Soviets - Air/No Air switches ?

[dasaard200]

I've just entered January'44, and my newly tricked out Yak 3s are just barely beating matching attrition numbers by 1-2/week; production of Yak 3s have hit 9/day, and all of my XXs have AA 2s, or SPAA2s for armor .
Should I pull my Air back out-of-range to build up numbers for a while, say about a month, to re-engage in 5 weeks; OR continue the current Air War ?

I'm a few provinces (8-12) short of Berlin, facing German and Jap FTRS, while my bombing {NBombers, CAS, TAC, STRAT} side grows slowly . It is possible that my 150 STRAT bombers could take out a synthetic refinery or 2 ... not likely ... might give it a shot .
On the menu page, after 'save game', Axis Air has 513 to my 335 Air .
I can take Berlin without Air; but easier with Air .
Axis forces (majors) in Europe : Yugoslavia, Germany, Spain, and Nat. France [being mopped up by Brits and Italians] ; Eastern front Asia : Japs, and capitulated China .
N.French, Germans, and minors strewn throughout Africa and Asia .
Italians are holding off Germans, but are split in 3 parts [Pyrenees, Gaul, and south of Venice} .

CAN I save this mess ?

 

[Bergermeister]

If you’re gaining equipment then keep going. You said they were new, too, so production efficiency will grow and your rate of increase will improve. Combine that with downing a few CAS with the division AA and your air will be greener sooner. Plus you can get some of those German fighters if you capitulate them.

 

[HugsAndSnuggles]

Should I pull my Air back out-of-range to build up numbers for a while, say about a month, to re-engage in 5 weeks; OR continue the current Air War ?

You can also switch them to night only: will reduce losses on both sides, while keeping same air superiority. Of course, if you rely on CAS for land combat that might not be a good idea.

It is possible that my 150 STRAT bombers could take out a synthetic refinery or 2 ... not likely ... might give it a shot .

Better to have them focus on airfields, since enemy air is the problem.

 

[dasaard200]

For @Bergermeister and @HugsAndSnuggles;
Tricked out Yak 3s hit 9.1/day, and growing; German TAC, CAS together total around 5 score birds, 2100 Fw 190s . Jap Air in Germany I'll have to 'tag' the Jap screen to see them .
Berlin fell on 15 January'44, capital is now Vienna for now ...I want to force Germany to re-locate to AFRICA !!!
Good idea for night ops by STRATs, daylight for all other Air, as JU-88s are a few days away; I can split STRATs between airstrips and CFs .
I've already taken 2 Synthetic's using Armor, I'll find more as I occupy Germany .

Mainland Germany looks to be deserted [yeah, right] , but occupation troops [on map] are on the way ! There's a LOT of territory to grab !!

Next Question : IF a nation in Europe is forced off Europe to the 'colonies', has that nation capitulated ??; and do these 'exiled' troops fight on ??

 

[Bergermeister]

Capitulation has to do with controlled victory points. You can see progress in the war screen. France fights on in colonies as Free France. I would imagine Germans would do the same if the faction has another major in it. Otherwise it will trigger a peace conference and I would hope you have Player Led Peace Conferences or no Aversion to terrible border gore if it comes to that.

 

[dasaard200]

Yea, I do have P.L.P.Conferences, but N.France, Spain, Yugoslavia, and Japan are the other majors in Axis faction; so that'll take a while ... kill off 1 foe at a time for VPs .
The others KNOW what's coming .

Despite the Axis culling, my Yak 3 herd is building 10.26 birds/day !, on the MENU page I have 387 birds : 300 Japs : 249 Germans .

 

[dasaard200]

>(Game time : 15 March'44)< The IDES of MARCH have struck Germany into capitulation ! Joining N.France in the White Flag club !!
Now I only need to kill off Spain, Yugoslavia, Japan. and China .

Yak 3s are up to 12.02/day; We'll see how Jap Air compares !

 

[dasaard200]

Hmmm. My latest save>menu checkout shows my Air at 422: to 303 Japs: to 230 German .
My idea is to Romp & Stomp through Yugoslavia and Hungary to connect up with my troops in southern Romania, and let the Carpathian MTN chain STARVE, while I go after the Adriatic ports +Greece and Bulgaria .
Italy and the Allies will have to be happy with what they already have .

I'd like to post screenshots here; but I don't know how .