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witpqs -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/1/2017 7:49:18 PM)

Real Intel from NavSearch is always tough. I can't remember how many times the IJN was bearing down on me with like 35 carriers.



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/1/2017 9:51:18 PM)

Oh, I think it is a serious operation, but I also think he hopes I move the KB there to give him free action in the Bismarck Archipelago areas.

I am putting the finishing touches on Midway, it is getting serious CD guns and more artillery. Wake is also getting finished off.

I hope he doesn't come thru Hokkaido...been there done that. I like the small scale fighting in the Solomons, and fighting thru the SRA/Mindanao/Luzon would be interesting.

Only one more re-spawned division to buy out and I will be able to use my PP for other things. 12 days about.






Lokasenna -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/1/2017 11:11:43 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I hope he doesn't come thru Hokkaido...been there done that. I like the small scale fighting in the Solomons, and fighting thru the SRA/Mindanao/Luzon would be interesting.



I can think of no other reason why he would go for the Aleutians at this date when the Allies still have moderately scarce resources. It's either just busy work, in which case - why even do it now? There are more important things he could be doing with those ships, really... or it's part of a longer term Northern Strategy.



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 12:26:17 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna


quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I hope he doesn't come thru Hokkaido...been there done that. I like the small scale fighting in the Solomons, and fighting thru the SRA/Mindanao/Luzon would be interesting.



I can think of no other reason why he would go for the Aleutians at this date when the Allies still have moderately scarce resources. It's either just busy work, in which case - why even do it now? There are more important things he could be doing with those ships, really... or it's part of a longer term Northern Strategy.


Insightful, as always. Thanks, Lok.[&o]

In looking at the turn, counting hexes, and thinking about the Allies hesitance to expose assets, I feel he is going for Kodiak. Least risk, good return. It will be bombarded tonight, as he is 7 hexes away, the invasion will start the following day. I don't think Jocke would go for the Aleutians without having Kodiak to protect his supply line.

It might be part of a larger strategy...but winter is on its way, forts are high in the Aleutians and the garrisons aren't weak.

If he goes for Kodiak, then Midway I think the Aleutians would follow then.

In this scenario 2 game the Hokkaido approach features all those lovely aircraft engines in Hokkaido that are absent in a scenario 1 game.



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 1:41:10 AM)

Here are the fighter squadrons providing CAP over the invasion fleets.

Interesting that he split a unit into thirds, I guess to give him more altitude bands?

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Alfred -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 2:34:34 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

... Interesting that he split a unit into thirds, I guess to give him more altitude bands? ...



That isn't the reason. All those units are flying at an altitude of 10k.

Possible reasons for splitting VMF-214 include:

1. Bypass the normal weekly airframe replacement limit.
2. Have more reserve airframes on board.
3. Get lucky and obtain better leaders without expending any PPs.
4. Try to speed up pilot recovery.
5. Use up all space within 5 unit per CV limit.

Of greater interest to you should be that he is employing a VRF unit.

Alfred



PaxMondo -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 2:46:34 AM)

VC(F)? What are those?



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 2:51:14 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Alfred


quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

... Interesting that he split a unit into thirds, I guess to give him more altitude bands? ...



That isn't the reason. All those units are flying at an altitude of 10k.

Possible reasons for splitting VMF-214 include:

1. Bypass the normal weekly airframe replacement limit.
2. Have more reserve airframes on board.
3. Get lucky and obtain better leaders without expending any PPs.
4. Try to speed up pilot recovery.
5. Use up all space within 5 unit per CV limit.

Of greater interest to you should be that he is employing a VRF unit.

Alfred


The three splinters were scrambled to different altitude bands even though their patrol was the same. I thought Jocke might be onto something there?[&:]

I thought VRF squadrons only used their replenishment feature on a replenishment TF? And if on a replenishment task force they could train but not fly active attack/defense missions?

Which led me to think it is not on a replenishment task force but an air combat task force perhaps because it has Hellcats (pdu off game).





Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 3:01:39 AM)


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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

VC(F)? What are those?


No clue.

Michael? Alfred? AFB?



Alfred -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 3:29:12 AM)

CAP scrambles to meet incoming assessed strike altitude.  The incoming altitude detection is not always 100% accurate so that even if the incoming strike is all at the same altitude, the CAP may assess some of the separate incoming raids to be at different altitudes.

The point about the VRF unit is as per your comment.  It is not stationed aboard a CVE operating within a Replenishment TF.  This leads to the following speculation.

1.  He has beefed up his fighter strength to the max with Marine and Replenishment units.

2.  The likelihood is very high that the CV TF/s are light on bombers.

3.  NB that no CAP was actually airborne, it was all scrambled.  This often suggests that the Allied player has a low CAP percentage set, often done by players who wish to maximise their escort numbers (take note of recent thread on maximising units with "all in" parameters).

4.  Overall my assessment is that he is operating the CVs as a CAP trap/primary focus on defending the beachhead.  He has not optimised his fleet for an airborne strike against your navy.  You should adjust your response accordingly.

(a) IJN surface fleets can be sortied without the major concern being enemy carrier aircraft
(b) NB the time to interception.  If you must launch aircraft against the mobile CAP trap consider flying just above the waves.  The higher the incoming altitude the earlier the warning provided by radar.  Come in at 1k and his warning time might blow out even further
(c) with no Replenishment TF, if you can rotate air units in/out, you may be able to attrite his air power

5.  VRF units do not have to be inside a Replenishment TF in order to provide replacement airframes.  They can do so from a base within range.

6.  I don't have the game opened now but IIRC the VC(F) unit is a standard Navy unit which operates off a carrier.

Alfred



paradigmblue -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 6:31:33 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Alfred


quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

... Interesting that he split a unit into thirds, I guess to give him more altitude bands? ...



That isn't the reason. All those units are flying at an altitude of 10k.

Possible reasons for splitting VMF-214 include:

1. Bypass the normal weekly airframe replacement limit.
2. Have more reserve airframes on board.
3. Get lucky and obtain better leaders without expending any PPs.
4. Try to speed up pilot recovery.
5. Use up all space within 5 unit per CV limit.

Of greater interest to you should be that he is employing a VRF unit.

Alfred

quote:

(a) IJN surface fleets can be sortied without the major concern being enemy carrier aircraft
(b) NB the time to interception.  If you must launch aircraft against the mobile CAP trap consider flying just above the waves.  The higher the incoming altitude the earlier the warning provided by radar.  Come in at 1k and his warning time might blow out even further
(c) with no Replenishment TF, if you can rotate air units in/out, you may be able to attrite his air power


In addition, split air units fly earlier when sweeping, which is useful if you want your sweeps to go in before your bombers. Not sure how useful that would be on a carrier, however.



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 11:51:44 AM)

September 16, 1943

Very disappointed.[:(] A Glen patrol from the Iboat spots this convoy, and about 90 Lillys' fail to find the target or link up with 7 Betties which did attack and miss in the heavy rain.

The DL wasn't high enough with just the one Glen pilot spotting the task force.

Lots of strange movements on the ground in Burma. Allies sweep and bomb Katha again.

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 12:01:20 PM)

Kodiak it is...

250 AV behind level 3 forts...but lacking heavy guns. Most units have had a splinter flown out for rebuilding.

Supposition might be too strong a word for Alfred's theory as he did have one indicator.[:)]

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/2/2017 8:49:07 PM)

At Kodiak I structured the search to avoid Kodiak proper, and set one Betty squadron up with a 2000 foot torpedo strike, but I shorted the potential escorts by 1 squadron. In hindsight, I wish I would have added it.

I am curious to see if the base reports the ships at Kodiak, and my planes fly straight into them.

Prepared to get nailed to find out, and also to show Jocke I am not afraid of flying into cap.




Lokasenna -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/3/2017 5:51:00 AM)

Welp, Kodiak then. Even though it's not really necessary for the Aleutians. There's lots of blue south of there. If he were to take those, you wouldn't be able to resupply Kodiak and it would just wither - he could take it at leisure later. Moot now, though.


VC(F) units are the non-VRF units that arrive on CVEs. Actually intended for combat operations historically rather than replacement squadrons.



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/3/2017 2:18:21 PM)

I absolutely wasn't thinking here. Another amazing allied bombardment...80% destroyed runway. Amazingly effective.

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/3/2017 3:39:38 PM)

Fun game within a game...sub frolics.

Petes are a sad substitute for Jakes or Norms, but in a pdu off game you have to use a lot of them!

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/3/2017 4:10:26 PM)

My first Sam factory is at 29 repaired, 1 damaged. It will probably take months for it to finish and start work. That is my luck! By comparison the size 60 facility is at 40 repaired 20 damaged. Both I believe where started at the get go by Olorin.




Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/3/2017 7:26:40 PM)

Sept 18, 1943

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/3/2017 7:28:26 PM)

Another bombardment from heck![:(]

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/3/2017 11:17:17 PM)

Two big focused aerial focused naval attacks this day, and the targets are spotted...so we will see if they run into lrCAP.

All Allied task forces retreat back to Canada from Kodiak. Dropped only 250 AV. He will need more.




Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 5:02:47 PM)

Sept 19, 1943

Kodiak holds. Good day for Yank subs...an ak sunk, tanker damaged. I boat pummeled.



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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 5:52:28 PM)

Sept 20, 1943

Well, Jocke knows how to put a surface bombardment group together. I don't think I have ever seen such effective ones.

Rabaul bombarded, and he picks the night I chose to sent 10 destroyers on a fast transport mission.

A midget sub launches, and misses. A cruiser and destroyer are hit with mines...and then the bombardment comes in.

Just one bombardment group.[:(] No bombers following up or anything.

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 5:54:22 PM)

Kaboom.[;)] During the day my returning destroyers run into one of his SAGs...

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Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 5:55:31 PM)

Allied bombardment group...

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jwolf -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 6:19:13 PM)

That's pretty amazing for ONE bombardment!! [X(] Are you going to try to use some of your big ships to discourage this sort of thing? Or rely on DDs and subs? Or ... all of the above?



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 6:51:13 PM)

Probably not. Just fall back. That would be a fight heavily in Allies favor...no surprise, just slugging it out.

DP and CD guns didn't fire, or were ineffective. At least the mines got something. If the Allies are good Rabaul will never be functional again.




Lokasenna -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 6:51:51 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Sept 20, 1943

Well, Jocke knows how to put a surface bombardment group together. I don't think I have ever seen such effective ones.

Rabaul bombarded, and he picks the night I chose to sent 10 destroyers on a fast transport mission.

A midget sub launches, and misses. A cruiser and destroyer are hit with mines...and then the bombardment comes in.

Just one bombardment group.[:(] No bombers following up or anything.

[image]local://upfiles/44178/526F1B19A0D64A64B7495AFDAC4174EA.jpg[/image]


...stacking? Too many eggs in one basket? ;)



Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 9:41:47 PM)

Level 9 runway...




Lowpe -> RE: Gnashing of Teeth: Cries of Fury (5/4/2017 9:43:07 PM)

Sept 21, 1943

Rabaul bombed. I elected not to put LRCAP and CAP (from Rufes) expecting some Lightning sweeps. But just bombers.

Defenders in good shape, runways absolutely trashed.



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