RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)

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JocMeister -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 4:53:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert Yes. Thanks. I've been fighting my impatience the entire way. [:)] Instead of medium sized moves with this kind of vulnerability I'm playing with very small sized grabs for the most part. Palisade is using the SL in So Pac to get powerful units into good positions, but far in the rear right now. I would take a two day move to get the KB in and that I can avoid. With a 30k SL Noumea would be a tough nut with a fully supported and fortified US division. Same with Suva although the SL is a bit higher, and due to the lack of interest in the area, I really can't see a big enough commitment this far away at this stage. As you've said, So Pac is the best place for the Allies to fight Japan in 42. Now, in India I'll have to be more careful. The 2-3k AV in the PI could move in easily to Goa and attempt a move behind Operation Chariot moving on Hyderabad. I'll have to be vigilant, make sure there is an escape route and that the flank is at least managed if it can't be completely protected. Bombay and Karachi will have to continue to be garrisoned heavily, and that will happen. They're both edging toward level 7 forts now though and moving to level 9 airfields in days. Lots of US support units are on the way along with some armor and a few infantry regiments to threaten Diego if he goes for a flanking move in India. China I can't control. This is where I'm most concerned with an all-out move. Instead of going forward I'm planning a way back to an even more stable line where air power that will soon be free to act here will not have so much influence. I'll start getting it set up and if it looks like an all-out rush, and if Pingsiang falls, i will then get everything back to the +3 and Changsha. I'll still have the inside lines, and I can keep the railroad near Kweillin/Liuchow. At Sian it's in the clear, so vulnerable to air power, but it will be level 4 forts, more than when he came last time. All areas behind already have a line set up. I know the feeling about impatience! [:D] Noumea is actually a very dangerous place to land in 42. I did that in our game but had to pull everything out. Remember? [:)] The problem with Noumea is its isolation. Too far from OZ and too far from Suva. Its kind of hanging alone in the middle. And also 3 bases to cover! But as you say it doesn´t look like GJ has much interest in the area so I doubt he will come crashing down on you. [:)] Regarding China and India I think the best way to know is to keep track of the PI troops. Hopefully you can get some SIGINT on where they are going. If he is moving them the India or SOPAC you should have a month to prepare. If he moves them to China you can be more aggressive elsewhere and don´t have to fear a hammer coming down on you. [:)]

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 11:26:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister quote: ORIGINAL: obvert Yes. Thanks. I've been fighting my impatience the entire way. [:)] Instead of medium sized moves with this kind of vulnerability I'm playing with very small sized grabs for the most part. Palisade is using the SL in So Pac to get powerful units into good positions, but far in the rear right now. I would take a two day move to get the KB in and that I can avoid. With a 30k SL Noumea would be a tough nut with a fully supported and fortified US division. Same with Suva although the SL is a bit higher, and due to the lack of interest in the area, I really can't see a big enough commitment this far away at this stage. As you've said, So Pac is the best place for the Allies to fight Japan in 42. Now, in India I'll have to be more careful. The 2-3k AV in the PI could move in easily to Goa and attempt a move behind Operation Chariot moving on Hyderabad. I'll have to be vigilant, make sure there is an escape route and that the flank is at least managed if it can't be completely protected. Bombay and Karachi will have to continue to be garrisoned heavily, and that will happen. They're both edging toward level 7 forts now though and moving to level 9 airfields in days. Lots of US support units are on the way along with some armor and a few infantry regiments to threaten Diego if he goes for a flanking move in India. China I can't control. This is where I'm most concerned with an all-out move. Instead of going forward I'm planning a way back to an even more stable line where air power that will soon be free to act here will not have so much influence. I'll start getting it set up and if it looks like an all-out rush, and if Pingsiang falls, i will then get everything back to the +3 and Changsha. I'll still have the inside lines, and I can keep the railroad near Kweillin/Liuchow. At Sian it's in the clear, so vulnerable to air power, but it will be level 4 forts, more than when he came last time. All areas behind already have a line set up. I know the feeling about impatience! [:D] Noumea is actually a very dangerous place to land in 42. I did that in our game but had to pull everything out. Remember? [:)] The problem with Noumea is its isolation. Too far from OZ and too far from Suva. Its kind of hanging alone in the middle. And also 3 bases to cover! But as you say it doesn´t look like GJ has much interest in the area so I doubt he will come crashing down on you. [:)] Regarding China and India I think the best way to know is to keep track of the PI troops. Hopefully you can get some SIGINT on where they are going. If he is moving them the India or SOPAC you should have a month to prepare. If he moves them to China you can be more aggressive elsewhere and don´t have to fear a hammer coming down on you. [:)] This is why I waited so long, until almost June, to begin bringing anything at all there. When I realized thigh that the SL are only 30k, it made me feel a move at this point would be more secure. I don't even think he can bring two divisions at 30k. With the Americal, 3 x arty units, a defense battalion, AA and some base force and engineer units, it's feeling good to me now.

ny59giants -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 12:16:07 PM)
By this time the importance of prepping for a base comes into play. Unless GJ has troops prepping for a base and for some reason Allied intel reports have overlooked it, you should be safe in taking and/or reinforcing a base like those on New Caledonia. I tend to focus first on getting forts quickly up to 3 before doing any AF or port expansion at this stage of the game. Command HQs - Look to start moving some to the SoPac and have them prep for the same base that a Corp/Army HQ is. You have North Pac, Central Pac, South Pac, and SW Pac to use. The possibility of getting 90% adjusted AV in attack is well worth the effort to get them nearby.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 12:42:29 PM)
MAY 16-17, 1942 SUBS: Another two subs left for a mining mission to Wenchow. So 80 mines on the way so far. Another 40 would be good, but I'll see when the next two subs get to PH whether that looks feasible and useful still. CHINA: The Allies move to bombard Wenchow, but only with DDs which have little affect. I would think if I were Nick that this base is on it's last legs after continuous bombardments for months. Strangely it's just fine, supply holding and troops still repairing disabled devices. The Japanese shifting at Pingsiang is apparent now. Units are moving into the base again, a lot more of them, so it's a refresh of some kind. Maybe heavy arty? Hmmmm. Troops here have grown from around 950AV a few months ago to just 1200 AV today. [:)] The decision is made to relinquish Kukong and troops move back from that base. Others shift internally to get to critical hexes on the second MLR and will begin digging. It'll be two week before all road hexes are covered and another two before the ones in the woods have troops. The road hexes are between 55-65k SL, while the woods are 30-35k SL. INDIA: I've sent a small armor unit out to try for Indore. There has been on recon over Ahmedabad or Surat, so these bases can be used for now to try for some quick grabs. Since the PI is falling more quickly than expected I'd like to get some of hess uninvested bases in Allied control and get engineers building. An engineer unit will also rail to the closest dot base near Surat and start in there. It'll be interesting to see how long it will take GJ to notice and what if any reaction there will be to these title moves. It will tell me a lot about later bigger moves I think. Pacific: Vanua Lava is landed with a 10 AV unit. Engineers will follow later after the lower bases get theirs fully installed. SIGINT: Still some paras in Calcutta. I wonder why? 1/1st Raiding Regiment is located at Calcutta(52,37). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58 Japanese Ships DD Kyukaze DD Yanagi DD Karii DD Tsuta DD Susuki DD Tsuga DD Hasu DD Hokaze DD Akikaze Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Resources hits 2 Manpower hits 1 Fires 52 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Port fuel hits 1 DD Kyukaze firing at Wenchow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 562 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 924 Defending force 37642 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1198 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Division 34th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 13th Army 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 79th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/6FDC23AE67434B0E871A563C7D332B9C.jpg[/image] Here is hopefully the furthest extent of the Japanese Empire. The blue arrows indicate current plans and ops to put some limited pressure on the borders.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 12:51:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants By this time the importance of prepping for a base comes into play. Unless GJ has troops prepping for a base and for some reason Allied intel reports have overlooked it, you should be safe in taking and/or reinforcing a base like those on New Caledonia. I tend to focus first on getting forts quickly up to 3 before doing any AF or port expansion at this stage of the game. Command HQs - Look to start moving some to the SoPac and have them prep for the same base that a Corp/Army HQ is. You have North Pac, Central Pac, South Pac, and SW Pac to use. The possibility of getting 90% adjusted AV in attack is well worth the effort to get them nearby. Forts at Noumea are 2.3 and building, and I have just turned on the fields and port to build now as well. About 250 engineers equivalents in base so far. The HQs are just starting to arrive on map. This is also a situation where I'm flabbergasted by the lack of Allied recon, as it's exceedingly hard to know what to prep for without having a reading on what is there. In So Pac I can begin to prep a bit as the next moves would be fairly standard and directed toward base sizes I guess, but soon I'll need more. I can't even look at PM yet. No idea what is there. The lack of recon for the Allies is a bit extreme considering during the war any bomber or Cat could easily transport several photographers over enemy territory and get very good intel. My Cats in game get virtually nothing unless I train them for 3 months, and still the findings would not be great. I put all 65 % recon trained pilots in a B-17D group and got almost nothing to register in Cent Pac, then the P-4s moved in and had 45% trained pilots and bingo, results. While I know Allied recon is better than the Japanese eventually, this dearth now is not representational of real capabitilites, but I'm sure it's there to slow the ace of ops, which is fine. Just have to be patient.

JocMeister -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 1:37:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants By this time the importance of prepping for a base comes into play. Unless GJ has troops prepping for a base and for some reason Allied intel reports have overlooked it, you should be safe in taking and/or reinforcing a base like those on New Caledonia. I tend to focus first on getting forts quickly up to 3 before doing any AF or port expansion at this stage of the game. Command HQs - Look to start moving some to the SoPac and have them prep for the same base that a Corp/Army HQ is. You have North Pac, Central Pac, South Pac, and SW Pac to use. The possibility of getting 90% adjusted AV in attack is well worth the effort to get them nearby. Forts at Noumea are 2.3 and building, and I have just turned on the fields and port to build now as well. About 250 engineers equivalents in base so far. The HQs are just starting to arrive on map. This is also a situation where I'm flabbergasted by the lack of Allied recon, as it's exceedingly hard to know what to prep for without having a reading on what is there. In So Pac I can begin to prep a bit as the next moves would be fairly standard and directed toward base sizes I guess, but soon I'll need more. I can't even look at PM yet. No idea what is there. The lack of recon for the Allies is a bit extreme considering during the war any bomber or Cat could easily transport several photographers over enemy territory and get very good intel. My Cats in game get virtually nothing unless I train them for 3 months, and still the findings would not be great. I put all 65 % recon trained pilots in a B-17D group and got almost nothing to register in Cent Pac, then the P-4s moved in and had 45% trained pilots and bingo, results. While I know Allied recon is better than the Japanese eventually, this dearth now is not representational of real capabitilites, but I'm sure it's there to slow the ace of ops, which is fine. Just have to be patient. Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)]

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 2:42:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)] I'm not sure if this is true in stock as eel, but in this babes scenario so far I've gotten all of three recon groups, two with four of the F-4s, one with 5 of the B-25 recon plane. That's it. I can't really split them yet as the production doesn't start for these planes for another 3-4 months! [X(]\ It's all about conservation. I check each turn to see if fatigue is high on the airframes! I haven't even loaded intel monkey as of yet. I'll have to try it. I have been compiling basic reports on bases I'm interested in though, so it's about the same, but there is NO info on some places.

Lokasenna -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 2:46:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)] I'm not sure if this is true in stock as eel, but in this babes scenario so far I've gotten all of three recon groups, two with four of the F-4s, one with 5 of the B-25 recon plane. That's it. I can't really split them yet as the production doesn't start for these planes for another 3-4 months! [X(]\ It's all about conservation. I check each turn to see if fatigue is high on the airframes! I haven't even loaded intel monkey as of yet. I'll have to try it. I have been compiling basic reports on bases I'm interested in though, so it's about the same, but there is NO info on some places. Playing stock, I have less. 2 of the F-4 groups, one of which is white-restricted...then a British B-25 group and a Hurricane recon group. So 4 in total, and none of them have pools to support any kind of losses. It sucks.

crsutton -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 4:36:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lokasenna quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)] I'm not sure if this is true in stock as eel, but in this babes scenario so far I've gotten all of three recon groups, two with four of the F-4s, one with 5 of the B-25 recon plane. That's it. I can't really split them yet as the production doesn't start for these planes for another 3-4 months! [X(]\ It's all about conservation. I check each turn to see if fatigue is high on the airframes! I haven't even loaded intel monkey as of yet. I'll have to try it. I have been compiling basic reports on bases I'm interested in though, so it's about the same, but there is NO info on some places. Playing stock, I have less. 2 of the F-4 groups, one of which is white-restricted...then a British B-25 group and a Hurricane recon group. So 4 in total, and none of them have pools to support any kind of losses. It sucks. All the Lysanders are equipped with cameras and the groups can be split into 4 plane units. Not much range but still valuable recon units. By 5/45 the Brits should have the small B25 recon unit and just start to slowly get the recon version of the hurricane. But plenty of Lysanders by then. Other Allied units are hopeless. I just moved some of the scarce recon lightnings to the SP but you have to be careful as you don not get replacements until later. And for two months you get the recon version of the wildcat with a squadron that can be split into sub units. Have to train some Navy pilots though.

crsutton -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 4:40:59 PM)
In stock, it was easy to take a forward base with a level seven port and then just pile all your troops into that hex for future operations. Now with stacking limits this does not work and it is really the rear bases in OZ that have to hold your reserves. This is going to make advancing a lot more difficult and time consuming. Not to mention the coordination headache. A massive invasion with half a dozen division is going to be much harder to put together. I expect that my opponent (Viberpol) is facing the same issues. He can no longer load up Rabaul with troops for future use but has to bring them from some place like the PI.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 5:39:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton quote: ORIGINAL: Lokasenna quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)] I'm not sure if this is true in stock as eel, but in this babes scenario so far I've gotten all of three recon groups, two with four of the F-4s, one with 5 of the B-25 recon plane. That's it. I can't really split them yet as the production doesn't start for these planes for another 3-4 months! [X(]\ It's all about conservation. I check each turn to see if fatigue is high on the airframes! I haven't even loaded intel monkey as of yet. I'll have to try it. I have been compiling basic reports on bases I'm interested in though, so it's about the same, but there is NO info on some places. Playing stock, I have less. 2 of the F-4 groups, one of which is white-restricted...then a British B-25 group and a Hurricane recon group. So 4 in total, and none of them have pools to support any kind of losses. It sucks. All the Lysanders are equipped with cameras and the groups can be split into 4 plane units. Not much range but still valuable recon units. By 5/45 the Brits should have the small B25 recon unit and just start to slowly get the recon version of the hurricane. But plenty of Lysanders by then. Other Allied units are hopeless. I just moved some of the scarce recon lightnings to the SP but you have to be careful as you don not get replacements until later. And for two months you get the recon version of the wildcat with a squadron that can be split into sub units. Have to train some Navy pilots though. Got the Buffs training now, and the issue is that I think I get just enough planes to upgrade to the Wildcat recon. I have to wait until production finishes basically at the end of this or next month to do the upgrade. The Lysanders are great in China, as I only really need recon 2-3 hexes behind the from lines. In my case in India the range of the Japanese means that I still don't really have a use for them there. If I try to get them closer they'll get creamed, and I really need recon of rear areas, not along the front.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 5:43:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton In stock, it was easy to take a forward base with a level seven port and then just pile all your troops into that hex for future operations. Now with stacking limits this does not work and it is really the rear bases in OZ that have to hold your reserves. This is going to make advancing a lot more difficult and time consuming. Not to mention the coordination headache. A massive invasion with half a dozen division is going to be much harder to put together. I expect that my opponent (Viberpol) is facing the same issues. He can no longer load up Rabaul with troops for future use but has to bring them from some place like the PI. This is different, and I like it. It also means the defenders have to spread out. I see it as an opportunity. It will mean I can't simply land more and more on a base and take it by force. All of the other elements will have to work toward the goal; air and naval bombardments and control of the surrounding sea areas. It should make for some more extended battles on the islands as happened in the war.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 7:33:06 PM)
MAY 18-19, 1942 SUBS: Lost an APD, the Waters, to the I-19 near Nadi. On it's way back, so no troops on board. CHINA: The new force allocation at Pingsiang looks dangerous. Nick moves in a bunch of heavy arty units from Manchuria and blasts at the Chinese defenders. These guys will hold here regardless until i am comfortable at least that a second layer MLR is ready to go. It's going to be tricky to move back without getting routed, and I think a fw units will have to sacrificed to hold the rear. The three units i the woods to the SE of Pingsiang are the toughest to know what to do with. I guess I could start moving them well in advance in combat mode, but I also don't want to show that any kind of move is happening until the last moment. There has been such a great lull here allowing these units to build up everywhere and I don't want to lose the advantage gained in disablements recovered and morale/experience built up. I'll include more analysis in a later post about the ideas at least. INDIA: The Japanese have been working on Cochin with about 90 2E lately. Not sure why it's still in Allied hands at all, but it's fie if he wants to leave it that way. In a few weeks he'll be focused elsewhere in India and it just might stay Allied. Pacific: APDs load up for a run to Baker Island with a combat engineer unit. The base is deserted as of last recon, so I'd like to get in and get out with little prep or support. Fingers crossed. It would be nice to have this as a search and recon platform. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 18, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2514 troops, 113 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 1011 Defending force 37665 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1197 Allied ground losses: 162 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Division 5th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 34th Division 10th Tank Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 13th Army 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 45th Chinese Corps 79th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 19, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Nadi at 129,159 Japanese Ships SS I-19, hits 1 Allied Ships APD Waters, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Dent SS I-19 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Waters APD Dent fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Dent attacking submerged sub .... APD Dent cannot reach attack position over SS I-19 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ships Lost: Loss of APD Waters on May 19, 1942 is admitted [image]local://upfiles/37283/A61723E9D8574D94A91CAF4C492C5813.jpg[/image] APD-8 USS Waters. I've converted as many four stackers as I've been able to into APDs. I'd have to count but I think that is around 20 now.

Lokasenna -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 10:06:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton quote: ORIGINAL: Lokasenna quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)] I'm not sure if this is true in stock as eel, but in this babes scenario so far I've gotten all of three recon groups, two with four of the F-4s, one with 5 of the B-25 recon plane. That's it. I can't really split them yet as the production doesn't start for these planes for another 3-4 months! [X(]\ It's all about conservation. I check each turn to see if fatigue is high on the airframes! I haven't even loaded intel monkey as of yet. I'll have to try it. I have been compiling basic reports on bases I'm interested in though, so it's about the same, but there is NO info on some places. Playing stock, I have less. 2 of the F-4 groups, one of which is white-restricted...then a British B-25 group and a Hurricane recon group. So 4 in total, and none of them have pools to support any kind of losses. It sucks. All the Lysanders are equipped with cameras and the groups can be split into 4 plane units. Not much range but still valuable recon units. By 5/45 the Brits should have the small B25 recon unit and just start to slowly get the recon version of the hurricane. But plenty of Lysanders by then. Other Allied units are hopeless. I just moved some of the scarce recon lightnings to the SP but you have to be careful as you don not get replacements until later. And for two months you get the recon version of the wildcat with a squadron that can be split into sub units. Have to train some Navy pilots though. True enough, but the Lysanders are in Asia... and don't have the range to operate in the Pacific if I transfer them there. Recon levels aren't so bad in BIC - you can't cover the map like the IJAAF/IJNAF can, but you can do enough to support your own operations. It's in the island hopping campaigns that it sucks.

crsutton -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/6/2014 10:52:38 PM)
Yes, agreed. The Allied recon situation in the Pacific just blows until the F-4 lightning goes into production in late 42. The recon version of the PBY liberator soon follows and that is a godsend. If I recall last game, I got a small squadron of American recon B25s sometime in 42 with no replacements. But he sank the transport somewhere around Diego and they never saw action for me.....

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/7/2014 4:17:37 PM)
MAY 20-21, 1942 SUBS: Skipjack operating on the Burmese coastline gets an isolated freighter and sinks it with both gun and a torpedo. [:)] INDIA: A construction unit sneaks into Central India and is coming out of start mode on the dot base closest to Surat. Another few are moving and will head for other nearby dot bases in the next week if there is no reply. A small armor unit will move within one hex of Indore, near Ahmedabad, tomorrow. I'm hoping it will not be seen and will silently turn the base once it gets within a hex and I turn it to combat mode. Th fighters from nearby bases are LR CAPing just in case. The Japanese seem occupied with Cochin. They've been bombing for days and just sent in, no wait, you guess ... yes, you're correct! Another para-drop! This time it didn't take the base outright, but may tomorrow after another 90 Sallys do their work. Pacific: The beginning of Operation Catapult is underway. APDs head out toward Baker Island hoping to capture the seemingly empty base as a recon and searching outpost. More on the rest of this op soon. CHINA: Turned 4 of 5 units at Pingsiang on reserve and the heavy bombardments seems to have less effect. Since the Chinese repelled the IJA with 150 less AV last time they tried a DA here, I'll hold on for a good while unless air power changes the equation. I have enough units on the move now to get to all hexes on the backup secondary line. I've begun to plan the evac routes for others should they need to flee the front quickly. I don't want to use this unless absolutely necessary as it loses a good deal of production (in Chinese terms at least) and free base supply. PI: Clark Field falls. Troops do retreat this time int Bataan. So in another few days the PI defense will be over completely. Looks like most big units that took Manila are waiting for that base to open up to ship out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 20, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tavoy at 53,58 Japanese Ships xAK Kokai Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Skipjack SS Skipjack attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 21, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2730 troops, 119 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1010 Defending force 37480 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1177 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 34th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 15th Division 5th Tank Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 13th Army 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 45th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 79th Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32222 troops, 423 guns, 367 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 Defending force 26301 troops, 301 guns, 326 vehicles, Assault Value = 616 Japanese adjusted assault: 963 Allied adjusted defense: 307 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1099 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 91 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 7716 casualties reported Squads: 189 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 460 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 130 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 196 (194 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 316 (316 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 21 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2nd Division 16th Division 4th Tank Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Army 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: 1st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 194th Tank Battalion 192nd Tank Battalion 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 2nd PA Constabulary Division 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion Far East USAAF 1st PI Base Force 301st Construction Battalion I Philippine Corps 201st PA Construction Battalion 202nd PA Construction Battalion 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Provisional GMC Grp Clark Field AAF Base Force 14th PS Engineer Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cochin (28,40) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 657 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Defending force 3067 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Japanese adjusted assault: 18 Allied adjusted defense: 41 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Raiding Rgt /1 Defending units: Cochin Base Force Cochin Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ships Sunk: xAK Kokai Maru is reported to have been sunk near Tavoy on May 21, 1942 [image]local://upfiles/37283/48685C581272491787E83E5AB73CA73C.jpg[/image] I've run into a problem. Something happened and all air units under the AHQ India command are now stuck in place in India. Some can be bought (for full price) while others are restricted white and cannot. This includes some good transport and Lysander units I will be needing to move around soon. Seen this before?

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/7/2014 11:39:02 PM)
CHINA - The Next Line Here is a full view of the situation in China. While it's fairly secure now, the potential for the Japanese pushing with added troops and air power makes me have to begin to prepare another, more secure defense behind the current lines. Up North the second and third lines are already in place with small units dug in up in the wooded hills behind Sian and approaching Lanchow with reserves behind each hex that enters with a road. To the South the Burma division and other units at Lashio have pulled back into China based on SIGINT that the Japanese were on the way. Having the Burma division here with it's 51exp and much more rounded TOE than the Chinese units gives some security on this road with 20k SL hexes. The and Burma HQ also made it intact. The morale for both has jumped up to 90 since getting out of Lashio too, and the division is rounding out, with long disabled squads of Burmese troops beginning to come back to life. Maybe it's the Chinese cuisine? The most delicate area is around Pingsiang and Changsha. I'd like to hold here for a while longer, but if air power adds to the heavy arty in Pingsiang those troops will begin to wither. Supply is already scarce there, and the gains in AV from the past few months are beginning to be eroded. All of the hexes nearby are faring well, but if there was to be a breakthrough and I hadn't started moving units back, a few could be trapped behind the lines by armor and slowed by air bombardment. The front lines will shrink back ever so slightly in preparation. Kukong has been abandoned, and the road from there to Henyang will be lightly held. If he moves on that I'll begin sending everything else back and get a holding force forward. If Pingsiang starts to fold I'll move those troops toward Changsha and bring the rest back. Only the troops in the woods SE of Pingsiang are off road, so they will have the most trouble moving if needed. I've begun moving the largest back, a 375AV Corps. The other two can hold against what he has there now. The doted white and blue lines forward of Changsha represent a temporary hold that will last until the Japanese begin moving into Changsha itself. The SL there is 245k!!! Nearly everything in the area could go into that base, and so I'll have lots of freedom to easily move units through. The weak point is the +2 hex between Changsha and Changteh. It's a 65k SL hex, so it would be hard to really load up on it, and he'll have to move off road into the hex, which inhibits quick replenishing of units. Still, it's more vulnerable, so a few good units will start building forts there right away from the Changsha reserve. [image]local://upfiles/37283/2686741C2C0B48489F1C923AECA01931.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/9/2014 10:42:44 AM)
MAY 22-23, 1942 SUBS: Subs got some mines into Diego but the ships on post begin clearing them immediately. Not sure if these guys were supposed to be minesweeping or just ASW, but none seem to have hit anything. About 80 more go in tomorrow. [:)] Not having much luck with the S-boats. S-27 misses a small tanker near Toyohara. Near Kona the I-1 goes for a tanker TF but gets a few hits from DD shaw for it's trouble. Lucky there I had DDs escorting. INDIA: A minor dram is happening at Cochin. The Japanese para-assault has stalled and the 2Es can't seem to sea down the base force and fort there. I think it might be worth it to send something else in. I'll drop an Aussie pioneer unit and see what happens. Might try to resupply with HMS Abdiel. The fields are now open as well, so I could fly in a fighter group, but only Buffs have the range to make it back without drop tanks at 15 hexes to Poona. Oh, and the Chinese Lancers. Hmmmm. The armor reaches Indore and will DA tomorrow. Engineer units and base forces with small battalion sized infantry units swarm towards Ahmedabad and Surat as Chariot begins in earnest. Pacific: An empty Baker Island is taken by APD dropped combat engineers. I'll build some forts and wait for the base forces after seeing if this leads to anything. I'll fly in a bit of supply and later some air support to run search and recon. Engineers are also flown to Abemama and Nikenau. OZ: A division at Daly Waters? Huh. Why out there? I can't foresee a campaign to Conquer the desert, but I guess you never know. I guess if I begin to threaten amphibious op toward Darwin at some point he'll pull it back? He must know I'm not moving forward anytime soon though, so again, the question, why out there? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 26th Division, at 76,131 (Daly Waters) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 13 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baker Island (149,136) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 824 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 15 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Baker Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) Assaulting units: 102nd Cmbt Engr Rgt /8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The situation in the Central Pacific. Lots of very small assets moving forward. [image]local://upfiles/37283/FC6A01C95029469E830DE02EE5F2B22B.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/9/2014 11:22:17 AM)
quote: An empty Baker Island is taken by APD dropped combat engineers. I'll build some forts and wait for the base forces after seeing if this leads to anything. I'll fly in a bit of supply and later some air support to run search and recon. Engineers are also flown to Abemama and Nikenau. A friendly reminder for unloading at some undeveloped bases is to bring Naval Support and/or Shore Parties to speed up the unloading. Since the Allies have so much more Support and Motorized Support than Japan in your units they can cause your transports to be stuck doing so for too long. Don't want them to become torpedo magnets. [:-]

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/9/2014 12:31:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants quote: An empty Baker Island is taken by APD dropped combat engineers. I'll build some forts and wait for the base forces after seeing if this leads to anything. I'll fly in a bit of supply and later some air support to run search and recon. Engineers are also flown to Abemama and Nikenau. A friendly reminder for unloading at some undeveloped bases is to bring Naval Support and/or Shore Parties to speed up the unloading. Since the Allies have so much more Support and Motorized Support than Japan in your units they can cause your transports to be stuck doing so for too long. Don't want them to become torpedo magnets. [:-] I agree. What I've been doing here and plan to do in other forward zones until we can comfortably provide air/naval support is to get something on the ground, then fly in engineer to build an airfield and possibly a port, and then I'll try to get some naval and air support on either by fast transport or flying. At this stage the KB can shut dan anything here quickly so it's baby steps and no important assets are in use. Getting search out front is the first step, then I'll see what else can follow. Might be a long build-up here unless I get a whiff of the KB somewhere else entirely.

crsutton -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/9/2014 4:45:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)] I'm not sure if this is true in stock as eel, but in this babes scenario so far I've gotten all of three recon groups, two with four of the F-4s, one with 5 of the B-25 recon plane. That's it. I can't really split them yet as the production doesn't start for these planes for another 3-4 months! [X(]\ It's all about conservation. I check each turn to see if fatigue is high on the airframes! I haven't even loaded intel monkey as of yet. I'll have to try it. I have been compiling basic reports on bases I'm interested in though, so it's about the same, but there is NO info on some places. You should be getting the 1st edition of the recon version of the wildcat (camera equipped). You only get a few over two months and their range is limited but still the camera makes all the difference. They take marine pilots so you will have to spend some time training them up if you have not already done so. I am at mid May and have about eight of them so far.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/9/2014 7:15:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: JocMeister Make sure you split the RS into parts. You will still get a full 10/10 DL even when using 2-3 planes! [:)] In the meantime familiarize yourself with Intel Monkey. You can get very solid info from it. Almost as good as recon! [:)] I'm not sure if this is true in stock as eel, but in this babes scenario so far I've gotten all of three recon groups, two with four of the F-4s, one with 5 of the B-25 recon plane. That's it. I can't really split them yet as the production doesn't start for these planes for another 3-4 months! [X(]\ It's all about conservation. I check each turn to see if fatigue is high on the airframes! I haven't even loaded intel monkey as of yet. I'll have to try it. I have been compiling basic reports on bases I'm interested in though, so it's about the same, but there is NO info on some places. You should be getting the 1st edition of the recon version of the wildcat (camera equipped). You only get a few over two months and their range is limited but still the camera makes all the difference. They take marine pilots so you will have to spend some time training them up if you have not already done so. I am at mid May and have about eight of them so far. Yes, just sent the group with Buffs to PH now that the Wildcat is online. I'm not sure I can upgrade until I have a full group though. Been training them and they should be ready now with recon and search skills, although with so few planes I won't risk them on searching duties as I could so easily with Japan.

crsutton -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/10/2014 3:52:21 AM)
There should be another group as well, VMF 111 that can split down into sections and is best used for recon. I leave the one group with a few buffalos for training and am filling out the other with the recon wildcat. And wow! I just discovered that the lowly Fulmar fighter is camera equipped. You get a lot of these and since they are useless in about any other role, will serve well as short ranged recon. Only took me about 2,000 turns to discover this...[&:]

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/10/2014 7:23:29 AM)
The group just loaded up with Wildcats at PH, but no drop tanks yet, so very short range. The one Fulmar group in India right now is training fighter pilots, but I just noticed the camera too. It's got slightly longer range than the Lysander, so should be able to do some work once these guys are out of school and I can get some other trainees in. Just had another thought. I could resize the Fulmars and train a lot more pilots. [:)]

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/10/2014 10:05:44 AM)
MAY 24-25, 1942 SUBS: Mines now at Wenchow. INDIA: Closing in on the first of July which is a big day in India; the start of Hurri IIc production! [:)] I know, not that critical, but in PDU-off I am hoping this plane will be pretty tough not going up against only Tojos. By the way, we should be seeing the Tojo soon. One Helen group is already flying, so the Tojo must not be far behind. Damn Scen 2 (DBB scen 30)! So far things are going well with Operation Chariot. Troops have gained possession of all but one of the dot base objectives. Since I began a week or two earlier than expected I didn't have the paras to go after Jubbalore early, but armor is on the way and paras are moving at full speed out of Cape Town now. About four more AA units are coming too, which will be very helpful. Here is a screenshot. I made the decision to go for Goa with an armor unit as I really want his flank secure. It's still unoccupied, but he could fly in something at any time once the tanks are spotted. My damn recon didn't fly to Hyderabad for the third day in a row, so I can't contest the air there until I know what is in the base. Gives him time to prepare which I didn't want. Recon did go to Madras though, which had NO fighters in base! [X(] It could be a trap, so I've set only the one B-17D group to bomb the reported 18 ships in port. Hopefully he'll be busy sweeping Cochin or piling on Hyderabad and not cover this. Just merchants it seems, but every ship sunk helps and all of them have fuel on board in their bunkers. Fingers crossed. Cochin is attracting a lot of attention so I took a risk and flew in 12 Lancers, a decent Chinese group. If the bombers come again tomorrow they'll have a field day. Pacific: no sign of activity from the Japanese yet. Still sending small units around the So Pac area and flying fragments and supply into the Gilberts. CHINA: One unit in Pingsiang is getting worn down. I'll swap it out with another bigger one, also 100% prepped for the base. It should be a 2-3 day swap. I'm hoping he'll DA in the interval as they cross, but I don't think he'll risk it yet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 25, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cochin Fortress, at 28,40 (Cochin) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 42 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged No hits. The base here is holding very nicely, which is why I'm now starting to support them. Pieces of two Aussie units are flown in giving the defenders almost parity with the para-troops now there. I like getting those paras stuck if possible. He can always move in overland, but hopefully that will take a while. Aircraft Attacking: 33 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cochin Fortress, at 28,40 (Cochin) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 33 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 33 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cochin Fortress, at 28,40 (Cochin) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 47 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged Amazing. No hits from about 120 bombers![X(] Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cochin (28,40) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1390 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 Defending force 3029 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Japanese adjusted assault: 41 Allied adjusted defense: 35 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Raiding Regiment 1st Raiding Rgt /1 Defending units: Cochin Base Force Cochin Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/25658356CC5A47359ACA232691F14C18.jpg[/image] If one of the crack zero units decide to sweep today it'll not be good! The Abdiel is on a fast transport mission and should drop off at the base on the 26th as well.

crsutton -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/10/2014 3:42:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert The group just loaded up with Wildcats at PH, but no drop tanks yet, so very short range. The one Fulmar group in India right now is training fighter pilots, but I just noticed the camera too. It's got slightly longer range than the Lysander, so should be able to do some work once these guys are out of school and I can get some other trainees in. Just had another thought. I could resize the Fulmars and train a lot more pilots. [:)] Yes, but you can train any unit in recon. But re sizing the fulmars is not a bad idea cause you get enough of them. Might as well put them to work.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/10/2014 4:09:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton quote: ORIGINAL: obvert The group just loaded up with Wildcats at PH, but no drop tanks yet, so very short range. The one Fulmar group in India right now is training fighter pilots, but I just noticed the camera too. It's got slightly longer range than the Lysander, so should be able to do some work once these guys are out of school and I can get some other trainees in. Just had another thought. I could resize the Fulmars and train a lot more pilots. [:)] Yes, but you can train any unit in recon. But re sizing the fulmars is not a bad idea cause you get enough of them. Might as well put them to work. For training I was thinking fighters so I can use the somewhat decent fighter groups on the front lines. In PDU-off I'm learning that every little thing matter with air groups, training and logistics.

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/10/2014 9:50:36 PM)
May 26 - 27, 1942 SUBS: There was some unintentional mine clearing at Diego! An AMC, so at least something decent got hurt. Sub mining strikes again. Batting 2 for 2. We'll see if we catch it on the way back. INDIA: The Abdiel draws a lot of attention on it's fast supply run to Cochin, but gets the job done, dropping 350 supply in the base. Several Betty groups come for it but the good AA keeps them off in the morning. In the afternoon one TT hits. The ship isn't doing badly though with 34 float damage and still label to make 23 knots. She should get to safe territory the tomorrow easily. It'll be a month or so in the yard now though. I could use Bombay but I think I'll send her to Aden to be safe. The Lancers in Cochin must have scared off the Sallys, as the bombing stopped. I sent them back to Poona, surprise over, and flew another two groups there as well. Time to test the Japanese a bit. Radar won't arrive at this base for another day or two though, so I hope nothing comes immediately. The base has reached a size 6 field, but there isn't AA yet. Still waiting on US units. The B-17D strike went very well. They managed to get past the A6M2s on duty and plaster the transports in base. A total of 14 bomb hits and some sinking sounds after the phase, so probably the little PB an maybe one of the two bomb hit xAKs. Nice to do something positive anyway. CHINA: The JApanese come up the road toward the mountains in the South and bombard. It's the 5th Guards Division and another few arty units plus a Thai cavalry unit. Not much chance they'll get through, but they can keep pounding on supply. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 26, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 210 encounters mine field at Diego Garcia (11,62) Japanese Ships PB Tatebu Maru PB Kinsyo Maru #2 AMC Saigon Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire 3 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 27, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 28,40 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 29 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CM Abdiel Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships xAK Syoka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Asuka Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Matsue Maru, Bomb hits 1 PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAK Shinko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Toba Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Mito Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAK Mikage Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 28,40 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships CM Abdiel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 63,45 (near Bhamo) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 804 troops, 31 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 613 Defending force 18741 troops, 78 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 695 Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: RTA Cavalry Division 9th Ind Engineer Regiment 5th Guards Division 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Defending units: 96th Chinese Division 1st Burma Division 9th Burma Rifles Battalion 22nd New Chinese Division 200th Chinese Division 2nd Reserve Division 1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/495FAFEC331D4010977624674DDBB121.jpg[/image] The Yorktown is progressing in its repair. She should be ready by sometime in July. Just in time for another upgrade![:)]

obvert -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/12/2014 10:41:24 PM)
MAY 28 - 29, 1942 SUBS: Another 40 mines dropped off in Wenchow. INDIA: The Japanese tested the Poona air units a day too early. Radar was still coming out of strat mode so detection times were very short and over the course of multiple sweeps the defenders were worn down. The first few went well though, showing some promise for future days. I've moved the units back to recover while the Lightnings get ready and radar unpacks. A stronger show of force will head out in 3-4 days again. Tanks inch toward Goa and Bhopal. Other dot bases near level 1 fields. No response noticed from the Japanese, yet. Of course Hyderabad is the ultimate goal, but with 200 fighters there now a few close bases need to be built up and secured first. Pacific: Still no indication of a response from the IJN. PI: Bataan falls and the PI campaign is over. No I'll get to see where the 200 bombers here will go. SIGINT: Two heavy traffic messages in one day. Subs will be sent to have a look, but likely will be too late. Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Babeldaob (90,97). Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Babeldaob (90,97). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 28, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Poona , at 36,26 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 12 P-400 Airacobra x 25 P-40E Warhawk x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Poona , at 36,26 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 7 P-400 Airacobra x 22 P-40E Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Poona , at 36,26 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 3 P-400 Airacobra x 12 P-40E Warhawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Poona , at 36,26 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 2 P-400 Airacobra x 12 P-40E Warhawk x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Poona , at 36,26 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 1 P-400 Airacobra x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Poona , at 36,26 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 Allied aircraft P-400 Airacobra x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 26 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2724 troops, 119 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1012 Defending force 37345 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168 Allied ground losses: 293 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 29, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2724 troops, 119 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1012 Defending force 38167 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1249 Allied ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 24948 troops, 420 guns, 740 vehicles, Assault Value = 881 Defending force 19230 troops, 271 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 293 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 442 Allied adjusted defense: 139 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 336 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 26522 casualties reported Squads: 368 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1559 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 368 (368 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 75 (75 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the losses for the day. Not too bad, but I'd lie to start breaking closer to even soon. The radar will help I'm sure. [image]local://upfiles/37283/381FF7DF65CC464E8F14FB0300E27DD5.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J) (7/12/2014 11:04:18 PM)
I think you are looking real good, although it is a pity you lost those troops early on in India with the snafu of river crossing and redoing turns, etc. A central pacific offensive hasn't been slowed any, and in fact you are in great shape there despite Japan's offensives, and to me that is the greatest threat to Japan -- America pushing onto the Marianas. He has secured oil from Burma and DEI for a good while, but I think at huge cost in supplies and fuel. China might not last, if he turns his attention there, but then that means a quicker reconquest of India/Oz. Well done weathering the storm.

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