Velko, safferli - The Naval battle went worse than it should have but in the end it achieved its aims. The extra Oil was a bonus
Phax - I won't even be trying to move towards Baku yet as there are far too many Soviet troops present.
Hermann Steiner - Any invasion of Australia would be possible with or without my fleets as I have not tried to protect it. Theoretically the AI is out of range even from Diego Garcia but that does not mean it can't do it. The AI seems to not be interested in such an invasion which would be put down by sending a TAC wing there if it should occur.
Thurak - I re-ran the sequence of events from the Persian Gulf onwards a few times and only once did the Carriers survive their meeting with BB Division 1. You can guess which time that happened
Cyphers Fury - They lost a few ships and I only lost one. Even their IC cannot replace losses too quickly so it is a blow to the US even though not that big of one. I don't mind having my ships damaged, I just hate to see capital ships sink.
Inner Circle, Nathan Madien - Thank you. The capture of Persia will probably make things worse for a little while until I can reduce the enemy numbers.
Felkethar, safferli - Welcome aboard
Outdated ships are never too good but I have little choice as I have to spend way too much IC on resources. You are correct that the IJN is in for a rough time but then again in this AAR my Navy doesn't do much of the fighting. The doctrines will help some until I can spare some bombers to even the odds again.
Timmie0307 - The trades with Venezuela have slowly improved over time yes. I have re-done most of them already to take advantage of the good relations but its still a high trade.
Manziel - I like SHBB's! They did a very good job of destroying an equally modern USN in my other AAR but this could also be a factor of difficulty level. I don't really have enough gun ships to pull that off here though.
FlorisDeVijfde - I think Hirohito is the only one expecting Japanese troops in Moscow by April 1948
OneArmed - Thanks. Nope no re-instatements at all. I am not sure if the AI can do it even if it wanted to.
robou - There might be the possibility of some Soviet troops dieing in the future
Ruodnane - You are correct, I have already destroyed a much greater naval threat in this AAR. I have every confidence in my bomber wings repeating the process when the time comes.
Avatar018 - Glad you liked the meeting
Yes the IJN needs some modernising but its a very slow process.
Mattabesta - I am building two Carriers. They aren't as modern as the US ones but the AI cheated them anyway
elbasto - The bombers will be the deciding factor I expect. The real problem I am going to face is what to do if I can capture the Soviet Union. Most of Europe is also at War with me which means I almost have to conquer all the way to France, which would place an unbelievable strain on my TC. The Soviets still have an Albanian VP province as well which means I have to go that far to annex them.
cjwet - I won't underestimate them at all. I know what my bombers can do though
Kanitatlan, UncleAlias, Nathan Madien - Concentration of force is certainly required if I wish to tackle the enemy fleets head on. During most of this AAR I have tried to avoid such battles as best I can and used my fleet to sink smaller mostly Transport fleets. I don't really have much choice and never have as the IJN began totally outnumbered and now is just outclassed. Hit and run will continue while I wait for my bombers to come free.
Timmie0307 - The Soviet Submarines are sent to me to use as a tool for AAR purposes and it would be a little rude of me to sink them just yet
BobaFett696, Grapp - Grapp is correct I am not losing many convoys at all. I am using the trade percentages to illustrate anti convoy activity but this activity is not directed towards the actual convoy ships merely the trade routes.
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