World War II in the Pacific turn by turn

The balance between doing operations in the Pacific and advancing in China is pretty hard. Lost a couple more transports in my convoy to the subs from Darwin, and the nationalists are holding onto Hanoi, which is neutralizing my units down there.

Transport in a convoy are stuck with convoy duty until you take them out of the convoy, which can be done in you non combat move. In a convoy they can carry money, supply or both, but not units. Outside of a convoy, they carry units only.
You could have transports drop units off in an amphibious attack in combat and then in non combat have them go into a convoy, bit not the other way around.

Had to wait for my opponent to be available to play again.

Had a big naval battle when the Amercans tried to rebase to New Caledonia. Inconclusive, but we both got a damaged carrier. Problem for him is that is his only carrier and I still have 1 operational in the area. He has to send his back to US to be repaired. Not good for him.

Although I am struggling in indochina, and can’t advance in China proper. Having troubles …

And his pesky subs are sucking transports in my convoys from me. Although I got both his Australian convoys. He refilled one of them.

This worries me, though. Look what’s coming down the pipe …

The fall 1942 turn was better for the Allies. I have managed to start to get myself going in indochina, but he has alot of forces there I now have to over come. And China managed to push me back out of Wuhan. And I couldn’t intercept the US fleet from rebasing to New Caledonia this time. Convoy raids were a bust for him, but I got kicked out of Papua.

My big problem … I have lots of carriers, but not enough planes for them all, and I need to keep buying land units for the mainland.

Kind of a stalemate with the communists right now. He’s saving up his money with them - don’t know why …

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I’ve lost steam in southern China. Stalemate in the north is holding. I did a leap frog and landed in Calcutta in an attempt to cut off the British. But I can’t spare any transports to supply those units properly via convoy. My war on the mainland is not looking good.

At sea, I am strong, but the US fleet is building. No engagements this turn. I need to force him to come out and fight.

It is now spring 1943.

Things … are not improving for me …

Trying to stabilize things on the mainland. US is moving forward. I intercept, but got my carrier damaged and lost a plane. He lost a plane too, but I just don’t have enough anymore to do anything. Writing is on the wall for this game. I just wasn’t aggressive enough at sea, and wasn’t defensive enough in China.

That’s enough for today. Pay a couple more rounds tomorrow and see where things are at.

Well there was another naval battle, again, only the planes engaged. Lost another plane. Once the US carriers are built and those subs of his will make an impact.

Rules for naval movement and combat are not the same as Axis & Allies.

I am not making headway on the mainland.

1943 is turning out to be a horrible year for me. I tried to go and take New Caledonia, but His Marshall Islands fleet intercepted my Carolines fleet before it could join up with the New Britain fleet. Lost my carrier and 2 planes (planes pick their targets). Air superiority is important in this game, and I can’t match his air power anymore. I’m bleeding in China and indochina is a stalemate. And I took a beating form his subs on my convoys …

I’ll play to the end of 1943 to see if I can make something happen, but I think this is over for.

Oh? Which other game allows that?

I think in the end, all WWII game designers that try to reflect the war will come to the same conclusions.

Thanks. Looks interesting