan in Northern Mindanao as an orange blob. [image]local://upfiles/43194/460BAA0BC07845AD996FF6C4DEA54F36.jpg[/image]

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/25/2014 8:18:09 PM)
September 13th 1943 Quiet night. DD Arashi commits suicide by messing up a fast transport pick-up from Batavia. A PB is damaged near Dadjangas by a sub attack but should have no difficulty making port. RO-37 is badly damaged off Exmouth (53/87/4). Iwo-Jima and Chichi-Jima forts to 6, I guess they could do with being more. Oops, looks like that is as big as they are allowed to increase to[:(]. More Allied bombardments at Benkoelen.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/27/2014 10:18:04 AM)
September 14th 7 Chinese Corps have been isolated in the mountains since March. 70 Heavy guns have bombarded them every day and they have been subject to attacks 2 out of 3 days for a couple of months. At last, 2 Corps surrender[:)]. Indications that there are nothing left except support squads. He may have been flying some supply in but with over-stacking and all that should only cover one or two Corps and I have put some fighters over them on occasions. At Madioen, the 48th Division has been driven out of the base but the Allies are intent upon destroying it. Bombing and regular attacks are weakening the defense but they are still managing to destroy a few Allied devices each time. This is one division I didn't withdraw a cadre for so when it is destroyed I will buy it back and send it to Hokkaido to rebuild. It makes more sense for him to isolate it and then leave a token force to keep it busy. I may order a shock attack to hasten the demise while they still have some active squads.

Spidery -> RE: Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please (11/27/2014 10:19:33 AM)
September 15th Night strike at Balikpapan is costly for the defense; 14 Ki-43-IIb, 13 Ki-84a, 1 N1K1-J for 3 B-24D1 but only 2 points of oil production lost. Ro-106 encounters a mine-sweeper force just North of Banjoewangi heading for Soerabaja, damage is minor. Oil pool to Fusan is beginning to work well and Urumchi is emptying again, still can't move fuel from there. Big oil stickage at the moment is Burma, there is a 200 per day oil shortfall in Burma but over 58000 oil lurking between Magwe and Rangoon. I think Rangoon must drag oil over from Malaya and that leaves the oil at Magwe nowhere to go to. I'm going to see what happens if I turn off the refinery at Rangoon (turns out it flows to Saigon). Search out of Pearl seems to have been increased, subs at 11 hexes from Pearl are being 10/10 spotted. Otherwise a quiet day.

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