This sounds more likely to me. I guess giving them supplies would solve that problem.TimEmm said:
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Maj. von Mauser - Thanks. Siam is a small worry right now.
Nathan Madien - Guam is a very costly exercise for the Americans and it doesn't get much better for them in the next update.
sbr, Panzer6 - That was clearly too easy a little contest
1: Greece - Agrino
2: Yugoslavia - Podgorica
3: Hungary - Miskolc
4: Czeckoslovakia - Banska Bystrica
5: Norway - Stavanger
6: Denmark - Bornholm
7: Italy - Genoa
8: France - Brazzaville
9: Belgium - Banana
Just to complete the list.
Deus - More troops are arriving soon to shore up the defences of Siam, it will be safe I think. No plans to attack through the NW no, the territory is not good at all up there. It does divert some British troops though.
Murmurandus - You might want to add some more reallys to that
Sokraates - Thank you. The AI will doubtless throw many thousands of British troops away on Transport ships too, just give it time. I must say I much prefer having the technological advantage, it is unusual to fight as the inferior force.
henryjai - The Soviets could DoW at any time but I hope they wait until the snows melt in April and even longer if possible.
stnylan - Some troops are already on their way and more will follow once Communist China is finished.
TimEmm, germanpeon - Its the British suffering because of the massive amounts of aircraft that are arriving from the Western Front.
Hermann Steiner - Taking Saipan seems to have been crucial up to now. A solid defence works wonders and it has kept the Allies off balance.
Mangudai - Some other places are similarly not available for amphibious assault. The fact that Calcutta has no beach is a very big problem as its the only airbase in the region not in Burma or Ceylon.
Update to follow ..
Nathan Madien - Guam is a very costly exercise for the Americans and it doesn't get much better for them in the next update.
sbr, Panzer6 - That was clearly too easy a little contest
1: Greece - Agrino
2: Yugoslavia - Podgorica
3: Hungary - Miskolc
4: Czeckoslovakia - Banska Bystrica
5: Norway - Stavanger
6: Denmark - Bornholm
7: Italy - Genoa
8: France - Brazzaville
9: Belgium - Banana
Just to complete the list.
Deus - More troops are arriving soon to shore up the defences of Siam, it will be safe I think. No plans to attack through the NW no, the territory is not good at all up there. It does divert some British troops though.
Murmurandus - You might want to add some more reallys to that
Sokraates - Thank you. The AI will doubtless throw many thousands of British troops away on Transport ships too, just give it time. I must say I much prefer having the technological advantage, it is unusual to fight as the inferior force.
henryjai - The Soviets could DoW at any time but I hope they wait until the snows melt in April and even longer if possible.
stnylan - Some troops are already on their way and more will follow once Communist China is finished.
TimEmm, germanpeon - Its the British suffering because of the massive amounts of aircraft that are arriving from the Western Front.
Hermann Steiner - Taking Saipan seems to have been crucial up to now. A solid defence works wonders and it has kept the Allies off balance.
Mangudai - Some other places are similarly not available for amphibious assault. The fact that Calcutta has no beach is a very big problem as its the only airbase in the region not in Burma or Ceylon.
Update to follow ..
Slaying the Dragon
4
0600 November 4th 1944.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Yamashiro, Gaspar Strait.
Yamamoto had moved his fleet into the Gaspar Strait in response to the latest intelligence gathered from patrolling aircraft.
Only the Transport fleet would escape BB Division 1. Both the Heavy Cruiser HMS Suffolk and the Light Cruiser HMS Newcastle would fall prey to IJN Yamashiro.
The fleeing Transports from the latest abortive attack on Guam were still being punished by Naval bombers as they tried to leave the area.
The enemy fleets that were showing up all around Indonesia were from a wide variety of Nations. Yamamoto was not concerned with which Country they were from. Another Transport ship, this time Brazialian, would be sunk by IJN Yamashiro.
At 0500 hours on November 5th Yamamoto was astonished to hear of yet another attempt to invade Guam.
At 0500 hours on November 5th Yamamoto was astonished to hear of yet another attempt to invade Guam.
The four remaining armoured divisions were clearly not aware that they would not be able to win even if their Transport fleets were not sunk. Triye's Submarines and Ozawa's bombers found them quickly.
By 1000 hours only three attacking divisions remained with the fourth littering the shallower waters around Guam. Not surprisingly the attack was aborted for the third time soon afterwards.
Troubles were still plaguing the final fleet inherited from Germany. It had met the French main fleet in the Mouth of the Thames again and would be forced to move back north east.
By 0000 hours on November 6th only two of the American Transport fleets that had attacked Guam were still alive and they were badly damaged. Only one would escape the latest massacre in the South Mariana Trench.
Admiral Godo had arrived in Fukuoka and embarked the six new infantry divisions. He sailed south towards Singapore to bolster the provinces defences.
Both BB Division 1 and BB Division 2 were busy on the 7th with joint interceptions in the Gaspar Strait and West Celebes Sea. IJN Yamashiro would claim the kill for Yamamoto's fleet and IJN Nagato for Koga's.
More trouble occurred in Saipan at dawn on November 7th when South African Naval bombers began bombing the repairing ships in the port. IJN Musashi was among the three ships targetted. Admiral Toyoda was ordered to sail immediately and head for Tokyo to continue repairs. All three ships would survive the bombing with IJN Tama coming very close to being sunk.
Yamamoto would encounter a large Transport fleet on November 8th and would sink one during this first interception. He would pursue the larger force east towards Cape Arawarar where two more would be sunk. All three were sunk by the guns of the Battleship IJN Hyuga.
Yamashita had switched his interceptors to air patrol to shoot down the South African bombers and he caught them over the North Mariana Trench. The bombers came off second best on this occasion and would not be returning for some time.
0100 November 9th 1944.
Industry Offices. Tokyo, Japan.
Production was running according to schedule as three new Destroyer Flotillas became available to the Imperial Japanese Navy.
All three would join Carrier Group C which was nearing readiness for sea. The free prodution again went towards reducing the populaces dissent at the annexation of China.
1400 November 9th 1944.
BB Division1 Flagship. IJN Yamashiro, Gaspar Strait.
A French fleet had been detected trying to transit the Celebes Sea and it was attacked by BB Division 2 in the Davao Gulf.
Only the Transport Flotilla would sink, falling to the guns of Koga's Flagshi the IJN Nagato.
0100 November 10th 1944.
North China Army Headquarters.
With a large part of his forces redeploying and the remaining fronts quiet whilst British forces advanced Higashikuni had little to do.
He did order the attack against the Communist Chinese capital of Yan'an. General Yamada led the assault which would take over twenty four hours to resolve. Even with the support of the Imperial Japanese Air Force casualties were higher than Higashikuni wanted but the victory was more important. He could soon move all of these forces to front line postions.
0500 November 10th 1944.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Yamashiro, Bangka Strait.
BB Division 1 had move back to the Bangka Strait to intercept a slightly larger than normal enemy fleet.
Two British ships would be sunk with the Battleship IJN Ise beginning to show some damage from the large amount of battles Yamamoto was commiting his forces to. IJN Ise would sink the Light Cruiser HMS Phoebe and IJN Yamashiro the 8th Destroyer Flotilla.
The final piece in the Carrier jigsaw puzzle completed sea trials on November 10th as had been predicted. The IJN Shinano joined Carrier Group C in Tokyo. She would be allowed only a small amount of time to resupply and prepare for combat.
Any designs on Tibet? A back route into pressumably lightly defended India? A buffer zone bwteen you and the British?
what`s preventing you to sail the ex-German fleet from North Atlantic? the range limit? where is the starting point (base) for these fleets? i don`t want you to lose these guys, i wish they`d reach to far east ...
Interesting. The naval might of the IJN increses, but you still must be on tiptoes, not to lose any ships.
How are the resources? I presume a lot of trading must be done. At least you can produce supplies to trade.
How are the resources? I presume a lot of trading must be done. At least you can produce supplies to trade.
sbr said:
I am not 100% sure about this but I believe it will be 8 carriers, 2 - 3 heavy cruisers and many screen ships. I know he has 8 carriers but I forget if he moved the Heavy cruisers away or not.
Slowly but steadily the IJN and their aircraft will destroy the USN and the Royal Navy. Good luck in destroying your enemies.
I'm far more worried with the British (and eventual) Russian army hordes right in front China! At least with the IJN you have a chance against the USN. "you" in this case means "me", as I can never stop the army advances into China. I'm sure Remble can do better!
IIRC the shinano was planned as a yamato-class battleship but finished as a carrier. i also think, he moved the cruiser from the carrier force to his transport fleet to allow the other 3 CAs to hunt destroyers and other small fleets
Why don't you ignore the britsh channel to send the remaining Kriegsmarine home to Japan? If you set sail north to pass Scotland and Ireland you should have more free space to avoid engagements.
He can only rebase, as there are no friendly ports to allow missions to start from. I hope he can make it, I like the Prinz Eugen.
I laughed a little when I saw that the Brazilian Navy was sending sorties to the area.
Nice update Remble.
I laughed a little when I saw that the Brazilian Navy was sending sorties to the area.
Nice update Remble.
stnylan - The Carriers will be seeing action in the near future
sbr, Panzer6, Manziel - The Shinano is indeed a carrier. 3 Cruisers were split off to escort Transports and only one is still with the 8 Carriers.
harezmi, Hermann Steiner - Maj. von Mauser is correct. As they have to rebase they have no choice of which way they go. I can only set a planned route if they are within their bases range, which they are not. Bergen is their current base which is no longer Axis controlled so they are port less.
BigBird - Tibet will be left alone as a buffer for now.
Deus - I do have to be very careful with my ships as they are all but irreplaceable for now. Supplies are ok with nearly 40k energy right now but it is descreasing quickly still. Trade is still hard to come by and I need my IC for repairs, upgrades and dissent reduction for now.
Panzer6 - Thanks. Slow but steady is the only way to go, I do not want to get involved in high cost naval engagements even if I win them. My eneimes can replace losses a lot easier than I can.
safferli - My enemies do seem to be gathering for something. They appear to want to destroy my forces but we can't have that now can we
Maj. von Mauser - Thank you. The World's fleets are on a sight seeing tour it appears. Someone forgot to tell them it was dangerous to do so.
Update to follow ...
sbr, Panzer6, Manziel - The Shinano is indeed a carrier. 3 Cruisers were split off to escort Transports and only one is still with the 8 Carriers.
harezmi, Hermann Steiner - Maj. von Mauser is correct. As they have to rebase they have no choice of which way they go. I can only set a planned route if they are within their bases range, which they are not. Bergen is their current base which is no longer Axis controlled so they are port less.
BigBird - Tibet will be left alone as a buffer for now.
Deus - I do have to be very careful with my ships as they are all but irreplaceable for now. Supplies are ok with nearly 40k energy right now but it is descreasing quickly still. Trade is still hard to come by and I need my IC for repairs, upgrades and dissent reduction for now.
Panzer6 - Thanks. Slow but steady is the only way to go, I do not want to get involved in high cost naval engagements even if I win them. My eneimes can replace losses a lot easier than I can.
safferli - My enemies do seem to be gathering for something. They appear to want to destroy my forces but we can't have that now can we
Maj. von Mauser - Thank you. The World's fleets are on a sight seeing tour it appears. Someone forgot to tell them it was dangerous to do so.
Update to follow ...
Slaying the Dragon
5
0500 November 11th 1944.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Yamashiro, Gaspar Strait.
The steady flow of small Allied fleets were continuing to be found throughout the waters surrounding Indonesia.
Two British Transport fleets would both perish in the Davao Gulf although only one would be credited to a Japanese ship. IJN Nagato would sink the 9th Transport Flotilla.
1100 November 11th 1944.
North China Army Headquarters. Jinghong, China.
With Communist China all but defeated the Imperial Japanese Air Force could be spared to move on to other targets.
The Close Air Support bombers headed towards Kunming to cover northern Burma with the Tactical bombers moving further south to Bangkok where they would try and slow the British down in the south.
2300 November 11th 1944.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Yamashiro, Gaspar Strait.
The remains of a small French fleet which had escaped Koga's BB Division 2 days earlier was detected and intercepted by BB Division 1 in the Gaspar Strait.
IJN Yamashiro would add the Light Cruiser Emile Bertin to its growing tally of sunk ships.
More South African aircraft had shown up around the Marianas but the single interceptor squadron, although more advanced than Yamashita's, would be of little trouble for some time after losing a battle where it was severely outnumbered.
A second interception occurred over Bangkok as Japanese interceptors tried to prevent British Strategic bombers from destroying the air base in the province. The American and British escorts were more than match for Fukui's interceptors. Both sides suffered damage but the Japanese aircraft would need longer to repair. The air defences over the Mariana's had been weakened by moving Fukui to Siam but there were a lot more enemy planes beginning to arrive in this region.
The Tactical bombers, led by Kondo, would begin bombing runs against the British forces that had advanced into Kra at dawn.
Admiral Nagano, commander of Carrier Group C, began his journey south towards Singapore with a fleet containing seventeen ships. Eight Aircraft Carriers along with eight escorts and one Heavy Cruiser, which would move to reinforce Yamamoto's BB Division 1 set sail.
Two more interceptions would occur in the Sundra Strait on November 13th and 14th. All three ships would be credited to the accurate fire of IJN Yamashiro.
0800 November 14th 1944.
North China Army Headquarters. Jinghong, China.
0000 November 15th 1944.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Yamashiro, Sunda Strait.
North China Army Headquarters. Jinghong, China.
The Close Air Support aircraft did not have to wait long for an enemy force to move into its range.
A militia division had entered Baoshan and would begin to receive regular visits from the bombers as soon as the sun rose.
Three Japanese interceptors were also providing air cover over this area and they intercepted an American air wing rebasing through the region. Unfortunately they also dragged the bombers into the fight causing some unwanted damage to the less agile aircraft. In order to prevent a similar occurance the aircraft would not fly at the same time in future.
0000 November 15th 1944.
BB Division 1 Flagship. IJN Yamashiro, Sunda Strait.
Things continued to be busy for both of Japan's Battleship fleets as they tried to stop enemy ships moving through their territory.
Koga would find an American fleet in the West Celebes Sea. The Heavy Cruiser IJN Suzuya sank the 9th Destroyer Division with IJN Nagato taking care of the Light Cruiser USS Helena.
BB Division 1 found a French fleet in the Sunda Strait with IJN Yamashiro sinking both ships.
BB Division 1 found a French fleet in the Sunda Strait with IJN Yamashiro sinking both ships.
More followed on the 16th and 17th as both fleets opened fire again. IJN Hyuga sank the the 128th Transport Division on the 16th with 14th Submarine Flotilla also sinking the next day to IJN Zuiho.
The Battleships IJN Nagato and IJN Fuso would claim one Destroyer Division each in the West Celebes Sea.
The Battleships IJN Nagato and IJN Fuso would claim one Destroyer Division each in the West Celebes Sea.
A much larger fleet was detected at 0500 on November 17th this time containing two Aircraft Carriers and a Battleship as well as numerous escorts. Ozawa had found it first and would begin the process of damaging the capital ships. Admiral English was heading towards the south west and Singapore.
The American Carriers left the Palau Trench and Ozawa rebased to Davao to continue the pursuit. He found an unsuspecting British Transport Flotilla instead on his first bombing run. Koga's BB Division 2 had entered Davao harbour as soon as the American fleet had been spotted heading his way. He would conduct some minor repairs and await developments.
By 0300 on November 18th the British division in Baoshan was destroyed and the bombers returned to their base to repair.
Admiral English and his Carriers were spotted entering the East Celebes Sea at 0800 hours on the 18th by patrolling interceptors led by Mj. General Saburo. He would pass on the information to Ozawa who would hunt them the next day.
Hopefully you will be able to stabilise the situation in Siam/Malaya with those extra troops.
That Carriergroup seems like trouble to me. The AI is up to something. Maybe another Invasion of Guam. If the American AI has a Guam fetish (so to speak) then use it to your advantage.
Otherwise I enjoyed the update very much.
Otherwise I enjoyed the update very much.
I don't think that small CAG will pose to much trouble, it will be tougher then sinking a fleet of Destroyers and Transports though.
Good update.
Good update.