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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/24/2021 2:57:50 PM   
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Congratulations on all of the degrees! That's a proud dad.

Were you doing a non-specific ground attack mission when you found that unit in the middle of the desert? I imagine either that or you were quite lucky with the recon hex.

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I think sometimes you get Intel on location of a unit (without specifics of unit type) if it has been given new orders during the turn. Either that or a random report from local people comes in. I get occasional Intel on Japanese units in the Himalayas that are at least four hexes from any units of mine.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/24/2021 3:53:26 PM   
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Singers flak is a potent weapon, not sure why Japan is wasting their experienced pilots doing this other than they are scared that Repulse might have been getting fixed.








Could you even put Repulse at Sea? I thought she was so damaged she isn't Sea worthy anyways so when he takes Singapore the ship would be scuttled anyways. FOW aside, by now your enemy should be aware of this too so I totally concur, every IJNAF crew lost over Singapore is a waste. Especially when he uses his Vals, that's something I wouldn't expect from an experienced player. A) they only carry 250kg bombs and B) they die to flak in droves. That feels the same as wrecking his ground units with repeated shock attacks for no reason. Seeing 30 Vals lost to flak in early 42, horrible for every IJ player.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/24/2021 4:31:58 PM   
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Congratulations on all of the degrees! That's a proud dad.

Were you doing a non-specific ground attack mission when you found that unit in the middle of the desert? I imagine either that or you were quite lucky with the recon hex.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/24/2021 4:35:44 PM   
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Singers flak is a potent weapon, not sure why Japan is wasting their experienced pilots doing this other than they are scared that Repulse might have been getting fixed.





Could you even put Repulse at Sea? I thought she was so damaged she isn't Sea worthy anyways so when he takes Singapore the ship would be scuttled anyways. FOW aside, by now your enemy should be aware of this too so I totally concur, every IJNAF crew lost over Singapore is a waste. Especially when he uses his Vals, that's something I wouldn't expect from an experienced player. A) they only carry 250kg bombs and B) they die to flak in droves. That feels the same as wrecking his ground units with repeated shock attacks for no reason. Seeing 30 Vals lost to flak in early 42, horrible for every IJ player.


Top ten flak losses are Japanese...





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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/24/2021 6:05:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		The in-game air losses report showed a total to date loss of 132 Vals. What is that - four or five air groups worth?!

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/25/2021 12:17:54 PM   
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The in-game air losses report showed a total to date loss of 132 Vals. What is that - four or five air groups worth?!


I have been doing pretty well in the air so far, will see what happens this turn as I start the first major bombing campaign. Coordinating sweepers and escorts and lrcap with bombers is never easy!



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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/25/2021 12:26:07 PM   
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estimated enemy fighters around 100 to 125...




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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/25/2021 12:32:34 PM   
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IJA tanks are around Kweilin...






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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 1:24:34 AM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 10:29:26 PM   
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A few B26s strike the enemy fighter base at Koggala...at night, flying very low (2k):

Night Air attack on Koggala , at 29,50

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Koggala , at 29,50

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

This followed up by a sweep:

Morning Air attack on Koggala , at 29,50

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 4
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes


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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 10:32:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		And the the mother of all Blenheim raids during the day! My goodness The fighters are up high, and can't relocate fast enough...

How many of those ships have supplies which will burn and burn and burn, baby.





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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 10:38:11 PM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 10:40:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Over the jungle come Airacobras, but the enemy fighters are able to get quite a few to drop their bombs...but they pulled the CAP down low where it was shredded.








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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 10:56:21 PM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 10:58:46 PM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 11:08:01 PM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/26/2021 11:53:12 PM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 1:23:25 AM   
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Unless the map data has modified/fixed, you can't build a port there.

I just checked on Norfolk Is. in the last official patch 1126a. The port is 0 (0), but the base screen let me click on "Expand Port" and that put the % sign after the 0. I don't have anything at the base to actually do expansion, but it looks fixed to me.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 2:04:38 AM   
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Unless the map data has modified/fixed, you can't build a port there.

I just checked on Norfolk Is. in the last official patch 1126a. The port is 0 (0), but the base screen let me click on "Expand Port" and that put the % sign after the 0. I don't have anything at the base to actually do expansion, but it looks fixed to me.

Great!

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 2:18:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, you can build a port there. If you build an airfield, then it can be used as a stop over from Auckland to Noumea or Australia. But if the enemy is threatening, then no airfield means that float planes and flying boats can't be targeted. Add in a few supplies dropped by a FT and a few AS from an air HQ, then the place is set.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 9:12:44 AM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 11:21:40 AM   
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Unless the map data has modified/fixed, you can't build a port there.


A quick look at Norfolk... expand port button does work...a really bold move since Japan doesn't know where the Allied Carriers are.







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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 11:40:49 AM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 12:30:04 PM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/27/2021 4:53:04 PM   
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Too bad that you can't chase a Japanese unit below Brisbane . . .

Theoretically he can, but that would require an enormous work with encircling the unit the right way keeping supply line open only to the south (and then circle back north, but that's ok with Oz road network). And doing it at least 4 times from the current disposition.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/28/2021 2:10:40 AM   
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Too bad that you can't chase a Japanese unit below Brisbane . . .

Theoretically he can, but that would require an enormous work with encircling the unit the right way keeping supply line open only to the south (and then circle back north, but that's ok with Oz road network). And doing it at least 4 times from the current disposition.


But he also has to make sure that he does not destroy it first.

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/28/2021 4:17:21 PM   
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Too bad that you can't chase a Japanese unit below Brisbane . . .

Theoretically he can, but that would require an enormous work with encircling the unit the right way keeping supply line open only to the south (and then circle back north, but that's ok with Oz road network). And doing it at least 4 times from the current disposition.


But he also has to make sure that he does not destroy it first.

I tried to do that with Japanese troops at the Russian border, but they would not cross - the unit just fought until destroyed. But that is a hard border, not an invisible "line of death".

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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/28/2021 9:52:57 PM   
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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/29/2021 12:22:21 PM   
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Following the 2E bombing runs yesterday, they were now assigned to hit the leading tank units...however nothing flew.

The B17Ds did not fly their night attack on Rangoon, but during the day we had a good raid of Magwe catching the Tojo's way up high, the Nates on night time duty, and delivered a very good result against the oil.

The slug of IJA troopers went to Dacca...

Myitkyina finally fell.




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RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) - 5/29/2021 12:31:51 PM   
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Look at all the off road movement by Japan!




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