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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

2. For recent readers, John (and many IJ players) using the Kongos as KB escorts. John detached them no later than February '43 to bombard Sabang nonstop into June. Kirishima even took a torp from a sub during one run. When KB moved into the Pacific in April or May '43, John kept the Kongos in Sumatra. You'll recall that my analysis (maybe Pinkerton-quality, but analysis nonetheless) was that he was very short on good capital ships to serve as escorts. So he grew accustomed to KB operating with a mishmash of capital ship escorts - many times my sightings showed KB with only CL and DD. Here he cobbled together a lot of capital ships, but the configurations were werid.

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Canoerebel: And while Kwaj went up, Roi went down.

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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

John put together a pretty credible strike to kill a BB at the end of the battle so he still has teeth. I believe Dan put one CV in the yards a few weeks back so that one may be back soon. Don't think John can go head to head (Dan is now in the one CV or CVL per month club) anymore but he can certainly raid, surprise, delay or work with land based air to be a factor. speaking of factors, am I wrong or did not a single sub put a single torpedo into a single cripple? poor performance on both side there

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Remember this is the old RA on steroids. Japan gets the 6 Unryu Class CV which are not present here. Plus, 3 or 4 of the Shokaku-kai Class CVs which had 2 damaged here. John will be without CVEs and CVLs for the rest of the game, but he will still have a pretty stout KB with just the CVs once they are repaired and others finish building.

I wonder if John's CV TF composition was greatly influenced by his decision to use the 4 Kongo's earlier to bombard in the Marshall. They were not with KB, so maybe he decided to go with such large TFs while Dan was able to keep his better balanced. As Allies, I do tend to go with 8 DDs, 4 CA/CLAAs, and steadily increase the number of CVs and CVLs like Dan has done.

Has anybody found it better to have CV TF leaders that have lower than 60 aggressive to minimize their willingness to react towards enemy CVs? Would it be better to find those with good Air and Naval skills than the high aggressive skills?

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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Well, that makes sense. About two years ago, some university or the like issued the results of study that indicated that people perceive a woman as most beautiful at age 31. That came as a surprise to me. I figured it would be 22 or 24 or the like. But since I read that, I've often noted that there seems to be some merit. Woman in their late 20s and early 30s are often stunning. But then, as I grow older, there seems to be increasing elasticity in the measurement.

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Now somebody mentioned the DEI .. in my opinion this is one of the worse places to confront the IJ given the game mechanics. Simply
the IJ can build multiple bases with interlocking IJA fighter support adding the IJN aircraft at will. The area allows the IJ to
replace fighter groups and take replacements from close supply points.

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bit of a different game for CR. I don't recall he (or many other players) doing the central pacific island hoping thing.
Probably because the KB remains strong

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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth
How goes the tanker war? I believe in this mod initial fuel and resources in the HI are limited. your Sumatra adventure could have hurt that and the KB probably burnt up months of production so John is probably healthy but not flush

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ORIGINAL: Crackaces

...CR has the Atoll attack worked out .. pick an isolated target, get more stuff with high firepower ratio to Stacking limit
on the island than the stacking limit of the target, and use bombardment and CV based air to overwhelm the target.

From a strategic aspect it forces the IJN to come out on play. The distance between bases allows the USN and USAF to concentrate
and LRCAP over time does not defend against multiple overwhelming attacks coming from multiple bases. The IJ might get a victory here and there but over time
the US overwhelms in this area ..For example, action burns supply .. IJ have to bring supply in which gives opportunity for subs to have targets
that supply takes fuel to bring from bases. etc...

Now somebody mentioned the DEI .. in my opinion this is one of the worse places to confront the IJ given the game mechanics. Simply
the IJ can build multiple bases with interlocking IJA fighter support adding the IJN aircraft at will. The area allows the IJ to
replace fighter groups and take replacements from close supply points.

Anyway .. I see CR continue to island hop now the KB has had a haircut. How does the IJ bring airpower into the battlespace without a KB? vs. Taking on the IJA powerbases elsewhere ..

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ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

Probably because the KB remains strong. Now it's to his advantage. Supply lines are pretty direct from Pearl. Take a base, build it up, load it with supply, on to the next one.
Dan, are you going to use the replenishment CVE's as replenishment CVE's? If so make sure to guard them with regular CVE's (both against raids and subs).
Eventually you have to go up against interlocking land based air but whats the rush?