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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 1:56:59 AM

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I could use some anti-armor tips for my game... Are the 47mm ATGs able to destroy late war tanks?

I guess they help, but they have such short range, and are relatively few in number, and can't bombard.

I believe you need any artillery over 150 mm. All of it is better than the 47 mm AT gun, better range, better effect, better penetration but lower accuracy. But not mortars.

Anyhow, it is very difficult to actually destroy the Allied tanks, you can get disablements, and then repeated bombing (if you can), but really bombardments will kill off disabled tanks. Or at least that is my belief which is why the 150mm Howitzer is so good.

In good defensive terrain, and perhaps a level of forts, Japanese armor seems to actually kill Allied armor at almost a 1-1 ratio of destroyed afvs. Of course, it could just be killing halftracks -- you never really know. But it is better than nothing.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 2:03:48 AM

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Myojo:

I actually have three sets factories making this beauty. That is 90 planes a month. There are several training squadrons that can go Kamikaze with this plane...needing 1300 planes to do them all. I have 3-4 squadrons of them all ready (just normal db squadrons), but if I plan to use them in the kamikaze role I will need to raise production slightly.

However, will I last that long? Once the final Judy starts production, all Myojo will go to kamikaze role, but I won't have 1300 of them. A slight increase in Myojo's seem warranted.

Army:

I have 0 research in Army kamikazes. There is about 500 planes in training groups that can go kamikaze, but primarily single engine Army bombers (no production) or pay PP for 2Es. Right now PP are very scarce, but will that change late in the game, or should I stick to mostly Navy Kamkiaze's and use the Army to escort?

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 10:35:27 AM

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Myojo:

I actually have three sets factories making this beauty. That is 90 planes a month. There are several training squadrons that can go Kamikaze with this plane...needing 1300 planes to do them all. I have 3-4 squadrons of them all ready (just normal db squadrons), but if I plan to use them in the kamikaze role I will need to raise production slightly.

However, will I last that long? Once the final Judy starts production, all Myojo will go to kamikaze role, but I won't have 1300 of them. A slight increase in Myojo's seem warranted.

Army:

I have 0 research in Army kamikazes. There is about 500 planes in training groups that can go kamikaze, but primarily single engine Army bombers (no production) or pay PP for 2Es. Right now PP are very scarce, but will that change late in the game, or should I stick to mostly Navy Kamkiaze's and use the Army to escort?

My thinking is as follows:

Almost all the IJN strike planes are either dive bombers (Judy, Myojo) or torpedo bombers (Nell, Betty, Frances), or both (Grace). As such, they're too good at conventional strikes to merit being thrown away on kamikaze raids.

Why train one-shot kamikaze pilots when you can train NavT or NavB pilots who have the chance to fly more than one successful mission?

The IJA is a different beast altogether. By this point, bombing the Allies is a pretty rare occurrence thanks to all their flak, so that leaves you with a lot of free bomber squadrons with not very much to do. Some can do ASW, and you'll want a core of good squadrons to close airbases when you need them closed, but you can convert a fair few to kamikaze duty.

Using the Army to carry the bulk of the weight is good in that the IJA has a bigger pilot pool and plenty of spare squadrons for training. In addition, it also gives the IJA anti-shipping capability that hits harder than the Lily DB, at least until the Peggy T comes along.

Doing this will also let you combined kamikaze and conventional attacks - the IJN torpedo/dive bombers attacking in the traditional way, with IJA bombers in kamikaze configuration added mass to the strikes. If one doesn't get results, the other might.

As for the dedicated kamikaze planes, I'm not sold on the value of any of them other than the Ki-115 Tsurugi. It seems to me there are far better conventional planes than can be pressed into the role.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 10:36:05 AM

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Jan 6, 1943

No night bombing.

Very active sub war today. American subs nail and sink an xAP carrying a construction engineer unit to Daito, a spare xAP fish them out of the water. My bad here as this convoy was not heavily escorted by SC, I thought I picked a neat route to get there.

Then a destroyer is nailed south of the Andamans, we punish the sub, but the destroyer is in bad shape. Moving heaven and earth to try and save her.

A Dutch sub tries for a shot at the surface raiders going to Cap Nicobar, misses, and the destroyers manage 5 glancing hits but enough to start a fire and damage forward torpedo tubes (how would we know that?).

Miri, left alone for a long time, a sub appears, dodges the minefields, nails an xak (who will live I think) and is then punished by a PB.

And finally, Subs off Mindanao take some shots, and an IJN destroyer manages to secure two direct hits on another.

So, Japanese ships ended up punishing 3 Yank subs and one Dutch.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 10:38:42 AM

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This one hurts. 2 BB, 4CLs, 8 DD are now at Phuket, disbanded with no detection, but the Allies know they are in the area somewhere.

Plus, the destroyer is is dire shape. She needs to make 2 hexes, flood damage is critical, but system and engines are barely scratched. Moving several ships to try and save her.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 10:40:58 AM

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The daring IJN Light Cruisers strike again....finding a minesweeper at Car Nicobar. The ships make good their escape and will now merge with the stricken Yukikaze to attempt some daring damage control.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 10:46:13 AM

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As for the dedicated kamikaze planes, I'm not sold on the value of any of them other than the Ki-115 Tsurugi. It seems to me there are far better conventional planes than can be pressed into the role.

You are not taking into account the upgrade tree for all the training squadrons. Very selective. Check it out and you will see.

I may be ok leaving the Myojo production where it is. The first Navy training squadrons start rolling in Feb, 45 and finish in lat May 45 I believe. That will give my Myjo factories, assuming they aren't burnt down and I have supplies another 540 planes for a total production of around 1700...maybe just a slight increase now.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 10:48:31 AM

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I always hate this, at Marcus, my screening/sweeping ships designed to fight PT Boats doesn't close despite orders to, and the heavy cruiser goes in.

Touch and go for the first few rounds as the PT boats close to 3K before the IJN starts getting some distance....

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 10:50:15 AM

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Then a destroyer plows into a minefield...gone ship.

The bombardment is nice, and the ships escape safely. But my sub net comes up empty...overall a disappointing raid, victory points are a wash or slightly pro Japan, and it puts on notice the Allies I am not going to go quietly into the night.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 11:08:04 AM

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The Allies bomb the Bangkok/Moulmein defenders with everything. I had been thinking of putting up a heavy LR CAP here, since yesterday he swept with only Corsairs, but in the end I swept with one Sentai of Oscars instead who killed off the Allied LR CAP of Hurricanes and Wildcats. Good choice as he swept with 4 Jugs squadrons, which is when I knew an attack was planned.

The deliberate attack came...and here is the full report. I think only the AA is out of ammunition.

The 2nd Guards is dug in at level 3, the other infantry level 2 and the 1st Tanks at 1. I lost 6 tanks: 4 Type 1 and 2 Type 95 Light tanks. I am hoping he lost several tanks too!

The 14th Divison is moving back in with 300 AV, but more importantly 24 10cm and 12 15cm guns and 22 more 47mm RF AT guns. Plus another Artillery unit is arriving with 16 10cm guns (not the best tank killers, but there is a lot of infantry here too).

The fresh heavy 4th ID is still in reserve, holding back on them in case the worst happens.

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Ground combat at 55,58 (near Tavoy)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 78836 troops, 1285 guns, 1319 vehicles, Assault Value = 2900

Defending force 41857 troops, 655 guns, 850 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222

Allied adjusted assault: 491

Japanese adjusted defense: 1366

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), supply(-)

Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 45 (12 destroyed, 33 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
660 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 72 (12 destroyed, 60 disabled)

Assaulting units:
255th Armoured Brigade
17th Indian Division
6th Chinese Corps
11th (East African) Division
11th Indian Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
4th Marine Division
762nd Tank Battalion
5th Indian Division
6th Medium Regiment
8th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
1st Tank Division
1st Division
2nd Guards Division
55th Division
57th Field AA Battalion
25th Air Defense AA Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
1st Ind. FA Bn /3

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 11:27:11 AM

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Thailand

Really balanced on the edge of a knife here. I have to abandon the position north of Uttaradit, as movement there is slow, slow.

I have Command prep HQ for both Uttaradit and Rahaeng. Rahaeng is under threat from the Allied Tank Army, to counter they will most likely have 4 Hvy ART (over 150cm), 1 Heavy ID with 43 squads, 4 RF AT 47mm Gun units, and perhaps a Tank Regiment or two. Not sure on that all behind level 4 forts.

Tavoy is the worry, as a cross country move there imperils everything. The heavy 4th ID is standing by, as well as other units.

My Army here really needs time off...I have units resting From Singers, to Bangkok, to Phnom Penh, to Pisanuloke (which need to rail back). Too many damaged units still at front moving back...

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 11:29:14 AM

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As for the dedicated kamikaze planes, I'm not sold on the value of any of them other than the Ki-115 Tsurugi. It seems to me there are far better conventional planes than can be pressed into the role.

You are not taking into account the upgrade tree for all the training squadrons. Very selective. Check it out and you will see.

I may be ok leaving the Myojo production where it is. The first Navy training squadrons start rolling in Feb, 45 and finish in lat May 45 I believe. That will give my Myjo factories, assuming they aren't burnt down and I have supplies another 540 planes for a total production of around 1700...maybe just a slight increase now.

It must be the differences between Scen 6 and Scen 1, Tracker only gives me two IJN squadrons that can use the Myojo at all, while most IJN training squadrons can switch between the IJN 2E bombers and a half-dozen or so can use the IJN single-engined strike aircraft. As I've said, I'd prefer both of those types making conventional attacks.

I hope to be using all my training squadrons for training anyways. Downfall has taught me the importance of a vast pool of combat ready pilots.

I'm just not sold on the Myojo. As a dive bomber or a kamikaze, the Grace or Judy are both much better options. As a kamikaze, bringing the Ki-115a forward would have been better. I understand that it may be one of the "inherited decisions" of your game, but it's a pretty crappy one.

I'm sure you'll find a use for them, however. The only good thing I will say for the plane is that it's got that 800kg monster-bomb as it's default load, so it should make a nice big hole.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 11:34:36 AM

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I seem to have been doing a fair job in the air, lately, nibbling at the corners, but inflicting more losses than I receive. Basically, hit and run tactics, looking for older frames, etc.

Today I used an Oscar sweep from Vinh...no Oscar losses and we got 4 LRCAP fighters...Wildcats and Hurricanes. It would be nice if I could start whittling down the important planes the Jugs and Heavy bombers, but I have to be very selective there as they fly in huge masses.

Anyhow, cumulative Allied aircraft point losses are at 13.3K. Has to hurt somewhat, don't you think?

A steady bleed, I try and do something every day that will destroy Allied planes in a favorable ratio to my losses.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 11:44:39 AM

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As for the dedicated kamikaze planes, I'm not sold on the value of any of them other than the Ki-115 Tsurugi. It seems to me there are far better conventional planes than can be pressed into the role.

You are not taking into account the upgrade tree for all the training squadrons. Very selective. Check it out and you will see.

I may be ok leaving the Myojo production where it is. The first Navy training squadrons start rolling in Feb, 45 and finish in lat May 45 I believe. That will give my Myjo factories, assuming they aren't burnt down and I have supplies another 540 planes for a total production of around 1700...maybe just a slight increase now.

It must be the differences between Scen 6 and Scen 1, Tracker only gives me two IJN squadrons that can use the Myojo at all, while most IJN training squadrons can switch between the IJN 2E bombers and a half-dozen or so can use the IJN single-engined strike aircraft. As I've said, I'd prefer both of those types making conventional attacks.

I hope to be using all my training squadrons for training anyways. Downfall has taught me the importance of a vast pool of combat ready pilots.

I'm just not sold on the Myojo. As a dive bomber or a kamikaze, the Grace or Judy are both much better options. As a kamikaze, bringing the Ki-115a forward would have been better. I understand that it may be one of the "inherited decisions" of your game, but it's a pretty crappy one.

I'm sure you'll find a use for them, however. The only good thing I will say for the plane is that it's got that 800kg monster-bomb as it's default load, so it should make a nice big hole.

Tracker, for whatever reason, is not reliable in this particular. I went thru a huge panic early in this AAR, I almost switched out of the Myojo, because I saw the same report you did in Tracker. Thankfully, I never make plane changes quickly, and Spidery set me straight.

Every IJN divebomber group upgrades to the Myojo. Every IJN training squadron upgrades to the Myojo. Obvert is the expert here

, and it caught him totally by surprise in 45!

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 11:57:05 AM

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After one day of full rest...the artillery bombardment kills another 40 combat squads; the bombers fly and perform their grisly work. Raw Chinese AV dropping 40-50 points a day.

On the road outside of Chungking.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 1:35:34 PM

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Kamikaze and Training groups (I stole this from Obvert's AAR - I have no shame!)

Thanks once again Obvert -- you deserve royalties.

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In order to effectively use the training units as kami groups you'll need better planes. Most of these groups don't upgrade to any F/DB/TB path for the IJN which is what I've built and have pools ready to use. Therefore the Myojo, the Toka and the FB types would need to fill these out if I were starting again. (I forgot to mention the FB earlier. Some are FB groups but I've been getting these to upgrade to the A6M8 or A7M2. Both have 2 x 250kg to 4 hexes and 2 x 100 kg to 5 hexes).

I had no experience with the training groups and didn't look ahead enough at upgrade paths. Also, I thought I'd be in a better position for supply and be able to expand the Tsurugi factories.

I just calculated and the training groups alone that I have now are approximately:

IJNAF

K5Y1 Willow/K11W1 Shiragaku - 1300 planes

Group size: 27 (2 x 36)

Upgrades to:

All 2E IJN bombers (with PP fee)
Kikka
D5Y1 Myojo
Toka
E16A1 Paul

Toka

So for these the Toka is really the only great option. The Myojo would also be decent, and because of it's path from the Val you could really build a pool of these. The 2E can work but it's more expensive in PPs and supply.

A6M2-K - 200 planes

Group size: 27

Upgrades to:

A6M7
A6M2 Sen Baku
Myoko

Some will take the A6M8, others I might be able to get there through the A6M7

IJAAF

Ki-9 Spruce/Ki-76 Stella/Ki-36 Ida - 500 planes

Group size: 10

Upgrades to:

All 2E IJA bombers (with PP fee)
All 1E IJA bombers

Ki-115 Tsurugi

So again the Tsurugi is your best bet, but I won't have that until 7-8/45 and not very many. So I've been going toward the 2E for a fee route. Some will fly Anns.

There are also a bunch of fighter groups at size 10 and these will definitely be Oscars or Ki-100.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 1:41:17 PM

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I just loaded up Downfall to check on training groups there, and shocker!

It costs PP to convert to FB or DB -- crossover costs, so much higher than converting to 2E bombers. Golly gee, I hope that is unique to Downfall and not in Scenario 6 or a lot of my Myojo's won't be flying in training groups as kamikazes -- the whole reason I made them!

Obvert might not have moused over the Myojo since he had none. Uh, oh!

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 1:51:02 PM

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Back to the here and now...sending the BB in at Mergui. I seem to get Mergui and Tavoy mixed up, but they are going to Mergui as a bombardment force to help the defenders there.

I flew another 20 plane Jake squadron in as night spotters, put a whole bunch of torpedo bombers on night attack, because I bet the POW or a Fletcher force shows up. I hate that.

I am protecting the BB force with 100 Tonies (15K and 5K for those lousy assault bombers). Port Blair how has 40 bombers and 130 fighters there and is getting threatening again. I was tempted to sweep with George there, but I held off, perhaps I can protect my troops tomorrow with a massive LRCAP on the Bangkok/Moulmein road.

I am running away to Ominato, after a feint towards Haha Jimi with my Marcus Island raiding force. My sweeping force, hesitated, and moved to within 4 hexes of Marcus. I despise their commander. Absolute/Direct and he doesn't go. He could at least stay 7-9 hexes away, but no...he moves in to be savaged by bombers. Luckily there were none, but my losses to this strange decision making has cost me two battleshps, and one CL and probably more.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 2:04:41 PM

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My thinking is as follows:

Almost all the IJN strike planes are either dive bombers (Judy, Myojo) or torpedo bombers (Nell, Betty, Frances), or both (Grace). As such, they're too good at conventional strikes to merit being thrown away on kamikaze raids.

Why train one-shot kamikaze pilots when you can train NavT or NavB pilots who have the chance to fly more than one successful mission?

The IJA is a different beast altogether. By this point, bombing the Allies is a pretty rare occurrence thanks to all their flak, so that leaves you with a lot of free bomber squadrons with not very much to do. Some can do ASW, and you'll want a core of good squadrons to close airbases when you need them closed, but you can convert a fair few to kamikaze duty.

Using the Army to carry the bulk of the weight is good in that the IJA has a bigger pilot pool and plenty of spare squadrons for training. In addition, it also gives the IJA anti-shipping capability that hits harder than the Lily DB, at least until the Peggy T comes along.

Doing this will also let you combined kamikaze and conventional attacks - the IJN torpedo/dive bombers attacking in the traditional way, with IJA bombers in kamikaze configuration added mass to the strikes. If one doesn't get results, the other might.

As for the dedicated kamikaze planes, I'm not sold on the value of any of them other than the Ki-115 Tsurugi. It seems to me there are far better conventional planes than can be pressed into the role.

I am following Pax Mondo's advice here, as nobody I know has as much end game experience as he does. He posits that the Navy is for kamikazes, and the Army escorts primarily with Franks. 2E are too expensive kamikazes, but if they are in the pool definitely use them. I guess he liked the Toka...can't remember, but he did say it was very, very hard to get kamikaze's to fly past 7 hexes (like an Oscar kamikaze). Long range strike important but hard to do...great if you can hit Naha for example.

Captain Cruft was not going to use Kamikazes at all, but then came 44 and he jumped right onto the kamikaze bandwagon. They are too effective to pass up.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 2:22:30 PM

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I just loaded up Downfall to check on training groups there, and shocker!

It costs PP to convert to FB or DB -- crossover costs, so much higher than converting to 2E bombers. Golly gee, I hope that is unique to Downfall and not in Scenario 6 or a lot of my Myojo's won't be flying in training groups as kamikazes -- the whole reason I made them!

Obvert might not have moused over the Myojo since he had none. Uh, oh!

You won't have much use for PPs by that time, so you'll probably be just fine paying the 250 or whatever it costs. Better than sending 150mph bi-planes out against Allied fleets.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 5:10:35 PM

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Jan 7, 1944

No night bombing. Perhaps tomorrow.

Allies bomb, subs are quiet, Japan bides their time for tomorrow.

Mergui (which I always get mixed up with Tavoy) is bombarded, on 50 casualties but it probably saves the day for the defenders. Big airlift today to put in a fresh Naval Guard unit, and subs are dropping off supplies, and laying a minefield.

Tomorrow the troops re-assemble and march on Chungking.

See, I meant Mergui.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 9:00:05 PM

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No night bombing.

I decided to pick on the Chinese at Kunming, 40-50 fighters. Not much in AA. Sweeps went in perfectly, Oscars first, Tony second and A6M5cs third and then a mix of 75 bombers hit the runways fairly low.

Lookee, and see we found Spitfires!

12 Oscars downed for 2 enemy fighters. But we had dive, we had numbers, we had worse planes.

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RE: Bolts, Cats and Spits, Oh My! - 5/10/2015 9:01:04 PM

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Well, Tonies give it a crack, and according to the relay we both lose 3 planes.

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Oscar, Tony and Zeke, oh my! - 5/10/2015 9:02:22 PM

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And then Zeroes, and they drop 2 with no losses according to the replay.

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RE: Oscar, Tony and Zeke, oh my! - 5/10/2015 9:07:13 PM

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We get 49 runway hits with Helens and Betties. Burn those Spitfires on the ground, but we only destroy one plane. Argh. After battle recon shows 40 planes still?

Oh well, still a 1-1 day basically, as the Allies bomb Pisanuloke with all of its 12cm guns.

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RE: Oscar, Tony and Zeke, oh my! - 5/10/2015 10:08:22 PM

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No attack at Mergui, we fly in most of a Naval Guard unit, and the others manage to recover some assault value. He is starting to build up Tavoy which is a big threat...

Bobmardment attacks elsewhere.

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All the troops are marching back into Chungking, deliberate attack again in two more days.

Not sweeping or bombing Kunming. Okay, I take that back the Tonies are sweeping Kunming, but I don't really expect him to be there. Bombers all back on Chungking.

However, we are sweeping Tavoy and Port Blair with a lot. I fully expect spitfires on CAP at Tavoy so it is seeing a lot of George Sweeps, while George and Tony will sweep Port Blair.

Probably will be another extremely bloody day in the air...especially since I expect him to bomb some of my airfields I am basing from.

Nick D will enter production, the 4th and 5th Sentai's are standing to by convert over when the planes become available.

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RE: Oscar, Tony and Zeke, oh my! - 5/10/2015 10:14:06 PM

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Its beginning to look a lot like a disaster, everywhere you look.

I have got the 94th ID (a light one) plus a Brigade in Hong Kong and Canton, so they will come over shortly, some mortars on the way to form up with other units to make regiments/brigades, and finally I will start buying some thing out to make the trip over from China.

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RE: Oscar, Tony and Zeke, oh my! - 5/11/2015 1:11:16 AM

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Jan 9, 1944

Japanese night bombing: Helens bomb Cap Nicobar and damage a few assault bombers, and torpedo planes fly against some destroyers near Tavoy and miss.

During the AM phase, Tonies fly into heavy CAP at Port Blair, where are the Georges, and then we get 18 Betties against our old friend, but we miss...

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RE: Oscar, Tony and Zeke, oh my! - 5/11/2015 1:17:08 AM

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Bad weather might be protecting the Prince, and the air war continues, a splinter of 8 Georges sweep Port Blair, 3 squadrons sweep Tavoy and there is no enemy fighters present, and here we have Oscars doing yeoman work.

Where, oh where are the rest of the strikes?

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RE: Oscar, Tony and Zeke, oh my! - 5/11/2015 1:22:08 AM

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Oscar, let me count the ways I love thee!

Actually, the Mustangs are tough for the Oscar to down...

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