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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/3/2020 9:24:42 PM)
We lost 1 Cruiser and 3 Destroyers off India...at least we got some bombers. [image]local://upfiles/44178/6D857B23C77D4E9A80C6C0C4FEBC2BAB.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/3/2020 9:52:20 PM)
Still thinking things look ok in China for now... British AT guns showing up in Chengtu… Indian Mountain guns near Tienshui… Are IJA troops heading south west into the nasty terrain by Sian? [image]local://upfiles/44178/490A7BDB539F4B729D2FD3393502921A.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/3/2020 9:58:39 PM)
Bundaberg situation! [image]local://upfiles/44178/451DDEDAC73749C6B372D2DF7B03ED72.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/3/2020 10:02:15 PM)
Perth I guess he might attempt to cut the rail line... [image]local://upfiles/44178/0ABB5F3464AD418ABAD726D6221F180E.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/3/2020 10:05:46 PM)
Raid on Rabaul, spotted ships there the night before...others looking to escape south. [image]local://upfiles/44178/523A8FD24C2C409E9166C22E41CA2015.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/3/2020 10:27:11 PM)
Mindanao invaded and heavily protected task forces there... [image]local://upfiles/44178/6791A9C2DE214D09ABE089CB181021C6.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/3/2020 11:25:07 PM)
4Es at 2,000 feet would do wonders for those Japanese tanks. [:'(]

Ambassador -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 7:22:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe We lost 1 Cruiser and 3 Destroyers off India...at least we got some bombers. [image]local://upfiles/44178/6D857B23C77D4E9A80C6C0C4FEBC2BAB.jpg[/image] Those losses...[&o] Could he really hope for an auto-victory when sustaining such heavy losses, both in the air and on the sea ? And invading both Australia (both coasts) and India ?

Encircled -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 11:57:51 AM)
The major issue with auto-victory is that if you don't achieve it, or take heavy losses, is that it just accelerates Japanese collapse And to do it against an experienced player? Not easy at all

821Bobo -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 12:28:28 PM)
Regarding Mindanao, I have had good experience with defending at Malaybalay(its MT hex), surrendered only in December 42.

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 5:45:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Mindanao invaded and heavily protected task forces there... [image]local://upfiles/44178/6791A9C2DE214D09ABE089CB181021C6.jpg[/image] Babeldaob starts the game with lots of fuel and supply, IIRC. I would expect that TK/AK TF to be headed directly to Rabaul.

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 5:49:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Bundaberg situation! [image]local://upfiles/44178/451DDEDAC73749C6B372D2DF7B03ED72.jpg[/image] Why would that unit have to enter Bundaberg from another direction? From outside the target hex with no enemy in your hex, you can go through any side you want (terrain permitting).

GetAssista -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 6:47:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Why would that unit have to enter Bundaberg from another direction? From outside the target hex with no enemy in your hex, you can go through any side you want (terrain permitting). I believe that "these guys have to take the long way to Maryborough" was intended

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 7:15:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: GetAssista quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Why would that unit have to enter Bundaberg from another direction? From outside the target hex with no enemy in your hex, you can go through any side you want (terrain permitting). I believe that "these guys have to take the long way to Maryborough" was intended Ok, that makes sense. Looks like IJ units are leaving Bundaberg for Maryborough - might leave the former weak enough to retake ...[sm=innocent0001.gif]

Ambassador -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 7:29:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Encircled The major issue with auto-victory is that if you don't achieve it, or take heavy losses, is that it just accelerates Japanese collapse And to do it against an experienced player? Not easy at all Precisely. Pressing on, when already sustaining such losses, would be a folly if the AV wasn’t even possible anymore. It could lead to an AV in ‘44, but on the other side... quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: GetAssista quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Why would that unit have to enter Bundaberg from another direction? From outside the target hex with no enemy in your hex, you can go through any side you want (terrain permitting). I believe that "these guys have to take the long way to Maryborough" was intended Ok, that makes sense. Looks like IJ units are leaving Bundaberg for Maryborough - might leave the former weak enough to retake ...[sm=innocent0001.gif] I don’t know the mod’s map changes, but from the screen I get that only the railway heads straight to Bundaberg, while the major road makes a detour through the countryside.

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/4/2020 7:46:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ambassador I don’t know the mod’s map changes, but from the screen I get that only the railway heads straight to Bundaberg, while the major road makes a detour through the countryside. Ah, you are correct - I used the R key on my map and the major road comes into Bundaberg from the southeast but goes west one hex before going northeast. I always thought the railway was just masking the road heading NW from Bundaberg but there appears to be none.

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/5/2020 1:25:55 PM)
Yes, the road to Bundaberg skirts to the west of the hex, while the rail line heads in. I have over 700 AV in the area looking to retake Bundaberg, 400+ from the north, and 300+ from the south. I am not sure I can do it however, depending upon akes for IJN rearming. I have switched my overall defensive philosophy for the game and I am pretty much now challenging almost all forward thrusts of the IJ...I think he is so spread out there is a chance to stop him, or at least delay him greatly. More AA is unloading just south of Sydney...with lots more on the way. In less than 2 weeks or so, two Marine Regts, 1 Commonwealth Rgt, and lots of AA will arrive along with more fighters and bombers and base forces and even American Tanks in Oz.

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/5/2020 5:36:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Yes, the road to Bundaberg skirts to the west of the hex, while the rail line heads in. I have over 700 AV in the area looking to retake Bundaberg, 400+ from the north, and 300+ from the south. I am not sure I can do it however, depending upon akes for IJN rearming. I have switched my overall defensive philosophy for the game and I am pretty much now challenging almost all forward thrusts of the IJ...I think he is so spread out there is a chance to stop him, or at least delay him greatly. More AA is unloading just south of Sydney...with lots more on the way. In less than 2 weeks or so, two Marine Regts, 1 Commonwealth Rgt, and lots of AA will arrive along with more fighters and bombers and base forces and even American Tanks in Oz. A continent-sized Guadalcanal - very interested in how that plays out! Will both sides exhaust their Navies? Will the Japanese gradually but inevitably lose their air supremacy? Will arrogant Col. Ichiki get skewered on ready forts? The world wonders ... [image]local://upfiles/35791/98600C6A2C3B4DF89EFCD08014A595FD.gif[/image]

witpqs -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/5/2020 6:00:30 PM)
quote: Will arrogant Col. Ichiki get skewered on ready forts? With the open terrain unit coordination would be easier...

Ambassador -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/5/2020 7:36:04 PM)
With the open terrain, artillery and LCU bombing will be more effective too. There are also more possibilities to build airfields. Navies are less crucial to supply the front lines, supply convoys may arrive further from the combat zones and rely on RR to push forward (but the Allies will have better ports down south with Sydney/Melbourne/Adelaide than the IJ further north with only Townsville, and avoiding the Netty threat is good). I would guess overall, it favors the Allies. Japan can’t afford to push too far either, else they’d trigger the invasion reinforcements, so it’d be harder to kill whole stacks, unless caution is cast away.

BBfanboy -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 12:00:25 AM)
Lowpe had Banshees at Toowoomba and/or Brisbane that chewed up the initial IJ landings at Bundaberg. Let's hope more ships try to get there - it will be like the Cactus AF at Guadalcanal going after the Japanese transports - the troops might get ashore but their supply won't.

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 1:36:23 AM)
Jan 13, 1942 Never a quiet night...Off India we look to sink the IJN destroyers that are behind our lines, while fleeing from the approaching invasions task forces... After a skirmish with destroyers, our light cruiser force catches the IJN destroyers sinking Shirakumo and setting the Shiratsuyu on fire with good close in hits. [image]local://upfiles/44178/AAF0CEAA182F41E8902ED9DF38E02144.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 1:40:54 AM)
Rabaul, looking to catch some convoys, instead meet the Furutaka. The IJN doesn't have torpedoes, and ours miss... [image]local://upfiles/44178/8C0B290C34B943DAAEFBB3AFAA8B2B7A.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 1:44:52 AM)
Go, go Glasgow! [image]local://upfiles/44178/2030E18C5EC34078977A82C9D23C4D81.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 2:05:19 AM)
Japan lacking recon. [image]local://upfiles/44178/36D51BDAB09446099A4080869C45350E.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 2:19:41 AM)
Our recon...it is still looking good here I think. We are using our Chinese baseforces with AA on the front line x3 terrain hexes. They have decent AA...but Japan isn't really using their air forces to pound China into oblivion. Just a little bit and mostly in open terrain. [image]local://upfiles/44178/61AC018632E84CB4A529F2D336A3F009.jpg[/image]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 1:20:31 PM)
Japan invaded Davao today...the situation map below. Playing two games always put too much demand on me and my play suffers, but having only 1 game is not enough game...my happy spot is around 1.5 games I think. But, Lok has been slow in turning the latest turn around, so I have more time to ponder things this day...and I have had in the back of my mind plans for a few days on how to use the bypassed bases to inflict harm on Japan. Namely: Singapore, Cagayan, Luzon. One of my guiding principles is that every day you must do at least one surprise attack on your opponent. Yesterday it was the raid at Rabaul. From Japan's email with the turn: It is starting to become a bit disconcerting to have surface groups just appear out of no where and frighten the bejesus out of me :-) I might have to start implementing some better counter measures. This tactic works well on many fronts.[:)] Also, it gives me something to look forward to every turn. Especially important when getting the snot kicked out of you every day...you can point take immense joy in those little victories. So, it seems to me it is time to turn Singers into an aerial offensive threat. Nail the bombers that visit there, hit the oil in Java with B17s. I have another guiding principle in this game, and that is to use 4E Beasties strictly against infrastructure. [image]local://upfiles/44178/E7CEC2085A2040C19C753392378D6CAE.jpg[/image] You can see already over the last few days, that Japan has indeed set up countermeasures. He has small destroyer escort SAGs almost everywhere now. PS: Forces on Mindanao are now moving supplies, such that there is, and troops to Malaybaly for a festung hold out.

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 1:26:47 PM)
I lost two Cats today...which is never good, and there are 5 disabled at Davao that I will lose tomorrow...but you can see a secondary reason to use Singers offensively, and that is to cause Japan to react and lose even more planes to op losses. I don't understand why Japan drives their planes so hard. Below: all plane losses sorted by total. [image]local://upfiles/44178/1A6582B1C0E04A8CB35235A3DCAAF8B1.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 1:39:51 PM)
quote: Playing two games always put too much demand on me and my play suffers, but having only 1 game is not enough game...my happy spot is around 1.5 games I think. Many people find 2.6 children to be ideal. [:'(]

Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (12/6/2020 1:45:24 PM)
I guess about a week ago, the Allies pulled off their long planned ambushes in the Rabaul theater, catching troop convoys and more doing great work, but the IJN responded with the KB...and all those beautiful cruisers were at risk as the task forces had no ammo left and not enough fuel for escape runs. I managed to get all but one light cruiser away by hiding in bases, got some search Cats in the area to help search, and yesterday made our breakout, covered by Achilles and LeTriomphant and friends raiding Rabaul. The only task force with DL is Achilles...so I believe our escape has worked, but we are super low on fuel.[:(] Luganville is a resupply base with support ships to rearm, and fuel will be transferred from the support ships to the warships. I can't remember where Platypus starts the game, Darwin?, but she is a ship that upgrades in early 44 to an AR, and I would be loath to lose her..but she needs to refuel the Canberra force. Note that since several of these SAGs have no ammo, I switched their mission to escort...I believe that helps them avoid combats by evading. [image]local://upfiles/44178/EC62891C97304DE6AF9F4DF660E14698.jpg[/image]

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