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11/15/44 - 1/6/2011 9:30:31 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		Roll on the last 20 turns, Japan is so beat it is not funny in my next game one of the House Rules will be there is no winning by points. Only the capture of half of Japan before 45 will bring on my surrender. I have most of the japanese army still in Japan and supplies coming out my wazoo lots of pp to buy even more troops out of Man. I could do a britain pull in my head and sit back building for the final fight on home turf

COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/15/44

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wusih (91, 53)!
E No.205 arrives at Tokyo
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Swatow (81, 62)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wusih (91, 53)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wenchow (89, 58)!
E No.37 arrives at Tokyo





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AAR - 1/6/2011 10:05:39 AM   
StoneAge

 

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I have started to read your AAR. It is not going to give away any secrets now. I am up to just after the carrier battle from your reports and the fact that you had a group go after AK’s instead of CV’s should have given away how hard I was hit. The other thing is 1000lb’s vs 250lb’s, 1 hit is normally more than enough to ruin a Japanese carrier’s day. As you will see from my ranting’s from there on in it was a down hill spirl to our current position.

I totally messed up the rest of the war, I did not pull back troops I should have and ended up killing a few divisions of troops for no reason. A few of the games bugs hurt me bad with a major loss of HI at one stage that I never recovered from. 12000+ pilots in the training pool sucking down major amounts of HI each month. Most of my factories failing to build anything for the entire war (only found this out when tracker started to show what was failing). Ground radar not working until the last patch. Sticky destroyers when on fast transport (lost most of my APD’s to this one) Still **** happens in war. So there is no one else to blame but myself and some rather dumb choices on my behalf.

I must say though even if I had of brought my A game I still think you would have creamed me before 45


For anybody thinking of playing AdmSpruance I would say do it. We have played for a long time now at a turn a day and he has not missed a beat. He is the most reliable PBEM I have ever had. I think we missed maybe 2 weeks worth of days since we start and 99.9% of the time they where due to xmas and family holidays.

Thanks AdmSpruance for kicking my ass, next game I will play better for the lesson's you have delivered

now on with the game


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RE: AAR - 1/6/2011 11:07:06 AM   
paullus99


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Status: offline 		While he has committed to the strategic bombing campaign for points, I'd stage an invasion just because I could - he's really torn you apart - and not too many allied players get the opportunity to get boots on the ground.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. You're a real trooper & this has been a very enjoyable and educational read.

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11/17/44 - 1/7/2011 9:25:43 PM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/17/44

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Soochow (92, 54)!
E Shinnan arrives at Tokyo
xAKL Shingi Maru arrives at Maizuru
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
E No.67 arrives at Tokyo
Banda-tai arrives at Utsonomiya

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11/19/44 - 1/11/2011 10:50:47 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/19/44

Task Force 39 encounters enemy Task Force at 102 , 62
Surface Combat TF 39 withdrawing to Tokyo after combat
Task Force 39 encounters enemy Task Force at 102 , 63
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wenchow (89, 58)!
E No.72 arrives at Tokyo

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11/21/44 - 1/11/2011 10:52:00 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/21/44

Task Force 86 encounters enemy Task Force at 103 , 62
Task Force 86 encounters enemy Task Force at 103 , 62
Task Force 86 encounters enemy Task Force at 103 , 62
Task Force 86 encounters enemy Task Force at 103 , 62
E No.207 sinks....
E Yaku sinks....
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
E No.138 arrives at Tokyo
ML G-410 arrives at Shimonoseki
Giretsu-tai arrives at Hamamatsu
4th Medium Mortar Battalion arrives at Tokyo
Chiba expands fortifications to size 4
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!


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11/23/44 - 1/11/2011 10:53:13 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/23/44

ML G-422 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wenchow (89, 58)!
210 Ku S-3 arrives at Bihoro
38th Army arrives at Tokyo
29th Air Flotilla arrives at Takao
17th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion arrives at Kochi

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11/25/44 - 1/11/2011 10:54:26 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/25/44

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Swatow (81, 62)!
13th Ind. AA Battalion arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
Search E7K2 Alf destroyed by CAP
Hamamatsu expands airfield to size 4
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wusih (91, 53)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wenchow (89, 58)!
T-302 Hikotai arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
42nd Air Defense AA Battalion arrives at Keijo
20th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion arrives at Tokyo

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11/27/44 - 1/11/2011 10:55:27 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/27/44

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Soochow (92, 54)!
E No.53 arrives at Tokyo
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wusih (91, 53)!

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RE: 11/27/44 - 1/12/2011 4:25:11 AM   
PaxMondo


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Status: offline 		Been a great AAR.  Kudo's to sticking it out.

Have a schooner or two!



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AAR - 1/12/2011 9:18:29 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		Thank to all who have taken the time to write a note. I have enjoyed the game even when I was trying to do things on a shoe string. next time I may be more aggressive at the start

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11/29/44 - 1/15/2011 1:37:22 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		Naval Gun Fire at this message relates to a CD on an island without a base and is static near nagasaki. Problem is it is totally out of supply even though near by bases are overflowing with supply.

COMBAT EVENTS FOR 11/29/44

Naval Gun Fire at
Naval Gun Fire at
Allied Ships Bombarding Fukuoka
Task Force 88 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
DD Kaede sinks....
Surface Combat TF 88 withdrawing to Yokohama/Yokosuka after combat
Naval Gun Fire at
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wusih (91, 53)!
DD Sakura arrives at Kobe
28th RF Gun Battalion arrives at Shanghai
Naval Gun Fire at
Naval Gun Fire at
Naval Gun Fire at
Naval Gun Fire at
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Soochow (92, 54)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Swatow (81, 62)!
E No.47 arrives at Tokyo
Saeki Ku T-1 arrives at Tokyo
Tateyama Ku T-1 arrives at Tokyo
Yokosuka Ku K-1 arrives at Tokyo
954 Ku T-1 arrives at Tokyo
K-702 Hikotai arrives at Tokyo
T-4 Hikotai arrives at Tokyo
15th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
17th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
21st Sentai arrives at Tokyo
28th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
71st Sentai arrives at Tokyo
75th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
244th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
68th Ind. AA Battalion arrives at Asahikawa

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12/01/44 - 1/15/2011 1:41:31 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		1 Month left woohoo at the moment my turns consist of open game what allied bombing save game send back. 20 mins playback 1 min turn = 21 min in total. I have stood down all planes in the hope of one last attack the day before the game finishes.

COMBAT EVENTS FOR 12/01/44

Task Force 76 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
Surface Combat TF 76 withdrawing to Osaka/Kyoto after combat
Japanese Ships Bombarding Miyake-jima
Allied Ships Bombarding Fukuoka
Allied Ships Bombarding Fukuoka
Allied Ships Bombarding Fukuoka
xAK Otsuyama Maru sinks....
Naval Gun Fire at
Naval Gun Fire at
Naval Gun Fire at
DD Nara arrives at Maizuru
39th Army arrives at Tokyo
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!
xAKL Hsin Yang Maru arrives at Nagoya
55th Air Division arrives at Tokyo

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12/03/44 - 1/15/2011 1:45:07 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		Most new Japanese Destoyers last about 2 days from launch the E's last longer as the allied planes seem to leave them alone and when they do attack them they just don't seem to get hit

COMBAT EVENTS FOR 12/03/44

Task Force 61 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
Surface Combat TF 61 withdrawing to Kobe after combat
Task Force 76 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
ML G-407 sinks....
Task Force 88 encounters enemy Task Force at 102 , 62
Surface Combat TF 88 withdrawing to Yokohama/Yokosuka after combat
Task Force 83 encounters enemy Task Force at 102 , 62
DD Sakura sinks....
CDR Hanaya, A. has been KILLED
Task Force 86 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
ML G-405 sinks....
LT Okura T. has been KILLED
Task Force 88 encounters enemy Task Force at 103 , 65
Surface Combat TF 88 withdrawing to Yokohama/Yokosuka after combat
DD Kiyoshimo sinks....
CPT Yamada, Yuji has been KILLED
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Swatow (81, 62)!
E Inagi arrives at Tokyo
45th Ind. AA Battalion arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
ML G-408 sinks....
LT Matsuyama W. has been KILLED
Search E7K2 Alf destroyed by CAP
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Wenchow (89, 58)!
E No.81 arrives at Tokyo
120th Division arrives at Heijo

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12/05/44 - 1/15/2011 1:46:25 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 12/05/44

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Soochow (92, 54)!
16th I.F.Chutai Det arrives at Ominato
92nd Field AA Battalion arrives at Changchun
27th Ind. AA Battalion arrives at Tokyo
67th Ind. AA Battalion arrives at Asahikawa
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Foochow (86, 60)!

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12/07/44 - 1/15/2011 5:22:25 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		COMBAT EVENTS FOR 12/07/44

Task Force 21 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
Surface Combat TF 21 withdrawing to Kobe after combat
Task Force 35 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
Surface Combat TF 35 withdrawing to Kobe after combat
Task Force 87 encounters enemy Task Force at 106 , 61
Surface Combat TF 87 withdrawing to Kobe after combat
Search E7K2 Alf destroyed by CAP
Search E7K2 Alf destroyed by CAP
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Swatow (81, 62)!
951 Ku T-4 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
xAK Hofuku Maru sinks....
CPT Sada, Y. has been KILLED
Iloilo expands airfield to size 3
Balikpapan expands fortifications to size 6
26th Sentai Det B arrives at Tokyo
65th Sentai arrives at Tokyo
5th Medium Mortar Battalion arrives at Tokyo

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RE: 12/07/44 - 1/15/2011 5:33:43 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		Here is Japans tail of woe:

Navy: down to basic non combatants: CL bait
Airforce: out of planes - skill level still OK - Tokyo airgroup is what all cities look like

Points total way up there






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RE: 12/07/44 - 1/15/2011 5:39:56 AM   
StoneAge

 

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Status: offline 		I have come up with a new plan




In my next game I will pull as many pilots out of the replacement pool as I can. I don't see the value of lossing 78645 of HI every month to this impossed penalty.

To me it looks like if you don't have the full amount of HI avaliable you get no skill gain but still pay the penalty. (5 HI per pilot at the start of every month) Where if you pull them into a unit they will gain exp without the cost and save a packet of HI at the same time

so overstack those sentai with every pilot you can get your hands on.

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RE: 12/07/44 - 1/24/2011 5:59:25 AM   
StoneAge

 

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quote:

First off, my commendations for sticking through your AAR. Great courage. Like to hope I would as well, but what a test.

Referring to your last post about the pilot pools, what monthly replacement rate do you think IJN/IJA need in '44? How about '45?

Appreciate your inisghts on this. Thanks!

Pax


For all of 44 I lost about 1 pilot for every 2 to 3 planes sent into the fight in fighter sentai. This was mainly due to being on the defence (CAP) and a lot of pilots crash landing on their home base. 1 thing that was destroying many of my fighters was the ultra high sweep combined with the ground radar not working bug, caused many fighter planes to be shot down trying to come up to meet sweeps. I lost some of my most exp pilots this way.

The biggest problem will be with your search/recon pilots they seem to die at an alarming rate. I was loseing as many as 10 a day, even with pilot skills in the 80's

Japanese Bombers are a joke and if you try to protect them expect to loss 50% of your escorts as well. Escorting bombers does not stop plane losses just moves them from your bombers to fighters.

As to how many pilots you will need depends on your strategie. You can sit back and build a massive bomber force 1000+ Planes, But this is a one off gamble and you need to make sure you use it correctly. (it is very hard to get trough a 400 plane cap) Once he has carrier's coming out the wazoo you are in real trouble. (death and destruction where ever he goes)

The other choice go for fighters very early and build like mad and try and hold him off. (mass fighters do hurt bombers, don't expect to shot them down but high ops is a kill just the same) In 44 I was loseing 25 to 50 planes a 2 day turn and that was without him going after the airfields. once the patch fixed the radar this was closer to 20.

So working on 20 a 2 day turn x 15 turns 300 planes a month devide this by 3 for the number of planes lost per pilot = 100 new fighter pilots a month. even if I went to 1 for 1 that is still only 300 pilots a month (training them up to a good level quickly is the key to their survival)

With the current replacement rate I would have 500 pilots extra a month.

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RE: 12/07/44 - 1/26/2011 1:23:42 PM   
PaxMondo


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Status: offline 		Thanks for the insight ... appreciate your numbers here.  So ideally, you would want to start tapering off pilot replacements in '44 (takes a full year to go through the training) and then in '45 cut it almost to zero.  Coming into '44 for Scen #1, IJ would have almost 13000 pilots (1095 * 12) in training (not counting pool).  Based upon your experience, that is already more that you will need for the balance of the war.

As you say, a huge HI burden ....

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