RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please

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Bullwinkle58 -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 3:37:50 AM)
I don't know how or where you searched, but when I evac in the first week I send a significant number of the refugees east into the Pacific, headed for Midway or Pearl itself. A lot tend to make it. I also get everything in Sumatra and Java moving south, then west for CT as soon as the war starts. To the east, a lot of the PI stuff goes Full speed for Balikpapan and fuel, then to north Oz, then either Darwin or Perth depending on range. From Perth to CT and the start of a fuel build there from EC. A lot of Japan players tend to park the MKB south of Davao and expect everything to amble by. There are a lot of channels out into the Pacific north of there.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 3:50:51 AM)
Back to the mid-turns recap. Battles around Davao Air Wars Dec 16th After the big Naval engagement around Davaos, there were Air Attacks on the combatants. Right after the exchange that sank the Boise: Morning Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 80,88 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 3, on fire DD Wakatake The Hyuga was hit and already smoking a bit before this raid. She made it safely to Babeldaob and is currently repairing some damage before moving to a larger port with repair yards to tackle major damage. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 85,85 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kako (was in CruDiv 3 covering the BB Special Attack Force) In part of my battle plan, I moved the CVE Taiyo a bit closer to provide some cover for the smaller task forces to the south. Apparently Allied High Command set LRCAP on their DD task force and this was the results: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Davao at 80,92 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N1 Kate x 11 (Remember the Taiyo has only 3 Claudes) Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Pope, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Pillsbury And with this Success I foolishly left the Taiyo in position to launch further attacks the next day: Dec 17th Morning Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N1 Kate x 11 (again, no cover - only 3 Claudes on board) Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 19 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships xAKL Lematang And with my launches of Kates, apparently the enemy was able to locate the CVE Taiyo: ******************[X(] Morning Air attack on TF, near Dinagat at 85,87 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo ****************[X(][X(] Morning Air attack on TF, near Dinagat at 85,87 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo *******************[X(][X(][X(] Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dinagat at 85,87 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 5 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo I guess the lost of 8 or 9 Kates was letting me off lightly. Noob mistake.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 3:56:31 AM)
This little rendition is to set the tone for the decisions later around Christmas when I try to kick these Hudsons out of the Philippines and kill as many of them as possible on their way out the door. but with the above, the actions around Davao slows down until after the 20th.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 4:07:14 AM)
Sub Wars Dec 16th Submarine attack near Davao at 80,92 Japanese Ships PB Kure Maru #5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVI *********** Dec 17th Sub attack near Babeldaob at 91,96 Japanese Ships PB Busho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Keiko Maru Allied Ships SS Sturgeon ********* Submarine attack near Babeldaob at 91,96 Japanese Ships PB Busho Maru, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sturgeon ********* Sub vs Sub: SS I-154 attacking SS KXVII at 51,84 - near Singapore Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships SS KXVII, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Sub On Sub Violence --- KXVII reported sunk ********* Dec 18th Sub attack near Soc Trang at 60,74 Japanese Ships xAKL Hinko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PB Eifuku Maru Allied Ships SS KXIII ********* Dec 19th Submarine attack near Muntok at 50,89 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships xAK Tai Sang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ********* Sub attack near Saigon at 61,74 Japanese Ships DD Sagiri Allied Ships SS Pickerel, hits 4, heavy damage ********* ASW attack near Toboali at 51,93 Japanese Ships SS I-157, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Jupiter DD Isis *********** For every listed action, there is more than 1 other incident of torp not exploding, torps missing, or escorts sighting sub but no damage done. I am using a lot of planes and ships to suppress the Allied submarines.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 4:32:09 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 I don't know how or where you searched, but when I evac in the first week I send a significant number of the refugees east into the Pacific, headed for Midway or Pearl itself. A lot tend to make it. I also get everything in Sumatra and Java moving south, then west for CT as soon as the war starts. To the east, a lot of the PI stuff goes Full speed for Balikpapan and fuel, then to north Oz, then either Darwin or Perth depending on range. From Perth to CT and the start of a fuel build there from EC. A lot of Japan players tend to park the MKB south of Davao and expect everything to amble by. There are a lot of channels out into the Pacific north of there. I didn't expect to catch a lot of the fleeing ships but I did think I would at least see it rushing past me. It didn't even show up on the Combat Reporter/Tracker hits. I had the Betty/Nells from Takao and then Recon unit from Samar covering the Hong Kong exits - not a blip. I only had 3 subs prowling the Jolo slots, but they rarely spotted anything and caught nothing. I had either a Betty or Nell unit from Cam Ranh Bay looking across toward the Philippines. It didn't spot escapees either. Single ship task forces would be hard to spot. That is why I am questioning how wide spread is the use and is there a limit to this tactic. Maybe weather, maybe in the altitude I had the searches set, maybe some missed early steps of spreading out the picket ships to intercept. I just think it odd when I would expect to see some ships in certain situations, like those fleeing Manila or Hong Kong -- or even after the Naval engagement off Cagayan - the ships just disappear. In this aspect of the game I am being out played, so I am thinking out loud, asking questions and looking for information and suggestions. This AAR is at its heart a chronicle of the trials and tribulations of a First Time Campaign against a human opponent. There are bound to be a few moments of frustration with something so complex. You makes good points I will have to distill into some action plan when I begin another game. I thank you for your time and effort to answer.

ny59giants -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 7:55:33 AM)
To assist your Imperial General Staff (us posters), can you list where your Air HQs are at and/or are being moved to?? For example the two Air HQs that start in IndoChina should be...one on Malaya and the other at Singkawang or Palembang. I think you should have one on Luzon by now and Babeldoab. Often Japanese players get one to Jolo, Manado, or Ambon.

Encircled -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 11:43:15 AM)
Yeah, I know its just repeating what has already been said, but if you want to catch a lot of allied ships in the first couple of turns, you have to allocate the assets to do it. In my current PBEM, an air HQ on Jolo plus the Mini KB + Kaga to the east of the Phillipines caught pretty much everything, and then gave essential cover as I moved on Singkawang, Manado and Namlea. Every undefended airfield at size 2 or above should be occupied by the Japanese as soon as possible. Even if you haven't got air HQs there, the allied player knows its a possibility that you have, and he then has to factor that into his plans.

Lowpe -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 1:48:10 PM)
I think there is a common misconception about altitude and naval search. I think there is no bearing except that your low flying planes are more likely to be shredded by CAP. So, fly those naval search guys as high as you want they will still spot the ships. However, I don't think this is true for ASW patrols. It is hard to state how absolutely critical naval day and night search is. A lot happens under the engine, so to speak, those Mavis flying boats spot a ship near a sub and the sub moves to contact, preferably a glen or jake spots something at night and the subs make contact. Very hard to have open water night engagements without night naval search vectoring in the ships. The higher the detection levels the better off you are at coordinating strikes of some flavor or even avoiding an engagement with a superior enemy.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/21/2015 4:25:31 PM)
What I need to do is catch up to current conditions. All the great and well intended advices is on events 7-10 days back in current game play. I just sent off the Dec 26th Replay to Allied Command. And real life stuff will be slowing me up today, so I will try and get all the old news out of the way and start posting current deployments plus the current emergency situation I find myself in (mini-kb under threat of a BB/CA trap) ohhh my. [X(]

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 5:26:59 AM)
Top of the News Dec 19th Balabac is occupied by the Japanese Air Carrier strike (stringbags) off the coast of Kuching intercepts the invasion for for Kuching. Transports sank and significant troop loss. Sightings: multiple SCTFs between Singkawang/Pontianak Dec 20th Lucena is occupied by the Japanese Allied task forces detected around Wake Is. Major naval surface combat off Kuching. I will post the tracker list of the sunk ships from this turn. Dec 21th Abemama is occupied by the Japanese Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching !!! KB makes appearance at Wake scattering the forces that were gathered there. Some small sacrificial transports were left behind as distraction to strike forces. More Hudson air attacks around Mindanao. I suspect they are based in Cagayan and/or Cebu. Dec 22nd Batangas is occupied by the Japanese Japanese forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!! Radio traffic picked up from Kendari which I should have paid more attention too. More Hudson air attacks around Mindanao. Wake Is has been reinforced with ground and air elements. KB launches more strikes. Other units come into range to launch bombardment and invasion.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 5:29:10 AM)
Top of the News Dec 23rd Burias is occupied by the Japanese Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!! With successful invasion of Jesselton, the BB cover force swings toward Cebu to bombard. I have detected aircraft there. Another force has been assembled to deal with Cayagan. I have another small landing force and have decided to do a daring grab of Kendari which I assumed (without any recon basis) to only be covered with destroyers and maybe a cruiser. Another mistake of trying to do too much too soon. Radio traffic picked up at both Cayagan and Cebu. Zeros from the Mini-KB do a sweep over Ternate. In retrospect, I assume this meant the local commander was concerned about aircraft there that I do not see. More suppression on Wake Is. A bad mistake in the grinding down of the garrison in Hong Hong. I have been doing a series of Bombard, Bombard, DA, (repeat, repeat,repeat) � and included lots of bombing the airstrip and ground troops to burn up some supplies. I have not been bombing the city. In the previous DA, it said the attack reduced the fortification level to zero. So I waited a couple of bombards. Looking at my troops, the biggest infantry unit has some disruption and fatigue so I set them to Reserve, thinking this would rest them. Well I forgot to switch them back to Combat last turn order when I decided to launch the first Shock Attack. A bunch of Engineer Squads took a beating as the results and Hong Kong still has not surrendered. Dec 24th Masbate is occupied by the Japanese Japanese forces CAPTURE San Fernando !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiteh !!! Small Naval engagements around Rabaul. Kagi and Akagi standing in the back ground in case the Allies show up in force. Dec 25th Langkawi is occupied by the Japanese Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!! First Oscar sweep of Singapore. US Carrier(s) located near Palmyra. Probably those I suspected of lurking in wait for the invasion force at Wake, which has now decided to move South now that the issue is settled. Night Naval Bombardment of Cagayan racks up a bunch of aircraft damage in the list of casualties.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 5:30:37 AM)
Top of the News Dec 26th Mauban is occupied by the Japanese Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy !!! Invasion forces near Kendrai come under repeated air attack which is beat back with LRCAP from the mini-KB and its own AA. But also this turn, the mini-KB launches repeated attacks at previously unknown surface task forces that are closing the door to escape between Ternate and Manado. Morning Air attack on TF, near Ternate at 77,102 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 B5N1 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Perth DD Electra CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage And at least 2 strikes launched but could not strike a larger task force that sketchy intel says is 2 BBs and multiple CAs and DDs.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 5:33:13 AM)
Here were the Tracker reports for Allied Loses after the Naval Battles off of Kuching. Note: CA Houston has dropped off the sunk list of both the in game and tracker reports. [image]local://upfiles/41045/F82EC4D1EBC94974ACFABECB5CFCB8E4.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 5:36:17 AM)
IJN losses of significant vessels at the same time. There is a long long list of sunk transports. [image]local://upfiles/41045/7AAB9DA08C4640BFA8479FFF6F96628B.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 5:37:29 AM)
And this was the list of plane loses > 10 at the same time. [image]local://upfiles/41045/CB0E2D3556C74696B35DE71B7DCBDC32.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 5:41:13 AM)
I am going to work on a list of where all my Air HQs and unit locations for the Command Staff, but it has been a long day and I have a potentially tragic situation that requires immediate attention. I am working on a descriptive graphic and will post that next.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 6:30:05 AM)
Very shaky situation South of Davao/Babeldaob. I am considering which path to try and exit the Mini-KB and/or the Landing force. Akagi and Kaga is close, but not close enough... There is a Japanese safe port close but not within 1 day's Full Speed of the whole KB. I could split the KB and the Invasion fleet into multiple smaller TFs, but does that not eat up OPs points and allow the SCTFs time to close the distance? Here is the graphic: [image]local://upfiles/41045/116F596F542F468CBB04752B96525A2D.jpg[/image]

Encircled -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 10:59:56 AM)
First question, what is the fuel like in the Mini-KB and the Akagi-Kaga? If not a problem, then a full speed run by the Akagi-Kaga gets it off Celebes and within air range if the allied SCTF hang around or head north Mini-KB needs to stay out of combat range, so I'd probably head SW and loop around Ambon, using the air power to clear the seas. You could of course head NE, but if you have been detected, thats the way he will expect you to go Look at it as an oppurtunity!

Lowpe -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 12:33:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Encircled Look at it as an oppurtunity! +1: If you know where the enemy ships are likely to be tomorrow you can plan some nasty surprises!

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 10:07:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Encircled First question, what is the fuel like in the Mini-KB and the Akagi-Kaga? If not a problem, then a full speed run by the Akagi-Kaga gets it off Celebes and within air range if the allied SCTF hang around or head north Mini-KB needs to stay out of combat range, so I'd probably head SW and loop around Ambon, using the air power to clear the seas. You could of course head NE, but if you have been detected, thats the way he will expect you to go Look at it as an oppurtunity! Akagi/Kaga just fueled up at Truk a few turns back. Mini-KB has some short legged Destroyers could run Full Speed for 1 turn and still have some fuel left. I have decided to push the 3 xAKL and the DMS toward Kendai to complete the amphib landing in the chaos. That leaves me a SCTF with 1 CA and 3 DDs to use the next turn. Unseen in the situation make is also a small Allied SCTF a few hexes South of Kendai (5 ships, probably DDs or some spoiling force to try and tangle up the Mini-KB if she flees south. I will protect the West Flank of the Mini-KB as she moves South to close to Ambon, set Mini-KB at Cruise speed this turn and save the Full Speed for next turn if an opportunity presents itself to sprint to safe harbor. Akagi and Kaga will move Full Speed toward Sorong hoping to overtake parts of the Allied force in long range Kate strikes. CVE Taiyo, 2 CSs 4 DDs will stay in one task force but will move to a hex Southwest of Morotai - hopefully triggering one or both of those task forces to stay within Akagi/Kaga strike range. In any event the Taiyo Kates will strike toward these Allied ships and maybe will get lucky, slowing it down or distracting them. I will form a small SCTF of 1 CA and 4 DDs and hustle Southwest in case it can catch up and finish off some element. That is about the best plan I can see from this ugly situation. [image]local://upfiles/41045/D48711EC6F98481F90A88E2466905FBB.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/22/2015 10:13:10 PM)
Here are the current Air HQs active as of this date. Action this turn: 3rd Air (Army HQ) is packing - planning its move to Malaysia. [image]local://upfiles/41045/DF528D92C3DA45A39EDFCA1D238CC3F9.jpg[/image]

1EyedJacks -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 12:16:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DanSez Dec 10, 1941 post turn discussions: The issue of Air Group resizing was raised. I brought it up as it wasn't specifically mentioned. The limit is 30 max on resizing any air units. In the Kull spreadsheet it calls for a few larger resized units and I know that is a disputed subject - best to get it out in the open now. Just curious - what's the largest air group the allies get? If it's greater than 30AC then maybe counter for allowing you to increase up to that number of AC in groups you can resize?

1EyedJacks -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 1:24:24 AM)
Cool - I finally caught up from page 1 to 5. Looks like you are having loads of fun <grin>. Something else to consider - your FP can fly out of dot hexes with AVs providing support. The more aircraft you have looking the better your chances to increase the detection level of enemy TFs. The higher the enemy's detection level is, the better your attacks will be. I like to flood the DEI with sub patrols at this stage of the game, and I like to have my subs with Glens patrol within recon/search range of enemy bases. Subs w/o AC can hunt where I think my opponent will be. Your opponent is playing aggressively - not really doing the Sir Robin plan <laughter>. Figure out where his ships have to go for beans and bullets and then consider stalker-subs near those bases plus some recon missions. If you can catch some of his shipping in port that might-could take some wind out of his sails... For bases in Japan that produce air frames and engines, have you bumped up supplies in those bases to about 5k? Plenty of supplies at your production sites helps out immensely. [:D]

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 2:02:33 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks Cool - I finally caught up from page 1 to 5. Looks like you are having loads of fun <grin>. Something else to consider - your FP can fly out of dot hexes with AVs providing support. The more aircraft you have looking the better your chances to increase the detection level of enemy TFs. The higher the enemy's detection level is, the better your attacks will be. I like to flood the DEI with sub patrols at this stage of the game, and I like to have my subs with Glens patrol within recon/search range of enemy bases. Subs w/o AC can hunt where I think my opponent will be. Your opponent is playing aggressively - not really doing the Sir Robin plan <laughter>. Figure out where his ships have to go for beans and bullets and then consider stalker-subs near those bases plus some recon missions. If you can catch some of his shipping in port that might-could take some wind out of his sails... For bases in Japan that produce air frames and engines, have you bumped up supplies in those bases to about 5k? Plenty of supplies at your production sites helps out immensely. [:D] Welcome! I appreciate your comments and interest. I did bump up supply in most of the production cities - turned off any and all production for the first 3 days, then slowly started turning it back on. Now at Dec 27th game turn (just sent to the enemy), I finally have all the Air/Engine/R&D factories where I want them. Armament and Vehicles are also back on line. I have 14(something) NavSY and about 830 MerSY with Production on. Those last two numbers are from memory as I am at a different computer typing this email. I need to go back this next turn or two and recheck all the supply/city settings to make sure there is enough for factory repairs. Allied High Command is very aggressive and has concentrated his subs in tight circles around Cam Ranh Bay, Takao, Babeldaob, Nagasaki and I am countering by running a lot of ASW planes and task forces -- which drains a bit on the number of float planes I can move to the forward edge for naval search. I have been beating them down, but it has been slow going. I am surely not maximizing my resources at this point and any advice will be seriously considered and experimented with. I am slow getting Air HQs and support squadrons loaded and moved forward. I've lost a lot of transports already and there are never enough escorts. Lost not so much to subs, but to poorly coordinated invasion fleets getting caught. I just got into trouble trying to jump a step by trying to snag Kendari instead of Termate or Manado. Hopefully I can parry his surface task force with minimal loss until Akagi/Kaga can get into range. Yes, exciting -- I am learning a lot about the game. Thanks

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 2:13:21 AM)
I am hoping the Allies think I will try to run past the North of Ambon toward Sorong and safety. If so, the the three Air Groups might be able to launch strikes and lay a bunch of Allied Iron at the bottom of the Ceram Sea. It is going to be a long night waiting for the reply file.[sm=00000117.gif]

jwolf -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 2:41:40 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DanSez It is going to be a long night waiting for the reply file.[sm=00000117.gif] Yeah, that's the hard part. It helps to put me in the mindset of the top commanders safe at home, but waiting on pins and needles to hear the news on some critical op thousands of miles away, over which they have no control once they give the orders to move. Good luck!

1EyedJacks -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 3:16:33 AM)
Hi DanSez - thanks for the warm greeting. So for your bases that you are fighting enemy subs (Cam Ranh Bay, etc.) - if you fly a few naval search missions in the same area to increase the detection level of the enemy subs then your ASW TFs and air groups should see better results from their attacks. And just in case you didn't know - ASW air missions are 2:1 ratio - meaning if you set the range to 2 they'll patrol 1 hex, if you set the range to 4 they'll patrol out to two hexes... I try to change out most of my FP to Jakes (because they have a better range than the Petes and Alfs) as early as I can in the war so I set my Jake production at 30 AC within the first few turns. I also swap Jakes onto my ships. Using FP in ASW missions to hunt subs rarely worked for me so I switched over to DB and later the Helens for flying ASW missions.

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 3:29:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jwolf quote: ORIGINAL: DanSez It is going to be a long night waiting for the reply file.[sm=00000117.gif] Yeah, that's the hard part. It helps to put me in the mindset of the top commanders safe at home, but waiting on pins and needles to hear the news on some critical op thousands of miles away, over which they have no control once they give the orders to move. Good luck! Hey, since you are driving buy -- you made some comments about your Ship Production. Did you turn any ships off/halt/try to manipulate the production line other than the speeding up some carriers and shutting off the Shinano and the big battleships? Here is what I have projected for DD production thru mid 43 -- I start getting Shimakaze Class DDs in Dec 42. First batch before the first Shimakaze comes online: [image]local://upfiles/41045/22D2ADAB23804A84BD3AADE639B1605C.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 3:30:48 AM)
Then the next ship starts the Shimakaze Class - I get a few in 43. Takakaze 23 Dec Ishikaze 30 Dec Hikokaze 31 Dec Satsukaze 3 Jan 43 Arikaze 4 Jan Susukaze 6 Jan and then the name sake Shimakaze 6 May that is 7 Shimakaze by mid 43. [image]local://upfiles/41045/DE8CA41C11334BBFB0D3D7036D5509F1.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Tales from the First Time -DanSez (J) vs Przemico123 (A) - no Przemico123 please (2/23/2015 3:44:31 AM)
A good rule of thumb is to set your DBs to 10% Naval Search to help them find their targets regardless of which side your playing. Hope you made an appropriate sacrifice to the 'weather gods' to get clear skies. [:D]

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