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Jan 1st
Because of the situation I have deployed my carrier fleet to see what will happen. I have tried to keep it back and unexposed but US fleets are still able to appear by surprise and engage me.
Jan 4th
The US surface fleet operating in Bermuda waters is now taking a bit of a pasting with 2 ships gone already.
Jan 8th
The rump of the US fleet has sneaked out of Miami (unspotted) and managed to engage my carrier fleet. They have 4 carriers to my 10 but considering that theirs are rated as probably twice as effective this is still a very risky battle. In particular, if they choose to close range their battleships and heavy cruisers will slaughter my light cruiser escort. The biggest risk is that an indecisive battle that inflicts 50% damage on their carriers would probably sink 4 or 5 of mine due to their much higher vulnerability.
Fortunately I have land based air support that is going to do the real damage. The combination of night and weather leaves the engagement completely indecisive with both fleets breaking off and disappearing without loss.
Jan 12th
The US task force has rushed west and intercepted some of my units that have been moving into the Caribbean with the usual consequences for the Russian subs. The Russian sub fleet is more or less eliminated..
Jan 13th
..but has given the German fleet time to move in. These are far more effective and inflict several losses on the US task force depleting their screening level.
Jan 13th b
Just for a change I am pursuing them and inflicting further losses. Whilst the battles are in the Gulf of Mexico they are out of range of my air support but if they do not return to Miami they leave the east Florida coast well exposed for invasion. Notice that the submarines have very nearly sunk one of the last two US battleships.
Jan 14th
The engagement has moved into the Florida straights but as can be expected I have suffered over stacking by the confluence of retreating fleets. I’ve managed to completely eliminate this stray fleet of three light cruisers but some rapid reorganisation is required.
Things quiet down with the US task force hiding in port again. Miami remains the key US naval base but it has overwhelming air cover preventing any practical air attack unless I am being very very brave.
Jan 17th
I have sent a small task force to the south Caribbean to start mopping up the Allied territories here. I have no particular desire to hold this territory but if I can draw their fleet out it will act as an effective distraction and expose their forces to destruction.
Jan 19th
One of several attempts to bomb Bermuda. Unfortunately I can’t fly air superiority over Bermuda as a result of a minor fault in the game. Seems that this simply doesn’t work as the air units never take off. I have to fly air cover over the sea area to the north and intercept the bombers as they arrive or leave. In this case the fighters have taken off during the raid and hence encountered the bombers over Bermuda itself. The weather and time of day preclude inflicting any dramatic casualties.
Jan 21st
2 divisions proceed to occupy the chain of islands whilst the third is transported south to occupy other territory. So far there has been no interest from the Allies and there is no defence present.
Jan 25th
I am occupying each province in turn via amphibious landing as this is faster than marching overland. As yet there has been no allied reaction whatsoever.
Jan 25th b
An example of a minimal intervention by US air power. Intervention in this strength has very limited effect even without fighter presence. I do have some German fighters in Bermuda able to fly air superiority both north and south of the island.
Jan 26th
My main destroyer fleet is covering the occupation of the Caribbean islands and has the great pleasure of sinking most of the French fleet.
Feb 1st 1946 army
SU –5 Inf, +2 Marine
China +20 Inf
DDR +18 Inf
Canada +3 Inf, 2 Mot
USA +3 Inf, +4 mot, +6 Mech +4 Arm, +3 Mar, +2 HQ
Small increases for the allied nations that are still operational including what probably amounts to a 15% increase in the garrison of North America.
Feb 1st 1946 Navy
SU –6 CV, +17 CL, -1 DD, -54 SS, -8 Trans
DDR +10 SS
USA -13 CV, -13 CA, -17 CL, -38 DD, -2 SS, -7 Trans
Fairly devastating losses especially considering that my previous build rate estimates indicate that the USA should have built approximately 15 CVs in this period. There has been very heavy depletion of all unit types in the US navy. They are now at an all time low.
My intelligence analysis shows that there are 4 CVs in Miami and I strongly suspect 2 being repaired somewhere like the Norfolk navy yards. I saw a damaged CV task force disappear up there and then reappear as a CL with 2 DDs. This suggests a group of ships left for repair.
Feb 1st 1946 Air
SU –4 ftr, -2 CAS, +24 NAV
DDR +8 Int
This is odd. I’m not even aware of having lost any units anywhere which is a bit concerning but something I will just have to live with.
UK –2 ftr
USA +1 Esc, +1 ftr, -6 Int, +2 SB, -1 Tac, -2 NAV
US air performance is a bit of a mixed bag with new units more or less providing replacements for units destroyed. Having said that they have experienced a 10% decline in total numbers so perhaps I spoke too soon.
Overall the only real success has been massive depletion of the US fleet and the occupation of a series of bases of the North American coast. This puts me in the position of being ready to put the army ashore. I can either invade now and fight the remaining US fleet as part of the landing process or force further skirmishing before going for a massive landing. I am still dissatisfied with the force deployment in the Bahamas and I am tempted to wait for the remaining units for a strike in early April using my best “sneaky bastard” strategy to gain quick advantage over the enemy.
OMG you're trouncing the USN in its own front yard... the last bastion of the free world is doomed!!!
Or wait... what about Australia? Are they still around?
The game should offer you an event where after conquering the USA, the last free nations offer you their surrender and beg for peace...
Or wait... what about Australia? Are they still around?
The game should offer you an event where after conquering the USA, the last free nations offer you their surrender and beg for peace...
Wow! You sure made up for the five CV's you lost earlier before
The US put up a stubborn fight, but they appear to be doomed now.
The US put up a stubborn fight, but they appear to be doomed now.
If only the U.S. had a few missiles and a few very special bombs.... Oh, well. Better red than dead I suppose.
Nice going. Wait for more troops, don't forget your doctrine of overwhelming force now that you're so close!
Nice going. Wait for more troops, don't forget your doctrine of overwhelming force now that you're so close!
Q: If you popped Miami with an amphibious assault, would the AI rebase that stack of 21 interceptors or would it allow them all to be destroyed?
My question too, my plan was to wait for the paratroops and try the amphibious landing followed by night time paradrop to capture the province instantly but I have played on now and couldn't be bothered to wait for them. The answer seems to be that they like to hang about and die but not all of them.Pablo Sanchez said:
everyone else I am in the process of bringing up the last few dozen divisions ready for the invasion. It has been a long time coming but the next set of updates will have some more excitement with some real see-saw fighting.